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Veterans in the runs as 4th XI extend their lead at the top

Reed 4s entertained Hatfield Hyde 3s at The Freman Oval last Saturday in their penultimate Home League fixture of the season. Hatfield Hyde won the toss and elected to bat. Reed opened the bowling with Matt Giblin (9-2-23-1) and Jack Childs (7-0-48-0) &, the Hatfield Hyde openers set off quickly punishing any lose deliveries. The score had reached 27 before Giblin bowled Moorehouse for 15 with a ball that moved in. After twice being dropped early in his innings, the Hatfield Hyde skipper Johnson continued to accumulate runs partnered by Davies. Skipper Lloyd Bowman then brought Neil Haslam and Toby Emes into the attack and both immediate began to put pressure on the batsmen with accurate bowling and the runs began to dry up. With the score on 96-1, Davies tried one adventurous shot too many off of Emes and was bowled for 27. At the other end Haslam was bowling a tight line and length and the earlier free flowing batting of Hatfield Hyde was beginning to dry up. Skipper Johnson then suffered a pulled leg muscle attempting a quick single and this proved a turning point for the Reed bowlers. Haslam bowled him a short time later with an inswinging ball for 80, 140 for 3. Emes (10-0-36-2) continued to bamboozle the batsman and then took his second wicket as Bill Mansfield took a good catch in the deep, 152 for 4 and in the next over Whitton spooned a catch to Matt Giblin at mid-on off of Haslam (11-1-35-2) with no addition and Reed were now on top. Singh and Malik threatened a mini revival but Malik fell to Martin Johnson (4-0-26-2) the score was now 179 for 6. Haslam gave way [...]

By |2015-08-05T18:01:41+01:00August 5th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report, Uncategorized|Tags: |Comments Off on Veterans in the runs as 4th XI extend their lead at the top
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Great win for 3rd XI

Reed 3rds won the toss against Northwood and opted to bowl. Owen Hughes(6-3-12-1) picked up a wicket in his first over and then Michael Robertson (8-2-17-4) picked up two leaving Northwood 30 for 3 after 8 overs. Ian Roberts (9-2-34-2) then chipped in with two wickets while Robertson claimed another two leaving Northwood 74 for seven after 24 overs. Josh Connolly (3-0-14-1) and Kallum Ward (4-0-8-2) then cleaned up the tail, leaving Northwood all out for 91. In reply, Reed began strongly with Peter Baker (40) and Richard Barlow (24) putting on an opening stand of 68 in 16 overs, but five wickets fell quickly until Robertson (8no) and George Garrott (6no) saw them over the line safely. 94 for 5 off 21 overs. Reed 30 points Northwood Town 2nds 5 points.

By |2015-08-05T17:58:26+01:00August 5th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Great win for 3rd XI
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Reed 1st XI unfortunate in close defeat

Reed 1st XI were unfortunate not to defeat Herts Championship leaders Totteridge Milhillians on Saturday in a closely fought encounter. Reed won the toss and elected to chase. On a Totteridge Milhillians track that tends to play better than opposing teams might expect and a lightening outfield and short boundaries it was no surprise Totteridge’s fine batting line up got off to a good start. Overseas player Hayden Butterworth (121) and Chris Mason (51) reached 116-0 although they were kept down in run rate particularly once spinners Tom Greaves (18-2-81) and Reece Fitzgerald (11-0-41) came on and bowled very well. During this period Reed suffered a first bit of misfortune when Butterworth received the benefit of the doubt over a possible catch in the gully off the bowling of Jack Tidey (10-1-54) when on 16. Greaves managed to deservedly take two wickets before lunch leaving the home side 134-2 off 34 overs. Unfortunately after lunch Totteridge Milhillians through Butterworth and ex-Derbyshire Steve Selwood (51) kicked on well and reached 226-2 off 47 overs and a big score looked probable. However the determined Reed bowling attack who had bowled pretty well all afternoon had other ideas. Phil Lill (9-3-42) and wicket keeper / off break sensation Sean Tidey (5-3-26) came on and got a couple of crucial breakthroughs which then exposed the Totteridge Milhillians lower middle order who were unable to perform to the level of the top order and the home side collapsed to 264 all out in 58 overs. This left Reed in a decent position to challenge the total on a free scoring ground, although knowing it would be tricky against the Totteridge spin attack including ex-England captain John Emburey and Butterworth. James [...]

