Tuesday July 21st v Lewes Priory CC
Match 47 NOMADS CC v LEWES PRIORY CC The Stanley Turner Ground Kingston Road Lewes Sussex BN7 3NB Tuesday 21st July 1981 2.00pm – Time Game
Result: Match Drawn
Toss: Lewes Priory
Umpires:Brian Pearce & Others
Scorers:Several
Debut(s): V Vaikvee,M Mason
LEWES PRIORY Innings
J Hartridge bowled Abramson 55
D Walter c Mason b Leahy 3
R Cosham c Hodd b Leahy 0
P Daly c Abramson b Surve 71
B Holding bowled Mann 6
B Jefferson c McGregor b Mann 1
A Cowan c Blumberg b Vaikee 8
M Wythe not out 6
P Gower bowled Surve 0
Extras 17
TOTAL (8 wkts dec,35.5 overs) 167
Dnb:K Eborn,P Owen.
Fow:Not recorded!
Bowling-Leahy 15 2 43 2,McGregor 8 1 34 0,Abramson 3 0 24 1,Mann 6 0 38 2,Vaikee 3 1 5 1,Surve 0.5 o 6 2.
NOMADS CC Innings
M Hodd c Owen b Holding 66
A Surve c Cosham b Wythe 2
V Vaikee bowled Eburn 18
C McGregor c Cowan b Eborn 1
ME Blumberg* bowled Holding 25
D Mann not out 33
M Mason c Gower b Owen 0
D Golooba+ bowled Holding 1
N Johnston not out 3
Extras 10
TOTAL (7 wickets,43 overs) 159
Dnb:A Abramson,J Leahy.
Fow:Not recorded
Bowling-Wythe 9 2 21 1,Jefferson 9 2 25 0,Eborn 10 2 20 2,Owen 9 0 46 1,Holding 6 0 37 3.
Nomads draw on historic Cricket day
Nomads finished just 9 runs short of victory with Don Mann(33) and Nick Johnston(3). We seemed to be coasting to victory thanks to a solid innings from Mike Hodd and a substantial stand between Michael Blumberg and Don Mann. Yet with the fall of Blumberg two more wickets wickets fell cheaply when we needed a few quick runs and so a draw was the result.
This day will always be remembered for one of the most devastating spells of fast bowling in the history of cricket. While Nomads were driving to Lewes a fired up Bob Willis was already destroying Australia. After the lunch interval he completed the task 8-43 and our game started late for there was Television in the clubhouse.
The match against Lewes Priory was not on our fixture list so presumably we received a late invitation and we have not played them since. Colin McGregor claimed the Hon Sec had oversold the fixture.
Matches Scorecards & Reports 1981