October 23rd’s Kanga League games produced quality innings from numerous batsmen but only 6 of them reached the prestigious three figure mark, here are the 6 ton makers:
- Prasad Pawar – 111 for Parkophene Cricketers vs Regal – A Division
- Ramanpreet Ghoman – 100 * for Karnataka Sporting Club vs New Hind SC – A Division
- Jayesh Pokhare – 103 for Shivaji Park Gymkhana vs CCI – A Division
- Divyaansh Saxena- 114 for Dadar Union vs United Cricketers – B Division
- Roneet Thakur- 100 for New Hindu CC vs Pandurangwadi – C Division
- Adil Shaikh – 124 for Amar CC vs SKP Athletic Club – D Division
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A competitive day of cricket, Kanga League games finally resumed after getting washed out for consecutive weeks. A, B, C and D division games were contested on the 23rd of October. With gruesome games, these were the bowlers who managed to scalp 5 wickets or more:
- Akshay Jambhekar 6/64 for New Hind SC vs Karnataka -A Div
- Iqbal Abdullah – 5/48 for DY Patil vs PJ Hindu Gymkhana- A Div
- Yash Dicholkar – 5/21 for Parsee Gym vs Sind Sports – A Div
- Khizar Dafedar – 6/35 for Dadar Union Sporting Club vs united Cricketers- B Div
- Pratik Sargade – 5/62 for Apollo CC vs Victory CC- B Div
- Akshay Darekar 6/45 for Goregaon SC vs Khar Gymkhana- B Div
- Devang Gosalia 7/27 for Ghatkopar Jolly Gymkhana vs MB Union CC- C Div
- Sandesh Sonwane 5/27 for PDTSA vs Koli Combined – C Div
- Dhaval Patel 5/16 for Worli SC vs Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club – B Div
- Bharat Meher 6/23 for Prabhu Jolly Young Cricketers vs Ours CC – D Div
- Ayan Shaikh 5/25 for MV Sports Club vs Vijay Cricket Club- D Div
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Mumbai: A solid all-round performance from Iqbal Abdulla, who scored 68 runs and claimed 5 wickets for 48 runs, helped Dr. D.Y. Patil SA record a first innings win against P.J. Hindu Gymkhana in a ‘A’ Division match of the 75th Dr. H.D. Kanga Cricket League 2022-2023.
Batting first D.Y. Patil declared their first innings at 218 for 4. Besides Abdulla’s half ton Subramanian Doraiswami scored 63 runs and Srujan Athawale made 35. Later, Hindu Gymkhana were bowled out for 105 runs to concede a 113-run first innings lead. In the second innings D.Y. Patil scored 31 runs for no loss.
Meanwhile in other games, Prasad Pawar (111), Ramanpreet Ghoman (111) and Jayesh Pokhare (103) scored impressive hundereds to aid their respective team’s position
Brief scores – Division A: Parkophene Cricketers 251 for 9 decl. (Prasad Pawar 111, Dhanit Raut 63; Sarfraz Shaikh 3/27, Rushikesh Jadhav 3/74) Vs Regal CC 143 for 7 (Jaya Davane 57; Himanshu Singh 3/49). Result: Match drawn.
Mumbai Police Gymkhana 63 all out (Atif Attarwala 4/16, Musheer Khan 3/15, Badre Alam 3/31) Vs Payyade SC 200 for 3 decl. (Japjeet Randhawa 93, Bhupen Lalwani 92). Result: Payyade SC won on 1st innings lead.
National CC 215 for 8 decl. (Swapnil Pradhan 47, Sumeet Dhekale 37, Saeed Shaikh 35) Vs MIG Cricket Club 44 for 4. Result: Match drawn.
Dr. D.Y. Patil SA 218 for 4 decl. (Iqbal Abdullah 68, Subramanian Doraiswami 63, Srujan Athawale 35) & 31 for no loss Vs P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 105 all out (Bins Neyyoth 47; Iqbal Abdullah 5/48). Result: Dr. D.Y. Patil SA won on 1st innings lead.
Karnatak SA 234 for 9 decl. (Ramanpreet Ghoman 100*, Sahil Jadha 33, Vighnesh Solanki 43; Akshay Jambhekar 6/64) Vs New Hind SC 21 for 2. Result: Match drawn.
Sind 124 all out (Adeeb Usmani 30; Yash Dicholkar 5/22, Siddharth Raut 3/27) & 69 for 3 decl. Vs Parsee Gymkhana 125 for 1 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 65*, Aakarshit Gomel 39). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won on 1st innings lead.
Shivaji Park Gymkhana 237 for 5 decl. (Jayesh Pokhare 103, Sahil Gode 64) Vs Cricket Club of India 166 for 3 (Akash Anand 74*, Sujit Nayak 54*). Result: Match drawn.
On 23rd October at Islam gymkhana, Islam Gymkhana played against Young Mohammedan CC. After winning the toss, Young Mohammedan asked Islam Gymkhana to bat first.
