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Baker goes big in Reed win

Veteran opener Peter Baker rolled back the years to score a match winning century on a hot June day to reaffirm his title as Reed's oldest centurion. Earlier in the piece Matt Giblin took wickets in the opening over to put early pressure on Harpenden Dolphins. Steve Hughes backed up this start with a wicket of his own. The visitors then made a gradual recovery working in singles. Marcus J.E. Baker then broke the deadlock thanks to catch from Rhodri Hughes. S.Hughes then claimed his second and the advantage was truly with Reed. Some big hitting towards the end frustrated Reed but could not stop what was a fantastic bowling performance by the home side. Giblin (3-22), Baker (3-35), Hughes (2-39) and Ed Kershaw (1-51) restricted Dolphins to 192. In the second innings Peter Baker (103) and Paul Garrott (17) saw off the new ball and made a superb opening stand of 70. Bill Mansfield (12) and Rhodri Hughes (24) kept the scorer busy, whilst Baker approached three figures. His full day in the sun came to an end just short of victory leaving M.J.E. Baker (24 not out) and Maseeh Naeem (5 not out) to see Reed home to a 6 wicket win. Report submitted by MJEB.

By |2017-06-20T07:17:32+01:00June 20th, 2017|Categories: 2017, 2017 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Baker goes big in Reed win
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Reed 4ths struggle but gain some points

Reed Fourths travelled to Hitchin Boys' School to meet Letchworth Fifths. With only eight players after late withdrawals, Skipper Lloyd Bowman won the toss and asked the hosts to bat on an oppressively hot day. Reed opened with Neil Haslam and Martin Johnson and it was Haslam who took the first wicket of J Cruttenden with a ball that cutback to hit middle stump. This brought Robert to the wicket to join Harry Cruttenden and they made the most of the gaps in the field and the run rate increased significantly. Haslam and Johnson made way for Harry Hawes (4-0-44-0) and Jake Gifford (4-0-47-0) whose figures disguised exactly how much effort they expended, in extreme conditions. Both Cruttenden and Robert passed their fifties and an enormous total was on the cards. Kieran McKinna's spell of 6-0-33-0 helped put the brakes on for several overs but Cruttenden reached a deserved century. Shortly after Mike Hubbard (4-0-42-1) forced him to drag the ball onto his stumps for 105. Bowman gave the wicket keeping pads to Benj Mansfield and dismissed Robert for 92. He snatched a second wicket (7-0-64-2) that of Bridges for 28. Letchworth continued to accumulate runs with K Knoland and J Knoland, Johnson returned and had figures of 8-1-46-0 and Haslam bowled J Knoland with the last ball of the innings to return figures of 7-0-63-2. Letchworth scored 352-5 in their 40 Overs. Reed looked to Johnson and McKinna to set a good start. However McKinna fell for just 2 to a ball that kept low. Benj Mansfield and Jake Gifford fell in a similar way and at 16 for 3 the omens weren't good.Hubbard & Johnson rebuilt the reply. Johnson with his good driving [...]

By |2017-06-19T20:44:09+01:00June 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, 2017 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Reed 4ths struggle but gain some points
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Teeboon fireworks do for Hertford

Reed 2nds came back from their trip to Hertford 3rds this weekend with an emphatic victory. Stand-in skipper Ward had little hesitation in electing to bat in the hot Hertfordshire sun. Bowles (30) and Johnson (57) got Reed off to an excellent start as they carefully negotiated the new ball. The pair put on 83 for the first wicket before Bowles picked out the man on the long on boundary. Johnson was joined by Ed Garrott (17) and soon passed fifty in typically elegant fashion before a mix up left Johnson run out. Garrott then fell having looked set and Reed were in danger of losing their impetus. Enter George Teeboon (78) who plundered the Hertford change bowlers all over Balls Park, ably supported by the in form George Garrott (31). The pair took the score from 123-3 in the 31st over to 220 in the 42nd over when Garrott was out caught. Teeboon fell soon after, caught & bowled, but the damage was done by this point. There was still time for Ward (28) to play a cameo role with the bat as Reed got to 274-9 declared off of 49 Overs. With 51 overs to chase Reed's total, the last thing the hosts needed were early wickets. However, Joe Graves (10-2-28-3) struck in only the 3rd over thanks to a sharp catch by keeper Tim Tidey. A calamitous run out soon followed before Ed Garrott took a spectacular catch at gulley off of Graves to leave Hertford 31-3. Ward (6-1-20-2) and the returning Julien Fynn struck (8.4-1-29-2) thanks to some great catching by Rob Willoughby. Matt Bowles (7-1-29-1) and George Garrott (4-1-15-1) also got in on the action. A few spurned chances from [...]

