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500 runs and 20 wickets, good day’s cricket with Reed winners

Jack Childs and Tom Nussey, opening for Reed, made a steady start having been inserted by the visiting Camden. Getting a read for both the pitch and the opening bowlers they looked to settle in. However, Childs (14) played down the wrong line to one with the score on 25. Nussey (12) meanwhile was looking confident on the front foot before an edge found the waiting hands of first slip. Another few cheap wickets left Reed struggling on 61 for 4. Things were however about to dramatically swing back into Reed's favour. Tom Walsingham came to join George Garrott out in the middle and the pair combined quick running and boundary hitting to make an innings saving 82 in just 10 overs. With now the potential of a big score it was disappointing to lose both Walsingham (56) and Garrott (46) in successive deliveries. None the less it was their efforts that gave the incoming Rob Lankester and Marcus J.E. Baker a platform to work from. Lankester was in a class of his own. Dispatching his first ball for six he followed in the same vein smashing 7 sixes and 7 fours in his 32-ball 76. Baker meanwhile played a more conservative innings trying to give as much of the strike to Lankester as he could. Together they put on 100 in 10 overs before Lankester struck out to long off. Joe Graves (28) came to the wicket and continued his season-long good form with the bat patiently waiting for the right ball to smash. Baker upped his tempo and reached 52 whilst the Reed innings came to an end on 301 all out. In the second innings very attacking fields did not prove as [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2016-08-22T10:54:40+01:00August 22nd, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: Sunday XI v. Camden|Comments Off

Headlines – 20th / 21st August

SATURDAY: It went to the wire at The Green in the 1st XI match versus Flitwick. The visitors posted 246 for 7 of which Sean Tidey took 4 wickets. For Reed, James Heslam made a masterly eighty and Richard Wharton provided some impetus with a half-century but after a clatter of wickets, it was his brother, Ed, who had to get Reed over the line needing a dozen off the last over. Thankfully he did. One delivery went into the car park and the final ball bounced into the nettles and hasn't been seen since! The Second XI's trip to Broxbourne was cancelled. Reportedly, the pitch was too wet. Reed are left in 5th place in Division 4B. The Thirds, made-up mostly of 4th XI players, were outshone by relegation rivals Langleybury when they replied to the host's 265 for 4 with only 92 all-out. Jake Gifford had taken 2 of the Langleybury wickets then James Crouchman top-scored with 34. For the first time this season, there were not enough players to field four teams. Consequently the Fourth XI had to concede. They remain in 3rd position in the Division but are now unlikely to gain promotion. SUNDAY: Reed topped 300 on The Green when Rob Lankester scored 76, Tom Walsingham 56, Marcus Baker 52 and George Garrott 46. Camden responded with 200 all-out, 3 wickets each for Sam Rice and Tom Walsingham. Expect Match Reports to follow shortly. PGB

By Peter G. Baker|2016-08-21T22:30:46+01:00August 21st, 2016|Categories: 2016, News|Tags: Headlines|Comments Off

Reed finish in second as Ashwell take the spoils

Regardless of being a man short, a strong Ashwell side visiting the Green convincingly beat Reed in a 40 over-a-side Sunday friendly. Marcus J.E. Baker inserted Ashwell and saw his opening bowlers Matt Giblin (8-1-35-0) and Neil Haslam (8-2-23-0) punished early on as they struggled to find their lengths. However, once the issue had been addressed the runs begun to dry up. Both showed a lot of fight bringing Reed back into the fight. Wickets finally fell to first change bowlers Rob Lankester (1-41) and Baker (1-34). Under 14 Cormac Hosie once again impressed with his leg-spin taking two including opener Clark (85) but was also targeted, along with all the bowlers, by the big-hitting Ashwell batsmen. None the less it was an important learning experience for the young colt. Owen Hughes chipped-in with a wicket as Ashwell finished six down for 267. Losing cheap, early wickets proved crucial as Reed struggled in their reply. Baker came to the crease to join Kieran McKinna, with his side 30 for 3. Ashwell sniffed blood and were in for the kill. Despite being targeted, the Under 14 McKinna showed grit resisting the intimidation of five men close round his bat. However, the inevitable did happen, but again for a young man playing one of his first "adult" matches it was a great learning experience about the tough, competitiveness of Sunday friendly cricket. Baker, now uncharacteristically wound-up, decided to take the fight back to Ashwell, who found the Reed captain a less easy target. Accompanied by Rhodri Hughes, Baker put the ball to the boundary numerous times as they put on 102 for the fifth wicket. However, with the loss of Baker (71) and Hughes (25) in the [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2016-12-27T13:10:58+00:00August 16th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: Sunday XI v. Ashwell|Comments Off

