Wimbledon United captain Dave Hitchman has become possibly Nomads' most-feared opponent. Last season, he played an extraordinary innings of 85, coming in at No. 9, to deny Nomads a victory we were probably 20 to 1 on to achieve.
The blond destroyer was, if anything, on even more formidable form this time; hitting a magnificent century to set the home side up for an apparently match-winning total of 219 for 8. Nomads have not quite hit top form yet this season with the bat and, despite United's home base of Cottenham Park tending to favour batting, 220 looked a very tough ask.
I didn't play in this one myself and I'm told fielding was not the best with about 6 chances going down. 2 catches from Darwin and 1 from Abdul spared some blushes. We never totally gave up with the ball. Hassan was the pick of the bowlers and Emil bowled his heart out in his 5 overs, with his back muscles audibly creaking as he completed his spell.
It was a rather lacklustre reply with the bat from Nomads. As usual, Peter Brown "The Southfields Express" raced down the hill and made an early breakthough, bowling Mahesh for 5. The 3 wickets that Rowan and Hasan took with the score on 34 ripped the heart out of our knock and it was hard work from then on. A fine innings of 40 from Darwin was the bright spot, with Hassan and Abbas providing the best support.
There was a rare sighting of the legendary Andrew West, who came late on to watch, and I intended to come along at 5 myself but Night Shift-itis proved too much. When I heard that Emil batted with a runner in partnership with John, I wished I had come, as this sounds like it had the potential for huge entertainment. Sadly, it didn't last too long with a run out being the not altogether surprising result. At least Nomads passed the 100 mark for some kind of respectability.
Darwin takes both Man of the Match and Fielder of the Day with a great individual display
Wimbledon United - 219 for 8 in 35 overs
Nomads' bowling
H. Khan 7-1-25-2
Abbas Khan 7-0-41-2
Zia 7-0-58-2
E. Todorow 5-0-32-0
R. Khan 5-0-34-1
Abdul Khan 4-0-25-1
Clapham Nomads - 106 all out in 25.3 overs
M. Vyas 5
Gul 9
P. Pattiyil 6
R. Khan 0
H. Khan 11
D. Gunawardena 40
Abdul Khan 0
Zia 0
Abbas Khan 11
E. Todorow(capt) 2
J. Crossland(wkt) not out 0
F. O. W. - 20, 34, 34, 34, 62, 64, 74, 100, 106, 106
Nomads lost by 113 runs
Monday, 23 May 2016
Clapham Nomads v Palm Tree - 8/5/16
Nomads were pleased to renew rivalry with talented North London side Palm Tree who had travelled almost the whole length of the Northern Line to take us on at Nursery Road, a venue which is several notches less idyllic than Palm Tree's Highgate Woods ground, but is nonetheless a functional venue which often produces a close contest.
Clapham were inserted and this soon looked a good decision by the Away skipper, Matt Robins, as we found ourselves on 0 for 1 after 4 overs, Mahesh bowled by Waterton in the third over.
Prasanth Pattiyil now joined Gul - both making their seasonal debuts and a pair that often bat well together. Prasanth warmed himself up with 3 hard-runs threes and Gul looked solid in support. Prasanth had made a Nomads career-best 87 in his previous appearnace in September (also at the same ground) and he looked in similar form here with a string of boundaries before his partner fell for 14 out of a 2nd wicket stand of 53.
Prasanth received support from Hassan and Riaz (8 each) before he himself fell to Smith for a commanding 63 full of excellent leg side and straight shots.
Last week's top-scorer Abdul didn't last too long but there was then another flourish from Darwin and Zia with a breezy stand of 25. Wickets were falling with alarming regularity though and once the Darwin/Zia stand was broken, Nomads quickly subsided to 144 all out and committed what Richie Benaud dubbed the "Cardinal sin of One-Day cricket", failing to use up 6.3 of our allotted 35 overs. Star bowler for Palm Tree was Smith with 3 for 28.
John's verdict; "Good innings from Prasanth but too many wickets thrown away."
Anyway, a contest was on the card on a track that was producing some low bounce.
