COLTS: The Under 13s lost by 29 runs to Saffron Walden “A” last week. Walden made 109 for 7, wickets to Will McIntosh (2 for 16), Sam Osborne (2 for 18), Adam Gardner (1 for 23) and run-outs achieved by Sam Osborne and Ross Gardner. But Reed scored only 80 for 5 in their 20 overs in reply, Charlie Walters made 20 and Sam and Ross scored 14 each. The Under 11s beat the Thriplow’s Under 13 Girls on Tuesday. Reed scored 77 for 4 leaving them with a net score of 257. Thriplow Girls also lost 4 wickets but scored only 55 which meant their net score was 235. Reed won by 22 runs. Wickets fell to Adam Gardner, 1 for 0, Jacob Vincent, 2 for 2, and Edward Cook, 1 for 0. There was an excellent anchoring partnership between Adam Gardner and Tom Green with Adam hitting the only boundaries of the match to reach 21. SATURDAY, LEAGUE: The Firsts knocked Ampthill all out for 99 after first scoring 244 for 8. James Heslam top-scored with 83 and Ed Wharton passed 50, then wickets fell to Jack Tidey (3) and Ed Wharton, Toby Fynn and Tom Greaves (2 each). At the Green, Reed Seconds could not complete the “double” as Ampthill’s Seconds were all-out for 210 but could muster only 177 in reply. Julien Fynn had taken 3 wickets and Mitchell Cooper, George Garrott and Rupert Martin 2 apiece but whilst Phil Frenay scored 50 and Matt Sampson 34, there was not enough impetus to challenge the target. Over at Freman Oval, the Thirds were shot-out for 139 (Owen Hughes, 30 not out, Paul Garrott, 28 and Mike Robertson, 20), and Hitchin got [...]

Victories for the Firsts and Thirds but a 2 wicket defeat for the Seconds. On the Green, Reed accumulated 267 for 7 helped mostly by 58 assorted extras by Flitwick! Batting-wise, Reed's Will Heslam, James Heslam and Rob Lankester passed 40 whilst Ed and Rich Wharton reached the thirties. Flitwick were never in the hunt and thanks to Toby Fynn's 3 for 31 and Karl Ward and Sean Tidey taking 2 wickets each, the visitors were bowled-out for 150. Over at Northwood Town, Reed's Seconds managed only 163 for 8. Jack Caine, Matt Bowles and Rich Barlow made scores in the twenties but could not press-on. The hosts did not have it all their own way as Bowles with 3, and Matt Giblin and George Garrott (2 wickets each), helped by a Chris Jackson direct hit run-out, made Northwood Town battle it out to 164 for 8 before they passed Reed's total. The high-scoring ground at the Freman Oval saw Reed 3rd XI reach 256 for 4. Leading the celebrations was Rob Willoughby with a maiden ton of 115 not out. In support, MJE Baker scored 45, Mike Robertson 32 and Zac Conley, 28 not out. Shenley Village chased hard but fell 14 runs short for 242 all out. Steve Hughes and Baker took 2 wickets each. There was no fixture on Sunday. Expect Match Reports to follow. PGB

Some Colts results first. Reed Under 9s scored 237 for 7 in response to Hitchin’s 288 for 2 last week. Teams begin with 200 runs on the board and the net score is decided by runs scored minus 5 runs per wicket lost. On Friday, Buntingford’s Under 11s made 70 for 9 (225 net) against Reed’s 95 for 2 (285 net). Top scorers for Reed were Charlie Walters with 18 and Adam Gardner with 11. Oliver Keenan also scored 9 and all three of them took 2 wickets each when Buntingford batted. There was 1 wicket apiece for Thomas Green, Matthew Barons and Jacob Vincent as Reed won by 60 runs. The U9s away to Stevenage also on Friday lost by 13 runs. Stevenage made 284 (net) and Reed 271 (net). Josh Heslam scored 10, Toby Cook 14 and Ethan Fox 11. There was a wicket for Toby Cook and Oscar Brickles achieved a run out. SATURDAY, HERTS LEAGUE: The persistent precipitation prevailed. Only 17 matches out of 130 in the entire League programme were played to a conclusion. Just 17 overs were bowled against Chorleywood on The Green in the clash between the two Second XIs. The visitors were 73 for 4 when the rains came. Simon Blair, Matt Giblin, Owen Hughes and Marcus Martin took 1 wicket each. At Dunstable, Reed 1st XI had the hosts unsteady at 83 for 6 but failed to get another wicket when the match ended in the 40th over at 178 for 6. There were 2 wickets each for Toby Fynn, Jack Tidey and Karl Ward. The Thirds were at Hatfield Hyde and managed just 12 overs by which time Reed had scored 35 for 1. Rob [...]

SATURDAY: The first "Social" event went off successfully with the Darts and Pool Tournaments held in the Clubhouse. Tom Greaves won the Darts final by beating Richard Wharton and brother George Greaves lost to Graham Stuart in the Pool Final. Well played everyone! SUNDAY: The first cricket match of the 2018 season was over at Preston. Tom Greaves won the toss, elected to bat first and Reed made it to 166 for 8 in their 40 overs. Rich Wharton, 30, James Heslam, 38, and Sean Tidey, 34, were the main contributors. Despite being 8 wickets down with 40-odd to win at one stage, Preston reached the target with 1 wicket in-hand. There were 3 wickets apiece for Ed Wharton and Tom Greaves. PGB