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2015 Match Report

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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Childs on form on a difficult day

With no league fixture this week, Reed 4th XI were keen to carry on their momentum from victory on the opening weekend and organised a challenging 40/40 away friendly against Essex County Division 2 side ‘Aztecs of Ilford CC’. A much changed side to the previous week saw opportunity given to several of the upcoming promising young colts in the club. Skipper Lloyd Bowman won the toss and chose to bowl first. Jack Childs (8-1-38-2) was first to strike early on, trapping the opener Mubgeen for just 6. Fellow opener, Zac Conley (8-0-35-1) also quickly trapped the new batsman and Aztecs appeared in a spot of bother at 34-2. Despite this, opener Ramjith and Nakhuda frustrated the Reed attack for a long period and went about rebuilding the innings well before young spinner Toby Emes (8-0-33-1) finally deservedly got the breakthrough bowling Nakhuda for 63. Bill Mansfield attacked the Aztecs line up with his medium-pace and was unlucky on several occasions before finally removing opener Ramjith for 41. Whilst at the other end, on his debut 13 year old Jonathan Adam bowled very well, keeping a tight line throughout and was unfortunate to not get a reward for his spell. As the overs ticked on Ali Naqi (34*) and Lon (55) added quick runs before the returning Jack Childs trapped the latter, as Aztecs finished on a very good 251-5. In reply, Reed’s batsmen were simply blown away by Ali S (8-1-27-7) whose swing bowling tore apart the upper order early on. Only Bill Mansfield (11), Graham Stuart (11) and Conley (10) offered some damage limitation in the middle order. On a brighter note, tail-ender Jack Childs looked comfortable in the middle, and played several [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:15:00+00:00May 19th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Childs on form on a difficult day
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Martin’s men dominate again

Reed 2nd XI maintained their winning start to the 2015 season with an emphatic victory away to Wheathampstead IIs. With 4 changes to the side that swept Shenley Village aside last week, Reed skipper Marcus Martin lost the toss and his side were invited to bat first by the hosts. 2014 batsman of the year Phil Frenay opened up with Richard Johnson and after a cautious start on a drying pitch, the pair began to play some glorious shots as they took the opening stand past the 50 run mark. Johnson (25) was looking well set when he was victim to a good ball that nipped back and took his off stump with the score on 76. This brought promising youngster Jack Caine to the middle to join Frenay, and Caine took little time to show off his mercurial stroke play as he plundered four boundaries on his way to a classy 26. Frenay (53) reached his half century as he and Caine took the score to 117 when Caine was caught. When Frenay fell LBW soon after, Reed captain Marcus Martin and the ever consistent Marcus J.E. Baker had a rebuilding job to do. Baker soon found his stride as he continued his good early season form as he found the boundary on a regular basis. Martin, who has found early season runs less easy to come by, had to work hard early on. However time in the middle for him proved to be crucial as he soon rediscovered his form. The pair put on 87 for the 3rd wicket with Baker (39) adjudged LBW. Martin continued to dominate, despite wickets beginning to fall at the other end, before he went for one big [...]

By |2015-05-18T11:51:57+01:00May 18th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Martin’s men dominate again
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Two wins from two for the 1st XI

Across cricket grounds people are talking about Kevin Pieterson, or ‘KP’ as he’s better known, and whether he should be playing for England against New Zealand and Australia this summer. People were distracted from this momentarily on Saturday at the Green as ‘KIP’, or James Heslam as he’s better known, got a magnificent unbeaten hundred to help steer his team to a six wicket win with over 10 overs to spare. West Herts won the toss and elected to bat and despite losing an early wicket, set about building a good platform to get a big score with opener, Marshall (42), and number three, Smith (47), putting on 97 for the second wicket. But while these two were accumulating runs Tom Greaves and Phil Lill were bowling their off spin with a great deal of control on a very good wicket, only going at two or three runs per over. Wickets were shared around with Mitch Cooper ending up with figures of 2 for 38 and Ian Osborne finished with figures of 2 for 27 as West Herts settled for 226 for 8 after their 50 overs. I am not sure what openers Sean Tidey and James Heslam had for tea but it helped them score freely. Tidey played more unconventionally than Heslam but the result was equally as emphatic with boundaries coming at regular intervals. Tidey eventually went for a quick fire 51 off 37 balls including 7 fours and 2 sixes as the opening pair put on 102 for the first wicket inside 13 overs. This took all the pressure out of the Reed run chase and when Alex Mutucumarana came to the crease there was no need to rotate the strike or [...]

By |2015-05-18T11:35:59+01:00May 18th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Two wins from two for the 1st XI
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A Blue and Gold day as Reed hold their nerve

The 2015 season started in epic fashion for the Sunday friendly XI with a hard fought victory for the hosts over annual rivals Woodcutters. The pleasant weather had drawn a big crowd with several club members bringing their young families to watch. Hopefully this tense tussle will inspire those youngsters to take up the sport. The visiting captain had won the toss and inserted Reed. Veteran batsman Peter Baker and Rob Willoughby started proceedings with a promising opening stand. However, the introduction of the late arriving Bernedes proved devastating. Three cheap wickets fell leaving Reed struggling at 40 for 3. Baker was now batting with young Ben Mansfield. Together they stopped the collapse as Baker proved the perfect mentor and Mansfield a more than able partner. Despite only scoring 4, Mansfield had stood up to some difficult bowling at a pressured period of play. However, the run out of Mansfield followed soon after by the loss of Baker for 33 meant Reed were back on un-even ground. Closing in on drinks Reed had still only made it to 60 with 5 wickets lost. For Marcus J.E. Baker it required a captain’s knock to get Reed to somewhere near a defendable total. To help him in this enterprise was Tom Walsingham, who was up to the challenge. Although boundaries were not easy to come by, singles were taken in abundance. Adding 66 M.J.E. Baker then fell to a smart catch for 41 trying to hit out. Walsingham (39*) held firm and took Reed to a final total of 166 for 8. Lloyd Bowman and Ed Kershaw had both added useful runs but ultimately sacrificed their wickets for the cause. The winters are always a torture waiting [...]

