Saturday, SHPCL:
37 appeared to be the significant recurring number in the 1st XI match. Tom Greaves took 3 for 37 in the West Herts innings and Rob Lankester and Mitchell Cooper had each scored 37 in Reed’s. However, the bare bones were that Reed Firsts batted first and scored 218 with Ed Wharton racking up a fifty and Sean Tidey 46, followed by West Herts losing only 4 wickets in their victorious run chase.
It was a double header, and West Herts prevailed again in the Second XI match, although in a much closer contest. Reed were all out for 90 and number 10, Rupert Martin, top-scored with 16 not out! He then proceeded to take 4 wickets, as did Scott Nash, but West Herts reached 91 with 9 wickets down.
Problems caused by lack of availability meant that the Third Team game was cancelled.
Sunday:
A last ball thriller as Reed chased-down and passed Hare Street & Hormead’s total of 208. Rhodri Hughes top-scored with 84 and Rob Lankester hit an undefeated half-century.
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Next Sunday, Reed travel to new opponents, Stansted Hall & Elsenham, for a 1 o’clock start in a friendly.
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For those interested in the Village Cup Final, it starts at 1100hrs on Saturday 19th September at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
Hertfordshire’s Redbourn will be playing Colwall from Herefordshire. It is to be played behind closed doors with no supporters permitted to attend, just the playing squad, a scorer and one official from each Club. It will be so different from our own experiences.
I have been reliably informed that the match will be streamed live by Frogbox and there is ball-by-ball commentary with Live Sports FM.
We wish Redbourn all the very best in their quest to retain the Cup in Hertfordshire.
PGB
