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Fantastic team performance keeps Reed unbeaten

Reed IV's welcomed fellow early season pacesetters Welwyn V's to Freman College. After winning the toss, skipper Lloyd Bowman opted to bowl and at first and it appeared to be the wrong decision when Welwyn raced to 51-0 from the first 6 overs. Zac Conley (6-0-23-1) made the breakthrough, before the persistence of Ed Kershaw finally paid off and he got his rewards taking two wickets in quick succession including the wicket of the dangerous opener Skiff for 47, following a magnificent catch in the gully by Bill Mansfield. By this point Reed had begun to swing the momentum and Neill Haslam (9-0-27-2) and Steve Hughes (7-1-30-2) both bowled well and didn't allow the batsman to settle as Reed tore through Welwyn's middle order. Jonathan Adam (2-0-9-2) took his first wicket in adult cricket , including removing the skipper Molyneux for 31 with his first ball. His second quickly followed after a great catch by Rhodri Hughes in the covers. Toby Emes took the final wicket as Welwyn were bowled out for 149 from 31.5 overs. In reply Reed chased the total down in 24 overs. Zac Conley (43) and Rhodri Hughes (46*) continued their fine form. Whilst contributions from John Kershaw (15) Bill Mansfield (8) and Lloyd Bowman (5*) ensured Reed IV's continued their unbeaten run in the league.

By |2015-06-09T17:50:33+01:00June 9th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Fantastic team performance keeps Reed unbeaten
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1st XI, NVC; Mutucumarana bowls remarkable spell

On Sunday Reed travelled through the rain to play Datchworth in the 3rd round of the Davidstow National Village Cup. Reed won the toss and decided to bowl in the soggy conditions. Openers Tom Walsingham and the bulky Jack Tidey were struggling to get through their actions as they battled against the wet pitch. Tidey in particular was uncharacteristically wayward and was soon replaced by the part time medium pace of Alex Mutucumarana. Mitchell Cooper replaced Tom Walsingham and instantly made an impact taking the first wicket with the score on 57. Cooper was to end up with 3-10 in 4.3 overs, impressive, however the history books were about to be re-written at the other end. After 3.3 overs Mutucumarana had figures of 0-8 but what was to follow was nothing short of incredible. The efficient line and length bowling of Mutucumarana has never been his key attribute, with his runs at the top of the order being his most identifiable characteristic on the cricket field but he soon got into his stride and picked up his first wicket with he fourth ball of his fourth over after a good catch at gully by Tom Greaves. After slinging down a wide ball, Mutucumarana then took the wicket of Benton. Stroomer got off the mark with a 2 but was to be the next victim for the exuberant Mutucumarana with the last ball of the over. 3-10 from 4 overs. He returned, for the start of one of the most breathtaking overs in the history of the club. Mutucumarana, sauntering in, nipped one away off the pitch and hit Barrlett smack, bang in front of the stumps to collect his 4th wicket of the game. Another [...]

By |2015-06-08T07:19:05+01:00June 7th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on 1st XI, NVC; Mutucumarana bowls remarkable spell
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1st XI. Totteridge Batting proves too much

On Saturday Reed entertained a Totteridge Millhillians side that included former England spinner John Emburey. Reed lost the toss and were asked to field. Jack Tidey and Toby Fynn opened the bowling but unfortunately could not find a breakthrough early on. Skipper James Heslam turned to spin and was immediately rewarded as Tom Greaves (10-1-45-3) picked up the wicket of Le Fort for 23. O'Brien joined Butterworth and together they built a partnership of 43 before Greaves struck again as O'Brien was caught by Heslam for 18. 78-2 became 84-3 as Greaves struck in his next over removing Butterworth LBW for 33. At this time, Totteridge had ex Derbyshire batsman Selwood and Mason. Selwood took charge scoring boundaries on a regular basis. Mason (5) was the next man to go lbw to Fynn. By this time Selwood was set and was well supported by Sutcliffe (9), Sogbudjar (10) Mahmood (9) and Fletcher (9 not out). Selwood finished 125 not out (18x4 2x6), a huge contribution as Totteridge finished 270-7 from their 50 overs. Reeds reply started well scoring 14 off the first over. However Reed were 19-1 in the third over as Sean Tidey was removed for 9. James Heslam was joined by Tom Greaves as they tried to build a big partnership however Greaves was dismissed after before bowled by Mahmood (9.2-0-43-3) for 6. 34-2. Heslam (18) was dismissed the next over after being adjudged stumped and Reed were now 47-3. Stuart Smith and Chris Jackson set about rebuilding Reeds innings, this didn't go to plan as Jackson was brilliantly caught and bowled by Butterworth for 7. Smith was joined by the big hitting local lad Mitchell Cooper. Together the put on 49 for [...]

