Herts and Beds champions Reed crashed out of the 2016 National Village Cup on Sunday losing off the last ball of their match against Kent Champions Sibton Park. 7 Wickets down and needing just a single off the last ball to clinch the win, Reed batsman Karl Ward struck the ball into the covers but his despairing charge to achieve the required run was foiled by good Sibton fielding and the stumps were broken with Ward an agonising 2 yards short of completing the run, and the win for Reed! After a delayed start because of rain, things had started well for Reed as they won the toss and asked the men of Kent to bat first. Toby Fynn and Ward opened the bowling and both extracted some movement from the pitch in the early overs, but belligerent Sibton opener Bingham struck out lustily from the start and rode his luck being dropped twice off difficult hard hit chances in between a succession of boundaries. Opener Hickmott went for 10 with the score 53 in the 12th over. It was here that Reeds luck ran out and controversy raged as Sibton No 3 Allon, on 0 at the time, survived a very confident Reed shout for caught behind. which was not supported by the visiting Umpire. The game moved on and two runs later the dangerous Bingham was well caught in the deep by Toby Fynn off Tom Greaves for a hard hit 40. The Sibton Innings then lost its momentum as Greaves (9 Overs 1 – 37) and Ward (9 Overs 1-25) bowled tight spells and at the halfway mark the visitors score was poised at 82-2 off 20 overs. The Reed pressure was [...]