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Volume 1 May 15, 2011 Issue 24

Ricky Singh, Cosmos CC

EDITORIAL MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION?

INTRICACIES OF CRICKET RULES!

SCCA AFFILIATES WITH USYCA

PLAYER PROFILE RICKY SING!

SCCA LEAGUE 2011!

SCCA LEAGUE 2011 SCHEDULE FOR MAY!

HGOCC WORLD CUP TOUR DIARY-II!

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EDITORIAL

MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION?If you do not, by now, know as to whom I am talking about, means youare not following cricket in Southern California. Yes, I am talkingabout SCCA who have finally taken a step in the right direction toaddress the issues about umpiring. When you walk around the groundyou hear bickering about umpiring decisions. Not many a team, takethe time and trouble, to bring it to the attention of the Administration, in writing,about their dissatisfaction of the umpiring. It could be due to the fact that the

grievance is from the team that has won the game and they ultimately condone theaction or it could be due to fear of retaliation in future games. Whatever be thereason, the problem continues to haunt the administration. Under thecircumstances, the present move by SCCA to compile data on umpiring iscommendable.

What prompted this article is the announcement in SCCA web page which I quotebelow for ready reference:

Umpires Evaluation formUmpires Evaluation formUmpires Evaluation formUmpires Evaluation formMay 12, 2011 by The Umpiring Committee

An umpiresAn umpiresAn umpiresAn umpires evaluation form has been added to SCCA scoring system. All teamevaluation form has been added to SCCA scoring system. All teamevaluation form has been added to SCCA scoring system. All teamevaluation form has been added to SCCA scoring system. All teamcaptains (losing and winning) or Team officials updating scores each week mustcaptains (losing and winning) or Team officials updating scores each week mustcaptains (losing and winning) or Team officials updating scores each week mustcaptains (losing and winning) or Team officials updating scores each week mustcomplete this form. All contents will be confidential and reports will only go tocomplete this form. All contents will be confidential and reports will only go tocomplete this form. All contents will be confidential and reports will only go tocomplete this form. All contents will be confidential and reports will only go toSCCA Executive. No umpires andSCCA Executive. No umpires andSCCA Executive. No umpires andSCCA Executive. No umpires and not even the umpires committee will see it.not even the umpires committee will see it.not even the umpires committee will see it.not even the umpires committee will see it.Comments and names will be kept confidential. This system will help SCCA rate,Comments and names will be kept confidential. This system will help SCCA rate,Comments and names will be kept confidential. This system will help SCCA rate,Comments and names will be kept confidential. This system will help SCCA rate,evaluate and also educate umpires to improve umpiring standards in SCCA. Pleaseevaluate and also educate umpires to improve umpiring standards in SCCA. Pleaseevaluate and also educate umpires to improve umpiring standards in SCCA. Pleaseevaluate and also educate umpires to improve umpiring standards in SCCA. Pleasebe factual and rate in parameters indicated. When posbe factual and rate in parameters indicated. When posbe factual and rate in parameters indicated. When posbe factual and rate in parameters indicated. When posting, please put umpiresting, please put umpiresting, please put umpiresting, please put umpiresnames and not teams name that are sending umpires.names and not teams name that are sending umpires.names and not teams name that are sending umpires.names and not teams name that are sending umpires.

Thanks.Thanks.Thanks.Thanks.

As in every profession there are bad and good umpires. In the absence of use oftechnology, umpires are guided by rules, interpretation of such rules and much isleft to the discretion of the umpires within this framework. One sees humanelements coming into play even with the use of technology in World Cup and Testmatches. Our umpires are not an exception to this. At the same time it should notbe left entirely to their discretion. There should be evaluation of their performance

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will pay off any penalties in cash and continue to default. Since the evaluation ofumpires is an on-field activity, any penalty that would drastically affect the clubs

standing should be considered as appropriate.

In the past, to avoid conflict of interest and/or appearance of conflict of interest,Umpires Association was kept separate (independent) from SCCA. It is not clearwhy this practice was changed. A registered non-profit Corporation is governed byall applicable laws of the State, including that of non-discrimination, conflict ofinterest, nepotism, etc. etc. Even though neutral umpires are assigned to a game thequestion is raised as to how neutral is neutral. In some cases umpires are also playing members of SCCA. Additionally, in SCCA players change their clubs lik

they change their shirts. It becomes therefore difficult to get neutral umpires. Incricket playing countries umpires do not socialize that much with players at leaston the grounds. Here it is common for umpires to socialize with players whileumpiring and on non-umpiring days too. It is understood that with the limitednumber of qualified umpires it is difficult to address all these issues. But, thereagain efforts should be made to refrain from certain socialization!

Overall, a Move in the right direction by SCCA and wish them Good Luck!

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INTRICACIES OF CRICKET RULES!Courtesy Thilak Wijedasa

1. No ball- Bowler Foot-faults:

A. The bowlers back foot must land within, and, not touch the Return crease appertaining to his stated mode ofdelivery

B. His front foot must land with some part of the foot, whether grounded or raised, on the same side of theimaginary line joining the two middle stumps and the Return crease described above, and be behind the

Popping crease.

(This new rule was introduced as the bowler was bowling over the wicket but release the ball as though bowlinground the wicket, also taking into account the position of the sight-screen.)

2. Unfair play:

A. Batsman damaging the pitchB. Batting side receives one less warning. On the second offence, there is a further warning and

any runs scored are disallowed. 5(Five) penalty runs are awarded to the fielding side and a report is lodged

with the appropriate Governing body

3. A No-ball willfully padded by the striker hits the stumps dislodges the bails and goes to the boundary.

There is an appeal. Is the batsman out? Are any runs allowed? If so, under which column?

The batsman is not out. Boundary is not allowed as the ball was willfully padded. One run is allowed as the

penalty for No ball. It is recorded under no ball column.

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SCCA AFFILIATES WITH USYCA!Courtesy: www.sccacricket.org

The Southern California Cricket Association (SCCA), one of the nations largest cricket associations with over

1600 registered players and 48 league teams is pleased to announce its affiliation with the United States Youth

Cricket Association, an organization that has been at the forefront of bringing cricket to US school children andwhich recently won a youth development award from the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Speaking on behalf of the SCCA, Richard Blackledge the South West Region's Youth Coordinator said, "Ihave been talking with Jamie over the last 12 months and monitoring the great progress USYCA has made. I

think, more than any other initiative, the work USYCA has done has shown all US cricketing stakeholders the

real potential for the sport in the USA.

"One of our regions cricket associations, Orange County Cricket Association, has already had success working

with USYCA to bring cricket to schools in their district. The SCCA has a very robust Youth program that has

helped produce a number of very talented cricketers but we recognize the fact that we need to work harder toencourage a greater number and greater diversity of children to take up cricket. We aim to make this affiliation

to USYCA a driving force to help us achieve these goals."

