Nomads made the long trip to Hayes, in the farthest reaches of West London, last Sunday. They are a long-established club and Nomads' captain Emil Todorow was impressed with their set-up, if not the 45-mile round trip to get there.
We lost again and, to mark this, Nomads' wicketkeeper and Founder Member John Crossland has written a report of the game. Here it is;
"After having the opposition 8 wickets down for about 130, we let them off the hook with 4 dropped catches. The Hayes No. 9 scored 70 which was a great effort but he should have been out earlier. None of the missed catches were difficult chances. Hayes rode their luck and made 220 for 9 off 40 overs.
In reply, Nomads were once again indebted to Zia who made 85 with 4 sixes and 11 fours. Unfortunately no-one else could really get going and Nomads were all out for 200. Hasan did not play.
At the moment, Nomads are a one-man team with Zia's batting. His bowling is also very effective of late. He took 3 for 22 in this game." JC.
Emil also added that Zia was brilliantly caught right on the boundary so, if that had gone for 6, he would have been 2 shots away from his second century of the season and Nomads would have been only 15 short of the required total.
Zia has been brilliant over the last month but I (Nick) must point out that there have been plenty of other decent perfomances as well. Although we have lost our last 5 games, there were periods in 4, if not all, of them when we looked to be in a decent position. In fact, all our games this season, with the exception of the 160-run win over Plastics XI, have been reasonably competitive.
No game on 26th August due to the Bank Holiday weekend but we will arrange an away game for 2nd September.
Hayes 220 for 9 from 40 overs
Clapham Nomads 200 all out from ??? overs (Zia 85)
Clapham Nomads lost by 20 runs.
Man of the Match - Zia
Fielder of the Day - to be awarded.
Full scores to follow soon.
Thursday 23 August 2018
Saturday 18 August 2018
Clapham Nomads v Gentlemen of Hampstead
The Gents took their revenge for our victory over them last September by recording a victory over Nomads by about 40 runs at Joseph Hood on Sunday the 12th. We did pretty well to restrict them to 160 or so after they looked on course for a big score at one stage. In the second innings Nomads started poorly again and didn't bat too well in truth, but we retained some chance until Zia was given out unluckily LBW for 60-odd. Yes, I was the guilty umpire, and that is something that has been said quite a few times over the years, but almost always by the opposition. We finished on around 125 for 8. The Gents had one particularly good South African bowler who only went for 10 runs off his 7 overs. Next up is Hayes tomorrow, in the shadow of Heathrow Airport...?? our tour match?
Clapham Nomads lost by about 40 runs.
Man of the Match - Zia.
Scores and proper report to follow.
Clapham Nomads lost by about 40 runs.
Man of the Match - Zia.
Scores and proper report to follow.
Saturday 11 August 2018
Clapham Nomads v SW United - 5/8/18
More new opponents for this match at Joseph Hood and it was rather similar to the previous week. Nomads batted first and started poorly but recovered to make a decent total. Our performance was dominated by a superb display with bat, ball and in the field from Zia who made his first century for the club with a blockbusting 105 not out including 17 fours and a six. He dominated good partnerships of 43 for the 7th wicket with Sami (9) and of 76 for the 8th wicket with Abbas (12 not out). Hasan also played well for 37. SW United had an interesting medium pacer, Nafees, who was all angle and subtle variation and ripped the heart out of Clapham's middle order with 3 wickets in 5 balls starting with the crucial wicket of Hasan. Nonetheless it was a decent effort from the home side.
There was a bit of an inquest afterwards in which some of Nomads' more vocal critics said that we started badly with the ball and got worse. However a look at the scorebook shows that SW were 5 for 0 off 2 and then 19 for 2 off 4. After this though, they did get off the leash somewhat and Amit and Malik pretty much did as they pleased during a 3rd wicket stand of 118. Zia dragged us back into some sort of contention with 2 catches including a brilliant caught and bowled. SW always had a bit in hand and, apart from 4 overs from the end when 12 were still needed with only 4 wickets left, the result was never in much doubt from 6 or 7 overs onwards.
A fuller report will follow soon.
