The match between Esplanade Liberals Cricket Club and Regent Cricket Club was played on 29th September in Cross maidan. Regent Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bowl first.
After a failed start, opener Sanyam and no.3 batman Ajit Pahalwan had a good partnership of 63 runs. After their partnership was broken, esplanades were not able to recover and build a solid innings. The middle order collapsed and the team was able to put up only 130 runs on their scorecard. The left arm spin twins of regent club, Shravan Ghodke and Shubro Dutta were the pick of the bowlers, sharing 9 wickets between them. Shubro dutta got a five wicket haul to his name.
In response to a score of 130, the Regent batsmen were expected to put up a good show but their performance was abysmal. Unable to avoid follow on, they were bowled out for 50 runs in the first inning and were 26/8 when the game ended. It was a fantastic outing for the esplanade bowlers, right-arm medium bowler Rammanohar singh came up sensational bowling figures of 7 for 18 and in the following innings, Shailesh Dubli picked up 8 wickets giving up mere 8 runs.
It was an incredible performance with the ball by the esplanade bowlers.
Result:The match ended in a draw.
The match between Islam Gymkhana and Khar Gymkhana was held on 29 the September in Khar Gymkhana. Islam gymkhana won the toss and elected to field first. The wicket was good for cricket and offered help for both batsmen and bowlers.
After a failed opening partnership, Khar Gymkhana was 35 for 3 at 15 over mark but small partnerships in the middle order took their game forward. Right handed middle order batsman Dinar Gaonkar scored a decent knock of 57 of just 65 deliveries. For Islam gymkhana, both javed khan and Danish rainey had 3 wickets to their name. Khar Gymkhana were bowled out for 179.
For Islam Gymkhana, openers Manan Khakhar and Shoeb Khan laid a solid foundation, they were 60-1 at a stage but due to the failuire of the middle and lower order in a short span of time, they lost all their wicket in the next 51 runs. Right –arm off spinner Aatif Shaikh destroyed the batting line up and picked 5 wickets.
The match had a dramatic ending , with only 1 wicket needed of the last over, any result was possible but atif sheikh claimed the last wicket and Khar gymkhana won the match.
The match between Mohan Cricket Club and Chembur Gymkhana was held on 29th September in Matunga Gymkhana. Chembur Gymkhana won the toss and decided to bowl first and Mohan Cricket Club were put to bat first.
In the first innings, the pitch was damp and there was decent purchase for the bowlers. The opening pair of Mohan Cricket Club couldn’t last long, losing 2 wickets in first 32 runs. No.3 right-handed batsman, Ameya Dighe played a formidable and fighting knock of 75 runs facing 123 balls, hitting 4 maximums and 2 boundaries.
Courtesy of few strong but small partnership of Ameya with the middle order, the team declared at 158/6 to give them a decent chance of fetching a win. Slow left arm bowler, Ronak daftary was the pick of the bowlers, having 4 wickets to his name with an economy of 3.5.
The pitch eased up in the later part of the day, giving some relief to the batsmen. The batting scorecard of Chembur Gymkhana didn’t have a lot to boast of, the highest scorer for Chembur Gymkhana was Raine parikh, 18 off 40. The whole team was bowled out a minimal score of 72. They were 40-3 at one stage and only one and a half hour of play was left. A draw was most likely, Fazil Mukadam, who claimed a wicket in the very first over, came in with a fiery spell and took 4 wickets in the last hour with the ball reversing. He ended up with impressive bowling figures of 6-11.
Mohan Cricket Club claimed almost 7 wickets in the last hour.
Result-Mohan Cricket Club won the match.
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The match between Ours Cricket Club and Parsee Cyclists Sports Club on the 29th September was held in L.I.C cross maidan. Farhad Daruwala, the captain of the later won the toss and the Ours Cricket Club was put to bat first on a low and turning track.
Despite showing promise, the Ours CC openers got out cheaply, even the solid middle order was not able to tackle the opposition bowlers and the odd pitch, but no.3 batsman Roopkumar yadav displayed a splendid and gritty knock of 62 off 127 balls.
Despite the brilliance of Roopkumar, ours cricket club only managed to score just 127 runs in 50.5 overs. Parsee club’s bowlers made full use out of the slow and dead track, all the bowlers were impressive but right arm off spinner Yogesh Patel was the pick of the bowlers, claiming a figure of 5 for 48 out of which 4 were bowled and also affected a runout on the field.
