Charles Fellows-Smith Flourishes  
Sixth wicket stand thwarts Nomads

Northwood win by 5 wickets

Match 1 Nomads v Northwood Monday April 21st 2003 at Northwood Middlesex

Result:Northwood won by 5 wickets
Toss: Nomads
Umpire(s):
Nomad Man Of The Match:Charles Fellows-Smith

NOMADS Innings
+K Alexander    bowled      Lewis J  5
J Lascelles     c Reeve P b Reeve S 11
D O’Sullivan    c Watson  b Knowles  0
C Lamb          bowled      Reeve S 26
R Woolhouse     bowled      Lewis J  0
J Ireland       c Lewis S b Reeve P 16
C Fellows-Smith not out             52
J Rezko         lbw       b Latchman 2
D Williams      lbw       b Reeve P  1
*M Blumberg     bowled      Lewis S  2
R Leachman      c Knowles b Lewis S  0
Extras         (15b,4lb,3w,0nb)     22
TOTAL (All Out,50.4 overs)         138

FoW:1-8,2-9,3-45,4-46,5-46,6-93,7-107,8-108,9-138,10-138.

Bowling-Knowles 8 4 15 1,Lewis J 9 3 24 2, Reeve S 10 1 40 2, Reeve P 12 3 21 2, Latchman 11 3 17 1,Lewis S 1.4 0 2 2.

NORTHWOOD Innings
*R Murphy bowled         F-Smith 18
S Dickson lbw          b F-Smith 18
S Lewis   c Lascelles  b F-Smith  5
J Gibb    bowled         F-Smith 10
B Knowles st Alexander b F-Smith 17
M Wright  not out                35
+K Watson not out                 7
Extras   (16b,2b,10w,1nb)        29
TOTAL   (6 wickets, 30.5 overs) 139
DNB:R Latchman,J Lewis,P Reeve,S Reeve.

FoW:1-40,2-49,3-58,4-81,5-94.

Bowling-Woolhouse 3 1 15 0,Fellows-Smith 17 4 55 5, Ireland 5 2 6 0,Williams 6 2 27 0,Leachman 3 1 6 0,Rezko 1 0 10 0,O’Sullivan 0.1 0 2 0.

Nomads suffer 5 wicket defeat at Northwood on Easter Monday on a sunny but windy day.Mustering a mere 137 with 26 from Lamb and 54* from Fellows-Smith Nomads made Northwood fight for their runs as Fellow-Smith took 5 wickets.

Despite a plethora of appeals from the other end none of the other 6 bowlers tried could match Fellows-Smith and so a productive 6th wicket stand saw the home through to victory by 5 wickets with a few overs to spare.

A better day behind the stumps and first slip would have helped Nomads cause but an enjoyable day was had despite the result. Eight of those playing had toured in India earlier in the year which added to the bon homie of the side...better next time please!!

The decision to bat first on an early season pitch was perhaps a risky one but a few runs from batsmen 1 and 3 would have made this a very competitive game.

As it was the pitch did play in an eccentric manner as well as slowly with some of the shot selection hardly appropriate not least the last of the Hon Sec and Centenary captain!! and he was playing on his original 'home' ground...46 years since debut.