Islam Gymkhana’s innings lasted for 41 overs only as they were bundled up for 181. Bhavesh Patel and Swapnil Salvi were the top batters scoring 48 and 46 respectively. On the bowling side, the complete bowling unit completed a tremendous job but Imtiyaz Ahmad’s brilliant spell of 16 over 5 maiden 49 runs 4 wickets was the showstopper. Bharat Lohar supported him quite well as he took 3 wickets in his 9 overs. Kazi too contributed by purchasing 2 wickets.
Young Mohammedan CC openers Atif Khan and Nikhil Madas’ crucial partnership of 50 runs giving decent start. It was Azhar Ahmad and Sufiyan Rehmani’s innings which sealed the deal for Young Mohammedan as they notched up 59 runs each and put 130 runs together.
This was a crucial win for the Young Mohammedan CC against the Islam Gymkhana
Young Mohammedan CC owner Javed Kudia supported them quite well by providing good facilities .
10TH Sontosh Kumar Ghosh Trophy under the Aegis of Mumbai Cricket Association organized by Sporting Union Club & Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation for Under-16 Years age group boys will be staged at the grounds of Cross Maidan from October 27th to November 9th , 2022 . Finals will be held at SHIVAJI PARK GROUND, on November 8th & 9th , 2022 .
This is 10TH consecutive year under 16 years Boys cricket Tournament Inter Club Selection tournament titled ‘SONTOSH KUMAR GHOSH TROPHY’ with 16 teams affiliated to Mumbai Cricket Association from different parts in Mumbai will be organized by Sporting Union Club , With a view to spot, groom & nurture talent for the longer version of the game, each match is played over 2 days, 256 players from from various affiliated clubs to MCA as usual will be participating, at 8 different venues in Mumbai, hence it will be a 8-days event.\
Each game will be played as per the M. C. A. rules. The winners will be awarded “Shri Sontosh Kumar Ghosh Memorial Trophy ” and the runners up will be awarded “Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation Trophy ”.
With the kind blessings of M. C. A. Managing Committee, Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation Hansaben Mehta , Suraj Samant, Sanjay Naik and all our well wishers, Sporting Union Club will be organizing this tournament.
Also four individual performance awards will be awarded to the ‘Best Bowler’, Best Batsman’, and ‘Best All-rounder of the series’, “Man of The Match Award” for every match, along with the certificates and memento. Like last year, this year too, the event is being organize SPORTING UNION CLUB event is supported & Co Sponsored by KALYANDAS MEMORIAL SPORTS FOUNDATION, SMT HANSABEN MEHTA.
You will also be glad to know that our members are recipient of prestigious state Award (i.e. coveted Shiv Chhatrapati Award) Ms.Shobha Pandit, Ms.Arundhati Ghosh & Ms.Kalpana Bahutule for their excellence in the game Mr.Sunil Limaye, Mr.Prasad Desai has represented Ranji Trophy.
Experts like Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Dhaval Kulkarni, Akaash Luthra ,Prithvi Shaw, Arjun Tendulkar, Jay Bishta, Tanush Kotian , Selected to play for India, ASIA CUP (U19), Mumbai are the talent found at SONTOSH KUMAR GHOSH UNDER 14–16 YEARS BOYS CRICKET TOURNAMENT . Boys who played in our “ GHOSH TROPHY ” past were called for selection trials for IPL, Mumbai to name with few are mentioned herewith: Deepak Vishwakarma , Aneess Chaudhury , Hardik Tamore , Siddharta Ghule , Vijay Gohil , Shubham Sawant , Salman Khan , Dhrumil Matkar , Avni Chopra, etc.
This is a 22nd consecutive year old initiative. The event has succeeded in giving youth an opportunity to explore their talent. We are sure there is another ‘Tanush Kotian ,Iqbal Abdulla’ & ‘Siddhesh Lad ’ out there waiting to be discovered. Do team up with us to find him. We look forward to your sporting and spontaneous response.
To make this venture a ‘successful & ongoing event’, we need full participation & continuous support from people like you. It’s a talent hunt designed to provide the best talent available in the City Of Mumbai at grass root level.
The ultimate success of the tournament will depend on the spectators and the publicity we receive from the Press Media, A. I. R. and T. V. We hope to get a large support to boost the moral of the participants.
The Eprashala Ground at Kasara hosted a game between C division club Pandurangwadi and ARCC. The competitive match marked a new beginning for the ground of Eprashala. Between the valleys and silent surroundings, both the teams enjoyed an unforgettable match. Players were quite satisfied with the playing conditions as well as the ambiance.
Eprashala will soon be holding numerous tournaments for cricketers. The ground is under the management of CricketGraph. Eprashala also possesses cottages to stay. Players coming from far off have the option to spend the night by the ground in one of the rooms and be ready for a game the next morning at Eprashala.