Abbas produced a hostile spell of pace bowling and Hassan was commendably tight as Nomads made a bold bid to stem the flow of runs from the usually free-scoring North Londoners. If the bowling was good, the fielding was even better. Skipper Emil Todorow set an example with a neat catch. Abdul was on top form. It was the usual drill; let's take a quick single to that grey-haired chap; pick-up, bullet-like throw; stumps scattered; Nomads celebrating. Abdul scored about 4 direct hits, 2 of which produced run outs.
After taking 3 big wickets, Riaz had to leave for work and I had to sub-field and soon forgot about my foot injury in the excitement. Palm Tree seemed to bat all the way down in our previous meeting and, even when they needed around 35 off 4 with a couple of wickets to go, we were not home and hosed. About 19 was needed off the last over but the batsmen couldn't get Abdul away and a third run out on the penultimate ball of the innings capped a fine victory.
I must point out the Palm Tree were somewhat hampered by the low sun right behind the bowlers arm late on at the Merton Park End. It was almost literally blinding and we agreed to bowl all the last 4 or 5 overs from the Prince of Wales End. I have never known this happen before, though opponents will not be surprised to hear that we have been involved in many late night finishes. Freakish weather conditions perhaps.
Well done anyway, Nomads. This was not a game we had expected to win.
Man of the Match was Nursery Road run machine Prasanth and Fielder of the Day was the deadly Abdul by some distance.
Clapham Nomads - 144 all out in 29.3 overs
M. Vyas 0
Gul 14
P. Pattiyil 63
H. Khan 8
R. Khan 8
D. Gunawardena 22
Abdul Khan 0
Zia 14
Abbas Khan 0
E. Todorow(capt) 0
J. Crossland not out 0
Substitute Fielder; N. Lefebve
F.O.W. - 0, 53, 73, 91, 110, 113, 138, 140, 140, 144
Palm Tree - 127 all out in 34.5 overs
Nomads' bowling
Abbas Khan 7-0-23-1
H. Khan 7-2-14-1
Zia 5-0-15-0
R. Khan 7-2-29-3
E. Todorow 2-0-9-0
Abdul Khan 6.5-0-26-2
Clapham Nomads won by 17 runs.
Clapham were inserted and this soon looked a good decision by the Away skipper, Matt Robins, as we found ourselves on 0 for 1 after 4 overs, Mahesh bowled by Waterton in the third over.
Prasanth Pattiyil now joined Gul - both making their seasonal debuts and a pair that often bat well together. Prasanth warmed himself up with 3 hard-runs threes and Gul looked solid in support. Prasanth had made a Nomads career-best 87 in his previous appearnace in September (also at the same ground) and he looked in similar form here with a string of boundaries before his partner fell for 14 out of a 2nd wicket stand of 53.
Prasanth received support from Hassan and Riaz (8 each) before he himself fell to Smith for a commanding 63 full of excellent leg side and straight shots.
Last week's top-scorer Abdul didn't last too long but there was then another flourish from Darwin and Zia with a breezy stand of 25. Wickets were falling with alarming regularity though and once the Darwin/Zia stand was broken, Nomads quickly subsided to 144 all out and committed what Richie Benaud dubbed the "Cardinal sin of One-Day cricket", failing to use up 6.3 of our allotted 35 overs. Star bowler for Palm Tree was Smith with 3 for 28.
John's verdict; "Good innings from Prasanth but too many wickets thrown away."
Anyway, a contest was on the card on a track that was producing some low bounce.
Abbas produced a hostile spell of pace bowling and Hassan was commendably tight as Nomads made a bold bid to stem the flow of runs from the usually free-scoring North Londoners. If the bowling was good, the fielding was even better. Skipper Emil Todorow set an example with a neat catch. Abdul was on top form. It was the usual drill; let's take a quick single to that grey-haired chap; pick-up, bullet-like throw; stumps scattered; Nomads celebrating. Abdul scored about 4 direct hits, 2 of which produced run outs.
After taking 3 big wickets, Riaz had to leave for work and I had to sub-field and soon forgot about my foot injury in the excitement. Palm Tree seemed to bat all the way down in our previous meeting and, even when they needed around 35 off 4 with a couple of wickets to go, we were not home and hosed. About 19 was needed off the last over but the batsmen couldn't get Abdul away and a third run out on the penultimate ball of the innings capped a fine victory.
