Reed started the season with one of the toughest opponents of the season, Broxbourne, away.
Broxbourne won the toss and elected to bat.
Reeds opening bowlers showed some winter rust and started haemorrhaging extras…. After 6 overs, Broxbourne were at 58 for 1, having scored just 10 off the bat. The only highlight being Liam Neal’s catch off George Wood’s bowling.
After their opening batter was dismissed (caught Oli Tapsell, bowled O Cambridge), Broxbourne accumulated runs in the middle overs with their strongest batters at the crease.
Jake Vincent bowled an impressive spell, taking 2 for 10 off 2 overs and slowing the run rate.
Broxbourne finished with a flourish, with plenty of batters left in the pavilion, they could let loose, with Callum Ricketts (3-0-1-16) and Charlie Cannon (2-0-0-21) feeling the brunt of the batting.
Broxbourne finished on 161 for 5, with the wayward bowling accounting for 46 of the runs.
With such a tough total to chase, Reed were always feeling the pressure….
With the light fading, batting was always going to be tricky. With opening batter, Jacob Vincent reaching 36 before being dismissed, the remaining batters never looked comfortable batting in the evening gloom.
A final flourish from Eddie Cook (10 from 7) earned Reed an extra bonus point, finishing 82 for 9 from the 20 overs.
Going forward, Reed need to be a little more aggressive with the bat, and a little more positive with the running…
Next Up, another tough opponent in Bishops Stortford 1s.
Match report submitted by Lee Vincent.
