Reckoning to have bowled poorly (4)
I believe the answer is:
bill
'reckoning' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'bowled poorly' is the wordplay.
'bowled' becomes 'b' (cricket abbreviation).
'poorly' becomes 'ill' ('ill' can be a synonym of 'poorly').
'b'+'ill'='BILL'
'to have' is the link.
(Other definitions for bill that I've seen before include "announce" , "Informal first name for ex-president Clinton" , "Account; hooked weapon" , "Poster' charge" , "Account - used for cutting and pruning" .)