Nomads in Spain La Manga & L’Alfas del Pi October 19th -27th

 October  19th to 27th 2006  Sporting Alfas & La Manga

Tour Summary Won 1 Drew 1 Lost 3 

Last  year we were a party of 28 with 19 players. Somehow and for a variety  of reasons this year we were  at maximum a party of 10 with never more  than 7 players on tour. On Sunday and Monday we made up to 11 with  locals, members of Southwick Wanderers CC also on tour and some  occasional local Nomads. Unfortunately Paul Stansfield,Steve Kidgell  were unavailble for the Saturday game and David Climent for the Monday  one. Last minutes attempts to fly out Paul Wakefield and Michael  Thewliss for two days failed due to the return flight cost.

Simon Barter and  James  while left us after the Alfas section while Ilija Krunic joined us.It  had been hoped that Ilija's brother and Bob Cooke would also join us in  La Manga and Steve Kidgell but this did not work out leaving us a  playing body of six.

It should be remembered also that three of the party were over sixty and one of those 87 in December. However five of us played five consecutive games without sustaining major injury. Nevertheless  Ranjit Latchman sustaining a lip/mouth injury when misfielding off his  bowling in the first game.This required stitching and deprived us of a  front line batsman when we batted.James woolley a Barter cousin  substituted.With a helmet Ranjit batted in the next four games but  dislodged a front tooth while eating out in Altea on Sunday evening.
For  the record I paid £130.00 return with Iberia, Ranjit Latchman paid £140  and Srikanth £160. Ilija Krunic who flew out on Monday and back Friday  paid £120 with BMI. James While who flew BA out on Friday back Monday  evening business class paid £140.00. So gentlemen it can not have been  the cost of flights that deprived us of your company this autumn.

The results were disappointing.We won one match,lost three and drew one. Yet all five could, maybe should, have been won.Srikanh Kattaboyina was outstanding.
 We were staying in Alfas (19)/20/21/22/23 Hotel Albirgardens Aparthotel  and played at Columbus Oval Sporting Alfas's Ground. The hotel had added a Jacuzzi and Sauna (Free for Guests) since our last visit. In La Manga Resort at the Los Lomas Apartments.

At Columbus Oval Albir L’Afas Del Pi
Saturday October 21 Twenty20 Sporting Alfas CC 183-2/4,20 overs(Shafique Ali 71 ret,L Lupson ret 27,Climent 38,Hall 20*,Howe 20) beat Nomads CC 112,16.2 overs (While 44,Kattaboyina 26,Piercey 23,Munoz 3-22) by 71 runs.  

Sunday October 22nd 40/40 Sporting Alfas CC 148,38 overs (Pennick 48,Marriner 39,Lewis 26,Latchman 3-14,Seekings 2-27,Shafique Ali 2-20) lost to Nomads CC  149-6,33.5 overs (Kattaboyina 37,Johnson 33,Barter 25.Lewis 2-23.Marriner 2-43) by 4 wickets  

Monday October 23rd Time/Declaration Nomads CC 234-9 dec,47 overs (Kattaboyina 54,Hyde 72,Barter 32,Braithwaite 2-40,Stammers 2-10,Vaughan 2-62,Copeland 2-60) drew with Forty Club of Spain CC   130-9,47 overs(Cooper 51,While 3-13.Kattaboyina 3-46)  

At La Manga Resort Top Ground 
Tuesday October 24th 40 overs/No bowling limits   Costa Blanca XI   183-7,40 overs(Rose 40,Brooke 32,Kattaboyina 6-62) beat   Nomads CC 154,38.3 overs(Kattaboyina 51,Latchman 41,Esses18*,Wambeek 4-16,    Sherrey 3-70) by 29 runs

Wednesday    October 25th 8-a-side   Nomads CC   136,29 overs(Kattaboyina 71,Latchman 24, Davies 2-38, Smith 2-16)  lost to  La Manga CC 140-2/3,20.2 overs(Parker 57ret,Shafique Ali 37*) by 4/5 wickets 

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