Match Nomads v Stowe Templars Stowe School Buckingham, Monday July 21st 2003. 
 
Result:   Match Drawn
Umpire(s):Brian Wilson & Terry Wilkins
Nomad Man Of The Match:Joe Ireland 

STOWE TEMPLARS Innings
T Pearce    bowled       S Patel   92 
A Bowman    run out(Abbas/Leyland) 28
B McLelland c S Patel  b Rezko     34
M Bowman    bowled       Burton    44
R Large     bowled       Blumberg  89 
W Hook      c Marshall b Blumberg  19
W Morris    c Abbas    b Blumberg   6
A Pearson   not out                 9
N Gryce     not out                 0
Extras     (9b,5lb,11w,0nb)        25
TOTAL      (7 wickets,55.1 overs) 347 
DNB:W Winton, R Lord. 
 
Fow:1-95,2-147,3-172,4-259,5-332,6-332,7-347. 
 
Bowling***-Burton 8 0 80 1, Marshall 9 0 64 1,Ireland 8 1 30 0,S Patel 10 2 33 1,Rezko 9 0 49 1,K Patel 4 0 29 0, Blumberg 7.1 0 45 3. 

NOMADS Innings
M Marshall  c Gryce  b Morris  12
W Abbas     c Gryce  b Lord    40
S Patel     c Large  b Lord    51
C Ledger    c & b      Large   22
J Lascelles c Large  b Pearce  15
A Leyland   bowled     Bowman   8
K Patel     c Large  b Daniels 30
M Burton    st Gryce b Bowman   4
J Ireland   not out            76
M Blumberg  c Gryce  b Hook     2
J Rezko     not out            10
Extras     (20b,6lb,15w,8nb)   49
TOTAL    (9 wickets,54 overs) 316  

Fow:1-48,2-115,3-141,4-164,5-177,6-183,7-187,8-244,9-270.

Bowling*-Morris 12 1 100 1, Pearson 6 0 34 0,McLelland 1 0 9 0,Winton 1 0 15 0,Large 12 0 35 1,Lord 7 1 33 3,Pearce 4 0 17 1,Bowman 7 0 38 2,Hook 2 0 23 1.

This original squad changed rapidly between Thursday and Monday-M Blumberg,Mike Thewlis, Joe Ireland, Mike Hodges, K Alexander, M Marshall, R Woolhouse, J Lascelles,S Patel,J Singh, C Ledger  
  

                   A Load of runs on modified ground

This was a curious match in that the Silverstone Ball had been relocated at one end of the cricket ground as opposed the South Front as usuall. The Marque and all else was supposed to be removed by 11.00am but it was not. So the match proceded with bowling being from the Stowe House end throughout and the batsmen changing ends..

A car load of Nomads arrived late which since we lost the toss meant we took the field several short to start with and Stowe's openers took full advantage of this, in particular, of Matt Burton's bowling. Stowe's innings momentum was restricted by our slow bowlers but despite losing wickets they strill declared at the formidable score of 347-7 off 55.1 overs.

Nomads reply was equally fluent as Sunil Patel stroked a swift fifty and Wicky Abbas 40 so the innings was on target until Jeremy Lascelles and Adam Leyland became bogged down which was unfortunate as there was much batting to come. Joe Ireland with assistance from a brisk cameo from Kiran Patel added 47 end then with an obdurate Blumberg another 36 to reach 270-9. With John Rezco joining Joe the last pair added a further 47 to close at 317 some 31 short.
 
 664 runs in the day despite the strange boundary shape was pretty good day's cricket and suitably celebrated at the Chackmore pub afterwards.