USYCA President Jamie Harrison is equally energized by the new alliance.

"The addition of the Southern California Cricket Association to USYCA will have a huge ripple effect on youthcricket in the southwest United States," Harrison said. "Working together with SCCA, there's literally no limit

to what can be accomplished to bring our great game to youngsters in Southern California, and the impact ofthat will be felt throughout the region.

"With the launching of this partnership, there can be no doubt that Southern California, and the South West

Region as a whole, will soon be a national model for youth cricket in America."

For further information about USYCA please visit www.USYCA.org

For information on the SCCA's USYCA program and how you can receive free cricket sets for schools in your

local area please contact Richard at richard.blackledge@gmail.com

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PLAYER PROFILE

RICKY SINGH

Ricky Singh of Cosmos, is one of the entertaining cricketers of SCCAwho plays the aggressive brand of cricket. Ricky was born in India and

started playing cricket at the young age of 8.

He played the Under-16 and Under-19 cricket in the National

Championships. Gradual and systematic transition took him to Collegiate

Cricket. He played the Inter-University Cricket and was part of theVictorious Team in 1996 that won the National Championship.

He was a consistent performer in the Club Level Cricket in India. Ricky

moved to USA in 2003. He initially played cricket for Ventura CricketClub. His aggressive approach and game-changing innings caught the

attention of the selectors. He was made a part of the South West Region

Side in the National Championship. He represented the South WesRegion for 5 years.

Ricky polished his talent, playing alongside Franklyn Rose (Former West

Indian Cricketer), Aseela (Former Sri Lanka A Cricketer), ArvindShetty (Former Indian Ranji and India A Cricketer) and others in

Ventura CC.

In the year 2007, Ricky was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP)

award for his outstanding all-round performance. He scored more than

850 runs with the Bat and also took 38 Wickets.

After representing Ventura CC for 5 years, Ricky has joined Cosmos this season. Talking to Mr. K.C. Rao of

Weekend Cricket, Ricky said My goal is to take Cosmos to number 1 position.

Ricky has been a very entertaining cricketer and is popular here for his big Six hitting abilities. He has matureda lot as a cricketer over the years and would surely be a force to reckon with, this year. His swashbuckling 153

against San Diego 1 earlier this month is testimony to this. On an unpredictable Matting wicket, where theMat was just rolled over the Grass, he looked batting so simple and played every shot with conviction.

Weekend Cricket administration and the readers wish him all the best in his future.

Ricky Singh, Cosmos CC

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SCCA LEAGUE 2011!Staff Reporter

WEEKEND OF APIL 30-May 1:

In all 15 matches were played during this weekend. The results of the same are given below:

INLAND EMPIRE-1 BEAT HOLLYWOOD-2

Hollywood-2 won the toss and elected to bat first. HCC-2 was all out for 204 runs. Thanks to some fine batting

from Pradeep Patel 35, Divyesh Bhakta 25, Kaushik Bhakta 31, and Sandeep Patgel 34. Extras 46 (wides 39)

Viren Patel (3 for 31) and Vimal Patel (2 for 28) bowled well for IE-1. By Division-II standards 204 by HCC-2

was considered as a Match-winning total.

IE-1 started the chase well with an opening partnership of 49 runs between Jay Verma(19) and Dhavel Parekh

(20). This gave the momentum to other players. Gaurav Patel (57) and Yash Doshi (23) batted well to boost upthe total. HCC-2 conceded 38 extras (wides 25) and helped IE-1 to win with a score 208 for the loss of 8

wickets.

At the end of the day, this what IE-1 said:

A very close game ended up in favor of IE1. Lower order of both teams put together valuable runs. For IE1 Jay,Viren and Vimal bowled very well and with the help of good fielding restricted Hollywood 2 to 204 runs. In

reply IE1 started steadily. Match winning knock from Gaurav (57), important runs from Yash and excellent

finish by Ashish and Sameer helped IE1 successfully chase down the target in a tense situation.

INTERNATIONAL BEAT SAN DIEGO-2

ALL-ROUND DISPLAY BY VISHAL IN VAIN

A fine all-round display by Vishal Upadhyay of San Diego-2 could not save the game forhis team. He scored 46 runs and bowled well to capture 3 wickets conceding 55 runs. San

Diego-2 won the toss and elected to bat first. Jitendra Barlinge 46, Amit Dudhela 52

Vishal Upadhyay 46 and Suraj Patel 23 batted well for SD-2. Extras 32 (wides 24) also

contributed to SD-2s total of 228 for the loss of 9 wickets. Adnan Shoaib (4 for 44) andMubashar Naagvi (3 for 31) bowled well for Internationals.

In reply, International scored 232 for the loss of 8 wickets. Junaid Khan 26, Nasir Memon 86, and Syed Junaid28, batted well for Internationals. San Diego-2 bowlers conceded 36 extras (34 wides) to help International

total. Vishal Upadhyay 3 for 55 and Amit Dudhela 2 or 48 bowled well for SD-2.

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CENTURY BY NICK KAPADIA IN VAIN

BRIT. & DOM. LOST TO ANAHEIMBrit&Dom batted first and was all out for 183. Despite a fine century by Nick Kapadia

Brit&Dom lost the game. Nick Kapadia was the only batsman who resisted the

bowling of Anaheim. Pravin David 21, was the only other batsman who scored forthem. All other batsmen failed to contribute. The total of 183 was possible because

Anaheim conceded 40 extras (wides 32). Aman Ullah 3 for 26, Vishal Thakur 3 for 29

Cinesh (Jaymalia) Fernando 2 for 25 bowled well for Anaheim.

In reply, Anaheim scored 187 for the loss of 4 wickets. Gayan Pelawatta 41, Keyur Patel 52 not out, and Zafar

Majid 57 not out played well of Anaheim and helped the team to win this game. Extras conceded by Brit &

Dom were 21 (wides 16). Sridhar Rangarajan 3 for 35 was the only successful bowler for Brit & Dom.

ALL-ROUND DISPLAY SAGAR PURANKAR

SOUTH BAY BEAT IE-2

A fine all-round display by Sagar Purankar of South Bay helped his team win over Inland Empire-2. Sagar

Purankar scored 77 not out and bowled well to get 3 for 41. South Bay batted first and scored 190 for the loss

of 9 wickets. Abbas Ali Damaani 23; Sagar Purankar 77 not out; and Jatindra Singh 23 batted well for SouthBay. IE-2 conceded Extras 24 (wides 23). Ritesh Patel 2 for 27 was the only successful bowler for IE-2. In

reply, IE-2 scored 158 for the loss of 9 wickets. Samir Patel 25, and Bhargav Kachhadia 35 scored for IE-2South Bay conceded 34 extras (29 wides). Surinderpal Singh 4 for30 and Sagar Prankar 3 for 41 bowled wel

for South Bay.

