A great start for all four League XIs. 120 Points in the bag. Total Runs for, 897 Total Runs against, 467 Total Wickets lost, 31 Total Wickets taken, 39. And making it five-out-of-five for the weekend, the Sunday XI won by their Friendly versus Woodcutters by 6 runs too. Reed: 1063 for 39 The Rest: 627 for 49. Expect Match reports to follow soon.
Bank Holiday Monday saw Reed return to competitive action away against a very strong Harpenden side, boasting 5 Hertfordshire County players. Reed went into the Herts 20/20 cup clash as massive underdogs but won the toss and elected to bowl first. Skipper Tom Greaves opened the bowling with Jack Tidey. The spin and pace combination soon paid dividends as Greaves took the wicket of Will Jones, bowled with lovely flighted delivery. Tom Walsingham and Will Stock soon came into the Reed attack and both bowled a good, nagging length which made it tricky to score, forcing loose strokes from the Harpenden middle order. Stock (4-0-14-1) was particularly impressive on his competitive debut in a Reed shirt. He was rewarded with the wicket of Cooper who was bowled all ends up. Dan Blacktopp, fresh from his 40 not out for Hertfordshire against Cambridgeshire on Sunday was the only Harpenden batsmen to reach more than 10 with his agricultural style of play proving rather effective on a slow wicket. When he departed for 37, it was the beginning of the end for Harpenden. Walsingham (3-0-19-3), Mitchell Cooper (3-0-15-1) and Jack Tidey (3-0-17-2) ran through the middle and lower order, including an athletic caught behind by the evergreen 'keeper Tim Tidey; clinching the opportunity to show his credentials for the first eleven keeping spot for the season. Another debutant, Aiden Woodcock (0.5-0-3-1) took the final wicket as Reed bowled Harpenden all out inside 18 overs. The bowling and ground fielding was of the highest quality, emulating their performance at Goatacre in the National Village Cup Semi Final in 2012 - and we all know what happened after that. With a low score to chase, Reed knew that they had plenty of time to build their innings. Richard Wharton and Mitchell Cooper opened the innings and both looked in fine fettle, finding the boundary on 3 occasions [...]
2015 Match Results
On Sunday Reed travelled to a cold and damp Preston. On what looked to be a damp track, skipper Jack Tidey won the toss and chose to bowl; hoping to make the most of overhead conditions and a drying wicket. Tom Walsingham bowled a good line and length in what was another solid spell for the young quick. At 70-1 Preston looked fairly comfortable but some controlled bowling from the likes of Michael Robertson (6-1-22-1) Mitchell Cooper (5-0-25-2) and Phil Lill (8-1-36-2) along with 'keeper Sean Tidey, who chipped in with 4 catches, helped to tie down the Preston middle order. It must be said that George Garrott (7-0-22-1) was the pick of the Reed bowlers and was extremely unlucky not to get more wickets. Walsingham (8-4-12-2) returned with Matt Giblin (5.2-0-33-2) to finish off the Preston tail restricting them to 169. In reply (after a superb tea), Reed wasted no time in making a dent in the target. Sean Tidey and Mitchell Cooper opened up and both found the boundary with ease. Tidey in particular was the aggressor in the early stages of the innings and brought up his 50 in just 19 balls. Cooper soon put his foot on the pedal and blasted his way to 50 in 38 balls. The pair both looked to get the game won and get out of the cold as quickly as possible in what was described as "some of the most clean and refreshing stroke play that had been seen for a long while" by an opposing player!!! The pair put on 151 before Cooper departed for a magnificent 80 from 52 balls (6x4s & 7x6s). Paul Garrott came to the crease and picked up where [...]
The Saturday Firsts did not score enough runs to prevent Preston winning a friendly at Reed. Phil Lill reached the forties. Meanwhile, ton-up Phil Frenay and Richard Johnson (78) notched-up 203 in partnership at the Freman College Oval in a win over Braughing by 100 runs. Alex Kelly took 4 wickets as Braughing were all-out for 177. Finally, Mitchell Cooper scored 80 and Sean Tidey 75 not out chasing 169 in a friendly at Preston on a cold and damp Sunday. Reed won within 17 overs by 9 wickets. Expect Match Reports in due course. PGB
Reed Cricket Club has been gearing-up in anticipation for the new season with both Adults’ and Colts’ sections practicing indoors since January. Putting-out 4 teams in the Saracens Hertfordshire Premier Cricket League on Saturdays, two Sunday teams and fulfilling fixtures for Colts playing in the Cambridgeshire Young Cricketers Association Leagues at Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15 age groups there will be more than 150 matches to be played by September. It’s a busy time for Fixtures’ Secretary and Colts Liaison Officer, Peter Wholley, who said, “Cricket clubs must find young players and inspire them to develop their full potential and Reed CC welcomes any young boys or girls to join the Colts’ section. Reed is an ECB Focus Club with Clubmark accreditation with a dozen ECB qualified coaches to supervise practices.” Newly-elected Fourth XI Captain, Lloyd Bowman added “As the Colts progress to senior teams at weekends, they benefit from more competitive matches, playing alongside and against adults and more experienced players and developing their skills.” He is looking forward to the challenges of leadership and is impressed by the talent and preparation by the players and has high hopes of promotion. Now recognised by the ECB as a Premier League in its own right, the Hertfordshire League has re-structured this year and matches have two different playing formats. Divisions now have 10 teams with each team playing the others in Home and Away fixtures. Additionally, there will be fielding restrictions and limits on the amount of overs bowlers are allowed to deliver. Marcus Martin has been the captain of Reed’s Second XI for two years and in both seasons has guided them to promotion as divisional winners so that they now sit [...]
The latest 100 Club winners have been drawn. Are you one of the lucky ones? You can see the results here.
The 2015 fixtures have finally been posted. You can see them all here in the club calendar.
I have received notification that former Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq will be conducting a coaching session with Bedfordshire Cricket Academy at Denbigh High School, Luton on Sunday 29th March 2015. The BCA's initiative is to provide a fantastic opportunity for young cricketers to learn from former and current internationally renowned cricketers. The Registration process will begin at 1130hrs. The session will run from 1200hrs-1400hrs and will cost £30 per person. Spaces are limited. If you are interested, book your place by contacting Uzayr Raja of the International Cricketers Association based in Hitchin on 07983 486198 or by email to [email protected] for more information. Posted by: PGB (Hon Sec, RCC).
There is a collection box for your Sainsbury's Vouchers in the RCC Clubhouse. After paying for your supermarket shopping or fuel at the check-out, please remember to gather your vouchers together and take them to Reed the next time you go. Every voucher is valuable to the club which uses them to order new equipment for our members. We appreciate every contribution - thank you.
