Saturday, SHPCL: 37 appeared to be the significant recurring number in the 1st XI match. Tom Greaves took 3 for 37 in the West Herts innings and Rob Lankester and Mitchell Cooper had each scored 37 in Reed's. However, the bare bones were that Reed Firsts batted first and scored 218 with Ed Wharton racking up a fifty and Sean Tidey 46, followed by West Herts losing only 4 wickets in their victorious run chase. It was a double header, and West Herts prevailed again in the Second XI match, although in a much closer contest. Reed were all out for 90 and number 10, Rupert Martin, top-scored with 16 not out! He then proceeded to take 4 wickets, as did Scott Nash, but West Herts reached 91 with 9 wickets down. Problems caused by lack of availability meant that the Third Team game was cancelled. Sunday: A last ball thriller as Reed chased-down and passed Hare Street & Hormead's total of 208. Rhodri Hughes top-scored with 84 and Rob Lankester hit an undefeated half-century. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next Sunday, Reed travel to new opponents, Stansted Hall & Elsenham, for a 1 o'clock start in a friendly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For those interested in the Village Cup Final, it starts at 1100hrs on Saturday 19th September at Lord's Cricket Ground. Hertfordshire's Redbourn will be playing Colwall from Herefordshire. It is to be played behind closed doors with no supporters permitted to attend, just the playing squad, a scorer and one official from each Club. It will be so different from our own experiences. I have been reliably informed that the match will be streamed live by Frogbox and there is ball-by-ball commentary with Live Sports FM. We wish Redbourn [...]

Saturday (SHPCL): Mitchell Cooper top-scored for the 1st XI hitting 48 of Reed's 145 all out. Sean Tidey chipped-in with 28. Radlett lost only 5 wickets in passing the target; 2 wickets each for Karl Ward and Ed Wharton plus a run out by Karl. A somewhat depleted 2nd XI could manage only 134 in reply to Lutonians' 307 for 4, so not much to write home about there! The Thirds were reasonably well-placed at 109 for 3 when the abandonment came after 25 overs. Paul Garrott was out for 33 and Rob Willoughby was 55 not out. Earlier, Rob had taken 3 wickets as had Owen Hughes and Joe Graves added 2 victims in Bamville's 233 all out. Nothing had been arranged for Sunday. Enjoy the Bank Holiday as best you can! PGB

Saturday SHPCL: The 1st XI came close to victory away at Welwyn Garden City when chasing 227 all out; Reed ended on 220 for 9. Toby Fynn and Rob Lankester had taken 3 wickets each but Reed's star batsman was Will Heslam who was 9th man out after scoring 111. At The Green, Southgate Adelaide could not contend with Rupert Martin who returned 5 for 28 as their innings petered all out for 87, some 143 below Reed's Second XI's total of 230 for 7. Chris Jackson was again the host's mainstay by scoring 81. Once more at the Freman Oval, Reed 3rds notched-up in excess of 190 and this time were on the winning side. George Garrott scored 70, Scott Nash 40 and Under 15, Charlie Waters, 23, closing on 192 for 8. But the bowling honours went to young Will Archer, the fourteen-year-old claiming a superb 5 for 18 as Letchworth Garden City were bowled out for 98. Expect Match Reports to follow shortly. Sunday: Players across the age-range from 14 to 66 along with Smith family relatives, friends and well-wishers gathered to celebrate popular Vice-President Graham Smith's 70th Birthday. A limited overs social match was played with a variety of skills on display. Happy Birthday Twisty. PGB

If it can be newsworthy, then only 7 fixtures in the entire Herts League programme were concluded on Saturday; none of them involved Reed teams. Therefore, after 5 weeks and with 4 more to go, Reed 1st XI are in 5th spot in the Premier Division; the Seconds are joint top in 3B; the Third team occupy 7th position in 10A. However, I remind you that there will be no promotion or relegation this season. (And no Prize Money so we are told!) Sunday's friendly against North Harrow also fell foul to the weather. PGB Hon. Sec.