KABIR BEAT REDLANDS

Batting first Kabir put on a match-winning total of 224 for the loss of 8 wickets. Thanks to some fine batting by

Ginjan Patel 89, Nikesh Ahir 51, and Nayan Ahir 25, Extras 40 (wides 29). Naresh Jarecha 4 for 37, and

Saurabh Gupta 3 for 38, bowled well for Redlands. In reply, Redlands scored 127 runs. Rama Chintapalli 26and Nimesh Jarecha 21, batted well for Redlands Kabir conceded 27 extras (wides 27). Ankit Bhagat 3 for 28

bowled well for Kabir. Kabir tried six bowlers and everyone got a wicket.

HOLLYWOOD-4 BEAT REGAL

In a low scoring match, batting first, Regal was all out for 113 runs. Aftal Yussuff was the only batsman who

scored 31runs. The highest scorer being 41 extras (wides 35) conceded by HCC-4.

Sahaj Pagae, 2 for 31, Sourirajan Sampath 2 for 15, and Bhavik Bakhta 3 or 3 in 3 overs of which 1 was

maiden bowled well to restrict Regal to 113 runs. In reply HCC-4 scored the required runs for the loss of 4

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wickets. Pronit Datta 20 and Satish Balu 40 not out helped HCC-4 to score115 for 4 wickets. Regal conceded

31extras (wides 26). Mayur Bansode 3 for 43 was the successful bowler for Regal.

As of today NO SCORES WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE MATCH BETWEEN SANTA BARBARA

AND BnB

HOLLYWOOD-1 BEAT PEGASUS

ALL-ROUND DISPLAY BY SALMAN AHMED IN VAIN!

HCC-1 won the toss elected to bat first. They did not have a good start and lost half of their side with the

score card reading 40 runs. Then it was Mandeep Singh Dhillon and Ankhit Parmar steadied their innings

Mandeep Singh Dhillon scored 46 runs and Ankhit Parmar also scored 46 runs. Then it was picked up by lowerorder batsmen to give some respectability to the total. Sujesh Pulikkal 43 and Piyush Agram 24 not ou

contributed well to bring the total to 211 for the loss of 9 wickets. Pegasus conceded 21 extras (wides 19)

Elmore Hutchinson 3 for 37, Salman Ahmed 2 for 46, and Mustajab (Mushi) Khan 3 for 28 bowled well forPegasus.

Youngster, Salman Ahmed followed his 2 for 46 with some fine batting for his 40 runs.His all-round display could not save his team from defeat.

Pegasus, in reply, was all out for 167 runs. Salman Ahmed 40, veteran Nazim Shirazi 22Zeeshan Khamisani 25 and Azzam Haider 26 contributed to this score. Hollywood

conceded only 10 extras (wides 7). Rishab Nanda 2 for 19, Piyush Agram 2 for 24, andNikhil Iyer 2 for 28 bowled well for HCC-1 to restrict Pegasus to 167. Pegasus lost two ou

of the three games played by them so far in the season.

At the end of the game, this is what Pegasus said:

Pegasus needs to continue to gel as a team and come back strong in the next game.

Well played Hollywood.

FLAWLESS CENTURY BY RICKY SINGHHELPS

COSMOS BEAT SAN DIEGO-1

Ricky Singh of Cosmos CC scored his first century of the season in his second match. He scored 154 runs in105 balls which included 20 fours and 5 sixers and helped his team to a match-winning total of 322 for the loss

of 8 wickets. He hit all around the wicket. It was a treat to watch him play. Cosmos had the best opening

partnership so far in the league when Ricky Singh(154) and Ali Mukaddam (53) scored 156 for the first wicketOther batsmen who contributed to the total were Abhimanyu Raj 23, and Ali Shafi 31 not out. San Diego-1

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conceded 30 extras (wides 16). Bansidhar Gopalachari 2 for 52 was the only

successful bowler for San Diego-1.

San Diego-1, in reply, was all out for 153 runs. Joseph Guiste 33 and HrishikeshUnni 23 were the successful batsmen for SD-1. Cosmos had poor bowling in tha

they conceded 39 extras of which 35 were wides. Abhimanyu Rajp 4 for 32, Ali

Shafi 3 for 30 and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 2 for 25.

At the end of the game, this is what Cosmos said:

On a sunny beautiful Sunday morning, Captain Abhishek Pawar won the toss and

elected to bat at the canyon side cricket ground in San Diego. Instead of the usual

sniff it out, grind mentality that teams adapt when playing in San Diego, the Cosmos

openers decided to start of positively and make use of the new ball and fieldingrestrictions. San Diego had their opportunities early but was not able to take them.

However, once the opening pair got into the grove, the fireworks were on display

throughout the course of the opening partnership of 156 runs. Ricky capitalized on anything wide and short andMukaddam made full use of the over pitched deliveries. Both guys took their turns in dominating the bowling

and a stroke of genius from cosmos taking the batting power-play after the 10th over (when SD opted not to

take the bowling powerplay) worked in the favor of the two set openers. SD could not use their spinnersefficiently and they were taken out of the game by some power batting from overs 10-15. Rajp, alongside

Ricky kept up the rate after the fall of the first wicket (mukaddam) but fell at the brink of the second drinks

break with another handy 52 runs partnership with Ricky. After the break Cosmos lost quick wickets as theyattacking mindset was contagious from Ricky and Mukaddams blasting opening partnership, However Shafis

experience in the middle order along with the tail made sure that Cosmos bat out the 45 overs and end up with atotal over 300, Shafi's innings made the difference between 290 or 320. The fall of quick wickets showed proof

that San Diego is a tough place to bat at and if it wasnt for the exceptional opening partnership and thenRickys continuous onslaught with some extraordinary shots that allowed the game to open up like it did. Ricky

Singh batted like a champion and it was clearly visible what a talent this man is with some amazing batting. He

ended up with a blazing 154, Mukaddam 53 & Shafi 31*.

On starting the chase, 322 was always going to be too much on matting. However, Joe and Gaurav started off

positively and with the help of extras from the new ball bowlers, SD to get off to a 50 run opening partnership.However, the introduction of spin changed everything with Rajp striking with his first ball. After the first

wicket, San Diego lost wickets at regular intervals as the spin of Gurpreet, Rajp and Shafi was too much to

handle for the San Diego batsman. Rajp and Shafi made light work of the middle order and Gurpreet cleaned upthe tail. Rishi provided some respite with 23 but the best San Diego scorer was extras with 39

Man of the Match: Ricky Singh for an exceptional knock.

