Steve Tolputt's Triple Century
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Tour Match 4 MEB Cricketworld Nomads v Javea CC The Javea Building Site Costa Blanca Spain October 2000 1.00 pm
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Michael Blumberg presents Stephen Tolputt with a plaque
commemorating his 320*,reputedly the highest individual
score ever recorded in continental Europe at the Los Estrellas
restaurant albir l'Alfas del Pi
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Result:MEBCW Nomads won by 141 runs
Toss:MEBCW Nomads
Umpire:M Palowkar & Anothers
Scorers:Several
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MEBCW NOMADS CC
P Wakefield bowled Stammers 78
S Tolputt not out 320
S Barter c Fisher b Nix 14
R Wycherly+ c Stansfield b Fisher 46
D Robinson not out 3
Extras (b0,lb2,w8,nb1) 11
TOTAL (3wkts,40 overs) 472
Dnb:J Rezko,J Hyams,T Gothard,V Gavin,M Moir,MEBlumberg*
Fow:1-200,2-230,3-366.
Bowling-Vaughan 4 0 30 0,Jones 4 0 48,Stammers 8 0 77 1,Nix 8 0 82 1,Fisher 8 0 115 1,Copeland 8 1 119 0.
JAVEA CC
P Stansfield c Wakefield b Barter 157
G Ward c Gavin b Moir 0
A Fisher c Wakefield b Barter 10
A Stammers c Moir b Rezko 46
R De Graaff c Barter b Blumberg 27
R Ward c Blumberg b Gothard 18
B Nix c Moir b Gavin 45
A Copeland c & b Hyams 0
I Jones lbw b Rezko 1
A Vaughan not out 4
B Burchall absent
Extras (b1,lb3,w 13, nb1) 18
TOTAL (All out,37.3 overs) 331
FOw:1-2,3-22,3-201,4-253,5-253,6-309,7-313,8-323,9-331.
Bowling-Moir 8 0 66 1,Barter 6 0 46 2,Rezko 5 0 59 2,Robinson 2 0 43 0,Blumberg 6 0 55 1,Hyams 6 0 23 1,Gothard 4 0 31 1,Gavin 0.3 0 5 1.
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Tolputt Carnage at Javea
For those playing in this game it will be one never forgot, not least by Australian Stephen Tolputt, who played an incredible innings, reputedly the highest ever in continental Europe. His feat was recorded in Wisden Cricketers Almanac. Matthew Engel, editor checked the details with MEB before committing to print. Stephen had been introduced to Nomads CC by Allen Abramson by way of a girl friend and scored a century at Abinger before re-locating to Ireland.*
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By this time the ground at Javea was engulfed by the encroaching building development and entry was precarious. However the (Bob Cooke) Peake Sports artificial pitch was still in excellent condition and played beautifully. As Tolputt's innings progressed so more and more CW Nomads were outside the ground fielding balls as a succession of huge sixes cleared the outfield by some distance. Robinson a huge hitter of a cricket ball was a model of self discipline scoring 3 runs out of 106 and feeding Tolputt the bowling at every opportunity.
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In reply Javea lost two early wickets but were then racing along and while Stansfield was batting were ahead on runs per over. Once he was out, although Javea continued to bat brightly, the task was way beyond them especially as wickets fell regularly. Amidst all this mayhem the octogenarian Jack Hyams bowled six overs for a mere 23 including the catching of Andrew Copeland off his own bowling.
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Nomads In Spain Cricket World XI
* Although keeping in touch via the email Stephen was not to play again for Nomads until Autumn 2004 in Spain. He was due to play at Saumur in 2001 but we had to cancel. He is now back in Oz.
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