Nomads in Saumur 1997

NOMADS CC

SAUMUR Loire France June Tour 1997

Two Victories over Saumur Cricket Club

The party loaded up very early friday morning in Wimbledon

In 1977 Nomads made their first of several visits to the delightful small city of Saumur in the department of Maine et Loire best known for Cadre Noir to play the local cricket club founded by Krishna Lester with President Mick Jagger.

The party set off by Minibus from Rus Mann's home in Wimbledon picking up the Howes en route to Ashford and a Channel Tunnel Crossing. After a tortuous route which took in the motorway madness of Paris and the rush hour of the University town at Tours we arrived in Saumur to find we were not booked into any Hotel. A Lester/Blumberg cock up.

Nevertheless in no time we were esconced in two hotels and were soon relaxed and drinking outside one of the hotels overlooking the River Loire.

The next morning we visited the Chateau and vineyard at nearby Chaintre managed by Krishna and were given the official tour and tasting followed by lunch back in the town and then off to the cricket ground.

Playing on the only grass square in France Nomads proved equal to the task and won comfortably. Matt Duggan posted a big hitting fifty after Kelvin Sutherland had struggled on the slow pitch for 49.

Pikey and Burns put Saumur in a strong position to reach the modest total set but when they went the Saumur batting collapsed to the guile and skill of the visiting bowlers.

That evening we dined well at a restaurant of Krishna's recommendation and various bars and late night dancing clubs were enjoyed until dawn by several members including veterans Professor John White and Jack Hyams.

Jack travelled in and out of France on his wife's passport.

Map for Saumur

MATCH Saumur CC v Nomads CC at Saumur Loire France 2.00pm Saturday June 14th 1997

Result:Nomads won by 41 runs
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:Various:
Scorer:M Blumberg and others

NOMADS CC Innings
T Howes jnr bowled       Babu     6
K Sutherland c Lester   b O'Leary 49
J Hyams      c Bartlett b O'Leary 13
M Duggan     c O'leary b Burns   52
T Griffiths not out               9
A Whiteway   c Babu     b Lester  10
J White      not out               0
Extras      (b1,lb7,w3,nb0)       11
TOTAL (5 wickets dec,33 overs) 149
Dnb:R Smith,R Mann,T Howes sen,ME Blumberg.

Fow:1-18,2-57,3-87,4-136,5-146.

Bowling-Bartlett 7 1 23 0,Babu 8 o 31 1,O'leary 5 2 21 2,Hazelwood 3 0 19 0,Butler 4 0 21 1,Burns 5 3 1 25,Graham 1 0 2 0.

SAUMUR CC Innings
B Braybrook bowled       Blumberg  8
P Pikey     c Whiteway b Blumberg 39
G Burns     c Whiteway b Smith    33
J John      c White    b Smith     0
G Gideon    run out(Duggan)       10
K Lester    hit wkt    b Smith     7
B Babu      bowled       Blumberg 8
G Graham    not out                1
M O'Leary   bowled       Blumberg 1
C Bartlett c Blumberg b Smith     0
Extras     (b3,lb4,w0,nb0)         7
TOTAL      (All out,35.1 overs) 108
Dnb:ANOther.

Fow :1-24,2-81,3-81,4-81,5-98,6-102,7-106,8-107,9-108.

Bowling-Duggan 7 1 17 0,Blumberg 17.1 5 35 4,Howes sen 4 0 35 0,Smith 7 0 24 4.

MATCH Saumur CC v Nomads CC at Saumur Loire France 2.00pm Sunday June 15th 1997

Result:Nomads won by 47 runs
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:Various:
Scorer:M Blumberg and others

NOMADS CC Innings

R Mann lbw b Canustas 10

K Sutherland bowled O'Leary 80

R Smith bowled Burns 43

M Duggan bowled O'Leary 11

ME Blumberg c Portier b O'Leary 12

T Howes jnr bowled O'Leary 12

T Howes snr c Gideon b Burns 1

A Whiteway c Lester b Burns 1

J Hyams c Sub b Burns 1

J White not out 1

T Griffiths not out 1

Extras (b3,lb3,w3,nb0) 9

TOTAL (9 wickets,50 overs) 193

Fow:1-50,2-124,3-144,4-152,5-177,6-177,7-188,8-191.

Bowling-Burns 19 4 51 3,O'Leary 15 0 60 5,Canustas 8 2 27 1,Oldham 6 1 26 0,Pikey 2 0 41 0.

SAUMUR CC Innings

CK Lester bowled Duggan 21

P Plant bowled Sutherland 8

G Burns bowled Sutherland 9

O Oldham bowled Blumberg 27

P Pikey c Whiteway b Mann 13

C Canustas bowled Hyams 9

A Germain bowled Blumberg 9

P Portier bowled Hyams 4

R Rutherford bowled Duggan 13

M O'Leary not out 0

Extras (b15,lb8,w2,nb4) 29

TOTAL (9 wickets,37.4 overs)146

Fow:1-29,2-43,3-49,4-93,5-103,6-123,7-127,8-142,9-146.

Bowling-Duggan 10 3 16 2,Sutherland 9 2 33 2,Mann 6 1 23 1,Blumberg 9.4 1 23 2,Hyams 3 0 27 2.

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