Under 11s v Welwyn Garden City (Away) Copy
Herts Junior League, U11 (11-a-side) 4
Under 15s v Thriplow (Away)
Cambridgeshire Youth Cricket Association, U15 Premier Division Refer to: www.cyca.play-cricket.com Venue: Fowlmere Cricket Ground
Archer makes mincemeat of Braughing
Whilst Braughing is known locally for their sausages, our stand-in captain Will Archer made mincemeat of their middle order to finish with figures of 5 for 18 in an Under 15 development friendly on Thursday (17th). His evening started pretty well winning the toss and electing to bat. Dom Longland and Oli Tapsell struck the new ball well and ran between the wickets athletically. We also gave debuts to Bear Coates and Matt Ladds, the latter second top scored with 13 striking a couple of lovely fours. Will Green followed suit by bludgeoning 18 crucial runs too. Coates also capped a winning debut with a fine catch in the deep later on. We didn’t give ourselves a great deal of room for comfort though with a relatively slim total of 86. Needless to say we defended it well with a couple of neat stumpings by stand-in keeper Dan Vincent. His brother Jacob Vincent also showed good control with his bowling. He and James Mitchell both contributed well with figures of 3 for 7 and 1 for 1! Dom Longland also struck early and finished with 2 for 15. Ultimately it was our spin bowlers who wrapped up the result though with sizzling accuracy. Oli Cambridge sent down two maiden overs with Jacob and James above setting Will Archer up for his timely batch of wickets. We restricted Braughing to skinny 57 to win by 29 runs. Thriplow is well known for its daffodils let’s hope we are shining brightly against them this coming week. We have them at Reed on the 24th then Away on the 25th. Match report submitted by Richard Barlow.
U13s do it again!
You wait two seasons for a victory, then they keep coming like London buses. The developing players in the U13s squad demonstrate what is possible with a little hard work (and a lot of fielding practice). This friendly match-up was designed to give the developing players on both sides match experience - and both sides gave good account. Highlight of the evening was Scarlett Blaney's hat-trick on debut.... and I'm not sure that Scarlett has stopped smiling yet. To the delight of everyone, both Thriplow and Reed fielded mix-sex teams, showing just how popular the ladies game is becoming. Thriplow won the toss and opted to Bat. With bowling being shared equally among every player (except Wicket Keeper, Daniel Vincent), everyone had a job to do. The bowling was kept fairly tight ... and the fielding even tighter. With only 8 boundaries conceded and Thriplow restricted to running singles, the opposition were restricted to 104 runs for 6 wickets. Pick of the bowlers was debutant Scarlett Blaney (2-0-3-7), ably supported by (among others) Gethin Hill (2-0-1-8), Matthew Barons (2-0-0-6), Effie Bone (2-0-0-10) and Charlie Ward (2-0-0-10) The inexperienced batting line-up, was supported by Daniel Vincent at #1 and the dependable duo of Callum Ricketts at #10 and Oscar Lamb at #11 to bring them home. After strict instruction to score singles and keep off strike - Daniel declared his first 2 boundaries were "accidents", but quickly settled down with his young cousin, Tash McNamara, to build an opening partnership of 55 in 8 overs. Daniel retired on 24, and Tash after achieving 20. The plan was to allow everyone maximum opportunities to bat... and all time at the crease - however brief - is valuable [...]
Victory – At Last!
After 2 barren years, the U13s recorded their first league victory against top-of-the-table Broxbourne 2s in a closely fought match that went down to the wire. Broxbourne won the toss and elected to put Reed into bat - A decision which appeared to be paying off as Reed struggled to accumulate runs against tight bowling. Opener Eddie Cooke was bowled cheaply (1), bringing newcomer Lewis Abdul-Karim to the crease in the 5th over with Reed on 12 runs. Lewis's years perfecting his golf swing proved useful in the middle as he found the boundary twice before being run out to a direct hit from deep on 9 runs. Reed were 47 for 2 in the 10th over. Tom Green came to the crease knowing that the run rate needed to improve if Reed were going to post a defendable total - which he duly did until opener Callum Rickets was bowled on 13. The dynamic partnership of Tom Green and Daniel Vincent rarely disappoints and the run rate accelerated again with quick-witted running between the wickets and continuous strike rotation Reed raced past 100 runs before Tom shipped a catch to a fielder.... departing agonisingly close to retirement on 29; closely followed by Daniel (18) - who found a fielder whilst trying to clear the boundary in the 19th over. Aaron Nash added a quick-fire 5 in 4 balls - partnered by Lily Hall (bowled - 0) and Tash McNamara (0) who closed out the innings. Reed posted a respectable 124 Reeds bowling needed to be composed and tight - Which is was... The opening partnership of Callum Ricketts (2-0-0-4) and Daniel Vincent (3-0-0-12) kept Broxbourne honest... but they decided to go after Lewis Abdul-Karim, [...]
