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October 2008
    
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MATCH 53 LA MANGA CC v NOMADS CC at La Manga Club Upper Cricket Ground Tuesday October 14th 11.00am-30 overs match with bowlers limited to 6 overs.
The Nomads 'Wags'
Result:Nomads won by 49 runs
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:TBA
Scorers:Several
Debut(s):Simon Robinson,Luke Rogers,Martin Fisher,Andy Fisher,Neil Tunbridge
NOMADS CC Innings
S Robinson bowled Meller 30
R Latchman c Parker b Harris 5
L Rogers bowled Ruble 19
A Smith c Parker b Gopi 26
S Barter bowled Gopi 23
I Krunic c Harris b Gopi 18
M Fisher not out 13
A Fisher st Parker b Wambeke 0
A Lee not out 6
Extras (b14,lb9,w10,nb0) 33
TOTAL (7 wickets,30 overs) 173
Dnb:N Tunbridge,ME Blumberg
Fow:1-26,2-82,3-100,4-128,5-137,6-160,7-165.
Bowling-T Vine 5 0 19 0,Harris 5 0 16 1,Rose 8 0 37 2,Stannard 8 0 58 0,Skelton 4 0 21 0,Ingram 2 0 15 0,Houseman 2 0 15 0,Ben 0.1 0 0 0.
LA MANGA CC Innings
G Goppi lbw b Robinson 14
R Ruble bowled Robinson 5
G Graham not out 62
A Hancock c Robinson b Blumberg 7
A Harris run out 7
A Meller not out 15
T Vine c sub b Tunbridge 5
R Vine bowled Fisher 0
G Wambeke bowled Fisher 0
Extras (b1,lb1,w6,nb1) 9
TOTAL (All out,30 overs) 124
Fow:1-17,2-18,3-50,4-82,5-115,6-124,7-124.
Bowling-Krunic 6 0 30 0,Robinson 6 0 12 2,Rogers 6 0 20 0,Blumberg 6 0 22 1,Tunbridge 3 0 20 1,M Fisher 3 0 18 0.
Nomads prevail over depleted La Manga
The match was cancelled then reinstated at an earlier time.Unfortunately we were unable to contact some of our players and then the start was delayed so a shortened match was agreed as some of La Manga had to leave early.
In the end we ended up as eleven with assistance form the brothers Fisher who had turned up to watch. La Manga's late comers did not appear.
Nomads made a decent total of 173 which total was constrained by the thick rich grass turning fours into twos and singles.Simon Robinson top scored after an uncertain start and then several Nomads chipped in.
La Manga openers punished Krunic but then both fell to Robinson and the innings never recovered momentum despite a useful knock from Graham.
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MATCH 54 MOJACOR CC v NOMADS CC at La Manga Club Upper Cricket Ground Wednesday October 15th 12.00 noon -40 overs match with bowlers limited to 8 overs.
Result:Mojacor won by 8 wickets
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:TBA
Scorers:Several
Debut(s):Lee Dugdale
NOMADS CC Innings
R Latchman lbw b Munib 21
S Robinson c Talat b Munib 115
L Rogers c Rose b Palmerston 27
A Smith bowled Talat 10
I Krunic not out 22
M Fisher lbw b Talat 1
N Dugdale lbw b Rose 7
A Lee not out 3
Extras (b1,lb2,w9,nb1) 13
TOTAL (6 wickets,40 overs) 219
Dnb:ME Blumberg,L Dugdale,A Fisher.
Fow:1-64,2-150,3-175,4-182,5-186,6-212.
Bowling-Talat 8 1 40 2,Rose 8 1 26 1,Aslam 4 0 18 0,Farat 4 0 10 0,Skelton 2 0 10 0,Munib 6 0 24 2,Houseman 3 0 24 0,Redpath 2 0 22 0,Palmerston 3 0 36 1.
MOJACOR CC Innings
M Munib not out 115
P Beale c N Dugdale b Blumberg 65
F Farat c Robinson b Krunic 35
J Rose not out 1
Extras (b0,lb1,w6,nb0) 7
TOTAL (2 wickets,30 overs) 223
Dnb A Abbas,T Talat,A Aslam,P Palmerston,K Houseman,N Skelton,R Redpath
Fow:1-122,2-207.
