March 2003
     

Match STM1 Nomads Cricket Club v Forty Club Of Spain at Colombus Oval, L’Alfas Del Pi Spain Friday 21st March 2003

Result:Match Drawn
Toss:Nomads
Umpire(s): A Simmons & M Palowkar   
Scorer:Clive Woodbridge
Nomad Man Of The Match:Simon Barter

NOMADS CC Innings
R Mann      c Townsend b Braithwaite   0
S Barter    c Curness  b Braithwaite 139
N Thorburn  lbw        b Curness      25
R Cairns    bowled       A Taylor     50
A Fisher    c Townsend b Braithwaite   5
R Woolhouse not out                   16
P Packham   run out                    5
K Packham   bowled       A Taylor      1
M Blumberg  not out                    6
Extras     (b6,lb6,w5,nb0)            17
TOTAL      (7 wkts,31.3 overs)       264
DNB:V Gavin, AN Absent

FOW:1-0,2-74,3-212,4-235,5-235,6-243,7-255.

Bowling-Braithwaite 11 2 46 3,Kidgell 6 2 23 0,Curness 13 3 42 1,Vaughan 2 0 26 0,Nix 5 1 36 0,Copeland 5 0 59 0,A Taylor 5 1 20 2.

FORTY CLUB OF SPAIN Innings
A Copeland    c Thorburn  b Woolhouse  1
P Stanfield   c & b         Woolhouse 22
W Curness     bowled        Fisher    49
A Taylor      c Woolhouse b Blumberg  79
J Braithwaite c Thorburn  b Blumberg  17
R Ward        c K Packham b Blumberg  15
S Kidgell     c Barter    b Fisher     3
R Townsend    c Thorburn  b Fisher     3
P Nix         not out                  0
G Smith       not out                  0
Extras       (b4,lb5,w21,nb0)         30
TOTAL        (8 wkts,45 overs)       219
DNB:N Vaughan

FOW: 1-10,2-52,3-131,4-168,5-205,6-216,7-219,8-219.

Bowling-Woolhouse 12 0 31 2,P Packham 3 0 3 0,Cairns 6 1 51 0,Fisher 13 3 49 3,Blumberg 11 2 38 3.

On Friday Nomads posted a subtantial total with a powerful century from Simon Barter including  six 6s and fifty from Bob Cairns. In the event Nomads declaration may have been a little tardy as they had the Forty Club  8 wickets down by the close after 44 overs. Blumberg and Fisher each took three wickets

Match STM2 Nomads Cricket Club v Sporting Alfas CC at Colombus Oval, L’Alfas Del Pi Spain Saturday 22nd March 2003

Result:Sporting Alfas won by 9 wickets   

Toss:Sporting Alfas 
Umpire(s):B Pitts &  M Palowkar
Scorer:G Leach
Nomads Man Of The Match: Paul Stanfield 

NOMADS CC Innings               
A Copeland   bowled    S Burchell 18  
S Barter     bowled    Parkin      5
+P Stanfield lbw     b Kidgell    64
N Thorburn   c Bacon b B Burchell 23               
R Woolhouse  c & b     Bacon       4
J Rezko      lbw     b B Burchell  7
A Fisher     bowled    S Burchell 10
R Cairns     bowled      Parkin    7
V Gavin      run out              15
R Mann       not out               6
*M Blumberg  not out               0
Extras      (b6,lb9,w30,nb3)      48
TOTAL       (9 wkts,50 overs)    207

FoW:1-9,2-55,3-136,4-141,5-150,6-164,7-164,8-183,9-203.

Bowling-Parkin 7 0 32 2,Vaughan 8 0 44 0, Myers 5 0 39 0,B Burchell 8 2 48 2,Bacon 6 1 15 2.

SPORTING ALFAS CC  
D Climent  not out                 106
J Morgan   st Stanfield b Blumberg  41
C Parkin   not out                  52
Extras     (b0,lb4,w6,nb0)          10
TOTAL    (1 wkts,34.1 overs)       209
DNB:G Howe,A Taylor,S Burchell,C Doveston,DP Myers,A Bacon,R Jones,B Burchell.

FoW:1-88.