I must point out the Palm Tree were somewhat hampered by the low sun right behind the bowlers arm late on at the Merton Park End. It was almost literally blinding and we agreed to bowl all the last 4 or 5 overs from the Prince of Wales End. I have never known this happen before, though opponents will not be surprised to hear that we have been involved in many late night finishes. Freakish weather conditions perhaps.
Well done anyway, Nomads. This was not a game we had expected to win.
Man of the Match was Nursery Road run machine Prasanth and Fielder of the Day was the deadly Abdul by some distance.
Clapham Nomads - 144 all out in 29.3 overs
M. Vyas 0
Gul 14
P. Pattiyil 63
H. Khan 8
R. Khan 8
D. Gunawardena 22
Abdul Khan 0
Zia 14
Abbas Khan 0
E. Todorow(capt) 0
J. Crossland not out 0
Substitute Fielder; N. Lefebve
F.O.W. - 0, 53, 73, 91, 110, 113, 138, 140, 140, 144
Palm Tree - 127 all out in 34.5 overs
Nomads' bowling
Abbas Khan 7-0-23-1
H. Khan 7-2-14-1
Zia 5-0-15-0
R. Khan 7-2-29-3
E. Todorow 2-0-9-0
Abdul Khan 6.5-0-26-2
Clapham Nomads won by 17 runs.
Burgh Heath v Clapham Nomads - 1/5/16
A late withdrawal meant Nomads were one short for the long and demanding trip to Burgh Heath.
Skipper Todorow inserted the home side and Nomads produced a pretty decent bowling and fielding performance to restrict Burgh to 139 all out - the lowest total they have made against us. Hassan and Abbas opened and kept it steady at just below 4 an over. There were 2 wickets apiece for our new ball pairing. It was good to have Zia back and he provided additional cutting edge and took a wicket. The pick of the bowlers were the previous week's star, Zeeshan, with a tight 1 for 19 off his 7, and the evergreen captain with an excellent 3 for 19. One of the home batsmen did get after Emil a bit but, inevitably, he tried it once too often and was beautifully caught by Abbas on the mid-wicket boundary. Todorow modestly denied that he had set the trap. There was a stumping for John Crossland who also combined well with Hassan to engineer a run out. Nomads munched their tea with at least a chance.
A fine opening stand of 43 between Mahesh Vyas and Abdul Khan appeared to put the visitors in the driving seat before 2 quick wickets pegged us back. Abdul and Riaz continued the good work before Abdul was bowled by the deadly Sharo for a top-scoring 38. Riaz, as is his custom, hit a big six and Hassan chipped in with a steady knock. At one stage we were 99 for 3 with Riaz and Hassan in the middle, just about up with the rate and with some batting to come. We were clear favourites at this point.
Unfortunately the Surrey side came back at us and reduced us to 119 for 8 but Zeeshan was looking useful, supported by stout defending from last man John Crossland. The pair took it up to 134 at the end of the penultimate over. 6 were needed to win with Zeeshan to face. Unfortunately, he tried to do it in one blow on the second ball and was bowled leaving Nomads just 5 short.
Still, a good performance. The scorebook comment by John Crossland speaks volumes - he is not normally generous to his own side in defeat. "Great game. We nearly won it. Might have done with 11 men."
Man of the Match was top-scorer Abdul. Fielder of the Day was Abbas.
Burgh Heath - 139 all out in 32.5 overs.
Nomads' bowling
H. Khan 7-0-24-2
Abbas Khan 7-0-28-2
Zeeshan 7-0-19-1
Zia 5-0-39-1
E. Todorow 4.5-0-19-3
R. Khan 2-0-5-0
Clapham Nomads - 134 all out in 34.2 overs
M. Vyas 14
Abdul Khan 38
D. Gunawardena 0
R. Khan 26
H. Khan 13
Zia 4
Zeeshan 17
Abbas Khan 3
E. Todorow (capt) 3
J. Crossland (wkt) not out 0
F.O.W. - 43, 43, 67, 99, 106, 114, 117, 119, 134
Clapham Nomads lost by 5 runs.
