
Hertford fell to a 5-wicket defeat away to Broxbourne despite several valuable contributions with the bat. After being asked to bat first, Eustance scored a composed 51, Leather 54 and Ray 36 as Hertford posted 206-9 from their 60 overs.
Broxbourne made a steady start to the chase before Orchard struck to remove Hales. Eustance impressed with the ball claiming 2-51 to leave the visitors under pressure at 130-3. However, an unbeaten 72 from Davis guided Broxbourne home with 5 wickets in hand.
The 2nd XI produced a clinical all-round display to secure an 8-wicket victory over Watford Town. B.Orchard starred with 4-33 while Murphy claimed 2-36. Ruskin, S.Clarke and T.Orchard all chipped in as Watford were restricted to 203-9 from their 50 overs.
In reply, Hertford made light work of the chase. Abeywickrema anchored the innings with an unbeaten 57, while Ruskin accelerated brilliantly to finish 67 not out. Earlier contributions from Price and Joyce laid the platform before the unbeaten third-wicket partnership guided Hertford to 204-2 with more than 10 overs to spare.
The 3rd XI were left frustrated after their scheduled fixture was abandoned before a ball was bowled, with the opposition pulling out of the match.
The 4th XI completed an impressive 65-run victory over Ware after strong performances with both bat and ball.Batting first, Page led the way with a superb 95, narrowly missing out on a deserved century. Cox added 31 at the top of the order before A.Rideout provided valuable middle-order support with 46, helping Hertford post 214-7 from their 40 overs.
Ware's reply started positively, but Hertford's bowlers gradually took control. Benham was outstanding with 3-20 to remove 3 key batters, before Morris ripped through the lower order with a superb spell of 4-5 from just 2.4 overs. Rovindu Francis also claimed 2-34 as Ware were dismissed for 149, sealing a comfortable Hertford victory.