By |2015-06-07T08:29:58+01:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on 1st XI. Totteridge Batting proves too much
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3rd XI. Barlow and Morss Battle Through the Town

Reed III's hosted Northwood Town II's in the 4th league game of the season. Northwood skipper Sumeet chose to bat on what looked to be the usual Freeman road. Opener Fozam (0) quickly fell victim to the deadly bowling of Graves (9-2-26-1), while no. 3 Dawson-Jones (1) quickly falling prey to Robertson, both to the hands of keeper Naeem. Shah (10) soon became Robertson's second victim and two overs later Vanker (0) was also defeated. Rizri (18) made a small stand until the intelligent bowling of Morss gained Reed another scalp, while Khota (11) was also trapped by the wiles of Morss (10-5-12-2) George Garrott (9-1-41-0) supported Morss with some difficult swing bowling, while G. Stuart worried the batsmen with nagging out swing (3-0-12-0), but the run rate steadil increase as Lal and opener Ravi pushed up the total. It was Barlow that finally made the breakthrough bowling Ravi for a respectable 65. This brought Malik to the crease who attacked the bowling with vigour, until Barlow took a solid catch off the bowling of Robertson(10-0-41-4). Daly then fell victim to Barlow, which left Furmenger (1*) and Lal (29) at undefeated when the 50 over were up. Reed set off steadily in pursuit racking up 46 before Baker (11) fell to Captain Sumeet. Robert Willoughby was quickly dispatched by the pacey bowling of Daly while brother Kieran (9) was bowled by Dawson. The Reed collapse continued when Barlow's (71) graceful innings ended at the hands of Furmenger and Robertson (11) edged a ball to the keeper once again from the bowling of Furmenger (10-1-41-2). It was the solid strokes of Naeem and Garrott that brought Reed back into the game. Daly's (9-0-46-2) second wicket came [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:14:50+00:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on 3rd XI. Barlow and Morss Battle Through the Town
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2nd XI. Teamwork the tonic for delighted Martin

Reed II’s bounced back from last weekend’s disappointing defeat to Ickleford by thumping Welwyn garden City III’s in what Captain Marcus Martin has called “a good a team performance as I’ve seen from us”. On what proved to be a very tricky wicket, Martin won the toss and perhaps mistakenly, opted to bat first on the drying surface. Richard Johnson and Phil Frenay opened up for the visitors and negotiated what proved to be an extremely difficult new ball period very well. With the ball leaping off of a length, it wasn’t long before Frenay was calling for his helmet. Johnson (22) was the first to depart as the pair put on 43 for the loss of the first wicket. When Frenay followed the next ball for 20, owing to a stunning catch at midwicket, Reed were in a spot of bother all of a sudden. Matt Bowles and skipper Martin then calmed things down as they looked to build upon the solid start afforded them by the openers. With the ball still misbehaving, Martin and Bowles had to weather some hostile bowling early doors. They moved the score on to 79 when Bowles was harshly adjudged LBW for 9. Marcus J.E. Baker (1) soon followed Bowles back to the butch as he was caught and Reed were again in trouble on 85-4. However Martin and incoming batsman Jack Caine then took over. The pair mixed solid defence with good, strong attacking shots as they began to take advantage of a flattening pitch and an older ball. Caine was striking the ball in magnificent fashion whilst Martin became more fluent with every over. They batted brilliantly and soon had Reed motoring as the total passed [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:14:52+00:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on 2nd XI. Teamwork the tonic for delighted Martin
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4th XI. Rhodri Hughes back in form as 4th XI win again

