With the ball it was a close run thing with several Nomads getting 15 or more wickets and Darren Cartwright eventually finishing top of the pile with 20 wickets at 24.2. Chris Rowland topped the bowling averages with 11 wickets at 13.9 and passed 300 wickets for the Nomads. John Hoddy juggled the captaincy with his bowling duties and took 18 wickets at 18.7. Keith Greaves bowled accurately and with genuine lack of pace and picked up some vital scalps on his way to 18 wickets at 25.9. Ross Heslington's run as top dog came to an end after 9 years of finishing the leading wicket taker and also finishing top of the averages for most of those seasons. He still managed to contribute a useful 18 wickets at 26.5. Paul Fearon picked up 17 wickets at 20.9 and passed 250 wickets for the Nomads. Phil Higginson was also impressive and is developing into a promising strike bowler. Phil was let down by the fielders all too often and didn't always get the rub of the green but contributed 12 wickets at 30.25. Dave Forster chipped in with 12 wickets at 29.2.

Ray Jennett was again a major contributor off the field with regular umpiring sessions and scoring duties. Pete Willis administered the Fantasy Cricket as efficiently as ever and Paul Fearon kept the whole world up to date with regular web updates.

Darren Cartwright was voted Nomad of the Year by the members for his outstanding contribution this season. He was the leading wicket taker with 20 wickets, won the fielder of the year trophy for his excellent fielding and also starred in some superb lower order partnerships including a record 9th wicket partnership of 67 with skipper John Hoddy. He also did his bit behind the scenes with organising club socials including the Test Match trip and Annual Dinner.

Best Partnerships
Pete Gardner and Ross Heslington 140 opening stand v Ward End Unity
Darren Cartwright and John Hoddy 67 for the 9th Wicket against Trentside

Best Bowling
Chris Rowland 5-18 v Stafford 3rds
Ross Heslington 4-14 v Church Eaton
Dave Forster 4-20 v Ward End Unity
Darren Cartwright 4-23 v Bablake Old Boys
Paul Fearon 4-57 v Birch Coppice
Keith Greaves 3-22 v Trentside

2001 Averages Details  2001 Records Details

Overall the fielding genuinely has improved. Once again Keith Greaves was consistently the safest pair of hands with 8 catches. The keepers duties were rotated this season. Pete Gardner took 7 catches, 4 stumpings and 2 run outs. Mike McGuinness took 4 catches and 2 stumpings. Saul Shohet took 3 catches and 3 stumpings. John Hoddy took 3 catches and 2 stumpings.

Run outs were tallied for the first time with 3 for Paul Fearon. 2 for Pete Gardner, John Hoddy, Darren Cartwight and Keith Greaves.