Match Twenty Four was a draw at Abinger where we made the 175-4 declared of which Mark Williams hit most of the runs including an unbeaten stand of 120 with the hon sec who scored 13*! abinger lost wickets steadily to Ben bodie who bowled unchanged from the sream end and took 5. At the hill end Darren Williams took 3 and Blumberg 1, not quite enough to notch up another win on a warm and sunny day.
Match Twenty Three proved to be an exciting win in the last over but it was a match of great swings of fortune.Nomads fielding 9 for most of the morning session Merrow hit 153-3 at lunch. The fielding was geriatric but after a splendid lunch washed down with claret and then Port what a transformation as Nomads took 7 wickets for 42 runs! In reply Nomads started brightly but then slowed down once Sutherland departed and were 45-2 at tea(4.30).Nomads collapsed from 93-3 to 112-8 whereupon veteran Paul Maloney joined veteran Ollie Croom-Johnson and these two added 80 for the 9th wicket as the light faded. Paul was run out on 192 leaving 5 runs to win. A bye was scrambled whereupon Simon Collins skipper for the day smashed Clive Windus' ball to the boundary and Nomads had won by I wicket at 7.15pm.
Match Twenty Two against Brook was lost by 5 wickets but if Nomads had caught their catches simple and difficult it would have been a different story. Nomads declared on 233-6( Sutherland 78, Alexander 55)in 45 overs. Brook replied with 234-5 in 38.1 overs with 6.5 overs to go...Jacobs a talkative South African 'keeper hitting 142* including 30 off the 38th over.
Match Twenty One against The Hill resulted in a convincing victory which was good as in the historical sequence we have often failed to bowl them out or just lost inviting them to 'go for it.' Geoff Lewis on a brief visit from Perth OZ, hit 68* and George Joseph took 5-37 which mad up for his duck. Saurav Singh hit 33 and took 2-29. A good start to September.
Match Twenty Two against NPL/Lensbury was cancelled by them. It seems ridiculous that the combined strenght of NPL and Lensbury can not produce a side on a BH Monday!
Matches Twenty and Twenty One were two stunning victories in France against Thoiry cricket club. in the first one we chased 308 successfully having 4 overs to spare and in the second we set 277 which Thoiry failed to reach by some disatnce as we bowled them out.
Match Nineteen v Flackwell Heath proved to be a good victory for Nomads as Sunil Patel hit a ton and David Sweeny took 6 wickets, Match Eighteen v Barnes was drawn after Nomads bowlers were somewhat mauled. After Sunil Patel was out the Nomads innings lost momentum and a draw was just achieved. Match Seventeen v Maidenhead and Bray was cancelled due to wet weather though we had suffered several late withdrawals. Match Sixteen v Cheshunt Thursday was an improbable match largely played in steady rain which was eventually abandoned after cheshunt had lost two wickets in reply to a substantial Nomads total.
Match Fourteen v Stowe Templars proved to be an exciting one as Nomads won by 15 runs in a low scoring game. Nomads batted first on a green pitch of uneven and sometimes low bounce and struggled throughout to reach an inadequate 120 all out. Thanks to 5-25 from Chris Ledger backed by Charlton Lamb and Matt Marshall with assistance from an ever lower bouncing pitch and fine stumpings from Ed Hughes, Nomads secured an unlikely victory.
Matches Thirteen anf Fourteen saw Nomads win two very close games at Chateau Les Ormes near Dol De Bretagne in France. On Saturday Mark Surridge and Charlton Lamb hit 50s in an innings which the locals just failed to pass and on Sunday Kelvin Sutherland hit 75 as Nomads successfully reached the 'French' total when an otherise becalmed Charles Fellows- Smith hit the winning 4.
Match Twelve against Cheshunt Thursday was cancelled as neither side could raise a side! Match Eleven was lost badly against a hospitable Stoke d'Abernon where we failed to raise eleven players which did not help. Matches Nine and Ten at Saumur by the Loire in France were sadly cancelled, possibly postponed, as the ground has only recently been reclaimed from the non-stop winter/spring flooding.
Match Twelve was cancelled.
Match Eleven was lost at Stoke d'Aabernon where nomads were not up to full strength unfortunately.
Matches Nine and Ten at Saumur France were cancelled as prolonged flooding had delayed preparation of the pitches.
Match Eight against Metropolitan Police was a thriller which Nomads lost by two runs with 7 balls to go. Trevor Clarke top scoring with 142 no doubt wondering whether to push for a single had a mental abberation and played all round a straight slow ball from Rushworth. Nomads were playing one short as Ian Smith PhD, MA, failed to show without explanation or apology. scorecard to follow, see left.
Match Seven against Follies Farm Old Spots CC is best forgotten by Nomads who put in a very poor performance to lose by 7 wickets. Scorecard to follow, see left and click on.
Match Six with Blackheath (Surrey) was cancelled due to committment to play delayed National village competition match
Match Five against East Horsley was also drawn despite a heroic eighth wicket stand by Charlton Lamb and Ravi Mantha of 83 which took nomads to within 20 odd of east horsley score.
Match Four against Headley on Sunday May 27th was drawn. Nomads put in hit 242-7 with debutant Matt Marshall hitting 138 narrowly surviving a first ball miscued pull which square leg could not quite reach. Nomads faced 36 overs before declaring at tea. Headley replied slowly but stepped up their reply when invited so to do and eventually lost some wickets and one batsmen retired hurt finishing on 206-6 off 48 overs.
Match Three v Oxford Downs In much better weather Nomads just failed to clinch victory against a weakened Oxford Downs side after a generous declaration. Mark Surridge hit 85* but despite a six and four in the last over still fell 6 short.
Match Two against Indian Gymkhana was cancelled because of the weather.
Match One was won against Great Missenden Pelicans by 65 runs in rather wet weather in the later stages.
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