Sunday 10 November 2013
Trent Copeland - Clapham Nomads to Australia
Congratulations to Trent, who played a match for the Nomads in 2008 and went on to make three full Test appearances for Australia in 2011, on dismissing Kevin Pietersen LBW for Australia A in Hobart recently. Apparently it was pretty plumb, but we wonder if it would have been given out in a Nomads match. Hope you win your Test place back soon, Trent.
Thursday 19 September 2013
Clapham Nomads Averages for 2013 season
Batting (Qualification - 3 Matches played, 2 innings)
Zia 202 runs @ 40.40
Gul 256 runs @ 28.44
Hassan Khan 329 runs @ 27.42
Prasanth Pattiyil 189 runs @ 18.90
Riaz Khan 184 runs @ 18.40
Darwin Gunawardena 201 runs @ 18.27
Adnan Khan 54 runs @ 18.00
Jonnie Randall 34 runs @ 17.00
Abbas Khan 66 runs @ 9.43
Mahesh Vyas 122 runs @ 8.13
Abdul Khan 66 runs @ 7.33
Nick Lefebve 43 runs @ 7.17
Sami 10 runs @ 5.00
Emil Todorow 26 runs @ 4.33
Chris Kennedy 14 runs @ 2.80
John Crossland 1 run @ 1.00
Andrew West 0 runs @ 0.00
Bowling (Qualification - 3 Matches played, 2 wickets, 2 bowling spells)
Hassan Khan 22 wickets @ 16.23
Riaz Khan 12 wickets @ 19.08
Zia 9 wickets @ 20.00
Abbas Khan 20 wickets @ 21.95
Emil Todorow 14 wickets @ 25.21
Andrew West 3 wickets @ 26.00
Sami 2 wickets @ 33.50
Abdul Khan 7 wickets @ 37.14
Fielding
The highest number of dismissals was 10 by Mahesh Vyas (all as wicketkeeper - 7 catches, 3 stumpings.)
The highest number of catches by an outfielder was 8 by Abbas Khan.
Zia 202 runs @ 40.40
Gul 256 runs @ 28.44
Hassan Khan 329 runs @ 27.42
Prasanth Pattiyil 189 runs @ 18.90
Riaz Khan 184 runs @ 18.40
Darwin Gunawardena 201 runs @ 18.27
Adnan Khan 54 runs @ 18.00
Jonnie Randall 34 runs @ 17.00
Abbas Khan 66 runs @ 9.43
Mahesh Vyas 122 runs @ 8.13
Abdul Khan 66 runs @ 7.33
Nick Lefebve 43 runs @ 7.17
Sami 10 runs @ 5.00
Emil Todorow 26 runs @ 4.33
Chris Kennedy 14 runs @ 2.80
John Crossland 1 run @ 1.00
Andrew West 0 runs @ 0.00
Bowling (Qualification - 3 Matches played, 2 wickets, 2 bowling spells)
Hassan Khan 22 wickets @ 16.23
Riaz Khan 12 wickets @ 19.08
Zia 9 wickets @ 20.00
Abbas Khan 20 wickets @ 21.95
Emil Todorow 14 wickets @ 25.21
Andrew West 3 wickets @ 26.00
Sami 2 wickets @ 33.50
Abdul Khan 7 wickets @ 37.14
Fielding
The highest number of dismissals was 10 by Mahesh Vyas (all as wicketkeeper - 7 catches, 3 stumpings.)
The highest number of catches by an outfielder was 8 by Abbas Khan.
2013 Season Summary
Nomads played 15 matches in 2013 (up from 12 last year) with only one affected by the weather right at the very end of the game. Our final record was;
Won 5
Drew 2
Lost 8.
When you consider we lost our first 5 games, and 6 of our first 7, it wasn't a bad year despite losing key players to resignation and injury. It was certainly a more enjoyable season than 2012. We will have our annual meeting in Clapham South in late November or early December. I have put the averages in the next post. Nominations for Players of the Year etc are;
Batsman of the Year; Gul, Hassan, Zia
Bowler of the Year; Hassan, Abbas
Fielder of the Year; Mahesh, Hassan, Abbas, Abdul, Darwin
Player of the Year; Hassan, Riaz, Zia, Gul, Abbas
If anyone wants to nominate anybody else, let me know. We will vote at the Meeting.
Won 5
Drew 2
Lost 8.
When you consider we lost our first 5 games, and 6 of our first 7, it wasn't a bad year despite losing key players to resignation and injury. It was certainly a more enjoyable season than 2012. We will have our annual meeting in Clapham South in late November or early December. I have put the averages in the next post. Nominations for Players of the Year etc are;
Batsman of the Year; Gul, Hassan, Zia
Bowler of the Year; Hassan, Abbas
Fielder of the Year; Mahesh, Hassan, Abbas, Abdul, Darwin
Player of the Year; Hassan, Riaz, Zia, Gul, Abbas
If anyone wants to nominate anybody else, let me know. We will vote at the Meeting.
Monday 9 September 2013
Dulwich v Clapham Nomads - 8/9/13
Nomads lost by 7 wickets to a talented Dulwich Development XI on Sunday. Nomads made 198 for 9 and were felt to be in such a reasonable position that skipper Todorow declared. Excellent batting from Dulwich, however, saw them home with 10 balls to spare. Riaz was the batting star for Clapham with his second half-century in successive games. A fine second wicket partnership of 72 between Gul and Darwin had given us a good platform Bowling and especially fielding weren't so great with every bowler going for at least 4 an over - several for considerably more - and a string of dropped catches. Z.Rostami was Dulwich's matchwinner with a punishing 98 not out. There was a big shout for caught behind when he was on about 50. John Crossland held on to the chance well in his first match back The general Nomads consensus was that this was rather close and would have gone to the Decision Review System, but who knows; Dulwich may have had even more destructive batsmen further down the order. They had certainly already done enough to pretty much guarantee a draw at least.
Man of the Match was Riaz Khan. It is a shame the season is over just as he is providing great entertainment. Abbas fielded well with a run out and the only catch but Fielder of the Day was John who did well on his return from a 15-week injury lay-off. He held on to what could conceivably have been given as a catch and he only conceded 1 bye.
Clapham Nomads 198 for 8 declared (43 overs)
M. Vyas 3
Gul 44
D. Gunawardena 38
H. Khan 10
R. Khan 57
Abdul Khan 3
C. Kennedy 3
Sami 6
E. Todorow 4
Abbas Khan not out 14
J. Crossland not out 0
F.O.W. - 11, 83, 94, 145, 160, 163, 169, 175, 194
Dulwich 203 for 3 (32.2 overs)
Sami 8-0-35-0
H. Khan 10-1-44-1
Abbas Khan 6.2-0-49-0
E. Todorow 3-0-22-0
Abdul Khan 2-0-21-0
Riaz Khan 3-0-27-1
Clapham Nomads lost by 7 wickets
Man of the Match was Riaz Khan. It is a shame the season is over just as he is providing great entertainment. Abbas fielded well with a run out and the only catch but Fielder of the Day was John who did well on his return from a 15-week injury lay-off. He held on to what could conceivably have been given as a catch and he only conceded 1 bye.
Clapham Nomads 198 for 8 declared (43 overs)
M. Vyas 3
Gul 44
D. Gunawardena 38
H. Khan 10
R. Khan 57
Abdul Khan 3
C. Kennedy 3
Sami 6
E. Todorow 4
Abbas Khan not out 14
J. Crossland not out 0
F.O.W. - 11, 83, 94, 145, 160, 163, 169, 175, 194
Dulwich 203 for 3 (32.2 overs)
Sami 8-0-35-0
H. Khan 10-1-44-1
Abbas Khan 6.2-0-49-0
E. Todorow 3-0-22-0
Abdul Khan 2-0-21-0
Riaz Khan 3-0-27-1
Clapham Nomads lost by 7 wickets
Thursday 5 September 2013
Clapham Nomads v Barnes Occasionals - 1/9/13
Nomads won a tight game at Joseph Hood by 14 runs on Sunday.
Inserted by Barnes on a slow pitch, we struggled to score freely against their new man Bunyan and the experienced trickery and control of Ollie Hogg and Keith Seed. Hardly anyone missed out completely with the bat. Mahesh and Darwin carved out a gritty opening partnership of 20 in 8 and a half overs. The pick of the top order was the consistent Prasanth Pattiyil with a useful 21. It was felt that 120 could be enough but a steady flow of wickets - caused by frustration with the slow progress as well as the tight bowling - and some silly run outs in the late-middle order found us on 86 for 8 as last man Emil Todorow walked to the crease. Fortunately, exciting strokemaker Riaz Khan was just beginning to find his eye; he just needed someone to stay with him. Cometh the hour, cometh Todorow.. He blocked everything Occasionals could throw at him while Riaz blasted his way to a flamboyant 52, his highest score for the club. Riaz took a particularly heavy toll on Tom Hooker as he peppered the mid-wicket and straight boundaries. The stand realised an excellent and vital 44 before Riaz fell in the penultimate over.
Nomads appeared slight favourites and this feeling increased when Prasanth took a vital catch to dismiss Price with 12 on the board. Sami, Hassan and Emil imposed a stranglehold for a while after this as Barnes struggled to exceed 2 an over off this awkward trio. As last week though, the pick of the bowlers was Abbas who has been on fire since the mid-summer break. Fast, straight and with the vague threat of bounce, he ran through the Occasionals middle-order and achieved his first 5-wicket haul for Nomads. I had to leave for work with around 12 overs to go and Barnes were something like 50 for 6, needing to score at almost 7 an over. It appeared all over and I was surprised when Emil told me the next day we were possibly quite fortunate to win. The expected dangerman Rohit Benjamin skied one to wicketkeeper Mahesh Vyas but this brought J. Bunyan to the crease and his excellent attacking knock made Barnes favourites for a period. It took a pressure catch by Abbas at Mid-Off to remove Bunyan for 37 and turn the tide. Barnes bat right down the order though and Nomads were slightly fortunate that the light was fading markedly as last man Ollie Hogg was bowled by Abdul on the last ball of the penultimate over with the Away side 14 short. Had he survived, it would have been Hogg and Keith Seed requiring 15 off the final over which one assumes would have been bowled by Todorow. This would have been a mouth-watering prospect. Three of the great characters of South London Sunday Cricket going head to head. 2 of the least hairy players against one of the hairiest. I would love to have seen this but it was not to be. Actually, sincere apologies to Barnes that several of us were late. There was a large fire somewhere near Morden and traffic was atrocious but that it is not really a valid excuse. We probably should have played 30-overs-a-side though.
Man of the Match was Riaz for his match-winning innings. Particular praise also to Emil for his vital stonewalling and to Abbas for his 5-wicket spell. Abbas was Fielder of the Day for taking what was probably the match-winning catch.
Clapham Nomads 130 all out in 33.4 overs
M. Vyas 6
D. Gunawardena 7
P. Pattiyil 21
H. Khan 7
Abdul Khan 5
R. Khan 52
N. Lefebve 4
Sami 4
Abbas Khan 1
E. Todorow 0 not out
F.O.W. - 20, 20, 33, 53, 58, 69, 78, 86, 130
Barnes Occasionals 116 all out in 34 overs (J. Bunyan 37)
Sami 7-2-19-1
H. Khan 7-2-9-1
E. Todorow 6-2-14-1
Abbas Khan 7-2-26-5
R. Khan 2-0-13-0
Abdul Khan 5-0-27-2
Clapham Nomads won by 14 runs
Inserted by Barnes on a slow pitch, we struggled to score freely against their new man Bunyan and the experienced trickery and control of Ollie Hogg and Keith Seed. Hardly anyone missed out completely with the bat. Mahesh and Darwin carved out a gritty opening partnership of 20 in 8 and a half overs. The pick of the top order was the consistent Prasanth Pattiyil with a useful 21. It was felt that 120 could be enough but a steady flow of wickets - caused by frustration with the slow progress as well as the tight bowling - and some silly run outs in the late-middle order found us on 86 for 8 as last man Emil Todorow walked to the crease. Fortunately, exciting strokemaker Riaz Khan was just beginning to find his eye; he just needed someone to stay with him. Cometh the hour, cometh Todorow.. He blocked everything Occasionals could throw at him while Riaz blasted his way to a flamboyant 52, his highest score for the club. Riaz took a particularly heavy toll on Tom Hooker as he peppered the mid-wicket and straight boundaries. The stand realised an excellent and vital 44 before Riaz fell in the penultimate over.
Nomads appeared slight favourites and this feeling increased when Prasanth took a vital catch to dismiss Price with 12 on the board. Sami, Hassan and Emil imposed a stranglehold for a while after this as Barnes struggled to exceed 2 an over off this awkward trio. As last week though, the pick of the bowlers was Abbas who has been on fire since the mid-summer break. Fast, straight and with the vague threat of bounce, he ran through the Occasionals middle-order and achieved his first 5-wicket haul for Nomads. I had to leave for work with around 12 overs to go and Barnes were something like 50 for 6, needing to score at almost 7 an over. It appeared all over and I was surprised when Emil told me the next day we were possibly quite fortunate to win. The expected dangerman Rohit Benjamin skied one to wicketkeeper Mahesh Vyas but this brought J. Bunyan to the crease and his excellent attacking knock made Barnes favourites for a period. It took a pressure catch by Abbas at Mid-Off to remove Bunyan for 37 and turn the tide. Barnes bat right down the order though and Nomads were slightly fortunate that the light was fading markedly as last man Ollie Hogg was bowled by Abdul on the last ball of the penultimate over with the Away side 14 short. Had he survived, it would have been Hogg and Keith Seed requiring 15 off the final over which one assumes would have been bowled by Todorow. This would have been a mouth-watering prospect. Three of the great characters of South London Sunday Cricket going head to head. 2 of the least hairy players against one of the hairiest. I would love to have seen this but it was not to be. Actually, sincere apologies to Barnes that several of us were late. There was a large fire somewhere near Morden and traffic was atrocious but that it is not really a valid excuse. We probably should have played 30-overs-a-side though.
Man of the Match was Riaz for his match-winning innings. Particular praise also to Emil for his vital stonewalling and to Abbas for his 5-wicket spell. Abbas was Fielder of the Day for taking what was probably the match-winning catch.
Clapham Nomads 130 all out in 33.4 overs
M. Vyas 6
D. Gunawardena 7
P. Pattiyil 21
H. Khan 7
Abdul Khan 5
R. Khan 52
N. Lefebve 4
Sami 4
Abbas Khan 1
E. Todorow 0 not out
F.O.W. - 20, 20, 33, 53, 58, 69, 78, 86, 130
Barnes Occasionals 116 all out in 34 overs (J. Bunyan 37)
Sami 7-2-19-1
H. Khan 7-2-9-1
E. Todorow 6-2-14-1
Abbas Khan 7-2-26-5
R. Khan 2-0-13-0
Abdul Khan 5-0-27-2
Clapham Nomads won by 14 runs
Monday 26 August 2013
Clapham Nomads v Energy Exiles - 18/8/13
Like ourselves, Exiles had been struggling a bit for players since early July (in fact several Nomads had turned out for them in that time) but, inevitably, it was a pretty strong-looking Exiles line-up that turned out for this latest renewal at Cottenham Park.
Exiles batted first and new man Sami, bowling a nice full length with good accuracy and outswing, took the downhill end, with Emil Todorow - who had had 2 hours sleep and made an early morning dash from Dover to avoid breaking his incredible run of successive appearances - toiling away uphill. Understandably, Todorow was not quite at his best and Exiles skipper John Tither went after him, pulling a huge six off Emil's third ball. Tither scored 140 earlier this season at this ground and there was something ominous about the way he started; several more powerful boundaries forcing Todorow to replace himself with Hassan. Our star all-rounder rarely goes uphill and the wisdom of the move looked in doubt as Tither continued his sparkling form with a string of boundaries wide of mid-off, though having to ration himself increasingly as Hassan found his line and length. A maiden from Hassan perceptibly altered the mood and a short one from the same bowler in his following over was cut uppishly by Tither to Backward Point where Darwin took an excellent and vital catch to dismiss this fine player for 34 scored at a run a ball.
Jasper Searle joined Will Kent and the pair took the Away side up to 57 for 1 with few alarms. We would probably have settled for 180 at this point but a vital wicket for Hassan coincided with the appearance of some high, irregular bounce at the uphill end. It must be said that few balls got above arm height so the danger to batsmen was to their stats rather than their bones, but Hassan exploited it well and was joined by Abbas who bowled a fiery spell - the fastest by any bowler in the match. A couple more quick wickets brought the big-hitting pair of Andy Wingfield and Simon Gundry together. With the short boundaries at Cottenham Park this was a vital passage of play but Hassan and Abbas managed to account for both players for a total of 1 between them, which was beyond our wildest expectations. 64 for 6 but a bit of batting to come. A run out accounting for Tim Storey brought Johnny Aloysius out to join Marcin Zielenewski. Both batsmen showed grit and fighting spirit to counter the worst of the conditions and make 10 each, facing over 30 balls apiece. Abbas, in particular, bowled beautifully. With no irregular bounce at his end he just sent it down fast and - with the exception of one beamer and one genuine short-pitched bouncer - pretty much on the stumps.
Zielenewski was finally bowled after 38 balls of stout resistance. New man Ben Brazier faced the returning Emil Todorow who now found his form. Underestimating Todorow and trying to hit him out of the ground is something a lot of batsmen do the first time they face the Bulgarian-born legend. Surviving by millimetres and then trying the same thing next ball? Oh dear! 88 for 9. With some help from the extra bounce uphill, Abdul managed to get Aloysius to sky one to Extra Cover where Abbas took a cool catch to complete what I think is the lowest total Exiles have made against us.
A target of 91 should have had us munching confidently over tea but you take nothing for granted against the Exiles, particularly with Mr Gundry pacing up and down the picnic area (but would they bowl him uphill at the dodgy end?)
Exiles - and former Nomads - opener Mark Bradshaw arrived just before tea to watch. Currently recovering from illness; how Exiles could have done with him in this type of game (and Nomads as well, for that matter.)
Paceman Andy Wingfield was unable to bowl due to injury so Marcin Zielenewski took his place and immediately produced a Wingfieldesque delivery, pitching on off and jagging away. Downhill (thank Christ) Simon Gundry was difficult to score off but, with no irregular bounce at that end, we managed to see off his first spell. Zielenewski was tight and began to find some very low bounce but it was one of his looser balls that induced a false shot from Gul to a short one - straight to a close up fielder. 2 for 1 with the man we had been relying on to hold our top order together back in the pavilion. The former Nomad Marcin continued to be a real handful. He hit No.3 Prasanth Pattiyil on the back foot in front of middle but an audible bottom edge saved our man who went to make a stylish 20 including several powerfully-struck boundaries. As has happened a few times this season, Mahesh Vyas grafted excellently but then lost his wicket to a ball that looked tailor-made for him - in this case a leg-side full toss that bowled him. 29 for 2 which soon became 33 for 3 when Zieleneski bowled Prasanth round his back leg. In this position a full-strength Exiles bowling squad featuring Naren Patel and a fit Wingfield would possibly have been favourites but, with the opening bowlers having only a few overs left and only Phil Ling being a proven dangerman amongst the others, Nomads fancied it but would still have to bat sensibly. Ably supported by Darwin Gunawardena, Hassan played a very sensible hand, keeping everything out and stroking the occasional four to remind Exiles who they were dealing with. A vital stand of 30 was crafted before Darwin fell but Jonnie Randall continued in the same vein. Gundry returned - downhill again - but it was the slower bowlers who accounted for Randall, stumped. 83 for 5. 8 to win and Hassan was still there and a comparatively strong lower order was on hand to support him if needed. In the event it was all over rather quickly; a beamer despatched for 4, a leg bye and a single equalled the scores and then .... I pause here because I might want the following 8 words put on my tombstone.... Lefebve hit the winning run off Simon Gundry.
This was a great result for Nomads. Although we had the best of the conditions against a slightly under-strength Exiles side, it was still our most satisfying win since.......probably the last time we beat the Exiles.
There were one or two on-pitch incidents that can best be summed up as fluffy handbags at 10 paces. Basically, I don't think there is any bad blood between the sides (Speaking for myself, I really like the Exiles and always look forward to playing them.) I just think the teams really enjoy beating each other.
We had a very pleasant after-match drink in the Raynes Park Tavern, the highlight of this was when a flamboyant Edwardian-style dandy loped past, sporting a walking cane, a beautifully-tailored light grey suit and a hat worthy of the Winners' Enclosure at Royal Ascot. Although immaculately decked out like Noel Coward, he also had the indefinable air of a street drinker about him. It was generally agreed that he was a potential Nomad rather than an Exile.
Man of the Match was Abbas who bowled a really excellent spell. Fielder of the Day was Darwin who took the vital catch to dismiss John Tither - the turning point.
Energy Exiles 90 all out off 29.3 overs (Tither 34)
Sami 7-3-13-1
E. Todorow 3-0-23-1
H. Khan 7-0-22-3
Abbas Khan 7-0-16-3
Abdul Khan 5.3-2-12-1
Clapham Nomads 91 for 5 off 24.4 overs
M. Vyas 11
Gul 0
P. Pattiyil 20
H. Khan 27 not out
D. Gunawardena 10
J. Randall 6
N. Lefebve 5 not out
Did not bat; Abdul Khan, Abbas Khan, Sami, E. Todorow
F.O.W. - 2. 29, 33, 63, 83
Clapham Nomads won by 5 wickets
Exiles batted first and new man Sami, bowling a nice full length with good accuracy and outswing, took the downhill end, with Emil Todorow - who had had 2 hours sleep and made an early morning dash from Dover to avoid breaking his incredible run of successive appearances - toiling away uphill. Understandably, Todorow was not quite at his best and Exiles skipper John Tither went after him, pulling a huge six off Emil's third ball. Tither scored 140 earlier this season at this ground and there was something ominous about the way he started; several more powerful boundaries forcing Todorow to replace himself with Hassan. Our star all-rounder rarely goes uphill and the wisdom of the move looked in doubt as Tither continued his sparkling form with a string of boundaries wide of mid-off, though having to ration himself increasingly as Hassan found his line and length. A maiden from Hassan perceptibly altered the mood and a short one from the same bowler in his following over was cut uppishly by Tither to Backward Point where Darwin took an excellent and vital catch to dismiss this fine player for 34 scored at a run a ball.