Bowling-Krunic 7 0 34 1,N Dugdale 3 0 27 0,Robinson 8 0 54 0,Blumberg 8 0 53 1,Rogers 2 0 31 0,Smith 2 0 22 0.
Mojacor thrash Nomads who rue dropped catches
Nomads won the toss and batted first.Having greeted all our familiar friends we were then introduced to the five new members from Pakistan.the outfild was very wet with dew and this restricted our opening pair who neverthelss added 64 when Latchamn was trapped lbw to one that kept low. Robinson adjusting to the pitch and the need for the aerial route struck a series of boundaries and with Luke Rogers added 86.Rogers having just hit a huge six got carried away and miscued the next innocuous ball and was caught,150-2.
On another day nomads would have been wqell placed to post abig total but with a long tail it was vital that Robinson batted through with Krunic after an impaire smith had gone for 10,175-3. Unfortunately Robinson was out shortly after for a fine century and then we scrambled another thirty due to Krunic's giant strides.
Last year after a good start once we were through the top few Mojacor collapsed.With a new top order we were going to have to bowl well.Robinson being tired after his innings we opened with the drifting guile of Norman Dugdale complementing Krunic. Another day this may have worked as both openers made errors against the slow pace and Munib may have been caught and bowled.As it was we let chances go and Munib and Beale soon established a dominant partnership putting on 122 for the first wicket.Blumberg had Beale caught by Norman Dugdale but any thoughts of a further breakthrough were squashed by the accomplished left handed Farat who joined Munib adding 85 runs.
The skipper invited Ilija Krunic to bowl a second spell.Spurning his swift right arm seam he bowled an offbreak but then informed the umpire he would bowl left arm.the startled Farat was at once bamboozeled by the flight and guile of this delivery and so our giant fast seamer had finally taken a wicket.
Munib completed an unbeaten ton finished with some mighty slogs off Andy Smith who suggested he show more respect and Mojacor had won by 8 wickets with ten overs to spare.
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MATCH 55 LA MANGA/MOJACOR/Albox CCs v NOMADS CC at La Manga Club Upper Cricket Ground Thursday October 16th 12.00pm-40 overs match with bowlers limited to 8 overs.
 
Result:La Manga XI won by 10 wickets
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:TBA
Scorers:Several
Debut(s):
NOMADS CC Innings
S Robinson bowled Shafique 6
L Rogers lbw b Shafique 7
J While c Palmerston b Montgomery 35
A Smith bowled Shafique 0
I Krunic c & b Wambeke 61
R Latchman lbw b Minty 26
N Dugdale run out 1
A Lee c Wambeke b Garside 2
S Barter not out 13
ME Blumberg not out 1
Extras (b5,lb3,w7,nb0) 15
TOTAL (8 wickets,40 overs) 167
Dnb:N Tunbridge
Fow:1-13,2-16,3-16,4-62,5-108,6-114,7-137.
Bowling-Minty 8 2 17 1,Shafique 4 1 10 3,Palmerston 5 0 27 0,Montgomery 5 0 19 0,Wambeke 7 0 35 1,Meller 6 2 14 0,Garside 4 0 27 1,James 1 0 10 0.
LA MANGA XI Innings
A Hancock not out 46
Shafique Ali not out 129
Extras (b5,lb1,w1,nb) 7
TOTAL(0 wickets,30.3 overs) 168
Dnb:M Minty,M Garside,N Montgomery,B Essuah,R Miller,G Wambeke,R Palmertor,M James.
Fow:
Bowling-While 8 0 37 0,Krunic 5 0 18 0,Rogers 6 0 30 0,Blumberg 6 0 31 0,N Dugdale 4 1 20 0,Robinson 1.3 0 26 0.
Nomads Shattered by Shafique dropped on nought again!
