Reed 4s last League match of the season took them to the scenic ground of St Christopher's School in Letchworth to face Stevenage 6s. Skipper Lloyd Bowman's run of winning the toss came to an end and the Stevenage skipper put the visitors into bat. Reed opened with Bill Mansfield and Martin Johnson and they immediately began to assert themselves against the young Stevenage bowling attack. Both batsman played a variety of shots around the ground as they raced to 63 off the first 12 overs. The introduction of off-spinner C.Downing provided Stevenage with their first wicket, forcing a false shot off of Mansfield on 41 and the ball was caught at mid-wicket (63-1). Neil Gardner returning after nearly four years now joined Johnson and despite that time gap didn't look out-of-place. The pair had taken the score to 87 when Gardner tried to cut a ball that was too close to him and was bowled by A.Greenall for 7 (87-2). Enter Zac Conley back after a four-week absence and immediately went on the offensive punishing balls of good length as well as any short or wide, Johnson was getting in on the act too, and the pair increased the run rate. Johnson was the first to reach his fifty and three overs later Conley brought up his. The Stevenage skipper had no option but to shuffle his bowlers against the onslaught. The 150, then the 100 partnership were brought up and at 30 overs Reed were 210 for 2 and a massive total was beckoning. By this time Conley had overtaken Johnson and on the pair went. They reached 250 in the 34th Over and in the 37th had established a record 3rd Wicket [...]