Jasper Searle joined Will Kent and the pair took the Away side up to 57 for 1 with few alarms. We would probably have settled for 180 at this point but a vital wicket for Hassan coincided with the appearance of some high, irregular bounce at the uphill end. It must be said that few balls got above arm height so the danger to batsmen was to their stats rather than their bones, but Hassan exploited it well and was joined by Abbas who bowled a fiery spell - the fastest by any bowler in the match. A couple more quick wickets brought the big-hitting pair of Andy Wingfield and Simon Gundry together. With the short boundaries at Cottenham Park this was a vital passage of play but Hassan and Abbas managed to account for both players for a total of 1 between them, which was beyond our wildest expectations. 64 for 6 but a bit of batting to come. A run out accounting for Tim Storey brought Johnny Aloysius out to join Marcin Zielenewski. Both batsmen showed grit and fighting spirit to counter the worst of the conditions and make 10 each, facing over 30 balls apiece. Abbas, in particular, bowled beautifully. With no irregular bounce at his end he just sent it down fast and - with the exception of one beamer and one genuine short-pitched bouncer - pretty much on the stumps.
Zielenewski was finally bowled after 38 balls of stout resistance. New man Ben Brazier faced the returning Emil Todorow who now found his form. Underestimating Todorow and trying to hit him out of the ground is something a lot of batsmen do the first time they face the Bulgarian-born legend. Surviving by millimetres and then trying the same thing next ball? Oh dear! 88 for 9. With some help from the extra bounce uphill, Abdul managed to get Aloysius to sky one to Extra Cover where Abbas took a cool catch to complete what I think is the lowest total Exiles have made against us.
A target of 91 should have had us munching confidently over tea but you take nothing for granted against the Exiles, particularly with Mr Gundry pacing up and down the picnic area (but would they bowl him uphill at the dodgy end?)
Exiles - and former Nomads - opener Mark Bradshaw arrived just before tea to watch. Currently recovering from illness; how Exiles could have done with him in this type of game (and Nomads as well, for that matter.)
Paceman Andy Wingfield was unable to bowl due to injury so Marcin Zielenewski took his place and immediately produced a Wingfieldesque delivery, pitching on off and jagging away. Downhill (thank Christ) Simon Gundry was difficult to score off but, with no irregular bounce at that end, we managed to see off his first spell. Zielenewski was tight and began to find some very low bounce but it was one of his looser balls that induced a false shot from Gul to a short one - straight to a close up fielder. 2 for 1 with the man we had been relying on to hold our top order together back in the pavilion. The former Nomad Marcin continued to be a real handful. He hit No.3 Prasanth Pattiyil on the back foot in front of middle but an audible bottom edge saved our man who went to make a stylish 20 including several powerfully-struck boundaries. As has happened a few times this season, Mahesh Vyas grafted excellently but then lost his wicket to a ball that looked tailor-made for him - in this case a leg-side full toss that bowled him. 29 for 2 which soon became 33 for 3 when Zieleneski bowled Prasanth round his back leg. In this position a full-strength Exiles bowling squad featuring Naren Patel and a fit Wingfield would possibly have been favourites but, with the opening bowlers having only a few overs left and only Phil Ling being a proven dangerman amongst the others, Nomads fancied it but would still have to bat sensibly. Ably supported by Darwin Gunawardena, Hassan played a very sensible hand, keeping everything out and stroking the occasional four to remind Exiles who they were dealing with. A vital stand of 30 was crafted before Darwin fell but Jonnie Randall continued in the same vein. Gundry returned - downhill again - but it was the slower bowlers who accounted for Randall, stumped. 83 for 5. 8 to win and Hassan was still there and a comparatively strong lower order was on hand to support him if needed. In the event it was all over rather quickly; a beamer despatched for 4, a leg bye and a single equalled the scores and then .... I pause here because I might want the following 8 words put on my tombstone.... Lefebve hit the winning run off Simon Gundry.
This was a great result for Nomads. Although we had the best of the conditions against a slightly under-strength Exiles side, it was still our most satisfying win since.......probably the last time we beat the Exiles.
There were one or two on-pitch incidents that can best be summed up as fluffy handbags at 10 paces. Basically, I don't think there is any bad blood between the sides (Speaking for myself, I really like the Exiles and always look forward to playing them.) I just think the teams really enjoy beating each other.
We had a very pleasant after-match drink in the Raynes Park Tavern, the highlight of this was when a flamboyant Edwardian-style dandy loped past, sporting a walking cane, a beautifully-tailored light grey suit and a hat worthy of the Winners' Enclosure at Royal Ascot. Although immaculately decked out like Noel Coward, he also had the indefinable air of a street drinker about him. It was generally agreed that he was a potential Nomad rather than an Exile.
Man of the Match was Abbas who bowled a really excellent spell. Fielder of the Day was Darwin who took the vital catch to dismiss John Tither - the turning point.
Energy Exiles 90 all out off 29.3 overs (Tither 34)
Sami 7-3-13-1
E. Todorow 3-0-23-1
H. Khan 7-0-22-3
Abbas Khan 7-0-16-3
Abdul Khan 5.3-2-12-1
Clapham Nomads 91 for 5 off 24.4 overs
M. Vyas 11
Gul 0
P. Pattiyil 20
H. Khan 27 not out
D. Gunawardena 10
J. Randall 6
N. Lefebve 5 not out
Did not bat; Abdul Khan, Abbas Khan, Sami, E. Todorow
F.O.W. - 2. 29, 33, 63, 83
Clapham Nomads won by 5 wickets
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Mark Bradshaw's Top 10
With another Clapham Nomads v Energy Exiles fixture looming this week, it is time we finally produced a tribute to Mark Bradshaw who rejoined Exiles in the spring after 5 successful years with the Nomads. We thoroughly enjoyed having you in the side, Mark.
I watched most of his innings, usually from an umpire's vantage point, but his quality and consistency as a batsman are told most clearly by the stats. 50 innings in which he scored 1686 runs at an average of 42.15. Only 2 ducks, 14 half-centuries and most tellingly of all, he scored 30 or more in a majority of his Nomads innings (27 out of 50.)
Here are, in my opinion, his Top 10 innings for the Nomads;
1) On 24/5/09 at Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick. Clapham Nomads 140 for 8 (BRADSHAW 80 NOT OUT) lost to Energy Exiles 141 for 8 by 2 wickets.
An incident-packed classic at Chiswick. Baking sun, banter, sledging, a broken stump, arguments, hissy fits and the worst LBW decision I have ever seen (to remove Hassan for 0). Just an average Nomads/Exiles game really. Somehow Mark, in only his 2nd game against his old club, carved out 80 runs with no other Nomad exceeding 15. I remember 2 things; a clip off Andy Wingfield over Square Leg for 4, and Mark staggering off the pitch at tea, exhausted from the effort of coping with his Nomads team-mates as much as seeing off a classy Exiles attack.
2) On 11/9/11 at Joseph Hood Rec. Surbiton Imperials 139 for 9 lost to Clapham Nomads 143 for 4 (BRADSHAW 63 NOT OUT) by 6 wickets.
A terrible start to the day but a sublime finish. A council double-booking meant a 2-hour delay while they found us another pitch. Surbiton made 139 but Nomads were well behind the rate and requiring 70 off the last 10 overs when a biblical rainstorm flooded the ground. Everyone wanted to go home with the exception of Surbiton's skipper (fair enough, they were clear favourites) and he managed to talk the team back out there. After taking a couple of overs to adjust to barely being able to stand up on the skidpan, Bradshaw smacked the strong Imperials attack all around the park - six 4s in this passage of play despite the drenched outfield - and even outscored Hassan while they were together to complete a glorious victory with 10 balls to spare. The best attacking innings I've seen him play.
3) On 20/7/08 at Fairfield Rec, Kingston. Kingston 192 for 7 drew with Clapham Nomads 88 for 8 (BRADSHAW 43).
Nomads needed 193 to beat a Kingston side featuring the searing pace of Plunkett and Declan McArdle who got through 25 overs between them in this time game. A draw was probably the best we could hope for on a dodgy track at Fairfield (with its usual audience of street drinkers) and - below Hassan at 3 - one of Nomads' weakest batting line-ups. Mark stuck it out almost single-handedly with no-one else making more than 11 and, although he was out with 3 balls to go, the draw was ours. This was a classic defensive innings which had John raving all evening (in a good way.)
4) On 12/9/10 at Raynes Park Sports Ground. Clapham Nomads 220 for 4 (BRADSHAW 81 NOT OUT) beat Surbiton Imperials 186 for 8 by 34 runs.
This was memorable for a stand of a top class stand of 133 between Mark - hitting it straighter than usual if I remember - and Hassan. It was just brilliant chanceless batting from both players which brightened up a bitter-sweet day (it was Gopi's last game for us.) We hadn't played Imperials for years before this and the batting seems even better in retrospect when you consider how we have often struggled to make runs against them since.
5) On 3/8/08 at Dundonald Road, SW19. Clapham Nomads 294 for 5 (BRADSHAW 83) beat Kingston Lefthanders 70 for 7 on faster scoring rate.
A great knock despite the distractions of a dead crow lying on the outfield, lager cans lining the boundary, and balls being continually hit onto our field by Sri Lankan League players on the other pitch - to the chagrin of some Lefthanders Fielders who wanted to go and fight them. The bowling, led by "Meerkat" and "Brains" was only moderate but you've still got to hit it and Bradshaw did just that, stacking up 83, his highest score for Nomads, and sharing in our all-time club record partnership of 197 with Cameron Russell. Bradshaw batted so well that the former Rutland Schools player was described by the opposition as an Australian Ringer.
6) On 17/7/11 at Cox's Lane, Dulwich. Streatham & Marlborough 150 for 2 lost to Clapham Nomads 151 for 3 (BRADSHAW 56 NOT OUT) by 7 wickets.
Bradshaw led an excellent unbeaten 4th wicket stand of 72 with Darwin to secure a fine victory in a game that had looked lost - certainly to John who remarked loudly at one point (to the opposition's amusement); "We can't win this. We haven't got Riaz."
7) On 16/5/10 at Fishponds Rec, SW17. Clapham Nomads 180 for 8 (BRADSHAW 47) beat Kempton 72 for 4 by 4 runs (Duckworth Lewis Method).
A really memorable, amusing, game on a dreadful pitch. Mark's 47 held us together and his only consolation for missing out on his half-century was that he was dismissed by a spinner called Warne, who was an uncanny Andrew West lookalike.
8) On 14/9/08 at Dundonald Road. Energy Exiles 158 all out beat Clapham Nomads 94 all out (BRADSHAW 30) by 64 runs.
Mark's first game for Nomads against his old club and, despite facing severe sledging (or, as Exiles website put it, "some very droll remarks"), his hard-fought 30 was the only thing that gave some respectability to a Nomads batting order severely weakened by Ramadan and late season apathy which was basically put to the sword by a strong and fired up Exiles bowling line-up (Wingfield, Uttley, Gundry, Zielenewski and G. Thomas)
9) On 5/7/09 at Raynes Park Sports Ground. Caribbean Mix 169 all out lost to Clapham Nomads 175 for 3 (BRADSHAW 74) by 7 wickets.
This was a long way off Mark's best form, but he survived a string of chances to notch a match-winning 74 (though Hassan actually hit the winning runs with a 6 - happy days). As Mark snicked another one into the wicketkeeper's gloves - and out again - one of Caribbean's fielders memorably intoned; "Yes! Today is your day! Today you can do anything you want. Anything!"
10) On 6/6/10 at Northey Avenue, Cheam. Clapham Nomads 191 for 7 (BRADSHAW 51) lost to Bec Old Boys 194 for 8 by 2 wickets.
Just an archetypal Bradshaw innings really. Sound batting to hold the top order together on a decent track against strong and varied bowling.
I watched most of his innings, usually from an umpire's vantage point, but his quality and consistency as a batsman are told most clearly by the stats. 50 innings in which he scored 1686 runs at an average of 42.15. Only 2 ducks, 14 half-centuries and most tellingly of all, he scored 30 or more in a majority of his Nomads innings (27 out of 50.)
Here are, in my opinion, his Top 10 innings for the Nomads;
1) On 24/5/09 at Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick. Clapham Nomads 140 for 8 (BRADSHAW 80 NOT OUT) lost to Energy Exiles 141 for 8 by 2 wickets.
An incident-packed classic at Chiswick. Baking sun, banter, sledging, a broken stump, arguments, hissy fits and the worst LBW decision I have ever seen (to remove Hassan for 0). Just an average Nomads/Exiles game really. Somehow Mark, in only his 2nd game against his old club, carved out 80 runs with no other Nomad exceeding 15. I remember 2 things; a clip off Andy Wingfield over Square Leg for 4, and Mark staggering off the pitch at tea, exhausted from the effort of coping with his Nomads team-mates as much as seeing off a classy Exiles attack.
2) On 11/9/11 at Joseph Hood Rec. Surbiton Imperials 139 for 9 lost to Clapham Nomads 143 for 4 (BRADSHAW 63 NOT OUT) by 6 wickets.
A terrible start to the day but a sublime finish. A council double-booking meant a 2-hour delay while they found us another pitch. Surbiton made 139 but Nomads were well behind the rate and requiring 70 off the last 10 overs when a biblical rainstorm flooded the ground. Everyone wanted to go home with the exception of Surbiton's skipper (fair enough, they were clear favourites) and he managed to talk the team back out there. After taking a couple of overs to adjust to barely being able to stand up on the skidpan, Bradshaw smacked the strong Imperials attack all around the park - six 4s in this passage of play despite the drenched outfield - and even outscored Hassan while they were together to complete a glorious victory with 10 balls to spare. The best attacking innings I've seen him play.
3) On 20/7/08 at Fairfield Rec, Kingston. Kingston 192 for 7 drew with Clapham Nomads 88 for 8 (BRADSHAW 43).
Nomads needed 193 to beat a Kingston side featuring the searing pace of Plunkett and Declan McArdle who got through 25 overs between them in this time game. A draw was probably the best we could hope for on a dodgy track at Fairfield (with its usual audience of street drinkers) and - below Hassan at 3 - one of Nomads' weakest batting line-ups. Mark stuck it out almost single-handedly with no-one else making more than 11 and, although he was out with 3 balls to go, the draw was ours. This was a classic defensive innings which had John raving all evening (in a good way.)
4) On 12/9/10 at Raynes Park Sports Ground. Clapham Nomads 220 for 4 (BRADSHAW 81 NOT OUT) beat Surbiton Imperials 186 for 8 by 34 runs.
This was memorable for a stand of a top class stand of 133 between Mark - hitting it straighter than usual if I remember - and Hassan. It was just brilliant chanceless batting from both players which brightened up a bitter-sweet day (it was Gopi's last game for us.) We hadn't played Imperials for years before this and the batting seems even better in retrospect when you consider how we have often struggled to make runs against them since.
5) On 3/8/08 at Dundonald Road, SW19. Clapham Nomads 294 for 5 (BRADSHAW 83) beat Kingston Lefthanders 70 for 7 on faster scoring rate.
A great knock despite the distractions of a dead crow lying on the outfield, lager cans lining the boundary, and balls being continually hit onto our field by Sri Lankan League players on the other pitch - to the chagrin of some Lefthanders Fielders who wanted to go and fight them. The bowling, led by "Meerkat" and "Brains" was only moderate but you've still got to hit it and Bradshaw did just that, stacking up 83, his highest score for Nomads, and sharing in our all-time club record partnership of 197 with Cameron Russell. Bradshaw batted so well that the former Rutland Schools player was described by the opposition as an Australian Ringer.
6) On 17/7/11 at Cox's Lane, Dulwich. Streatham & Marlborough 150 for 2 lost to Clapham Nomads 151 for 3 (BRADSHAW 56 NOT OUT) by 7 wickets.
Bradshaw led an excellent unbeaten 4th wicket stand of 72 with Darwin to secure a fine victory in a game that had looked lost - certainly to John who remarked loudly at one point (to the opposition's amusement); "We can't win this. We haven't got Riaz."
7) On 16/5/10 at Fishponds Rec, SW17. Clapham Nomads 180 for 8 (BRADSHAW 47) beat Kempton 72 for 4 by 4 runs (Duckworth Lewis Method).
A really memorable, amusing, game on a dreadful pitch. Mark's 47 held us together and his only consolation for missing out on his half-century was that he was dismissed by a spinner called Warne, who was an uncanny Andrew West lookalike.
8) On 14/9/08 at Dundonald Road. Energy Exiles 158 all out beat Clapham Nomads 94 all out (BRADSHAW 30) by 64 runs.
Mark's first game for Nomads against his old club and, despite facing severe sledging (or, as Exiles website put it, "some very droll remarks"), his hard-fought 30 was the only thing that gave some respectability to a Nomads batting order severely weakened by Ramadan and late season apathy which was basically put to the sword by a strong and fired up Exiles bowling line-up (Wingfield, Uttley, Gundry, Zielenewski and G. Thomas)
9) On 5/7/09 at Raynes Park Sports Ground. Caribbean Mix 169 all out lost to Clapham Nomads 175 for 3 (BRADSHAW 74) by 7 wickets.
This was a long way off Mark's best form, but he survived a string of chances to notch a match-winning 74 (though Hassan actually hit the winning runs with a 6 - happy days). As Mark snicked another one into the wicketkeeper's gloves - and out again - one of Caribbean's fielders memorably intoned; "Yes! Today is your day! Today you can do anything you want. Anything!"
10) On 6/6/10 at Northey Avenue, Cheam. Clapham Nomads 191 for 7 (BRADSHAW 51) lost to Bec Old Boys 194 for 8 by 2 wickets.
Just an archetypal Bradshaw innings really. Sound batting to hold the top order together on a decent track against strong and varied bowling.
Clapham Nomads v Touring Theatres - 11/8/13
A strong Touring Theatres side took ample revenge over Nomads at a sunny Abbey Rec. Theatres opened up with a formidable batting combination of Ben Tranchell and John Warnaby's cousin, Morre, who was rumoured to be a former Nottinghamshire 2nd XI player. It couldn't have started much better for Nomads when Todorow bowled Tranchell, Theatres' batting star from the previous game, for 0 on the 10th ball. Morre then chipped up a catchable chance of Emil's bowling when he was on 5 but this went to ground. From then on, Morre just took control and hit a memorable 120 Not Out, exacting a heavy very toll on all bowlers except Hassan, as he smashed 17 boundaries including 3 sixes to all parts of the ground, A really stylish and impressive innings - one of the highest individual scores recorded against Nomads. Decent support from David Bournes and Edwards saw Theatres up to 197 for 7 from the full 35.
Nomads have exceeded this score many times against Theatres, and the pitch was excellent, but there was a whisper going round that Morre was a bit of a bowler as well. We know Seethal is, but he hasn't had much luck against Nomads recently. On this occasion though, he snaffled Mahesh and Zia in his first 4 overs to start the slide. Hassan led a fightback almost single-handedly but no-one in the Middle Order could really stay with him. Bournes struck 2 big blows in removing Jim Siu and an admittedly injured Prasanth Pattiyil (to a possible unlucky LBW in Prasanth's case) and Nomads found themselves suddenly 91 for 6. Excellent batting from Johnny Randall in support of Hassan meant that, at 128 for 6, there were hopes but then 4 fairly quick wickets - 2 for Morre - accounted for the late order. Umpire Chris Kennedy did tell us in the pub later that he was thinking of offering the light to Emil Todorow as our skipper strolled out at No. 11 at 8.15 pm, but I think he was just being to nice to our skipper.
Anyway, well done Theatres on an excellent victory. I didn't play in this one but I heard it was an enjoyable day. Man of the Match was Hassan Khan - the best bowling and the top score. I'll have to get Emil to adjudicate on Fielder of the Day.
Touring Theatres 197 for 7 from 35 overs
B. Tranchell 0
Morre 120 not out
D. Bournes 22
Naseef 4
Seethal 0
Edwards 12
Toomey 0
Wolinski 0
D. Fieldhouse 1 not out
Did not bat: J. Warnaby, C. Robertson
Nomads bowling
H. Khan 7-2-20-1
E. Todorow 7-0-40-1
Zia 7-0-29-2
Abbas Khan 7-0-47-3
Zeeshan 5-1-26-0
J. Randall 2-0-11-0
Clapham Nomads 146 all out from 28.5 overs
M. Vyas 7
D. Gunawardena 3
Zia 10
H. Khan 61
R. Khan 7
J. Siu 1
P. Pattiyil 5
J. Randall 20 not out
Zeeshan 0
Abbas Khan 6
E. Todorow 0
F.O.W, - 6, 25, 56, 73, 75, 91, 128, 128, 135, 146
Touring Theatres won by 51 runs
Nomads have exceeded this score many times against Theatres, and the pitch was excellent, but there was a whisper going round that Morre was a bit of a bowler as well. We know Seethal is, but he hasn't had much luck against Nomads recently. On this occasion though, he snaffled Mahesh and Zia in his first 4 overs to start the slide. Hassan led a fightback almost single-handedly but no-one in the Middle Order could really stay with him. Bournes struck 2 big blows in removing Jim Siu and an admittedly injured Prasanth Pattiyil (to a possible unlucky LBW in Prasanth's case) and Nomads found themselves suddenly 91 for 6. Excellent batting from Johnny Randall in support of Hassan meant that, at 128 for 6, there were hopes but then 4 fairly quick wickets - 2 for Morre - accounted for the late order. Umpire Chris Kennedy did tell us in the pub later that he was thinking of offering the light to Emil Todorow as our skipper strolled out at No. 11 at 8.15 pm, but I think he was just being to nice to our skipper.
Anyway, well done Theatres on an excellent victory. I didn't play in this one but I heard it was an enjoyable day. Man of the Match was Hassan Khan - the best bowling and the top score. I'll have to get Emil to adjudicate on Fielder of the Day.
