Suffolk Tour June 26th-29th

Match 30 NOMADS CC v CAMBIDGE GRANTA CC at Pembroke College Granchester Road Cambridge 2.00pm

The scoresheet is missing though prepared by Peter Mathews. The Match was noteworthy for the fact that Nomads were two short and batted first. Steve Scowan went into Cambridge centre to search the pubs for cricketers. First pub, two cricketers both Australian, one who had played for Stoics and Nomads earlier in the season and another on holiday who then played every Nomads game he could, Steve Toulmin who had a sports shop in Australia. We were somewhat challenged for numbers on the tour and few in fact stayed on tour the 4 days.

Match 31 NOMADS CC v MILDENHALL CC Wamil Walk Mildenhall Suffolk  2.00pm

Result: Mildenhall won by 111 runs
Toss:   Nomads CC
Umpires:John Bugden & AN Other
Scorers:Several & copied by Peter Mathew
Debut(s):None.? Seabrook,? Mace.   

MILDEHALL CC Innings
A Carter    c Seabrook  b Clarke  37
C Cooke     c Fermont   b Clarke  18
P Finnis    c & b         Clarke  17
F Locke     c Fermont   b Clarke  37
J Carpenter bowled        Astbury 33
M King      c Mathews   b Clarke   5
H Handy     not out               12
K Kill      not out                6
Extras     (b2,lb3,w0,nb5)        10
TOTAL      (6 wkts dec,41 overs) 176.
Dnb:G Widger,C Clarke,P Palmer.   

Fow:1-2992),2-66(3),3-89(1),4-137(5),5-150(6),6-156(4).  

Bowling-Clarke 21 2 67 5,Wilkinson 10 2 42 0,Astbury 6 0 44 1,Mathews 4 0 13 0.

NOMADS CC Innings 
DC Fermont  c?     b Widger  7 
ME Blumberg lbw    b Widger  7 
W Wilkinson c?     b Widger  0 
S Toulmin   bowled   Widger 38 
S Seabrook  c?     b King    5 
B Astbury   bowled   King    0 
M Mace      c?     b Widger  0 
P Mathews   bowled   Widger  2 
A Clarke    not out          1 
Missing Nomad
Missing Nomad
Extras(b4,lb0,w1,nb0)        5 
TOTAL(All out,18.4 overs)   65   

Fow:1-14(1),2-14(2),3-15(3),4-34(5,5-34(6),6-41(7),7-43(8),8-65(4).  

Bowling-Widger 9.4 3 27 6, King 9 2 33 2.

Depleted  Nomads batting found wanting

We won the year before by 10 wickets so perhaps they put out a stronger side. In the event Tony Clarke bowled well taking a fifer and the home side declared at 176-6 off 41 overs.

Widger ran through the Nomads top order and recorded figures of 6-27. Only our new Australian recruit Toulmin made double figures and he was last out for 38 out of a paltry 65 all out. We were minus two players, the Penn brothers would have made a difference. 

Match 32 NOMADS CC v QUILIBETS CC Framlingham College Framlingham Suffolk 

Result:  Mildenhall won by 39 runs
Toss:    Quilibets CC
Umpires: John Bugden & P Hunter.
Scorers: Robert Busby & M Breary
Debut(s):Toby Olds, Nigel Holmes & GN Gardner. 

QUILIBETS CC Innings
S Westley*   bowled      A Penn            5
B Underwood  c?        b A Penn            5
P Barker     lbw       b A Penn           21
G Phillips   run out                      19
S Carter     c?        b A Penn           17
R Williams   c?          b Croom- Johnson 20
T Mayhew     c?          b A Penn          4
R Wrinch     c?          b A Penn         10
C Pattinson  not out                      30
N Newsom     bowled        Croom-Johnson   0
C Rutterford bowled        Wilkinson       1
Extras      (b8,lb3,w1,nb0)               12
TOTAL       (All out,44.2 overs)         142

Fow:1-7(1)2-20(2),3-43(3),4-61(4),5-73(5),6-87(6),7-99(7),8-112(8),9-130(10,10-142(11).

Bowling-Wilkinson 8.2 2 17 1,A Penn 22 4 67 6,C Penn 5 1 11 0,Croom-Johnson 9 0 40 2.