By |2017-06-19T07:25:00+01:00June 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, 2017 Match Report, Uncategorized|Tags: |Comments Off on Teeboon fireworks do for Hertford
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Sean’s all-round showing topples table toppers

Reed became the first team this season to defeat league leaders, West Herts, with a strong all-round performance. However, Sean Tidey caught the eye by top scoring with 46 not out coming in at no.9, keeping to the opening bowlers, pouching a catch at slip and tying down the middle order with 2-28 from 13 overs. After two quick dismissals to the fiery Will Jones (15-3-47-4) Ed Wharton (35) and Chris Jackson (31) rebuilt the Reed innings, only for their demises in consecutive overs. This left Stuart Smith (42) to maintain some impetus, but when he was joined by Tidey with 124-7 on the board, the match seemed lost. Together they scored steadily and, even with Smith’s dismissal, a quick-fire undefeated 14 from 7 balls by Toby Fynn enabled Tidey and Reed to reach a respectable 199-9 against a formidable attack containing two county bowlers. West Herts’s openers started brightly, but Ed Wharton (2-34) and Jack Tidey (1-26) breached their defences, which led to the regular fall of wickets to Sean Tidey and Toby Fynn (8-1-35-3). Tom Greaves, who had marshalled his bowling attack skilfully, wrapped up the innings with two late wickets. Mention must also be made of some excellent leg side catches by Rob Lankester (3) and Matt Sampson (2), whilst Chris Jackson, deputising for Tidey behind the stumps, snaffled a brace of his own. West Herts were dismissed for 132, leaving Reed with a comfortable 67 run winning margin and moving them up to fourth in the table. Report submitted by Peter Wholley

By |2017-06-18T08:47:36+01:00June 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, 2017 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Sean’s all-round showing topples table toppers
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Headlines; Week Ending 18th June

SATURDAY: Hooray! - the 4th Team managed to put a side in the field. Boo! there were only 8 of them and they were thrashed by Letchworth who scored 352 for 5, Neil Haslam and Lloyd Bowman took 2 wickets each. When Reed batted Martin Johnson scored 40 and Michael Hubbard 19 but were all-out for 86. The Firsts had another impressive win. Scoring only 199, (46 not out to Sean Tidey and 42 to Stuart Smith), West Herts were scuppered for 132 in the 43rd over. Toby Fynn took 3 wickets whilst Ed Wharton and Sean Tidey took 2 each. On Hertford's second ground, Reed 2nd XI declared on 274 for 9 after 49 overs. Richard Johnson and George Teeboon notched-up half centuries for Reed then Joe Graves (3 wickets), Julien Fynn (2) and Karl Ward (2) contributed to Hertford's downfall to 151 all-out. On the Freman Oval, Harpenden Dolphins lost regular wickets to Matt Giblin (3), Marcus Baker (3) and Steve Hughes (2) but still made it to 192 all-out. Peter Baker led the reply and had just passed his ton when finally holing-out with 6 runs required. MJEB was not out 24 as Reed claimed victory by 6 wickets. SUNDAY: The match was changed to Datchworth away but Reed struggled to find a full team. However the MJEB octet put up a good fight and ended on 213 in response to Datchworth's 232. Joe "Digger" Graves continued his wicket-taking form with 4 for 35 and Rhodri Hughes's 70 and Marcus Baker's 41 were the major contributions with the bat. COLTS: Earlier in the week the Under 13s (81 for 4) beat Broxbourne (51). Sam Osborne scored 26 and Charlie Walters 22, then [...]