By |2015-05-15T11:10:11+01:00May 15th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on A Blue and Gold day as Reed hold their nerve
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Robertson’s men off to the perfect start

Newly appointed Reed IIIs skipper Michael Robertson saw his side get off to the perfect start in the league with victory away to Berkhamsted IIs. Having lost the toss on a cloudy and chilly day over at Berkhamsted, Robertson’s charges were unsurprisingly invited to bat first by the hosts. 2014 batsman of the year Richard Barlow opened up alongside the mercurial Richard Johnson as Reed got off to a good start against some probing bowling. Both batsmen looked in good touch as they progressed the score past 50, when a mix up in the middle resulted in Barlow being run out. Johnson was then joined by promising all-rounder Jack Caine, who wasted no time in punishing any wayward deliveries as he progressed to a quick fire 18, before he became the first victim of Berkhamsted’s impressive spin pair. Matt Bowles went without troubling the scorers soon after, again offering a catch off of a spinner, as Reed wobbled. Undeterred, Johnson stylishly brought up his half century as skipper Robertson decided attack was the best form of defence up the other end. Robertson, who was given a life on just 1, punished the home bowling anytime they overpitched. Robertson shot to 33 before he was cleaned up by the returning opening bowler. This triggered a collapse in the Reed order, with Johnson going for an excellent and stylish 66, and Maseeh Naeem, Steve Hoy and debutant Aidan Woodcock also falling without adding much to the score. With his side wobbling on 150-8, George Garrott set about counter-attacking his way to a blistering 44 Not Out, ably supported by a stubborn Steve Hughes at the other end. Garrott’s knock looked to be crucial as he dragged Reed’s [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:15:02+00:00May 12th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Robertson’s men off to the perfect start
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Fantastic team effort gets 4th XI off to a flyer!

The 4th XI’s season got off to a flyer with an impressive win at home to Hatch End II's. After losing the toss, Reed were asked to bat as the clouds started to gather over Freman College. Peter Baker looked in great form for his 44 and was well supported by fellow opener Bill Mansfield (14). Two quick wickets brought young debutant George Adam and Zac Conley to the crease. Conley began hitting freely to the boundary from the offset. Whist, Adam (14) played a mature supportive role as the two went about stabilising the innings. After Conley (33) departed, this brought the skipper Lloyd Bowman (27) to the crease, and he carried on from Conley by playing several shots to the boundary before being bowled by (Singh 7-1-25-4) . There were also useful contributions down the order from Ollie Mansfield (9) Joe Graves (8) Ian Roberts (9) before Reed finished their 45 overs on 204-9. Reed’s reply got off to a dream start when opener Joe Graves took two wickets in his first over. He continued to bowl a consistent line throughout his spell and ended up with impressive figures of (6-4-4-3). At the other end, Matt Yates troubled the batsman throughout and was rewarded with two wickets following two catches by Rhodri Hughes. Another wicket fell after a mix up between the batsmen before; the ever dependable Ian Roberts tore through Hatch End’s middle order (4.2-2-8-3). He was also well supported by the returning Neill Haslam (5-3-9-1) who was unlucky to get just the one wicket as Hatch End were bowled out for 49. A fantastic start to the season from the 4th XI , everybody involved can be pleased with their performance [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:15:03+00:00May 12th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Fantastic team effort gets 4th XI off to a flyer!
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1st XI off to a winning start

Reed 1st XI got their Championship campaign off to a winning start away at Shenley Village. Reed are expecting a hard fought campaign with a number of sides busy with signings over the winter but hope to mount a serious challenge again as they did last season. Presented with a wicket impacted a little by the recent cool and wet weather and in overcast conditions Reed captain James Heslam was disappointed to lose the toss and be put into bat but the notoriously good Shenley wicket still looked decent and spirits were high. Unfortunately the innings got off to the worst possible start when Sean Tidey was run out off the first ball. However, new signing Rich Wharton looked immediately at home and up for the fight. Wharton and Heslam (15) steadied the ship and took the score along to 39-1 off 11 overs. However trying not to let the change bowler settle Heslam looked to go over the top and went caught. When Tom Greaves was out early Reed were suddenly in a spot of bother at 41-3. Nevertheless this brought the man for the situation to the crease Chris Jackson and he and Wharton settled things down nicely. By the time Wharton went for a well-made 55 the innings had recovered to 99-4 off 32 overs. Despite the recovery the innings was in need of acceleration and Alex Mutucamarana returning from a hamstring injury preventing him from playing in the pre-season immediately settled and scored freely. Mutucamarana and Jackson upped the rate and at 165-4 off 42 overs things looked a whole lot better for Reed. Although Mutucamarana then went for an excellent 40 off 30 balls, Mitchell Cooper (15), Phil Lill (9*) [...]

By |2015-09-13T16:10:25+01:00May 12th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on 1st XI off to a winning start
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