By |2015-08-03T21:10:20+01:00August 3rd, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Reed 1st XI unfortunate in close defeat
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Headlines – 1st / 2nd August

Top-of-the-table Totteridge Millhillians held their nerve as the Heslam Brothers valiantly chased the target of 263. William scored 81 and James 51 but then wickets fell regularly and when Sean Tidey departed for an exciting 41, the games was up as the Firsts were all-out for 235. Sean Tidey and Phil Lill had earlier taken 3 wickets each. The Seconds had no difficulty completing the double over Welwyn Garden City on The Green. In a most spectacular innings, Rob Lankester notched-up a maiden century and finished undefeated on 130 out of Reed’s total of 247 for 3. Ian Osborne supported with a sixty. The old firm of Pete Tidey and Karl Ward took 4 wickets each as WGC were bowled out within 29 overs for 101. There was a much-needed thirty-pointer for the Thirds away at Northwood Town. On a pitch of contrasting characteristics, the hosts managed only 91. Down-the-hill Mike Robertson snaffled 4 for 17 before Rich Barlow (24) and Pete Baker (40) put-on 68 for Reed’s first wicket and set them on the path to victory by 5 wickets and another double over their opponents. The Fourths were at Freman Oval against Hatfield Hyde who batted first and closed on 219 for 9. Completing another double, Reed won comfortably by 5 wickets with both Maseeh Naeem and Bill Mansfield reaching scores in the eighties. The Fourths remain top of the Division. The Sunday XI did not score enough runs away at Ashwell. Chris West's best effort of 29 not out gave Reed the chance to defend a total of 141 but Ashwell lost only 3 wickets in pursuit, 2 of them to skipper MJE Baker. Expect Match Reports to follow shortly. PGB

By |2016-12-27T13:14:22+00:00August 2nd, 2015|Categories: 2015, News|Tags: |Comments Off on Headlines – 1st / 2nd August
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REMINDER ABOUT THE PRESIDENT’S DAY AND CHARITY LUNCH AUGUST 16

Dear All, PRESIDENT’S DAY AND CHARITY LUNCH AUGUST 16. President’s Day is looming fast, now only 2 weeks away, and arrangements are progressing satisfactorily towards what we all hope will be an enjoyable day. Our captains, Marcus Martin and James Heslam are busy cogitating over their team selections, to ensure an exciting day’s cricket between two evenly matched sides. HOWEVER, numbers for the Charity Lunch are lagging behind somewhat, and the purpose of this letter is to remind everyone of the need to let me know URGENTLY if you wish to attend. I have to inform our caterers of final numbers by the end of next week at the latest, and at present our acceptances are down on previous years. For your £25:00 you receive a superb 4 course meal prepared by Capers Catering (probably the finest catering company in the Herts/Beds/Cambs region), together with the opportunity to win one of the superb raffle prizes! Fine wines have been sourced at modest prices, and of course, the contents of the Club bar will be available as usual. Because of the limited availability of places, I may have omitted to contact some of you, initially, for fear of being unable to fit everyone in, but as the situation stands at present, I would welcome a further 25 diners. Thanks for your attention - PLEASE let me know as soon as possible. Remember, the purpose of the lunch is to raise sufficient funds to hold a heart screening event at Reed for all young people in this area! Andrew Andrew Emms-President. Tel 01763 242613 Mob 07811 248928 Email: andrewpemms @hotmail.co.uk

By |2016-12-27T13:14:24+00:00July 31st, 2015|Categories: 2015, Social|Tags: , |Comments Off on REMINDER ABOUT THE PRESIDENT’S DAY AND CHARITY LUNCH AUGUST 16
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Reed 1st XI team effort in superb victory