Reed IV's maintained there unbeaten start to the league season with a good win away to Hatfield Hyde III's. After winning the toss, Reed bowled first and in just the second over of the afternoon Matt Yates calmly collected one which was chipped back at him for the first wicket. Two balls later Matt Giblin (9-1-26-1) got in on the act, and when Matt Yates (6-1-17-2) got another, Reed were in ascendancy with Hatfield Hyde 10-3. Hudson (21) and Whitton rebuilt the innings before Zac Conley (9-1-22-4) took two in two balls following two catches behind by wicketkeeper Lloyd Bowman. Reed were impressive in the field and runs were hard to come by and as Hatfield tried to up the run-rate Conley took his third wicket following a great catch by young Jonny Adam. It must be said, Whitton (57) batted superbly before Conley again claimed his fourth wicket, and then Alan Ward (8-2-21-1) restricted Hatfield's tail as they finished on 138-8. Following the interval, Rhodri Hughes and Bill Mansfield opened up for Reed and both looked comfortable from the offset and were regularly punishing mistakes in the field to keep the scoreboard ticking over nicely. With the scoreboard at 46-0 Mansfield was the first to depart following the introduction of Whitton which brought the returning Sam Deville to the crease. Deville was lost for 8, however Rhodri Hughes remained and soon brought up his first 50 of the season and was well supported by Alan Ward (20) who squashed any doubt of victory. Reed chased down the total from just 23 overs finishing on 139-3 with both Hughes (54*) and Conley (9*) not out , to ensure Reed IV's claimed maximum points for the [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:14:54+00:00June 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on 4th XI. Rhodri Hughes back in form as 4th XI win again
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Reed Beaten by Big Spending Bay

Big spending Botany Bay got the better of Reed 1xi in a top of the table clash on Saturday. Reed won the toss and elected to bowl with overcast conditions and a helpful looking wicket. Things were going to plan when rain stopped play at 22-1 after 7 overs thanks to a good wicket by Jack Tidey well held by Chris Jackson at 1st slip. However, the players were then unexpectedly off the pitch for over nearly two hours including an early tea. When play resumed the outfield was soaked making it difficult for the Reed bowlers to get much movement out of the ball. Botany Bay’s key batsman got themselves in and then began to cut loose with Reeds performance a little below par not helped by the conditions. Ex-Northants bastman Ben Howgego (110*) and Cambridgeshire batsman Paul Summerskill (70) did the damage and the Bay ended their reduced overs innings on 214-2 in 38 overs. Tidey (8-1-34) and Tom Walsingham (8-0-15) were the pick of the Reed bowlers on a difficult afternoon. On a thick outfield the chase was always going to be tough for Reed. Sean Tidey and Mitchell Cooper opened with the hope of getting Reed off to a good start so the middle order could hopefully build on that momentum. This happened in part with Sean Tidey (20) hitting the first over for 20 but then he and Cooper (6) had departed by the 2nd over. James Heslam and Rich Wharton (14) looked to keep the momentum going whilst not lose any more wickets but things gradually became more difficult as the Botany Bay Bowlers bowled with good discipline and some movement. The game was in the balance at 50-2 [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:14:56+00:00May 28th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Reed Beaten by Big Spending Bay
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Nailbiting Finish Leaves Reed 3rd XI Defeated

Reed 3rd XI travelled to Great Gaddesden for the third league game of the season. Captain Robertson chose to bat after winning the toss. Bowles and Willoughby first took to the crease, playing themselves in and looking to find form. The tight bowling of Cheeseman Jr, and Hearn kept the run rate low. The miserly bowling continued with Mackay and Ambrose, with the frustration getting to Bowles (18) who was caught behind off the bowling of Mackay (10-4-16-2). This brought the powerful George Greaves to the crease, who set to the bowling with purpose, however the bowling once again tightened up, slowing the run rate. Greaves (32) then fell to the bowling of Cheeseman Jr. (10-2-27-2) in the 41st over. Reed then struggled on for the last 10 overs with Naeem (2), Morss (2) and Graves (1) all falling victim to the bowling of Upton (10-1-30-3) while Moody (0) was caught off the bowling of Mackay and Robertson (12) was clean bowled by Cheeseman Jr. Roberts (9*) and O. Hughes (1*) were left at the crease when the last ball was bolwed leaving Reed 163 - 8 from their 50 overs. It was the father/son combo of Cheeseman Sr. and Jr. that led the Great Gaddesden chase, with John Jr. (8) falling victim to the attacking bowling of Joe Graves. Hulin then continued the run chase while Cheeseman Sr. (20) was dismissed by a well taken catch (Bowles) from the bowling of Hughes (5-0-18-1). This brought Warren to the crease who changed the pace of the game with a series of fine strokes. Hulin (29) was finished by Rice (2-0-14-1) while Morss (10-3-11-2) tied up the batsmen. Frustration got the better of Hearn (1) and [...]

