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U15s Difficulties Continue

With the U15s squad hampered by long-term injuries, the journey to Hertford was very much an unknown entity. A re-scheduled match from earlier in the season, U15s could only muster 10 players for the half-term fixture - with two of these new additions to the team. Reed won the toss and elected to bat. Daniel Vincent and Oscar Lamb opened the batting against rapid pace. With Daniel seeing off the majority of the seam deliveries, Oscar fell to a quality catch for a duck, followed quickly by Daniel after being deceived by a spinning delivery. Reed were 5 for 2 in the 4th over. Unfortunately, Reed never really got started, and it was the wayward deliveries from Hertford which brought respectability to the score-line. Stanley Johnson (8) Charlie Cannon (8), Aaron Nash (6), Oliver Tallis (10), Luke Parker (7), Lily Hall (5) hauled the score to 96 for 8 at the end of 20 overs. Sub-100 scores are always going to be difficult to defend, so Reed were dependant on getting early wickets. Crack-bowler Lily Hall opened the bowling and was extremely close to taking a wicket with the first ball.... But after a number of near-misses, Lily finished on 3-0-23-0. Luke Parker, Charlie Cannon and Stanley Johnson were equally unlucky - and with a missing fielder, runs (and boundaries) were in plentiful supply for the Hertford openers. With both opening batsmen approaching forced-retirement on 40, it was new-player Vicky Stevenson who forced a mistake, taking a wicket with her first over of bowling. Hertford strolled to victory in the 10th over, finishing on 96 for 1 from 9.3 overs. Match Report submitted by Lee Vincent.

By |2023-06-02T08:00:32+01:00June 2nd, 2023|Categories: 2023, 2023 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on U15s Difficulties Continue
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Walters and Archer are bright spots in Reed Seconds’ defeat

Reed Seconds welcomed Tewin Firsts to Cokenach last Saturday. Winning the toss Skipper Stuart Smith opted to bat first. Smith was the first wicket to fall run out for only one, the first of three run outs in the Reed innings. After Phil Frenay's dismissal at 23 for 2 brought 16-year-old Charlie Walters to the wicket and he hit his first delivery for four. Wickets fell intermittently but a 50 run partnership for the fifth wicket with Rich Barlow gave the team some home of posting a respectable score. Walters fell for a 75 ball 64, which included 9 fours and 2 sixes. Unfortunately the remaining batting fell away due to some tight bowling and great ground fielding from Tewin. At 165 for 8 off the maximum 50 overs, it felt that this was maybe 30 runs short on this particular batting wicket. Tewin put matters in perspective as they set off quickly in pursuit of their target. Phil Frenay took a catch of the bowling of Matt Bowles (10-0-44-1) and that checked the batting. 17-year-old Will Archer bowled with good drift and turn off the pitch and was unlucky not to take any wickets. Though the run rate was reduced significantly Reed couldn't find any further wickets as Tewin eventually reached their target inside 37 overs. Match Report submitted by Neil Haslam.

By |2023-06-01T08:41:08+01:00June 1st, 2023|Categories: 2023, 2023 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Walters and Archer are bright spots in Reed Seconds’ defeat
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Catches WIN matches!

They say catches win matches, so if you drop 10, the result is almost certainly inevitable. Dunstable profited to the tune of 266 for 6 with Aussie Billington top scoring with 80. Only Chris Chambers managed to put a brake on their run charge taking 3 for 10 in his first 5 overs. He also had Billington with the last ball of his tenth over and eventually ended with 4 for 42. Reed stuttered to 47 for 5 in reply, four of those wickets falling to their perennial scourge Luke Cherry. However, when he finished his allocated overs, the lower order fought back led by a stylish innings of 38 by Max Sanderson and a more brutal one of 54 by Sean Tidey. They put together a stand of 77 and with the last wicket of Toby Fynn and Matt Giblin adding 24 more, Reed at least had the consolation of 3 batting bonus points. The innings closed with a respectable score of 193. Maybe Reed would benefit from some catching drills this week? Match Report submitted by Peter Wholley.

By |2023-05-29T09:03:12+01:00May 29th, 2023|Categories: 2023, 2023 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Catches WIN matches!
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Reed U15s need to rebuild after injuries

