June 2015 - Page 3 of 3 - Reed Cricket Club

1st XI. Totteridge Batting proves too much

On Saturday Reed entertained a Totteridge Millhillians side that included former England spinner John Emburey. Reed lost the toss and were asked to field. Jack Tidey and Toby Fynn opened the bowling but unfortunately could not find a breakthrough early on. Skipper James Heslam turned to spin and was immediately rewarded as Tom Greaves (10-1-45-3) picked up the wicket of Le Fort for 23. O'Brien joined Butterworth and together they built a partnership of 43 before Greaves struck again as O'Brien was caught by Heslam for 18. 78-2 became 84-3 as Greaves struck in his next over removing Butterworth LBW for 33. At this time, Totteridge had ex Derbyshire batsman Selwood and Mason. Selwood took charge scoring boundaries on a regular basis. Mason (5) was the next man to go lbw to Fynn. By this time Selwood was set and was well supported by Sutcliffe (9), Sogbudjar (10) Mahmood (9) and Fletcher (9 not out). Selwood finished 125 not out (18x4 2x6), a huge contribution as Totteridge finished 270-7 from their 50 overs. Reeds reply started well scoring 14 off the first over. However Reed were 19-1 in the third over as Sean Tidey was removed for 9. James Heslam was joined by Tom Greaves as they tried to build a big partnership however Greaves was dismissed after before bowled by Mahmood (9.2-0-43-3) for 6. 34-2. Heslam (18) was dismissed the next over after being adjudged stumped and Reed were now 47-3. Stuart Smith and Chris Jackson set about rebuilding Reeds innings, this didn't go to plan as Jackson was brilliantly caught and bowled by Butterworth for 7. Smith was joined by the big hitting local lad Mitchell Cooper. Together the put on 49 for [...]

By bazcurtis|2015-06-07T08:29:58+01:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: 2015 Saturday 1st XI v Totteridge Millhillians, Saracens Herts Cricket League|Comments Off

3rd XI. Barlow and Morss Battle Through the Town

Reed III's hosted Northwood Town II's in the 4th league game of the season. Northwood skipper Sumeet chose to bat on what looked to be the usual Freeman road. Opener Fozam (0) quickly fell victim to the deadly bowling of Graves (9-2-26-1), while no. 3 Dawson-Jones (1) quickly falling prey to Robertson, both to the hands of keeper Naeem. Shah (10) soon became Robertson's second victim and two overs later Vanker (0) was also defeated. Rizri (18) made a small stand until the intelligent bowling of Morss gained Reed another scalp, while Khota (11) was also trapped by the wiles of Morss (10-5-12-2) George Garrott (9-1-41-0) supported Morss with some difficult swing bowling, while G. Stuart worried the batsmen with nagging out swing (3-0-12-0), but the run rate steadil increase as Lal and opener Ravi pushed up the total. It was Barlow that finally made the breakthrough bowling Ravi for a respectable 65. This brought Malik to the crease who attacked the bowling with vigour, until Barlow took a solid catch off the bowling of Robertson(10-0-41-4). Daly then fell victim to Barlow, which left Furmenger (1*) and Lal (29) at undefeated when the 50 over were up. Reed set off steadily in pursuit racking up 46 before Baker (11) fell to Captain Sumeet. Robert Willoughby was quickly dispatched by the pacey bowling of Daly while brother Kieran (9) was bowled by Dawson. The Reed collapse continued when Barlow's (71) graceful innings ended at the hands of Furmenger and Robertson (11) edged a ball to the keeper once again from the bowling of Furmenger (10-1-41-2). It was the solid strokes of Naeem and Garrott that brought Reed back into the game. Daly's (9-0-46-2) second wicket came [...]

By bazcurtis|2016-12-27T13:14:50+00:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: 2015 Saturday 3rd XI v Northwood Town II, Saracens Herts Cricket League|Comments Off