Touring Theatres 197 for 7 from 35 overs
B. Tranchell 0
Morre 120 not out
D. Bournes 22
Naseef 4
Seethal 0
Edwards 12
Toomey 0
Wolinski 0
D. Fieldhouse 1 not out
Did not bat: J. Warnaby, C. Robertson
Nomads bowling
H. Khan 7-2-20-1
E. Todorow 7-0-40-1
Zia 7-0-29-2
Abbas Khan 7-0-47-3
Zeeshan 5-1-26-0
J. Randall 2-0-11-0
Clapham Nomads 146 all out from 28.5 overs
M. Vyas 7
D. Gunawardena 3
Zia 10
H. Khan 61
R. Khan 7
J. Siu 1
P. Pattiyil 5
J. Randall 20 not out
Zeeshan 0
Abbas Khan 6
E. Todorow 0
F.O.W, - 6, 25, 56, 73, 75, 91, 128, 128, 135, 146
Touring Theatres won by 51 runs
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Touring Theatres v Clapham Nomads - 28/7/13
Nomads roared back from their Mid-Summer break with a solid win over a pretty strong Theatres line-up.
On a dodgy pitch with some high, irregular bounce, Mahesh Vyas did a superb job to see off a hostile opening spell from Theatres paceman Seethal. Thereafter, batting became a bit more comfortable with most players chipping in. Hassan Khan top-scored with 42 and there was a classy 31 from new man Jim Siu. Nomads were dismissed on the last ball of the alloted 30 overs for 180.
Hassan and Emil Todorow were amongst the wickets (when are they not?) Theatres had several big-hitting danger men but fine catches from Hassan and Darwin prevented them really getting in to support Anchor Man Ben Trenchell. That scourge of Lefthanders, Riaz Khan, bowled Nasif with a beauty and there was turn - and a wicket - for Legspinner Jonnie Randall and also for Gul, who showed us his useful Off Breaks for the first time. Theatres were all out for 82 to give Nomads victory by 98 runs. Man of the Match was Riaz. Fielder of the Day was Hassan. Full report etc to follow.
Clapham Nomads 180 all out from 30 overs
M. Vyas 11
Gul 10
P. Pattiyil 13
H. Khan 42
Darwin Gunawardena 14
J. Siu 31
R. Khan 19
J. Randall 8
N. Lefebve 11 not out
E. Todorow 7
John Mason 0
F.O.W. - 12, 37, 42, 90, 98, 132, 152, 157, 178, 180
Touring Theatres 82 all out from 26.2 overs
H. Khan 6-3-23-2
E. Todorow 6-1-20-1
R. Khan 6-4-7-3
J. Randall 5-1-41-1
J. Siu 2-0-13-0
Gul 1.2-1-0-2
Clapham Nomads won by 98 runs
On a dodgy pitch with some high, irregular bounce, Mahesh Vyas did a superb job to see off a hostile opening spell from Theatres paceman Seethal. Thereafter, batting became a bit more comfortable with most players chipping in. Hassan Khan top-scored with 42 and there was a classy 31 from new man Jim Siu. Nomads were dismissed on the last ball of the alloted 30 overs for 180.
Hassan and Emil Todorow were amongst the wickets (when are they not?) Theatres had several big-hitting danger men but fine catches from Hassan and Darwin prevented them really getting in to support Anchor Man Ben Trenchell. That scourge of Lefthanders, Riaz Khan, bowled Nasif with a beauty and there was turn - and a wicket - for Legspinner Jonnie Randall and also for Gul, who showed us his useful Off Breaks for the first time. Theatres were all out for 82 to give Nomads victory by 98 runs. Man of the Match was Riaz. Fielder of the Day was Hassan. Full report etc to follow.
Clapham Nomads 180 all out from 30 overs
M. Vyas 11
Gul 10
P. Pattiyil 13
H. Khan 42
Darwin Gunawardena 14
J. Siu 31
R. Khan 19
J. Randall 8
N. Lefebve 11 not out
E. Todorow 7
John Mason 0
F.O.W. - 12, 37, 42, 90, 98, 132, 152, 157, 178, 180
Touring Theatres 82 all out from 26.2 overs
H. Khan 6-3-23-2
E. Todorow 6-1-20-1
R. Khan 6-4-7-3
J. Randall 5-1-41-1
J. Siu 2-0-13-0
Gul 1.2-1-0-2
Clapham Nomads won by 98 runs
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Barnes Occasionals v Clapham Nomads - 30/6/13
Nomads made the long journey to Barnes Occasionals' Ham Street ground with a full team. Inserted by the home side in a time game, Nomads rattled up 235 for 6 in fine style from the full two and a half hours. All batsmen contributed well. Mahesh was the lowest scorer with 18 but he played his part in seeing off the pace of Rohit Benjamin and the deceptive flight and in-swing of Ollie Hogg. From 53 for 2 when Mahesh departed, a fine stand of 80 between Darwin (46) and Prasanth (32) took shape before both were stumped in quick succession by Occasionals' keeper - bravely staning up to Benjamin.
The most entertaining batting came from Hassan Khan, a fine return to form with 51, and another thumping knock from Conrad Chandler; 3 sixes in his 44. Barnes' veteran off-spinner Nigel Pettitt was put on at the end with the short leg-side boundary and Nomads cashed in with 30 from his 2 overs.
235 for 6 at tea had probably taken the game beyond Barnes' reach - as far as going for the win was concerned - but it gave Nomads just 1 hour plus 20 overs to dismiss an experienced batting line-up to notch our 3rd victory of the summer. Scorer John Crossland was quick to discuss with skipper Todorow other options he might have explored.
Hassan Khan and Emil Todorow had Barnes in plenty of trouble from the word go and reduced them to 18 for 3 in the 6th over, pretty much focusing Barnes on batting out for the draw. There was something of a recovery to 59 for 5, led by Roger Price and Adam Hogg, but then fiery pace bowling from Abbas, supported by a fine 10-over spell from Zia and a couple of run outs had the Occasionals facing likely defeat on 75 for 9 with 11 overs for the last pair to survive. This they did, however, with some comfort; Rohit Benjamin counter-attacking with a breezy 34 not out - mostly through the leg side - and No. 11 Ollie Hogg blocking stoutly and giving just one half-chance, which our diving Leg Slip just got a fingertip to. So a draw it was, but Nomads were on top throughout. I suppose that makes up for us cheekily claiming a draw the previous week after being outplayed. There was considerable controversy in the pub afterwards with scorer John Crossland asserting that Skipper Emil Todorow should have declared when we reached 200 - thereby giving us 5 or 6 extra overs to take the 10 wickets. Both men stood their ground stoutly and noisily. I think the Barnes players enjoyed this "discussion" more than they enjoyed the match itself. Man of the Match was Abbas who bowled with real passion and good pace and took 3 wickets. He also set up 2 run outs at potentially crucial times and therefore takes the Fielder of the Day award as well.
Clapham Nomads 235 for 6 from 40 overs
M. Vyas 18
Gul 24
Darwin 46
P. Pattiyil 32
H. Khan 51
C. Chandler 44
Zia 6 not out
Abdul Khan 0 not out
F.O.W. - 33, 53, 133, 137, 228, 233
Barnes Occasionals 115 for 9 from 35 overs
Nomads Bowling;
H. Khan 7-1-17-1
E. Todorow 8-3-15-2
Zia 10-0-48-1
Abbas Khan 5-1-22-3
Abdul Khan 3-2-1-0
C. Chandler 2-0-5-0
Match Drawn
The most entertaining batting came from Hassan Khan, a fine return to form with 51, and another thumping knock from Conrad Chandler; 3 sixes in his 44. Barnes' veteran off-spinner Nigel Pettitt was put on at the end with the short leg-side boundary and Nomads cashed in with 30 from his 2 overs.
235 for 6 at tea had probably taken the game beyond Barnes' reach - as far as going for the win was concerned - but it gave Nomads just 1 hour plus 20 overs to dismiss an experienced batting line-up to notch our 3rd victory of the summer. Scorer John Crossland was quick to discuss with skipper Todorow other options he might have explored.
Hassan Khan and Emil Todorow had Barnes in plenty of trouble from the word go and reduced them to 18 for 3 in the 6th over, pretty much focusing Barnes on batting out for the draw. There was something of a recovery to 59 for 5, led by Roger Price and Adam Hogg, but then fiery pace bowling from Abbas, supported by a fine 10-over spell from Zia and a couple of run outs had the Occasionals facing likely defeat on 75 for 9 with 11 overs for the last pair to survive. This they did, however, with some comfort; Rohit Benjamin counter-attacking with a breezy 34 not out - mostly through the leg side - and No. 11 Ollie Hogg blocking stoutly and giving just one half-chance, which our diving Leg Slip just got a fingertip to. So a draw it was, but Nomads were on top throughout. I suppose that makes up for us cheekily claiming a draw the previous week after being outplayed. There was considerable controversy in the pub afterwards with scorer John Crossland asserting that Skipper Emil Todorow should have declared when we reached 200 - thereby giving us 5 or 6 extra overs to take the 10 wickets. Both men stood their ground stoutly and noisily. I think the Barnes players enjoyed this "discussion" more than they enjoyed the match itself. Man of the Match was Abbas who bowled with real passion and good pace and took 3 wickets. He also set up 2 run outs at potentially crucial times and therefore takes the Fielder of the Day award as well.
Clapham Nomads 235 for 6 from 40 overs
M. Vyas 18
Gul 24
Darwin 46
P. Pattiyil 32
H. Khan 51
C. Chandler 44
Zia 6 not out
Abdul Khan 0 not out
F.O.W. - 33, 53, 133, 137, 228, 233
Barnes Occasionals 115 for 9 from 35 overs
Nomads Bowling;
H. Khan 7-1-17-1
E. Todorow 8-3-15-2
Zia 10-0-48-1
Abbas Khan 5-1-22-3
Abdul Khan 3-2-1-0
C. Chandler 2-0-5-0
Match Drawn
Monday 24 June 2013
Caribbean Mix v Clapham Nomads - 23/6/13
A new venue for Nomads; Mayow Park, Sydenham SE26, a sylvan oasis surrounded by pink and ochre tower blocks. I had never heard of this place before but it was very pleasant.
This is not the sort of fixture you want to undertake with a depleted side but Nomads had suffered a truly eclectic list of withdrawals this week; Adbul was in Poland playing in the European Carrom Championships, Zia couldn't be contacted as only Abdul and Emil (who has lost it) have his number, Prasanth still has gout (hope you feel better soon, Prasanth), John still has his broken leg, Chris Kennedy was playing 5-a-side football for Balham Wetherspoons Customers in a tournament (they lost to Tooting Wetherspoons Staff in a play-off.) Fortunately we had a new man in Conrad Chandler, and Gul brought along 2 early teenage relatives to make up the 11.
Just brief details until I get the scorebook back. Nomads fielded first and Emil and (particularly) Hassan started brilliantly. Emil rattled the stumps with his first ball in the second over and the pair took 2 wickets each as, incredibly, Nomads reduced the hosts to 27 for 4 after 7 overs. Recovery was swift and the score at the 15-over drinks break was 88 for 4 with plenty of batting to come as Mix had apparently tinkered with/reversed their usual batting order. With a Nomads batting line-up well short of full strength on paper, the game was already slipping away but we hoped to concede no more than 200. However the Mix batting - led by Nigel, Jono and Latty in a frustrating series of left-hand/ right-hand partnerships - was remorseless and we took some severe punishment conceding on average over 9 runs an over after the break with Caribbean closing on 275 for 6 off the full 35 overs; the second-highest total we have ever conceded. This was on a massive playing area with boundaries somewhere over the far horizons. Nomads fielding became a bit ragged at the end but we got through an enormous amount of work; Hassan and Abbas were very sound, Nick Lefebve saved a stack of byes/wides at Back Stop off the quicker bowlers and Mahesh Vyas took a nice catch and a smart stumping.
Andrew West was in the thick of the action as usual, being hit full in the nuts while attempting a diving stop and then, a few overs later, suffering a suspected broken finger while attempted to catch a skied shot in the deep. Trouper that he is, he agreed to stay and umpire (though unable to bat) and we dropped him off at Kings College Hospital afterwards where it is rumoured that an air-call message was put out at around Midnight; "Would the Orthopaedic Surgeon examining Mr Andrew West's broken finger please also count his testicles."
(ANDREW WEST UPDATE - Sadly, Andrew has broken his finger in 2 places. Hope you feel better soon Andrew. He did very well to stay on and umpire last week despite being in a lot of pain. Mind you, as everyone knows, Nomads umpires don't really use their fingers that much.)
Tea was excellent as always. One of our players ate 3 platefuls.
There was an early setback for Nomads when Gul was hit in the face by one of the few lifters encountered on this slow, flat pitch. He retired hurt and Nick Lefebve joined Mahesh Vyas. Vyas, playing against his old club,was bowled for 2, Gul returned but fell shortly afterwards. 33 for 2 (with extras the top scorer) and the remaining batsmen either out of form, unproven or underage. Our chance of victory was approximately zero at this stage. Lefebve played out a cautious stand of 60-ish with Riaz Khan. Khan playing most of the shots with Lefebve occasionally flicking one to leg through the mass of close up sledgers. I'm not sure who grew more frustrated, the sledgers or the waiting batsmen. Lefebve was finally caught behind for 17 with the score on 93 in around over 25. Hassan began to go for his shots immediately but Riaz was run out before the 100 was up. New man Conrad Chandler strode out and soon produced a really fine display of crisp hitting. Particularly strong in the arc between long off and wide long-on, he missed out on a few sixes only because of the arcane Mayow Park rule that states that if the ball so much as flicks a leaf of an over-hanging tree on its way to clear the boundary, then only 4 is scored. Nomads had not been aware of this rule while fielding. If we had been, we would only have conceded around 265 (not a particularly significant difference, I suppose.)
With the scorers calling out Chandler's score as 48 after 1 (wide) ball of the penultimate over, the heavens opened. As the bowling end umpire, I would have asked for an extra ball to give Conrad one shot at his 50 but I looked up and the fielders had vanished. It turned out the batsman was on 44 but he would still have had a chance of clearing the ropes the way he was playing.
So the match was abandoned with Nomads on 164 for 4. A gritty and creditable effort against a useful attack. Nomads (not being desperate of course) decided to claim a draw, while acknowledging that Caribbean had done more than enough to secure a win. We did consider whether there was any way that the Duckworth-Lewis method could grant Nomads our third win of the season but we quickly realised that even this convoluted formula is unlikely to regard a side requiring 112 to win off 12 balls as being in a winning position. The verdict then; 2 results this week - Caribbean Mix won on faster run rate. Nomads Drew.
Man of the Match was Conrad Chandler whose batting was a treat to watch and also took a wicket to break Caribbean's largest partnership. I have already mentioned some of the better fielders but I will award Fielder of the Day jointly to the 2 youngsters, Saad and Umar, who did very well and have fine throws for their age. Well done guys, I'm sorry you didn't get a bat.
Caribbean Mix - 275 for 6 from 35 overs
Nomads bowling;
H. Khan 7-1-30-2
E.Todorow 6-0-32-2
Abbas Khan 5-0-55-0
A. West 6-0-41-0
C. Chandler 6-0-56-1
R. Khan 5-0-44-1
Clapham Nomads - 164 for 4 from 33 overs
M. Vyas 2
Gul 5
N. Lefebve 17
R. Khan 30
H. Khan 14 not out
C. Chandler 44 not out
F.O.W. - 23, 37, 93, 99
Match abandoned as a draw.
This is not the sort of fixture you want to undertake with a depleted side but Nomads had suffered a truly eclectic list of withdrawals this week; Adbul was in Poland playing in the European Carrom Championships, Zia couldn't be contacted as only Abdul and Emil (who has lost it) have his number, Prasanth still has gout (hope you feel better soon, Prasanth), John still has his broken leg, Chris Kennedy was playing 5-a-side football for Balham Wetherspoons Customers in a tournament (they lost to Tooting Wetherspoons Staff in a play-off.) Fortunately we had a new man in Conrad Chandler, and Gul brought along 2 early teenage relatives to make up the 11.
Just brief details until I get the scorebook back. Nomads fielded first and Emil and (particularly) Hassan started brilliantly. Emil rattled the stumps with his first ball in the second over and the pair took 2 wickets each as, incredibly, Nomads reduced the hosts to 27 for 4 after 7 overs. Recovery was swift and the score at the 15-over drinks break was 88 for 4 with plenty of batting to come as Mix had apparently tinkered with/reversed their usual batting order. With a Nomads batting line-up well short of full strength on paper, the game was already slipping away but we hoped to concede no more than 200. However the Mix batting - led by Nigel, Jono and Latty in a frustrating series of left-hand/ right-hand partnerships - was remorseless and we took some severe punishment conceding on average over 9 runs an over after the break with Caribbean closing on 275 for 6 off the full 35 overs; the second-highest total we have ever conceded. This was on a massive playing area with boundaries somewhere over the far horizons. Nomads fielding became a bit ragged at the end but we got through an enormous amount of work; Hassan and Abbas were very sound, Nick Lefebve saved a stack of byes/wides at Back Stop off the quicker bowlers and Mahesh Vyas took a nice catch and a smart stumping.
Andrew West was in the thick of the action as usual, being hit full in the nuts while attempting a diving stop and then, a few overs later, suffering a suspected broken finger while attempted to catch a skied shot in the deep. Trouper that he is, he agreed to stay and umpire (though unable to bat) and we dropped him off at Kings College Hospital afterwards where it is rumoured that an air-call message was put out at around Midnight; "Would the Orthopaedic Surgeon examining Mr Andrew West's broken finger please also count his testicles."
(ANDREW WEST UPDATE - Sadly, Andrew has broken his finger in 2 places. Hope you feel better soon Andrew. He did very well to stay on and umpire last week despite being in a lot of pain. Mind you, as everyone knows, Nomads umpires don't really use their fingers that much.)
Tea was excellent as always. One of our players ate 3 platefuls.
There was an early setback for Nomads when Gul was hit in the face by one of the few lifters encountered on this slow, flat pitch. He retired hurt and Nick Lefebve joined Mahesh Vyas. Vyas, playing against his old club,was bowled for 2, Gul returned but fell shortly afterwards. 33 for 2 (with extras the top scorer) and the remaining batsmen either out of form, unproven or underage. Our chance of victory was approximately zero at this stage. Lefebve played out a cautious stand of 60-ish with Riaz Khan. Khan playing most of the shots with Lefebve occasionally flicking one to leg through the mass of close up sledgers. I'm not sure who grew more frustrated, the sledgers or the waiting batsmen. Lefebve was finally caught behind for 17 with the score on 93 in around over 25. Hassan began to go for his shots immediately but Riaz was run out before the 100 was up. New man Conrad Chandler strode out and soon produced a really fine display of crisp hitting. Particularly strong in the arc between long off and wide long-on, he missed out on a few sixes only because of the arcane Mayow Park rule that states that if the ball so much as flicks a leaf of an over-hanging tree on its way to clear the boundary, then only 4 is scored. Nomads had not been aware of this rule while fielding. If we had been, we would only have conceded around 265 (not a particularly significant difference, I suppose.)
With the scorers calling out Chandler's score as 48 after 1 (wide) ball of the penultimate over, the heavens opened. As the bowling end umpire, I would have asked for an extra ball to give Conrad one shot at his 50 but I looked up and the fielders had vanished. It turned out the batsman was on 44 but he would still have had a chance of clearing the ropes the way he was playing.
So the match was abandoned with Nomads on 164 for 4. A gritty and creditable effort against a useful attack. Nomads (not being desperate of course) decided to claim a draw, while acknowledging that Caribbean had done more than enough to secure a win. We did consider whether there was any way that the Duckworth-Lewis method could grant Nomads our third win of the season but we quickly realised that even this convoluted formula is unlikely to regard a side requiring 112 to win off 12 balls as being in a winning position. The verdict then; 2 results this week - Caribbean Mix won on faster run rate. Nomads Drew.
Man of the Match was Conrad Chandler whose batting was a treat to watch and also took a wicket to break Caribbean's largest partnership. I have already mentioned some of the better fielders but I will award Fielder of the Day jointly to the 2 youngsters, Saad and Umar, who did very well and have fine throws for their age. Well done guys, I'm sorry you didn't get a bat.
Caribbean Mix - 275 for 6 from 35 overs
Nomads bowling;
H. Khan 7-1-30-2
E.Todorow 6-0-32-2
Abbas Khan 5-0-55-0
A. West 6-0-41-0
C. Chandler 6-0-56-1
R. Khan 5-0-44-1
Clapham Nomads - 164 for 4 from 33 overs
M. Vyas 2
Gul 5
N. Lefebve 17
R. Khan 30
H. Khan 14 not out
C. Chandler 44 not out
F.O.W. - 23, 37, 93, 99
Match abandoned as a draw.
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Clapham Nomads (& Kingston Taxes) v Touring Theatres - 16/6/13
Nomads were originally due to play a 3-cornered 15-overs-a-side tournament involving the 3 teams mentioned in the title. This was arranged by, and in honour of, South London cricketing legend Chris Kennedy who has played for all 3 sides regularly.
In the event, only 5 of the Taxes were able to make it so 4 of them teamed up with Nomads to make a 14-man outfit while 1 of them played for Theatres, making 13. Nomads won the toss, batted, and Mahesh and Gul made a cautious start against Theatres openers who must vary more in mph than any new ball partners I have seen. Seethal, distinctly sharp off a short run-up and Cal Robertson, a very slow off-spinner who flights and varies it a great deal.
Robertson was surprisingly taken off after 3 overs which had yielded just 2 runs and was replaced by the 14-year-old Robert who was creditably economical apart from one early boundary.
Nomads' openers gradually began to exert dominance over a very widely varied attack. Chris Kennedy's son-in-law, Conan, was probably the pick with a rapid 4-over spell but by the time Mahesh was first man out with the score on 93, Theatres were already using their 8th bowler.
Gul passed his 50 as Nomads passed 100 but another excellent knock from our star opener ended on 124 for 2.
Anthony, of Kingston Taxes, joined Darwin and dominated the rest of our knock, stacking up a splendid half-century at better than a run a ball and scoring 54 of the 83 that Nomads accrued from the time Anthony came to the crease. Darwin was run out and then Abdul and Amir fell to Theatres' experienced seamer Naseef during the slog.
In retrospect, the contest had a slightly lop-sided slant as Nomads (who are something like 22-3 up in games against the Theatres) had somehow bagged most of the Taxes' best players. We also had, of course, 2 opening bowlers who are as effective as they are legendary; Emil Todorow and Andrew West - The Hair Pair. It was Andrew who struck first with 2 early wickets, with Emil responding with one of his own to reduce Theatres to 29 for 3.