Skipper Todorow inserted the home side and Nomads produced a pretty decent bowling and fielding performance to restrict Burgh to 139 all out - the lowest total they have made against us. Hassan and Abbas opened and kept it steady at just below 4 an over. There were 2 wickets apiece for our new ball pairing. It was good to have Zia back and he provided additional cutting edge and took a wicket. The pick of the bowlers were the previous week's star, Zeeshan, with a tight 1 for 19 off his 7, and the evergreen captain with an excellent 3 for 19. One of the home batsmen did get after Emil a bit but, inevitably, he tried it once too often and was beautifully caught by Abbas on the mid-wicket boundary. Todorow modestly denied that he had set the trap. There was a stumping for John Crossland who also combined well with Hassan to engineer a run out. Nomads munched their tea with at least a chance.
A fine opening stand of 43 between Mahesh Vyas and Abdul Khan appeared to put the visitors in the driving seat before 2 quick wickets pegged us back. Abdul and Riaz continued the good work before Abdul was bowled by the deadly Sharo for a top-scoring 38. Riaz, as is his custom, hit a big six and Hassan chipped in with a steady knock. At one stage we were 99 for 3 with Riaz and Hassan in the middle, just about up with the rate and with some batting to come. We were clear favourites at this point.
Unfortunately the Surrey side came back at us and reduced us to 119 for 8 but Zeeshan was looking useful, supported by stout defending from last man John Crossland. The pair took it up to 134 at the end of the penultimate over. 6 were needed to win with Zeeshan to face. Unfortunately, he tried to do it in one blow on the second ball and was bowled leaving Nomads just 5 short.
Still, a good performance. The scorebook comment by John Crossland speaks volumes - he is not normally generous to his own side in defeat. "Great game. We nearly won it. Might have done with 11 men."
Man of the Match was top-scorer Abdul. Fielder of the Day was Abbas.
Burgh Heath - 139 all out in 32.5 overs.
Nomads' bowling
H. Khan 7-0-24-2
Abbas Khan 7-0-28-2
Zeeshan 7-0-19-1
Zia 5-0-39-1
E. Todorow 4.5-0-19-3
R. Khan 2-0-5-0
Clapham Nomads - 134 all out in 34.2 overs
M. Vyas 14
Abdul Khan 38
D. Gunawardena 0
R. Khan 26
H. Khan 13
Zia 4
Zeeshan 17
Abbas Khan 3
E. Todorow (capt) 3
J. Crossland (wkt) not out 0
F.O.W. - 43, 43, 67, 99, 106, 114, 117, 119, 134
Clapham Nomads lost by 5 runs.
Monday, 9 May 2016
Recent games (May 2016)
In the last 2 games, Nomads lost narrowly to Burgh Heath (by 5 or 6 runs) on 1st May. Abdul top-scored with 38. Emil took 3 wickets.
Yesterday (8/5), Nomads carved out a brilliant victory over Palm Tree. 144 (Prasanth 63) beat 127 (2 direct hits from Abdul were the highlight. I will do reports soon. Palm Tree did a running commentary of the game on Twitter which can be found on their website (search for Palm Tree cc on google.)
Yesterday (8/5), Nomads carved out a brilliant victory over Palm Tree. 144 (Prasanth 63) beat 127 (2 direct hits from Abdul were the highlight. I will do reports soon. Palm Tree did a running commentary of the game on Twitter which can be found on their website (search for Palm Tree cc on google.)
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Clapham Nomads v Surbiton Imperials - 24/4/16
Snow had been forecast for the capital on Sunday, but in the end 9-man Nomads had nothing worse to contend with than a sub-Arctic wind whipping off the Thames, and rugby and football posts covering our last-resort home venue at Barn Elms.
For our £96, we had the choice of a very heavily used adult pitch or an under-prepared kids' pitch. We chose the latter, moved the stumps back, made the back-foot bowling crease the batting crease and prepared to enjoy our day.
Both teams had 6 available in midweek, but an extra ring-round by Nomads' skipper took us up to 9. Imperials had done even better, with a well-placed Gumtree advert bringing them up to 11. Surbiton's inspirational skipper Jonny Rosenthal was up in the Midlands, cheering on his beloved Leicester City as they closed in on the Premier League title. The away side kindly lent us a bowler/fielder and allowed us to nominate a batsman to bat twice.