Clapham Nomads 198 for 7 from 35 overs
Mahesh 1
Darwin 0
Riaz 11
Hasan 37
Zia 105 not out
KK 0
Javed 0
Sami 9
Abbas 12 not out
Did not bat: Emil (capt), John (wkt) - Substitute fielder (yet again) - Nick
F.o.w. - 3, 15, 45, 71, 79, 79, 122
SW United 199 for 6 from 33 overs (Amit 47; Malik 69)
Nomads' bowling;
Sami 5-0-38-1
Emil 5-1-40-1
Riaz 3-0-25-0
Abbas 7-1-51-1
Zia 7-0-26-0
KK 6-0-18-2
Clapham Nomads lost by 4 wickets
Man of the Match - Zia
Fielder of the Day - Zia.
There was a bit of an inquest afterwards in which some of Nomads' more vocal critics said that we started badly with the ball and got worse. However a look at the scorebook shows that SW were 5 for 0 off 2 and then 19 for 2 off 4. After this though, they did get off the leash somewhat and Amit and Malik pretty much did as they pleased during a 3rd wicket stand of 118. Zia dragged us back into some sort of contention with 2 catches including a brilliant caught and bowled. SW always had a bit in hand and, apart from 4 overs from the end when 12 were still needed with only 4 wickets left, the result was never in much doubt from 6 or 7 overs onwards.
A fuller report will follow soon.
Clapham Nomads 198 for 7 from 35 overs
Mahesh 1
Darwin 0
Riaz 11
Hasan 37
Zia 105 not out
KK 0
Javed 0
Sami 9
Abbas 12 not out
Did not bat: Emil (capt), John (wkt) - Substitute fielder (yet again) - Nick
F.o.w. - 3, 15, 45, 71, 79, 79, 122
SW United 199 for 6 from 33 overs (Amit 47; Malik 69)
Nomads' bowling;
Sami 5-0-38-1
Emil 5-1-40-1
Riaz 3-0-25-0
Abbas 7-1-51-1
Zia 7-0-26-0
KK 6-0-18-2
Clapham Nomads lost by 4 wickets
Man of the Match - Zia
Fielder of the Day - Zia.
Saturday 4 August 2018
Clapham Nomads v Monty cc
Nomads were due to play new opponents Friends XI but 7 days before the match, the Friends announced that all 11 of them would be attending a wedding. It must have been the Social event of the summer to justify missing a trip to play Clapham Nomads at a deserted Raynes Park Rec in steady drizzle - and a chance to meet Andrew West, but I hope it was a nice day and best wishes to the happy couple.
Anyway, Nomads had the bonus of meeting very pleasant new opponents in Monty CC who had some familiar faces with a smattering of Burgh Heath players and also the Sunday cricket legend Khalid who has turned out for most south-west London teams including the Nomads and Surbiton Imperials.
Nomads did brilliantly well to recover from 19 for 3 to the heights of 224 for 8 off the full 30. The pitch was a bit erratic and bouncy but it can't have helped Monty bowling with a soggy ball. Great knocks from Riaz (45), Zia (51), KK (36) and Abbas (36 not out) saw us to a very businesslike total.
The imposing figure of Andrew West arrived in time for tea and it will not surprise readers to hear that all the food that was not blown by the harsh breeze to all parts of the ground was eaten.
Monty started quite sedately against the accuracy and guile of Sami and Emil. 43 for 0 off 8 overs but, led by their former Burgh Heath opener they then began to flay anything too short or over-pitched - of which there was plenty when the change bowlers came on - all over the park. It must have been difficult bowling in the wet conditions, I must add. At one point over 40 runs were taken off 2 overs. It took a good straight one from Abbas to dismiss what we thought was the main danger man but Monty kept up the pace. A good spell from Zia with 2 wickets kept us in the game but I always felt Monty had just enough in hand. Nomads' catching was poor - at least 5 catches went down, notably when Emil ran to get under a skyer but, due to wearing a Mexican-inspired broad-brimmed hat rather than a cap, the chance was spilled and actually caught our skipper a nasty blow on the eye. Emil said the ball had briefly disappeared behind the brim of his sombrero when he was shaping to catch it.
Emil said he briefly lost his vision and had to come off. Fortunately Nomads had a very athletic substitute's bench featuring Nick Lefebve and Andrew West and Nick came out to replace the skipper. Riaz took over the captain's armband with the match finely balanced. Khalid started cautiously but soon found his range with some slogs over mid-wicket before Zia bowled him. 27 were needed off 4 but there was plenty of batting to come. A tight penultimate over from Riaz left the visitors needing 5 off the last over and the first ball of over 30 from Abbas was a dot leaving a run a ball needed. Unfortunately an edge went high over the slips for 4 next ball and Nomads were passed with 3 balls to spare.
