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2016 Match Reports

The “Honey Monster” completes a super all-round weekend as Josh takes 4 for 5!

Reed Sunday XI versus Forest Gate CC at Reed on Sunday 24th July 2016. When 3 deliveries from Joe Graves’s first over had disappeared to the boundary it looked like it would be a long, hard afternoon in the field for the Reed Sunday XI. Fortunately, Josh Conley, fresh from his batting heroics of the previous day, kept tighter lines and the run-rate was immediately halved to just 6-an-over after two! More free-scoring shots by Yashin peppered the field and Forest Gate’s opening stand progressed to 26. Suddenly, that became the bogey score as Conley took 2 wickets and Graves 1 without addition to the total. Young Cormac Hosie was introduced into the attack and his leg-breaks accounted for 2 more visiting batsmen with another going to Conley then a couple falling to Sammy Rice. Seven Foresters were clean-bowled seemingly trying to make boundary shots when perhaps a more circumspect approach would have been more beneficial. This left them at a vulnerable 65 for 8. Then Mahmood, the number 4 who had watched helplessly at the non-striker’s end as the wickets had tumbled was given some welcome support by number 10, Irfan. However, Neil Haslam had him top-edging to Marcus Baker at mid-wicket for 26 when the score became 97 for 9. Last man, T. Khan also supported Mahmood in a final stand of 40 bringing them to a more challenging 137 all-out once Conley had returned to remove Mahmood for 49. Astonishingly, Conley’s statistics were 4 wickets for a mere 5 runs from 6.2 overs. Once watered and fed, Reed’s teen-aged opening pair of Jack Childs and Mike Catt made batting look easy. Childs’ cutting behind point was impressive as he collected a succession [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:11:11+00:00July 25th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on The “Honey Monster” completes a super all-round weekend as Josh takes 4 for 5!
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Frustrating hot afternoon for Reed 4th XI

Captain Lloyd Bowman won the toss and asked Potters Bar to bat. The 10 Reed cricketers took the field on a hot afternoon. The opening pair of Matt Yates (4-1-14-0) and Jack Childs (18 runs from 7 overs) restricted the run rate, with both openers finding scoring difficult, which was to be the ongoing trend for this match. Because he was carrying an injury, Yates was replaced by Neil Haslam. The experienced Haslam was economical in his first spell of the afternoon conceding 21 from 8 overs. One of the opening batsmen retired halfway through the innings, feeling unwell. Meanwhile Steve Hughes had started his spell, again restricting the run flow and picking up 3 wickets for 43 from 12 overs, the first from a low full toss that the batsman hit firmly to Yates at mid-on to take a good catch. Bill Mansfield took a sharp low catch behind the wicket to give Hughes his second wicket. At 25 overs, the score was 65-2, then 104-4 at 32 overs. Ben Mansfield did a brilliant job in the outfield, restricting the batsmen to singles with his energy and accurate throws. Toby Emes replaced Haslam and took 2 wickets for 26 from 5 overs, one being Bowman taking a good (almost diving) catch in the covers. Haslam returned to finish off his overs ending with 0 for 50 from 12. Childs took the last wicket to fall producing figures of (9-2-23-1) and Potters Bar finished on 162 for 6 off their full 42 overs. Reed started slowly in response to some tight bowling, with Paul Garrott and Steve Hoye opening, Hoye, (6), went early, with Bill Mansfield, (1), following shortly afterwards. The theory being that keeping [...]

By |2016-07-25T09:49:54+01:00July 25th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Frustrating hot afternoon for Reed 4th XI
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Thirds thwarted in run-chase at the Freman Oval