George Wambeke claimed he had a poor side apart from Shafique and a couple of other so we had better bat. Nomads strenghened by the arrival of James While opened with yesterdays's centurion and Robinson and Rogers and look forward to abig total.so bereft of seam bowling were the opposition that Shafique put in an opening spell of four overs before putting on his pads to keep wicket. In that brief spell he had our openers and Andy Smith for a duck(4-1-10-3),16-3.
Krunic and While restored order but just as James seemed to be en route for a big innings he holed out to montgomery,62-4.Injured Latchman joine Krunic to add 46 before being trapped lbw,108-5. Krunic expanded his range of shots and proceeded to his highest score for Nomads and his first Fifty for the club.Depite and broken thumb Barter smote acouple of boundaries including a big six and we reached an inadequate total of 166.
While and Krunic opened the bowling and had Shafique and veteran Hancock playing and missing.When the edge came it was dropped and prospering from his good luck Shafique was quick to punish anything short or a fraction over pitched. Meanwhile Hancock played a sound second fiddle and between overs counsellor to Safique.
And so the stand progressed.There were blemishes,there were many forward defensive shots but these two comfortably reached their target in the 31st over,Shafique having hit 129* out of 168. No wonder he invited us to his new restaurant and we will come in 2009!
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Match 56 SPORTING ALFAS CC v NOMADS CC at Woodbridge Oval Albir L'Alfas Del Pi Spain Saturday October 18th 12 noon, 40 overs,8 max per bowler,
   
Woodbridge Oval Stanners,Barters Stammers Paul T& Ranjit injury sidelined Skipper and Barcelona
Result:Sporting Alfas won by 6 wickets
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:TBA
Scorers:Several
Debut(s):A Stammers,A Asif,N Nisar,Armghan Khan,K Khunnam,Wasim Shah.
NOMADS CC Innings
S Barter bowled Wasim 14
P Stanfield bowled Compton 33
J While st Ali b Wasim 0
A Stammers c Pennick b Wasim 0
A Asif lbw b Wasim 12
N Nisar c Metcalfe b Wasim 28
Armaghan Khan run Out (Laudon) 45
K Khurran c Myers b Spencer 12
V Gavin c Munoz b Pennick 4
Wasim Shah c Munoz b Laudon 15
M Blumberg not out 1
Extras 12
TOTAL (All Out,38.1 overs) 166
Fow- 1-45,2-49,3-53,4-54,5-65,6-87,7-124,8-142,9-161,10-166
Bowling-K Laudon 7.1-3-18-2,P Pennick 8-0-41-1,Wasim 8-1-16-5,G Compton 8-0-54-1,M Spencer 7-1-24-1.
SPORTING ALFAS CC Innings
M Spencer c Nisar b Armaghan Khan 10
S Ali c Asif b While 32
G Compton c Stanfield b While 4
P Pennick not out 65
D Myers bowled Wasim 29
W ur Rehman not out 13
Extras 8
TOTAL (4 wickets,26.1 overs) 170
Dnb:C Munoz,G Metcalfe,K Laudon,J Howden,
Fow:1-26,2-48,3-48,4-135
Bowling-J While 8 0 46 2, Wasim 6.4 0 50 1, Armaghan 4 1 24 1, M Blumberg 4 0 22 0, Khurran 4 0 8 0
 
Post Match Teams shake hands Pennick & Wasim undefeated
Sporting Alfas recover to win comfortably
Nomads CC lost once again to a strong Alfas Saturday 1st XI by 6 wickets and yet with a little more disciplined batting and some luck in the field it may have been much closer.
Alfas took to the field and commenced the bowling with Laudon and Pennick. The Nomads openers were Barter and Paul Stansfield, who was making a guest appearance for the visitors. Laudon and Pennick both started economically with the first three overs only resulting in two runs. The steady start changed when Stansfield hit two consecutive fours of Pennick in the fourth over and that seemed to give the former Spanish International the confidence to be more aggressive in his shot selection. Barter was proving a competent ally at the other end despite batting with a broken thumb and Nomads had moved onto 45 without loss before a mini collapse occurred.