NOMADS CC Innings 
ME Blumberg     bowled    Rutterford  24 
N Holmes        bowled    Newson      12 
DC Fermont*     not out               39 
W Wilkinson     bowled    Barker       1 
CAS Penn        c ?     b Barker       2 
O Croom-Johnson bowled    Barker       0 
A Penn          bowled    Rutterford   0 
T Olds          bowled    Rutterford   1 
N Tomlin        lbw     b Rutterford   0 
P Mathews       bowled    Rutterford   7 
M Penn          st?     b Barker       3 
Extras         (b12,lb0,w0,nb0)       12 
TOTAL          (All out,54.5 overs)  103

Fow:1-26(2),2-69(1),3-76(4),4-82(5),5-85(5),6-87(7),7-90(8),8-90(9),9-100(10),10-103(11).

Bowling-5 0 9 0,Newsom 8 0 16 1,Barker 17.5 3 38 4,Rutterford 14 2 23 5.

Nomads batting fails the test

We were back to afull eleven for the match at the excellent location of Framlingham college. Nomads bowled well, in particular, Andy Penn bowled a long spell of 22 overs taking 6-67. To bowl out this strong side for 142 was an achievement.

In reply Nomads made a steady start reaching 69-1 whereupon Blumberg was bowled by Rutterford. Skipper David Fermont prevailed but despite a solid lower order no one could stay with him and 69-2 became 103 all out with three ducks and a couple of singletons. Rutterford finished with a fifer and Barker fourfer.Fermont was undefeated on 39.

It is worth noting in retrospect that despite a 2.15pm start and a finish at 7.30pm 99.1 overs were bowled and almost all of that seam.

Match 33 NOMADS CC v PIMPERNEL CC Frogs Hall Barrow Newmarket Suffolk  

Result:   Pimpernel won by 3 wickets  
Toss:    Nomads CC
Umpires: John Bugden & AN Other
Scorers: Peter Mathews & Others
Debut(s):A Hobbs,C Cooke,S Stanton.

NOMADS CC Innings
AJG Symondson lbw         b Cayley     54 
ME Blumberg*  c Stubbings b Rees        0 
A Hobbs       c Cayley    b Rees       22 
CAS Penn      bowled        Stubbings 108 
M Hodd+       bowled        Stubbings  12 
J Leahy       bowled        Allen       7 
CR Mann       st ?        b Allen       4 
P Mathews     not out                   5 
P Burnham     not out                   0 
Extras       (b6,lb4,w0,nb0)           10 
TOTAL        (7 wkts dec,46 overs)    224 
Dnb:C Cooke,S Stanton.

Fow:1-4(2),2-45(3),3-125(1),4-157(5), 5-?(6),6-207(7),7-215(4).  

Bowling-Stocker 5 2 13 0,Rees 8 0 55 2,Upton 6 0 40 0,Caley 6 0 31 1,Allen 12 1 39 2,Stubbings 9.1 0 35 2.    

PIMPERNEL CC Innings
S Bryden    bowled       Penn      29
A Belham    bowled       Penn       5
C Pritchard c Burnham  b Penn      12
D Stocker   not out                89
P Rees      lbw        b Penn      10
P Cayley    c Leahy    b Symondson  2
P Allen     bowled       Penn      42
R Stubbings bowled       Penn       8
B Upton     not out                 3
Extras     (b13,lb9,w1,nb1)        24
TOTAL      (7 wickets,35.2 overs) 225
Dnb:2 x Pimpernels.

Fow:1-12(2),2-50(3),3-57(1),4-77(5),5-98(6),6-198(7),7-216(8).

Bowling-Penn 18 1 69 6,Blumberg 3 0 18 0,Hobbs 5.2 0 29 0,Symondson 4 0 43 1,Mathews 2 0 21 0,Leahy 3 0 20 0. 

One Penn not enough 

We were short again on Monday despite some reinforcements so we recruited a couple of players from a local pub.One who could play a bit for the other it was a trifle  dangerous.

Nomads won the toss and batted,Skipper for the day Blumberg fell cheaply. Andrew Hobbs from Cambridge Granta fell for 22 at 45 but then Alastair Symondson and Charles Penn added 80 and Mike Hodd partnered Penn for another 30. Then it was all Penn who finished on 108 whereupon the innings was declared at 224-7 off 46 overs. 

Nomads bowlers reduced Pimpernel to 98-5 wth Charles Penn rampant with the ball having already scored a century. However Allen joined Stocker  and these two battled it out to add 100 runs. A returning Penn removed Allen  and then Stubbings but by now Pimpernel were just 9 runs short of winning and Stocker saw them home to victory.

Matches Scorecards & Reports 1981