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
Monday, 26 August 2013
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
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