The introduction of spin in the shape of Wasim and Compton caused the damage and brought quick wickets. Barter was the first to go when he was clean bowled by the left arm spin of Wasim and then While followed four runs later when he was stumped off the same bowler without a run to his name. Leg spinner Compton got into the act by bowling Stansfield around his legs for a fine 33 and when Wasim claimed his third wicket courtesy of a fine slip catch by Pennick at the second attempt the promising visitors start had crumbled from 45 for 0 to 54 for 4.Most unfortunate was James While who was 'stumped by a full toss from Wasim which rebounded off Shafique's leg onto the stumps.James off balance after trying to hit the ball all the way to altea lifted his foot and was out!
The middle order for Nomads comprised mainly of Barcelona players who kept trying to hit sixes instead of building an innings but Nisar (28and Armaghan (45) made significant contributions to push the score to to 166 all out.Armaghan may have scored some more if he had kept the strike over the last few overs and not run himself out The Nomads score was assisted by some sloppy fielding by Alfas that included 4 dropped catches off the bowling of the unlucky Spencer.Wasim who first visited Alfas playing for Nomads some four years ago was the main beneficiary with 5-17.
Alfas took to their task purposefully and Shafique and Spencer looked comfortable against the Nomads bowling who bowled too short . With the score on 26 Armaghan produced a great ball that saw Spencer caught behind. When While disposed of the other opener Ali with the score on 48 the home sides supporters began to get a little nervy. When Compton followed the very next ball, to a fine slip catch by Stansfield the energy levels of the visitors rose substantially. While was denied an hat trick by Myers but Nomads were back in the game. The new partnership of Pennick and Myers re-established control for Alfas despite some playing and missing and they forged a partnership of 77 before Myers received a yorker from Wasim that uprooted his middle stump.
With Pennick in great form and Wasim looking solid at the other end Alfas reached their total of 167 with 14 overs to spare and Pennick remained 65 not out in an innings that included one 6 and nine 4`s. Nomads fought to the end but to no avail as the local side secured a comfortable six wicket victory despite playing the whole game with only ten men. It was unfortunate that Kurran had not opened with while as his four overs caused even Phil Pennick all sorts of trouble.
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Match 57 SPORTING ALFAS CC Sunday XI v NOMADS CC at Columbus Oval Albir L'Alfas Del Pi Spain Sunday October 21st 12 noon, 40 overs,8 max per bowler.
Result:Nomads won by 101 runs
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:K Kew & others
Scorers:Several
Debut(s): Harry Marshall,Usman Shahzad,Adnan Faisal
NOMADS CC Innings
J While not out 162
Usman Shahzad c & b Cowley 6
Wasim Ur Rehman c & b S ur Rehman 18
A Azhar st Dovaston b Fletcher 49
V Gavin not out 2
Extras (b3,lb0,w10,nb0) 13
TOTAL (3 wickets,40 overs) 258
Dnb:Y Yasser,A Lee,Adnan Faisal,J Woolley,H Marshall,ME Blumberg
Fow:1-7,2-64,3-227.
Bowling-Cowley 5 0 35 1,Lewis 7 0 41 0,Mariner 6 0 35 0,Shafique ur Rehman 8 1 29 1,Roper 4 0 12 0,Fletcher 5 0 51 1,Bellis 5 0 52 1.
SPORTING ALFAS Sunday XI
N Wynn st Lee b W ur Rehman 15
F Faran c Usman b Yasser 20
S ur Rehman st Lee b Blumberg 41
I Malinnes bowled W ur Rehman 2
B Mariner run out(Usman) 19
C Dovaston c Wasim b Blumberg 4
S Lewis bowled Azhar 1
S Cowley run out 25
J Roper bowled Blumberg 2
A Fletcher bowled Azhar 1
G Bellis not out 1
Extras (b6,lb4,w9,nb0) 19
TOTAL (All out,34 overs) 157
Fow:1-36,2-51,3-75,4-94,5-120,6-124,7,125,8-136,9-150,10-157.
Bowling-Aslan 6 0 28 0,Yassar 7 1 23 1,Wasim ur Rehman 3 0 13 2,Blumberg 8 0 42 3,Azhar 8 0 25 2,Usman 1 0 6 0,Marshall 1 0 6 0.
