We played two short matches and won both on a glorious summer's day at Abinger. Two visiting teams turned up to play Abinger so a three matches of 15/15 were arranged. There some dissenters but al were persuaded to play and not waste such a wonderful afternoon. Nomads just squeaked home in the first by 3 runs but won the second easily. For the record in the deepening gloom Shalford beat Abinger. 

MATCH 43 Nomads CC  v  Shalford  CC   Saturday  September 15th  2.00pm Abinger CC Abinger Surrey-15 overs each side max 3 per bowler batsmen retired on 25 but  return at fall of last wicket    

Result:   Nomads  won by 3 runs
Toss:     Nomads CC
Umpires:  Paul Maloney   & others
Scorer:   Various
Debut(s): Andy Peters,Debbie Curtis

NOMADSC CC Innings
K Alexander     lbw         b Gayer    10
N Cooper        c Rogers    b Vorster  28
A Peters        c Vorster   b Southcomb 7 
W Johnston      not out                34
GC Lamb         c & b         Patel     5
D Morley-Clarke c Patel     b Hall      3
C Page          not out                 7
D Curtis        bowled        Hall      1
R Clark         lbw         b Hall      1
ME Blumberg     st Dipenaar b Trotman   2
C Fellows-Smith run out                 1
Extras          (b7,lb2,w0,nb4)        13
TOTAL           (9 wickets,15 overs)  112 

Fow:1-41,2-46,3-65,4-88,5-95,6-102,7-104,8-107,9-107. 

Bowling-Grayer 3 0 22 1,Vorster 2 0 18 1,Patel 3 0 18 1,Southcombe 2 0 22 1,Trowman 3 0 14 1,Hall 2 0 7 3. 

SHALFORD CC Innings
R Rogers     bowled         Clark   20
D Dipenaar   not out                32
S Smith      lbw          b Blumberg 0
D Drake      st Alexander b Page     5
G George     lbw          b F-Smith  6
V Vorster    bowled         Page     6
S Southcombe run out                 7
G Grayer     st Alexander b Page     1
H Hall       c Peters     b F-Smith  6
P Patel      c M-Clarke   b Page    25
T Trowman    lbw          b Page     1
Extras       (b0,lb0,w0,nb0)         0
TOTAL        (All Out,15 overs)    109 

Fow:1-52,2-52,3-63,4-69,5-73,8-84,9-107,10-109.

Bowling-Clark 4 0 30 1,Blumberg 4 0 25 1,Page 4 0 32 5,Fellows-Smith 3 0 22 2.

Nomads were ancient if distinguished side for this match with some good bowling.the batting was hardly selected for a Twenty20 let alone a Fifteen15. Nick Cooper and Bill Johnson nevertheless reached 25 to be retired  both returning at the taid end as the lower order collapse under 'pressure'

A Total of 112 seemed modest against unknown opposition.Their openers added 52 before Rogers was bowled by Clark and then Smith was bowled for a duck by Blumberg. After 8 overs Shalford were 55-2. Wickets then tumbled to Page and Fellow-Smith and Dippenaar retired.

Nomads seemed to be in control whereupon Patel with amost curious technique set about Page hitting him for several sixes before being caught miscue-ing out in the covers. His attack had almost won the match for Shalford.Page finished with 5-32 most of which were hit off his final over.Alexander behind the stumps conceded not a single extra.

MATCH 44 NOMADS CC  v  ABINGER  CC   Saturday September 15th  2.00pm Abinger CC Abinger  Surrey-15 overs each side max 3 per bowler batsmen retired on 25 but  return at fall of last wicket      

Result:   Nomads  won by 48 runs
Toss:     Nomads CC
Umpires:  Paul Maloney   & others
Scorer:   Various
Debut(s): Non

NOMADS CC Innings
N Cooper        retired           33
K Alexander     bowled     Corker 15
A Peters        bowled     Corker  0
W Johnson       retired           32
GC Lamb         c Ayling b Burge  13
D Morley-Clarke not out           21
R Clark         not out            3
Extras          (b1,lb7,w6,nb1)   15
TOTAL (3 wickets(+rets),15 overs)132
Dnb:C Fellows-Smith,ME Blumberg,C Page,D Curtis. 

Fow;1-41,2-41.3-123. 

Bowling-Birkett 4 0 37 0,Ayling 4 1 23 0,Corker 4 0 45 2,Whifield 2 0 12 0,Burge 1 0 6 1.

ABINGER Innings
C Corker        st Alexander b Page    29
C Colesbrook    c & b          F-Smith  4
W Whitfield     bowled         F-Smith  6
P Philips-Smith bowled         M-Clarke 4
A Ayling        not out                13
B Burge         bowled         M-Ckarke 0
A Corker        c & b          Page     0
P Pedro         bowled         Page     0
R Roger         lbw          b M-Clarke 2
B Birkett       not out                 1
Extras         (b7,lb1,w2,nb0)         10
TOTAL          (8 wickets,15 overs)    69
Dnb;W Wakett. 

Fow:1-14,2-28,3-44,4-44,5-44,6-45,7-45,8-62.

Bowling-Clark 3 0 17 0,Fellows-Smith 4 0 12 2,Page 4 0 23 3,Morley-Clark 3 1 3 3,Curtis 1 0 5 0.

Third Match Shalford 123-7,15 overs beat Abinger 67-6,15 overs by 56 runs