Reed batted first in this 40 over friendly game and got off to an excellent start with Conrad Wellstead (15) and Tom Fulk (53) putting on 72 for the first wicket. Wellstead was then unfortunately run out and Paul Watts joined Fulk to add another 30. Then came the partnership of the innings., with Watts (72*) and Roger Bowcock (39) adding another 119 runs together to take Reed to 237-3 off their alloted 40 overs. Guilden Morden were immediatley in trouble, losing early wickets to the bowling of Wholley and haslam. However the best innings of the Morden reply came from two ex Reed colts in the form of 38 from Sam Ingrey with some clean hard hitting and 21 from Graham Wilson who demonstrated considerable aggression. Morden were eventually all out for 158 with james Foy and Neil Haslam doing most of the damage.

Reed lost the toss and were inserted on a difficult wet pitch in this Sunday 40 over friendly game and struggled against accurate seam bowling from Hansen and Hunter, taking 10 overs to reach 23 without loss. When they tried to increade the scoring rate, wickets tumbled and they lost 6 wickets for 33 runs, until Richard Robertson and Mike Green put on 48 runs for the 6th wicket giving the Reed score some respectability. However Reed were bowled out for 113 with five balls left of the alloted 40 overs. In reply, the Great Chishill innings was dominated by a superb knock of 68 from Angus Gent who hit the ball to all parts of the ground and ensured a win for Great Chishill by 6 wickets.

Reed put up an excellent all round team performance to defeat Broxbourne on Sunday. Batting first reed got off to a reasonable start with Simon Jackson and Heslam putting on 33. But the main partnership was between Geoff Wornham and Jackson who shared in a stand of 75 hitting the Broxborne attack to all parts. However, the wicket was damp and with the ball not coming on to the bat new batsmen found it hard to settle and the only other batsmen to make double figures were Johnson(12) and Radmore(10 not out). Nevertheless reed declared on 173-8 leaving Broxbourne roughly 40 overs to reach the target. Broxbourne however struggled from the offset with Johnson and Neil Haslam taking early wickets. However, it was Haslam who really impressed on his way to taking 5-27. With Broxbourne at 68-6 staging a mini recovery Heslam skippering a Reed team for the first time brought himself on and took 2-0 in 6 overs before Johnson rapped up the game uprooting the last mans off stump. Allsop also bowled very well taking 1-14 off 6.

Aston batted first in this Sunday friendly game and scored steadily, until they opened up and scored 50 off the final three overs taking them to 193-6. Reed got off to a poor start with Conrad Wellstead caught behind for a duck. However, Paul Watts was joined by Ed Blissett and they put on 101 in 25 overs. Reed were still well behind the run rate, with eleven overs to go. Richard Robertson and Richard Barlow came together needing 92 for victory. Where they were seperated nine overs later they had put on 89 runs and Reed needed three to win. Increadibly Reed contrieved to lose six wickets for two runs until Clive Collins settled the matter with one ball to go, leaving Reed the victors by one wicket!

Reed's young Sunday side elected to bat first in this quarter final of the Herts and Beds region tie in the National Village Cup. Reed got off to a sound start with Simon Jackson (10) and Paul Watts (46) putting on 35 for the first wicket. Jackson departed and Ed Blissett soon followed for 3. Watts and richard Robertson (28) added a further sixty run, but the scoring was never quick enough. Reed only reached 158 for 6 off their 40 overs. That was helped by a quick 27 by Robert Willoughby. Biddenham's batting, however, was far too good for the Reed bowlers as they proceeded to knock the runs off in 28 overs for the loss of only one wicket with Fone scoring 73 and Richardson 55, both undefeated.