The Parsee first innings showed solidarity until opener Tanmay Burman got out, but opener Shahen Mistry and middle order batsman, Rustom Shetna steadied the ship. In course of play, they lost couple of wickets in last hour of play and the team stood at 83 for 5. Left-arm spin duo Durvesh Pitale and the experienced Atish walinjkar ran the show for ours club, the former claiming 3 and the later claiming 2 wickets.
The match ended in a draw
Parel Sporting Club after being put to bat first were bundled out for 118 runs all out in 46 overs thanks to a brilliant spell by the experienced Vinit Dhulap. Parel SC which boasts of a prolific batting line up which includes many young Mumbai and India players struggled against the spin of Vinit (5/26 in 16 overs) as he ran through the young blokes alongwith fast bowler Nikhil Date who took 3/16 in 9 overs.
MIG in reply easily crossed the 1st innings trail winning the match on 1st innings. MIG declared their innings on 129/5 in 34 overs with Kevin Almeida (50 off 68) and the solid Swapnil Pradhan at no.3 (53* off 72) smashing half centuries.
It was a dominating performance by the MIG team where the experience ruled over the rising youngsters of the Parel Team.
Dadar union Sporting Club batting first at Islam Gymkhana had all their batsman chip in with starts which helped them reach this year’s highest total so far across all divisions. With openers Onkar Jadhav (44) & Divyaansh Saxena (31) giving a solid start to the innings, it was their middle order which took full advantage of the positive momentum. Agni Chopra who came at no.4 dominated the bowlers in every corner of the ground as he went on to score a flashy 79 off 50 balls laced with 4 fours & 6 sixes. With rain eating up most of the matches, most of the batsman left no stone unturned to display their strokes as last Sunday witnessed a drastic change with many players preferring to play Kanga like a T20 Game.
Fort Vijay who were 11/3 at one stage got back into the game with the help of experienced Nikhil Patil’s 40 off 28 balls at no.5. Eventually, Fort Vijay CC scored 110/5 in 38 overs before the match ended in draw.
Muslim United after being put to bat first at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground were off to a shaky start with some quick top order wickets but it was Prathamesh Pawar at no.4 hitting an aggressive knock of 89 runs in 63 balls. Playing at strike rate of 100+ in Kanga is usually rare but Prathamesh was in a different zone altogether smashing 7 fours and 7 sixes in his quickfire 89.
Pawar got good support from Dhawal (22) and Deepak Kumar (32*) as Muslim United reached a healthy total of 217/8 dec in 57 overs. Left-arm spinner Sagar Mishra was the pick of the lot taking 4/63 in 15 overs.
Parkophene Cricketers in reply batted for 19 overs smashing 139 runs in mere 114 balls they got to play. Opener Adeeb Usmani who is known for his natural strokeplay scored 66* off 49 balls.
All-rounder Sagar Mishra who came at no.5 seemed like he wanted to break his own record of 6 sixes in 6 balls as he brutally plonked bowlers for sixes en-route his 51* off 34 balls which had 6 sixes. His innings also included 5 sixes in one over giving a tough fight to Muslim United bowlers.
Even though the match ended in a draw, it was an interesting battle between two top teams as batsman from both the teams wanted to dominate each other which resulted in an exciting competition.
There is a very famous phrase-All work and no play make Jack a dull boy, Is it for real? Do we really need active sports participation? What is the importance of Sports? Why should we make it a part of our life? Lets find out the benefits from this article:
Kids, teens and adolescents have a fixed routine of going to school, tuitions, homework, watching TV, playing on computer and there the day ends. And so there’s limited playtime for the kid. But some schools are actively involved in getting the school to get at least one sport as a hobby. The rising sports career of the sportstars like Virat Kohli, Saina Nehwal, MS Dhoni,
Mithali Raj, PV Sindhu, and many others there is a motivation to take up sports as a career for many inviduals and their parents. Most of the parents have certain misconceptions about their children getting engaged in sporting activity:
1. Participation in any sport does not have long term benefits.
2. Engaging in sport eats up a lot of time and kids do not get time for their academics. Also, kids become poor in time management.