CSUF BEAT PASADENA-1

Batting first CSUF scored 236 for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted overs. Thanks to some fine batting by

Rohit Yadav 64, Muhammad Siddiqui 44, Siddhanth Dhume 24 and Venkata Nagaraju 21. Extras47 (wides32). For Pasadena-1, Uday Sangar 2 for 41 and Anil Kasinadhuni 2 for 41 bowled well. In reply, Pasadena-1

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was all out for 125 runs. Mustafa Naqvi 46 was the only batsman from Pasadena-1 who resisted CSUF attack

Extras 22 (wides 15). Ravi Singh 2 for 30, Viraj Sehgal 2 for 17, and Kunal Jethi 4 for 32 bowled well for

CSUF to restrict Pasadena-1 to 125 runs.

At the end of the day, this is what CSUF said:

On a hot sunny day CSUF captain, Adheesh Bhate, won the toss and decided to bat first. Pasadena was quick tostrike early when Vishal Lakhani got rid of Deepak with a beauty which took his off stump. However, they

could not take advantage any further of the early breakthrough as CSUF batted cautiously till the first break

without losing another wicket. Rohit and Sadiq built a nice platform for the middle order to launch an attack inthe later overs. Rohit and Sadiq built a partnership of 114 runs before Rohit lost his concentration and was clean

bowled by Uday. CSUF middle order took advantage of the nice platform built by Rohit and Sadiq and

dispatched anything loose from the Pasadena bowlers to the boundary. Some nice hitting by the rest of the

CSUF batsmen took the score to 236. Rohit was the pick of the batsmen with a well controlled 64. Othernoticeable performances were Sadiq with 44, Sid Dhume with 24 and Venkata with 21. Uday and Anil were the

pick of the bowlers for Pasadena with 2 wickets each to themselves.

CSUF knew that they will have to bowl good to defend the total. Pasadena batsman started off nicely and

denied CSUF any early breakthrough. But Ravi Singh struck the first blow in the 7th over when Naveen

Seethapathy tried to go over mid-on but mistimed it and was caught by Kunal Jethi. CSUF bowlers started toput on the brakes on the scoring by taking wickets at regular intervals. But Mustafa kept on battling out despite

not getting any support from anyone else. Kunal Jethi bowled brilliantly and wrapped up the tail and Pasadena

was bundled out for 125 with Mustafa missing out on a 50 by 4 runs. Good batting by Mustafa. Pick of thebowlers for CSUF was Kunal Jethi with figures of 8.3-0-32-4. Ravi and Viraj both took 2 wickets a piece.

UNITED CC BEAT LA- BENGALS

Playing back to back matches against LA-Bengals, United this time avenged their last weeks defeat. Last week

it was LA-Bengals home ground and this week the match was played in United home ground. Batting first, LA-

Bengals was all out for 94. Rasheed Tanvir 34, and Ahmed Hossain (Raju) 17 are the only two who couldsustain the bowling attack of United. Shankar Sukumar bowled well for United to capture 4 for 17 runs. He

was well assisted in his bowling by Babar Hashim 2 for 13 and Pranav Parekh 2 for 33.

For the first time this season, United had a good opening partnership of 76 runs. Sanjay Poojari 44 not in 41

balls and Rajamani Swaminathan 41 in 35 balls, laid a good foundation for the others to follow. Thereafter ibecame only a formality for United to score 99 for the loss of 3 wickets to register a convincing win against

LA-Bengals. Malhari Ghotikar 2 for 8 was the successful bowler for LA-Bengals.

At the end of the game, this is what United said:

United played well. Awesome bowling and great support from fielders. And good to see some good batting for

the 1st wicket.

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DECCAN BEAT WESTWOOD

BY 115 RUNSBatting first Deccan scored 204 for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted overs. Thanks to some fine batting by

Ageel Khamisani 56, Zishan Javed 29, and Manan Choksi 24. Extras 40 (wides 23). Mohammed Rafiquzzman

3 for 43 and Balakrishna Pillai 2 for 31 were the successful bowlers for Westwood. In reply, Westwood wasskittled out for 89 runs. Extras 22 (wides 16) was the highest scorer. Vivek Sharma 4 for 23, Rahul Baria 3 for

20 and Clifton Gonsalves 2 for 24 bowled well for Deccan to skittle out Westwood for 89.

CITRUS BEAT BRITAMER

CENTURY BY AIJAZ ALICentury by Aijaz Ali (132 runs), former USA player helped Citrus to amass 299 runs for the

loss of 7 wickets in the allotted over. Others who batted well for Citrus were the youngsterShakeel Ahmed 27, Abhisek Vyas 40, and Bilal Qamar 26. Extras 34 (wides 24). Amir

Ranjha 3 for 41, and Mudassar Umar 3 for 60 bowled well for Britamer. Despite a fine all

round display by Mudassar Umar who followed up his bowling (3 for 60) with a fine battingperformance of scoring 58 runs, could not save his team from defeat.

In reply, Britamer was all out for 211. Mudassar Umar 58, Saifullah Salangi 32, Ahmed Raz22 and Sulaiman Noor 32 batted well for Britamer. Extras 19 (wides 11). Andi Bhatti 4 for 38, and YasarKhan

2 for 37 bowled well for Citrus to restrict Britamer to 211. 24 wides conceded by Brtiamer bowlers cost thegame, which, otherwise would have been a close game.

At the end of the game, this is what Citrus said:

Excellent batting performance by Citrus on a windy day at Woodley. Shakeel continues to show mentalstrength, with Abhi also showing his batting skills improved a great deal. Ali as usual humiliated Britamer s'

bowling line up with a magnificent century. Most of our batsmen had not much left to offer after his 132 runs

Citrus ended up with a mammoth total of 299. Britamer started their innings with a blast largely due to poorbowling by Citrus opening bowlers. May be our bowlers were tired from a previous day of intense practice

However, Andy with his intelligent bowling was able to control run rate easily and forced Britamer players to

play strokes which end up causing them their wickets. He took four important wits with Ashish bowling goodline and length from the other end. All in all this was pretty much one sided game other than some below par

opening bowling from Citrus. Good luck to Britamer for the rest of the season.

CASUALS LOST TO COUGARS

Batting first, Cougars amassed a total of 258 for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted overs. Samuel Dey 36

Sanjeewa Wirasinghe 88 and Glendon Mcbeth 55 batted well for Cougars. Extras 31 (wides 23). Gopinath

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Warriar with his wicket to wicket bowling captured 4 wickets conceding only 43 runs. He was ably supported

in the bowling department by Adhir Kalyan 3 for 41.

In reply, Casuals was all out for 137 runs. Mohammed Faisal 24, Adhir Kalyan 21 and veteran Lalith Sharma24 contributed to this total. Extras 39(wides24) was the highest scorer for Casuals. Horace Crogman 3 for 26

Suresh Jayasekra 2 for 39 and Kenneth Bennett 2 for 28 bowled well for Cougars.

PIONEER BEAT HOLLYWOOD-5

Hollywood-5, batted first scored 149 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Arinda Das 21, Faraz Haider 29, and SadatChowdhury 22, batted well for HCC-5. Extras 47 (wides 37) was the top scorer for HCC-5. Hemchand

Ramkishun 2 for 28, Sunil Gajula 3 for 14 bowled well for Pioneer.