Anthony and Adam Paz took their turn and the Theatres staged a brief fightback, led by Bournes, who played some fine aerial shots off Paz. Anthony struck the decisive blow in removing Bournes - 79 for 4. Paz recovered to bowl his usual accurate Medium Fast. Chris Kennedy strode out to tumultuous but couldn't capitalise on a drop by Lefebve in the gully - I wish I could say it was deliberate - and departed soon afterwards.
The afternoon tailed off somewhat as the bowling was shared out, Steve of the Taxes recorded a double-wicket maiden as Theatres were finally all out for 95.
There was some thought as to whether this should count as a proper Nomads victory but after a short period of deliberation (about 5 seconds) we decided that it should. Man of the Match was Anthony whose 54 was the most entertaining batting of the day. He also took the important wicket of Bournes. Fielder of the Day was Abbas who took 2 excellent catches at Gully.
Clapham Nomads (and Kingston Taxes) - 207 for 5 from 35 overs
M. Vyas 27
Gul 67
Darwin 22
Anthony (Taxes) not out 54
Abdul Khan 1
Amir 9
Amit (Taxes) - not out 0
Did not bat; Lefebve, A. Paz, Steve (Taxes), Ken (Taxes), Abbas Khan, Todorow, West
F.O.W. - 93, 124, 170, 178, 190
Touring Theatres (and Kingston Taxes) - 95 all out from 32.3 overs
Bowling;
Todorow 6-0-14-1
West 6-2-19-2
Anthony (Taxes) 4-2-9-1
Paz 6-0-30-1
Abbas Khan 4-3-9-2
Abdul Khan 3-0-3-1
Steve (Taxes) 2-2-0-2
Ken (Taxes) 1-1-0-0
Amit (Taxes) 0.3-0-2-1
Clapham Nomads won by 112 runs
In the event, only 5 of the Taxes were able to make it so 4 of them teamed up with Nomads to make a 14-man outfit while 1 of them played for Theatres, making 13. Nomads won the toss, batted, and Mahesh and Gul made a cautious start against Theatres openers who must vary more in mph than any new ball partners I have seen. Seethal, distinctly sharp off a short run-up and Cal Robertson, a very slow off-spinner who flights and varies it a great deal.
Robertson was surprisingly taken off after 3 overs which had yielded just 2 runs and was replaced by the 14-year-old Robert who was creditably economical apart from one early boundary.
Nomads' openers gradually began to exert dominance over a very widely varied attack. Chris Kennedy's son-in-law, Conan, was probably the pick with a rapid 4-over spell but by the time Mahesh was first man out with the score on 93, Theatres were already using their 8th bowler.
Gul passed his 50 as Nomads passed 100 but another excellent knock from our star opener ended on 124 for 2.
Anthony, of Kingston Taxes, joined Darwin and dominated the rest of our knock, stacking up a splendid half-century at better than a run a ball and scoring 54 of the 83 that Nomads accrued from the time Anthony came to the crease. Darwin was run out and then Abdul and Amir fell to Theatres' experienced seamer Naseef during the slog.
In retrospect, the contest had a slightly lop-sided slant as Nomads (who are something like 22-3 up in games against the Theatres) had somehow bagged most of the Taxes' best players. We also had, of course, 2 opening bowlers who are as effective as they are legendary; Emil Todorow and Andrew West - The Hair Pair. It was Andrew who struck first with 2 early wickets, with Emil responding with one of his own to reduce Theatres to 29 for 3.
Anthony and Adam Paz took their turn and the Theatres staged a brief fightback, led by Bournes, who played some fine aerial shots off Paz. Anthony struck the decisive blow in removing Bournes - 79 for 4. Paz recovered to bowl his usual accurate Medium Fast. Chris Kennedy strode out to tumultuous but couldn't capitalise on a drop by Lefebve in the gully - I wish I could say it was deliberate - and departed soon afterwards.
The afternoon tailed off somewhat as the bowling was shared out, Steve of the Taxes recorded a double-wicket maiden as Theatres were finally all out for 95.
There was some thought as to whether this should count as a proper Nomads victory but after a short period of deliberation (about 5 seconds) we decided that it should. Man of the Match was Anthony whose 54 was the most entertaining batting of the day. He also took the important wicket of Bournes. Fielder of the Day was Abbas who took 2 excellent catches at Gully.
Clapham Nomads (and Kingston Taxes) - 207 for 5 from 35 overs
M. Vyas 27
Gul 67
Darwin 22
Anthony (Taxes) not out 54
Abdul Khan 1
Amir 9
Amit (Taxes) - not out 0
Did not bat; Lefebve, A. Paz, Steve (Taxes), Ken (Taxes), Abbas Khan, Todorow, West
F.O.W. - 93, 124, 170, 178, 190
Touring Theatres (and Kingston Taxes) - 95 all out from 32.3 overs
Bowling;
Todorow 6-0-14-1
West 6-2-19-2
Anthony (Taxes) 4-2-9-1
Paz 6-0-30-1
Abbas Khan 4-3-9-2
Abdul Khan 3-0-3-1
Steve (Taxes) 2-2-0-2
Ken (Taxes) 1-1-0-0
Amit (Taxes) 0.3-0-2-1
Clapham Nomads won by 112 runs
Monday 10 June 2013
Surbiton Imperials v Clapham Nomads - 9/6/13
I should have known chaos was on the way when Imperials requested a 1 pm start for this distant fixture and sure enough, Emil's car, which is not really used to action this early in the morning, broke down a mile from the ground. The match ball was then lost as John set off to look for a shop to buy lunch (Thames Ditton on a Sunday is not exactly retail Nirvana). Anyway, stand-in captain Hassan Khan conducted the preliminaries and Nomads took to the field with 10 players and an old ball. Khan and Andrew West did a fine job and kept the runs down to about 17 off the first 8 overs but there is something remorseless about Surbiton's batting this season, even missing their star opener Jonny Rosenthal. Wickets for Hassan and Zia kept us in the game with the home side on 49 for 2 but Surbiton then just ground out one of their big scores. Emil finally arrived but was understandably not quite at his best. There were 2 wickets for Abbas and 2 run outs courtesy of Hassan and Andrew but ordinary fielding and several dropped catches eased Imperials' path up to 195 (with only 9 men.,)
Things worsened for Nomads with Mahesh bowled for 4 early on, an edge from stand-in No. 3 Nick Lefebve was snapped up one-handed by the wicketkeeper for 1 and, worst of all, Hassan was caught, again by the keeper, 2nd ball. Nomads were 23 for 3. I had to leave for work at this point and all I could hear as I limped to the station were the shouts of Imperials' bowlers. I assumed we had been dismissed for around 60 but when I saw Emil the next day he told me it was a game we should have won. A brilliant 4th wicket stand of 93 between Gul and Prasanth put Nomads right back in the hunt (I can only assume the Imperials players had been shouting at Nomads' umpires - a perfectly natural response I suppose.)
The run out of Gul for 65 with the score on 116 could have been the turning point but further excellent batting by Prasanth (37) and Zia (31) kept up the momentum. At one stage we were 163 for 6 with Abdul and Zia together and plenty of overs in hand. Excellent bowling by Martin killed off our chances as he took our last 4 wickets for 8 runs and handed us a defeat by only 24 runs, securing the double for Surbiton over Nomads this season, but it was a half-decent result when you consider the position we had been in.
Man of the Match was Gul for his excellent 65. Fielder of the Day was Hassan who took a catch, a run out, and marshalled the field well during his stint as captain.
Surbiton Imperials - 195 from 39.4 overs
Nomads bowling;
H. Khan 8-3-25-1
A. West 5.4-0-18-1
Zia 8-2-36-2
E. Todorow 6-0-26-0
Abbas Khan 8-0-48-2
R. Khan 2-0-17-0
Abdul Khan 2-0-9-0
Clapham Nomads - 171 from 36.2 overs
M. Vyas 4
Gul 65
N. Lefebve 1
H. Khan 0
P. Pattiyil 37
Zia 31
R. Khan 13
Abdul. Khan 1
Abbas Khan 6
E. Todorow 1 not out
A. West 0
F.O.W. - 6, 22, 23, 116, 118, 150, 163, 167, 171, 171
Clapham Nomads lost by 24 runs
Things worsened for Nomads with Mahesh bowled for 4 early on, an edge from stand-in No. 3 Nick Lefebve was snapped up one-handed by the wicketkeeper for 1 and, worst of all, Hassan was caught, again by the keeper, 2nd ball. Nomads were 23 for 3. I had to leave for work at this point and all I could hear as I limped to the station were the shouts of Imperials' bowlers. I assumed we had been dismissed for around 60 but when I saw Emil the next day he told me it was a game we should have won. A brilliant 4th wicket stand of 93 between Gul and Prasanth put Nomads right back in the hunt (I can only assume the Imperials players had been shouting at Nomads' umpires - a perfectly natural response I suppose.)
The run out of Gul for 65 with the score on 116 could have been the turning point but further excellent batting by Prasanth (37) and Zia (31) kept up the momentum. At one stage we were 163 for 6 with Abdul and Zia together and plenty of overs in hand. Excellent bowling by Martin killed off our chances as he took our last 4 wickets for 8 runs and handed us a defeat by only 24 runs, securing the double for Surbiton over Nomads this season, but it was a half-decent result when you consider the position we had been in.
Man of the Match was Gul for his excellent 65. Fielder of the Day was Hassan who took a catch, a run out, and marshalled the field well during his stint as captain.
Surbiton Imperials - 195 from 39.4 overs
Nomads bowling;
H. Khan 8-3-25-1
A. West 5.4-0-18-1
Zia 8-2-36-2
E. Todorow 6-0-26-0
Abbas Khan 8-0-48-2
R. Khan 2-0-17-0
Abdul Khan 2-0-9-0
Clapham Nomads - 171 from 36.2 overs
M. Vyas 4
Gul 65
N. Lefebve 1
H. Khan 0
P. Pattiyil 37
Zia 31
R. Khan 13
Abdul. Khan 1
Abbas Khan 6
E. Todorow 1 not out
A. West 0
F.O.W. - 6, 22, 23, 116, 118, 150, 163, 167, 171, 171
Clapham Nomads lost by 24 runs
Monday 3 June 2013
Nomads results etc from 1994 to date
Several former players have asked me to include details of our older games on this blog, so I will try to list them all in this space. Nomads were founded in March 1994 in Nick Lefebve's attic in Broomwood Road SW11. Lefebve. John Crossland, Emil Todorow, Joe Chance and John Chance were present. Crossland had asked the late Ranjit of Crete Sports cc how to go about setting up a club and Ranjit had recommended the Club Cricket Conference. The name Clapham Wanderers was decided upon as we intended only to play away games. Joe Chance favoured Clapham Nomads but was out-voted. Lefebve phoned the Conference shortly afterwards but was told there was another club called Clapham Wanderers, so Nomads it was. We signed up and attended a Conference pre-season fixture meeting, found some unwitting opponents, and the genie was out of the bottle.
1994 SEASON
30/4/94 at Joseph Hood Rec, SW20. (Away) - Tulse Hill (98 all out) drew with Clapham Nomads (63 for 7). Man of the Match - John Chance.
15/5/94 at Overton Road, Sutton (Away) - Clapham Nomads (59 all out) lost to Witan (61 for 5 - Srhoj 4-27) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Jason Srhoj.
22/5/94 at Grove Park, Carshalton (Away) - Clapham Nomads (101 for 7 - John Chance 31 not out) drew with Robin Hood (37 for 3) - Rain-affected. Man of the Match - John Chance.
29/5/94 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Away) - Sun Inn (122 for 7) beat Clapham Nomads (87 all out - Sai To 34) by 35 runs. Man of the Match - Sai To.
8/6/94 at Brockwell Park SE24 (Home) - I.C.Ions (62 for 6) lost to Clapham Nomads (63 for 9) by 1 wicket. Man of the Match - John Chance.
16/6/94 at Manor Park, Worcester Park (Away) - Milan (154 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (54 for 9) by 100 runs. Man of the Match - Joe Chance
26/6/94 at Wandsworth Park, SW15 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (154 for 9 - Andrew West 26) beat Tower Ravens (130 for 9) by 24 runs. Man of the Match - Jason Srhoj.
2/7/94 at Farm Road, Morden (Away) - Urban Associates (111 all out) beat Clapham Nomads (91 all out) by 20 runs. Man of the Match - Andrew West
3/7/94 at Raynes Park Rec, SW20 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (147 for 7 - Joe Chance 38) beat The Hunter Family (88 all out - Todorow 4-15) by 59 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
31/7/94 at Farm Road, Morden (Home) - Clapham Nomads (123 all out - Simon Sparssis 44) lost to Crete Sports (124 for 1) by 9 wickets. Man of the Match - Simon Sparssis.
21/8/94 at Bishops Park, SW6 (Home) - Stratford (31 all out - Srhoj 5-16; Joe Chance 5-4) lost to Clapham Nomads (32 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
18/9/94 at Joseph Hood Rec, SW20 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (100 all out) lost to Richmond Corinthians (101 for 8) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Mark Blunden.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 12. Won 4 Drawn 2 Lost 6.
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Hunter Family v Nomads) to follow.
1995 SEASON
21/5/95 at Wimbledon Park, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (120 all out- Bob Ayres 43 not out) lost to Urban Associates (121 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Bob Ayres.
24/5/95 at Old Tiffinians, Hampton Court (Away) - Clapham Nomads (77 for 4) lost to Thameside Wicketers (79 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
10/6/95 at Duppas Hill, Waddon (Home) - Richmond Corinthians (238 for 7) beat Clapham Nomads (112 all out - Sai To 42) by 126 runs. Man of the Match - Sai To.
28/6/95 at Old Tiffinians, Hampton Court (Away) - Clapham Nomads (89 for 8 - John Chance 42) lost to Thameside Wicketers (90 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
1/7/95 at Wandsworth Park, SW15 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (59 all out) lost to Carshalton (60 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
16/7/95 at Effingham cc (Away) - Clapham Nomads (155 all out - Mark Ashenden 34; Sai To 31) drew with Effingham (29 for 1). Rain-affected. Man of the Match - Mark Ashenden.
30/7/95 at Duppas Hill, Waddon (Home) - Crete Sports (202 for 7) drew with Clapham Nomads (169 for 8 - Ian Guest 48). Man of the Match - Ian Guest.
13/8/95 at King George's Park, SW18 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (146 all out - Bob Ayres 44) beat Crete Sports (106 all out - Mark Ashenden 3-17; Ravin Ragnauth 3-19) by 40 runs. Man of the Match - Bob Ayres.
27/8/95 at Duppas Hill, Waddon (Home) - Stratford (187 for 8 - Emil Todorow 4-56) beat Clapham Nomads (105 for 9) by 82 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
10/9/95 at Duppas Hill, Waddon (Home) - Match between Clapham Nomads and Lamgas abandoned as a draw without a ball being bowled due to rain. It was judged that this would count as a Nomads match played.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 10. Won 1. Drawn 3. Lost 6.
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Crete Sports v Nomads) to follow.
1996 SEASON.
19/5/96 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Stratford (97 all out - Eddie Phillips 5-20) lost to Clapham Nomads (99 for 4 - John Chance 30 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips.
26/5/96 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (90 all out - Nick Lefebve 31) lost to Crete Sports (93 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Nick Lefebve.
2/6/96 at Boston Manor (Away) - Richmond Corinthians (125 for 8 - Emil Todorow 3-24; Martin Strawbridge 3-32) beat Clapham Nomads (75 all out) by 50 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
30/6/96 at Sutton Common Park, Sutton (Away) - Robin Hood (83 all out - Emil Todorow 4-15) lost to Clapham Nomads (84 for 6) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
7/7/96 at Wandle Park, Croydon (Home) - Westom (173 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (163 for 6 - Ian Guest 57) by 10 runs. Man of the Match - Ian Guest.
14/7/96 at Duppas Hill (Away) - Crete Sports (194 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads 74 all out) by 120 runs. Man of the Match - Martin Strawbridge.
21/7/96 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (144 all out - John Chance 41) lost to Robin Hood (145 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
8/9/96 at Clapham Common, SW4 (Home) - Touring Theatres (97 all out - Emil Todorow 3-20) lost to Clapham Nomads (101 for 4 - John Chance 40 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 8. Won 3. Lost 5.
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Nomads v Touting Theatres) to follow.
1997 SEASON
25/5/97 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Crete Sports (123 all out - Emil Todorow 6-37) beat Clapham Nomads 60 all out) by 63 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
8/6/97 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (140 for 7 - Ian Guest 66 not out) beat Touring Theatres (115 for 7) by 25 runs. Man of the Match - Ian Guest.
17/8/97 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (112 all out - Joe Chance 33) beat North Croydon (Andrew West 4-33; Dave Hunter 3-34) by 31 runs. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
14/9/97 at Spelthorne cc (Away) - Clapham Nomads (171 for 8 - John Chance 42; Nick Lefebve 36) lost to Spelthorne (175 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
21/9/97 in Horley, Surrey (Away) - Clapham Nomads (153 for 5 - Wally Murdoch 78 not out) beat Horley Scorpions (67 all out - Wally Murdoch 4-9; Andrew West 3-11) by 86 runs. Man of the Match - Wally Murdoch.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 5. Won 3. Lost 2
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Horley Scorpions v Nomads) to follow.
1998 SEASON
10/5/98 at Manor Park, Worcester Park (Home) - Clapham Nomads (172 for 9 - Dave Hunter 60) lost to Battersea Ironsides (174 for 7 - Tom Hunter 3-33) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Dave Hunter.
24/5/98 at Battersea Park, SW11 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (184 for 7 - Dave Hunter 45) lost to Touring Theatres (187 for 8 - Joe Chance 6-62) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
28/6/98 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (120 for 6 - John Chance 31) lost to Horley Scorpions (121 for 6) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Andrew West.
5/7/98 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (65 all out) lost to Park Hill (66 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips.
9/8/98 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Touring Theatres (130 for 4) lost to Clapham Nomads (131 for 6 - John Chance 50) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
30/8/98 in Sutton (Away) - Robin Hood (173 for 7) lost to Clapham Nomads (174 for 7 - Gaurang Vyas 73) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
SUMMARY OF SEASON. Played 6. Won 2. Lost 4
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Touring Theatres v Nomads) to follow.
1999 SEASON (Nomads had split with Open University cc at the end of 1998 and were now a full-time team - the gaps at the beginning of this season were due to atrocious weather.)
2/5/99 at Woodmansterne cc, Surrey (Away) - Clapham Nomads (137 for 8 - Joe Chance 39; Coppin 35) lost to Woodmansterne (138 for 8 - Andrew West 3-15) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Andrew West.
16/5/99 at Perth Road, N22 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (125 for 6 - Eddie Phillips 40) lost to Caribbean (126 for 8 - Emil Todorow 3-25) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips.
23/5/99 at Dundonald Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (223 for 8 - Upeka Perera 95; John Chance 43) beat Battersea Ironsides (111 all out) by 112 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
27/6/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Griffin (205 for 1) beat Clapham Nomads (49 all out) by 156 runs. Man of the Match - Riaz Khan.
4/7/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Woodside (174 for 7 - Eddie Phillips 4-56) beat Clapham Nomads (39 all out) by 135 runs. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips. This was Riaz's debut for the Nomads.
11/7/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads 144 for 9 Tied with Battersea Ironsides (144 for 9). Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
25/7/99 at South Park, SW6 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (201 for 7 - Ahmed 62; Gaurang Vyas 58) beat Tower Ravens (97 all out - Ben Cobley 4 for 17) by 104 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
1/8/99 at South Park SW6 (Home) - Caribbean (95 all out - Ben Cobley 4-8) lost to Clapham Nomads (96 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - Ben Cobley.
15/8/99 at Wandsworth Common, SW18 (Away) - Touring Theatres (126 for 7 - Patrick Blair 3-14) lost to Clapham Nomads (127 for 5 - Upeka Perera 69) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
22/8/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Viscount (96 all out - Patrick Blair 3-2) beat Clapham Nomads (57 all out) by 39 runs. Man of the Match - Patrick Blair.
4/9/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (215 for 7 - John Chance 94 not out; Upeka Perera 86) beat Battersea Spinners (128 all out - Patrick Blair 4-16) by 87 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance.
18/9/99 at Wandswoth Common, SW18 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (150 for 9 - Upeka Perera 70) beat Battersea Spinners (71 all out - Andrew West 4-29) by 79 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
19/9/99 at Wandsworth Common, SW18 (Home) - Serbian Sloggers (111 all out) beat Clapham Nomads (79 all out) by 32 runs. Man of the Match - Glen Kerr.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 13. Won 6. Tied 1. Lost 6.
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Nomads v Battersea Ironsides) to follow.
2000 SEASON. Nomads were amongst the founder members of the All London League.
7/5/00 at Duppas Hill (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (74 all out) beat Pavilion (72 all out - Mubasher Ali 4-12; Upeka Perera 3-8) by 2 runs. Man of the Match - Mubasher Ali.
28/5/00 at Wandsworth Common (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - Battersea Spinners (85 all out - Paul Martin 4-3) lost to Clapham Nomads (91 for 6 - Gaurang Vyas 42 not out) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Paul Martin.
4/6/00 at Old Deer Park, Richmond (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - Syndicate (88 all out - Emil Todorow 4-25) lost to Clapham Nomads (89 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
At this stage of the league, after 3 rounds of games, the standings were;
1) Clapham Nomads - 52 points
2) Sporting Caribs - 44 points
3) Barnsbury Eagles - 41 points
4) Pavilion - 26 points
5) London Nigerians - 20 points
6) Battersea Spinners - 11 points
7) Syndicate - 3 points
8) Unpredictables - 2 points
11/6/00 at Hackney Marshes (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (63 all out) lost to Barnsbury Eagles (66 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance
18/6/00 at Battersea Park (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Unpredictables (131 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (98 all out) by 33 runs. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips.
2/7/00 at Wandsworth Common (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - Sporting Caribs (142 all out - Hassan Khan 4-22) beat Clapham Nomads (85 all out - Hassan Khan 29 not out) by 57 runs. Man of the Match - Hassan Khan. This was Hassan's debut for the Nomads.