After a bruising encounter at Ickleford in the T20 cup, Reed were without 3 experienced players for their league match against Welwyn Garden City. With Callum (Broken Toe), Jamie (Knee) and Daniel (Back) unavailable to bowl, the next few weeks are going to be tough for the U15s players. Fortunately, Daniel is still able to take the field to bat, and his experience in the field will help the younger players coming through. Welwyn won the toss and elected to field. A completely new opening pairing of Daniel and Eddie saw off the opening bowlers and reached 29 for 0 from 6 overs (with WGC opening bowler Vinnakota going for just 3 runs from his 2 overs) before Eddie was caught on 5 from 22 balls. In an error from the umpires, the batters crossing was not reversed, and Daniel was bowled by a ball that died in the wicket next ball (13 from 18). Then a quickfire 5 from 3 from Charlie Cannon before being caught in the next over. Reed were in trouble. When Stanley Johnson was caught in the next (9th) over it was up to Lewis Karim and Sam Dawson to make a stand if Reed were to post a defendable score. A partnership of 31 runs came to an end when Karim (30 from 24) was caught. Sam continued to show composure in the middle, while a succession of partners were dismissed at the other end. Aaron Nash was run-out for 0; Oliver Tallis Bowled (3); Matthew Barons Run Out (0) Sam was eventually run out on the penultimate ball for 29 from 34. Lily Hall seeing out the innings. Reed had made it to 108, which would be tricky [...]

By |2023-05-24T07:04:53+01:00May 24th, 2023|Categories: 2023, 2023 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Reed U15s need to rebuild after injuries
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Ward and Lankester onslaught down Langleybury

Reed travelled to Langleybury in the Regional Semi-Final of the National Village Cup on Sunday. Winning the toss skipper Rob Lankester asked the hosts to bat. Tight bowling from both Toby Fynn (8-1-18-2) and Jack Tidey (8-0-25-2) were well rewarded as Langleybury were wobbling at 29 for 4. A brief respite came with a fifth wicket stand of 46 between Roe and Ross before a smart caught and bowled by Chris Chambers (8-0-42-2) ended Ross's knock. Reed's changed bowlers of Chambers, Julien Fynn (8-1-31-1) and Sean Tidey (8-0-31-1 ) backed up the opening bowling spells as they restricted the hosts to 160 for 9 off 40 overs. Roe top scoring with a truculent 58. With only a shade over four runs an over needed, Reed set off confidently with Will Heslam and Kallum Ward building a partnership quickly. Heslam fell for 11 (32-1) brought 17 year old Sam Osborne to the crease he was given lbw for 5 and Reed were then 48-2 in the 13th over. Rob Lankester joined Ward at the crease and the pair played near faultless cricket at they motored towards their target. Ward hit 7 fours and 2 sixes in his 75-ball 69 not out and skipper Lankester 3 fours and four sixes in a 45-ball 50 not out, their unbeaten 115 run partnership off a mere 88 balls. Lankester hit the winning runs with a six over the club house to secure an 8 wicket victory and a date away with Redbourn in the Regional Final on 4th June. Match Report submitted by Neil Haslam.

By |2023-05-23T06:25:46+01:00May 23rd, 2023|Categories: 2023, Match Reports|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Ward and Lankester onslaught down Langleybury
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A slippery start to the season

After two weeks of washed-out fixtures, Reed 1st XI looked set for a heavy defeat in their first game of the season as they slumped to 121 all out. They lost two wickets in the first two overs, although a solid partnership between skipper, Rob Lankester, and Sam Osborne (13) established a base to the innings. However when Lankester was LBW to slow left arm, Zimbabwean Connor Mitchell for 46 only Sean Tidey and Toby Fynn reached double figures as Reed lost their last 6 wickets for 31 runs. The signs were ominous when Jamie Regan took 17 from Jack Tidey's first over for 2 years, but Jack soon found his length and ripped out the visitor's top order taking 4 for 33 from his 10 overs, 3 of his victims clean bowled. He has been sorely missed. A wicket apiece for Sam Osborne and Toby Fynn as well as a direct hit run out from Mike Robertson in the covers had St Albans stuttering at 102 for 7, but their eighth wicket ground out the winning runs despite the best efforts of the Reed attack. After all it turned out to be a tight game played thanks to the kind permission of our hosts Cokenach CC. Match Report submitted by Peter Wholley.

By |2023-05-23T06:20:16+01:00May 23rd, 2023|Categories: 2023, 2023 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on A slippery start to the season
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U15s first match ends in inury

After a much-delayed start top the season for the U15s, Reed travelled to Ickleford for a cup match. Ickleford won the toss and elected to Bat. The Reed opening bowlers of Jamie Coote and Callum Ricketts started superbly, limiting Ickleford to just 7 runs from the first 4 overs. An intelligent throw from Daniel Vincent at long-on to the keeper led to a run-out on the last ball of the 4th over. The next bowling pairing of Daniel Vincent and Lily Hall kept up the pressure, with both taking wickets in their first overs; and Daniel adding another in his second over. A recurrence of a back injury meant Daniel had to stop bowling with 2 wickets for 3 runs (2-1-2-3). After 7 overs, Ickleford has struggled to 16 runs, having lost 4 wickets and Reed were strongly on top. Ickleford needed to up the pressure and went on the attack - Lily took the brunt in her 2nd over, finishing on 2-0-1-19 Lewis Karim put the pressure back on with a tidy opening over going for just 2 runs. Eddie Cooke kept the pressure on with his 1st over, taking a wicket (caught Lewis) After 10 overs, Ickleford were 38 for 5. In an innings that can only be described as having two halves, Ickleford (and in particular their No.5 batsman Pereth) went on the attack against Reed's supporting bowlers. With Pereth retiring on 40 runs, the 6th wicket stand reached 58 runs. Jamie Coote striking twice in the 16th over (his 3rd) ending on 3-0-2-8. Callum put the brakes on further in the 17th over finishing with figures of 3-2-1-2. Ickleford eventually achieved 114 for 8 from their 20 overs. Reed started their [...]

