Lichfield Nomads Cricket Club: Club News 2007











November meeting - Announcement from the Club Secretary Dear Nomads, Enclosed are the minutes from last night’s meeting and the following items were agreed at the meeting held on 29.11.07. The Xmas social will be at the Wellington pub on Bennetts Hill in Birmingham city centre on 15.12.07, meeting at Lichfield city station for the 3 o’clock train to New Street. We will be leaving Birmingham about 8 o’clock to return for a curry. Nets will start on Thursday 03.01.08 8.00pm start. There will be 4 aisles and we will use our normal two. There will be caps and shirts available for the coming season if required please let us know your requirement and sizes, caps are £13.00 and shirts will £26.00. We will order 12 tickets for the Friday (01.08.08) of the Edgbaston test match hopefully in the Raglan stand. These tickets are £55.00 each and 8 of the 12 have already been taken, first come first served. Mark Heslington Secretary 30th Nov 2007
November Club Meeting Details The November club meeting will be held at the Duke of Wellington, Lichfield on Thursday 29th November 2007 at 8:30pm. All members are cordially invited to attend. It is important that members wishing to attend the test match in the summer are there to confirm the details for this, as tickets are selling fast. 27th Nov 2007


Nomads Curry Night Announcement The curry night is still on this Saturday 13th October, but the meeting venue has changed due to the unexpected appearance of England in the Rugby World Cup Semi-Final. We will now meet at the Hogs Head in Lichfield at 8pm. 9th Oct 2007
2007 AGM Announcement The Lichfield Nomads CC 2007 AGM will take place at 8pm on Monday 22nd October. The venue is the upstairs room at The Kings Head, Bird Street, Lichfield, WS13 6PW. All members are cordially invited to attend. 8th Oct 2007
Blithe Gardner Vanquishes Vikings An unbeaten century by Pete Gardner helped guide the Nomads to a seven wicket victory over Blythe Bridge Vikings in what turned out to be the last match of the season. Click here for Dave Forster's Match Report. 27th Sept 2007
Whale holds on for fantasy victory Pete Willis' Beached Whale XI 2007 managed to hold onto the lead, winning by just 92 pts from Defending Champions leaving Six Digits in third and Jason's Galleon the real loser in 4th having been top two weeks ago. Good competition with the top four neck and neck over the last six weeks. Click here for the final results. 28th Sept 2007 Ray
Whale surfaces on top Beached Whale males a decisive move in the penultimate week. Outscoring the top rivals and moving 229 points clear at the top of the table, with just one round of matches left. Click here for the full results. 20th Sept 2007 Ray
Fearon passes 15,000 points in hunt for Fantasy Trophy After week 18, Whale homes in on Galleon with Jaws open, Digits head to head with defending champions; Shower overtakes crumbling composites. Click here for the full results. 13th Sept 2007 Ray
Nomads dinner announcement The Nomads Annual Dinner and Awards evening has been confirmed for Saturday 3rd November at The George Hotel, Lichfield. The meal will be a three course carvery priced £13.95. Meet at 7:30pm for 8pm. Please let Ray or Snapper know if you are attending and how many places you will require. 12th Sept 2007
Nomads victory seals winning season Victory over Sutton Police by 111 runs ensured that the season will be a winning one. Dan Brannigan's 64, his debut fifty, and a fifty from Pete Gardner helped the Nomads post 254 for 8.The opposition were dismissed for 143. Click here for Paul Fearon's match report. 9th Sept 2007
Four teams still lead the hunt for Fantasy Trophy After week 17, the Defending Champions skip past Digits into 3rd place. Martyn Evans top scores this week. Ray Click here for the full results. 6th Sept 2007
Jennett at the double Ray Jennett won the August draw, Pete Gardner won the second prize. Ray also won the September draw (with a different number) and Akin Hussein won the second prize. The draws were held at The Three Horseshoes, Long Lane Village after the match against Sutton on the Hill Click here for the full 50 Club draw results. 1st Sept 2007