9/7/00 at Duppas Hill (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH (Void due to insufficient overs in 2nd innings) - Barnsbury Eagles (127 all out) drew in an abandoned match with Clapham Nomads 25 for 2 from 8 overs. Man of the Match - Nick Lefebve
16/7/00 at Joseph Hood Rec, SW20 (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - London Nigerians (165 for 9 - Raja Kabir 5-14) beat Clapham Nomads (141 all out - Upeka Perera 71) by 24 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera
23/7/00 at Vine Road, SW13 (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Battersea Spinners (218 all out - Sajid Iqbal 6-37) beat Clapham Nomads (111 all out - Rafi 32) by 107 runs. Man of the Match - Sajid Iqbal. This was Rafi's debut for the Nomads.
30/7/00 at Wandsworth Common (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (173 for 8 - Elroy Singroy 51; Rafi 45 not out) lost to Barnsbury Eagles (175 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Elroy Singroy.
6/8/00 at Dulwich Common (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (110 all out) lost to Syndicate (111 for 7) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow
13/8/00 in Acton, W3 (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (40 all out) lost to Sporting Caribs (41 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Rafi.
20/8/00 at Old Deer Park (Home) - Friendly - Viscount (144 for 3) beat Clapham Nomads (76 all out) by 68 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
27/8/00 at Palewell Park, SW14 (Home) - Friendly - Clapham Nomads 181 for 7 (Glen Kerr 36) beat Touring Theatres (134 for 8) by 47 runs. Man of the Match - Andrew West (for an incredible one-handed catch while fielding for the opposition.)
10/9/00 at Raynes Park Sports Ground, SW20 (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - London Nigerians (234 for 5 - Todorow 3-21) beat Clapham Nomads (174 for 9 - Mahesh Vyas 63) by 60 runs. Man of the Match - Mahesh Vyas
16/9/00 at Vine Road, SW13 (Away) - Friendly - Battersea Spinners (104 for 8) lost to Clapham Nomads (109 for 2 - Gaurang Vyas 43 not out; Emil Todorow 36 not out) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS;
1) London Nigerians - 154 points
2) Barnsbury Eagles - 146 points
3) Sporting Caribs - 129 points
4) Syndicate - 92 points
5) Battersea Spinners - 83 points
6) Clapham Nomads - 74 points
So Nomads finished last, but were unlucky on a few counts; Pavilion and Unpredictables withdrew from the league, costing Nomads the 20 or so points we accrued in our games against the sides. Sporting Caribs (despite their name a lean, mean Aussie outfit) pulled out of their second match against Battersea Spinners, giving the Spinners 20 free points. Nomads' 2 games in July against Barnsbury Eagles - 1 abandoned, 1 lost - were shrouded in controversy too (I can't quite remember what) but were mainly remembered for a certain purple-clad Nomads player trying to chop down a tree using someone else's bat.
It was a memorable season, and thanks to Renato for setting it up, but Nomads decided to quit and return to the quiet life.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 16, Won 5 Drew 1 Lost 10. Averages and report on Game of the Season (London Nigerians v Clapham Nomads) to follow.
2001 SEASON
13/5/01 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (96 all out) lost to Clapham-In-Thirds (97 for 9 - Rafi 5-16) by 1 wicket. Man of the Match - Rafi
20/5/01 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Touring Theatres (90 all out - Jamie Wood 4-23) lost to Clapham Nomads (91 for 8) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Jamie Wood.
3/6/01 at Gibraltar Rec, Ewell (Away) - Epsom Liberal (143 all out - Todorow 4-34) beat Clapham Nomads (102 all out - Rafi 56) by 41 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
9/6/01 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Home) - Battersea Spinners 42 all out - Riaz Khan 3-3) lost to Clapham Nomads (44 for 1) by 9 wickets. Man of the Match - Riaz Khan
10/6/01 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (154 all out - Rafi 49) beat Open University (46 all out - Rafi 5-9) by 108 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi.. Quote - "They've picked Sri Lankan 2nd Team Players" - D. Hunter, Captain, Open University cc
17/6/01 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (156 for 8 - Rafi 73) beat Energy Exiles (148 all out - Rafi 4-31) by 8 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
24/6/01 at 12 Dulwich Village, SE21 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (254 for 9 - Nasir Khan 53, Raja Kabir 44, Joe Chance 38) beat Griffin (98 all out - Aamir Khan 4-29, Abdul Khan 4-9) by 156 runs. Man of the Match - Abdul Khan
1/7/01 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Gardeners (93 for 8) lost to Clapham Nomads (95 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Raja Kabir
22/7/01 in Muswell Hill, N10 (Away) - Caribbean (152 for 6) beat Clapham Nomads (59 all out) by 93 runs. Man of the Match - Nasir Khan
29/7/01 at Clapham Common, SW4 (Home) - Illegal Immigrants (180 all out - Rafi 5-21) lost to Clapham Nomads (183 for 9 - Kabir 89 not out) by 1 wicket. Man of the Match - Raja Kabir.
5/8/01 at Beverley Park, New Malden (Away) - Clapham Nomads (162 for 9 - Rafi 66, Joe Chance 43) beat Kingston Lefthanders (71 all out - Riaz Khan 4-23, Rafi 3-1) by 91 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
12/8/01 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (124 all out - Rafi 69) lost to Epsom Liberal 125 for 8) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Rafi
9/9/01 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (152 for 9) beat Energy Exiles (121 all out) by 31 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
16/9/01 at Clapham Common, SW4 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (268 for 7 - Gaurang Vyas 73, Hassan Khan 73) beat Illegal Immigrants (33 all out - Ali 5-23, Riaz Khan 4-9) by 235 runs. Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 14 Won 10 Drawn 0 Lost 4. Averages and report on Game of the Season (Clapham Nomads v Energy Exiles) to follow.
2002 SEASON
12/5/02 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Away) - Touring Theatres (64 all out) lost to Clapham Nomads (65 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow
19/5/02 in Wallington (Away) - Clapham Nomads (306 for 5 - Adam Tegg 93, Tabish 66, Upeka Perera 52) beat Carshalton Athletic (89 all out - Rafi 8-6) by 217 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi. Quote - "Weak-Medium My Arse!" - Carshalton Athletic player
2/6/02 at Battersea Park (Away) - Unpredictables (148 for 9) lost to Clapham Nomads (152 for 9) by 1 wicket. Man of the Match - Elroy Singroy.
16/6/02 at Grand Drive, SW20 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (113 for 9) lost to West One (116 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance
23/6/02 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (112 all out) beat Brook (106 for 9) by 6 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
30/6/02 at Beverley Park, New Malden (Home) - Clapham Nomads (191 for 5 - Rafi 67. John Chance 40 not out) beat Touring Theatres (74 all out - Abdul Khan 3-10, Emil Todorow 3-7) by 117 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
7/7/02 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Away) - Clapham Nomads (160 for 8 - Joel Yeldon 40) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (80 for 6). Man of the Match - Joel Yeldon
14/7/02 at Rocks Lane, SW13 (Away) - Barnes Occasionals (236 for 4) drew with Clapham Nomads (150 for 5). Man of the Match - John Chance
20/7/02 at Haydons Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (165 all out) beat President's XI (98 all out) by 67 runs. Man if the Match - Nasir Khan
21/7/02 at Vine Road, SW13 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (273 for 3 - Rafi 128 not out, Joel Yeldon 95 not out) beat Battersea Spinners (92 all out) by 181 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
27/7/02 at Beverley Park, New Malden (Home) - Clapham Nomads (130 for 9) lost to Beddington 4th XI (134 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - Riaz Khan
28/7/02 at Kenley cc (Away) - Clapham Nomads (160 all out - John Chance 47) lost to Kenley (162 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance
4/8/02 at Beverley Park (Home) - Clapham Nomads (110 for 5 - E. Singroy 42) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (22 for 1). Rain-affected. Man of the Match - Elroy Singroy.
11/8/02 at Beverley Park (Home) - Epsom Liberal (229 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (121 all out) by 108 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow
18/8/02 at Banstead cc (Away) - Banstead (186 all out - Abdul Khan 4-21) drew with Clapham Nomads (165 for 9) Man of the Match - Abdul Khan.
25/8/02 at Beverley Park (Home) - Merton Abbey (72 all out - Hassan Khan 3-10) lost to Clapham Nomads (73 for 2 - Nasir Khan 43 not out) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Nasir Khan
31/8/02 at Edmonton cc, N18 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (153 all out) drew with Edmonton 5th XI (75 for 4). Man of the Match - Chris Kennedy
1/9/02 at Cobham cc (Away) - Clapham Nomads (74 all out) lost to Cobham (75 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow. This was the only game in the 2002 season in which John Crossland, the Mtchday organiser, failed to raise a full team.
8/9/02 at Nursery Road (Away) - Clapham Nomads (189 for 7 - John Chance 51, Nick Lefebve 32) drew with Energy Exiles (137 for 4). Man of the Match - John Chance
16/9/02 in Eltham, SE9 (Away) - LESSA Footscray (215 for 4) drew with Clapham Nomads (141 for 6 - Mahesh Vyas - 74). Man of the Match - Mahesh Vyas
22/9/02 at Wrotham Park, Potters Bar (Away) - Clapham Nomads (159 for 9) beat Bentley Heath (55 for 8 - A. West 4-12) by 104 runs. Man of the Match - Andrew West.
29/9/02 at Beddington Park (Away) - Albamorphics (219 for 6) drew with Clapham Nomads (149 for 5 - Gaurang Vyas - 62). Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas. At the time of writing (6/8/13) this is the last time Emil Todorow missed a Nomads match.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 22 Won 9 Drawn 8 Lost 5
Averages and report on Game of the Season (Banstead v Clapham Nomads) to follow.
2003 SEASON
26/4/03 at Vine Road, SW13 (Away) - (UNOFFICIAL 9-A-SIDE PRACTICE MATCH). Battersea Spinners IX (166 for 4 - G.Vyas 67) beat Clapham Nomads IX (142 for 6 - M.Vyas 39, N. Lefebve 32 not out) by 24 runs
3/5/03 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (214 for 9 - Rafi 120 not out) beat Caribbean Mix (123 all out - E. Todorow 4-2, Rafi 4-20) by 91 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
11/5/03 at Barn Elm (Away) - Touring Theatres (126 all out - E. Todorow 4-10) lost to Clapham Nomads (127 for 4 - H. Khan 62 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Hassan Khan
18/5/03 at Ham Street, Richmond (Away) - Clapham Nomads (70 all out) lost to Teddington Old Boys (74 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
25/5/03 at Battersea Park (Away) - Unpredictables (167 all out - H. Khan 4-18) beat Clapham Nomads (151 all out) by 16 runs. Man of the Match - Hassan Khan.
1/6/03 at Rocks Lane, SW13 (Away) - Barnes Occasionals (108 for 9) lost to Clapham Nomads (109 for 3 - Abdul Khan 58) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - Abdul Khan
8/6/03 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (266 for 7 - Nasir Khan 87, Rafi 69) beat Morden Corinthians (215 for 9 - S.Tjasink 3-34) by 51 runs. Man of the Match - Nasir Khan.
14/6/03 at Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick (Away) - Energy Exiles (121 for 7) lost to Clapham Nomads (122 for 4 - Sumith Prasanna 44, John Chance 34 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Aamir Khan.
22/6/03 at Coney Green, Hillingdon (Away) - Hillingdon (203 all out) beat Clapham Nomads (134 all out - John Chance 51) by 69 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance
29/6/13 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Norwood Nomads (113 all out - Rajesh 5-20) lost to Clapham Nomads (117 for 2 - Abdul Khan 63) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Rajesh.
6/7/03 at Manor Park, Worcester Park (Away) - Clapham Nomads (182 for 8 - Acharan 50) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (75 for 8 - Aamir Khan 5-6). Man of the Match - Aamir Khan.
13/7/03 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Badgers (203 for 6) beat Clapham Nomads (100 all out) by 103 runs. Man oif the Match - John Chance
19/7/03 at Haydons Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (196 for 7 - Acharan 111) beat President's XI (98 all out - Dave Hunter 3-9, Marcin Zielenewski 4-32) by 98 runs. Man of the Match - Acharan.
20/7/03 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (234 for 6 - John Chance 88, N. Lefebve 49 not out) beat Touring Theatres (88 for 8) by 146 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance.
27/7/03 at Wandsworth Common, SW18 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (175 for 7) beat Crusaders (55 all out) by 120 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
3/8/03 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (143 all out) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (107 for 8 - Aamir Khan 4-36). Man of the Match - Aamir Khan
10/8/03 at Beverley Park, New Malden (Home) - Surrey Seamers (279 for 4) beat Clapham Nomads (59 all out) by 220 runs. Man of the Match - Steve Tjasink. Quotes; "The Slaughter in the Sun" - John Crossland. (To Nick Lefebve, who had arranged the fixture) "You're trying to break this team up" - John Chance. The UK's all-time highest temperature was recorded in Kent on this day and it must have been in the very high 90s at least in New Malden. Surrey Seamers were a predominantly Sri Lankan team who used to play - and thrash - Open University regularly. I must admit Chance had a point - The Seamers had given their status as Weak-Medium. I guessed that was unlikely and in the event they were Strong-Medium at least, but I didn't want to risk losing money on an unused pitch.
17/8/03 at Raynes Park Playing Fields (Away) - Clapham Nomads (170 for 7 - John Chance 64 not out) beat West One (74 all out - E. Todorow 4-26) by 96 runs. Man of the Match - Chris Kennedy (Some say his diving, one-handed catch is the best ever by a Nomad.)
24/8/03 at Beddington Park (Away) - Caribbean Mix (215 for 8 - E. Todorow 4-36) beat Clapham Nomads 144 (J. Claude 55) by 71 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow
31/8/03 at Whiteley Village (Away) - Clapham Nomads 149 all out (John Chance 46) lost to Whiteley Village (150 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
7/9/03 at Giggs Hill Green, Surrey (Away) - Clapham Nomads (209 for 9 - Rafi 65) lost to Thames Ditton (211 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Rafi.
13/9/03 at Vine Road, SW13 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (245 for 7 - Abdul Khan 88) beat Crusaders (76 all out - T. Bruce-Mills 3-13) by 169 runs. Man of the Match - Abdul Khan.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 21 Won 11 Drew 2 Lost 8
Averages and report on Game of the Season (Clapham Nomads v Caribbean Mix) to follow
2004 SEASON
9/5/04 at South Park, SW6 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (110 for 7 - Shailesh Bhatia 35) beat Touring Theatres (48 all out - Rajesh 4-10) by 62 runs. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
16/5/04 at Mollison Drive, Wallington (Away) - Carshalton & Croydon Gas 2nd XI (197 for 6) beat Clapham Nomads (74 all out - John Chance 30) by 125 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance.
23/5/04 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (124 for 8) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (66 for 4 - E. Todorow 3-7). Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
30/5/04 at Battersea Park (Away) - Clapham Nomads (144 for 8 - Sumith Prasanna 32 not out) lost to Unpredictables (145 for 1) by 9 wickets. Man of the Match - Sumith Prasanna.
5/6/04 at Turney Road, SE21 (Away) - South Bank (133 all out - S. Bhatia 4-20) lost to Clapham Nomads (134 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
6/6/04 at West End Common, Esher (Away) - Surbiton Imperials (236 for 9) beat Clapham Nomads (147 all out) by 89 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
13/6/04 at Trenham Drive, Warlingham (Away) - Clapham Nomads (70 all out) lost to Woodside Green (74 for 7) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
20/6/04 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Energy Exiles (176 for 9) beat Clapham Nomads (146 for 9 - John Chance 36) by 30 runs. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia
27/6/04 at Burbage Road, SE24 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (151 for 9 - Joe Chance 55, John Chance 40) drew with Dulwich (8 for 1) - Rain-affected. Man of the Match - Joe Chance
4/7/04 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (81 all out - Claude 34 not out) lost to Barnes Occasionals (85 for 8) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
11/7/04 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - New XI (59 all out - J. Claude 5-6) lost to Clapham Nomads (62 for 6) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
17/7/04 at Haydons Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (210 for 7 - Tom Hunter 77) beat Preesident's XI (70 for 9 - Raymond 6-24) by 140 runs. Man of the Match - Raymond. Quote; (To his son as he departed for 77) "Tom, you should have had a ton out there today" - Dave Hunter.
18/7/04 at Barn Elms (Away) - Clapham Nomads (152 for 7 - John Chance 41) beat Touring Theatres (120 (J. Claude 4-41) by 32 runs. Man of the Match - John Claude (he took a hat-trick.)
31/7/04 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 ( Away) - Clapham Nomads (65 all out - J. Claude 37) lost to Caribbean Mix (66 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
1/8/04 at Fairfield Rec, Kingston (Away) - Clapham Nomads (187 for 4 - J. Crossland 52 not out) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (70 for 8). Man of the Match - John Crossland.
8/8/04 at Fishponds Rec (Away) - Caribbean Mix (187 for 8 - T. Bruce-Mills 4-40) lost to Clapham Nomads (188 for 7 - Shailesh Bhatia 54 not out) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
15/8/04 at Grand Drive, SW20 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (80 all out) lost to West One (81 for 3) by 7 wickets. - Man of the Match - John Claude.
22/8/04 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Campaign for Real Ale - SW London (199 for 7 - Rajesh 3-19) beat Clapham Nomads (124 all out John Chance 32, N. Lefebve 31) by 75 runs. Man of the Match - Rajesh.
29/8/04 at Ashtead Park, Surrey (Away) - Clapham Nomads (167 for 8 - John Chance 50, Gnanam 38) beat Old Freemans (152 all out - Todorow 3-17) by 15 runs. Man of the Match - Gnanam.
5/9/04 at Croham Road, South Croydon (Away) - Gold Leaf Sports (165 for 7) lost to Clapham Nomads (167 for 8 - Mahu Patel 44) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Nick Lefebve
11/9/04 at Cox's Lane SE21 (Away) - Streatham & Marlborough 3rd XI (204 for 7 dec - S. Bhatia 6-55) drew with Clapham Nomads (148 for 6). Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
19/9/04 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Campaign for Real Ale (172 for 6) beat Clapham Nomads (167 for 8 - John Chance 75) by 5 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance
26/9/04 at Morden Park (Away) - Clapham Nomads (200 for 8 - Khaled Mohammed 87) beat Morden (108 all out) by 92 runs. Man of the Match - Khaled Mohammed.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 22 Won 9 Drew 4 Lost 10
Averages and report on Game of the Season (Kingston Lefthanders v Clapham Nomads) to follow.
2005 SEASON
1/5/05 at Victoria Rec, Surbiton (Home) - Clapham Nomads (124 all out) beat Morden (79 all out - S. Bhatia 4-10) by 45 runs. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia
8/5/05 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Away) - Caribbean Mix (240 for 4) beat Clapham Nomads (117 for 6) by 123 runs. Man of the Match - Chris Kennedy
15/5/05 at Mollison Drive, Wallington (Away) - Clapham Nomads (143 for 8 - G. Vyas 33) lost to Carshalton and Croydon Gas (144 for 7) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
22/5/05 at South Park, SW6 (Home) - Kingston Lefthanders (166 for 5) lost to Clapham Nomads (170 for 6 - G. Vyas 73) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
29/5/05 at Battersea Park, SW11 (Home) - North Croydon (224 for 3) lost to Clapham Nomads (228 for 6 - Sumith Prasanna 60; Upeka Perera 68 not out) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
5/6/05 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (109 all out) lost to Touring Theatres (111 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
12/6/05 at Trenham Drive, Warlingham (Away) - Woodside Green (114 all out - S. Bhatia 6-15) lost to Clapham Nomads (116 for 5 - John Chance 35 not out) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
19/6/05 at Spencer cc, SW18 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (190 for 6 - J.Claude 107 not out) drew with Spencer 4th XI (141 for 6). Man of the Match - John Claude.
25/6/05 at Fairfield Red, Kingston (Home) - Sidcup (137 for 7) beat Clapham Nomads (131 for 8 - J. Claude 48) by 6 runs. Man of the Match - John Claude.
3/7/05 at Rocks Lane, SW13 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (156 all out) drew with Barnes Occasionals (144 for 7 - S. Bhatia 5-40). Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
10/7/05 at Tattenham Way, Surrey (Away) - Burgh Heath (154 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (48 all out) by 106 runs. Man of the Match - Dave Hunter. Quote (in scorebook) - "Shit from the Nomads" - John Crossland.
16/7/05 at Haydons Road, SW19 (Away) - President's XI (42 all out - Raymond 5-18; A.West 4-11) lost to Clapham Nomads (43 for 1) by 9 wickets. Man of the Match - Raymond.
31/7/05 at Fairfield Rec, Kingston (Away) - Clapham Nomads (200 for 6 - G. Vyas 108 not out) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (109 for 8 - Claude 4-26.) Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
7/8/05 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Away) - Touring Theatres (130 for 4) lost to Clapham Nomads (131 for 4 - Claude 59 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
14/8/05 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads 209 for 8 - Bhatia 45; Claude 39) beat Pretenders (178 for 5) by 31 runs. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
21/8/05 at Morden Park (Away) - Morden (233 for 7) lost to Clapham Nomads (234 for 7 - U. Perera 85 not out; G. Vyas 50) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera. Crossland's scorebook comment - "Dispute over run out. Upeka given not out by Benny. Morden angry."
28/8/05 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (163 for 9) beat Chiswick & Latymer II (135 all out - Sumith Prasanna 3-4) by 28 runs. Man of the Match - Sumith Prasanna. Crossland's scorebook comment - "Good hitting by Shailesh near the end."
4/9/05 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Campaign for Real Ale (169 for 8 - Abdul Khan 4-22) beat Clapham Nomads (157 for 9 - G. Vyas 52) by 12 runs. Man of the Match - Abdul Khan. Crossland's scorebook comment - "Once Gaurang was out towards the end it was always going to be difficult."
11/9/05 at Dundonald Road, SW19 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (230 for 7 - Claude 65) beat Trafalgar (82 for 6) by 148 runs. Man of the Match - John Claude.
