Cambridge Tour 1953
CAMBRIDGE TOUR AUGUST 1953
Nomads 99-3 dec beat Pembroke College 71(Alston 6-29) FCM 'Gerry' Alexander who scored a century against Nomads for Gonville & Caius was recruited to play for Nomads in the last match.He was awarded his Blue playing for Cambridge University in the 1952 and 1953 Varsity matches at Lord's. Later on he was to play for West Indies and indeed captain the Test side.
IH 'Ian' Crombie who scored 40 not out in the final match gained a Blue for Boxing and received a magnificent sweater as a result which he wore thereafter when playing cricket. Ian on leaving Cambridge joined Nomads and played for two decades captaining the club for several years in the early 1970s.
Both died in 2011.
Nomads 194-4dec (Meen 97,Warburg 52) beat Downing College 99 by 95 runs
Trinity College 154 beat Nomads 116 by 38 runs
Clare Trundlers 74 lost to Nomads 79-3 by 7 wickets
Nomads 213-6dec(JJS Farmer 96*) drew with St John's College 114-4
Nomads 233-5dec(Alston 67*) beat Jesus College 126(LKL Lewis 7-51) by 97 runs
Gonville & Caius College 240-6 dec(FCM Alexander 152) beat Nomads 171 by 69 runs
Downing,Jesus & Kings Colleges XI 168-7dec(Peregrin 50,IH Crombie 40*) lost to Nomads 184-3(FCM Alexander 80,Meen 46*) by 7 wickets.
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