Reed 1st XI secured an excellent win versus high-flying Botany Bay on Saturday at the Green. After the significant rainfall the day before the game Reed captain Heslam chose to put in the visitors despite the threat of some prolific batsman in the Botany Bay ranks. This strength soon became apparent as ex-Northants Ben Howgego started in ominous form on a wicket which seemed to have responded well to being covered throughout the previous days bad weather. Although Kasey Harris (19) and Dan Kastelik (7) went relatively cheaply to Tom Greaves (1-46) and Reece Fitzgerald (1-22) well caught by Chris Jackson and Will Heslam, the classy Howgego had put the visitors in control of the game by lunch at 154-2 off 34 overs. Reed knew they needed to get through the visitors quickly after lunch and that they did in fantastic style. Jack Tidey (3-51) opened the door by removing Howgego for a superb 101 and then he and Phil Lill (3-39) ripped through the Botany Bay middle order reducing them to 175-7 off 41 overs, an incredible turnaround. Reed eventually took the last 3 wickets to leave the bay all out for 203 in the 53rd over, with Fynn (2-30) returning to finish things off nicely. Despite the turnaround of the game situation Reed knew they would need to bat well to win the game against a testing Bay attack. They got off to a slow but steady start before 3 quick wickets left the home side in trouble at 31-3 with Will Heslam (19) the only batsman to reach double figures at this stage. However, the 4th wicket partnership proved crucial as the ever reliable Chris Jackson and Mitchell Cooper steadied the ship [...]

By |2015-07-30T07:04:31+01:00July 29th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Reed 1st XI team effort in superb victory
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Lankester stands up to see side home, Reed move into first place

Reed Seconds followed up their one-sided victory against Wheathampstead last week with another dominant display, this time against Ickleford. Playing away, Reed were pleasantly surprised to be asked to bowl first on a pitch with noticeable water damage from Fridays daylong downpour. After some attacking shots Reed picked up their first wicket thanks to a catch at point by Jack Caine from the bowling of Tom Walsingham. Walsingham (7-1-22-1) would continue to put down the ball at pace and managed to beat the bat on several occasions putting real pressure on the in coming batsmen. Peter Tidey at the other end meanwhile was producing all kinds of variable bounce and ended up taking 3 superb wickets for 20. With this early pressure from the openers and Reeds usual high standards in the field Ickleford were in real trouble. They found no let up from the change bowlers as Karl Ward (12-5-12-3), Jack Caine (1.2-0-5-1) and Ian Osbourne (5-0-10-2) all chipped in. Reed were in a solid position at the start of the second innings with a drying pitch and a paltry 82 to chase down. It was still hard going however, as Reed captain Phil Frenay and Richard Johnson got things going. Ickleford had little other option but to attack and applied pressure well. They managed to pick themselves up four wickets, as Reed feared an embarrassing collapse. However after Johnson’s 21 and 12 from Osbourne young Rob Lankester (39*) carried the burden of getting his side over the line showing supreme composure throughout. He finished things in style with a ramp shot to make the winning runs. Report by MJEB.

By |2015-07-30T07:06:30+01:00July 29th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Lankester stands up to see side home, Reed move into first place
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Spectacular collapse costs Reed IIIs

Reed III's struggles continued after slipping to a narrow defeat to Great Gaddesden. After the previous day’s monsoon, Reed captain Mike Robertson had little hesitation in inserting the visitors upon winning the toss. Gaddesden got off to a solid start despite an early wicket for Joe Graves (6-0-43-1). However, despite the accurate bowling of Aiden Woodcock (15-2-45-2) it was not until the introduction of Will Stock that Reed managed to make another breakthrough. Stock bowled two good spells as he finished with figures of (11-3-41-5). Woodcock eventually got his rewards for his accuracy as he picked up two wickets. Owen Hughes (6-0-46-1) and Jason Pallett (8-0-26-0) attempted to stem the flow but good middle order runs saw Great Gaddesden advance beyond the 200 mark. Skipper Robertson (7-1-25-1) bowled well at the death to limit the damage but a score of 222-9 from the allotted 53 overs was at least par. Reed’s response got off to a very good start as Rhodri Hughes (32) and veteran Peter Baker put on 86 for the opening wicket, before Hughes departed after being caught. When Ben Bowles followed soon after for 1, Reed looked to be wobbling. However Baker (62) and Stock steadied the ship and Stock in particular began to up the run rate. After Baker departed, Mike Robertson was promoted up the order to boost the run rate yet further as he and Stock put the hosts into a seemingly winning position as they approached 200. However disaster was looming as both Stock (67) and Robertson (17) departed in consecutive balls. Things only got worse when the in-form Matt Bowles was run out for 2. This sparked a woeful collapse as the inexperienced Reed tail succumbed to [...]