18/9/05 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (154 for 7 - Bhatia 42) lost to Energy Exiles (158 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia. Crossland's scorebook comment - "Exiles won on last ball."
25/9/05 at Roehampton (Away) - Roehampton (177 for 7) drew with Clapham Nomads (156 for 6 - Bhatia 43.) Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 21 Won 10 Drew 4 Lost 7
Averages and report Game of the Season (Clapham Nomads v North Croydon) to follow.
1994 SEASON
30/4/94 at Joseph Hood Rec, SW20. (Away) - Tulse Hill (98 all out) drew with Clapham Nomads (63 for 7). Man of the Match - John Chance.
15/5/94 at Overton Road, Sutton (Away) - Clapham Nomads (59 all out) lost to Witan (61 for 5 - Srhoj 4-27) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Jason Srhoj.
22/5/94 at Grove Park, Carshalton (Away) - Clapham Nomads (101 for 7 - John Chance 31 not out) drew with Robin Hood (37 for 3) - Rain-affected. Man of the Match - John Chance.
29/5/94 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Away) - Sun Inn (122 for 7) beat Clapham Nomads (87 all out - Sai To 34) by 35 runs. Man of the Match - Sai To.
8/6/94 at Brockwell Park SE24 (Home) - I.C.Ions (62 for 6) lost to Clapham Nomads (63 for 9) by 1 wicket. Man of the Match - John Chance.
16/6/94 at Manor Park, Worcester Park (Away) - Milan (154 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (54 for 9) by 100 runs. Man of the Match - Joe Chance
26/6/94 at Wandsworth Park, SW15 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (154 for 9 - Andrew West 26) beat Tower Ravens (130 for 9) by 24 runs. Man of the Match - Jason Srhoj.
2/7/94 at Farm Road, Morden (Away) - Urban Associates (111 all out) beat Clapham Nomads (91 all out) by 20 runs. Man of the Match - Andrew West
3/7/94 at Raynes Park Rec, SW20 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (147 for 7 - Joe Chance 38) beat The Hunter Family (88 all out - Todorow 4-15) by 59 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
31/7/94 at Farm Road, Morden (Home) - Clapham Nomads (123 all out - Simon Sparssis 44) lost to Crete Sports (124 for 1) by 9 wickets. Man of the Match - Simon Sparssis.
21/8/94 at Bishops Park, SW6 (Home) - Stratford (31 all out - Srhoj 5-16; Joe Chance 5-4) lost to Clapham Nomads (32 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
18/9/94 at Joseph Hood Rec, SW20 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (100 all out) lost to Richmond Corinthians (101 for 8) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Mark Blunden.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 12. Won 4 Drawn 2 Lost 6.
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Hunter Family v Nomads) to follow.
1995 SEASON
21/5/95 at Wimbledon Park, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (120 all out- Bob Ayres 43 not out) lost to Urban Associates (121 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Bob Ayres.
24/5/95 at Old Tiffinians, Hampton Court (Away) - Clapham Nomads (77 for 4) lost to Thameside Wicketers (79 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
10/6/95 at Duppas Hill, Waddon (Home) - Richmond Corinthians (238 for 7) beat Clapham Nomads (112 all out - Sai To 42) by 126 runs. Man of the Match - Sai To.
28/6/95 at Old Tiffinians, Hampton Court (Away) - Clapham Nomads (89 for 8 - John Chance 42) lost to Thameside Wicketers (90 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
1/7/95 at Wandsworth Park, SW15 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (59 all out) lost to Carshalton (60 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
16/7/95 at Effingham cc (Away) - Clapham Nomads (155 all out - Mark Ashenden 34; Sai To 31) drew with Effingham (29 for 1). Rain-affected. Man of the Match - Mark Ashenden.
30/7/95 at Duppas Hill, Waddon (Home) - Crete Sports (202 for 7) drew with Clapham Nomads (169 for 8 - Ian Guest 48). Man of the Match - Ian Guest.
13/8/95 at King George's Park, SW18 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (146 all out - Bob Ayres 44) beat Crete Sports (106 all out - Mark Ashenden 3-17; Ravin Ragnauth 3-19) by 40 runs. Man of the Match - Bob Ayres.
27/8/95 at Duppas Hill, Waddon (Home) - Stratford (187 for 8 - Emil Todorow 4-56) beat Clapham Nomads (105 for 9) by 82 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
10/9/95 at Duppas Hill, Waddon (Home) - Match between Clapham Nomads and Lamgas abandoned as a draw without a ball being bowled due to rain. It was judged that this would count as a Nomads match played.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 10. Won 1. Drawn 3. Lost 6.
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Crete Sports v Nomads) to follow.
1996 SEASON.
19/5/96 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Stratford (97 all out - Eddie Phillips 5-20) lost to Clapham Nomads (99 for 4 - John Chance 30 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips.
26/5/96 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (90 all out - Nick Lefebve 31) lost to Crete Sports (93 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Nick Lefebve.
2/6/96 at Boston Manor (Away) - Richmond Corinthians (125 for 8 - Emil Todorow 3-24; Martin Strawbridge 3-32) beat Clapham Nomads (75 all out) by 50 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
30/6/96 at Sutton Common Park, Sutton (Away) - Robin Hood (83 all out - Emil Todorow 4-15) lost to Clapham Nomads (84 for 6) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
7/7/96 at Wandle Park, Croydon (Home) - Westom (173 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (163 for 6 - Ian Guest 57) by 10 runs. Man of the Match - Ian Guest.
14/7/96 at Duppas Hill (Away) - Crete Sports (194 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads 74 all out) by 120 runs. Man of the Match - Martin Strawbridge.
21/7/96 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (144 all out - John Chance 41) lost to Robin Hood (145 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
8/9/96 at Clapham Common, SW4 (Home) - Touring Theatres (97 all out - Emil Todorow 3-20) lost to Clapham Nomads (101 for 4 - John Chance 40 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 8. Won 3. Lost 5.
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Nomads v Touting Theatres) to follow.
1997 SEASON
25/5/97 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Crete Sports (123 all out - Emil Todorow 6-37) beat Clapham Nomads 60 all out) by 63 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
8/6/97 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (140 for 7 - Ian Guest 66 not out) beat Touring Theatres (115 for 7) by 25 runs. Man of the Match - Ian Guest.
17/8/97 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (112 all out - Joe Chance 33) beat North Croydon (Andrew West 4-33; Dave Hunter 3-34) by 31 runs. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
14/9/97 at Spelthorne cc (Away) - Clapham Nomads (171 for 8 - John Chance 42; Nick Lefebve 36) lost to Spelthorne (175 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
21/9/97 in Horley, Surrey (Away) - Clapham Nomads (153 for 5 - Wally Murdoch 78 not out) beat Horley Scorpions (67 all out - Wally Murdoch 4-9; Andrew West 3-11) by 86 runs. Man of the Match - Wally Murdoch.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 5. Won 3. Lost 2
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Horley Scorpions v Nomads) to follow.
1998 SEASON
10/5/98 at Manor Park, Worcester Park (Home) - Clapham Nomads (172 for 9 - Dave Hunter 60) lost to Battersea Ironsides (174 for 7 - Tom Hunter 3-33) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Dave Hunter.
24/5/98 at Battersea Park, SW11 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (184 for 7 - Dave Hunter 45) lost to Touring Theatres (187 for 8 - Joe Chance 6-62) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance.
28/6/98 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (120 for 6 - John Chance 31) lost to Horley Scorpions (121 for 6) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Andrew West.
5/7/98 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (65 all out) lost to Park Hill (66 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips.
9/8/98 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Touring Theatres (130 for 4) lost to Clapham Nomads (131 for 6 - John Chance 50) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
30/8/98 in Sutton (Away) - Robin Hood (173 for 7) lost to Clapham Nomads (174 for 7 - Gaurang Vyas 73) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
SUMMARY OF SEASON. Played 6. Won 2. Lost 4
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Touring Theatres v Nomads) to follow.
1999 SEASON (Nomads had split with Open University cc at the end of 1998 and were now a full-time team - the gaps at the beginning of this season were due to atrocious weather.)
2/5/99 at Woodmansterne cc, Surrey (Away) - Clapham Nomads (137 for 8 - Joe Chance 39; Coppin 35) lost to Woodmansterne (138 for 8 - Andrew West 3-15) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Andrew West.
16/5/99 at Perth Road, N22 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (125 for 6 - Eddie Phillips 40) lost to Caribbean (126 for 8 - Emil Todorow 3-25) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips.
23/5/99 at Dundonald Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (223 for 8 - Upeka Perera 95; John Chance 43) beat Battersea Ironsides (111 all out) by 112 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
27/6/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Griffin (205 for 1) beat Clapham Nomads (49 all out) by 156 runs. Man of the Match - Riaz Khan.
4/7/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Woodside (174 for 7 - Eddie Phillips 4-56) beat Clapham Nomads (39 all out) by 135 runs. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips. This was Riaz's debut for the Nomads.
11/7/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads 144 for 9 Tied with Battersea Ironsides (144 for 9). Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
25/7/99 at South Park, SW6 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (201 for 7 - Ahmed 62; Gaurang Vyas 58) beat Tower Ravens (97 all out - Ben Cobley 4 for 17) by 104 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
1/8/99 at South Park SW6 (Home) - Caribbean (95 all out - Ben Cobley 4-8) lost to Clapham Nomads (96 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - Ben Cobley.
15/8/99 at Wandsworth Common, SW18 (Away) - Touring Theatres (126 for 7 - Patrick Blair 3-14) lost to Clapham Nomads (127 for 5 - Upeka Perera 69) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
22/8/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Viscount (96 all out - Patrick Blair 3-2) beat Clapham Nomads (57 all out) by 39 runs. Man of the Match - Patrick Blair.
4/9/99 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (215 for 7 - John Chance 94 not out; Upeka Perera 86) beat Battersea Spinners (128 all out - Patrick Blair 4-16) by 87 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance.
18/9/99 at Wandswoth Common, SW18 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (150 for 9 - Upeka Perera 70) beat Battersea Spinners (71 all out - Andrew West 4-29) by 79 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
19/9/99 at Wandsworth Common, SW18 (Home) - Serbian Sloggers (111 all out) beat Clapham Nomads (79 all out) by 32 runs. Man of the Match - Glen Kerr.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 13. Won 6. Tied 1. Lost 6.
Averages and Report on Game of the Season (Nomads v Battersea Ironsides) to follow.
2000 SEASON. Nomads were amongst the founder members of the All London League.
7/5/00 at Duppas Hill (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (74 all out) beat Pavilion (72 all out - Mubasher Ali 4-12; Upeka Perera 3-8) by 2 runs. Man of the Match - Mubasher Ali.
28/5/00 at Wandsworth Common (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - Battersea Spinners (85 all out - Paul Martin 4-3) lost to Clapham Nomads (91 for 6 - Gaurang Vyas 42 not out) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Paul Martin.
4/6/00 at Old Deer Park, Richmond (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - Syndicate (88 all out - Emil Todorow 4-25) lost to Clapham Nomads (89 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
At this stage of the league, after 3 rounds of games, the standings were;
1) Clapham Nomads - 52 points
2) Sporting Caribs - 44 points
3) Barnsbury Eagles - 41 points
4) Pavilion - 26 points
5) London Nigerians - 20 points
6) Battersea Spinners - 11 points
7) Syndicate - 3 points
8) Unpredictables - 2 points
11/6/00 at Hackney Marshes (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (63 all out) lost to Barnsbury Eagles (66 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Joe Chance
18/6/00 at Battersea Park (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Unpredictables (131 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (98 all out) by 33 runs. Man of the Match - Eddie Phillips.
2/7/00 at Wandsworth Common (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - Sporting Caribs (142 all out - Hassan Khan 4-22) beat Clapham Nomads (85 all out - Hassan Khan 29 not out) by 57 runs. Man of the Match - Hassan Khan. This was Hassan's debut for the Nomads.
9/7/00 at Duppas Hill (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH (Void due to insufficient overs in 2nd innings) - Barnsbury Eagles (127 all out) drew in an abandoned match with Clapham Nomads 25 for 2 from 8 overs. Man of the Match - Nick Lefebve
16/7/00 at Joseph Hood Rec, SW20 (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - London Nigerians (165 for 9 - Raja Kabir 5-14) beat Clapham Nomads (141 all out - Upeka Perera 71) by 24 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera
23/7/00 at Vine Road, SW13 (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Battersea Spinners (218 all out - Sajid Iqbal 6-37) beat Clapham Nomads (111 all out - Rafi 32) by 107 runs. Man of the Match - Sajid Iqbal. This was Rafi's debut for the Nomads.
30/7/00 at Wandsworth Common (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (173 for 8 - Elroy Singroy 51; Rafi 45 not out) lost to Barnsbury Eagles (175 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Elroy Singroy.
6/8/00 at Dulwich Common (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (110 all out) lost to Syndicate (111 for 7) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow
13/8/00 in Acton, W3 (Away) - LEAGUE MATCH - Clapham Nomads (40 all out) lost to Sporting Caribs (41 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Rafi.
20/8/00 at Old Deer Park (Home) - Friendly - Viscount (144 for 3) beat Clapham Nomads (76 all out) by 68 runs. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
27/8/00 at Palewell Park, SW14 (Home) - Friendly - Clapham Nomads 181 for 7 (Glen Kerr 36) beat Touring Theatres (134 for 8) by 47 runs. Man of the Match - Andrew West (for an incredible one-handed catch while fielding for the opposition.)
10/9/00 at Raynes Park Sports Ground, SW20 (Home) - LEAGUE MATCH - London Nigerians (234 for 5 - Todorow 3-21) beat Clapham Nomads (174 for 9 - Mahesh Vyas 63) by 60 runs. Man of the Match - Mahesh Vyas
16/9/00 at Vine Road, SW13 (Away) - Friendly - Battersea Spinners (104 for 8) lost to Clapham Nomads (109 for 2 - Gaurang Vyas 43 not out; Emil Todorow 36 not out) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS;
1) London Nigerians - 154 points
2) Barnsbury Eagles - 146 points
3) Sporting Caribs - 129 points
4) Syndicate - 92 points
5) Battersea Spinners - 83 points
6) Clapham Nomads - 74 points
So Nomads finished last, but were unlucky on a few counts; Pavilion and Unpredictables withdrew from the league, costing Nomads the 20 or so points we accrued in our games against the sides. Sporting Caribs (despite their name a lean, mean Aussie outfit) pulled out of their second match against Battersea Spinners, giving the Spinners 20 free points. Nomads' 2 games in July against Barnsbury Eagles - 1 abandoned, 1 lost - were shrouded in controversy too (I can't quite remember what) but were mainly remembered for a certain purple-clad Nomads player trying to chop down a tree using someone else's bat.
It was a memorable season, and thanks to Renato for setting it up, but Nomads decided to quit and return to the quiet life.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 16, Won 5 Drew 1 Lost 10. Averages and report on Game of the Season (London Nigerians v Clapham Nomads) to follow.
2001 SEASON
13/5/01 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Clapham Nomads (96 all out) lost to Clapham-In-Thirds (97 for 9 - Rafi 5-16) by 1 wicket. Man of the Match - Rafi
20/5/01 at Duppas Hill (Home) - Touring Theatres (90 all out - Jamie Wood 4-23) lost to Clapham Nomads (91 for 8) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Jamie Wood.
3/6/01 at Gibraltar Rec, Ewell (Away) - Epsom Liberal (143 all out - Todorow 4-34) beat Clapham Nomads (102 all out - Rafi 56) by 41 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
9/6/01 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Home) - Battersea Spinners 42 all out - Riaz Khan 3-3) lost to Clapham Nomads (44 for 1) by 9 wickets. Man of the Match - Riaz Khan
10/6/01 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (154 all out - Rafi 49) beat Open University (46 all out - Rafi 5-9) by 108 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi.. Quote - "They've picked Sri Lankan 2nd Team Players" - D. Hunter, Captain, Open University cc
17/6/01 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (156 for 8 - Rafi 73) beat Energy Exiles (148 all out - Rafi 4-31) by 8 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
24/6/01 at 12 Dulwich Village, SE21 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (254 for 9 - Nasir Khan 53, Raja Kabir 44, Joe Chance 38) beat Griffin (98 all out - Aamir Khan 4-29, Abdul Khan 4-9) by 156 runs. Man of the Match - Abdul Khan
1/7/01 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Gardeners (93 for 8) lost to Clapham Nomads (95 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Raja Kabir
22/7/01 in Muswell Hill, N10 (Away) - Caribbean (152 for 6) beat Clapham Nomads (59 all out) by 93 runs. Man of the Match - Nasir Khan
29/7/01 at Clapham Common, SW4 (Home) - Illegal Immigrants (180 all out - Rafi 5-21) lost to Clapham Nomads (183 for 9 - Kabir 89 not out) by 1 wicket. Man of the Match - Raja Kabir.
5/8/01 at Beverley Park, New Malden (Away) - Clapham Nomads (162 for 9 - Rafi 66, Joe Chance 43) beat Kingston Lefthanders (71 all out - Riaz Khan 4-23, Rafi 3-1) by 91 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
12/8/01 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (124 all out - Rafi 69) lost to Epsom Liberal 125 for 8) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Rafi
9/9/01 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (152 for 9) beat Energy Exiles (121 all out) by 31 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
16/9/01 at Clapham Common, SW4 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (268 for 7 - Gaurang Vyas 73, Hassan Khan 73) beat Illegal Immigrants (33 all out - Ali 5-23, Riaz Khan 4-9) by 235 runs. Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 14 Won 10 Drawn 0 Lost 4. Averages and report on Game of the Season (Clapham Nomads v Energy Exiles) to follow.
2002 SEASON
12/5/02 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Away) - Touring Theatres (64 all out) lost to Clapham Nomads (65 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow
19/5/02 in Wallington (Away) - Clapham Nomads (306 for 5 - Adam Tegg 93, Tabish 66, Upeka Perera 52) beat Carshalton Athletic (89 all out - Rafi 8-6) by 217 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi. Quote - "Weak-Medium My Arse!" - Carshalton Athletic player
2/6/02 at Battersea Park (Away) - Unpredictables (148 for 9) lost to Clapham Nomads (152 for 9) by 1 wicket. Man of the Match - Elroy Singroy.
16/6/02 at Grand Drive, SW20 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (113 for 9) lost to West One (116 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance
23/6/02 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (112 all out) beat Brook (106 for 9) by 6 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
30/6/02 at Beverley Park, New Malden (Home) - Clapham Nomads (191 for 5 - Rafi 67. John Chance 40 not out) beat Touring Theatres (74 all out - Abdul Khan 3-10, Emil Todorow 3-7) by 117 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
7/7/02 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Away) - Clapham Nomads (160 for 8 - Joel Yeldon 40) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (80 for 6). Man of the Match - Joel Yeldon
14/7/02 at Rocks Lane, SW13 (Away) - Barnes Occasionals (236 for 4) drew with Clapham Nomads (150 for 5). Man of the Match - John Chance
20/7/02 at Haydons Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (165 all out) beat President's XI (98 all out) by 67 runs. Man if the Match - Nasir Khan
21/7/02 at Vine Road, SW13 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (273 for 3 - Rafi 128 not out, Joel Yeldon 95 not out) beat Battersea Spinners (92 all out) by 181 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
27/7/02 at Beverley Park, New Malden (Home) - Clapham Nomads (130 for 9) lost to Beddington 4th XI (134 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - Riaz Khan
28/7/02 at Kenley cc (Away) - Clapham Nomads (160 all out - John Chance 47) lost to Kenley (162 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance
4/8/02 at Beverley Park (Home) - Clapham Nomads (110 for 5 - E. Singroy 42) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (22 for 1). Rain-affected. Man of the Match - Elroy Singroy.
11/8/02 at Beverley Park (Home) - Epsom Liberal (229 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (121 all out) by 108 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow
18/8/02 at Banstead cc (Away) - Banstead (186 all out - Abdul Khan 4-21) drew with Clapham Nomads (165 for 9) Man of the Match - Abdul Khan.
25/8/02 at Beverley Park (Home) - Merton Abbey (72 all out - Hassan Khan 3-10) lost to Clapham Nomads (73 for 2 - Nasir Khan 43 not out) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Nasir Khan
31/8/02 at Edmonton cc, N18 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (153 all out) drew with Edmonton 5th XI (75 for 4). Man of the Match - Chris Kennedy
1/9/02 at Cobham cc (Away) - Clapham Nomads (74 all out) lost to Cobham (75 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow. This was the only game in the 2002 season in which John Crossland, the Mtchday organiser, failed to raise a full team.
8/9/02 at Nursery Road (Away) - Clapham Nomads (189 for 7 - John Chance 51, Nick Lefebve 32) drew with Energy Exiles (137 for 4). Man of the Match - John Chance
16/9/02 in Eltham, SE9 (Away) - LESSA Footscray (215 for 4) drew with Clapham Nomads (141 for 6 - Mahesh Vyas - 74). Man of the Match - Mahesh Vyas
22/9/02 at Wrotham Park, Potters Bar (Away) - Clapham Nomads (159 for 9) beat Bentley Heath (55 for 8 - A. West 4-12) by 104 runs. Man of the Match - Andrew West.
29/9/02 at Beddington Park (Away) - Albamorphics (219 for 6) drew with Clapham Nomads (149 for 5 - Gaurang Vyas - 62). Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas. At the time of writing (6/8/13) this is the last time Emil Todorow missed a Nomads match.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 22 Won 9 Drawn 8 Lost 5
Averages and report on Game of the Season (Banstead v Clapham Nomads) to follow.
2003 SEASON
26/4/03 at Vine Road, SW13 (Away) - (UNOFFICIAL 9-A-SIDE PRACTICE MATCH). Battersea Spinners IX (166 for 4 - G.Vyas 67) beat Clapham Nomads IX (142 for 6 - M.Vyas 39, N. Lefebve 32 not out) by 24 runs
3/5/03 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (214 for 9 - Rafi 120 not out) beat Caribbean Mix (123 all out - E. Todorow 4-2, Rafi 4-20) by 91 runs. Man of the Match - Rafi
11/5/03 at Barn Elm (Away) - Touring Theatres (126 all out - E. Todorow 4-10) lost to Clapham Nomads (127 for 4 - H. Khan 62 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Hassan Khan
18/5/03 at Ham Street, Richmond (Away) - Clapham Nomads (70 all out) lost to Teddington Old Boys (74 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
25/5/03 at Battersea Park (Away) - Unpredictables (167 all out - H. Khan 4-18) beat Clapham Nomads (151 all out) by 16 runs. Man of the Match - Hassan Khan.
