Seward and Reed (pictured) bowl Kilmington to win at Barton | 'Our bowling has been poor at times, but I'm excited to see the outcome when we are all firing' – Reed

Kilmington skipper Oli Reed – three wickets in the win at Barton

JOEL Seward and Oli Reed bowled Kilmington to a 73-run win over Barton that keeps them fourth in the Tolchards DCL A Division table.

Barton, set 241 to win at Cricketfield Road, were well placed at 103 for three midway through their 50 overs. Steve Lewis (27) and Nick Watkin (35) had provided most of the runs.

It all went pear-shaped in the time it took to slide to 103 for six after a three-wicket salvo from Seward in one over.

Matt Lipton (47) carried on at the other end, but without wickets in hand the chase effectivel over.

Seward finished with four for 22, skipper Reed claimed three for 26 and there were two wickets for Rob Crabb as Barton folded on 167.

Seward had an undeniable claim for the man-of-the match award as he had top scored for Kilmington with 82 in their total of 240 for seven.

An opening stand of 51 between Seward (32) and Tom Gooding was followed by another of 78 with Josh Cann (43) and 51 with Matt Pile (33).

Watkin (4-55) was the most successful Barton bowler.

Reed had no hesitation naming Seward as the star man, commenting: “It was an outstanding performance by Joel with both bat and ball.

Reed added: “And great supporting roles from Tom Gooding, Josh Cann and Matt Pile.”

Reed said there is more to come from Kilmington, who are not playing at ‘their capable best’.

Said Reed: “Our bowling has been poor at times, but I'm excited to see the outcome when we are all firing.”Joel Seward – three wickets on one over for Kilmington

That’s three defeats in a row now for Barton, who are finding life after promotion hard without the services of an overseas professional.

Skipper Lewis said despite Seward dominating the game, there were signs of a Barton improvement and more positives on display.

“Although we bowled well throughout, our fielding efforts were a bit disappointing,” said Lewis.

“Batting wise, we got in two situations in the chase where we were on top.

“Myself getting out at the wrong time derailed us a bit with a bad choice. Then Matt Lipton and Nick Watkin got us back in a dominant position. 

“Seward was the difference with a multiple-wicket maiden that took the game away from us.”