Under 13s v Thriplow (Home)
Friendly
Under 13s v Bishop’s Stortford (Home)
Herts Junior League, U13A 2
Progression in Defeat
In the second meeting of the season, (the first being in the Cup competition), the Reed Under 13 Team again travelled to Bishop's Stortford to face a strong, well-drilled side. Winning the toss, captain Callum Ricketts opted to bat. Reed struggled to put runs on the board when facing some very tight, fast, accurate, bowling. Progress was slow, with wickets falling cheaply in the 2nd (Eddie Cooke - 0) and 5th overs (Charlie Hawker - 0). Tom Green and Callum Rickets formed a steady partnership for 10 overs before Callum fell in the 15th over, having scored 17. With Reed on 40 runs, things were looking ominous. Daniel Vincent joined Tom in the middle and they attempted to accelerate the run rate through strike rotation and the occasional boundary. 38 runs were added in 28 balls before Tom (caught for 17) and Daniel (bowled for 18) both fell in the last over in successive balls attempting to clear the boundary. The hat-trick was completed with the wicket of Gethin Hill (bowled - 0) before Natasha McNamara (0) and Stanley Johnson (0) saw out the final balls of the innings. Reed posted 81 runs and went into the field under no illusions of the enormity of the task ahead of them. The only path to victory was to load the opening bowlers in the hope of quick wickets. It was to no avail and when Callum Rickets (1 over, 0 maidens, 0 wickets for 2 runs), Daniel Vincent (3-0-0-12) and Eddie Cooke (3-0-0-27) ended their spell, Bishop's Stortford were on 44 for no loss. Lewis Abdul Karim (2-0-0-15), Tash McNamara (1-0-0-7) and Stanley Johnson (1-0-0-6) were unable to make inroads, but Gethin Hill (2-0-2-9) made an [...]
Victory at Last
A beautiful summer evening to play a relaxed friendly... Allowing some of the less experienced Under 13 and developing players to gain some match time. Reed won the toss and opted to bowl. A decision that immediately paid off when Callum Rickets bowled the opening batsman with the first ball of the match. The second wicket proved slightly harder to come by. With Charlie Cannon scoring a superb run-out off Effie Bone's bowling in the 13th over. With everyone contributing to the bowling, the runs were harder to come by, with particularly tight bowling from Callum Rickets (2 overs, 1 maiden, 1 wicket for 7 runs), Charlie Cannon (2-1-0-4), Lewis Abdul-Karim (2-1-0-4). Chasing 114 for victory, the more experienced and reliable Callum was instructed to rotate the strike to allow others to gain experience. A role he performed admirably - building his total steadily, retiring on 30 in the 15th over partnering 6 other batters, forming a particularly strong partnership with Natasha McNamara (scoring a creditable 11 runs) for 11 overs. With Natasha falling in the 14th over Reed had accumulated 80 runs. A mini-collapse ensued, with 4 wickets falling for just 10 runs. It looked ominous with 24 required for the last wicket with 14 balls left in the innings. Cometh the moment, cometh the man.... With the previous narrow loss to St. Margaretsbury (by 3 runs) fresh in the memory Daniel Vincent stepped up to the crease in no mood to hang around. Partnering Oscar Lamb they achieved the required runs in 12 balls.... With Oscar scoring the winning single. With victory in the bag, the final two balls were bowled with Daniel smashing an enormous 6 over deep midwicket.... ending with 19 [...]
Under 15 v Braughing (Away)
Friendly