Inserted after losing the toss, and missing most of his recognised openers, Todorow turned to Abdul Khan and Nick Lefebve to take guard. After a bright start, runs dried up on the slow pitch against the awkward Siddiq. Abdul was first to go on 13 and there was a rumour that the LBW decision was a trifle magnanimous.
The 2nd and 3rd wickets; Nick and Hassan, were both considered by the batsmen to be bump balls. Were Nomads' umpires actually being generous? Surely that is unthinkable; but maybe it was indicative of the excellent spirit in which this game was played. No such doubt over the 4th wicket, a fine catch at Deep Mid-On by Siddiq accounting for Riaz. Nomads 26 for 4 and an all-time low score of 38 or below far from out of the question.
Excellent running between the wickets between Abbas and the debutant Zeeshan, by far the youngest players in the Nomads side, lifted our spirits and, as the field came in, they found the gaps and hit the only 3 boundaries Nomads managed on the slow and grassy outfield. An excellent diving catch by Surbiton's star fielder Siddiq broke the partnership with Abbas departing for 6 and Nomads up to the riches of 44 for 5. Chris Kennedy fell shortly after but another nice stand between Zeeshan, looking increasingly confident through the leg side and Emil Todorow, who looked full of shots, took us into a position where at least we would have something to bowl at. 58 for 6 was our high water mark but the charismatic Mr Harris, who bowled for both sides, found a fatal edge of Zeeshan's bat. Emil and John put on a disappointingly uneventful 4. For the last wicket, Riaz returned and, with the capable blocker John at the other end, a total of 100 was not out of the question. Sadly, Riaz fell quickly to the slow-medium Jimmy and 65 all out was our lot.
On a terrible pitch and with the Away side missing Jonny and having a makeshift batting line-up, Clapham were by no means out of it. We also had in Abbas the fastest bowler on either side. It was great to have him back. I think both the Surbiton openers were Gumtree players and, having rather ridden their luck against Abbas and Hassan with a few edges, one of which flew just past the diving glovesman John Crossland, they began to play really nicely; peppering the boundary rope as the outfield dried. When Emil put down a caught and bowled chance (or stopped a certain 4 with his right nipple - whichever way you want to look at it), the dreaded possibility of our first ever 10-wicket defeat loomed.
At 51, both batsmen suddenly retired. I remarked to John that at least we could not lose by 10 wickets which, oddly, seemed to displease him. By this time, Zeeshan was bowling and he produced a series of pacy yorkers and 2 quick wickets. Our loaned player, Mr Harris, then came on and his crafty spin produced a 3rd wicket, the ubiquitous Zeeshan the catcher. Mr Harris was an interesting character, full of verbal encouragement and wry observation. He disclosed that he had looked for a game on Gumtree because he had been suspended for 1 match by his usual club. Definitely Nomads material. Another wicket for the excellent Zeeshan followed and there was a mildly interesting point where Imperials still needed about 8 and had only 3 wickets to fall. (Though I assume we would have allowed the retired men to come back.) In the event, they weren't needed and Surbiton strode over the winning line with ease to a victory by either 5 wickets or 3 wickets. I think I'll call it 3 wickets just to wind John up.
In his scorebook comment, John wrote; "Zeeshan played well but that is the only bright spot." I disagree profoundly with this. From an unpromising set of circumstances, both sides put on a half-decent game. If you treat it as what it was, basically a pre-season practice match, it was fine. Enjoyable and played in a great spirit. Thank you to both sides.
Man of the Match was Zeeshan by some distance. In the field, the best moments were a catch by Zeeshan, a direct hit from Hassan and an unlikely diving stop by Nick. These 3 share Fielder of the Day.
Clapham Nomads 65 all out in 27 overs. (9 men - 1 batted twice)
Abdul Khan lbw b Siddiq 7
N. Lefebve c wkt b Jimmy 6
H. Khan c wkt b Rashid 6
R. Khan c Siddiq b Jimmy 1
Zeeshan c wkt b Harris 19
Abbas Khan c Siddiq b Sanka 6
C. Kennedy b Maruf 0
E. Todorow (capt) b Maruf 5
J. Crossland not out 1
R. Khan (2nd innings) b Jimmy 3
F.O.W. - 13, 22, 24, 26, 44, 44, 58, 62, 65
Surbiton Imperials 66 for 4 in 18.2 overs (10 men - 2 retired.)