Reed III versus Hertford IV at Freman College on Saturday 23rd July 2016. Hertford’s openers, Page, (67), and Mohanmurthy, (22), set-off at 6 an over in a partnership of 78 as Reed ‘s bowlers struggled to find their lines and lengths. Mohammed, Spring and Riddle, (72,) continued the onslaught until the declaration came in the 49th over when the score was 293 for 7. Having maintained a run-a-ball throughout their innings, the standout figures of veteran swinger, Ian Roberts, were marvellous. He returned 3 batsmen to the pavilion for only 18 runs off 8 overs, (that is just 2.25 runs per over). Faced with a massive target, but knowing that the Freman Oval pitch is fast-paced and high-scoring, Reed were undaunted and Rob Willoughby again powered his way past fifty. But with a swap-over between their young all-rounders, Jack Timms and Tom Orchard who shared wicket-keeping and bowling roles and accounted for 5 wickets between them, Reed found themselves at 98 for 7 with Willoughby out for 66. Then came a major recovery. First, Joe Graves, (26), supported skipper, Michael Robertson batting at number 9, and added 76 for the 8th wicket before becoming the third of Pizzey’s 3 wickets. The left-handed Robertson hit 7 boundaries and 2 sixes in his first 50 runs and was then joined by Josh Conley. In an amazing Third XI record-breaking 9th wicket partnership, Conley outscored his captain in their 11 overs together and registered his maiden half-century. His 53 included 6 fours and 3 sixes and when he was bowled by Mohammed, Reed required just 16 for victory from 4 further overs. Robertson took a single to take him to a splendid 94, then number 11 Roberts hit [...]

By |2016-07-24T16:23:45+01:00July 24th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Thirds thwarted in run-chase at the Freman Oval
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Poor all round display by Reed 1sts

Reed 1st XI travelled to bottom of the table Dunstable Town on Saturday and proved that the quality of teams in the Saracens Premier League Championship is very even. Reed won the toss and inserted Dunstable on a very good wicket and large outfield. Dunstable got off to a flying start as the Reed bowlers failed to hit their lengths. After 10 overs, Dunstable were 58 without loss and Captain Tom Greaves was forced to bring himself on far earlier than usual. Greaves (20 overs, 1 maiden, 63 runs and 2 wickets) stemmed the flow of runs, supported by Ian Osborne (12-1-60-3). However opener Matthews could not be budged and batted until he was run out for 122 in the 59th over. Dunstable were finally bowled out for 264 on the last ball of the 60th over. On such a good wicket, given their position high up in the League, Reed could be confident of chasing the score down in their maximum of 55 overs. However, opening bowler Lee Cherry and his brother had other ideas. Bowling an immaculate line and length at brisk pace, Lee took 6 for 61 in 16 overs, supported by off spinning brother S.Cherry, (11.2-5-26-3), to blow Reed's batting away. Only Rob Lankester, (23), Sean Tidey, (29) Ed Wharton, (29 not out), and Ian Osborne, (31), demonstrated any resistance. Reed host top of the table Letchworth this coming weekend and will have to demonstrate much more discipline and fight if they are to prevail. Report submitted by RMR.

By |2016-12-27T13:11:14+00:00July 18th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: |1 Comment
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New Cup but familiar result as Reed win the revamped Keatley Cup competition

What a day, what a result! Reed entered a young side representing a range of the club’s sides for The Keatley Cup’s reformed format. Reed’s six players were Joe Graves, Sean Tidey, Tom Walsingham, Rhodri Hughes, Rob Lankester and team skipper Marcus J.E. Baker. The new format asked each side to bowl five overs, one over each from every fielder except the wicket-keeper. Reed fielded first in the first game against Thriplow and kept them to 42. Two wickets went to the deadly Rhodri Hughes and two stumpings and a run out to Baker with the gloves. Learning from what they had seen Reed saw that it was a slow and low pitch and that good running was more crucial to big hitting. Lankester and Tidey did the damage in chasing down the target easily. In the second match against the talented Lord’s Taverners Buccaneers, Reed found themselves chasing a total of 64. It proved too much as Reed finished twenty runs short. In the final round-robin encounter against hosts Royston CC, Reed openers Tidey and Lankester recorded a competition top score of 77 in their innings. More superb bowling restricted Royston and left them well short. This put Reed into the final. Reed faced-up against the Lord’s Taverners Buccaneers in the final, who were by far the most talented side on show. Baker won the toss and inserted the opposition. Sean Tidey bowled a fantastic opening over which conceded very few runs. Walsingham, Hughes and Graves followed up with some more good bowling. Buccaneers struggled to reach the boundary whilst Reed’s energetic fielding restricted the running between the wickets. Rob Lankester delivered a great last over which led to the Buccaneers posting what for [...]

