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 [...]