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Nomads Tour Saumur France June 1997

 SAUMUR Loire France     June Tour 1997      

 

 Two Victories over Saumur Cricket Club 


Loading up very early morning in SW19     
Jack amidst the flowers  & plants      A Hotel some stayed at                                     Nomads take a drink      

 

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 travelled in and out of France on his wife's passport. 

    
 
                        
   
 

  

MATCH Saumur CC v Nomads CC at Saumur Loire France 2.00pm Saturday June 14th 1997


Result:Nomads won by 41 runs 
Toss:Nomads 
Umpires:Various
Scorer:M Blumberg and others

 

NOMADS CC Innings
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.
 
              

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
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.

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 Saumur CC v Nomads CC at Saumur Loire France 2.00pm Sunday June 15th 1997
 
 

             

 

Result:Nomads won by 47 runs
Toss:Nomads
Umpires:Various:
Scorer:M Blumberg and others
     

NOMADS CC Innings  
R Mann       lbw       b Canustas 10
K Sutherland bowled      O'Leary  80  
R Smith      bowled        Burns  43
M Duggan     bowled      O'Leary  11
ME Blumberg  c Portier b O'Leary  12
T Howes jnr  bowled      O'Leary  12
T Howes snr  c Gideon  b Burns     1  
A Whiteway   c Lester  b Burns     1
J Hyams      c Sub     b Burns     1
J White      not out               1  
T Griffiths  not out               1
Extras      (b3,lb3,w3,nb0)        9
TOTAL       (9 wickets,50 overs) 193

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 
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

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.


    Mandy's lunch was magnificent

 
 
 
 

 

  

 

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