Tour Introduction

NOMADS CC

NOMADS INDIA CENTENARY TOUR 2002-2003

Delhi Agra Rathnabore Jaipur Udaipur Mumbai Goa

Nomads CC celebrated their centenary year with a lengthy tour of India starting after Christmas 2002

organised by Discover India of Rayners Lane Middlesex

A substantial party of players and supporters went on this tour plus scorers and umpires.a good batting side we were short of seam bowling.the team was captained by Mark Surridge. Above at Tajal Mahal & Below are most of the party at the Amber Fort near Jaipur.

Full Party

Michael Blumberg & Annette
Mark Surridge & Barbara flying out separately from Vienna
Keith Alexander & Veronica
Andy Stokes

Robert Wycherley & Louise Saltwell
Jeremy Lascelles & Catherine flying out ahead of main party
Dan O’Sullivan
Mrs Diana O’Sullivan(Dan's Mum)& Mrs Liz Shaw
Mr David 'Dusty' Rhodes-Umpire& Mrs Hazel Rhodes

Ravi Mantha and Kavitha Mantha( Delhi to Jaipur)

Charles Fellows-Smith
Brian Wilson -Umpire
M Palowkar-Umpire joining tour at Bombay
Paul Wakefield leaves from UdaMumbai

Daryn Williams & Karen- leave after Udaipur
Charlton Lamb
Russell Mann leaves after Udaipur
Tom Reader..sleeping rough to save rupees
Steve Marions
David Alexander & Gina meet us in Delhi
Ben Nealon
Bill Rodwell
Malcolm Moss and sons Richard and Simon in Delhi only

Sunal Amar in Delhi only

Joe Ireland leaves from Jaipur
John Behar joins at Jaipur

It was hoped that for part of the tour Lagaan Actor/Cricketers Chris England, Howard Lee, Jamie Whitby-Coles Jon House, Ray Eves etc would join us.

They never did come despite the efforts of Keith Alexander,Sukumar Pathak and Michael Blumberg and then the herculean machinations of Steve Marians and G Charlton Lamb while on tour!!!

In would have helped if the Doordashan official who agreed with Vikram Kaul for our match had not absented himself on annual leave for the fortnight prior to our departure.

Lagaan British XI Lagaan Indian XI

Ben Nealon as in Lagaan Film

ITINERARY Final

1 Friday 27- December Depart LHR
2  Saturday 28-Dec Arrive
3  Sunday 29-Dec Delhi  Match(es)
4  Monday 30 Dec -Delhi* Match (es)
5  Tuesday 31-Dec Delhi Match(es)
6 Wednesday1st Jan-Delhi/ Agra                       Taj Mahal
7 Thursday 2ndJan Agra Cricket Match
8 Friday 3rd Jan Agra/Jaipur
9 Saturday 4th Jan Jaipur / Cricket Match
10 Sunday 5th Jan Jaipur/Ranthambore               via Amber fort
11 Monday 6-Jan Ranthampore                          Tiger reserve
12 Tuesday 7-Jan Ranthampore/ Jaipur
13 Wednesday 8-Jan back to Jaipur                   via Samode
14 Thursday 9-Jan Udaipur                            Palace reception
15 Friday 10-Jan MATCH Udaipur
16 Saturday 11-Jan- Cricket Match Udaipur
17 Sunday 12 Jan Udaipur/Mumbai*
18 Monday 13 Jan Mumbai Match
19 Tuesday 14-Jan Mumbai Match
20 Wednesday 15 Jan Match Mumbai/?
21 Thursday 'A' Leave for Goa
22 Friday 'B' Leave for London
22 Friday 'A' Match v Goa XI
23 Saturday Match v Goa XI
24 Sunday Recovery Day
25 Monday pm return to London via Mumbai

Nomads India tour committee-M Blumberg, K Alexander & C Lamb together with Steve Marians, Raman Subba Row and tour operator Sukumar Pathak of Discover India had a very productive meeting with Mr Jagohan Minister for tourism and culture at the India High Commission and also we had a ten minute slot on BBC World Service from Bush House