Nomads hold out for draw at Sutton on the Hill in 500th match A fine bowling performance by the Nomads restricted Sutton to 172 for 7. The Nomads batting reply started well and then stuttered as wickets fell regularly. A ninth wicket partnership between 'Sos' Hughes and John Hoddy ensured that the Nomads reached 117 for 8 and they batted out the draw. This was the 500th match played by the Nomads and the result leaves the Nomads three up with three to play. Scorecard. 1st Sept 2007
Galleon still on course After week 16 of the Fantasy Cricket Competition, Galleon maintains first spot as krill filled Whale surges past digits with defending chumps contesting bronze. Ray Click here for the full results. 30th August 2007
(World) Woore too good for Nomads The Nomads lost by 25 runs against Woore. A youthful Woore side posted 188 for 7 from their 40 overs. The Nomads reply fell 25 runs short. Bowling highlights Hoddy and Moss shared the keeping duties to allow both to bowl 8 overs. There were three wickets for Blackburn and there was a stunning two handed catch by Moss Batting highlights Roy bowled well for Woore (as usual), Good partnership from Pinfield and Moss, Middle order batted well, a PB for Nigel Edwards and another Not Out for Willis. Click here to read Ray Jennett's Match report. 27th Aug 2007
Galleon sails back to the top Shock Horror lots of players zero points resulting in some low scores, notably Whale, dive, dive, dive, 7 zeros. However Galleon recently returned from a trip round the balearics top scored to regain no 1, our Dutch correspondent also did well. Click here for the full results. 23rd August 2007
Weather forces yet another abandonment against Walsall Health The game against Walsall AHA was abandoned after only 6 overs, as the weather continued to play havoc with the fixtures. Click here for the (very) short report. 19th Aug 2007
Fantasy top three set the pace It's tight at the top after week 14 with some high scores, especially from the Welsh, one of whom had Stuart Broad 331 pts. Click here for the full results. 16th August 2007
Ingley five wicket haul defeats the Nomads The Nomads lost by 17 runs to Sutton on the Hill. Click here for the match report. 11th Aug 2007
Coors 'Run Out' of it On a ‘slightly warm’ August afternoon Nomads stuck to their game-plan and achieved what had seemed like an unlikely win as they rose Phoenix-like from the ashes to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Read Dave Forster's match report. 5th Aug 2007
Fantasy leaders swap places again Willis and Rowland swap places again. Rowland takes over at the top, to lead by just 32 points. Galleon recovers to top score with 1058 points. Click here for the full results. 4th August 2007
Record opening stand paves the way for Nomads victory over Church Eaton Pete Gardner and Paul Fearon scored a Lichfield Nomads club record stand of 192 for the first wicket in the victory against Church Eaton. The Nomads closed on 207 for 2 from their 40 overs and some tight bowling restricted the opposition to 186 for 8 to give Lichfield Nomads a 21 run victory margin. Read Paul Fearon's report. 29th July 2007
Birch and Forster win the July 50 Club draws Alan Birch won the July first prize and Dave Forster won the second prize. The draws were held at The Holland Sports Club, Barton after the victory against Church Eaton. Click here for the full 50 Club draw results 29th July 2007
Willis takes over at top of Fantasy League. Whale nudges past Six digits whilst Galleon is badly holed with competitions lowest score so far of 248. Defending Chumps now bearing down on sinking ship. Click here for the full results. Ray 26th July 2007
Weather forces abandonment at Pott Shrigley Torrential rain forced the abandonment of the game against Pott Shrigley on Sunday 22nd July, 2007. Only 23 overs were possible as the hosts reached 110 for 3 before the heavens opened to flood the square and the outfield. An early tea was taken but the match could not restart as the rain continued to hammer down. Read Paul's brief report. 22nd July 2007