By |2016-07-18T18:35:41+01:00July 18th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on New Cup but familiar result as Reed win the revamped Keatley Cup competition
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Key match goes against Reed 2nds

Third placed Reed II won the toss and batted first on a good Reed wicket. However, overhead conditions helped the bowlers and the Reed openers found the early stages hard going. Division leaders Dunstable showed why they were worthy of their position but eventually Richard Johnson started to find the gaps and runs started to come slowly but surely. However, Johnson’s (17) wicket followed soon after by two more saw Reed struggling at 54 for 3 from 24 overs. The innings found some life with the partnership of Marcus Martin and Marcus J.E. Baker who took their time to stabilise the situation. Waiting for the bad balls the two Cus’s put on 55 together and were just starting to look to lift the run rate when the Reed skipper departed for 32. Meanwhile, Baker hung around looking untroubled but was gradually tiring. Trying to rack up boundaries he picked out the deep wicket fielder for 45. Good knocks by Jack Caine (27) and Karl Ward (13*) helped Reed get to 171 for 8. A total perhaps that was perhaps below par but nonetheless a total that was defendable. The visiting openers were positive in the chase but break through wickets from Peter Tidey and Karl Ward made things interesting. Both Ward (1-32) and Tidey (1-50) slogged their guts out followed by Marcus Martin (2-25) but found that any pressure they tried to build was quickly released by some sloppy and lazy fielding un-worthy of Reed. Nevertheless things were tense and if the Reed bowlers could prise these wickets it would be a crucial win that could really open-up the division. But it was not to be, 171 was surpassed with Reed losing by 5 wickets. [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:11:15+00:00July 18th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Key match goes against Reed 2nds
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Reed IIIs Suffer Another Defeat

Reed III's travelled across Herts to face bottom of the table Northwood Town II's. Northwood, batting first, got of to a good start, as Fozan Haji (68) and Ravi Ramawat (25) worked the bowling of Joe Graves (11-2-39-1) and Mike Robertson (6-0-33-0) Robertson struggled to find his line, and was soon replaced by Neil Haslam (15-5-31-2) who put pressure on the batsmen, eventually forcing an error Ramawat. Amish Unalkat (39) continued to push the total, until a flighter from Matt Naeem (6-0-47-2) had Fozan caught in the deep by Graves. Sumeet Khetia (4) was quickly dismissed, and the addition of Robert Willoughby to the attack (6-0-22-2) saw Amish and Tarang Katira (10) fall victim to his beguiling spin. After a brief display of confident strokes Muzammil Wasi was bowled by Graves, as Cheesewright (19) continued to plug away. Naeem picked up the wicket of Motiwala (6), through further flighty bowling. With Malik (1) and Cheesewright still at the crease, Northwood chose to declare on 235-7 from 51 overs. Reed's response began with less confidence as Rhodri Hughes (6) was dismissed by Parmar (10-2-21-1). Willoughby (22) and the youthful Mike Catt (38) began to build a partnership but the former was bowled by Wasi (5-0-24-1). Catt and Skipper Mike Robertson pushed on the total, hitting boundaries freely, however a lapse in concentration saw Robertson caught off the bowling of Khetia (12-1-50-3). Catt and Peter Baker (4) quickly followed as Patel (7-1-19-3) brought some pace to the attack. Maseeh Naeem (24) looked strong, however father and son John and Ed Kershaw struggled to support him. Joe Graves (14) looked to have the measure of the bowling, but Naeem became Khetia's third victim. Matt Naeem (2*) attempted to [...]

By |2016-12-27T13:11:16+00:00July 18th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Reed IIIs Suffer Another Defeat
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Man of Match Martin bashes Baldock for a ton!