By |2015-05-28T14:18:27+01:00May 28th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Nailbiting Finish Leaves Reed 3rd XI Defeated
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Fives out for the count after team effort

Fixture secretary Peter Wholley’s efforts to arrange a opposition for Reeds Sunday friendly XI led to Fives traveling up to the Green. Reed batting first, after the early loss of opener Paul Garrott, found runs not as forthcoming as usual. Richie Barlow and Matt Bowles worked hard to pick the right deliveries from which to score off. With things looking better for Reed and a half-century partnership registered both Bowles (20) and Barlow (34) suddenly found themselves back in the sheds, falling in quick succession. Incoming batsman Jack Caine and Reed captain Marcus J.E. Baker decided to try and take back the initiative with some quick running and big hitting. Baker was beginning to hit his stride with some powerful strokes but fell caught on the long-off boundary, his cameo producing 29. Caine continued whilst Reeds incoming batsman found run scoring hard to come by with overs gradually running out. Looking to steer Reed to a defendable target Caine was also caught, top scoring in the Reed innings with 35. The final few overs saw the successful partnership of Marcus Martin (21*) and Peter Baker (21*), both normally top order batsmen, scoring in aggressive fashion to reach Reeds final score of 182 for 8. In the second innings M.J.E. Baker decided to set very attacking fields in an attempt to snare early wickets. Joe Graves bowling seam coming down the hill used his tall frame to trouble the opposition batsman. Meanwhile Sam Rice bowling his chinamans once again proved an effective source of trouble for openers. Graves took two wickets in his six overs for just 20 whilst Rice bowled his full quota of eight. He certainly deserved more than just his single wicket but [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:14:57+00:00May 25th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Fives out for the count after team effort
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Record breaking partnership sees Reed edge thriller at Freman College

After a week off from league fixtures, Reed IV's welcomed Datchworth IV's to Freman College. After losing the toss, Peter Baker and John Kershaw opened up for Reed. J.Kershaw (4) was bowled by Terrett (9-1-36-3). Rhodri Hughes (0) was again unlucky, and when opener Peter Baker (28) was also dismissed, Datchworth appeared to have the advantage in the 15th over with Reed at 50-3. This brought the returning Kieran Willoughby and the inform Zac Conley to the crease both of whom decided attack was the best form of defence as they both went about accelerating the run rate with some ease as both batsman brought up there 50's. Conley quickly went from his 50 to his maiden century in adult cricket, a superb innings from someone who is only 16 years of age. When Willoughby departed for an excellent 62, these two had already broken the 4th XI fourth wicket partnership by scoring 185 runs in the 26 overs they spent together at the crease taking Reed to 235-4. Off the final ball of the innings Conley was regrettably run out for 118 as Bowman (11*) went searching for a run that wasn't there and Reed finished on 266-5. Following yet another fantastic tea from Tina Hughes, Datchworth's openers wasted no time at all and counter attacked Reed's opening bowlers. Ed Kershaw finally made the breakthrough as his father John Kershaw took a good catch at point. Soon after, Neil Haslam removed the fellow opener, but Reed still had plenty of work to do with Datchworth 62-2. After drinks, Haslam got his second as Bowman took a good catch behind , with the score 100-3 at the 21st. Linggood and Rump accelerated the run rate [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:14:58+00:00May 25th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Record breaking partnership sees Reed edge thriller at Freman College
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