After the euphoria of the inaugural test victory a week previously on the same ground, The Nomads were brought down to earth by Dulwich. Winning the toss and batting first on hot, sunny day, the Nomads got off to a bright start with Rory and Jack racing off with 21 after just three overs. But in the fourth over, disaster struck as Jack (8) was bowled by opener Ifthikar. Jamie walked to the crease and there began a period of introspection as the Nomads scored just 18 runs before Jamie (7) was caught off the bowling of other opener Asif. In the fifteenth, Rory (19) went LBW off the same bowler. Thus began the slide as Niro went for 6, Hiro for 5, debutant Arjuna for a duck, Danny for one, George for a duck. The bottom order, at 65-8 off 22 showed some brief resistance with Isaac making 20, alongside his cousin Shane 0 and newbie Parvej 2. Bowled out for just 94, the Nomads retired to the boundary bloodied but unbowed. But not for long.
The opposition did not take long to reach their target, raching it for the loss of just four wickets, with the four bowlers used (Niro, Arjuna, Jamie and Isaac) taking a wicket apiece.
Next stop, the Exiles away...
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