By |2017-06-25T10:47:34+01:00June 17th, 2017|Categories: 2017, News|Tags: |Comments Off on Headlines; Week Ending 18th June
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Comfortable victory in the Village Cup

After one 1st Round victory and two concessions, Reed found themselves matched against Preston in the Herts & Beds Regional Final of the National Village Cup on Sunday at Reed. Batting first, Preston didn’t cope with Jack Tidey’s aggressive spell of 8 overs in which he rocked the visitors by taking 3 for 16. Opener Morecroft survived to make 24 then later Hill (30), Kenna (24) and Murrell (26) tried to build a defendable total, but with further wickets falling regularly to Karl Ward (2) and Sean Tidey (2), Preston were able only to reach 149 for 8 in their 40 overs. After the interval, William Heslam looked intent on attack and quickly out-scored partner, Richard Wharton, before losing his off stump to Murrell’s spinner. Heslam had made 28 of the 46 opening partnership but the second wicket then added 92 when Rob Lankester came in at number 3. He became one of Walker’s 2 wickets but not before hitting a scintillating 60, of which 44 were in boundaries. All the while, Wharton was compiling a solid half-century of his own and was out for 52 just when the scores were levelled. It required Chris Jackson to knock the winning single accompanied by Stuart Smith who did not need to face a delivery. Reed won comfortably in the 34th over by 7 wickets. In the next round, Reed will represent Herts & Beds against Foxton who won the Cambs & Norfolk Group thanks to a concession by their opponents from Fordham. That match is scheduled for Sunday 25th June starting at 1pm at Foxton. This fixture promises to be a close encounter for local bragging rights in the Village Cup; after all Foxton were beaten [...]

By |2017-06-14T20:02:40+01:00June 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, 2017 Match Report|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Comfortable victory in the Village Cup
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Below par Reed Thirds suffer Defeat

Reed Thirds had a disappointing trip to Hatfield Hyde with a five-wicket defeat. Having won the toss Reed batted first and made gradual progress with Peter Baker looking to be positive. After Baker's loss for 29 he was followed by Bill Mansfield (24). But the mainstay was Paul Garrott whose season-long good form saw him make his third half century of the year. Jack Childs also found some welcome batting form as Reed closed in on 200. However, after the loss of both Garrott (67) and Childs (30) Reed's incoming batsmen struggled to get Hatfield Hyde’s bowlers away who throughout had bowled well, supported by good ground fielding. Contributions from M.J.E. Baker (11), Rhodri Hughes (12) and Maseeh Naeem (14 not out) got Reed their full batting points but it was a below par final score of 206 for 6. Reed got right into the hosts in the second innings with three quick wickets falling to Matt Yates (2 for 49) and Josh Conley (1 for 42). However after that, Reed failed to capitalise. Good Batting from Bajaj (51) and Jayasekera (81) took the game away from Reed. Wickets to Steve Hughes (1 for 39) and M.J.E. Baker (1 for 46) later in the piece at least gave Reed some extra bonus points but none the less it was disappointment as the Hyde reached their target with only 5 wickets lost. Report submitted by MJEB.

By |2017-06-11T22:19:13+01:00June 11th, 2017|Categories: 2017, 2017 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Below par Reed Thirds suffer Defeat
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Captain Greaves shocks Hoddesdon

Tom Greaves played a captain’s innings of 90 to overhaul Hoddesdon’s daunting total of 245 all out. Coming in at 76-4, he set about the recovery in a partnership of 87 with Stuart Smith (48). When Smith was narrowly run out trying to up the scoring rate, Marcus Martin (26 not out) joined Greaves in another big stand of 79. The latter smashed 6 maximums out of the ground and was caught one-handed on the boundary going for the winning runs. Instead Michael Robertson toe-ended a straight drive over the ropes first ball to give Reed an unexpected victory with four overs to spare. At first, Ed Wharton (24) and Rob Lankester (32) had looked well set, but Jamie Curtis (16-2-56-3) gave Hoddesdon the early momentum. In Hoddesdon’s innings, knocks of 48 by captain Rob Walters and 62 by South African Jayden Broodryk seemed to have given them the impetus, but astute spin bowling brought Greaves and Marcus Martin 2 wickets apiece and Sean Tidey, the pick of the attack, with figures of 14-1-54-4. Toby Fynn cleaned up 2 more, including the dangerous Brooderyk. With 249-6, Reed won by 4 wickets.

