Reed entertained Potters Bar at The Green in their latest Premier League match. Winning the toss, Reed put their opponents in. They didn’t have to wait long for the first wicket when Palmer was bowled offering no shot to Jack Tidey.
Hussain became Tidey’s second wicket edging to keeper Rich Wharton with the score on 31 and when Ed Wharton added the wicket of Patel with a superb catch at midwicket by skipper Rob Lankester, the visitors were struggling at 44-3.
Pat Scott completed his 50 for the visitors but fell to Tidey two balls later, his brother Charlie fell first ball and the quick bowler completed his 5-wicket haul when Wijesuriya fell playing on, Potters Bar were 89 for 6.
The opposition’s overseas player Miguel Nunes-Macahado came to the wicket and began to build Potters Bar recovery, despite losing James Scott with the score at 112, he shared a 57 run partnership with Chapman as they took the score beyond 200. He eventually went for 105 in just 83 balls. Potters Bar were eventually dismissed for 242 in over 43. Tidey’s figures of 9-2-37-5 the stand-out of the Reed bowling attack, the ground fielding too was out of the top drawer.
Reed began their reply with two lofty blows by Ed Wharton before he was caught at point. Brother Richard and skipper Lankester batted sensibly punishing anything loose. The 50 partnership came up off of 82 balls. Lankester eventually fell for 31, James Heslam went lbw with the score on 82 for 3 with 20 overs already gone.
Jack Caine made 21 before being stumped, meanwhile Wharton reached his 50 before falling for 56 (143 for 6), Mitchell Cooper 27 (25 balls) and Sean Tidey 33 (21 balls) hit some hefty blows to take Reed past 200.
However, they fell short by 28 runs, but can take an awful lot of credit from this performance against one of the strongest sides in the top flight.
RESULT: POTTERS BAR (25 points) 242 ALL OUT in 42.4 overs beat REED (9 points) 214 FOR 8 in 45 overs by 28 runs.
Match Report submitted by Neil Haslam.
