MATCH 32 Nomads CC v Headley CC  Sunday  June 17th  at Headley Common Surrey 1.30pm  

Result:  Headley won by 5 wickets
Toss:    Headley CC
Umpires: Various
Scorer:  Several
Debut(s):Hasan Shafique,M Mirza,T Thanawala.

NOMADS CC Innings                         
K Farrell     c R Barton  b Charalambous 26 
TD Brockton*  lbw         b Midmer       27
R Style       lbw b         S Barton     18
R Ormiston    bowled        Thisanayagam 39
H Morris      retired hurt               24
T Thanawala   not out                    42 
H Shafique    c Calvert   b R Barton     10
S Wahi+       not out                     3
Extras       (b1,lb4,w13,nb2)            20
TOTAL        (5 wickets dec,42 overs)   209
Dnb:C Page,M Mirza,ME Blumberg.

Fow:1-59(1),2-86(2),3-86(3),4-147(4),5-195(7).

Bowling-Tunnell 9 1 34 0(w2),R Barton 6 0 32 1(w2),Charalambous 5 0 34 1(w5),Midmer 7 2 33 1(w1.nb1),S Barton 4 1 19 1(w3),Winslet 6 1 31 0(w1,nb1),Thisanayagam 5 0 19 1.

HEADLEY CC Innings
D Chapman      lbw     b Mirza    19
A Pickering    bowled    Mirza     2
H Calvert      c Wahi  b Page     31
J Thisanayagam bowled    Shafique 69
S Winslet      bowled    Brockton  8
S Barton       not out            47
J Midmer*      not out            11
Extras        (b18,lb4,w7,nb2)    31
TOTAL        (5 wkts,28.4 overs) 212
Dnb:G Waller+,D Tunnell,R Barton,Y Charalambous.

Fow:1-3(2),2-31(1),3-833),4-103(5),5-152(4).

Bowling-Mirza 4 0 32 2,Thanawala 6 0 34 0,Brockton 10 1 44 1,Page 4 0 48 1,Shafique 2 0 20 1,Ormiston 2.4 0 9 0. 

Untidy bowling so Nomads lose for first time since Blackheath

Nomads were beaten for the first time since suffering defeatto a strong Blackheath side in early May, a run spanning 13 matches.  James Midmer of Headley won the toss andinserted the Nomads. The wicket had a full covering of grass, and the ball certainlyzipped around in the early stages. However, with relatively short boundariesthe batters got value for their shots when they were able to connect.

Brockton and Farrell put on 64 for the first wicket beforeFarrell was caught at deep point off an uppish square drive. Rupert Style camein at no3 & looked in good touch with three crunching cover drives for 4before he and Brockton were both adjudged LBW. Nomads on the back-foot, but Ross Ormiston, back after a 4 week lay offwith a torn calf, and Hugo Morris (suffering a reoccurrence of a strained back)put together a strong partnership to get Nomads to 150 without furtheralarm.  Ormiston was then bowled by the firstball of Headley’s Dimitri Mascaranas  look-a-like, the former Hertfordshirecricketer pegging back Ormiston’s off stump with a quick Yorker.

Morris then went in the back and had to retire hurt, a shameas he was striking the ball nicely. However, the momentum in the innings waskept alive by young Middlesex U15 all-rounder Tanmay, making his Nomads debut.He batted with maturity beyond his years to score 42 not out and see thevisitors to 209 from just over 40 overs. Headley would receive somethingsimilar in reply.

Nomads had an untested new ball attack of Tanmay &Sulimen and although Sulimen took 2 wickets (bowled and LBW) he was expensiveand bowled a number of full tosses.  Incomparison Tanmay bowled too short and was swatted for several boundaries.Skipper Brockton turned to himself and experienced campaigner Chris Page.  Page unfortunately was completely off colour,bowling too full and being dispatched. He went at 10 an over before beingremoved from the attack and sent down to fine leg to lick his wounds.

Brockton was swinging the ball and took an early wicket(bowled) but the Burly Dimi Mascaranas was hitting the ball well and brought uphis 50 before being bowled himself. This aggressive innings took Headley to theverge of victory.  Barton supplied thecoup de grasse swatting a big 6 to win the game, batting with Headley’s skipperMidmer. Headley winning by 5 wickets with plenty of overs left.

Many of the Nomads remained for a cold beer or three atHeadley cricket club before retiring to the Cock Inn just down the road towatch Brazil play in the world Cup. Our thanks to Headley CC for hosting us yet again

Previous Matches  
2017 Match Drawn
2015 Nomads won by 106 runs   

2014 Nomads won by 15 runs 

2013 Nomads won by 80 runs       

2012 Cancelled Too Wet 

2011 Headley won by six wickets

2010 Headley won by 7 wickets   
2009 Headley won by 3 wickets      
2008 Nomads won by 24 runs   
2007 Match Cancelled Rain 
2006 Match Drawn Headley 9 wkts down 
2005 Nomads lost by 2 wickets as Headley 9th wkt pair hit 92  
2004 Match Cancelled due to previous rain  
2003 Cloudburst stops game
2002 Headley win by 5 wickets 
2001 Matt Marshall hits 138 on Nomads debut in drawn match  
2000 Headley won by 6 wickets
1999 Match Drawn
1998 Headley won by 58 runs
1997 Nomads won by 2 wickets 
1996 Headley won by 8 wickets, 512 runs scored in match 
1995 Headley won by 3 wickets
1994 Headley won by 6 wickets 
1993 May  
1993 August Match Drawn  
1992
1991 Match Drawn
1990 Headley won by 2 wickets
1989 
1988 
1987 
1986 
1985 
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980 Nomads won by 3 wickets
1979 Headley won by 29 runs