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Preston pans Reed with bat and ball

Two teams struggling for form met on the Cokenach Estate and Preston emerged victorious by 150 runs. Despite Julien Fynn removing the dangerous Ed Wharton early on, the away team took charge with a mammoth 253 run partnership between Daniel Scholz (115) and Philip Simpson (108), although the latter was given three lives. Pete Gooden then struck 45 from just 19 balls, so Preston finished on the impressive total of 335 for 4. Nevertheless, Matt Giblin took 3 for 59 from his 10 overs. Reed stuttered again at first, until Chris Jackson, making a welcome return to the Firsts, scored a stylish 54 and was well supported by Jack Caine, who compiled 60 runs in composed fashion. Thereafter, the innings succumbed to spin, despite some aggressive batting from Stuart Smith, Mike Robertson and Toby Fynn. Max Anderson (5-33) and Peter Murrell (3-67) were responsible for their downfall as Reed still seek their first win of the season. Match Report submitted by Peter Wholley.

By |2023-06-27T06:45:38+01:00June 27th, 2023|Categories: 2023, 2023 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Preston pans Reed with bat and ball
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Reed win despite Wharton’s ton!

Ed Wharton reminded Reed how much they miss him with an imperious ton, but even he could not stop the Firsts from registering victory, albeit with just over two overs to go. Reed dominated from the start with an opening partnership of 77 at nearly a run a ball by Will Heslam (40) and Kallum Ward (43). The latter scored all but a single run in boundaries. The momentum was maintained by Tom Greaves (28) and Zac McGuigan (34), but it was Matt Sampson who took the game away from Preston racing to 82 from 85 balls, including 7 boundaries and 6 maximums. It was a breathtaking innings, seeing off the leg spinner with 26 in one over. Even when he was caught on the boundary, Sean Tidey (19) and Bertie Scott (24) took the score to 296, frustratingly just short of the 300 mark with two overs left of the 60 allocated. When Toby Fynn, McGuigan and Greaves bagged 2 wickets apiece the game seemed done and dusted, but from 92 for 6 Ed Wharton, accompanied by keeper, Will Gillimore (36), doubled the score and Peter Murrell (32) helped Preston on to 223 for 7. With a minimum of a dozen overs left all three results were possible, but at last Wharton snicked McGuigan behind to Tidey for a scintillating 114 with 14 boundaries and 4 sixes at a rate of 121. Reed have struggled to close down matches this season, but Greaves juggled his bowlers astutely so that McGuigan (4-73) and Fynn (3-84) did the job with a little more than 2 overs to go. The skipper, himself, finished with 3-65 as Preston were bowled out for 262. The first timed-match win of [...]

By |2022-07-10T07:39:06+01:00July 10th, 2022|Categories: 2022, 2022 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Reed win despite Wharton’s ton!
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SAM’S 50 SECURES A SUCCESSFUL START TO THE SEASON

Reed Firsts made a successful start to their league campaign with a well deserved win over old rivals Preston. Having been put in during the most difficult of the day's conditions, they made a steady start reaching 78 for 1 through a stand of 59 between Sam Osborne and Rob Lankester (35). Bertie Scott then gave the innings momentum cracking 7 boundaries, including 4 from one over, in a quick-fire 29. When Osborne, who only turned 16 two days previously, was eventually dismissed for a disciplined, well crafted 56, Reed looked well placed at 165 for 5, but Australian, Sathyajith, took 4 for 12 to restrict them to 193 for 9. Matt Sampson's 22 was the mainstay of the lower order. At 70 for 1, Preston appeared to be on top, but Toby Fynn's economical 10 over spell for 27 had already put them behind the asking rate and spinners Scott (1-36) and Tom Greaves (3-23) from their full allocations put them even further behind. The latter removed the dangerous Ed Wharton for a golden duck on his return to The Green courtesy of a sensational catch by James Heslam at first slip. It was left to Karl Ward (3-13) and Matt Giblin (2-34) to clean up the innings, leaving Preston 134 all out. Altogether a highly satisfactory performance after last season's toils in the Premier Division. Match report submitted by Peter Wholley.