1/6/03 at Rocks Lane, SW13 (Away) - Barnes Occasionals (108 for 9) lost to Clapham Nomads (109 for 3 - Abdul Khan 58) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - Abdul Khan
8/6/03 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (266 for 7 - Nasir Khan 87, Rafi 69) beat Morden Corinthians (215 for 9 - S.Tjasink 3-34) by 51 runs. Man of the Match - Nasir Khan.
14/6/03 at Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick (Away) - Energy Exiles (121 for 7) lost to Clapham Nomads (122 for 4 - Sumith Prasanna 44, John Chance 34 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Aamir Khan.
22/6/03 at Coney Green, Hillingdon (Away) - Hillingdon (203 all out) beat Clapham Nomads (134 all out - John Chance 51) by 69 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance
29/6/13 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Norwood Nomads (113 all out - Rajesh 5-20) lost to Clapham Nomads (117 for 2 - Abdul Khan 63) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Rajesh.
6/7/03 at Manor Park, Worcester Park (Away) - Clapham Nomads (182 for 8 - Acharan 50) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (75 for 8 - Aamir Khan 5-6). Man of the Match - Aamir Khan.
13/7/03 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Badgers (203 for 6) beat Clapham Nomads (100 all out) by 103 runs. Man oif the Match - John Chance
19/7/03 at Haydons Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (196 for 7 - Acharan 111) beat President's XI (98 all out - Dave Hunter 3-9, Marcin Zielenewski 4-32) by 98 runs. Man of the Match - Acharan.
20/7/03 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (234 for 6 - John Chance 88, N. Lefebve 49 not out) beat Touring Theatres (88 for 8) by 146 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance.
27/7/03 at Wandsworth Common, SW18 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (175 for 7) beat Crusaders (55 all out) by 120 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
3/8/03 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (143 all out) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (107 for 8 - Aamir Khan 4-36). Man of the Match - Aamir Khan
10/8/03 at Beverley Park, New Malden (Home) - Surrey Seamers (279 for 4) beat Clapham Nomads (59 all out) by 220 runs. Man of the Match - Steve Tjasink. Quotes; "The Slaughter in the Sun" - John Crossland. (To Nick Lefebve, who had arranged the fixture) "You're trying to break this team up" - John Chance. The UK's all-time highest temperature was recorded in Kent on this day and it must have been in the very high 90s at least in New Malden. Surrey Seamers were a predominantly Sri Lankan team who used to play - and thrash - Open University regularly. I must admit Chance had a point - The Seamers had given their status as Weak-Medium. I guessed that was unlikely and in the event they were Strong-Medium at least, but I didn't want to risk losing money on an unused pitch.
17/8/03 at Raynes Park Playing Fields (Away) - Clapham Nomads (170 for 7 - John Chance 64 not out) beat West One (74 all out - E. Todorow 4-26) by 96 runs. Man of the Match - Chris Kennedy (Some say his diving, one-handed catch is the best ever by a Nomad.)
24/8/03 at Beddington Park (Away) - Caribbean Mix (215 for 8 - E. Todorow 4-36) beat Clapham Nomads 144 (J. Claude 55) by 71 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow
31/8/03 at Whiteley Village (Away) - Clapham Nomads 149 all out (John Chance 46) lost to Whiteley Village (150 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Chance.
7/9/03 at Giggs Hill Green, Surrey (Away) - Clapham Nomads (209 for 9 - Rafi 65) lost to Thames Ditton (211 for 2) by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Rafi.
13/9/03 at Vine Road, SW13 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (245 for 7 - Abdul Khan 88) beat Crusaders (76 all out - T. Bruce-Mills 3-13) by 169 runs. Man of the Match - Abdul Khan.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 21 Won 11 Drew 2 Lost 8
Averages and report on Game of the Season (Clapham Nomads v Caribbean Mix) to follow
2004 SEASON
9/5/04 at South Park, SW6 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (110 for 7 - Shailesh Bhatia 35) beat Touring Theatres (48 all out - Rajesh 4-10) by 62 runs. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
16/5/04 at Mollison Drive, Wallington (Away) - Carshalton & Croydon Gas 2nd XI (197 for 6) beat Clapham Nomads (74 all out - John Chance 30) by 125 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance.
23/5/04 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (124 for 8) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (66 for 4 - E. Todorow 3-7). Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
30/5/04 at Battersea Park (Away) - Clapham Nomads (144 for 8 - Sumith Prasanna 32 not out) lost to Unpredictables (145 for 1) by 9 wickets. Man of the Match - Sumith Prasanna.
5/6/04 at Turney Road, SE21 (Away) - South Bank (133 all out - S. Bhatia 4-20) lost to Clapham Nomads (134 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
6/6/04 at West End Common, Esher (Away) - Surbiton Imperials (236 for 9) beat Clapham Nomads (147 all out) by 89 runs. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
13/6/04 at Trenham Drive, Warlingham (Away) - Clapham Nomads (70 all out) lost to Woodside Green (74 for 7) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - Emil Todorow.
20/6/04 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Energy Exiles (176 for 9) beat Clapham Nomads (146 for 9 - John Chance 36) by 30 runs. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia
27/6/04 at Burbage Road, SE24 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (151 for 9 - Joe Chance 55, John Chance 40) drew with Dulwich (8 for 1) - Rain-affected. Man of the Match - Joe Chance
4/7/04 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (81 all out - Claude 34 not out) lost to Barnes Occasionals (85 for 8) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
11/7/04 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Home) - New XI (59 all out - J. Claude 5-6) lost to Clapham Nomads (62 for 6) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
17/7/04 at Haydons Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (210 for 7 - Tom Hunter 77) beat Preesident's XI (70 for 9 - Raymond 6-24) by 140 runs. Man of the Match - Raymond. Quote; (To his son as he departed for 77) "Tom, you should have had a ton out there today" - Dave Hunter.
18/7/04 at Barn Elms (Away) - Clapham Nomads (152 for 7 - John Chance 41) beat Touring Theatres (120 (J. Claude 4-41) by 32 runs. Man of the Match - John Claude (he took a hat-trick.)
31/7/04 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 ( Away) - Clapham Nomads (65 all out - J. Claude 37) lost to Caribbean Mix (66 for 3) by 7 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
1/8/04 at Fairfield Rec, Kingston (Away) - Clapham Nomads (187 for 4 - J. Crossland 52 not out) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (70 for 8). Man of the Match - John Crossland.
8/8/04 at Fishponds Rec (Away) - Caribbean Mix (187 for 8 - T. Bruce-Mills 4-40) lost to Clapham Nomads (188 for 7 - Shailesh Bhatia 54 not out) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
15/8/04 at Grand Drive, SW20 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (80 all out) lost to West One (81 for 3) by 7 wickets. - Man of the Match - John Claude.
22/8/04 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Campaign for Real Ale - SW London (199 for 7 - Rajesh 3-19) beat Clapham Nomads (124 all out John Chance 32, N. Lefebve 31) by 75 runs. Man of the Match - Rajesh.
29/8/04 at Ashtead Park, Surrey (Away) - Clapham Nomads (167 for 8 - John Chance 50, Gnanam 38) beat Old Freemans (152 all out - Todorow 3-17) by 15 runs. Man of the Match - Gnanam.
5/9/04 at Croham Road, South Croydon (Away) - Gold Leaf Sports (165 for 7) lost to Clapham Nomads (167 for 8 - Mahu Patel 44) by 2 wickets. Man of the Match - Nick Lefebve
11/9/04 at Cox's Lane SE21 (Away) - Streatham & Marlborough 3rd XI (204 for 7 dec - S. Bhatia 6-55) drew with Clapham Nomads (148 for 6). Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
19/9/04 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Campaign for Real Ale (172 for 6) beat Clapham Nomads (167 for 8 - John Chance 75) by 5 runs. Man of the Match - John Chance
26/9/04 at Morden Park (Away) - Clapham Nomads (200 for 8 - Khaled Mohammed 87) beat Morden (108 all out) by 92 runs. Man of the Match - Khaled Mohammed.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 22 Won 9 Drew 4 Lost 10
Averages and report on Game of the Season (Kingston Lefthanders v Clapham Nomads) to follow.
2005 SEASON
1/5/05 at Victoria Rec, Surbiton (Home) - Clapham Nomads (124 all out) beat Morden (79 all out - S. Bhatia 4-10) by 45 runs. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia
8/5/05 at Fishponds Rec, SW17 (Away) - Caribbean Mix (240 for 4) beat Clapham Nomads (117 for 6) by 123 runs. Man of the Match - Chris Kennedy
15/5/05 at Mollison Drive, Wallington (Away) - Clapham Nomads (143 for 8 - G. Vyas 33) lost to Carshalton and Croydon Gas (144 for 7) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
22/5/05 at South Park, SW6 (Home) - Kingston Lefthanders (166 for 5) lost to Clapham Nomads (170 for 6 - G. Vyas 73) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
29/5/05 at Battersea Park, SW11 (Home) - North Croydon (224 for 3) lost to Clapham Nomads (228 for 6 - Sumith Prasanna 60; Upeka Perera 68 not out) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera.
5/6/05 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (109 all out) lost to Touring Theatres (111 for 5) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
12/6/05 at Trenham Drive, Warlingham (Away) - Woodside Green (114 all out - S. Bhatia 6-15) lost to Clapham Nomads (116 for 5 - John Chance 35 not out) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
19/6/05 at Spencer cc, SW18 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (190 for 6 - J.Claude 107 not out) drew with Spencer 4th XI (141 for 6). Man of the Match - John Claude.
25/6/05 at Fairfield Red, Kingston (Home) - Sidcup (137 for 7) beat Clapham Nomads (131 for 8 - J. Claude 48) by 6 runs. Man of the Match - John Claude.
3/7/05 at Rocks Lane, SW13 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (156 all out) drew with Barnes Occasionals (144 for 7 - S. Bhatia 5-40). Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
10/7/05 at Tattenham Way, Surrey (Away) - Burgh Heath (154 for 8) beat Clapham Nomads (48 all out) by 106 runs. Man of the Match - Dave Hunter. Quote (in scorebook) - "Shit from the Nomads" - John Crossland.
16/7/05 at Haydons Road, SW19 (Away) - President's XI (42 all out - Raymond 5-18; A.West 4-11) lost to Clapham Nomads (43 for 1) by 9 wickets. Man of the Match - Raymond.
31/7/05 at Fairfield Rec, Kingston (Away) - Clapham Nomads (200 for 6 - G. Vyas 108 not out) drew with Kingston Lefthanders (109 for 8 - Claude 4-26.) Man of the Match - Gaurang Vyas.
7/8/05 at Barn Elms, SW13 (Away) - Touring Theatres (130 for 4) lost to Clapham Nomads (131 for 4 - Claude 59 not out) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - John Claude.
14/8/05 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads 209 for 8 - Bhatia 45; Claude 39) beat Pretenders (178 for 5) by 31 runs. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
21/8/05 at Morden Park (Away) - Morden (233 for 7) lost to Clapham Nomads (234 for 7 - U. Perera 85 not out; G. Vyas 50) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match - Upeka Perera. Crossland's scorebook comment - "Dispute over run out. Upeka given not out by Benny. Morden angry."
28/8/05 at King George's Field, Tolworth (Home) - Clapham Nomads (163 for 9) beat Chiswick & Latymer II (135 all out - Sumith Prasanna 3-4) by 28 runs. Man of the Match - Sumith Prasanna. Crossland's scorebook comment - "Good hitting by Shailesh near the end."
4/9/05 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Campaign for Real Ale (169 for 8 - Abdul Khan 4-22) beat Clapham Nomads (157 for 9 - G. Vyas 52) by 12 runs. Man of the Match - Abdul Khan. Crossland's scorebook comment - "Once Gaurang was out towards the end it was always going to be difficult."
11/9/05 at Dundonald Road, SW19 (Home) - Clapham Nomads (230 for 7 - Claude 65) beat Trafalgar (82 for 6) by 148 runs. Man of the Match - John Claude.
18/9/05 at Nursery Road, SW19 (Away) - Clapham Nomads (154 for 7 - Bhatia 42) lost to Energy Exiles (158 for 4) by 6 wickets. Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia. Crossland's scorebook comment - "Exiles won on last ball."
25/9/05 at Roehampton (Away) - Roehampton (177 for 7) drew with Clapham Nomads (156 for 6 - Bhatia 43.) Man of the Match - Shailesh Bhatia.
SUMMARY OF SEASON - Played 21 Won 10 Drew 4 Lost 7
Averages and report Game of the Season (Clapham Nomads v North Croydon) to follow.
Wimbledon United v Clapham Nomads - 2/6/13
Nomads took 13 to Wimbledon United's pleasant Cottenham Park ground including new man Adam Paz, 12th Man Andrew West and scorer John Crossland.
Nomads won the toss and there was immediate controversy as skipper Todorow was ordered to bat by Crossland. There were a few murmurs of agreement from the rest of us, after all we have hardly sparkled batting second so far this summer.
The wisdom of batting looked in doubt almost immediately as United paceman Peter Brown, "The Southfields Express", tore down the hill and, just like 2 weeks ago, found the outside edge of Gul's bat. The ball headed for the slip cordon but this time went to ground; a pivotal moment.
Gul and Mahesh Vyas batted on and did a fine job to see off the new ball shine but, at 23 in the 10th over, 1st Change Samad slipped in a borderline wide and Vyas chopped it straight up to Short Cover.
No. 3 Prasanth Pattiyil looked in fine form but was surprised by a a leg-side full toss which he clipped round the corner into the hands of a waiting fielder. Even worse was to follow as Alex served up a juicy Long Hop to Hassan Khan. Normally 118 118 would soon be giving out glaziers' numbers but this one was pulled straight down Square Leg's throat. United had probably only bowled 4 or 5 bad balls and 3 of them had got wickets. Alex then produced his best in the next over; a good length ball that did a bit off the pitch and clattered Darwin's stumps. 43 for 4 and our good early work was down the pan. It looked like a 5 o'clock finish and a few of us were casting accusing glances at John. Well, who wouldn't?
While all this had been going on, Gul had been calmly playing himself in and he now began to bat with real confidence, giving no more chances after his early reprieve. No. 6 Zia had said before the game that we need to bat more sensibly, bat from over to over and not take undue risks, and he put this into practice. Gul and Zia put on a splendid 95 in around 15 overs for the 5th wicket, playing sensibly but exacting an increasingly heavy toll from the slower bowlers. Admittedly though, Wimbledon were hampered by at least one injury.
Nomads threatened briefly to cut loose but the home side had 2 overs of Brown up their sleeves and the opener obliged by bowling Gul for a fine 41. With 8 balls of his alloted overs to go, Brown's figures were 5.4-5-0-1, but we somehow managed 7 off his remaining deliveries.
Zia cracked on, a third 6 was the highlight, and looked in with an outside chance of a ton, but he was brilliantly run out for 81 by a 20-yard direct hit. Nomads tailed off a touch as we slipped from 152 for 6 to 168 all out on the last ball, only taking 5 from the final 2 overs.
Given that United had made 180 for 4 against us 2 weeks before, with line-ups and batting conditions broadly similar, I made them 8-11 favourites as we tucked in to a tea which included strawberry and cream scones - this was Wimbledon after all. This was the Opposition Tea of the Season so far, though hot pre-season favourites Caribbean Mix and Streatham & Marlborough are still to show us the contents of their larders.
Building on last week's hat-trick, Hassan looked decidedly sharp, his best bowling of the season to my eyes, and made a couple of important early breakthroughs. Emil Todorow unselfishly put himself on up the hill. "Bowling was tough today. It was all shoulder," the heroic Balkan-born Medium Pacer confided later, but he helped himself to a wicket as well. An excellent direct hit from Darwin blunted United's momentum at an important stage and their halfway total was comparable to Nomads'.
With Abdul's bowling still hampered by a shoulder injury, Nomads were not over-blessed with proven change-bowling options but former Bath University seamer Adam Paz really stepped up to the plate on his debut. After a couple of dodgy early balls, he struck with a clean bowled at the end of his first over and never looked back. A popular and likeable character, he was roared up the hill by Nomads' fielders who also showed the same enthusiasm with some fine groundfielding and the occasional diving stop. Paz finished with 1 for 26 from an accurate spell at just above Medium.
For a while the asking rate hovered around 8, but a probing spell from Riaz Khan gradually pushed Nomads' noses out towards the winning post.
United had saved their opening bowlers, Brown and Rohan, for last and they looked well capable of carnage. 40 were needed off the last 2 overs and 15 of these were scored in the penultimate over with a few errors creeping into Nomads fielders who had almost forgotten how to win. Hassan was never likely to concede 20-odd off the last over and he closed out an excellent win by 24 runs.
It felt great to finally record a win but the main thing was these fixtures were played in great spirit. I would say Wimbledon were good value for a 21-run aggregate victory over the 2 matches. They are a well-run club with a long history as evidenced by the honours board in their pavilion. I'm not sure where Nomads would put an honours board like that as we don't have a proper home ground. Maybe in John's kitchen. The other thing we noticed was the amazing tree at the entrance to Cottenham Park. Emil Todorow - Nomads' Mr Science since the departure of Joe Chance - judged this to be an oak and to be at least 300 years old.
Man of the Match was Zia again for a brilliant 81 and some lively pace bowling - 2 beamers notwithstanding. Fielder of the Day was Darwin for a timely direct hit.
Clapham Nomads (168 from 35 overs) beat Wimbledon United (144 for 9 from 35 overs) by 24 runs.
M. Vyas 5
Gul 41
P. Pattiyil 7
H. Khan 0
Darwin 2
Zia 81
A. Khan 1
R. Khan 4
A. Paz 6
N. Lefebve 1
E. Todorow 1 not out.
F.O.W. - 23, 34, 40, 43, 138, 141, 152, 165, 166, 168
H. Khan 6.1-2-12-2
E. Todorow 7-0-16-1
Zia 5-0-27-3
A. Paz 7-0-26-1
R. Khan 6-0-24-2
A. Khan 3-0-24-0
Nomads won the toss and there was immediate controversy as skipper Todorow was ordered to bat by Crossland. There were a few murmurs of agreement from the rest of us, after all we have hardly sparkled batting second so far this summer.
The wisdom of batting looked in doubt almost immediately as United paceman Peter Brown, "The Southfields Express", tore down the hill and, just like 2 weeks ago, found the outside edge of Gul's bat. The ball headed for the slip cordon but this time went to ground; a pivotal moment.
Gul and Mahesh Vyas batted on and did a fine job to see off the new ball shine but, at 23 in the 10th over, 1st Change Samad slipped in a borderline wide and Vyas chopped it straight up to Short Cover.
No. 3 Prasanth Pattiyil looked in fine form but was surprised by a a leg-side full toss which he clipped round the corner into the hands of a waiting fielder. Even worse was to follow as Alex served up a juicy Long Hop to Hassan Khan. Normally 118 118 would soon be giving out glaziers' numbers but this one was pulled straight down Square Leg's throat. United had probably only bowled 4 or 5 bad balls and 3 of them had got wickets. Alex then produced his best in the next over; a good length ball that did a bit off the pitch and clattered Darwin's stumps. 43 for 4 and our good early work was down the pan. It looked like a 5 o'clock finish and a few of us were casting accusing glances at John. Well, who wouldn't?
While all this had been going on, Gul had been calmly playing himself in and he now began to bat with real confidence, giving no more chances after his early reprieve. No. 6 Zia had said before the game that we need to bat more sensibly, bat from over to over and not take undue risks, and he put this into practice. Gul and Zia put on a splendid 95 in around 15 overs for the 5th wicket, playing sensibly but exacting an increasingly heavy toll from the slower bowlers. Admittedly though, Wimbledon were hampered by at least one injury.
Nomads threatened briefly to cut loose but the home side had 2 overs of Brown up their sleeves and the opener obliged by bowling Gul for a fine 41. With 8 balls of his alloted overs to go, Brown's figures were 5.4-5-0-1, but we somehow managed 7 off his remaining deliveries.
Zia cracked on, a third 6 was the highlight, and looked in with an outside chance of a ton, but he was brilliantly run out for 81 by a 20-yard direct hit. Nomads tailed off a touch as we slipped from 152 for 6 to 168 all out on the last ball, only taking 5 from the final 2 overs.
Given that United had made 180 for 4 against us 2 weeks before, with line-ups and batting conditions broadly similar, I made them 8-11 favourites as we tucked in to a tea which included strawberry and cream scones - this was Wimbledon after all. This was the Opposition Tea of the Season so far, though hot pre-season favourites Caribbean Mix and Streatham & Marlborough are still to show us the contents of their larders.
Building on last week's hat-trick, Hassan looked decidedly sharp, his best bowling of the season to my eyes, and made a couple of important early breakthroughs. Emil Todorow unselfishly put himself on up the hill. "Bowling was tough today. It was all shoulder," the heroic Balkan-born Medium Pacer confided later, but he helped himself to a wicket as well. An excellent direct hit from Darwin blunted United's momentum at an important stage and their halfway total was comparable to Nomads'.
With Abdul's bowling still hampered by a shoulder injury, Nomads were not over-blessed with proven change-bowling options but former Bath University seamer Adam Paz really stepped up to the plate on his debut. After a couple of dodgy early balls, he struck with a clean bowled at the end of his first over and never looked back. A popular and likeable character, he was roared up the hill by Nomads' fielders who also showed the same enthusiasm with some fine groundfielding and the occasional diving stop. Paz finished with 1 for 26 from an accurate spell at just above Medium.
For a while the asking rate hovered around 8, but a probing spell from Riaz Khan gradually pushed Nomads' noses out towards the winning post.
United had saved their opening bowlers, Brown and Rohan, for last and they looked well capable of carnage. 40 were needed off the last 2 overs and 15 of these were scored in the penultimate over with a few errors creeping into Nomads fielders who had almost forgotten how to win. Hassan was never likely to concede 20-odd off the last over and he closed out an excellent win by 24 runs.