In reply, Pioneer scored 153 for the loss of 4 wickets and won the match by six wickets. Pioneer has beenunbeaten in their Division so far. Harry Persaud 34, and Monty Venkersammy 48 not out batted well to help

their team record yet another victory. Extras 25 (wides 15). Ivan Singh 3 for 27 was the only successful bowler

for HCC-5.

At the end of the game, this is what HCC-5 said:

Match played in very friendly spirit. The umpires did a great job also.

HCC5 won the toss and elected to bat. They had a decent opening of 43 runs in the first 7 overs mainly due to

some erratic bowling by the Pioneers bowlers. Aninda played well for his 21 before he was foxed by a cleverdelivery by Ray. Soon HCC5 were 53 for 3 in 12 overs. Faraz and Vishal had a good partnership and took the

score to 88 before Vishal was run out for 15. Faraz played a responsible innings of 29 before he was the 8th

batsman out with the score reading at 104 in 26 overs . Anil and Sadat frustrated the Pioneers bowlers and tookthe score to 146. Sadat was out in the last over for a well played 22 on his debut. HCC5 ended up with 149/9

and played out the whole 40 overs which was a great achievement. For Pioneers Sunil and Ray were

outstanding.

Pioneers started with a bang and scored 31 runs in the first 4 overs. Due to few dropped catches and some

sloppy ground fielding, HCC5 was never able to apply pressure. Ivan and Anil bowled tidy spells however lackof support from the other bowlers and fielders made Pioneers reach the target without any hiccups. Hopefully in

the next game the HCC5 bowlers and fielders will perform better.

Overall a satisfying performance by HCC5 considering they were playing an unbeaten team.

Good Luck to Pioneers for the remainder of the season.

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WEEKEND OF MAY 7 & 8:

UNBEATEN CENTURY BY THILAN INDRASENAHELPS

HOLLYWOOD-1 BEAT ORANGE COUNTY BY 7 WICKETS

Orange County CC won the toss and elected to bat first. The top order batsmenof Orange County had good starts but none of them were able to convert it to a

good score. Wickets were falling at regular intervals. Abhisek Vyas who scored

35 runs was the only batsman who stood in the way of HCC-1 running throughthe side. OCCC was all out for 152. Hollywood-1 utilized seven bowlers. All

the bowlers who bowled got wickets excepting Nitesh Anandan and Rishab

Nanda. Piyush Agram 3 for 21, Anup Desai 2 for 35, Sujesh Pulikkal 2 for 11and Parth Shastry 2 for 17 bowled well for HCC-1. Had it not been for HCC-1conceding 26 extras (wides 15), OCCC score would have been much less.

In reply HCC-1 scored the required runs for the loss of 3 wickets and thus wonthe game comfortably. Thilan Indrasenas unbeaten 109 and Nikhil Iyers 17 not out helped HCC-1 to seal the

game. OCCC conceded 10 wides.

At the end of the games this is what Hollywood-1 said:

Thilan's Brilliant Hundred was a nightmare that OCCC wants to Forget. Thilan scored six 4s in 1 over. More

coming soon in the match report.

VENTURA BEAT INLAND EMPIRE-1

Ventura, by beating IE-1 by 7 wickets, kept its winning streak. They are now 4-0 in the league.

Batting first IE-1 was all out for 156 runs. Viren Patel 51, Dhaval Parekh 30, and Yash Doshi 23 batted wellfor IE-1. Extras 25 (wides 16). Amritpal Singh 3 for 21, and Yaser Mir 2 for 23 bowled well for Ventura.

Ventura, in reply, scored of the required runs for the loss of 3 wickets and thus won the game comfortably by 7wickets. Ibrar Arshad 33, Gurpreetsingh Sandhu 54 not out and Prabhjot Singh 35 were the scorers for

Ventura. Extras 24 (wides 20). Yash Doshi 2 for 32 was the only successful bowler for IE-1.

LA-BENGALS BEAT BRITAMER

RAIYAN MOINUDDINS UNBEATEN 150

LA-Bengals won the toss and elected to bat first. They did not have a good start and wickets fell at regular

intervals. But Raiyan Moinuddin stood his ground and scored an unbeaten 150 to lift the teams total to 280 for

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the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted overs. His unbeaten century included 18 fours and one six. He was ably

supported in this effort by Nadeem Ahmed 26 and Tanin Chowhdury 22. The second highest score was Extras

43 (wides 36). Ahmed Umar 3 for 36 was the only successful bowler for Britamer.

In reply, Britamer put up a good fight and came close when they were all out for 254 runs. They were short by

26 runs. Mudassar Umar 66m Tahir Khan 29, Ahmed Umer 46 and Ahmed Razi 46 batted well for Britamer

Extras 27 (wides 19). Raiyan Moinuddin 3 for 52, Tanin Chowdhury 2 for 35, d. Abdullah Zaman 2 for 35 andMohammed Haq 2 for 63 bowled well for Bengals to restrict Britamer to 254.

SANTA BARBARA AND ANAHEIM

IN A DRAWN MATCH

In this match, both the teams scored the same number of runs, 211. Santa Barbara was all out for 211 and

Anaheim scored 211 for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted overs. Technically, Anaheim won the game as they

had lost only 7 wickets for 211, whereas Santa Barbara was all out for 211. It is interesting to note that thismatch was called a Drawn game but Anaheim gets 5 points and Santa Barbara gets 0 poins. One normally

expects in such a situation that either (a) Anaheim is declared winners and gets full 10 points; or (b) points are

shared equally between the two teams. May be, it is time for the Rules committee to re-visit their rules in thisregards. Last year in Division I finals, a similar situation occurred in the match between Hollywood-1 and

Vijayta, and the ruling was different. Of course, points were not in dispute. It was a win or lose situation.

KABIR BEAT CASUALSDEADLY BOWLING BY DHAVAL DESAI

Deadly bowling by Dhaval Desai (5 for 20 in 8 overs) saw his side comfortably beat Casuals. Batting first

Kabir was all out for 195 runs. Thanks to some fine batting from Umesh Ahir 35, Nayan Ahir 24 and SuketuParikh 48. The second highest scorer was exras 37(wides 31). Adhir Kalyan 3 for 24, Phillip Traynor 2 for 35

Anil Tulpule 2 for 46, and Gopinath Warriar 2 for 19 were the successful bowlers for Casuals.

In reply, Casuals was all out for 107 for the loss 9 wickets. Cliff Severn, Jr. 33, and Anil Tulpule 24 batted

well for Casuals. Extras 26 (wides 25) was the second highest scorer for Casuals.

Dhaval Desai bowled extremely well to capture 5 wickets conceding only 20 runs. He was ably supported in

this department by Ankit Bhagat 2 for 27.

