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

SATURDAY (THANKS TO): The friendly against Baldock was abandoned without a ball bowled. THANKS TO the rain! SUNDAY (THANKS TO): Waresley cried-off on Friday so THANKS TO Peter Wholley for arranging a last-minute Conference game against The Archway Ladder CC. THANKS TO ALCC for agreeing to travel from their usual north-east London haunts. THANKS TO to Peter W and "Robbo" for making the pitch playable. Reed scored 178 for 7 mainly THANKS TO Tom Greaves (59) and Will Heslam (51), but ALCC knocked it off in the rain with 3 wickets left. Match report to follow. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANKS TO "Baz" Curtis for creating a new Photo Gallery on this website. Go to the heading 'Galleries' and choose '2017 Photo Gallery' (nothing if not an original title)! You will see photographs from various matches throughout this season including the Chairman's Match, the Village Cup Quarter-final at Bledlow Village, then the home Semi-Final versus Aston Rowant. I offer THANKS TO the various contributors who have sent me photographs for this Gallery including Jaime Boyd, Teddy Brookes, Richard Emes and Alan Ward. Apologies if I've missed you off the list. PGB. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SATURDAY: There were wins for the 1sts and 2nds and a loss for the 3rds in the final round of Herts League matches. At Chorleywood, the 1st XI defended their 155 all-out to win by 23 runs. Tom Greaves snared 3 wickets and there were 2 each for Jack Tidey, Ed Wharton and Rob Lankester. Lankester also scored 25 earlier but Reed's top-scorer was Chris Jackson with 38. In the final table of the Championship, Reed stayed in 4th position. West Herts were top and are promoted. Hoddesdon came second but next week have to play-off against Hertford who came 9th in the Premier Division to decide "Premier" status in 2018. Chorleywood and Botany Bay are relegated from the Championship. On the Green, the unlikely destroyer for Reed 2nd XI in their clash against Hoddesdon was Matthew L. Bowles. Not only did he take 5 wickets (for only 11 runs), but the last 3 completed a rarely seen hat-trick! Peter Tidey in his last game took 2 wickets as did George Garrott. Ed Garrott (33 not out) and Karl Ward (24 not out) took the Seconds home after being 46 for 5 at one stage. Hoddesdon may have lost this match but still managed runners-up spot in Division 4B. Harpenden were in 1st place and both are promoted. Hertford and Broxbourne are relegated but Reed held onto a respectable 4th position. In Division 9A, Potten End finished their season 97 points clear at the top of the table. They are headed for a higher standard and possibly could achieve Division 6 in three more seasons. Second-placed West Herts will also be promoted next season whilst Hemel Hempstead and Bayford & Hertford take the drop. Reed [...]

SATURDAY: The Firsts didn't quite have enough runs when Flitwick crept past their target of 216 with only 2 wickets in hand and less than 2 overs left. But a win is a win! Starring with the bat for Reed was young Mike Catt who scored 66 not out, and with the ball, Ed Wharton who claimed 4 for 37. At Chorleywood, where the Seconds were shot out for 93 in response to the host's 174 all out, Peter Tidey hoisted his star to figures of 4 for 23. One more league match to go PT! The "star" in the Third XI fixture was arguably Hemel Hempstead's stand-in skipper who reluctantly had to make the 'phone call on Saturday morning to concede the match when 3 players dropped-out overnight, thus giving Reed 30 well-needed points. Hemel are not only docked 10 penalty points, but under League Rules also have to pay £150 to Reed for conceding after the deadline! There is only one week remaining in the League programme. The Firsts are in 4th position, the Seconds are also 4th and the Thirds 7th in their respective Divisions. SUNDAY: No fixtures arranged. Watch the Test match instead perhaps. Expect Match Reports to follow shortly. PGB

SATURDAY: Alex Kelly continued personal good form as he took 2 wickets when he stepped-up to the depleted First XI. But West Herts cruised past Reed's 156 with only 4 wickets down. Sean Tidey (49) and Stuart Smith (35) were the main run-getters but Reed slid down to fourth place with just 2 matches remaining. The Seconds are also in fourth place. Hertford rattled up 297 for 7 on the Green but Reed were well-short having been bowled out for 175. George Teeboon top-scored with 37 and both Mike Robertson and Rich Barlow got past 30. Earlier, Julien Fynn took 4 wickets and Joe Graves, 3. The Thirds slipped up at Harpenden Dolphins and were all out for 162. MJE Baker led from the front with 82 then later Jack Childs took 2 of the 3 Dolphins' wickets to fall as they romped home with 7 wickets intact. SUNDAY: Karl Ward hit 13 fours in his 74 against Camden on the Green and Stuart Smith bashed 6 fours and 2 sixes whilst scoring 41. Lloyd Bowman weighed-in with 33 not out. 204 was 25 too much for Camden as they ended on 179 for 9, 4 wickets falling to Ollie Sayers. Expect Match Reports to follow shortly. PGB

SATURDAY: The 1st XI had another great win by knocking Ampthill over for 105 then using only 17 overs to win by 7 wickets. Ed Wharton had figures of 5 for 12 and Tom Greaves claimed 3 wickets too. Sean Tidey biffed 47 in the reply. As all the other matches in the Championship were rained-off, Reed grabbed the chance to gain 30 points and currently are in second position, only 4 points behind West Herts. In the double-header, Ampthill were 7 wickets down for 70 but recovered to 167 for 7 by the end. Toby Fynn, playing his first game back from injury, took 4 of the wickets. Reed's second string were in a good position at 80 for 3 when rain put paid to the proceedings. Matt Bowles scored 27. Reed are in 4th place in Division 4B. The Thirds scored an underwhelming 62 all out on the Freman Oval, only Toby Emes (14) and Ben Moody (11) got double figures! Bayford & Hertford lost little time and only 1 wicket on their way to a comprehensive win. Reed are 7th in the Division 9A table. SUNDAY: Visitors, Orwell FC, made a competitive 247 for 9, "Sandy" Sandford reaching 101. Ben Mansfield took 4 for 22 and Richard Stuart claimed 2 wickets. Reed's response ended on 229 for 8 with Rob Lankester's 70 being top-score, but including useful innings by John Kershaw, (46), and Rhodri Hughes, (35). AREA COLTS: Both games involving Hertfordshire's Area Colts' Squads earlier in the week were cancelled because of the weather conditions. Expect Match Reports to follow shortly. PGB