It felt great to finally record a win but the main thing was these fixtures were played in great spirit. I would say Wimbledon were good value for a 21-run aggregate victory over the 2 matches. They are a well-run club with a long history as evidenced by the honours board in their pavilion. I'm not sure where Nomads would put an honours board like that as we don't have a proper home ground. Maybe in John's kitchen. The other thing we noticed was the amazing tree at the entrance to Cottenham Park. Emil Todorow - Nomads' Mr Science since the departure of Joe Chance - judged this to be an oak and to be at least 300 years old.
Man of the Match was Zia again for a brilliant 81 and some lively pace bowling - 2 beamers notwithstanding. Fielder of the Day was Darwin for a timely direct hit.
Clapham Nomads (168 from 35 overs) beat Wimbledon United (144 for 9 from 35 overs) by 24 runs.
M. Vyas 5
Gul 41
P. Pattiyil 7
H. Khan 0
Darwin 2
Zia 81
A. Khan 1
R. Khan 4
A. Paz 6
N. Lefebve 1
E. Todorow 1 not out.
F.O.W. - 23, 34, 40, 43, 138, 141, 152, 165, 166, 168
H. Khan 6.1-2-12-2
E. Todorow 7-0-16-1
Zia 5-0-27-3
A. Paz 7-0-26-1
R. Khan 6-0-24-2
A. Khan 3-0-24-0
Monday 27 May 2013
Hassan Khan - Triple congratulations
Our popular all rounder took his first hat-trick for the club yesterday (only about the fifth hat-trick in Nomads history). And congratulations for this must be added to an overdue double tribute. Hassan made his 100th appearance for Nomads in the first game of this season (only the 6th player to achieve this) and in August last year he passed John Chance's long-standing record and became the all-time top run scorer for the Nomads. He is now on around 3700, bearing down fast on his 4,000.
Hassan first played for Nomads back in the 2000 season, when we were briefly a League side, and did well with bat and ball, but we had so many fine players at that time that my main memory of him is when he belted a ball to the Mid-Wicket boundary for an almost certain 6, only to be denied when our very own Andrew West - guesting for the opposition and, to be fair, not the most co-ordinated of fielders - stuck out one meaty paw and the ball, incredibly, stuck. The 22 men who witnessed this are privileged because it is not available on DVD and it was the most remarkable catch I have seen in over 40 years of watching cricket at all levels.
I don't think Hassan felt privileged though and he understandably took refuge in playing proper League Cricket for a few years. He returned to the Nomads in 2006, just when we needed him as our fine mid-2000s side with Gaurang, Upeka, Jean-Claude and Shailesh was breaking up. Since then it is fair to say that he has been the best regular player in Nomads history. He has dominated the middle-order and been at the heart of 2 fantastic batting line-ups; Hassan, Ben Fewson and John Chance in 2007 and Hassan, Ben Fewson, Mark Bradshaw and Prasanth Pattiyil in 2009-2010. I have had the pleasure of watching most of his innings, usually from the umpire's position, and there often comes a point - usually on around 25 - when something clicks and you can tell the bowlers are in for some punishment. He is also very good at batting with the lower order and taking charge of a partnership. I am proud to share the club record 5th wicket stand of 139 with him, but I recall that when the 50 partnership came up, I was still on 0.
Hassan's opening bowling partnership with Emil Todorow is legendary around South London Sunday cricket and there have been periods where he has appeared impossible to score off at above 2 an over. Plenty of wickets have come as well and I swear he would swap 10 wickets from his pace bowling for 1 wicket with one of his slower balls.
Hassan is a great guy and has been a pleasure to play with. He knows the game inside out but always keeps a sense of fun. Only he could have nicknamed Emil "Mushy", after the famously hairy Leg Spinner Mushtaq Ahmed. It can't be easy being a class player in the Nomads. Only yesterday he bowled an over which should have conceded 4 at the most, but Nomads' fielders somehow turned this into 11. He bounced back the very next over to claim a hat-trick.
Hassan first played for Nomads back in the 2000 season, when we were briefly a League side, and did well with bat and ball, but we had so many fine players at that time that my main memory of him is when he belted a ball to the Mid-Wicket boundary for an almost certain 6, only to be denied when our very own Andrew West - guesting for the opposition and, to be fair, not the most co-ordinated of fielders - stuck out one meaty paw and the ball, incredibly, stuck. The 22 men who witnessed this are privileged because it is not available on DVD and it was the most remarkable catch I have seen in over 40 years of watching cricket at all levels.
I don't think Hassan felt privileged though and he understandably took refuge in playing proper League Cricket for a few years. He returned to the Nomads in 2006, just when we needed him as our fine mid-2000s side with Gaurang, Upeka, Jean-Claude and Shailesh was breaking up. Since then it is fair to say that he has been the best regular player in Nomads history. He has dominated the middle-order and been at the heart of 2 fantastic batting line-ups; Hassan, Ben Fewson and John Chance in 2007 and Hassan, Ben Fewson, Mark Bradshaw and Prasanth Pattiyil in 2009-2010. I have had the pleasure of watching most of his innings, usually from the umpire's position, and there often comes a point - usually on around 25 - when something clicks and you can tell the bowlers are in for some punishment. He is also very good at batting with the lower order and taking charge of a partnership. I am proud to share the club record 5th wicket stand of 139 with him, but I recall that when the 50 partnership came up, I was still on 0.
Hassan's opening bowling partnership with Emil Todorow is legendary around South London Sunday cricket and there have been periods where he has appeared impossible to score off at above 2 an over. Plenty of wickets have come as well and I swear he would swap 10 wickets from his pace bowling for 1 wicket with one of his slower balls.
Hassan is a great guy and has been a pleasure to play with. He knows the game inside out but always keeps a sense of fun. Only he could have nicknamed Emil "Mushy", after the famously hairy Leg Spinner Mushtaq Ahmed. It can't be easy being a class player in the Nomads. Only yesterday he bowled an over which should have conceded 4 at the most, but Nomads' fielders somehow turned this into 11. He bounced back the very next over to claim a hat-trick.
Kings v Clapham Nomads - 26/5/13
Nomads lost yet again, but this was probably our best performance of the season so far. Unfortunately, the curse of Bank Holiday struck and we were significantly short of players for the first time this season as a late withdrawal, 2 no shows and the confirmation of John Crossland's ankle injury as a fracture reduced our potential 13-man squad to a tight unit of 9 for this second game in a row at the Del Ballard Rec at Dundonald Road in Wimbledon.
When we met the opposition, we were disturbed to hear they had recently blown away Wimbledon United, who had beaten us pretty easily the previous week, knocking off 148 in 16 overs.
Emil Todorow won the toss and inserted Kings - I must admit our confidence is a little low and this was partly to make a game of it. In the event, Kings batting could not be described as devastating but it was pretty remorseless. Hassan and Emil bowled probably their best opening spells of the season so far - and we were almost content at 51 for 3, but Fahid and Irfan just squeezed the life out of us with a stand of 126 for the 4th wicket, stroking it about as they pleased at around 5 an over. We bowled and fielded our hearts out for the first 35 overs of the 40 against a strong side - a couple of dropped catches notwithstanding - and it was only after the 35 when our aching bones began to protest that their normal workload was done that we began to become rather sloppy in the field. Luckily our bowlers were made of sterner stuff.
At 218 for 5 we were heading for a target of over 240 but a fantastic late recovery saw us dismiss Kings for 221. The pick of the Nomads bowlers was Asghar Khan, playing his first Nomads match for 5 years, and delivering it nice and straight, nothing fancy, at medium pace. 3 wickets including 2 LBWs was his reward.
Hassan Khan bowled the 36th over and it should have gone for no more than 4, but somehow Nomads' fielders turned this into 11. Lesser men would have retired on the spot but Hassan bounced back in his next over with a brilliant hat-trick which blew Kings' late order and enabled us to contemplate a still formidable target of 222 over an early tea.
In a brief summary of our reply, excellent batting from Zia and Abdul, supported by cameos from Darwin and Hassan took us up to a fairly respectable 9-man total of 126 all out. This was against a distinctly sharp attack featuring the very rapid Ijaz, almost certainly the fastest bowler ever to play against the Nomads. Kings sportingly allowed our 2 highest scorers, Zia and Abdul to bat again - to the confusion of scorer John Crossland - and Zia treated us to a stunning display of clean hitting off Kings' best bowlers, peppering the surrounding streets with cricket balls and bits of falling tree branch. He made 35 in about 15 balls including four sixes to add to his 47 from the official innings. Nomads finally lost their 10th wicket on 163 and so lost by 96 runs if you are a purist or 58 runs if you are not. Zia's batting, especially in his second innings was fantastically entertaining - he really got a hold of some of the best pacemen we have faced and despatched them to all parts. Nomads' batsmen have had a good deal of success on Pitch 1 at Dundonald Road. Our all-time record partnership of 197 between Mark Bradshaw and Cameron Russell was on this square, as was Jim Joyce's 50 off 20 balls (another Nomads record) but these were against Kingston Lefthanders and Touring Theatres, Kings' bowling was an entirely different matter.
Man of the Match was Hassan Khan for his first hat-trick for the club. Fielder of the Day was Mahesh Vyas who did well behind the stumps to concede only 2 byes.
Kings (221 all out from 37.4 overs) beat Clapham Nomads (126 all out from 28 overs) by 96 runs.
M. Vyas 6
Darwin 13
Zia 47
H. Khan 12
Abdul Khan 38
Abbas Khan 0
N. Lefebve 0
Asghar Khan 0
E. Todorow 6
Zia (batting again) - 36 not out
Abdul Khan (batting again) - 0
F.O.W. - 9, 27, 47, 116, 124, 124, 124, 126, - Extra time (163, 163)
H. Khan 7.4-0-43-3
E. Todorow 8-0-32-2
Zia 4-0-21-1
Abbas Khan 8-0-50-1
Abdul Khan 5-0-41-0
Asghar Khan 5-0-21-3
When we met the opposition, we were disturbed to hear they had recently blown away Wimbledon United, who had beaten us pretty easily the previous week, knocking off 148 in 16 overs.
Emil Todorow won the toss and inserted Kings - I must admit our confidence is a little low and this was partly to make a game of it. In the event, Kings batting could not be described as devastating but it was pretty remorseless. Hassan and Emil bowled probably their best opening spells of the season so far - and we were almost content at 51 for 3, but Fahid and Irfan just squeezed the life out of us with a stand of 126 for the 4th wicket, stroking it about as they pleased at around 5 an over. We bowled and fielded our hearts out for the first 35 overs of the 40 against a strong side - a couple of dropped catches notwithstanding - and it was only after the 35 when our aching bones began to protest that their normal workload was done that we began to become rather sloppy in the field. Luckily our bowlers were made of sterner stuff.
At 218 for 5 we were heading for a target of over 240 but a fantastic late recovery saw us dismiss Kings for 221. The pick of the Nomads bowlers was Asghar Khan, playing his first Nomads match for 5 years, and delivering it nice and straight, nothing fancy, at medium pace. 3 wickets including 2 LBWs was his reward.
Hassan Khan bowled the 36th over and it should have gone for no more than 4, but somehow Nomads' fielders turned this into 11. Lesser men would have retired on the spot but Hassan bounced back in his next over with a brilliant hat-trick which blew Kings' late order and enabled us to contemplate a still formidable target of 222 over an early tea.
In a brief summary of our reply, excellent batting from Zia and Abdul, supported by cameos from Darwin and Hassan took us up to a fairly respectable 9-man total of 126 all out. This was against a distinctly sharp attack featuring the very rapid Ijaz, almost certainly the fastest bowler ever to play against the Nomads. Kings sportingly allowed our 2 highest scorers, Zia and Abdul to bat again - to the confusion of scorer John Crossland - and Zia treated us to a stunning display of clean hitting off Kings' best bowlers, peppering the surrounding streets with cricket balls and bits of falling tree branch. He made 35 in about 15 balls including four sixes to add to his 47 from the official innings. Nomads finally lost their 10th wicket on 163 and so lost by 96 runs if you are a purist or 58 runs if you are not. Zia's batting, especially in his second innings was fantastically entertaining - he really got a hold of some of the best pacemen we have faced and despatched them to all parts. Nomads' batsmen have had a good deal of success on Pitch 1 at Dundonald Road. Our all-time record partnership of 197 between Mark Bradshaw and Cameron Russell was on this square, as was Jim Joyce's 50 off 20 balls (another Nomads record) but these were against Kingston Lefthanders and Touring Theatres, Kings' bowling was an entirely different matter.
Man of the Match was Hassan Khan for his first hat-trick for the club. Fielder of the Day was Mahesh Vyas who did well behind the stumps to concede only 2 byes.
Kings (221 all out from 37.4 overs) beat Clapham Nomads (126 all out from 28 overs) by 96 runs.
M. Vyas 6
Darwin 13
Zia 47
H. Khan 12
Abdul Khan 38
Abbas Khan 0
N. Lefebve 0
Asghar Khan 0
E. Todorow 6
Zia (batting again) - 36 not out
Abdul Khan (batting again) - 0
F.O.W. - 9, 27, 47, 116, 124, 124, 124, 126, - Extra time (163, 163)
H. Khan 7.4-0-43-3
E. Todorow 8-0-32-2
Zia 4-0-21-1
Abbas Khan 8-0-50-1
Abdul Khan 5-0-41-0
Asghar Khan 5-0-21-3
Monday 20 May 2013
Clapham Nomads v Wimbledon United - 19/5/13
Clapham Nomads lost our 4th game in a row - as usual by around 45 runs. As John pointed out - regularly - at least we have a 100% record.
This was probably the most enjoyable day of the season so far. Apart from the defeat and a nasty ankle injury to wicketkeeper John Crossland, this had everything you could want from a Sunday game; a very pleasant opposition and a good atmosphere, a mild day, some entertaining and attacking batting from both sides, good varied bowling from the away side, Andrew West stopping the ball with just about every part of his body in the field, and a dog eating a fair proportion of the tea.
I arrived for this game at Del Ballard Rec in Dundonald Road at 3 pm with Wimbledon on around 70 for 2 off 15 and batting beautifully but it was clear that momentous events had been taking place - and I don't mean Nomads actually taking 2 early wickets. Andrew West (who had not been on the team sheet) was charging around the mid-wicket boundary, clad in blue and purple, making sensational stops, Mahesh Vyas was neat and tidy behind the stumps, and regular keeper John Crossland was rubbing his leg vigorously by the trees, and not in a way that seemed to be causing him particular pleasure. It turned out that John had been smacked full on the ankle by a fast full toss. Fortunately, we had an experienced wicketkeeper in the side and a sub fielder available. Unfortunately, John's injury has now been confirmed as a broken ankle and he is likely to be out for at least another 6 weeks. Best wishes for a quick recovery, John.
The afternoon proceeded with an excellent 85 stand for the 3rd wicket between Alex Herbert and Steve Lord taking United up to 105. Both players drove impressively. Nomads bowling was OK with Emil and Abdul sharing equally the 4 wickets that fall. Only Abbas came in for real punishment. Zia was the fastest and the most economical with 23 taken off his 7. Nomads groundfielding was very good but the fastest piece of work was from a passing dog who scooped up a jam tart - complete with foil base - and a whole pack of economy chicken slices in one slick movement just as the half-time tea had been laid out. A string of profanities rent the air as Team Chef Lefebve and Food Fan West chased the mutt away just as he was bearing down on the Halal Chicken.
United closed on 180 for 4 and, despite the good pitch and fast outfield, our recent record did not give us much confidence as we tucked into the remains of the tea, which had been augmented by the pack of frozen beans John had been keeping up his leg to reduce the swelling.
Wimbledon's attack was led by the tall Fast-Medium outswing bowler Peter Brown "The Southfields Express", who struck in the first over, shaping one away to have debutant Gul well caught at First Slip by Flannery on Gul's first ball for the club. No. 3 Prasanth Pattiyil continued his fine recent form and cracked 5 fours, mostly straight and though and over Square Leg. Mahesh Vyas was looking sound in the Anchor Man role and at 37 for 1 and with a classy-looking Top 7, Nomads were by no means out of it but Prasanth was bowled round his legs by Hasan for 27. Hassan Khan kept up the decent scoring rate but Mahesh, having survived the openers, skied a catch off first-changer Herbert with Nomads on 49.
Darwin, Zia and Abdul all peppered the boundary but Nomads just couldn't build a major stand. Quickish Off-Spinner James Flannery sealed Wimbledon's victory with 7 overs in which he achieved a fair amount of turn at just below Medium pace. He did go for 37 off his 7 overs but he accounted for 4 of Nomads' hardest hitters, 2 of them falling to well-judged catches off skiers as the Home side subsided from 93 for 4 to 131 for 9. The not out man Emil Todorow demanded that the injured John Crossland come out and join him to complete the innings to which Crossland replied; "I would - if we had any chance of winning." In the end, Wimbledon sportingly agreed to allow sub fielder Andrew West to bat and were rewarded with a look at his unique grip. Emil Todorow cracked a fine boundary to vindicate his insistence that all was not lost but he fell soon afterwards.
Anyway, a thoroughly enjoyable game for everyone except the unfortunate John. Man of the Match was Prasanth, whose fine innings contained the few brief moments when the result was in any doubt. Fielder of the Day was Andrew West who brought off some excellent stops.
Wimbledon United (180 for 4 from 35 overs) beat Clapham Nomads (135 all out from 29 overs) by 45 runs.
M.Vyas 14
Gul 0
P. Pattiyil 27
H. Khan 19
Darwin 15
Zia 27
Abdul. Khan 11
Kennedy 0
Abbas Khan 7
Todorow 4
A. West Not out 0
F.O.W. - 1, 37, 49, 70, 93, 118, 122, 131, 131, 135
H. Khan 7-0-40-0
E. Todorow 7-1-26-2
Zia 7-0-23-0
Abbas Khan 7-0-51-0
Abdul Khan 7-0-30-2
This was probably the most enjoyable day of the season so far. Apart from the defeat and a nasty ankle injury to wicketkeeper John Crossland, this had everything you could want from a Sunday game; a very pleasant opposition and a good atmosphere, a mild day, some entertaining and attacking batting from both sides, good varied bowling from the away side, Andrew West stopping the ball with just about every part of his body in the field, and a dog eating a fair proportion of the tea.
I arrived for this game at Del Ballard Rec in Dundonald Road at 3 pm with Wimbledon on around 70 for 2 off 15 and batting beautifully but it was clear that momentous events had been taking place - and I don't mean Nomads actually taking 2 early wickets. Andrew West (who had not been on the team sheet) was charging around the mid-wicket boundary, clad in blue and purple, making sensational stops, Mahesh Vyas was neat and tidy behind the stumps, and regular keeper John Crossland was rubbing his leg vigorously by the trees, and not in a way that seemed to be causing him particular pleasure. It turned out that John had been smacked full on the ankle by a fast full toss. Fortunately, we had an experienced wicketkeeper in the side and a sub fielder available. Unfortunately, John's injury has now been confirmed as a broken ankle and he is likely to be out for at least another 6 weeks. Best wishes for a quick recovery, John.
The afternoon proceeded with an excellent 85 stand for the 3rd wicket between Alex Herbert and Steve Lord taking United up to 105. Both players drove impressively. Nomads bowling was OK with Emil and Abdul sharing equally the 4 wickets that fall. Only Abbas came in for real punishment. Zia was the fastest and the most economical with 23 taken off his 7. Nomads groundfielding was very good but the fastest piece of work was from a passing dog who scooped up a jam tart - complete with foil base - and a whole pack of economy chicken slices in one slick movement just as the half-time tea had been laid out. A string of profanities rent the air as Team Chef Lefebve and Food Fan West chased the mutt away just as he was bearing down on the Halal Chicken.
United closed on 180 for 4 and, despite the good pitch and fast outfield, our recent record did not give us much confidence as we tucked into the remains of the tea, which had been augmented by the pack of frozen beans John had been keeping up his leg to reduce the swelling.
Wimbledon's attack was led by the tall Fast-Medium outswing bowler Peter Brown "The Southfields Express", who struck in the first over, shaping one away to have debutant Gul well caught at First Slip by Flannery on Gul's first ball for the club. No. 3 Prasanth Pattiyil continued his fine recent form and cracked 5 fours, mostly straight and though and over Square Leg. Mahesh Vyas was looking sound in the Anchor Man role and at 37 for 1 and with a classy-looking Top 7, Nomads were by no means out of it but Prasanth was bowled round his legs by Hasan for 27. Hassan Khan kept up the decent scoring rate but Mahesh, having survived the openers, skied a catch off first-changer Herbert with Nomads on 49.
Darwin, Zia and Abdul all peppered the boundary but Nomads just couldn't build a major stand. Quickish Off-Spinner James Flannery sealed Wimbledon's victory with 7 overs in which he achieved a fair amount of turn at just below Medium pace. He did go for 37 off his 7 overs but he accounted for 4 of Nomads' hardest hitters, 2 of them falling to well-judged catches off skiers as the Home side subsided from 93 for 4 to 131 for 9. The not out man Emil Todorow demanded that the injured John Crossland come out and join him to complete the innings to which Crossland replied; "I would - if we had any chance of winning." In the end, Wimbledon sportingly agreed to allow sub fielder Andrew West to bat and were rewarded with a look at his unique grip. Emil Todorow cracked a fine boundary to vindicate his insistence that all was not lost but he fell soon afterwards.
Anyway, a thoroughly enjoyable game for everyone except the unfortunate John. Man of the Match was Prasanth, whose fine innings contained the few brief moments when the result was in any doubt. Fielder of the Day was Andrew West who brought off some excellent stops.
Wimbledon United (180 for 4 from 35 overs) beat Clapham Nomads (135 all out from 29 overs) by 45 runs.
M.Vyas 14
Gul 0
P. Pattiyil 27
H. Khan 19
Darwin 15
Zia 27
Abdul. Khan 11
Kennedy 0
Abbas Khan 7
Todorow 4
A. West Not out 0
F.O.W. - 1, 37, 49, 70, 93, 118, 122, 131, 131, 135
H. Khan 7-0-40-0
E. Todorow 7-1-26-2
Zia 7-0-23-0
Abbas Khan 7-0-51-0
Abdul Khan 7-0-30-2
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