Nomads' bowling
Abbas Khan 4-0-20-0
H. Khan 4-0-14-0
Abdul Khan 2-0-12-0
E. Todorow 1-0-5-0
Zeeshan 4-1-2-3
Harris 2-1-6-1
R. Khan 1.2-0-6-0
Nomads lost by either 3 wickets, 4 wickets or 6 wickets depending on your interpretation. Mine is 3 wickets.
For our £96, we had the choice of a very heavily used adult pitch or an under-prepared kids' pitch. We chose the latter, moved the stumps back, made the back-foot bowling crease the batting crease and prepared to enjoy our day.
Both teams had 6 available in midweek, but an extra ring-round by Nomads' skipper took us up to 9. Imperials had done even better, with a well-placed Gumtree advert bringing them up to 11. Surbiton's inspirational skipper Jonny Rosenthal was up in the Midlands, cheering on his beloved Leicester City as they closed in on the Premier League title. The away side kindly lent us a bowler/fielder and allowed us to nominate a batsman to bat twice.
Inserted after losing the toss, and missing most of his recognised openers, Todorow turned to Abdul Khan and Nick Lefebve to take guard. After a bright start, runs dried up on the slow pitch against the awkward Siddiq. Abdul was first to go on 13 and there was a rumour that the LBW decision was a trifle magnanimous.
The 2nd and 3rd wickets; Nick and Hassan, were both considered by the batsmen to be bump balls. Were Nomads' umpires actually being generous? Surely that is unthinkable; but maybe it was indicative of the excellent spirit in which this game was played. No such doubt over the 4th wicket, a fine catch at Deep Mid-On by Siddiq accounting for Riaz. Nomads 26 for 4 and an all-time low score of 38 or below far from out of the question.
Excellent running between the wickets between Abbas and the debutant Zeeshan, by far the youngest players in the Nomads side, lifted our spirits and, as the field came in, they found the gaps and hit the only 3 boundaries Nomads managed on the slow and grassy outfield. An excellent diving catch by Surbiton's star fielder Siddiq broke the partnership with Abbas departing for 6 and Nomads up to the riches of 44 for 5. Chris Kennedy fell shortly after but another nice stand between Zeeshan, looking increasingly confident through the leg side and Emil Todorow, who looked full of shots, took us into a position where at least we would have something to bowl at. 58 for 6 was our high water mark but the charismatic Mr Harris, who bowled for both sides, found a fatal edge of Zeeshan's bat. Emil and John put on a disappointingly uneventful 4. For the last wicket, Riaz returned and, with the capable blocker John at the other end, a total of 100 was not out of the question. Sadly, Riaz fell quickly to the slow-medium Jimmy and 65 all out was our lot.
On a terrible pitch and with the Away side missing Jonny and having a makeshift batting line-up, Clapham were by no means out of it. We also had in Abbas the fastest bowler on either side. It was great to have him back. I think both the Surbiton openers were Gumtree players and, having rather ridden their luck against Abbas and Hassan with a few edges, one of which flew just past the diving glovesman John Crossland, they began to play really nicely; peppering the boundary rope as the outfield dried. When Emil put down a caught and bowled chance (or stopped a certain 4 with his right nipple - whichever way you want to look at it), the dreaded possibility of our first ever 10-wicket defeat loomed.
At 51, both batsmen suddenly retired. I remarked to John that at least we could not lose by 10 wickets which, oddly, seemed to displease him. By this time, Zeeshan was bowling and he produced a series of pacy yorkers and 2 quick wickets. Our loaned player, Mr Harris, then came on and his crafty spin produced a 3rd wicket, the ubiquitous Zeeshan the catcher. Mr Harris was an interesting character, full of verbal encouragement and wry observation. He disclosed that he had looked for a game on Gumtree because he had been suspended for 1 match by his usual club. Definitely Nomads material. Another wicket for the excellent Zeeshan followed and there was a mildly interesting point where Imperials still needed about 8 and had only 3 wickets to fall. (Though I assume we would have allowed the retired men to come back.) In the event, they weren't needed and Surbiton strode over the winning line with ease to a victory by either 5 wickets or 3 wickets. I think I'll call it 3 wickets just to wind John up.