2nd XI. Teamwork the tonic for delighted Martin

Reed II’s bounced back from last weekend’s disappointing defeat to Ickleford by thumping Welwyn garden City III’s in what Captain Marcus Martin has called “a good a team performance as I’ve seen from us”. On what proved to be a very tricky wicket, Martin won the toss and perhaps mistakenly, opted to bat first on the drying surface. Richard Johnson and Phil Frenay opened up for the visitors and negotiated what proved to be an extremely difficult new ball period very well. With the ball leaping off of a length, it wasn’t long before Frenay was calling for his helmet. Johnson (22) was the first to depart as the pair put on 43 for the loss of the first wicket. When Frenay followed the next ball for 20, owing to a stunning catch at midwicket, Reed were in a spot of bother all of a sudden. Matt Bowles and skipper Martin then calmed things down as they looked to build upon the solid start afforded them by the openers. With the ball still misbehaving, Martin and Bowles had to weather some hostile bowling early doors. They moved the score on to 79 when Bowles was harshly adjudged LBW for 9. Marcus J.E. Baker (1) soon followed Bowles back to the butch as he was caught and Reed were again in trouble on 85-4. However Martin and incoming batsman Jack Caine then took over. The pair mixed solid defence with good, strong attacking shots as they began to take advantage of a flattening pitch and an older ball. Caine was striking the ball in magnificent fashion whilst Martin became more fluent with every over. They batted brilliantly and soon had Reed motoring as the total passed [...]

By bazcurtis|2016-12-27T13:14:52+00:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: 2015 Saturday 2nd XI v Welwyn Garden City 3rd XI, Saracens Herts Cricket League|Comments Off

4th XI. Rhodri Hughes back in form as 4th XI win again

Reed IV's maintained there unbeaten start to the league season with a good win away to Hatfield Hyde III's. After winning the toss, Reed bowled first and in just the second over of the afternoon Matt Yates calmly collected one which was chipped back at him for the first wicket. Two balls later Matt Giblin (9-1-26-1) got in on the act, and when Matt Yates (6-1-17-2) got another, Reed were in ascendancy with Hatfield Hyde 10-3. Hudson (21) and Whitton rebuilt the innings before Zac Conley (9-1-22-4) took two in two balls following two catches behind by wicketkeeper Lloyd Bowman. Reed were impressive in the field and runs were hard to come by and as Hatfield tried to up the run-rate Conley took his third wicket following a great catch by young Jonny Adam. It must be said, Whitton (57) batted superbly before Conley again claimed his fourth wicket, and then Alan Ward (8-2-21-1) restricted Hatfield's tail as they finished on 138-8. Following the interval, Rhodri Hughes and Bill Mansfield opened up for Reed and both looked comfortable from the offset and were regularly punishing mistakes in the field to keep the scoreboard ticking over nicely. With the scoreboard at 46-0 Mansfield was the first to depart following the introduction of Whitton which brought the returning Sam Deville to the crease. Deville was lost for 8, however Rhodri Hughes remained and soon brought up his first 50 of the season and was well supported by Alan Ward (20) who squashed any doubt of victory. Reed chased down the total from just 23 overs finishing on 139-3 with both Hughes (54*) and Conley (9*) not out , to ensure Reed IV's claimed maximum points for the [...]

By bazcurtis|2016-12-27T13:14:54+00:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: 2015 Saturday 4th XI v Hatfield Hyde III, Saracens Herts Cricket League|Comments Off

The ECB National Cricket Playing Survey 2015

The National Cricket Playing Survey 2015 offers players from the age of 14 upwards the chance to have their say and influence the future of cricket at grassroots level. More than 50,000 current and former players from England and Wales have responded to the survey over the past years. ECB, County Cricket Boards, Leagues and Clubs continue to act on your feedback, introducing new formats, different start times, new rules, shorter travel distances to matches and greater opportunities for disabled cricketers, South Asian and British Asian players, women and young players to play the game. It will take less time than a cricket tea to tell us who you play for, what you love about the game and how best we can improve your experience of our sport. By completing the survey you will have the chance to be entered into a prize draw to win prizes including include signed merchandise and pairs of tickets to Investec Ashes Tests and Royal London England v Australia ODIs. Go to ecb.co.uk/survey Circulated on behalf of the ECB and Herts County Cricket Association.

By Peter G. Baker|2015-06-03T16:41:06+01:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, News, Uncategorized|Tags: 2015, Survey|Comments Off

Quirky Shirt Saturday! 6th June

Only 3 days to D-Day when it will be that time of the year to wear those long-discarded "designer-shirts" you wish you had never acquired let alone ever been seen wearing. So, search your wardrobes, drawers, lofts or sheds or pop-in to the charity shops to discover those oh-so once fashionable items of clothing that would have set you apart from your mates! Obligatory!!! Saturday evening, 6th June, after victories have been achieved by all four Teams. If you consider this an added attraction, the Champions' League Football should be on the TV too. PGB, (Man at C&A).

By Peter G. Baker|2015-06-03T08:16:48+01:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, News, Social|Tags: Shirt|Comments Off