For the second League match in succession Reed cruised to a 9 wicket victory, this time against an under-strength Langleybury side. Skipper Tom Greaves inserted the opposition and must have reflected on his decision when they reached 89-1 with Jack Tidey the only successful bowler after a sharp opening spell punctuated by two rain breaks. He finished with figures of 9-4-18-1.
However, with the introduction of Mitchell Cooper, the game was turned on its head. He first removed the stubborn Richard Soulsby for 38 and finally accounted for the dashing Nahim Amin for 51. With 4 more victims, including the second acrobatic one-handed catch by Sean Tidey in the slips, Cooper finished with the impressive figures of 12-3-31-6. Tom Greaves, as ever mopped up the tail taking 3-45.
As a result, Reed only needed 28 overs to reach the winning total of 137-1 thanks to an opening partnership between Will Heaslam (66*) and Ed Wharton (29) as well as another stand of 56 between Heslam and Rob Lankester (27*).
Reed took 30 points from the game and Langleybury just 1.
Report submitted by Peter Wholley.