CENTURY BY SHAKEEL AHMED

BIG WIN FOR SCCA YOUTH

Pacifica was no match for SCCA Youth team. It was totally a one-sided game where SCCA Youth bea

Pacifica by 253 runs. Youth batted first and amassed a total 297 for the loss of 3 wickets. Shakeel Ahmed

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scored 122 runs in 104 balls which included 12 fours and 2 sixers. He was ably

supported by Salman Ahmed 68 which included 5 fours and 3 sixers and Harsh Ronvelia

29.

Pacifica conceded 51 extras (wides 39 and no balls 6) which is less than the total scored

by them. Pacifica was all out for 44 runs. No Pacifica batsman reached the double digi

figure.

Hammad Shahid 3 for 14, Salman Ahmed 3 for 15 and he mysterious Youth 2 for 7. This is what we wrote

about in our last issue. When the roster of the players playing in that game has been exchanged, where is theproblem in writing the name of the player who bowled and/or batted. Are the umpires signing off on an

incomplete scorebook? It is a shame that umpires are tested and certified but still are not doing their job

properly. This happens most of the time in SCCA Youth game. Are we not teaching the youth the

responsibility?

HOLLYWOOD-4 LOSES TO PIONEER

DEADLY BOWLING BY RAY RAMJOHN

In a match that had full of comedy of errors, Hollywood-4 lost to Pioneer. HCC-4 won the toss and put

Pioneers to bat first. Then they started dropping catches and missing run outs. Besides these HCC-4 bowlers

conceded 40 extras (28 wides). Pioneer batsmen took full advantage of the situation and scored a match-winning total of 200 for the loss of 6 wickets. As usual, Monty Venkersammy scored 37. Others who helped

Pioneer to reach 200 runs were John Morton 28, and Pronit Datta 28 and Hemchand Ramkishun 39 not out.The top scorer was extras 40. Pronit Datta 2 for 48 was the only successful bowler for HCC-4.

Ray Ramjohn with his deadly bowling of 8 overs 1 maiden, 14 runs and 4 wickets restricted HCC-4 total to 171.

Pronit Datta 30, Sarju Desai 21, Ravi Bhakta 53 and the 12-year-old wicket-keeper batsman Arjun Patel played

very well to give support to Ravi Bhakta and remained not out with 17 runs to his credit. Well done Arjun andkeep it up. Ray Ramjohn was ably supported in his bowling efforts by Sunil Gajulas 2 for 38.

At the end of the game, this is what Hollywood-4 said:

Well played Pioneer.

Horrendous fielding by HCC helped Pioneer score almost 200 runs, courtesy to lots of dropped catches and

missed run-outs. 12 year-old wicket-keeping sensation Arjun tried his best to reach those wides and wildthrows. Each and every Pioneer batsman got multiple lives and made merry.

While batting, HCC threw away a good start with a middle order collapse. Ravi and young Arjun starred with

the longest partnership for the 10th wicket putting the senior batsmen to shame. Pronit had earlier almost batted

thru the innings, watching the collapse from the other end of the wicket.

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COSMOS BEAT CSUF

CSUF won the toss but sent in the star-studded Cosmos to bat first. This strategy backfired as the wicket starteddeteriorating fast. Cosmos was able to score 246 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Thanks to a captains knock of

84 from Abhisek Pawar, Ali Mukaddam 44 and Inder Bir Singh 23. Extras 25 (wides 13). Ravi Singh 4 for 41and Viraj Sehgal 2 for 55 bowled well for CSUF. In reply, CSUF was all out for 151. Adheesh Bhage 33 no

out and Kunal Jethi 27 were the only batsmen who scored for CSUF. The top scorer was CSUF was the 36

extras (wides 22) conceded by Cosmos bowlers. Youngster Gurpreetsingh Sandhu who is improving match bymatch and season by season bowled well for his 4 for 41. He was ably supported in his attempts by M.U. Shani

Rehman 3 for 25 and Inder Bir Singh 2 for 10.

At the end of the game, this is what Cosmos said:

Cosmos won the toss and elected to bat first. Although CSUF put forward an excellent effort in the field andbowled tight, Cosmos managed to stick around for the 45 overs, accelerating in the last few overs of the game.Another good knock from Abhishek along with contributions from all the batsmen got cosmos to a total of 246.

As CSUF started chasing the total, wickets fell at regular intervals due to tight bowling from the cosmos

bowling department. With the wicket deteriorating, CSUF found it hard to bat on. A true captain's innings fromAdheesh showed good spirit in the young team along with a major contribution from Kunal right at the end

Toss was definitely a key factor in who won the game, because wickets were deteriorating per ball. Batting and

bowling effort put forward by CSUF was full of spirit, and this youthful energy will surely help the team withgames to come. Good luck for the rest of the season.

SAN DIEGO-1 BEAT PASADENA-1

San Diego-1 won the toss elected to bat first. San Diego-1 was all out for 298 runs. Thanks to a fine start (59

runs) from their opening pair Gaurav Khillon 29 and Rahil Iqbal 28). Others that followed took advantage of

the foundation laid by the opening pair and scored freely. Hrishikesh Unni 46, Benson Thomas 27 and veteranWayne Copeland 48 batted well to bring the total to 298. Of course, Pasadena-1 bowlers conceded 75 extras

(wides 60) that became the highest individual score for SD-1. May be, this is the highest number of wides

bowled by a team in any of SCCA Divisions. Vishal Lakhina 2 for 52, Noorali Lakhani 3 for 53 and MustafaNaqvi 4 for 53 were the successful bowlers for Pasadena-1. Pasadena-1 played with one short and that also

contributed to their poor showing.

In reply Pasadena-1 scored 200 for the loss of 9 wickets. Arjun Singh 25, Usman Ghani 42 and Vishal Lakhina

37 batted well for Pasadena-1. SD-1 conceded 23 extras (16 wides).

PEGASUS LOST TO CARIBBEAN

Caribbean won the toss but put Pegasus to bat first. This strategy seems to have worked as Pegasus was all ou

for 135 runs. Zeeshan Khamisani was the only batsman who resisted Caribbean bowling and scored a valuable50 runs. Caribbean conceded 24 extras (wides 17). Marcus Stewart 3 for 20, Gary Singh 3 for 33 and Roy

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DeSilva 2 for 27 bowled well for Caribbean to restrict Pegasus to a small total. In reply, Caribbean scored 138

runs for the loss of 7 wickets.

Roy DeSilva 23 and Mohammed Asad batted well for Caribbean and helped the team to record a victory bythree wickets. Pegasus conceded 33 extras (21 wides). Elmore Hutchinson 3 for 53, and Azzam Haider 3 for

46 bowled well for Pegasus.

At the end of the game, this is what Pegasus said:

Pegasus played with 10 fielders and severely understrength, but still put up a good fight. Time to continuegelling together as a team and keep fighting.