3. Sport makes them tired and they are left with no energy to concentrate on studies later.
4. Sport tends to distract kids from their academics and it affects their concentration level as they only get involved in playing.
5. There might be long term effects of the injuries caused due to the game.
Now let’s see the facts:
Sports have a huge effect on mankind. John Wooden, one of the great American footballers once said; Sports don’t build character. They reveal it.Sports can teach you the best of life lessons; they can promote love, friendship and many other good qualities:
1. Increases concentration and mental strength:
The most important psychological skill necessary for sport is concentration. Unless you are completely focused in your game, you will not get the results. Research says that kids who are involved in sports have better concentration level that those who are not.
2. Increase academic performance:
Sport participation improves blood circulation to the brain and heart and provides physical well-being, which makes kids more alert and high on concentration. Researches show there is a direct link between the physical activity of the children and their better cognitive tuition. Yes, you read it right that people who are active in sports have showed academic performances.
3. Teaches Sociability:
Cricket game for kids teaches the quality of knowing your environment and to interact with people. It lets your child be more interactive, increases self-confidence, makes more aware about many things and people around.
4. Builds good health:
Whether you’re playing complicated full on matches or just easy cricket games, children get a good work-out from this sport. Cricket involves both cardiovascular exercise and using muscle strength, so it is a good combination sport.
It also encourages them to eat more healthy as it is helps them in good performance and health.
5. Importance of teamwork:
Cricket also promotes teamwork spirit. Children learn to work together to achieve their goals, drawing on each other’s different strengths. If your kids are too young to play proper cricket there are lots of alternative easy cricket games for kids, i.e. simpler versions that are just as fun and teach the same skills.
6. Multitasking Skills:
Kids who are in sports learn better time management skills as they are aware that they get limited time for their academics and cannot afford to procrastinate.
7. Overall Health Development:
Sports participation helps in overall physical growth, personality development and daily exercising decreases the chances of the serious diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, strokes, etc. in future life.
Cricket can be played both socially and competitively, by males and females of all ages. To play competitively, consider joining a local club for inculcating all the benefits in your child.
Hope to see your child on the Cricket field soon!
Blog by-Sayali Naik
(Masters in Sports Nutrition, CDE)
Parsee Gymkhana after being put to bat first on their homeground enjoyed their chance of batting first as they dominated the Bhatnagar bowlers with quite some confidence. Right handed batsman Aakarshit Gomel opening the innings scored a quickfire 85 off 74 balls (10 fours, 4 sixes) while also stitched a 143 run stand with no.3 batsman Ashay Sardesai who scored a solid 82 off 102 balls (12 fours, 1 six).
Two of the promising names Gomel and Ashay who are also in the Ranji Probables displayed some wide range of shots as both the batters looked confident in their respective moulds. Aakarshit was also recently awarded the “Best Batsman” in “A Division Times Shield’18”
Bhatnagar SC in reply escaped a narrow defeat with just 2wkts in hand at the end of the game’s play where they were 114/8 in 35 overs.
The match ended in a draw but it was Parsee Gymkhana quite close to a win having the upper hand in the game.
Borivali CC after being put to bat first at MB Union, Cross Maidan managed to score a total of 162/9 dec in 61 overs. Borivali team which was struggling at one stage with 6/74 reached a respectable total thanks to their skipper Rakesh Naik scoring a 103 ball 58 at no.7 pushing the team towards a respectable total. From Shree Lad Club, Bhavik Patel with 4/72 in 22 overs was the pick of the lot.
Shree Lad Club in reply struggled a bit vs the Borivali CC bowlers as they suffered a batting collapse with team getting all out for 42 runs in 33 overs. Rakesh Naik who first rescued the team with the bat also came up with a sensational bowling spell taking 7/13 in 12.3 overs with 4 maidens. The left arm spinner made the batsman’s life miserable as he hardly gave any players the room to score runs freely. Borivali CC won the match on 1st innings while it was essentially a one man show by the skipper Rakesh Naik leading from the front.
Probably a decade down the line, players like Rakesh Naik will be remembered as one of the prolific kanga all-Rounders of Mumbai. Since the last 3years he has been topping various charts of Kanga whether scoring the fastest hundreds to taking maximum fifers in a season to becoming one of the top wicket takers in his division. Rakesh has been impressive with his all-round consistency and it’s just a matter of time he gets opportunities at the higher levels of cricket.