By |2017-06-11T08:07:52+01:00June 11th, 2017|Categories: 2017, 2017 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Captain Greaves shocks Hoddesdon
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Headlines; Week Ending 11th June

SATURDAY: The 1sts had a good win at Hoddesdon when Tom Greaves scored 90 batting at number 6 and Stuart Smith 48 overhauling the 245 set by the hosts with 4 wickets in-hand. Earlier Sean Tidey took 4 for 54. At Reed, the 2nds went down by 71 runs against West Herts who had been all-out for 190. Karl Ward (4 wickets), Ian Osborne (3) and Alex Kelly (3) had done the damage. But Reed fell well short as only Ward and Osborne managed credible scores in the thirties in response. Over at Hatfield Hyde, Paul Garrott continued the run-making with 67 but collectively Reed's 206 for 6 wasn't enough when H-H knocked-off the runs with 5 wickets down and 5 overs to spare. 2 wickets for Matt Yates. The 4ths again had to concede because of lack of available players. A well-attended Curry Evening after Saturday's matches offset the disappointments and celebrated the successes of the day. Thank you Marion and Paul Watts for your splendid curries. SUNDAY: The friendly fixture against Hare Street & Hormead was initially moved to the Meads because of the Village Cup match taking precedence at Reed, but even so there weren't enough players and the match was cancelled. The Reed XI played Preston in the Herts / Beds Regional Final of the National Village Cup on the Green. Losing early wickets to Jack Tidey, (3 for 16 from 8 overs), Preston made it to 149 for 8, Sean Tidey and Karl Ward picked-up 2 wickets each. Reed comfortably reached their target in the 34th over thanks to Will Heslam (28), Richard Wharton (52) and Rob Lankester (60). Reed will now be away to neighbouring rivals, Foxton, (winners of [...]

By |2017-06-17T21:57:09+01:00June 11th, 2017|Categories: 2017, News|Tags: |Comments Off on Headlines; Week Ending 11th June
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Reed 2s fall short at Broxbourne

Reed 2s fell just short in a close game away at Broxbourne 2s on Saturday. The day started well for Reed as stand in captain Karl Ward won the toss and inserted the hosts, a decision that looked to have paid off after one over as veteran Peter Tidey (10-2-31-3) removed both Robinson and Ferguson to leave Broxbourne reeling on 1-2. Both wickets courtesy of sharp catches in the slips by Rhodri Hughes and George Garrott. Any hopes Reed had of removing the home side cheaply soon evaporated however, as Humphries (40) and O'Sullivan (50) counter attacked to great effect. Tidey eventually removed Humphries, but number 5 Kay (65) batted sensibly as Broxbourne built steadily. The introduction of Alex Kelly (10-0-44-1) and the wily spin of Matt Bowles (10-1-32-1) slowed the rate and Bowles soon picked up the wicket of O'Sullivan. Some late order hitting from Kay, Preston and Pegg got the hosts over 200, but Ward (9-1-43-2) returned to take late wickets alongside Garrott (1.3-0-7-2) to finish the innings off at 205 all out. Reed's reply got off to a stuttering start as Bowles and Richard Johnson both fell cheaply to leave the visitors on 30-2. Richard Barlow (39) and Garrott (52) rebuilt well and took the score beyond one hundred before Barlow fell LBW to Gore. When Rhodri Hughes fell cheaply, Mikey Robertson (20) and Garrott upped the anti as Reed searched for the required 6 runs per over to grab victory. Unfortunately for Reed Garrott and Robertson both fell to good catches by the home side keeper. Some late resistance from Owen Hughes (13) and Tim Tidey (11 not out) gave some brief hope of victory but Reed fell 20 short as [...]

By |2017-06-06T16:31:33+01:00June 6th, 2017|Categories: 2017, 2017 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Reed 2s fall short at Broxbourne
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