Coleman and Hughes win June draws Graham Coleman won the June first prize and Ian Hughes won the second prize. The draws were held at The Cotton Tree, Bollington after the abandoned game at Pott Shrigley. Click here for the full list of winners. 22nd July 2007
Fearon top scores in Fantasy Cricket League Week 10, the leaders remain the same. No change at the top, Fearon top score includes 4 ducks and a -ve, Pinfield leaps over Jennett into 4th. Click here for the full results. Ray 20th July 2007
W.T. Parker game cancelled The horrendous summer continued as persistent rain lead to the cancellation of the match against W.T. Parker on Sunday 15th July 2007. 15th July 2007
Jennett top scores in Week 9, Rowland returns to the top of the league. Six digits nudges past 'basking' whale, dream team swap positions with shower thanks to Essex wonder player. Click here for the full results. Ray 12th July 2007
Woore game abandoned The match against Woore on Sunday 8th July 2007 was abandoned after 28 overs due to a torrential downpour. The sodden ground was unable to soak up the heavy rain and the square and outfield were covered in puddles. Read Ray's brief report. 8th July 2007
Willis still top as Fearon moves up to third. Hick and Schofield move Galleon into 3rd despite demise of Captain. Mushtaq scores magical -11! Click here for the full results. Ray 5th July 2007
Bugbrooke game cancelled The continued bad weather lead to the cancellation of the match against Bugbrooke on Sunday 1st July 2007. 1st July 2007
Willis moves to top of the Fantasy League The Whale mows down six digits to take over top spot in low scoring week, (well for some of us). New addition to bowlers is 762 Harbhajan Singh Surrey 6. Click here for the full results. Ray 28th June 2007
Nomads lose at Wall Lichfield Nomads went down by 3 wickets away at Wall. There were two wickets apiece for Ian Hughes and Steve George, who also held 3 catches and won the Most Valuable Player vote. Match Report to follow soon 23rd June 2007
Live Music at the Coors Visitor Centre this Summer Sat 11th August The Soul Jays Presenting a celebration of the Soul and Motown era, playing hit after hit of the classic tracks of the 60's. Performed by a 9 piece band, with the ingredients that made this era so iconic: Powerful vocals with stunning harmonies, blended to soul perfection. Add to that a funky rhythm section laced with high energy horns. Friday 31st August Desperado THE Eagles tribute band playing all the classic hits ... Welcome to the Hotel California … It WILL be One of those Nights. Contact Paul Fearon or Ian Monckton for further details 22nd June 2007
Nomads beat WT Parker by 8 wickets The Nomads returned to winning ways with an 8 wicket victory at home to WT Parker. Stew Cox took 2 for 24 on his debut, Greaves took 2 for 18 and Coleman bagged 2 for 38 to dismiss WT Parker for 178. Rich Caygill's 78 not out and Mal Pinfield's 45 helped steer the Nomads to an 8 wicket victory. Read Ray Jennett's report here. Click here for the Latest Averages after six matches. 10th June 2007
Nets resume at Wall The outdoor nets at Wall will resume on Thursday 14th June. Meet from 6pm onwards. 8th June 2007
25 years of memories In the run up to the 25th Anniversary match on 16th June 2007. A special item celebrates the close games played by the Nomads. The ties, the victories clutched from the jaws of defeat, the agonising losses and the draws that could have gone either way. Click here for more details on the Nomads 'Close Games'. See which ones you can remember! Also available for the first time are the following articles: The Nomads Biggest Wins, The Nomads Highest Scores along with the Nomads Biggest Defeats and the Nomads Lowest Scores. There is also an article on the teams we have played against most often. 25th May 2007
