Reed took the brave decision of putting the home side in to bat and trying to take advantage of the humid conditions. It seemed to have paid dividends when Robertson removed Blakeley for a duck with only the 4th ball. Reed then dropped some vital catches and this allowed Ampthill to put on 112 for the 2nd wicket. The partnership was finally broken by Ian Roberts. Reed then started to fight back. Ampthill lost 2 wickets with the score on 124 and the run rate slowed. Mark Peart and Roberts were now bowling well in tandem. Ampthill were 162-5 and finding it hard to get ball away. They lost wickets steadily and this meant a total of well over 200 was out of the question. Peart and Roberts bowled 36 overs between them. Roberts took 4-65 and Peart 3-66. Ampthill set Reed 195 to win. Reed had 26 on the board before Watts was bowled for 6. Curtis had hit 25 before he was the next to go with the score on 39. Reed just couldn't get the scoreboard ticking. Trevor Saunders smashed a quick 18, but after he went Reed's chances look slim. Mark Peart was also bowled for a patient 19 with Reed 99-5, which quickly came 100-6. Ampthill couldn't make another break through as Simon Roberts and Robert Dunn saw Reed to a drew. Roberts was left on 32 and Dunn 16. Reed managed 135-6 at the close.

  Reed played Enfield II last weekend who haven't beaten the village out fit in 5 attempts. When Krugger start to open his shoulders from ball one it looked like Reed might have trouble defend this proud feat. Both Andrew Emms and Simon Roberts both bowled well, and both deserved more luck. Emms did remove Shrimpton for a duck and also finally dismissed Krugger for a swift. After he had gone Higgs and Dinkett rebuilt for Enfield. Roberts had Higgs dropped twice before he had reached 50. Unfortunately for the visitors he went on to make 109. Phil Divers and his spin twin Mark Peart managed to peg back the run rate. Peart in particular deserved at least one wicket. Emms came back for a late burst and took another 2 wickets. He ended up with 4-70 although that didn't tell the whole story. Reed were set a challenging 235 to win. Baz Curtis and Mark Peart set out to give Reed a solid foundation from which to attack. Curtis in particular set about the Enfield attack with relish. He smashed 12 4s and a straight six on his way to 60. When he reached 30 he scored his 10,000th run for reed in just his 9th season. Curtis went with the score was on 77. Peart and Martin Hayward added another 37 before Peart was caught for 25. Hayward on his come back for the first team hit a stubborn 14. Reed lost 3 wickets with the score on 124 and another one when they had reached 128-6. Enfield looked to have victory in the bag, but Simon Roberts hit a quick 17 and Dad didn't let the household down with 20 not out. [...]

A seven wicket win for Dunstable II doesn't start to tell the story of this exciting game. Reed were put into bat and made a good start against some tight Dunstable bowling. Baz Curtis and Simon Jackson put on 54 for the first wicket before Curtis was dismissed for 42. Simon Roberts joined Jackson and was making good progress until a break for rain. This reduced the game to 40 overs a side. Roberts had made 27 before he was removed by Watts. Jackson was now getting into his stride and along with Jason Nolan had moved Reed on to 154 when Nolan was well stumped for 23. Reed needed to push on now and Trevor Saunders did just that. He hit two sixes, one into a very stronger wind and with some fine running by Jackson they reached a very respectable 192-3 off 40 overs. Jackson had carried his bat for 61, and Saunders was 20 not out. Dunstable II made a very solid start and put on 134 for the first wicket. They never really got ahead of the run rate, but kept wickets in hand. Andrew Emms was unlucky not to get an early break through. It was left to Ray Kingshot to make the break through when he had Gypps caught on the boundary by Saunders for 56. Simon Roberts got the vital wicket of Kilduff for 76 and Reed now had 2 new batsmen to bowl at. Kingshot kept it tight from one end and Simon Roberts bowled a tight, eight over spell. Kingshot picked up his second wicket when the score was 175. Dunstable needed 10 off the last over with Kingshot to bowl it. Moody decided to go [...]