Bowling-Woolhouse 8 0 31 0,Rezko 5 0 24 0,A Fisher 7 0 44 0,Blumberg 8 0 52 1,Cairns 5.1 0 54 0.

        Nomads Slaughtered 

On Saturday Several key Nomads were suffering from a serious night out in Benidorm and it was thus unfortunate that Nomads lost the toss and were inserted. Yesterday's centurion Barter was soon gone bowled Parkin but then two productive partnerships took the score to 136 by the 25th over. Nial Thorburn was then very well caught by Bacon playing an unnecessary aerial cover drive and then the next over he trapped Stanfield with a 'shooter'. The innings now faltered and but for a generous dose of wides from Scott Burchell Nomads total would have been even less. In the end 207 was an inadequate difficult total to defend especially as Sporting Alfas had a strong batting line up.

Climent and Morgan batted carefully building a match winning partnership of 88 in 19 overs,Morgan being stumped by Stanfield off Blumberg. Several quick wickets after the break would have changed the nature of the match but in fact from then on Parkin and Climent accelerated scoring 80 runs off the last 10 overs being particularly harsh on Bob Cairns. David Climent completed a century, his first against Nomads(and Cricket World XI). Unfortunately John Rezko hurt his hand attempting a caught and bowled hit with some ferocity had his spell cut short but it would hardly have effected the result of the match which was as bad a defeat as Nomads have ever suffered overseas.! Nomads bowled six wides while Alfas bowled 30. So it wasn't the accuracy of the local bowling that did for Nomads batting...need I say more

It is perhaps an unfortunate co-incidence that so often the younger Nomads in general over  indulge themselves on Friday night with the strongest opposition to play the next day. But then such is the nature of tours. Six of the local opposition have played for Nomads/CWXI over the years.Well played Alfas.

Match STM3   Nomads  v Sporting Alfas, Colombus Oval L'Alfas Del Pi Spain Sunday March  23rd   2003  12.20pm

Result:Nomads won by 46 runs   

Toss:Nomads 
Umpire(s):B Pitts &  G Johnston
Scorer:G Leach
Nomads Man Of The Match: Assad Khan 

NOMADS CC Innings               
S Barter    run out                  50  
V Gavin     c Morgan     b Catala     0
M Mordaunt  c Phillipson b Catala     0
R Mann      bowled         Catala    11                
R Thorburn  c Boon       b Packham   55
R Woolhouse run out                   5
Naveed Khan lbw          b Lewis      1
Assad Khan  not out                  70
M Blumberg  c Lewis      b Bellis     9
V Reilly    bowled         Phillipson 2
Extras     (b5,lb5,w5,nb3)           18
TOTAL (9 wkts All out,39.3 ovs)     221
DNB:AN Absent 

FoW:1-5,2-6,3-47,4-90,5-103,6-104,7-179,8-197,9-221.

Bowling-Catala 8 3 20 3,Sendra 7 1 43 0, Wambeek 7 0 42 0,Lewis 8 0 35 1,K Packham 4 0 37 1,Bellis 4 0 32 1,Phillipson 0.3 0 2 1.

SPORTING ALFAS CC  
J Boon       c Thorburn  b Naveed   10
J Catala     bowled        Naveed   10
B Marriner   c Woolhouse b Naveed    0
J Morgan     run out                 2
J Gonzalez   c Thorburn  b Naveed    1
K Packham    bowled        Mann     12
M Phillipson st Thorburn b Blumberg 26
G Wambeek    bowled        Assad    54
S Lewis      c Barter    b Blumberg  0
J Sendra     bowled        Blumberg 16
J Bellis     not out                 0
Extras      (b0,lb7,w33,nb6)        46
TOTAL    (All Out,36.2 overs)      177

FoW:1-18,2-30,3-34,4-39,5-49,6-75,7-130,8-130,9-175,10-177.

Bowling-Woolhouse 5 0 25 0,Naveed 5 0 26 4,Mann 3 1 16 1,Mordaunt 7 1 33 0,Barter 3 0 19 0,Blumberg 7 1 25 3,Assad 5.2 0 26 1.

