Nomads Tour to Saumur 1997
Two Victories over Saumur CC
In 1977 Nomads made the first of several visits to the delightful small city of Saumur in the department of Maine et Loire best known for Cadre Noir to play the local cricket club founded by Krishna Lester with President Mick Jagger.
The party set off by Minibus from Rus Mann’s home in Wimbledon picking up the Howes en route to Ashford and a Channel Tunnel Crossing. After a tortuous route which took in the motorway madness of Paris and the rush hour of the University town at Tours we arrived in Saumur to find we were not booked into any Hotel. A Lester/Blumberg cock up.
Nevertheless in no time we were esconced in two hotels and were soon relaxed and drinking outside one of the hotels overlooking the River Loire.
The next morning we visited the Chateau and vineyard at nearby Chaintre managed by Krishna and were given the official tour and tasting followed by lunch back in the town and then off to the cricket ground.
Playing on the only grass square in France Nomads proved equal to the task and won comfortably. Matt Duggan posted a big hitting fifty after Kelvin Sutherland had struggled on the slow pitch for 49.Pikey and Burns put Saumur in a strong position to reach the modest total set but when they went the Saumur batting collapsed to the guile and skill of the visiting bowlers.
That evening we dined well at a restaurant of Krishna’s recommendation and various bars and late night dancing clubs were enjoyed until dawn by several members including veterans Professor John White and Jack Hyams.
Jack Hyams travelled in and out of France on his wife’s passport.
Nomads visited the Vineyard on Saturday morning
MATCH 13 SAUMUR CC v NOMADS CC at Saumur Loire France 2.00pm Saturday June 14th 1997.
Result:Nomads won by 41 runs
Fow:1-18,2-57,3-87,4-136,5-146. Bowling-Bartlett 7 1 23 0,Babu 8 o 31 1,O'leary 5 2 21 2,Hazelwood 3 0 19 0,Butler 4 0 21 1,Burns 5 3 1 25,Graham 1 0 2 0. SAUMUR CC Innings
Fow :1-24,2-81,3-81,4-81,5-98,6-102,7-106,8-107,9-108. Bowling-Duggan 7 1 17 0,Blumberg 17.1 5 35 4,Howes sen 4 0 35 0,Smith 7 0 24 4. MATCH 14 Saumur CC v Nomads CC at Saumur Loire France 2.00pm Sunday June 15th 1997 Result:Nomads won by 47 runs
Fow:1-50,2-124,3-144,4-152,5-177,6-177,7-188,8-191. Bowling-Burns 19 4 51 3,O'Leary 15 0 60 5,Canustas 8 2 27 1,Oldham 6 1 26 0,Pikey 2 0 41 0. SAUMUR CC Innings
Fow: Not recorded Bowling-Duggan 10 3 16 2,Sutherland 9 2 33 2,Mann 6 1 23 1,Blumberg 9.4 1 23 2,Hyams 3 0 27 2.
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:Various
Scorer:M Blumberg and others
T Howes jnr bowled Babu 6
K Sutherland c Lester b O'Leary 49
J Hyams c Bartlett b O'Leary 13
M Duggan c O'leary b Burns 52
T Griffiths not out 9
A Whiteway c Babu b Lester 10
J White not out 0
Extras (b1,lb7,w3,nb0) 11
TOTAL (5 wickets dec,33 overs) 149
Dnb:R Smith,R Mann,T Howes sen,ME Blumberg.
B Braybrook bowled Blumberg 8
P Pikey c Whiteway b Blumberg 39
G Burns c Whiteway b Smith 33
J John c White b Smith 0
G Gideon run out(Duggan) 10
K Lester hit wkt b Smith 7
B Babu bowled Blumberg 8
G Graham not out 1
M O'Leary bowled Blumberg 1
C Bartlett c Blumberg b Smith 0
Extras (b3,lb4,w0,nb0) 7
TOTAL (All out,35.1 overs) 108
Dnb:ANOther.
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:Various:
Scorer:M Blumberg and others
TOTAL (9 wickets,50 overs) 193
CK Lester bowled Duggan 21
P Plant bowled Sutherland 8
G Burns bowled Sutherland 9
O Oldham bowled Blumberg 27
P Pikey c Whiteway b Mann 13
C Canustas bowled Hyams 9
A Germain bowled Blumberg 9
P Portier bowled Hyams 4
R Rutherford bowled Duggan 13
M O'Leary not out 0
Extras (b15,lb8,w2,nb4) 29
TOTAL (9 wickets,37.4 overs)146
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