Saturday, SHPCL: Mitchell Cooper put in a good all-round performance with 3 wickets and 41 not out in the 1st XI’s victory at North Mymms. Sean Tidey took 3 wickets and Matt Giblin 2 as the hosts were all out for 152. Reed made short work of the run-chase as Jack Caine (31) and Stuart Smith (24 not out) supported Cooper’s innings to win by 4 wickets. The Seconds continued their 100% record by bundling Sandridge out for 148 then losing only 3 wickets in reply. Julien Fynn led with 5 wickets and Karl Ward took 4. Tom Greaves scored an eighty and Chris Jackson was 32 not out when the winning runs came. At the Freman Oval, the Willoughby brothers, Rob (65) and Kieren (44 not out), were instrumental in the Third Team’s total of 194 for 9. George Garrott chipped in with 25. The wickets were shared between Garrott, Greg McKinnell, Will Archer and Charlie Walters but they could not prevent Rickmansworth reaching their target with 4 wickets and 2 overs in-hand. Sunday: The friendly against Little Hadham ended as a Tie - no super overs in this format! Little Hadham batted first and posted 152. Ben Mansfield got a wicket in the first over then Joe Graves and Will Archer both bowled very well getting 2 wickets each. Reed's runs from Matt Giblin (32), Will Heslam (33), and Will Archer (31 not out) who came very close to hitting the winning runs but unfortunately there was a run out when the scores were level with the last man in. Match summary by Matt Giblin. Expect Match Reports to follow shortly.

The First XI were at home to Potters Bar and couldn't quite manage to match their 242 all out. Jack Tidey had taken 5 visitors' wickets then Richard Wharton scored 56 and Rob Lankester 31 in the run chase but Reed ended on 214 for 8. Meanwhile at Wheathampstead, club captain Tom Greaves, returning from injury, skippered the Second XI to a five-wicket victory and led from the front with a half-century. Chris Jackson was 76 not out when Reed overhauled the hosts' 224 for 5, there had been 2 wickets each for Matt Giblin and Julien Fynn. Sam Osborne, from the Under 15 Colts, made his debut for the Seconds scoring an impressive 32. The Third Team's match was cancelled. Andrew Emms had also taken the decision to not hold his President's Day this year.

Widespread rain caused all three teams' matches to be abandoned after their respective first innings, (or what normally would be known as "The Tea Interval")! Hertford were all out for 149 thanks to Jack Tidey and Mitchell Cooper taking 3 wickets each. The 2nd XI scored 280 for 7 on The Green with Chris Jackson scoring 98 and Julien Fynn reaching an undefeated half-century. At Freman Oval, the Thirds lost all their wickets for 112; top score was Scott Nash's 39.

SATURDAY (SHPCL): Reed 1st XI couldn't quite restrict Hoddesdon and were unable to score the mathematically possible points required for the outright Championship winners spot. They will have to wait a further week to see if they achieve promotion to the Premiership by playing Luton Town & Indians in a Play-off. Hoddesdon made 224 for 8 with Jack Tidey taking 3 wickets. Reed replied with 217 all out; James Heslam 70, forties from Ed Wharton and Mitchell Cooper and Matt Sampson with 31. A massive weekend is looming! The Division 4B Champions, (i.e., Reed 2nd XI), made heavy weather against Ampthill Town in a 10-run victory on The Green. Chris Jackson, Marcus Martin and Ed Garrott all passed 40 in Reed's 201 for 9 then Martin (3) and Garrott (2) took wickets as the visitors came close, ending on 191 for 8. All at Reed CC send best wishes to Rupert Martin who sustained a nasty injury to his finger yesterday when a ball was hit back to him whilst bowling. "Rupe" underwent surgery last night. The Thirds did what they needed to do by overcoming Ickleford's total of 218 for 3. Sam Osborne took two of those wickets in a super spell. Richard Johnson, top-scoring with 76, supported by Mike Robertson, (48), and Peter Baker, (34), set-up the win despite a clatter of wickets before Reed finally crossed the line. We then had to wait a couple of hours before the result of the Bentley Heath / Bushey match that would decide the promotion places was published. Unfortunately for us, Bushey won, thus pipping Reed by 2 points. SUNDAY (Friendly): Owen Hughes registered his highest score of 69 not out in Reed's innings of [...]