Nomads equal best start to a season The opening four wins of the 2007 season shares the record with 2002 as the best winning start to a season the Nomads have ever had. 2007 Season - Four Wins The 2007 season began with a six wicket win over Swynnerton, followed by a 95 run win aginst Coombes Wood. There was then a 24 run win against Sunseekers and a 47 run win against Church Eaton. Batting first and posting a big score has been a key factor in the winning sequence. With the number of runs scored over 200 runs scored on three occasions and 181 in the match where the Nomads batted second. 2002 Season - Four Wins The 2002 season started with four straight wins but the margin of victory was much closer in each game. The Nomads beat Swynnerton and Cannock Wood by just 18 runs. The Nomads beat Friary Grange to win the Stuart Ellison cup by one wicket. The fourth victory came against M&T CC when the Nomads triumphed by four wickets. The winning run was ended with a defeat against Trentside. The season culminated in one of the most successful ever with twelve victories and only six defeats. 1986 Season - Four Wins and three draws. The 1986 season began with a victory against John Taylor, followed by a draw against Phoenix. The unbeaten run extended to 7 matches with a win against Rugeley Power Station, a draw against Thorn, a victory against Yoxall and draws against Church Stretton and Thorn. The wheels fell off in style as the run ended with a defeat against John Taylor High School. The Nomads posting a miserable 38 runs all out. As the previous season (1985) ended with two draws and three victories, the Nomads actually went 12 consecutive games without losing. With the switch to more 40 over matches, in recent times, it is unlikely that this record will ever be beaten. 18th May 2007
Willis moves up the Fantasy League The Whale surges past heavy shower to threaten top spot in the LNCC Fantasy Cricket Competition. Click here for the full results. Ray 21st June 2007
Rain fails to dampen 25 year celebrations Despite the earlier cancellation of the 25th Anniversary fixture, Nomads old and new congregated at The Duke of Wellington for a social get together on Saturday 16th June 2007. There was an excellent turnout. Old friends travelled from as far afield as Wales to join together to celebrate 25 years of the Lichfield Nomads Cricket Club. Pete Gardner produced some specially commissioned club shirts with a 25th Anniversary motif. (Photo courtesy of Ann Mace) 16th June 2007
25th Anniversary game cancelled Torrential rain and flooding meant that the 25th Anniversary match at the Friary Grange, Lichfield on Saturday 16th June 2007 has unfortunately been cancelled. There will be a few beers in the Duke of Wellington pub from 7pm onwards on Saturday night. 14th June 2007
Heslington up to second in Fantasy League Shower passes tilting galleon and the Evans pair top score. Click here for the full results. Ray 14th June 2007
Rowland stretches Fantasy League lead The Whale surfaces close to Galleon knocking him into third as Hes creeps up behind them. Six Digit W's stretch lead. Click here for the full results. Ray 7th June 2007
Ted picks up May 50 club prize Ted Osborn won the May first prize and Graham Coleman won the second prize. Emma Fearon won the April first prize and Akin Hussein won the second prize. The draws were made at Aldridge Cricket Club after the defeat against Walsall Health. 3rd June 2007
Nomads winning run ends Lichfield Nomads lost their first game of the season by four wickets against Walsall AHA. A quickfire 40 off 25 balls by Paul Fearon, helped Nomads post 163 for 8. A valuable 70 by Aftab helped Walsall Health to a four wicket victory. Nomads 163 for 8 v Walsall Health 164 for 6. 3rd June 2007
25th Anniversary announcement A reminder that Nomads old and new are invited to come along to the 25th Anniversary match at the Friary Grange, Lichfield on Saturday 16th June 2007. The start time is 12:00 noon to allow time for a social get together after the match. Volunteers are needed from 11:15am onwards to help prepare the pitch and put out boundary markers. There will be a barbecue at the Duke of Wellington pub straight after the game. 31st May 2007
Nomads Tour ruined by weather The match against Beckington on Sunday 27th May 2007 was cancelled due to heavy rain. This meant even more time in the pub for the travelling Nomads. 27th May 2007