Highlights

Good spells from Marcus (3 wickets), Gary (3 wickets) and Roy (2 wickets) Fifty from Zeeshan (50 runs) Fearsome bowling from Elmore (3 wickets) and Azzam (3 wickets) Match winning innings from Asad (55 runs) One very ordinary Bat/Pad decision that turned the tables in favor of Caribbean. Good luck to all teams for the future!

CORINTHIANS BEAT CENTURY

MEVAN FERNANDOS 5 FOR 44 IN VAIN!

Corinthians continued their winning streak by defeating Century CC. This was not an easy victory for

Corinthians. They had their anxious moments. Mevan Fernando bowled extremely well for Century. But, at

the end it was not enough to save the game.

Corinthians won the toss but put Century to bat first. Century was all out for 192. Thanks to some fine batting

from Manula Vithana 58, Mevan Fernando 23 and Akeesha Fonseka 45. Extras 21 (wides 18). RichardBlackledge 3 for 31, David Pieters 2 for 47 and Andrew Price 2 for 32 bowled well for Corinthians to restrict

the opponents to 192. In reply Corinthians scored 193 for the loss of 8 wickets. Abbaas Nordekh 67 and David

Pieters 45, batted well for Corinthians and helped the team record yet another victory of the season. Extras 26(wides 15). Mevan Fernando (5 for 44) who bowled well for Century .

At the end of the game this is what Corinthians said:

A great game of cricket between two evenly matched teams. Corinthians won the toss and elected to field first.

The track was looking worn and it was a cloudy, breezy morning. Richard and Dave Pieters opened the

bowling but in the windy conditions it was difficult to hit line and length. The Century batsmen capitalized onanything short and rocketed to 23 before Dave got Harry to edge one to keeper Mark Punshon. Richard struck in

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taken by Vedant. Vedant struck in the 14th over thanks to a catch by Brendan but the Century run rate was stil

good having moved on to 71.

The introduction of the two spinners, Andy Price and Abbas proved a good move as the pair bowled welltogether, reducing the run rate considerably. Abbaas dismissed danger man Manjula who hit an aggressive 58,

thanks to a catch from Pramukh and Andy accounted for both Mevan and Ryan, Ryan going to a well held

caught and bowled chance thanks to some great pressure bowling. Andy finished with 2-32 and Abbaas 1-20from 6 overs.

Dave and Richard came back on to try stopping the Century tail from wagging and did a good job. Dave withthe wind on his back bowled a spell of 6 overs 1-17. Richard finished with figures of 3-31 from his overs.

Century all out for 192.

The wind continued to blow into the second innings but Century opening bowler Mevan made the conditionswork for him. He tied down the Corinthian batsmen and made 4 breakthroughs in his first spell. Corinthians

were struggling at 46 for 5 after 16 overs. Once again the middle order showed their strength. Abbass and Dave

Pieters came together for a partnership of 112 which swung the game around. Where everyone had struggledthis pair made batting look effortless. They came out and played positively. They were aggressive, smashing

some huge sixes, but it was controlled aggression at the right time. Dave finally lost his sticks just after the last

drinks break. Abbass put on another useful 20 runs with Andy but tried to hit over the top into the wind and wascaught in the deep. When Andy went in the 41st over the game was still on. Corinthians needed 26 from 4 overs

with 2 wickets remaining. Faran and Vedant kept their heads and played some very tidy shots to bring the game

home for Corinthians.

A good win in a hard fought game. Good luck to Century.

INTERNATIONAL BEAT HOLLYWOOD-2

Hollywood-2 won the toss but sent International to bat first. International was 206 for the loss of 9 wickets in

the allotted overs. Fine batting from their veterans, Imran Habit 20,Rashid Zia 84 and Bashar Naqvi 22 helpedthe team to reach a respectable total of 206 runs. HCC-2 conceded 39 extras (33 wides). Hitesh Bhakta 3 for

29, Jain Bhakatga 2 for 46, and Hitesh Bhakta 2 for 41 bowled well for HCC-2.

In reply HCC-2 was all out for 164 runs. Suresh Narsai 31, Sandeep Patel 21, Hitesh Bhakta 21 and Vitesh

Bhakta 26 batted well for HCC-3. Extras 29 (wides 25). Veteran Zaffar Siddiqui 2 for 28 and Mubashar Naqv2 for 34 bowled well International. In all 7 bowlers bowled for International and everyone who bowled go

wickets.

CITRUS LOST TO UNITED

Citrus won the toss and batted first. Citrus was all out for 196. Salman Ahmed 43 and Saad Khan 59 batted

well to help their team reach a respectable total. Extras 18 (wides 11). Shankar Sukumar 4 for 43, Babar

Hashim 2 for 45 and Rajamani Swaminathan 2 for 18 bowled well for United.

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In reply, United scored 198 for the loss of 7 wickets. Uniteds opening pair(60 runs), Sanjay Poojari 39, and

Rajamani Swaminathan 27 in 22 balls gave a good start in their chase. This foundation inspired the batsmenthat followed. Pinak Patel 36, Praveen Chava 22 not out and Ramesh Srinivasan 29 not out batted well andhelped United to a victory by 3 wickets. Extras 24 (wides 16). Fahim Khan 2 for 30 and Saad Khan 2 for 39

bowled well for Citrus.

At the end of the game this is what United said:

Good bowling by united. Need improvement in fielding (specially taking the catches) and some good signs ofgood batting side. Needs further improvement in batting from middle order batsmen

USC BEAT UNIVERSITY

USC won the toss but sent in University to bat first. University was all out for 178 runs. Zia Sshamsi 55 and

Santosh Jois 29, batted well for University and helped the team reach a respectable total. Extras 43 (wides

22). Tarun Tyagi 3 for 33, Dushyant Sharma 4 for 37 and Ashish Relan 2 for 21 bowled well for USC. Inreply, USC scored 179 for the loss of 8 wickets and thus won the game by two wickets. Tarun Sandhu 26

Dushyant Sharma 20 and Tarun Tyagi 81 not out. Extras 21 (wides 17) Anant Kulkarni 3 for 45 and Fazal

Shamsi 3 for 38 bowled well for University. ). It was unfortunate that Tarun Tyagi missed his century. Theinnings ended since his team won and deprived him of his century. Good luck in the future games.

At the end of the game this is what USC said:

Grounds man not present on arrival, Missing equipment (Tape Measure, 30 yard markers) Groundsman finally arrived 15 minutes before start of play to cut grass. Leg Umpiring was a No-show from Pasadena 2. He arrived an hour late and was correctly asked to leave by

Main Umpire.

