Reed under 9s were at home to Hertford on Friday evening, giving debuts to Toby and Poppy.
In batting first Seb and Josh got Reed off to a fast start with Seb scoring (a net) 10 and Josh 12. But wickets continued to fall in the Reed innings and with tighter bowling, Reed ended up on 284 for 7 (250 net). With very credible mentions to Harry and Jack both hitting boundaries and Rebecca getting a wicket and being involved in a run out (as she was playing for Hertford!)
Wickets were hard to come by for Reed with Hertford showing some resilient defensive shots and Reed with slightly more wayward bowling than normal. Josh was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 6.
Toby took a wicket with his first ball and if this form continues, it would be great to see him emulating his uncle and opening the bowling for Reed 1st team. Whilst Frankie also took a wicket.
It all came down to the last 2 overs with Reed needing 2 or 3 wickets to win the game but despite 12 out of 12 balls pitching on the stumps and mostly deviating, Reed couldn’t get the breakthroughs and Hertford ended up winning by 10 runs scoring 285 for 5 (260 net).
Match report submitted by Simon Jackson.