Rowland still heads Fantasy League after week 3 Another low scoring week as the weather continues to play havoc with the fixtures. Rowland still heads the table after week 3. Two late entries from Wales join the list. Click here for the full results. 31st May 2007
Nomads Social Events Dates for your diaries are as follows. Saturday 9th June 2007 Test Match at Old Trafford v West Indies. June 16th 2007 - 25th Anniversary Match. 12:00 - Friary Grange, Lichfield. June - Perry Barr Dogs Night (tbc) Saturday 28th July 2007 Test Match at Nottingham v West Indies. 13th April 2007
Shugborough match cancelled The match away at Shugborough on Saturday May 19th 2007 was cancelled due to heavy rain. 19th May 2007
Nomads run extends to four Nomads beat Church Eaton by 47 runs to make it four wins out of four so far this season, to equal the club record start to a season. There were half centuries for Mark Heslington and Pete Gardner in the Nomads 216 for 7. Dan Moss claimed three wickets, with two apiece for John Hoddy and Mark Heslington as Church Eaton were dismissed for 169. Read Dave Forster's Match Report. 6th May 2007
Nomads defeat Sunseekers Lichfield Nomads made it three wins out of three after defeating Sunseekers by 24 runs. Nomads batted first and posted 205 for 5. Pete Gardner scored the first century of the season. Graham Coleman grabbed three wickets to help restrict Sunseekers to 181 for 7 off their 40 overs. Read Dave Forster's Match Report. 29th April 2007
Easter prize for Hussein Akin Hussein won the 50 Club Easter draw. Graham Coleman won the March first prize and Ray Jennett won the second prize The draws were held after the victory at Coombes Wood, Halesowen. Click here for the full list of winners. 22nd April 2007
Rowland spells trouble for Jason's Galleon Chris Rowland's 'Six digit wizards' is the first team to score over 1000 points in the fantasy cricket competition and moves into the lead after week 2, taking over from 'Jason's Galleon'. Click here for the full results. 25th May 2007
Nomads get ready for Tour The Nomads tour to Beckington is the next fixture on Sunday 27th May 2007. Nomads old boy Ted Osborn has followed up the Lincolnshire tour of 2005 by arranging a fixture against his new team Beckington, near Bath. It looks like a cold, showery day is forecast. Fingers crossed that the forecast is wrong. Map of Beckington (Courtesy of multimap.com) 25th May 2007
Fantasy League commences Jason's Galleon lead after the first week. Click here for the full results. 17th May 2007
Great Barr match cancelled The match against Great Barr on May 13th 2007 was cancelled due to heavy and persistent rain. 13th May 2007
Wall replaced by Great Barr The match against Wall has been cancelled and replaced with a fixture against Great Barr. 12th May 2007
Fantasy Cricket Returns Once again there will be a Nomads Fantasy Cricket Competition, loosely based on the Daily Telegraph version. Players start scoring from the 8th May 2007. See last year's results. The Entrants are: Cream Team R. Jennett Defending Champions M. Pinfield Beach Whale XI 2007 P. Willis Jason's Galleon P. Fearon Six Digit Wizards C. Rowland April Showers M. Heslington That's four new team names, most boring of which is Malcolm's Ray. 11th May 2007
Nomads win at Coombs Wood The scheduled game against Bloxwich 3rds was cancelled and the Nomads played a 45 over match against Coombs Wood of Halesowen. The Nomads posted an impressive 241 for 4, largely thanks to a century partnership between Gardner and Pinfield. The opponents batted right through their allotted overs adding 50 for the last wicket to finish on 146 for 9 to give the Nomads a 95 run victory. Click here for more details. 22nd April 2007
Nomads win opening 2007 fixture Lichfield Nomads won their first match of the 2007 season against Swynnerton Park CC. Batting second, the Nomads reached their target of 181 for the loss of 4 wickets, to complete a six wicket victory in glorious hot sunshine. Click here to read Ray Jennett's brief report 15th April 2007
Provisional Fixtures Announced The provisional list of fixtures were announced by Mal Pinfield at the January meeting at The Greyhound, Lichfield. Click here for further details. 25th Jan 2007