Nomads one victory of this visit was much assisted by the powerful late innings of Assed and the opening bowling spell of Naveed whom we acquired from the Intellectuals CC. These two substituted for Bob Cairns (resting,'nackered) and John Rezko injured. Barter regained his form before being run out and Nial Thorburn played some excellent cover drives to reach a fifty as well. As for the rest they barely raised 28 between them. Naveed opened the bowling and took four ealy wickets but with a horrid suspect action which the skipper fielding at gulley 'and watching the bat' did not notice until Brian Pitts, umpire, brought it to his attention. He was removed from the attack. How this would have effected the game is difficult to assess as without Naveed we would have opened with Assed a much better and rather fast bowler. In the event Alfas made a late order recovery led by Wambeek who completed a well deserved fifty.

Alfas had opened their bowling with two young Spaniards and they bowled very well. Catala took three top order wickets including Vince Gavin and Jon Mordaunt for ducks.

Match STM4 Nomads v Sporting Alfas Midweek XI, Colombus Oval L'Alfas Del Pi  Spain  Monday March 24th  2003  12.20pm

Toss: Nomads
Result:Nomads lost by 5/7 wickets
Umpire(s):G Johnston & M Palowkar
Nomad Men Of The Match:Bob Cairns

NOMADS CC Innings
R Mann     c Nix   b Kidgell    6
R Cairns   bowled    Nix       76
N Thorburn bowled    Nix       13
S Burchell c Boon  b Kidgell   29
R Jones    bowled    Kidgell    2
K Packham  bowled    Mordaunt   2
V Gavin    bowled    Mordaunt   6
M Blumberg not out             19
J Rezko    not out             20
Extras     (b9,lb5,w22,nb0)    36
TOTAL  (7 wickets, 40 overs)  209
DNB:AN ABSENT,R Woolhouse(Left Early Without Permission)

FoW:1-28,2-77,3-133,4-139,5-145,6-158,7-169.

Bowling- Howe 8 0 44 0,Kidgell 8 0 36 3,Climent 8 1 43 10,Nix 8 0 49 2,Mordaunt 8 1 23 2.

SPORTING ALFAS MWXI  Innings
J Boon     lbw        b Cairns    50
D Climent  c Jones    b Cairns    66
V O’Reilly c Jones    b Blumberg   5
G Howes    not out                47
J Mordaunt c Cairns   b Jones     23
P Nix      not out                 0
Extras    (b4,lb7,w9,nb1)         21
TOTAL    (4 wickets, 31.3 overs) 212
DNB:S Kidgell,G Smith,M Rogers,NR Smith,ANOther

FoW:1-116,2-125,3-144,4-187.

Bowling-A Jones 7 1 33 0,Burchell 15.5 4 45 0,Rezko 1 0 12 0,Packham 2 0 27 0, Cairns 7 1 31 2,Blumberg 7 0 48 1.

         Alfas Outplay Nomads

   Simon Barter was scheduled to leave anyway but Richard Woolhouse decided that he should set off early and spend the day in Valencia which left us one short. John Rezko reported fit to bat (just) but P Packham had not recovered from his muscle pull on Friday. We had already recruited Raymond Jones and Scott Burchell. However on the day several players did not turn up and so we agreed to play a 9-a-side match.

   On paper the batting line up should have been capable of 240 odd.  Instead with the exception of a revived Bob Cairns who hit 76  no  one really featured. A couple of shooters did not help the cause removing Thorburn and Jones and so Nomads with a mere 169 on the board were 7 wickets down and the last pair in.  Luckily Blumberg and Rezko are not the worst last pair and these two added 40 so Nomads posted 209 at the end of 40 overs.

   Again notwithstanding some class in local batting line up an attack of Jones, Burchell, Cairns and Blumberg would have exspected to win or at least make a match of it. On the day it was not like that. Climent and Boon, not without some luck, especially off the exasperated Raymond Jones put on an opening stand of 116 in 16 overs. O'Reilley's arrival at the wicket slowed things down for a while but the skipper rather foolishly dismissed him. Then Mordaunt (remember the duck for us the day before) joined Graham Howe and  a swift 43 was added before Jones accounted for him. Howe then hit Blumberg for 15 off his last over and then despatched Jones for 10 to win the match but just fail to reach his fifty. Nomads were slaughered but it was a lovely day and a match played in good humour.

   Must do better next time.

Nomads in Spain

Sporting Alfas CC