By |2015-07-30T07:11:48+01:00July 29th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Spectacular collapse costs Reed IIIs
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Roberts rescues the Fourths

Reed 4s traveled to Datchworth on Saturday after a week's break in Regional Division C East. Despite Friday's deluge, the pitch and outfield were in remarkably good condition. Skipper Lloyd Bowman lost the toss and Reed were put in to bat. Both openers Matthew Naeem and Martin Johnson fell early to the accurate bowling of Clark. Mas Naeem (21) and Zac Conley (10) then steadied things but were dismissed by Clark and the other opening bowler Carmichael and at 42 for 4 Reed were wobbling. Matters got even worse when skipper Bowman (2) and debutant Michael Hubbard fell in successive balls to Carmichael and at 49 for 6 in just the 12th over an early finish was on the cards. However, Ian Roberts and Chris West hadn't read the script and dug in for a well-crafted 71 partnership for the seventh wicket on a pitch with variable bounce. West was bowled by a yorker from Murphy for 23 but by this time the Reed recovery was underway at 110 for 7. Roberts carried on in the same vein playing each ball on its merits and dispatching the bad ball to the boundary. He was ably supported by Matt Yates (13) and they took Reed to 155 before Roberts fell to the returning Clark for 59, the last two wickets could only muster 6 more runs, however at 161 all out, Reed had given them a target to bowl at. Reed opened the bowling with Matt Giblin and Matt Yates; both bowled well and beat the bat with regularity. Giblin struck first in seventh over as Zac Conley took a catch to dismiss Bennett for 10 (20 for 1), Giblin took the second wicket too (35 [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:14:25+00:00July 29th, 2015|Categories: 2015, 2015 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Roberts rescues the Fourths
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Headlines – 25th / 26th July

Despite the prolonged rainfall on Friday / Saturday, only 5 matches out of the entire programme of 133 Herts League matches were cancelled. The new covers at Reed are proving their worth, and the old-style ground sheet covers were employed at Freman College which meant matches began on time. At Reed, the Firsts had a well-earned victory over old rivals, Botany Bay, and moved one position up the Championship Table. There were 3 wickets each for Jack Tidey and Toby Fynn as the Bay were restricted to 203 all-out. Then slowly but surely, Reed made the required target in the 60th over. Chris Jackson provided the glue to the innings making 65 not out as Reed lost 7 wickets on their way to the win. One of the 5 games cancelled was Welwyn Garden City’s home match versus Old Cholmeleians in Division 5B. Old Cs were top of the table prior to yesterday’s round of matches, but by being awarded only 10 points for their “No Result”, Reed Seconds were able to leap-frog them once they had demolished Ickleford for 82 and won by 6 wickets. They are now in 1st place with a lead of 8 points. The bowling credits go to Pete Tidey and Karl Ward who again had 3 wickets each, then Rob Lankester remained calm at the crease to score 39 not out as Reed overhauled the target within 22 overs. In the Third’s match against Great Gaddesden at the Freman Oval, the visitors scored an under par 222 for 9 in their 53 overs. 3 wickets fell to Will Stock who then scored 67 in the run chase that followed. Old-timer Peter Baker hit 62 but from a good position [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:14:26+00:00July 26th, 2015|Categories: 2015, News|Tags: |Comments Off on Headlines – 25th / 26th July
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