It was a pleasant - if damp - match against sporting opponents. As he reached the pub, John began to say his usual "that was rubbish etc...." but then he stopped and realised it had actually been rather a good, close game.
Nomads lost by 6 wickets with 3 balls to spare. Scores to follow.
Man of the Match - Zia
Fielder of the Day - Zia (a run out)
Clapham Nomads 224 for 8 from 30 overs
Mahesh 4
Darwin 8
Riaz 45
Javed 0
Zia 51
KK 36
Abbas 36
Sami 0
Yahyah 0
Emil(capt) 2 not out
Did not bat - John (wkt)
F.O.W. - 14, 14, 19, 107, 128, 198, 198, 208
Monty cc 225 for 4 from 29.3 overs
Nomads' bowling;
Sami 6-1-36-0
Emil 5-0-27-0
Yahyah 2-0-29-0
Abbas 4.3-0-50-1
Zia 6-0-27-2
KK 4-0-34-0
Javed 1-0-11-0
Riaz 1-0-5-0
Anyway, Nomads had the bonus of meeting very pleasant new opponents in Monty CC who had some familiar faces with a smattering of Burgh Heath players and also the Sunday cricket legend Khalid who has turned out for most south-west London teams including the Nomads and Surbiton Imperials.
Nomads did brilliantly well to recover from 19 for 3 to the heights of 224 for 8 off the full 30. The pitch was a bit erratic and bouncy but it can't have helped Monty bowling with a soggy ball. Great knocks from Riaz (45), Zia (51), KK (36) and Abbas (36 not out) saw us to a very businesslike total.
The imposing figure of Andrew West arrived in time for tea and it will not surprise readers to hear that all the food that was not blown by the harsh breeze to all parts of the ground was eaten.
Monty started quite sedately against the accuracy and guile of Sami and Emil. 43 for 0 off 8 overs but, led by their former Burgh Heath opener they then began to flay anything too short or over-pitched - of which there was plenty when the change bowlers came on - all over the park. It must have been difficult bowling in the wet conditions, I must add. At one point over 40 runs were taken off 2 overs. It took a good straight one from Abbas to dismiss what we thought was the main danger man but Monty kept up the pace. A good spell from Zia with 2 wickets kept us in the game but I always felt Monty had just enough in hand. Nomads' catching was poor - at least 5 catches went down, notably when Emil ran to get under a skyer but, due to wearing a Mexican-inspired broad-brimmed hat rather than a cap, the chance was spilled and actually caught our skipper a nasty blow on the eye. Emil said the ball had briefly disappeared behind the brim of his sombrero when he was shaping to catch it.
Emil said he briefly lost his vision and had to come off. Fortunately Nomads had a very athletic substitute's bench featuring Nick Lefebve and Andrew West and Nick came out to replace the skipper. Riaz took over the captain's armband with the match finely balanced. Khalid started cautiously but soon found his range with some slogs over mid-wicket before Zia bowled him. 27 were needed off 4 but there was plenty of batting to come. A tight penultimate over from Riaz left the visitors needing 5 off the last over and the first ball of over 30 from Abbas was a dot leaving a run a ball needed. Unfortunately an edge went high over the slips for 4 next ball and Nomads were passed with 3 balls to spare.
It was a pleasant - if damp - match against sporting opponents. As he reached the pub, John began to say his usual "that was rubbish etc...." but then he stopped and realised it had actually been rather a good, close game.
Nomads lost by 6 wickets with 3 balls to spare. Scores to follow.
Man of the Match - Zia
Fielder of the Day - Zia (a run out)
Clapham Nomads 224 for 8 from 30 overs
Mahesh 4
Darwin 8
Riaz 45
Javed 0
Zia 51
KK 36
Abbas 36
Sami 0
Yahyah 0
Emil(capt) 2 not out
Did not bat - John (wkt)
F.O.W. - 14, 14, 19, 107, 128, 198, 198, 208
Monty cc 225 for 4 from 29.3 overs
Nomads' bowling;
Sami 6-1-36-0
Emil 5-0-27-0
Yahyah 2-0-29-0
Abbas 4.3-0-50-1
Zia 6-0-27-2
KK 4-0-34-0
Javed 1-0-11-0
Riaz 1-0-5-0
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