Reed 4th XI v Baldock 3rd XI at Freman Oval, 16th July 2016 Baldock won the toss and elected to bat on a warm summer afternoon at Freman. There was a healthy balance of youth and “experience” in the 4th XI today. The opening bowling pair of Matt Yates and Jack Childs restricted the run rate over the early overs, with Childs taking the wickets of an opener and the No 3 batsman. Jake Gifford, replaced Yates, but struggled to find line and length and was quickly replaced by Jack Wilkerson. He deserved a wicket with a dropped catch coming off his bowling. Unfortunately, at the drinks break Matt Yates had to retire from the field having taken a heavy blow on the ankle from a well struck shot. Meanwhile from the town end, Martin Johnson was again tying the batsmen down and finished with 2 - 58 from a 12-over spell. With batsmen risking quick singles, their opening bat (who had spent a fidgety 30+ overs at the crease) was run out on 49 by quick reactions and a direct hit from Jack Childs. Alan Ward replaced Jack Wilkerson and finished with 3 wickets to his name. Johnson took a good catch on the boundary off the bowling of Hughes (2 overs, 1 for 13). Baldock batted for 42 overs, finishing on 191-9. Reed’s captain for the day, Bill Mansfield showed prowess behind the stumps with two of the younger players, Ben Mansfield and Kieran McKinna being very active in the outfield. In between innings both sides enjoyed teas, supplied by Mrs Garrott. In reply Reed started solidly if somewhat slowly in response to some tight bowling, with Paul Garrott and Johnson opening the [...]

By |2016-07-18T13:23:32+01:00July 18th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Man of Match Martin bashes Baldock for a ton!
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Stevenage bat out for tame draw

On Saturday July 9th Reed 1st XI hosted Stevenage 1st XI in the Herts Saracens League Championship. Stevenage won the toss and asked Reed to bat first. Reed got off to a solid start, with brothers James (45) and William Heslam (117) putting on 105 for the first wicket in 26 overs. Rob Lankester (39) came in at number 3 giving William good support and taking the score to 195 before he fell in the 46th over. A procession of batsmen then came and went trying to up the scoring rate, with R.Hassan taking 6 for 69 with his leg breaks. Tom Greaves then declared after 58.5 overs with the score on 258 for 8. In reply Stevenage suffered a dreadful start with Ed Wharton and Ian Osborne each taking wickets in the first two overs leaving Stevenage 8 for 2 off 2. However, this brought Hassan (111 not out) to the crease who rebuilt the innings ably supported by Gittens-Brown (62). Tom Greaves bowled a marathon spell of 19 overs 2 maidens, 2 for 59 and kept the Stevenage scoring rate down. But with the fall of Gittens-Brown, Stevenage opted to play for the draw and after 58 overs settled for 217 for 8. Reed picked up the bonus points but were frustrated at being unable to push for the win. Report submitted by RMR.

By |2016-07-12T13:34:10+01:00July 12th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: |Comments Off on Stevenage bat out for tame draw
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Reed Crash Out in Thriller!

Herts and Beds champions Reed crashed out of the 2016 National Village Cup on Sunday losing off the last ball of their match against Kent Champions Sibton Park. 7 Wickets down and needing just a single off the last ball to clinch the win, Reed batsman Karl Ward struck the ball into the covers but his despairing charge to achieve the required run was foiled by good Sibton fielding and the stumps were broken with Ward an agonising 2 yards short of completing the run, and the win for Reed! After a delayed start because of rain, things had started well for Reed as they won the toss and asked the men of Kent to bat first. Toby Fynn and Ward opened the bowling and both extracted some movement from the pitch in the early overs, but belligerent Sibton opener Bingham struck out lustily from the start and rode his luck being dropped twice off difficult hard hit chances in between a succession of boundaries. Opener Hickmott went for 10 with the score 53 in the 12th over. It was here that Reeds luck ran out and controversy raged as Sibton No 3 Allon, on 0 at the time, survived a very confident Reed shout for caught behind. which was not supported by the visiting Umpire. The game moved on and two runs later the dangerous Bingham was well caught in the deep by Toby Fynn off Tom Greaves for a hard hit 40. The Sibton Innings then lost its momentum as Greaves (9 Overs 1 – 37) and Ward (9 Overs 1-25) bowled tight spells and at the halfway mark the visitors score was poised at 82-2 off 20 overs. The Reed pressure was [...]

By |2016-07-12T09:25:57+01:00July 12th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: , |Comments Off on Reed Crash Out in Thriller!
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