In his scorebook comment, John wrote; "Zeeshan played well but that is the only bright spot." I disagree profoundly with this. From an unpromising set of circumstances, both sides put on a half-decent game. If you treat it as what it was, basically a pre-season practice match, it was fine. Enjoyable and played in a great spirit. Thank you to both sides.
Man of the Match was Zeeshan by some distance. In the field, the best moments were a catch by Zeeshan, a direct hit from Hassan and an unlikely diving stop by Nick. These 3 share Fielder of the Day.
Clapham Nomads 65 all out in 27 overs. (9 men - 1 batted twice)
Abdul Khan lbw b Siddiq 7
N. Lefebve c wkt b Jimmy 6
H. Khan c wkt b Rashid 6
R. Khan c Siddiq b Jimmy 1
Zeeshan c wkt b Harris 19
Abbas Khan c Siddiq b Sanka 6
C. Kennedy b Maruf 0
E. Todorow (capt) b Maruf 5
J. Crossland not out 1
R. Khan (2nd innings) b Jimmy 3
F.O.W. - 13, 22, 24, 26, 44, 44, 58, 62, 65
Surbiton Imperials 66 for 4 in 18.2 overs (10 men - 2 retired.)
Nomads' bowling
Abbas Khan 4-0-20-0
H. Khan 4-0-14-0
Abdul Khan 2-0-12-0
E. Todorow 1-0-5-0
Zeeshan 4-1-2-3
Harris 2-1-6-1
R. Khan 1.2-0-6-0
Nomads lost by either 3 wickets, 4 wickets or 6 wickets depending on your interpretation. Mine is 3 wickets.
Sunday, 17 April 2016
1st match
Hi all,
The season starts next Sunday 24th April with a match against Surbiton Imperials. Emil will be in touch with you this week. Nick
The season starts next Sunday 24th April with a match against Surbiton Imperials. Emil will be in touch with you this week. Nick
Monday, 7 March 2016
Clapham Nomads Annual Meeting for 2015 season
Nomads finally held their 2015 meeting in the Mirch Masala in Upper Tooting Road on Sunday February 28th.
A total of 14 people who have turned out for Nomads attended for all or part of the meeting and a 15th person rang Emil while it was going on. This is the highest number we have ever had. Since the food was as good as ever (Emil ended up with a giant bone on his plate as usual, and there was delicious complimentary spicy battered fish supplied by the management - thanks very much) this must rate as our most successful meeting ever.
The 15 were (in alphabetical order);
Abbas, Abdul, Chris, Darwin, Emil, Gul, Hassan, Ish, John, Mahesh, Mark, Nick, Prasanth, Riaz and Terry.
8 people were still around to vote at the end of the meeting. The results were;
Batsman of the Year - A share between Mark (4 votes) and Riaz (4 votes)
Bowler of the Year - A share between Emil (3 votes) and Riaz (3 votes) - Hassan and Sami also got 1 vote each.
Fielder of the Year - Abdul (6 votes) - John also got 2 votes
2015 PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Riaz (6 votes) - Mark also got 2 votes.
So congratulations to all the above, especially to Riaz who had a great season. I feel a tribute coming on.
A total of 14 people who have turned out for Nomads attended for all or part of the meeting and a 15th person rang Emil while it was going on. This is the highest number we have ever had. Since the food was as good as ever (Emil ended up with a giant bone on his plate as usual, and there was delicious complimentary spicy battered fish supplied by the management - thanks very much) this must rate as our most successful meeting ever.
The 15 were (in alphabetical order);
Abbas, Abdul, Chris, Darwin, Emil, Gul, Hassan, Ish, John, Mahesh, Mark, Nick, Prasanth, Riaz and Terry.
8 people were still around to vote at the end of the meeting. The results were;
Batsman of the Year - A share between Mark (4 votes) and Riaz (4 votes)
Bowler of the Year - A share between Emil (3 votes) and Riaz (3 votes) - Hassan and Sami also got 1 vote each.
Fielder of the Year - Abdul (6 votes) - John also got 2 votes
2015 PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Riaz (6 votes) - Mark also got 2 votes.
So congratulations to all the above, especially to Riaz who had a great season. I feel a tribute coming on.
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