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Omtex ICWC Cricket Institute organised an all India Talent Hunt Program in association with the Delhi Bulls from Abu Dhabi T10 League. This opportunity ensures a chance to 2 players who would train and tour with the Delhi Bulls from 23rd November to 4th December 2022 at Abu Dhabi.
After an incredible and tough selection process, Chinmay Sutar and Harsh Desai were the two players presented with the Golden Ticket after the trials. They will have an opportunity to play with the likes of Dwayne Bravo and coached by the infamous Andy Flower.
Tremendous contributions by Divaynaash Saxena ensured a dominant win for MCA B versus MCA C. Akshat Jain, Khizar Dafedar and Saxena, all notched up valuable runs as Jha took 4. When it was time to bowl, Saxena impressed as he gave away only 8 runs and took 4 wickets. The ambidextrous bowler made life difficult for the batsmen with his left arm spin as well as off spin. MCA C were bowled out for just 130.
MCA C won the tournament. Akshat Jain was adjudged as the best batsman.
MCA B vs MCA C
Toss: MCA B won the toss and elected to bat
Result: MCA B won by 111 runs
(Akshat Jain 49, Khizar Dafedar 46, Divyaansh Saxena 42, Saksham Jha 4/51, Praful Devkate 3/44)
MCA C- 130/10 in 28.4 overs
(Pragnesh Kanpillewar 44, Divyaansh Saxena 4/8, Sourabh Singh 3/25)
Ayush Zhimare’s all round performance guaranteed MCA A’s victory in their final game against MCA D. Batting first Zhimare scored 98 as the team total was 280. Bowling against him, Aryan Badhe scalped 6 wickets with an impressive spell of 6 for 57. Unfortunately, Badhe’s efforts weren’t enough as MCA D were 21 runs short. Zhimare contributed with the ball too as he took 3 wickets.
MCA A vs MCA D
Toss: MCA A won the toss and elected to bat
Result: MCA A won by 21 runs
MCA A- 280/9 in 50 overs
(Aayush Zimare 98, Omkar Malekar 57, Sahil Gode 37,
Siddhant Singh 34, Aryan Badhe 6/57)
MCA D- 259/7 in 50 overs
(Vedprakash Jaiswal 64, Atharva Chavan 53, Jayesh Pokhare 47,
Aayush Zimare 3/55)
The U-19 KC Mahindra Shield is a selection tournament for players to make a case for their selection for Mumbai U_19 Cooch Behar Trophy. 4 Batsmen certainly stood out as they notched up centuries in the competitive trials. Vedant Gadia made sure his 107 gives the first innings lead to Vijay Merchant XI after their opponents were bowled early. Dattu Phadkar XI batsmen enjoyed their outing against Vijay Manjrekar XI as 3 batsmen scored a hundred. Harsh Salunkhe’s prolific 112* alongside Arush Patankar’s 110 gave them a commanding position in the first innings itself. In the second innings, Roneet Thakur was one of the fortunate one’s as he contributed 104.
Pranay Shetty was the only bowler in those 3 days to have five or more wickets to his name. Taking 6 wickets and giving away 56, Shetty performed immaculately to further his selection case.
Brief Scores:
Vijay Merchant XI vs Khandu Rangnekar XI
Toss: Vijay Merchant XI won the toss and elected to field
Result: Vijay Merchant XI won by 8 wkts
Khandu Rangnekar XI
1st Innings- 185/10 in 55.3 overs
(Ayush Mhatre 78, Aaryaraj Nikam 38, Ashley Dsouza 3/48,
Kunal Nawarange 3/49)
2nd Innings- 248/10 in 81 overs
(Mayank Teotia 57, Ayush Mhatre 50, Aaryaraj Nikam 41,
Aditya Pawar 38, Prem Naik 35, Jay Dhatrak 4/36)
Vijay Merchant XI
1st Innings- 279/10 in 75.2 overs
(Vedanta Gadia 107, Jay Dhatrak 36, Aditya Rawat 35,
Aaryaraj Nikam 4/46)
2nd Innings- 155/2 in 19.4 overs
(Aditya Rawat 73,Hussain Shaikh 45*)
Vijay Manjrekar XI vs Dattu Phadkar XI
Toss: Dattu Phadkar XI won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Match Drawn, Dattu Phadkar XI took 1st Innings lead
Dattu Phadkar XI
1st Innings- 389/6 (decl.) in 108.2 overs (including 20 penalty runs)
(Harsh Salunkhe 112*, Arush Patankar 110, Owais Shaikh 51*,
Shaun Dcosta 3/64)
2nd Innings- 289/4 in 68 overs
(Roneet Thakur 104*, Harsh Salunkhe 93, Manan Bhatt 66)
Vijay Manjrekar XI
1st Innings- 203/10 in 60.4 overs
(Harsh Adhav 75, Parth Pathak 63, Aarya Chowkidar 31,
Pranay Shetty 6/56, Harsh Mendon 3/32)