3s Snatch late Season Victory

Having struggled throughout the majority of the season, Reed IIIs looked to pick some vital points in their fight for survival. Facing a strong opposition in St. Albans IIIs, Reed had their work cut out. With St. Albans winning the toss and electing to bat, Reed's Joe Graves (10-1-26-0) and Owen Hughes (7-1-34-2) opened the bowling. Both bowled good lines with Hughes picking up the wickets of Melling (0) and Watkins (6) early on. Dean (31) and Shah (42) put together a solid partnership until the wiles of Ian Roberts (10-3-19-1) and a blinding catch from Rob Willoughby dismissed Dean. Shah and Khan (0) soon fell, in quick succession, to catches by Mas Naeem and Ben Moody off the bowling of James Crouchman (5-0-35-2). Once again St. Albans stabilised as M. Telkman (31) and Parkinson (13) steadied the ship, until both were caught by Marcus Baker off the bowling of Willoughby (3.2-0-18-2). Josh Conley (6-0-14-2) also joined the attack, picking up the wickets of J. Button (9) and A. Button (5). The final St. Albans wicket came after confusion at the wicket and a rocket like throw from Zac Conley saw N. Button (2) run out. St. Albans all out for 154, leaving Reed a lot of work to do. Reed started poorly, with Willoughby (0) falling victim to A. Button (5-1-27-1), Marcus Baker (1) also failed to shine being trapped LBW by Dean (8.4-1-25-1). Reed looked in trouble at 17 for 2 from 7 overs, however opener Ben Moody (21) and skipper Mike Robertson (29) stabilised the innings. After a short partnership, Moody was bowled by Watkins (6-0-28-1), bringing the youngster Zac Conley to the crease. Robertson was also lost after failing to be [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2016-12-27T13:10:59+00:00August 16th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: 3rd XI v. St Albans (SHPCL Division 8A)|Comments Off

Cooper almost steals victory for Reed

Mitchell Cooper came close to rescuing a victory for Reed 1st XI in a hard-fought contest away to 4th placed Hoddesdon. With captain Tom Greaves unfortunately injured for the match, vice-captain William Heslam, captaining his first game for the club's men's side, won the toss and elected to bowl in cloudy conditions on a pitch which looked like it would offer some assistance to the bowlers despite a decent week of weather. This proved to be the case as Toby Fynn (10 overs, 4 wickets for 39) moved the ball around beating the bat with an impressive line and length to reduce Hoddesdon to 79-5 with Mitchell Cooper (7-1-39) also picking up a good wicket. A decent partnership was then forged between the hard-hitting Rob Jones (69) and Martin Brown (18) who survived a big lbw shout first ball. However Sean Tidey (8.3-2-21) and Alex Mutucumarana (7-3-45) both bowled well and when Brown was dismissed by Mutucumarana, quickly followed by another two wickets at 142-8 it was looking very good for Reed. Unfortunately a speedy 9th wicket partnership followed as Rhys and Rob Jones opened their shoulders before Mutucumarana and Tidey wrapped things up at 191 all out. Despite the wicket offering something to the bowlers, with short boundaries and a lightning fast outfield Reed were confident if they could bat better than in some of their recent games the match was easily winnable. This looked the case as Rich Wharton (34) and William Heslam (37) set off fluently in pursuit of the target. At 63-0 off 14 overs the game was well in Reed’s hands, however when Heslam was really getting going he went to an unlikely mis-timed shot off the swing bowling of [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2016-08-16T09:05:24+01:00August 16th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: 1st XI v. Hoddesdon (SHPCL Championship Division)|Comments Off

