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Reed under 9s go top!

Reed Under 9s were again on their travels to previously unbeaten Broxbourne. Having 2 games scheduled over 2 days, Reed near on had a complete change of team from the team picked for the Sunday game, to ensure that all players were picked to play a game. Batting first Reed, Josh (10) and Seb were tied down by the best opening bowling we had seen this year, taking Reed to 216. Before Rebecca (5 not out) and Rose (6) including a belting 4 put on a further 18. Young Isaac (4 not out) and James took Reed to 253. Before our steady rocks at the end Harry (7 not out) and Jack (7 not out) with great tip and run took us to a good score of 267 for 5. In reply Reed got off to our best bowling start of the season, not bowling a wide for 21 balls. This may seem a small improvement but something that the coaches have been working on at training. Reed bowled tight and straight throughout and wickets were taken by James (1-9), Rebecca (1-15), Seb (1-4) and Josh (1-1). Both Josh and Isaac (0-3) bowled 12 balls with only 1 ball being hit off the bat. Reed ended up winning by 38 runs with Broxbourne finishing on 229-5. The Reed coach Simon Jackson, was ecstatic after the game saying "Broxbourne were a strong side who bowled really well but through sensible batting and running we got a good total of 267. And then through tight bowling and fielding, including a great catch by Rebecca and a direct hit run out by Seb, gave Broxbourne no chances at all. It was a great game played in a good [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2021-07-07T07:46:02+01:00July 7th, 2021|Categories: 2021, 2021 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: Broxbourne, Colts, Herts Junior League, Under 9, Youth Cricket|Comments Off

So close for Reed Under 9s

Reed under 9s were at home to Hertford on Friday evening, giving debuts to Toby and Poppy. In batting first Seb and Josh got Reed off to a fast start with Seb scoring (a net) 10 and Josh 12. But wickets continued to fall in the Reed innings and with tighter bowling, Reed ended up on 284 for 7 (250 net). With very credible mentions to Harry and Jack both hitting boundaries and Rebecca getting a wicket and being involved in a run out (as she was playing for Hertford!) Wickets were hard to come by for Reed with Hertford showing some resilient defensive shots and Reed with slightly more wayward bowling than normal. Josh was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 6. Toby took a wicket with his first ball and if this form continues, it would be great to see him emulating his uncle and opening the bowling for Reed 1st team. Whilst Frankie also took a wicket. It all came down to the last 2 overs with Reed needing 2 or 3 wickets to win the game but despite 12 out of 12 balls pitching on the stumps and mostly deviating, Reed couldn't get the breakthroughs and Hertford ended up winning by 10 runs scoring 285 for 5 (260 net). Match report submitted by Simon Jackson.

By Peter G. Baker|2021-05-18T06:29:39+01:00May 18th, 2021|Categories: 2021, 2021 Match Report, Match Reports|Tags: Colts, Hertford, Under 9, Youth Cricket|Comments Off

Under 9s get off to winning start

Reed Under 9s were playing their 1st game of the season against an older Sawbridgeworth team on Thursday evening. The Reed team was made up of 1 under 9s, 6 under 8s and an under 7. And only 3 players had played 1 game each before! But the age and inexperience did not show and they loved every minute of their first game. They were led with the bat by Grace and Rebecca scoring 10, whilst Jack scored 12 but lost 5 runs when he was unfortunately out with a direct hit run out. Seb, Josh, Grace, James J, Rebecca, Harry and Jack all scored boundaries taking Reed to a score of 301 (Net). There should also be a good mention to James D, who has massively improved with the bat since training started 2 weeks ago. But with tight bowling from all the players Reed did not give Sawbridgeworth many bad balls or as many extras. Harry, Grace and Josh all took wickets, Seb a catch and Harry a run out in restricting Sawbridgeworth to a score of 276 (Net). All the players had a smile on their face from the 1st ball to the last ball….and until the game finished they hadn’t a clue they had won by 25 runs! The Reed coach was so pleased “bearing in mind only 1 player had trained with the club in 2020, the players had only had 2 training sessions this season and cricket is not an easy game to pick up they got it straight away. The players looked comfortable batting and bowling they bowled a good line and length which is amazing as they had not even played on a cricket wicket this season [...]

By Peter G. Baker|2021-05-07T08:54:16+01:00May 7th, 2021|Categories: 2021, 2021 Match Results, Match Reports|Tags: Sawbridgeworth, U9, Under 9, Youth Cricket|Comments Off