Reed won the toss and decided to bat in this Herts League Division 2 match. Reed managed to get of to a reasonable start despite the early loss of Paul Watts. They had 49 on the board when Baz Curtis was caught and bowled for 34. After that Reed found the going tough against some tight bowling by Draper. Only Chris Jackson with a patient 50 seemed to have any answer to him. None of Reed's middle could make double figures and again this put the lower order under pressure. With the wicket getting lower and slower runs were going to be hard to come by. Robert Dunn and Andrew Emms made 10 and 12 respectively, but Reed were all out off the last ball for 151. Reed tried to put Datchworth under pressure opening up with the spin twins of Robert Dunn and Mark Peart. This forced the Datchworth batsmen to make the pace. Peart got the first break through when the score was on 40. Ian Roberts replace Dunn and quickly got Reed's second wicket. Datchworth were now 56-2. Groves and Hutchinson then put on a vital 40 before Hutchinson was bowled by the fiery Andrew Emms. Robert Dunn took a stinging catch to give Peart his second wicket and suddenly it looked like Reed might be back in the hunt. Datchworth were now 106-4. Curtis dropped King in the slips and despite two run outs, that made it 138-6, Datchworth made it home with 4 wickets to spare.

  Reed bounced back from Saturday league defeat with an exciting win over Chippenham on Sunday. Reed won the toss and decided to bat. The Reed openers of Baz Curtis and Peter Baker gave the home side a good start putting on 78 for the first wicket. Baker was the first to go for 37. Curtis soon followed when the score reached 96 and he had made 45. Reed suddenly found they had lost 5 wickets for 44 runs and the run rate slowing quickly. Nick Caller making his debut and Graham Hazard tried to push things along, but it was Simon Roberts's 28 that pushed Reed past 150. When the overs ran out Reed had posted 171-9. Scott Rouse got an early break through for Reed when he forced Heather into a mistake. With Peter Costen bowling very tightly at the other end Chippenham found it hard to get the ball away.Costen bowled 6 maidens from his 7 overs, plus picking up a wicket. Duncan Price replaced Costen from the pavilion and then bowled 16 overs unchanged picking up 3-59. Price was also making his debut. The game was evenly poised until Phil Divers was introduced into the attack. He ripped through the Chippenham middle order taking 4-28 in 6 overs. He was on a hat trick after a fine piece of work by Mark Peart behind the timbers who had the bails of in a flash giving Hughes no chance to get back. In the end Chippenham were just 13 runs short.

  After being put into bat by the visitors Reed managed to get themselves into all sorts of trouble. They were 16-4, off which Richard Tufton had 10. That very quickly became 30-5 and it seemed like the sun had wasted its time finally coming out, but Andy Goodship and Robert Dunn started to repair the damage. They put on 76 for the 6th wicket in 17 overs. Goodship hit his highest score of the season, a patient 36. Simon Roberts joined Dunn and they smashed a very quick 88 in just 8 overs. Roberts was run out for 34. Dunn was now reaching first maiden senior ton and he reached this milestone with his 3rd huge six of the day. He also hit 14s before being caught on the boundary for 101. He had seen Reed past the 200 mark which looked well beyond them after the bad start. Peter Costen and William Clarke pushed a few extra runs both being 9 not out. Reed set Casual Nomads a challenging 220 to win. William Clarke picked up 2 early wickets level the visitors on 21-2, but then a a 62, 3rd wicket partnership put Nomads back in control. It was Phil Divers how removed the very dangerous Golding for 60. Another partnership developed, this time it was worth 62. Peter Costen this time made the vital break through. Reed then started to turn the screw. From 145-4, Nomads found themselves 181-8. Batting hero Dunn then turned bowler and took 2-51 in a 15 over spell. Some good fielding led to 2 run outs and Nomads were hanging on. Red took the 9th wicket with 3 overs to go, but Nomads managed to hang on [...]

  Braughing decided that Reed should bat first in this latest Herts League match. Reed were soon 13-1, but Paul Watts and Chris Jackson put on 33 for the second wicket and set a good foundation from to build. Watts was dismissed for 46. Trevor Saunders added some aggression to the bating with a brisk 16 before being one of Adrian Jackson's 5 victims. He bowled 26 overs for just 57. Jackson was dismissed for a fine 55, his first 50 for the first team this season. With the score on 125-4 and still 15 overs to go it looked like Reed could push on, but they lost some quick wickets and with it the run rate slowed. Andrew Emms joined Robert Dunn and they added a quick 19 with Emms smashing 16. Robert Dunn was in at the end and hit a four off the last ball to see Reed to 185-9. It is also got Reed an extra batting point. Braughing made a steady start before Tidey had banks LBW for 6 with the score on 22. The Braughing batsmen had trouble getting after the Reed bowlers and it was this pressure that forced Richard Manser to fall to Richard Robertson. He was bowled for 33 as he tried to up the tempo. Radbourne was the third man out with the score on 91. He had looked dangerous and had reached 42 before becoming Peter Costen's first wicket of 3. The game looked to heading for a tame draw, but Costen and Robert Dunn had other ideas. They ripped through Braughing's middle order reducing the visitors to 107-6. Simon Cousins came in a put bat to ball and smashed a quick 26, but [...]

