Match 40 Nomads CC v The Hurlingham Club Fulham London SW6 3PR Sunday August 8th 1130am  

Result: Match Drawn
Toss:   Hurlingham
Umpires:Mark Williams & Les Richardson
Scorers:Bill Rodwell &  

NOMADS CC Innings               R   M   B  4 6
P Wakefield  c Morris b Hardy      0   1   2  0 0
J Lascelles  c Smith  b Hardy     11  38  37  3 0
J While      c Andjel b Belfrage 167 174 150 26 5
A Hill       c Smith  b J Defty   22  32  30  3 1
F Rana       c Morris b J Defty   72  73  63 12 2
R Wycherley+ not out              25  37  22  3 0
J Ireland    not out               1   5   2  0 0
Extras       (b7,lb2,w4,nb0)      13
TOTAL(5 wickets declared,51 ovs) 311
Dnb:S Collins, R Brooke, M Rajabali, M Blumberg*

Fow:1-0,2-31,3-64,4-223,5-305. Bowling-Hardy 13 3 53 2,J Defty 16 5 65 2,Belfrage 4 0 33 1(w4),Wheeler 6 1 37 0,Andjel 8 0 67 0,Gutteridge 4 0 47 0. 

HURLINGHAM Club Innings            R   M   B   4  6
R Jenkins    c Collins   b Rana      19  22  20  3  1
N Defty      bowled        Wakefield 23  37  31  5  0
R Gutteridge c Ireland   b Rana       8   7   5  2  0
A Andjel     c Wakefield b Rajabali 106 116 104 14  1
J Defty      c Brooke    b Ireland    3  17  14  0  0
S Morris*    bowled        Wakefield  8  13  13  2  0
P Wickes     st Wycherly b Wakefield 19  22  24  4  0
A Smith      bowled        Rana      53  70  43  6  1
H Hardy      not out                 10  31  31  1  0
C Belfrage   not out                  5  17  13  1  0
Extras      (b10,lb2,w11,nb0)        23
TOTAL      (8 wickets,50 overs)     277
Dnb:P Wheeler. 

Fow:1-42,2-58,3-58,4-85,5-114,6-140,7-251,8-266.

Bowling -Rana 11 1 67 3(w5),Ireland 11 3 50 1,Wakefield 12 0 71 3(w1),Rajabali 15 1 63 1,Collins 1 0 14 0.  

                                                   A great day's cricket

O n a beautiful hot summer's day Nomads were fortunate to be asked for a second successive year to bat first having lost the toss. Hurlingham's skipper Sean Morris, formerly of Hampshire CCC, preferred to chase on the basis of a very exciting match the day before. Jemile Darraji had rung in injured and so Richard Brooke substituted. Wakers had arrived early for once yet he was out 2nd ball miscuing a long hop. Lascelles went not long after and Hill was caught at deepish mid off for 19 leaving Nomads at 64-3 in some disarray. Faisal Rana joined James While and these two put on 159 either side of lunch with a good number of spectacular shots that entertained the sprinkling of spectators. Faisal having hit 72 off 63 balls was the first victim of the afternoon whereupon Wycherley and While added a further 82 runs off 8 overs before James While fell for a mighy 167 just 9 short of Tim Bourke's record. Nomads declared on 311-5 after 5I overs . 

Nomads bowling consisted of several spinners and one seamer Faisal. This combination was to have success after an opening stand of 42 reducing the home side to a perilous 146-6 in the 27th over. Much to Hurlingham's credit Andjel and former Nomad Alex Smith fought back posting 111 off 15 overs before Faisal bowled Smith and shortly after reaching a fine century Andjel was caught by Wakers off Rajabali. Wickes was soon stumped so Hurlingham were 266-8 with 5 overs to go. With fielders close around the bat the local 9th pair resisted stoutly to draw a very enjoyable match.

The club was well supported on the day with families, partners, members and friends and, of course, Vice-President Eric Warburg whose loyalty was split, he like our President also being a Hurlingham member. Most Nomads departed the club on a fine summer's evening only on discovering the bar was closed. Paul Wheeler, chairman of cricket remarked that we must have a result next year, why not? We look forward to it.