Sunday September 16th v Merrow CC

Nomads CC v Merrow CC, Epsom Road, Merrow, Guildford Surrey SundaySeptember 16th 1973 2.00 – Time Game am 

NOMADS CC 127 (Blumberg 29) drew with MERROW CC 100-8

Merrow hang on to draw low scoring match.

On a muddy pitch Nomads struggled for runs and no one compiled a decent score. Merrow in reply could do no better losing wickets regularly but hung on to draw with 8 wickets down.

This was Michael Blumberg’s debut for Nomads. David Morton rang Northwood CC and enquired if anyone would like to play for Nomads at Merrow next day as they were two short. Blumberg and Neil Burggy answered the call. For Burggy it was his one and only Nomads match but for Blumberg it was the start of a near life time’s adventure.

The following played for Nomads – Keith Ellison(captain),Tony Whiteway, Charles Lawther, Granny alston, Graham Edmington, Adrian Rose,Lynn Griffiths, Oliver Croom-Johnson, Paul Norton, Michael Blumberg, Neil Burggy. At this stage in Oliver’s cricket career he was an off-spin bowler!

Matches Tours & Scorecards 1973