By |2022-05-09T15:33:26+01:00May 8th, 2022|Categories: 2022, 2022 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on SAM’S 50 SECURES A SUCCESSFUL START TO THE SEASON
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Barlow heroics not enough as Reed bow out of the Village Cup

Reed welcomed Preston to The Green on Sunday afternoon in the Second Round of the National Village Cup. Winning the toss, Ed Garrott asked the visitors to bat, Julien Fynn (8-1-23-3) took a wicket with his first delivery. Preston found the going tough as both opening bowlers Rupert Martin (8-0-23-1) and Fynn bowled with accuracy. At the 20 over mark, Preston were 51 for 3 and struggling to make an impact. Karl Ward took a wicket in his third over and when Matt Bowles took the scalps of Collins and Plumb, the score was 74 for 6. Murrell joined Hill and the run rate now began to increase, Hill went to Bowles again, but Murrell marshalled the lower order before becoming Bowles' 4th victim (8-1-39-4). Anderson hit a quick 23 to take them to 167, being dismissed off 39.5 overs. Karl Ward ended with figures of 7.5-1-37-2. Reed opened with Richard Barlow and Stuart Smith, they had taken the score to 37 before Smith and then Karl Ward fell in the space of three balls in the tenth over to Gallimore. Kallum Ward soon followed, skipper Garrott was run out for 12 and when Scott Nash fell Reed were wobbling at 85 for 5. Barlow pushed on and yet again fell agonisingly short of a fifty, when he was bowled for 49. It seemed to knock Reed and their remaining wickets fell quickly, being bowled out for 111 in the 29th over. Match Report submitted by Neil Haslam. Note: Preston will now play Sawbridgeworth in Round 3. Sawbo beat Redbourn who were last year's runners-up in the Lord's Final.

By |2021-05-10T06:10:57+01:00May 10th, 2021|Categories: 2021, 2021 Match Report, Match Results|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Barlow heroics not enough as Reed bow out of the Village Cup
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Reed Press-on after Preston

Reed 1st XI versus Preston 1st XI. Regional Final, (Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Group), National Village Cup, 2019. Reed made short work of the Beds & Herts Regional Final by bowling out Preston for 104 in the 36th over then cracking 105 for 2 within 15 overs. Initially, Preston got off to a good start thanks to some powerful drives by James Stevens (23), but once he was snaffled by a diving Rob Lankester at backward point off Jack Tidey’s bowling, the visitors lost regular wickets although number 4, Morecroft put up some resistance with 27. Toby Fynn and the elder Tidey bowled a good line and length and this combined with some excellent ground fielding, put Preston under pressure. Tom Greaves and Mitchell Copper replaced them and snared 2 wickets each then Sean Tidey contributed another. Meanwhile, Jack Caine came on from the other end and cleaned up the tail taking an excellent 4 for 13. Reed’s openers got the innings off to a flying start with Richard Wharton hitting the first delivery, (which was a No Ball), for a six! Even though he fell soon after, Reed were without mercy as the belligerent Sean Tidey scored an array of shots round the Green in his 65. Rob Lankester was 27 not out when Reed overhauled Preston’s total with 8 wickets in hand. Stoke Green CC won the Buckinghamshire Final and will be Reed’s next opponents in the 5th Round. This will be at Reed on Sunday 23rd June starting at 1300hrs. Match Report submitted by PGB.

By |2019-06-11T15:01:42+01:00June 11th, 2019|Categories: 2019, 2019 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Reed Press-on after Preston
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Comfortable victory in the Village Cup

After one 1st Round victory and two concessions, Reed found themselves matched against Preston in the Herts & Beds Regional Final of the National Village Cup on Sunday at Reed. Batting first, Preston didn’t cope with Jack Tidey’s aggressive spell of 8 overs in which he rocked the visitors by taking 3 for 16. Opener Morecroft survived to make 24 then later Hill (30), Kenna (24) and Murrell (26) tried to build a defendable total, but with further wickets falling regularly to Karl Ward (2) and Sean Tidey (2), Preston were able only to reach 149 for 8 in their 40 overs. After the interval, William Heslam looked intent on attack and quickly out-scored partner, Richard Wharton, before losing his off stump to Murrell’s spinner. Heslam had made 28 of the 46 opening partnership but the second wicket then added 92 when Rob Lankester came in at number 3. He became one of Walker’s 2 wickets but not before hitting a scintillating 60, of which 44 were in boundaries. All the while, Wharton was compiling a solid half-century of his own and was out for 52 just when the scores were levelled. It required Chris Jackson to knock the winning single accompanied by Stuart Smith who did not need to face a delivery. Reed won comfortably in the 34th over by 7 wickets. In the next round, Reed will represent Herts & Beds against Foxton who won the Cambs & Norfolk Group thanks to a concession by their opponents from Fordham. That match is scheduled for Sunday 25th June starting at 1pm at Foxton. This fixture promises to be a close encounter for local bragging rights in the Village Cup; after all Foxton were beaten [...]

By |2017-06-14T20:02:40+01:00June 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, 2017 Match Report|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Comfortable victory in the Village Cup
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