Reed III versus Luton Town & Indians IV at Freman College on Saturday 30th July 2016.
Luton Town & Indians batsmen never really cashed-in on the notoriously high-scoring Freman Oval pitch and although five of them passed 20, none reached 40. In fact, their final total of 231 all-out was well below par. James Crouchman, Brenden Salter and Josh Conley found success with the ball by taking two wickets each, and Neil Haslam (1 for 39 off 13 overs) was economic in comparison to an overall rate of 4.6 runs per over. Remarkably, Reed’s fielders held on to 8 catches whilst none were dropped.
Initially excited at having a “gettable” target, Reed soon found themselves in trouble at 19 for 2. From there, they couldn’t put together a partnership that would have been crucial to the cause. Crouchman was top-scorer with 19 and Salter, J. Conley and Ben Moody were the only other ones to record double figures. LTICC used only two bowlers throughout. Seamer Rickesh Patel taking 6 for 43 and Rahul Patel 4 for 38 with his leg-breaks. Including 13 extras, Reed were bowled-out for a poor 94.
Reed III (10 points) lost to Luton Town & Indians IV (30 points) by 137 runs.
Report submitted by PGB.
