MIG Cricket Club after being put to bat first on their homeground managed to post a total of 202/8 in 34 overs. Captain Kevin Almeida top scored with 93 runs off 86 balls (12 fours, 2 sixes) as he anchored his team’s batting pushing MIG towards a respectable total. Mumbai Police bowlers did a good job with the ball with Yogesh Jagtap being the pick of the lot taking 3/32 in 6 overs.
Chasing 209, Mumbai Police chased down the score in 33 overs winning the match by 4 wickets. Skipper Sunil Patil opening the innings scored 51 runs off 44 balls while also stitched a crucial partnership with in form Shrikant Limbole who has been one of the top scorers of the tournament this season. Shrikant who also has a century in Madhav Mantri this season continued his good form with the bat anchoring the chase with a match winning 73* off 67 balls (6 fours, 2 sixes) as Mumbai Police cruised towards a commendable win.
Scorecard Link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/136434
In what could be a great announcement for Corporate Cricket Teams, Mumbai Cricket Association has come up with a new corporate tournament called MCA Corporate Trophy which will be only for Corporate Cricket Teams.
Entries are invited from interested Public and Private Sector Companies. Entry Fees for the tournament would be Rs 5000/- plus 18 % GST. All charges i.e. Ground, Umpire, Scorer, Ball Charges will be borne by MCA. Matches will be played on Weekdays only. Last Date of entry is Friday,3rd December 2021.
| Division | Format | League/Knock Out | No. of Teams |
| A-Division | 2 Day | League + Knockout | 12 |
| B-Division | One Day | League + Knockout | 12 |
| C-Division | T-20 | League + Knockout | 16 |
| D-Division | T-20 | League + Knockout | 16 |
| E-Division | T20 | League + Knockout | 32 |
| F-Division | T-20 | League + Knockout | 64 |
| G-Division | T-20 | League + Knockout | 32 |
Criteria for teams participating in the above tournament would be on basis of Times Shield Cricket Tournament. Teams which do not participate in Times Shield Cricket Tournament and are interested to play MCA Corporate Trophy will be grouped in G-Division in the above table.
Each team will get 3 League Matches
Matches will be played on Weekdays only.
No Postponement or Venue changes will be entertained for MCA Corporate Trophy.
Ground Allotment & Fixtures will be done in MCA Office.
Following are Maximum Number of Outstation + Scholarship players allowed in playing 11.
LINK TO DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM:
https://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/download/MCA_Corporate_Trophy_2021_2022.pdf
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We often keep complaining about things in life while we often neglect the things which we have. The mindset of not appreciating what we have and complaining on what we don’t have often results in we never being satisfied or happy with ourselves.
We at Cricketgraph recently interacted with 33yr old Hemil Parekh from Mumbai and his never give up attitude and his tough mindset made us realize that, we need to stop complaining and start working with positive mindset to achieve our life goals. Hemil just like any other cricket loving kid began playing cricket from a very young age, courtesy his equally cricket loving father Paresh Parikh. In summer vacations, his father would took him to the nearby grounds in Sion and that’s how his tyrst with cricket began from the age of 16. Hemil went on to play for his school in Harris Shield representing Shri Vallabh Ashram English Medium School while he also played College Level cricet Representing SIWS College. During that phase, he came up with many performances with 5/36 in 8 overs being his best bowling figures.
Everything was sailing good, Hemil like any other aspiring cricketer was doing everything correct as possible, he was training hard, playing matches at School and College level until he met with an unexpected accident in 2009. Hemil met with a train accident in 2009 which resulted in him facing serious injuries. That one accident costed him a lot as he lost his one leg. Hemil went through severe pain and multiple treatments & it was almost the end of his ambitious cricketing journey, he was mentally depressed & had given up on living a regular life which every other human wishes to live.
After almost 3-4 months of innumerable pain, tears, treatments and operations, Hemil got his prosthesis leg ready and he started training again. His father once again became his first coach, motivated him and asked him to start practicing everyday & start living his life like any other regular guy.
Hemil shared with Cricketgraph “Me and my father both are crazy about cricket and he started training me again to prepare me for playing cricket. I could remember, he told me to run 3 rounds of the ground in which we practice. I first found it difficult and after the rounds the pain was unbereable as the stump was bleeding. I would also remember my father words at that time “this is the pain that makes you stronger”. And after such training, I again started playing cricket. I do still practice hard to play as my goal is to play for my country. In a regular local matched my best figures are 6-32 after bowling 6 overs.
From almost giving up in life in 2009/10 to taking a 6 wicket haul in a regular match with one prosthesis leg, the journey in between has been nothing but inspiring. Hemil also went on to play in Mayor Cup representing MCAD Team (Mumbai Cricket Association for Disabled) where he took 3/22 in his first match while he went on to take 3 wickets in almost every match he played in Mayor Cup.
Hemil furthermore mentioned about Coach Malkesh Gandhi who he believes is the turning point in his career. Coach Malkesh gives him personal attention and he even gifted him a white ball after his promising performance which he cherishes with pride. Hemil believes Coach Malkesh Gandhi made him physically prepared and helped him to know cricket in a broader way.
Played SKN School Ground in Rajkot, Axel Cricket Academy which is one of the biggest cricket academies in Morbi opted to bat first scoring a massive total of 338/9 in 50 overs. The openers set the stage with a perfect start putting on 99 runs together for the 1st wicket. Opener Nikhil Chhattria scored an impressive 75 off 71 balls laced with 10 fours and 2 sixes. Digvijay Parmar at no.4 scored a half century while it was Captain Bhavy Aghara at no.6 who played a perfect skippers knock changing the game with his blistering century. Bhavy scored 104 runs off mere 75 balls wherein he smashed 13 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of almost 140.00!