Very Unprofessional Management

BnB LOST TO HOLLYWOOD-3

Hollywood-3 won the toss but sent in BnB to bat first. BnB was all out for 158. Thanks to some fine batting by

Pankaj Patel 31 and Manish Bhatt 33. Extras 39 (wides 27) was the top scorer for BnB. Ankur Patel 2 for 22and Mahesh Sanmukh 3 for 28 bowled well for HCC-3.

In reply, HCC-3 scored 159 for the loss of 2 wickets and thus won the game by 8 wickets. HCC-3 started their

chase poorly by losing two quick wickets. But then it was the unbroken partnership between Roshan R. Bhagaand Ankur Patel that steadied the innings and carried it through. Roshan R. Bhagat 51 not out and Ankur Patel

47 not out batted well for HCC-3. Extras 35 (wides 30) Hitendra Patel 2 for 54 was the only successful bowler

for BnB.

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REDLAND LOST TO COUGARS

Cougars won the toss and batted first. Cougars scored 161 for the loss of 9 wickets. Horace Cogman 53 andUmeed Khan 30 batted well for Cougars. Extras 18 (wides 15). Ankur Naplan 4 for 26 and Sarthak Datt 3 for

32 bowled well for Redlands. In reply, Redlands was all out for 142 runs. Saurabh Gupta 47 was the onlybatsman who resisted Cougars bowling. Extras 24 (wides 17). Sanjeewa Wirasinghe 4 for 22 and Muhammad

Ansari 2 for 30 bowled well for Cougars. Cougars utilized 6 bowlers and everyone who bowled got wickets.

SCCA LEAGUE 2011 - SCHEDULE FOR MAY!Courtesy ofWWW.SCCACRICKET.ORG

Division Date HomeTeam AwayTeam Ground Umpire 1 Umpire 2

Div I Sat 05/21/2011 Orange County Pegasus Wright Hollywood3 Hollywood3

Div I Sat 05/21/2011 Cosmos Caribbean Wong Ventura Ventura

Div III Sat 05/21/2011 Bengals Deccan Highland Redlands Redlands

Div IV Sat 05/21/2011 Anaheim Cal-Bel Marder International International

Div IV Sat 05/21/2011 Santa Barbara BritDom Severn Westwood Westwood

Div V Sat 05/21/2011 Pioneer Youth Smith Murphy Colts Colts

Div V Sat 05/21/2011 Dolphins Regal Marina Vista Pasadena2 Pasadena2

Div I Sun 05/22/2011 Vijayta CSUF Marder Hollywood3 Hollywood3

Div I Sun 05/22/2011 San Diego1 Hollywood1 Canyonside Cougars CougarsDiv II Sun 05/22/2011 Inland Empire1 International Smith Murphy University University

Div II Sun 05/22/2011 Century Hollywood2 Severn Pasadena1 Pasadena1

Div II Sun 05/22/2011 Corinthians San Diego2 Wright Pacifica Pacifica

Div III Sun 05/22/2011 Friends USC Carson Cosmos Cosmos

Div V Sun 05/22/2011 Kabir Redlands Marina Vista Britdom Britdom

Div V Sun 05/22/2011 Eagles Hollywood4 Highland Citrus Citrus

Div V Sun 05/22/2011 Casuals Hollywood5 Wong Santa Barbara Santa Barbara

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HGOCC WORLD CUP TOUR DAIRY-II!Courtesy: David Sentance of HGOCC

The HGOCC, because of tour leaders twenty years of carefully cultivated contacts through the Hollywood

Cricket Club were invited guests of the former President of HCA Mr Vinod at the Secunderabad Country Club.

Founded as a transit stop by the British Army in 1878,

transported back to formal colonial times where memberswore collared shirts and long trousers we walked into the

bar, replete with insignia of British Raj and Indian regiments

and absorbed our new surroundings. All eyes were a hugescreen where Indias effort to qualify for the final againstPakistan was on full display. Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi

had his head in his hands as his team began to falter chasing

the Indian total. When the victory was recorded Kingfisherbeers flowed and some in our direction-an auspicious end to

our first day in India.

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Once off club grounds on a tour

of Hyderabad, the bus stopped

for coconuts and cane juice.Kamal cane juice concoctedfrom Hyderabad juice presses to

be as fine as that in Guyana.

Coconut juice specialist AmarChanderpaul brought twenty

coconuts off startled vendors. He

and Kamal pronounced the juiceas good as back home (Guyana)

even before we broke out the

rum and coke.

If water was dicey in India

between beer, tea, rum, cane and

coconut juice, we never knew it!The party members also found

Hyderabad to be a cricket gear paradise. In the evening a taste of the Mughal period was displayed at Paradise

Restaurant with its biryani dishes and bidri style crafts.

Returning to the Secunderabad Club by

tut tut brought us face to face with theclass segregation of the city as our driver

was not allowed onto club grounds. Nexttime by car I noted! No cars were needed

the next day as the second HGOCC matchof the tour was on club grounds on a

small jewel of a ground with tight

boundaries, again overlooked by amosque. Batting first, but without our

three Pakistani HGOCC members who

were not issued visa to travel to India,, wesoon knocked up runs with ease but 167

was not enough as our local hosts carted

our depleted bowling all over the fieldOur host Mr Vinod, supported by a couple

of ex-Ranji trophy players gave us a fineexample of how to maximize the charm of

the ground by turning singles into foursWith one over left in the match HGOCC

conceded the inevitable by six wickets

and headed off to a wonderful biryani lunch in the ball-room of the club house.

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Friday night the Secunderabad

club-house came alive with

families watching movies. Nextmorning we caught theKingfisher flight to the

Bollywood capital of Mumbai.

Forty two thousand securitypersonnel from all branches of

the armed forces and police

patrolled the access toWankhede stadium. India

overhauled Sri Lankas brilliant

275 batting effort in the final

overs of the game. To my mindthe most sublime innings of the

final was Mahela

Jayawardenes unbeatencentury which raised the tempo

of the game to true

championship performance ifglory was to be won.

Jayawardene was used to pressure having been Sri Lankan captain when gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan team

outside Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Indias victory celebrations spilled over the next day in Mumbai where theMaidan Oval was agog with players involved in ten over games rotating their way to different matches infront

of the nineteenth century Unicef world-heritage status British colonial era Indo-Saracenic style buildings ofMumbai University and the Prince of Wales Museum.

A saunter across the maidan, followed by a taxi ride to Gandhis house, the

Malabar Hills and the Parsee vulturetorium where bodies are left for

picking to death by carrion eaters and Mumbais assault on westernsensibilities was begun. The conundrum faced by the traveller is whether

reality is that of the billion visited or the individual doing the visiting. The

sweet success of victory will dissipate as the poverty on Mumbais streetswill remain but this dichotomy only underlined the importance of cricket

to India with all its uplifting possibilities. One wonders whether a Lord

Taverners like organization will take cricket to the inner city or whetherthe frenzied cricket madness that is the Maidan Oval supplants such

initiatives.

To be continued..