Mighty ton From While sets up Victory
Nomads innings was dominated by a large ton from James While which was slow to unfurl but devastating in its final chapter lifting Nomads to a total of 258. While was well supported by Azhar who missed out on a well deserved fifty.
Alfas's reply was brisk for a period and Shafique Ur Rehman threatened a big innings before being stumped and the loss of the top order for 120 augured ill for the hosts. The last five wickets fell for 30 runs with Mariner and Cowley both run out.
Nomads included four from Valencia, young Harry Marshall stood in for the still injured Ranjit Latchman and occassional Nomad Wasim now an Alfas member stood in for the injured Simon Barter.
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Match 58 Forty Club Of Spain CC v NOMADS CC at Columbus Oval Albir L'Alfas Del Pi Spain Monday October 20th 12 noon, Declaration/Time game,20 overs from 5pm
Result:Match Drawn
Toss:Nomads
Umpires: Several
Scorers:Several
Debut(s): Michael Garside,George Wambeke,Stephen Male,Robbi Dhonkai.
NOMADS CC Innings
J While c Killington b J Herch 35
R Latchman retired hurt 56
M Garside c Stanfield b Curness 54
V Gavin c Evans b Norton 37
S Barter c Cooper b Norton 37
R Dhonkai c Stanfield b J Herch 0
G Wambeke not out 32
S Male st Cooper b Norton 4
K Marshall not out 3
Extras (b5,lb0,w5,nb1) 11
TOTAL (6 wickets,43 overs) 267
Dnb:ME Blumberg,K Barter.
Fow:1-48,2-154,3-211,4-217,5-235,6-249.
Bowling-Kellington-7 0 55 0,J Hersch 8 0 36,Evans 3 0 36 0,Curness 10 0 50 1,Houghton 10 0 64 0,Norton 5 0 21 3.
FORTY CLUB OF SPAIN Innings
W Curness c Dhonkai b Garside 17
J Ward bowled While 7
P Stanfield c Garside b Male 61
G Evans c Latchman b Blumberg 19
K Geddes not out 70
C Cooper c Gavin b Male 4
J Hersch bowled Dhonkai 2
S Hersch bowled Wambeke 9
G Kellington not out 17
Extras (b3,lb7,w3,nb1) 14
TOTAL (7 wickets,41 overs) 221
Dnb:N Norton,S Southern.
Fow:1-28,2-36,3-66,4-130,5-150,6-167,7-191.
Bowling-While 12 1 59 1,Garside 9 1 32 1,Blumberg 6 0 34 1,Male 7 0 50 2,Dhonkai 4 0 22 1,Wambeke 3 0 7 1.
Standing l to r R Donkai.M Garside,G Wambeke,K Marshall,R Latchman,V Gavin
Sitting l to r J While, S Male,ME Blumberg,S Barter K Barter Geddes guides Forty Club to draw
Nomads innings set off at great pace as While continued with his form of the day before.Once he fell the rate slowed somewhat but several Nomads enjoyed the bowling including the partially restored Latchman and Barter as well debutant Michael Garside of La Manga. The declaration came at 267 at approximately half time.
While and Garside removed the openers,Curness to a wonderful catch at gulley by Dhonkai.Evans was next to fall caught Latchman off Blumberg,66-3.However Stanfield and Geddes now put on 64 not without blemish before Stanfield was well caught on the boundary off young leg spinner Stephen Male.
Nomads winkled out three more and should have had Geddes who nevertheless rode his good fortune well. He and Kellington put on a further 30 before the close some 46 runs short with 3 wickets in hand.
Once again dropped catches by Nomads denied them the result which could have been theirs and spoiled young Stephen's bowling figures in particular.
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Many thanks to our friends from Barcelona,Valencia and Valencia Green,the Fisher brothers,Dad and Son Marshall,Stephen Male,George Wambeke and our old friend Wasim for helping us to 11 each day despite injuries and to our hosts La Manga and Sporting Alfas for their warm hospitality.
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Nomads in Spain  Cricket In Spain
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October 2008 Tour Summary with more photos
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