RK Sports Academy in reply were all out for 158 runs courtesy a clinical bowling performance from Axel Academy bowlers. All-rounder Nikhil who scored 75 runs also took 3/32 in 8.3 overs while Khush Kundariya with 3/21 was the pick of the lot.
Result: Axel Cricket Academy won the match by 180 runs
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2491877/individual/axel-cricket-academy-u-16-vs-Rk-Sports-Academy-U16
In a great news from Delhi’s Venkateshwar International School in Dwarka, Delhi, Aryan Dalal who studies in Venkateshwar International School and practices at Venkateshwar Cricket Academy has been selected for India U19 Team. Aryan has been one of the prolific players of the academy who has been consistently scoring runs at local and club level with an average in the higher 40’s
Aryan received warm wishes from his school, his academy while he was also felicitated for his selection and he received blessings from Mr. Rohan Jaitley (President DDCA), Mr. Siddharth Sahib Singh Verma (Secretary), Mr. Rajan Manchanda (Joint Secretary), Mr. Ashok Kumar Sharma (Director) along with the coaches Mr. Devdutt and Ashok Kumar congratulated and blessed the Cricket Star.
Aryan Dalal and Shreeyans Mahey have also been selected for the Delhi Under-19 team for the Cooch Behar Trophy Tournament which will be held at Baroda.
Played at CNR Cricket Ground in Telangana, Hyderabad, AV Academy opting to bat first scored 233/3 in 32 overs. Even though they lost one of their openers early, skipper Aryan Reddy who opened the innings once again came up with a solid half century for AV Academy scoring run a ball 69 while also stitching a 151 run stand for the 2nd wicket with G Prem who top scored with 71* off 93 balls (9 fours).
Wicket-keeper Aleti Ramesh played the finishers knock smashing an impressive 60* off 27 balls laced with 5 fours and 5 sixes. Mir Ali Cricket Academy in reply were all out for 158 runs courtesy a clinical bowling performance from AV Academy bowlers.
Result: AV Academy won the match by 75 runs
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2498613/individual/Av-Academy-2021-vs-MACA-(
Mumbai: Played at the MCA Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Kandivali, Mumbai, Victory CC after being put to bat first were least deterred as they notched up a massive total on board scoring 303/7 in 45 overs. Both the openers Jay Bista and Suved Parkar stitched a massive opening stand together changing the course of the game. Jay scored an aggressive 98 off 96 balls laced with 7 fours and 4 sixes while Suved on the other hand scored a solid looking 94 off 97 balls which had 10 fours and a six as both the batters missed out on well deserved hundreds. From the bowlers, Siddarth Singh with 4/30 was the pick of the lot.
Dadar Union Sporting Club in reply were all out for 69 runs courtesy a brilliant spell by Atharva Poojari who returned with excellent bowling figures of 5/26 in 6 overs as Victory CC clinched a massive win by 134 runs.
Scorecard link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/136264
Mumbai: Palghar Dahanu Taluka Sports Association after being put to bat first were not able to post a big total on board getting all out for just 110 runs in 29.1 overs. Siddesh Pandit with 30 runs was the highest scorer while Samad Akhtar and Yash Pathak with 3 wickets each were the pick of the lot.
Defending such a modest total, it required an extra ordinary performance from the bowlers and it was spinner Jalis Shaikh who came up with a clinical performance under pressure. The opposition team Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana in reply were cleaned up for just 69 runs courtesy an amazing spell from Jalis Shaikh. Jalis took 6 wickets conceding mere 12 runs providing crucial breakthroughs as PDTSA went on to win the match by 41 runs.
Result: PDTSA won by 41 runs
Young Maharashtra CC opting to bat first scored a very healthy total on board notching up 260/10 in 42.4 overs. Youngster Ayan Pathan was the highest scorer in the match falling short of just 2 runs on what could have been a well deserved hundred. Opener Ayan scored 98 runs off 108 balls laced with 13 boundaries while Sumedh Kamble from Regal CC was the pick of the lot taking 5/40 in 7.4 overs.
Regal Cricket Club in reply batted equally well. However, the match remained an exciting one till the very end as Regal CC fell short of just 1 run in the penultimate over resulting in a tie. Regal CC scored 260/10 in 45 overs with Saeed Khot (49), Jay Navane (48) and Nehal Shaikh (41) chipping in with contributions.
Result: Match Drawn
Played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Fort Vijay Cricket Club after being put to bat first managed to score 278/7 in 45 overs. Wicket-keeper opening batsman Sahil Jadhav gave a good start scoring 67 runs off 58 balls laced with 10 boundaries while Rupen Chaurasia who came at no.4 top scored for his team smashing 78 runs. Both Rupen and Sahil stitched a crucial partnership to put their team towards a strong position. Rupen scored 76 runs off 87 balls including 5 fours and 2 sixes. From the bowlers, Aditya Dhumal with 3 wickets was the pick of the lot.
Sind Sports Club in reply could only manage 249/9 in 45 overs with Awais Khan (80 runs) and Puneet Tripathi (76) scoring half centuries. It was a good bowling performance by Fort Vijay bowlers with experienced bowler Hitesh Kadam taking 4 wickets for 41 runs as they won the match by 29 runs.
Scorecard Link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/136265