  Bragbury End decided to bat and it look a good idea despite Peter Costen getting the first wicket with the score on 25. Bragbury End then put on 66 for the 2nd wicket before Scott Rouse made the vital break through. He had Newman well caught on the boundary by Costen for 45. Up until then the home side had been moving the score along nicely. Bragbury End had score 92 in 27 overs. Then came some tight bowling by some of Reed's up and coming talent. Louis Gearing again bowled well as did Tom Fulk. He had an 11 over spell and took 1-39. Owen Dunn came on and bowled 4 tight overs. He conceded just 15 runs and was on a hat trick after his 2 wickets. Reed bowled 52 overs when Bragbury declared on 171-6. Reed lost the early wicket of Goodship when the score was on 9. Baz Curtis and Louis Gearing then started to rebuild the Reed innings. They put on 52 for the 2nd wicket before Gearing went for an aggressive 16. Curtis was then joined by Owen Dunn and they put on another 30. Dunn went with the score 93-3 and Reed looked in total control, but then disaster. Trevor Saunders and Dave Watson both went for ducks, Saunders to a superb caught and bowled. All of a sudden Reed were 94-5 and in deep trouble. Tom Fulk played an innings beyond his years. He only got 5, but stayed with Curtis long enough to keep the score ticking over. They put on 33 for the 6th wicket. When he went in came big hitting Peter Costen. He hit a very swift 15 before being run out. [...]

  Botany Bay won the toss and decided to bat first on what looked a good batting track. Reed's opening bowlers off Peter Tidey and Peter Costen has the Bay openers in trouble early on. They exploited the swing that they got and were unlucky when they both had catches put down. This meant Botany Bay had 42 on the board before Tidey made the break through. He conceded only 25 runs in his 9 overs. Costen conceded 36 and picked up the vital wicket of Hayes with just another 20 runs added. Reed looked like they were holding Botany Bay and at 78-3 the game was evenly poised. Botany Bay's skipper Duncan Wilkinson had other ideas. he hit a quick 60 and helped to put on 110 for the 4th wicket. With 6 overs to go and 6 wickets in hand the Bay had license to hit out. Ian Roberts picked up 3 wickets during the push, but Botany Bay posted an impressive 220-7. Reed made one of their better starts of the season putting on 77 before Curtis holed out to mid on for 40. Despite a good start Reed were always behind the clock. Reed slumped from 77-0 to, 94-5. The last of these wickets was Mark Peart who had made a solid 38 before being run out. Richard Robertson was the only other batsman to make double figures. He reached 18 before being the 8th man dismissed with the score on 121. Reed managed just 8 more runs before the overs ran out. Finishing on 129 for 9 and a 91 run defeat.

  After being put into bat Reed made a solid and brisk start. Baz Curtis and Mark Peart put on 43 in just 7 overs before Curtis was caught for 30. Peart was then joined by Jason Nolan. They had put on 70 for the 2nd wicket when Peart was bowled for a majestic 42. Owen and Robert Dunn both kept Nolan company as he kept the runs coming at a steady rate. Nolan hit 4, 6s and 10, 4s on his way to 91. He went with the score on 193. Simon Roberts smashed a quick 25 to see Reed to a respectable 217-7. The Reed bowlers kept the visiting openers under control, but a break for rain put Bayford further behind the clock. It was Robert Dunn who broke the opening partnership of 57. Dunn also removed the other opener with a superb catch by the inform Nolan. It was Phil Divers who got the vital wicket of the dangerous Knowle for just 12. By now Bayford were well behind the clock. Tom Fulk came on and took a wicket conceding just 9 runs, but the game was destined for a draw. In the end Bayford and Hertford ended on 164-5.