Cambridge Tour May 25-28th
The annual Cambridge tour consisted of three matches scorecards or details of which we have in the preceding years. For 1929 we have only the scorecard below. The historical weather report for the period does not indicate Rain so we can only assume two more matches were played for which we have no record!
NOMADS CC v DOWNING COLLEGE Cambridge Saturday May 25th 11.30am
–Time GameResult: Downing College won by 5 runs
Toss: Not Known
Umpires:Not recorded
Scorers:Not recorded
Debut:
DOWNING COLLEGE Innings
RA Wolverson run out 22
E Leys Williams bowled Webster 7
NR Fuggles+ bowled Webster 11
N Gabb bowled Webster 0
GD Wedd c Webster b Craddock 21
W Osman bowled Weeks 20
HC Whally-Tooker c Craddock b Webster 0
JD Wedd bowled Weeks 7
HF Turner not out 5
SJ Olivier bowled Webster 3
JR Bull bowled Weeks 3
EExtras 4
TOTAL (All out,? Overs) 115
Fow: Not recorded
Bowling – Not recorded,Webster took a fifer
NOMADS CC Innings
AW Pegrum c Bull b GD Wedd 9
FH Mesine c & b Gabb 10
BE Harland c Foggles b Williams 20
AH Seymour bowled Williams 5
FJ Weeks lbw b Gabb 32
KCB Webster bowled Gabb 11
JC Craddock bowled GD Wedd 1
LJ Crook bowled Gabb 0
FL Moss st Fuggles b GD Wedd 5
JWJ Moir c Olivier b GD Wedd 5
F Julian not out 2
Extras 2
TOTAL (All out,? Overs) 110
Fow:Not ecorded
Bowling – Both Gabb & GD Wedd took fourfers.
Downing Bowlers stifle Nomads chase
Nomads bowlers, Webster, Weeks and Craddock reduced Downing college to a modest 110 with only three batsmen reaching 20. Nomads had high hopes of chasing down this target but wickets fell regularly. While Fred Weeks was at the crease victory seemed likely but with his fall for 32 the innings withered to end 5 runs short of Downing’s total.
Downing College Cricket Club had been going since 1890.
Previous Cambridge Tours
1928 May Lost 2 Drew 1
1927 May Lost 3
1926 May Lost 2 Cancelled 1