Nomads Social Events Dates for your diaries are as follows. Friday 13th April 2007 - Pre-Season Social. Meet at 8pm at the Earl of Lichfield June - Perry Barr Dogs Night Saturday 28th July 2007 Test Match at Nottingham v West Indies. 13th April 2007
New Season Beckons Lichfield Nomads Kick-off the 2007 season with an away fixture at Swynnerton on Sunday 15th April 2007. 13th April 2007
March meeting brought forward The March club meeting at The Greyhound, Lichfield has been brought forward to Thursday 22nd March. At the usual time, 9:30pm, after the Friary Nets. 23rd Feb 2007
Cartwright's Wedding Celebrations Darren has sent an open invitation to all Nomads past and present to join him for an evening 'do' at The Shoulder of Mutton in Lichfield. From 7pm onwards on Saturday 3rd March 2007. 23rd Feb 2007
Cartwright to Wed! To celebrate his forthcoming marriage, Darren Cartwright is having a stag night in Lichfield on Saturday 17th February 2007. The details are as follows. Meet at The Hogs Head Lichfield 7:30pm to 8:30pm. With a curry at the end of the evening for those that are interested. Contact Paul Fearon or Phil Higginson for further details. 12th Feb 2007
Healy at the Double. Jim Healy picked up two prizes, winning the December draw and the Christmas draw. John Hoddy also won for the second time this year. He picked up the November first prize. Dave Forster and Pete Gardner each picked up £10 second prizes. The draws were held after the January club meeting at The Greyhound, Lichfield. Click here to see the full list of winners so far this year. There was a reminder for members who haven't yet paid for their numbers to settle up as soon as possible. 25th Jan 2007
Indoor Nets in full swing The winter indoor nets have now commenced at the Lichfield Friary Sports Centre. Every Thursday, 8pm to 9pm. A good opportunity to burn off those Christmas calories. 4th Jan 2007
Nomads Social Events Dates for your diaries are as follows. Friday 16th Feb 2007 - Lichfield Winter Beer Festival at the Guild Hall. Friday 13th April 2007 - Pre-Season Social. Meet at 8pm at the Earl of Lichfield June - Perry Barr Dogs Night Saturday 28th July 2007 Test Match at Nottingham v West Indies. 4th Jan 2007
Happy New Year A Happy New Year to Nomads, friends and families everywhere. 1st Jan 2007
Merry Christmas A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Nomads. friends and families everywhere. 18th Dec 2006
Pinfield claims first prize. Ed Pinfield won the October 2006 first prize and John Hoddy won the second prize. The draws were held after the November club meeting at The Greyhound, Lichfield. 30th Nov 2006
Heslington voted Nomad of the Year Mark Heslington was once again chosen as the Lichfield Nomads Cricket Club Nomad of the Year. As usual, he contributed massively to the success of the club with both bat and ball. Click here for more details on the 2006 Annual Awards. 11th Nov 2006
Nomads Christmas Social The Christmas Social will take place on Thursday 21st December 2006. The venue is The Earl of Lichfield. Meet at 8:00pm 18th Nov 2006
Nomads Christmas Social The date for the Christmas Social has been set for Thursday 21st December 2006. The venue is The Earl of Lichfield. Meet at 8:00pm 10th Nov 2006
50 Club Fundraiser Please help the club by supporting the Lichfield Nomads 50 Club draw. Let me know how many numbers you want for the forthcoming prize draws. 50 Club Invitation - 2006 Full details of the 50 Club Winners. To confirm your numbers please email me your details. Thanks. Paul Fearon - 50 Club secretary. 9th Nov 2006
Moss and Fearon top the 2006 averages Dan Moss topped the batting averages with 197 runs at 39.40. Rich Caygill scored the most runs, 351 at 39.00. Paul Fearon topped the bowling averages with 15 wickets at 13.40. Mark Heslington was the leading wicket taker with 29 wickets at 15.34. Click here for the final 2006 averages. 20th Oct 2006


Pinfield claims Fantasy crown Mal Pinfield won the 2006 Nomads Fantasy Cricket Competition. Chris Rowland was second and Ray Jennett finished third. Ray Click here for more details 28th Sep 2006
Updated 30th Nov 2007.