By |2023-05-23T06:13:36+01:00May 23rd, 2023|Categories: 2023, 2023 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on U15s first match ends in inury
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Village Cup progress – Round 4: Over & Out

4th ROUND: Redbourn 235 for 6 Reed 175 So it's all over for another year! To see results in all the Groups in the competition go to www.nationalvillagecup.com ********************************************************************************************** 3rd ROUND: Langleybury 160 for 9 Reed 163 for 2 In the next Round on Sunday 4th June, Reed will be at Redbourn in the Group Final. To see results in all the Groups in the competition go to www.nationalvillagecup.com ********************************************************************************************** Reed received a Bye in the 1st Round of this season's National Village Cup then Sawbridgeworth conceded to us in Round 2 yesterday (7th May). Reed will now make the journey to play Langleybury on Sunday 21st May in the 3rd Round. In the other half of the draw in Group 22 (Beds & Herts), Sharnbrook & Bromham will host Redbourn. In Group 30, (Cambridgeshire & Norfolk), our near-neighbours and rivals, Foxton Granta, have also benefitted from concessions and in Round 3 will visit Hethersett & Tas Valley CC a few miles south of Norwich. To see all the Groups in the competition go to www.nationalvillagecup.com and choose the particular Group. There is a link to the full draw, plus scorecards, beneath the fixture list in each group.

By |2023-06-26T07:39:34+01:00May 8th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Fixtures, News|Tags: , |Comments Off on Village Cup progress – Round 4: Over & Out
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LAW CHANGES 2022 – Explanation of changes

LAW CHANGES 2022 - Explanation of changes from MCC. Since the publication of the 2017 Code of the Laws of Cricket, the game has changed in numerous ways. The 2nd edition of that Code, published in 2019, made relatively minor changes. The 2022 Code, however, made some rather bigger changes, from the way we talk about cricket to the way it’s played. These changes came into effect on 1 October 2022 for cricket played all around the world and are therefore pertinent to the 2023 English season and beyond. These explanations refer to the most significant although many more Laws have been amended and updated: Batters. The most striking change, which affects almost every Law, is the replacement of the gendered terms batsman and batsmen, to batter and batters. This was announced in September 2021. MCC believes that the use of gender-neutral terminology helps reinforce cricket’s status as an inclusive game for all. The amendments are a natural evolution from work already undertaken in this area as well as an essential part of MCC’s global responsibility to the sport. LAW 18. There are five changes in this Law. The most significant is to Law 18.11. First trialled by the ECB in The Hundred, Law 18.11 has now been changed so that, when a batter is out Caught, the new batter shall come in at the end the striker was at, i.e. to face the next ball (unless it is the end of an over). Under the previous Laws, a bowler could take a wicket, and still have to bowl at a set batter if the batters managed to cross. It was felt that the bowler should be rewarded with the chance to bowl at the [...]

By |2023-06-26T07:41:48+01:00May 2nd, 2023|Categories: 2023, Historic Documents, News|Tags: , , |Comments Off on LAW CHANGES 2022 – Explanation of changes
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Fixtures & Results (Senior Matches 2023)

The 2023 Cricket Season is over. Listed below are the entire League, Village Cup and Friendly Fixtures and Results involving Reed Cricket Club’s Senior Teams this year. Everything is listed in date order and is as accurate as possible at the time of publishing this post (10th April 2023). For more details of fixtures and locations nearer to the date, please refer to: www.reed.play-cricket.com Click on ALL FIXTURES then use the Filters to view By Month or By Year and All Teams or any of the specific Teams. Youth fixtures are not included in the following list but are also similarly affected. Their programme is on the play-cricket site as well. Depending on the type of match, the entire SHPCL programme, relevant League Tables, Village Cup progress, Results and News can be seen on the particular relevant website: www.reed.play-cricket.com www.hertsleague.co.uk www.nationalvillagecup.com www.thecricketer.com

By |2023-09-30T07:23:30+01:00April 10th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Fixtures, Historic Documents, Match Results, News|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Fixtures & Results (Senior Matches 2023)
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