Cricket is first recorded as being played in Spain in the year 1809 by soldiers of General Lord Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington). It was during the Peninsular war that the soldiers played the game in and around Ciudad Rodrigo, Lugo and Orense. From that date there are many recordings of the game being played by visiting British land and sea forces, either between themselves or against local British expatriate communities. However, the game really started a new era in Spain with the founding of Madrid Cricket Club in 1975.
Sporting Alfas Cricket Club
was founded in 1995 in co-operation with the local Town Hall and playing on a golf driving range provided by the Town Hall. Founder members were Andrew Bond, Pamela Dawson Tasker and Clive Woodbridge.
This picture show the Nomads with Mayor Tony Fuster & the late Andrew Bond at the opening of the Colombus Oval L'Alfas Del Pi,April 1996.
Nomad David Oatway is performing some ritual on the ground.
Listed below are the former and present Presidents, Chairmen, Directors, Treasurers and Team Captains.
PATRON
Antonio Fuster Garcia
PRESIDENT
1996 Anthony Parkin
1997 - 1998 Clive Woodbridge
1999 - 2004 George Chatfield
2005 Pamela Dawson Tasker
2006 - Present Dennis Pennick
CHAIRMAN
1995 - 1996 Andrew Bond
1997 - 1998 George Chatfield
1999 - 2006 Clive Woodbridge
2007 - Present Phillip Pennick
DIRECTOR OF CRICKET
1997 - 2004 Clive Woodbridge
2005 No Director
2006 - 2007 Kees Lindeboom
Present Steve Lewis
TREASURER
1996 Andrew Bond
1997 - 1998 Audrey Jones
1999 Clive Woodbridge
2000 - 2004 Juan Rodriguez
2005 Ann Woodbridge
2006 - 2007 Jenny Brotherston
2008
CAPTAINS
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1st XI
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2nd XI
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Midweek XI
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1996
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Andrew Bond
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1997
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Clive Woodbridge
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1998
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Clive Woodbridge
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Gwynne Owen
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1999
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Anthony Taylor
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2000
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Anthony Taylor (Sat)
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Graham Howe (Sun)
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2001
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Anthony Taylor (Sat)
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David Climent (Sun)
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2002
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Allan Bacon (Sat)
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Alan Fletcher (Sun)
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2003
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Carlos Parkin (Sat)
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George Wambeek (Sun)
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2004
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Carlos Parkin (Sat)
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Shawn Kinnear
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George Wambeek (Sun)
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Shawn Kinnear
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2005
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Graham Howe (Sat)
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Ben Fletcher (Sat)
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George Wambeek (Sun)
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2006
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David Climent (Sat)
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Ben Marriner
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Steve Lewis (Sun)
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2007
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David Climent (Sat)
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Ben Marriner
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Steve Lewis (Sun)
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2008
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Kevin Laundon
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Joe Williams
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Jeff Bellis
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