Johnson’s rich vein of form continues

As he continues to do, Captain Bowman won the toss and invited Letchworth to bat on a very dry pitch. The first 20 overs had an ominous feeling with Connor Pond, on a run fest against us for the second time this season. Then after the drinks break and a number of bowling changes, Steve Hughes bowled Pond (131) to a loud cry of rejoice from the bowler, this batman having collected 363 runs against Reed this season. The first wicket being a stand of 178. Meanwhile the other opener, Cruttenden (89), continued to collect runs before Bowman took an excellent catch off Matt Yates (8-1-49-1). Wickets continued to fall at the other end, with the bowlers sharing the spoils, with those having bowled to Pond not being as economical with the exception of Neil Haslam (7-0-41-0) who's first ball had gone for 6. The other figures being Martin Johnson (8-2-53-2), Hughes (7-1-62-2), Matt Naeem (8-0-50-1) and Jonny Adam (2-0-9-0). Letchworth achieved 274 for 6 off their 40 overs. After tea, and with Pond opening the bowling, Reed started well, treating the bowling of Pond with respect but collecting runs from the generally young bowling attack. Martin Johnson’s rich vein of form was to continue, as he made his way to his third consecutive hundred, an unbeaten 131, with 26 boundaries, two of which were 6’s. He was ably supported by Paul Garrott (37) and Peter Baker (32) with stands of 82 and 85 for the first and second wickets. Baker collecting most of his runs in boundaries. Reed achieved their winning total of 275 in the 30th over, with Bill Mansfield (10) and Bowman (13) supporting Johnson towards the end of the innings. Extras [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2016-12-27T13:11:00+00:00August 15th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: 4th XI v. Letchworth Garden City (SHPCL Regional Division B East)|Comments Off

Headlines – 13th / 14th August

SATURDAY: It was a day for chasing which turned out to be 75% successful! Unfortunately, the 1st XI were the 25% unsuccessful portion. Having kept Hoddesdon to 191, four of the wickets to Toby Fynn, Reed's chase ended just 12 runs short at 179. Mitchell Cooper scored a fifty and Will Heslam 37. Back on The Green, Julien Fynn went one better than his brother by taking 5 Hertford wickets in their 192 for 9. Two of Reed's silkiest batsmen, Richard Johnson and Ed Garrott, then recorded half-centuries as the Seconds won by 8 wickets. There was a welcome victory up at Freman College when the Thirds overhauled St Albans' 154 all-out with 3 wickets intact. Zac Conley's 34 was top-score but Mike Robertson and Ben Moody chipped-in with twenties in their mission to avoid the "dreaded dotted line of demotion". Martin "Ton-up" Johnson broke records whilst compiling a third successive hundred in the 4th XI's fixture against Letchworth. All his centuries have been undefeated and this effort was supported by veterans Garrott, P and Baker, P, in using just 30 overs to chase-down Letchworth's mammoth 274 for 6. Whilst the wickets had been shared round, most satisfying were the two wickets deservedly taken by the persistent Steve Hughes. He bowled the high-scoring Pond for "only" 130 this time - in the previous encounter, Pond had scored 230. SUNDAY: Chasing runs again. Despite MJE Baker's 71, Reed's "Friendly" XI were all-out for 172 and were 95 runs behind at the end of the match against Ashwell. Ah well! Expect Match Reports to follow shortly. PGB.

By Peter G. Baker|2016-08-15T07:55:35+01:00August 13th, 2016|Categories: 2016, News|Tags: Headlines|Comments Off

Coach Education 2016-2017

Coach Education 2016-2017 Hertfordshire Cricket in partnership with Essex Cricket & Cambridgeshire Cricket. Hertfordshire Cricket is delighted to be once again offering an extensive Coach Education Programme in 2016-2017. Full details of the courses, venues, dates, times, length of course and cost are available on our website which can be viewed using the link below www.hertscricket.org Then choose COACHING then COACH EDUCATION COURSES 2016-2017 Hertfordshire Cricket is committed to delivering a top-class experience for all candidates with the ultimate aim of inspiring the coaches that we train to pass on a love of the game to the youngsters that will last a lifetime. As in previous years, the ECB Coach Education courses allow coaches to train specifically for the age of player that they will be working with. There are courses in ‘Coaching Young People and Adults’, aimed at coaches who will be working mainly with players aged 13 and above, and in ‘Coaching Children’, aimed at coaches who will be working with players aged below 13. Initial support worker courses and CPD Modules are also available. As the names suggest, the content of these courses are specific to the players with whom the coaches will be mostly working, although coaches can, of course, train in both specialisms. In order to make sure that you select the correct course for yourself, when booking on - please make sure you read the course descriptions, commitment and Pre-requisites that are required. If you want help to find the appropriate course for you, or for any further information about the coach education programme, please contact Hertfordshire Cricket on 01707 285824 or email [email protected] Courses are organised and run in Hertfordshire by Hertfordshire Cricket Ltd, in partnership with Essex [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2016-08-09T08:17:18+01:00August 9th, 2016|Categories: 2016, News|Tags: 2016, Coach Education|Comments Off

