MATCH 51 NOMADS CC vOxford Downs CCStandlake Village Oxfordshire Sunday August 18th 2012 1.00pm

Toss:   Nomads won the toss
Result: Match Drawn
Umpires:Several & Others
Scorers:Several
Debuts : 

NOMADS CC Innings
DC Steele   c?     b J Crouch 23
O Smith     bowled   W Watts  15
C Peerless  c ?    b J Crouch 14
A Hill      c ?    b Lurcock  25
M Budgen    not out           79
A Smith*    c?     b Lurcock   4
R Ormiston  bowled   Lurcock  17
B Smith     bowled   Lurcock   3
L Jayarajah+bowled   Lurcock   6
K Knoll     not out            1
Extras     (b7,lb8,w2,nb0)    17
TOTAL  (8 wkts dec,44 overs) 203
Dnb:ME Blumberg

Fow:1-38(2),2-46(1),3-87(4),4-119(6),5-126(6),6-163(7),7-181(8),8-196(9).

Bowling-G Watts 6 2 20 0,W Watts 10 3 32 1,J Crouch 6 0 25 2,Lurcock 12 1 59 5,Soppitt 5 1 16 0,C Crouch 5 1 47 0.

OXFORD DOWNS CC Innings
F Crouch bowled        B Smith    4
D Hangs   bowled         Ormiston 4
A Thomas  c & b        B Smith   30
W Watts   c Hill     b B Smith   10
H Gillam  c Peerless b Steele    24
M Watts   run out                50
J Soppitt bowled       A Smith   14
J Crouch  c B Smith  b Steele     8
G Watts   not out                11
C Crouch  not out                 7
Extras   (b6,lb0,w2,nb0)          8
TOTAL    (8 wickets,40 overs)   170
Dnb:A Lurcock

Fow:1-4(1),2-27(2),3-52(4),4-55(3),5-123(6),6-144(5),7-150(5),8-154(8).

Bowling-B Smith 10 3 53 3,Ormiston 8 2 25 1,Knoll 5 0 40 0,A Smith 9 2 30 1,Steele 8 2 16 2.

                                    Ninth wicket pair thwart Nomads

On Sunday Nomads batted first at Oxford Downs and found scoring runs mighty difficult, first against a diminutive left arm seamer and then a succession of slow bowlers matched by excellent fielding from the mostly young Downs' side. Olly Smith and David Steele had a first wicket stand of 38 that used up many an over before Olly and quickly Charles Perrless number 3 fell. Eventually Steele found momentum only to hit a full toss straight to a waiting fielder.

Andy Hill and Marcus Budgen struggled to raise the run rate but added another 50 odd before Andy succumbed and his namesake and skipper was soon to follow hitting straight to deep mid off. Ross Ormiston hit a quick 17 and with Marcus now finding his timing, the innings belatedly gained momentum so that by the declaration we had amassed 206-8 off 41 overs with Marcus 70 not out. Downs had bowled 41 overs in not much under three hours so it was a generous declaration.

After a very good tea Ben Smith, seam and Ross Ormiston, leg spin had Downs in trouble at 55-4. The skipper Watts and partner Gillam now put on a swift 68 runs swinging the game away from Nomads. It was a brilliant low an accurate throw from Andy Hill in the covers that changed the game running out the skipper on 50 going for a second run. Downs' innings now ground to a halt with David Steele and Andrew Smith tigtening the noose. Steele took two wickets and Smith one leaving Downs 154-8 with some 8 overs to go.

Despite the minute G Watts surviving many a near catch, he and the elder Crouch saw off Nomads, all crowded round the bat to save the match. A draw but an intriguing game in which the ascendency swung to and fro.



Previous Matches

2012 Match Drawn

2011 Match Cancelled Nomads unable to raise 11

2010 Match Drawn
2009 Oxford Downs won by 33 runs
2008 ODs unable to raise side
2007 Oxford Downs won by 4 wickets
2006 Match Cancelled Pavilion not ready
2005 Nomads won by 7 wickets
2004 Match Cancelled wet on glorious hot sunny day
2003 ODs won by 4 wickets
2002 ODs won by 4 wickets
2001 Match Drawn Nomads 7 runs short

1997 Match abandoned as a draw with Nomads 8 short but paramedics on pitch

1992 Match Drawn