2017 Match Report
Reed's Under 13 Colts batted well on Thursday making a healthy 126 on The Green. Sam Osborne and Charlie Walters retired as soon as they had passed 30 runs each, then Ross Gardner (18 not out) and Jack Beber (17 not out) carried-on for the remainder of the 16-over innings. In response, Broxbourne ended their innings on 82 for 4. Wickets fell to Osborne, 2 for 5, Beber 1 for 9 and Matt Liebenberg, 1 for 12, leaving Reed victors by 44 runs.
At 127-8 Reed were staring down the barrel, but a belligerent knock from recently appointed Club Chairman, Stuart Smith (59, including 2 x 6’s and 6 x 4’s) steered the home side to a total of 170. Other than Smith, only Rob Lankester (21) and Chris Jackson (19) looked settled at the crease and Reed must have feared the worst at the break. However, a devastating opening spell by pacemen Ed Wharton (7-3-13-3) and Jack Tidey (7-2-26-2) bowling in tandem in the league for the first time soon had Sawbridgeworth on the ropes at 37-5. Some tidy support from Tom Greaves (8-3-18-1) and Toby Fynn (8-1-21-2) reduced the visitors, who were in the Premiership last season, to 59-8. A stubborn ninth wicket stand of 46, the highest in the match frustrated the Reed bowlers, but two quick wickets by Sean Tidey (4-0-7-1) and Rob Lankester, both caught by Tom Greaves left Sawbridgeworth well adrift at 106 all out. A fine start to the season by Reed with Stuart Smith the only batsman to score more than 21. Report submitted by Peter Wholley.
Reed were humiliated by Old Haberbashers, losing by 333 runs. The opposition are newly promoted and should easily continue to climb to higher leagues in future seasons. Lloyd Bowman lost the toss and OHCC batted first. The first wicket fell with only 5 runs on the board, due to a mix up and a run out. This opener must be rueing the mishap as colleagues went on a run gathering spree, easily finding gaps, due to Reed only being able to field 9 players. Sofat topped the scoring with 138, supported by Rupa Singhe (54), Modi (25), Mansha (21), with Reed’s misery being added to when Surepeddi batting at 7 scored an undefeated 85 off 31 balls. Reed did collect 4 other wickets, Hughes (2), G Stuart (1) and Bowman (1). The bowling figures were not a pretty sight with Neil Haslam being the most economic (8-0-37-0). Old Haberbashers finished their 40 overs at 353 for 5 wickets. Facing an impossible uphill task and with morale low, the Reed batting collapsed in a heap, with Reed’s 9 batsmen being all out for 20 within 6 overs. The closest to double figures was extras (9), helped by one of the bowlers sending down 4 wides in his first over. There was no man of match performance for Reed, although Richard Stuart was a trojan in the field, for ever chasing balls or stopping quick singles. The moment of the match, has to be Lloyd’s wicket ball with the batsman managing to play a high full toss onto his wicket, closely followed by Peter Baker attempting a forward roll whilst flicking the ball upwards. A humiliating afternoon to quickly forget and one that indicates that the club [...]
Mayfield batted first in this friendly fixture, on what was to prove a very unpredictable early season green pitch. Mayfield struggled to score, being reduced to 88 for 5 after 24 overs. There was a very economic spell from Neil Haslam of 8-7-5-1. Matt Yates replaced Owen Hughes, but could only bowl 3 over due to a muscle strain. There was a notable 122 run sixth wicket stand (Starck finishing unbeaten on 58 and Goodchild falling one short of 50), with some of the Reed bowlers proving to be expensive (Emes: 7-0-46-1, S Hughes: 5-0-40-0, Childs 2-0-19-0) and the batmen’s negating the slow outfield by hitting a number of sixes. The youngsters; Harry Hawes and Kieran McKinna plugged away taking 3 wickets between them. Owen Hughes returned for 2 overs and took his second wicket (7-1-19-2) in the last over of innings. Mayfield finished on 211 for 7, with extras accounting for 35 runs, indicating all-round early season rustiness. Reed started their innings cautiously, after the loss of Jack Childs in the second over. Kieran McKinna stuck around for 15 overs for 14 runs before being bowled. Reed were never in a position to challenge Mayfield’s score, with only Paul Garrett (10) and top scorer Owen Hughes (29) being the only other batsmen to reach double figures. Owen having to drop down the order after suffering blurred vision and vomiting due to a migraine. Toby Emes and S Hughes dropped anchor at the end of innings to bat out for a draw, as agreed that the side had to be bowled out to lose. Reed finished on a miserly 93 for 8 off their 40 overs, with extras accounting for 23 of the runs. Man [...]
Reed's Under 13s played in freezing conditions on the Green to overcome Sawbridgeworth U13s on Wednesday evening. Jack Beber (30) and Charlie Walters (23) contributed most of the runs from the bat although Reed's total was bolstered by a large amount of extras. In reply, and in near darkness, Sawbo fell just 6 runs short. The wickets were shared between Beber, Adam Gardner and Sam Osborne with 2 each, and Matthew Liebenberg with 1.