NOMADS CC Innings
C Fellows-Smith bowled    Chapman   1
K Alexander     c Moore b Reynolds  7
M Surridge      bowled    Bartlett 52
Tristan Bourne  run out             3
Daniel Bourne   bowled    Bartlett  2
C Lamb          c & b     Harris   44
K Sutherland    bowled    Bartlett  0
Phil Bourne     not out            22
Dave Smith      bowled    Chapman  13
M Blumberg      not out             8
Extras                             34
TOTAL          (8wkts,35 overs)   186
Dnb: B Strauss

Fow:1-8, 2-12, 3-33, 4-41, 5-116, 7-135, 8-174.

Bowling-Reynolds 7-1-37-1, Chapman 7-0-11-2, Pullen 6-0-37-0, Bartlett 7-1-33-3, Harris 5-0-26-1, Smith 3-0-25-0.

LES ORMES Innings
R Pullen   c Alexander b Lamb       6
C Bartlett c Alexander b Surridge   4
R Chapman  lbw         b Surridge 104
J Smith    run out                 17
C Clennell bowled        F-Smith    5
W Wootton  c Alexander b Blumberg   0
C Cox      bowled        Surridge  18
B Reynolds bowled        Sutherland 3
M Moore    c Blumberg  b Daniel     4
H Harris   not out                  0
Extras                             16
TOTAL     (9wkts,27.5 overs)      177
Dnb:M Mitterand Absent

Fow: 1-12, 2-16, 3-65, 4-80, 5-95, 6-142, 7-159, 8-171, 9-177.

Bowling-Lamb 7-1-36-1, Surridge 6.5-0-22-2, Fellows Smith 7-1-43-1, Blumberg 4-0-31-1, Tristan 1-0-10-0, Sutherland 1-0-25-1, Daniel 1-0-5-1.

Result:NOMADS won by 4 wickets

LES ORMES Innings
R Pullen   bowled        Lamb          18
C Wright   bowled        Fellows-Smith  0
R Chapman  lbw         b Fellows-Smith 25
J Smith    bowled        Fellows-Smith  0
C Clennell c Alexander b Lamb          13
W Wootton  bowled        Blumberg      34
B Reynolds bowled        Harris        16
C Cox      bowled        Harris         0
C Bartlett bowled        Surridge      26
R Riegl    c Surridge  b Blumberg       6
M Moore    not out                      0
Extras                                 12
TOTAL     (all out, 34 overs)         150

Fow: 1-10, 2-40, 3-40, 4-55, 5-55, 6-86,7-86,8-136, 9-145, 10-150.

Bowling-Lamb 7-2-30-2, Fellows Smith 7-1-25-3, Phil 5-0-29-0, Harris 5-1-18-2, Zac 1-1-0-0, Surridge 5.1-0-23-1, Blumberg 4-0-23-2.

NOMADS Innings
K Sutherland    c Moore   b Chapman  74
K Alexander     c Pullen  b Reynolds 21
M Marchant      lbw       b Reynolds  0
M Surridge      bowled      Reynolds  6
C Fellows-Smith not out              19
H Harriot       bowled      Chapman   0
C Lamb          c Wootton b Pullen   13
Z Zaccis        not out               2
Extras                               16
TOTAL          (6wkts,33.2 overs)   151
Dnb: M Blumberg, F Zaccis,P Dupont

Fow:1-50, 2-50, 3-67, 4-129, 5-129, 6-144.

Bowling-Bartlett 7-0-36-0, Chapman 7-1-26-2, Reynolds 7-1-32-3, Wright 6-0-22-0, Pullen 6.2 -0-28-1.

The Hon Sec cleaned his car for the first time since last season and all in honour of a special passenger the wicket keeper's wife. Even so Les Ormes players looked aghast at the rusting Astroid from Vauxhall " did you really get here in that ?.Surprise you weren't stopped by the Gendamerie"!

Nomads had made several visits to Chateau Des Ormes since the cricket club was formed but this was the first time in mid summer ans so found themselves with a few thousand campers and a hosts of discos and lustful nymphettes on site. However the average age of the party was such as to dampen the appetite of even the most ardent nymphette and so the consolation for all the Nomads other than Keith Alexander and skipper Mark Surridge was a lot of booze in the hotel bar.

Most of the party managed to arrive as planned but somehow that perpetual student Kelvin Sutherland missed the boat, got on the next one and met an old flame who gave him a lift to Epiniac not a stone's throw from Dol De Bretagne. Somewhat remarkably Charles Fellows-Smith and Peter Marchant arrived by local train at Dol's station as planned having feasted in Dinard the night before thanks to Ryanair. This was not a full complement as Russell Mann was too busy to come and various other miscreants fell by the wayside at the last moment like the many friends of Kelvin...so recruitment was required and that went well.

On Saturday two young men from Eastbourne CC's youth section and the next day a fanatical nipper and his dad. Two 35 over games were played both of which resulted in exciting finishes but it was the second one when the minute Zac joined Charles Fellow Smith who was padding up as if his life depended upon it. Zac hit a mighty two to everyone's astonishment and pleasure. But when Charles and Zac walked off triumphant after a punched boundary four off the back foot from Fellows-Smith. The smile on Zac's face appeared to exceed his height.

  ..........and more of missing the ferry because of a crab..well 9 years later we are still waiting for this tale to be concluded.

In brief so much did Mrs Veronica Alexander enjoy her crab that we set off for the ferry late and missed it ..and so had another great dinner by the harbour before joining the night ferry.