The Family Hughes claim 6 for 26 from a combined 9 overs in Reed win on Sunday

Having lost to Aston earlier in the season playing away, it was nice to get some revenge when it came to Reed's turn to host. Asked to bowl first Reed attacked with the pace of Joe Graves coming down the hill and applied the pressure with Neil Haslam coming up. Haslam made the breakthrough whilst Graves was unlucky not to come away with a wicket despite some fine bowling. Rhodri Hughes may have been surprised to be asked to be first change bowler but it proved an inspired move as his three-over spell produced three fantastic wickets. Cormac Hosie and Sam Rice then bowled in tandem during the middle overs. Both got the ball to spin and made trouble for the Aston batsman. Hosie unfortunately went wicketless whilst Rice claimed 2 for 27. Owen and Steve Hughes then finished things off for Reed, Owen claiming 2 for 5 and Steve 1 for 7. With a target of 170 Reed needed a good start. Jack Childs and veteran Peter Baker started well and were beginning to look settled for a long partnership. Unfortunately Howes bowled Childs for 15, followed swiftly by two more cheap wickets. Reed captain Marcus J.E. Baker came to the crease at 33 for 3 but soon lost his father for 21. Needing help in restarting the Reed innings Rhodri Hughes duly provided the support. Both played smart cricket as they put on 61 for fifth wicket. Looking to up the ante R. Hughes (14) tried a slog sweep that brought about his downfall. Replacing him was younger brother Owen. Looking in fine touch he played a patient innings. Playing the drive and cut well in particular he helped Reed get over the [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2016-08-09T08:01:03+01:00August 9th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: Sunday XI v. Aston|Comments Off

Reed’s Yo-Yo season continues

Reed 1st XI hosted Langleybury 1st XI at home on Saturday. Langleybury won the toss and opted to bat first. Reed's opening bowler Ed Wharton (10-4-24-2) stormed in and had opener Corran caught behind by Sean Tidey in the third over, leaving Langleybury 10 for 1. A solid stand of 41 then developed between R.Soulsby (51) and N.Amin (19) before Wharton bowled Amin for 19. Soulsby continued with S.Knox (19) taking the score to 95 for 3 after 28 overs. Tom Greaves (15-4-37-3) brought himself into the attack and soon had Knox LBW followed by W.Oxley (5). Meanwhile Alex Mutucumarana (12.4-51-51-5) was brought into the attack bowling his leg spin and quickly got rid of A.Gunning (10). Greaves and Mutucumarana then ran through the rest of the Langleybury batting order leaving them 173 all out in 49.4 overs. Reed were left with 65 overs to chase down the Langleybury total which should have been very gettable with no demons apparent in the pitch. However Langleybury bowled very tightly and Reed struggled to find the boundary and were 15 of 0 after 7 overs. William Heslam (5) soon fell to T.Brall and Tom Greaves followed soon after. James Heslam (38) then put on a stand of 30 with Chris Jackson (19) and Reed looked in control, but Jackson then got out with the score on 54 followed by S. Tidey and Mutucumarana without troubling the scorer and Reed were in trouble at 54 for 5. Ed Wharton kept Reed's hopes alive with a cultured 25, but when he went the tail folded and Reed were bowled out for 97 with 35 overs remaining. The main damage was done by R.Oxley (8.5-1-33-4) and M.Corran (8-3-27-4) who both [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2016-12-27T13:11:02+00:00August 9th, 2016|Categories: 2016, 2016 Match Report|Tags: 1st XI v. Langleybury (SHPCL Championship Division)|Comments Off