Organized by Nidhi Sports Academy, the tournament has been quite a success with some nail biting matches. In the match between Jolly Brothers CC and NSA Heroes at JNPT where in Jolly Brothers won the toss and elected to bat first.
However, Jolly Brothers batting first couldn’t make much of an impact making just 123/5 in 20overs. The openers failed to give a flying start with Rohit Desai and Sumeir Zaveri at the middle order top scoring with the bat. Rohit Desai scored a gritty 42 while Sumeir Zaveri scored 30 taking the team total to atleast 123. From the bowlers, Off-spinner Preet Nanda was impressive with the ball taking 1/8 in 3overs.
Chasing a modest total of 124, NSA Heroes chased it down successfully despite a shaky start by the top order. Talented Rugved More who has scored a lot of runs in various tournaments over the last one year smashed an unbeaten match winning 49* off just 32balls smashing 6fours and 2sixes while Kunal Tendulkar gave nice support with an unbeaten and a quick 25* sealing off the chase in style.
NSA Heroes won the match by 7wkts and 2.1 overs to spare while Rugved who fell just 1run short of a deserving half century was declared ‘man of the match’.
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FCC Tournament’s has always been a platform for cricket lovers to display their talent. The tournament every year witnesses some amazing performances, breath taking matches and some amazing talents who amaze us with their exceptional hitting abilities and mesmerizing bowling.
This year’s edition has also started with a bang where the opening ceremony was attended by CHIEF GUESTS namely:
- ALPA CHAVAN –Social activist and reformer from Shivsena, Dombivli
- Vinayak Joshi – Ex Western Railway Ranji player and Level 1 MCA coach
This year has also been great with some exciting matches so far, some were close while some were dominating but all in the tournament stays a pure entertainment and a big success.
In the match between Warriors CC and Taloja CC at Asahi Glass Ltd, Taloja,, Warriors CC who won the toss elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total on a batting track which had some support for the bowlers. Warriors CC batting first made 140/4 with Samir, Rohit and Devesh chipping in with quick 30’s.From the bowlers, Pratik was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/21 in 3 overs while the rest of the bowlers also supported well.
Chasing a total of 141,Prasad who opened the innings took on the bowlers from the start smashing a 37ball 63* anchoring the chase. Prasd was dominating with the bat smashing 8fours and a six while he got excellent support from Parikshit who also scored an elegant 56* in mere 33balls hitting 4sixes and 5fours in it. It was on the back of their excellent partnership Rangers CC won the match in the most dominating manner by 8wkts while attacking opener Prasad was declared ‘man of the match;
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Match 1
FCC PHANTOMS VS SIEMENS CORPORATE TEAM
FCC Phantoms- 103/9 in 15 overs
Siemens-104/8 in 14.3 overs
Man of the Match – Vinod – MoM from SIEMENS
Match 2
DATAFRIENDS vs SHM-ULHASNAGAR
Datafriends- 99/8 in 15overs
SHM-ULHASNAGAR-87/9 in 15overs
Man of the Match – SAGAR NEHETE from DATAFRIENDS
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The stage was set, the awards were inked and everything was in line for a big movement as well as a valuable moment in the history of local cricket. Yes! Mumbai’s very own Local Cricket Awards was successfully conducted at Ackruti trade Center at 91 Springboard Hall where in the entire venue was packed with full capacity where coaches, Mumbai’s most promising cricketers, parents and school principals attended the event.
Leading the panel was our renowned coach of Mumbai Cricket Umesh Patwal-the newly appointed batting consultant of the Nepal Cricket Team. Umesh Patwal also had a stint with the Afghanistan Cricket Team as a batting coach. The next up was Sangeeta Kamat- selector for senior women within MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) and Nitin Surve- ex-western railways cricketer rounding up a rather very relevant star studded panel.
Performances from a total of 6 categories, namely school cricket, college cricket, corporate tournaments, club cricket, professional cricket (Advocates, Doctors & Architects) and Women’s cricket was taken into consideration. Each category had awards for the top 3 Batting, Bowling & all round performances. There was also an award for the most popular cricketer which was voted through Facebook likes.
The best part was even professional cricket was taken into consideration where in Advocates who have been playing cricket consistently well in various tournaments as their 2nd passion were felicitated. Acknowledging and recognizing their performances was indeed important as they manage their work life as well as make time to play cricket following their love towards the game.
In the Advocates Section there were 3nominations as follows-
- Roshan Shetty (Thane A Advocate ) –
Total – 365 runs and 13 Wkts in 10 Matches
Best Performance – TASC Challengers Cup Cricket Tournament 2017-18 – 68 runs against Amhi Punekar 12 Che Team in Final
- Navodit Gujjar (VVCS Vasai) –
Total = 420 runs in 11 Matches
Best Performance – TASC Challengers Cup Cricket Tournament 2017 – 18 = Total 218 runs in 4 Matches (70* runs not out against Kalyan Advocates Team in Group League Match Stage)
3. Ninad Muzumdar (High Courts/CMM) –
Total = 332 runs and 6 Wkts in 8 Matches
Best Performance – TASC Challengers T20 Cup Cricket Tournament 2017-18 – 100 runs in 62 balls against Thane A Advocate Team in Semi Final Match
Talented All-rounder Roshan Shetty clinched the award as he was felicitated with a NATARAJ & CRICKETGRAPH certificate, Fast & UP hamper, a stunning BR Sports English Willow Bat and a Trophy. Roshan Shetty who is an attacking all-rounder has played many match-winning knocks and has single handedly turned the script of the game many a times while he has also been quite handy with the ball who has the ability to take provide with crucial breakthroughs. As a result, he was rightly awarded for his consistency in Professional Cricket. Navodit Gujjar and Ninad Muzumdar were equally commendable and they have also been exceptional performers at the Professional level.
The event ended on a successful note and a remarkable moment was witnessed where local cricket-which is the most untapped and unrecognized level of cricket at the grassroots level was given a recognition as well as a stage was provided where players who grind day in and day out were finally felicitated and recognized for their hard work and brilliant performances.
Mumbai’s own Cricket Awards- an initiative where grassroot level cricket was about to get a proper stage and was about to get recognized turned out to be quite a success yesterday with the 91 Springboard Hall filled in full capacity by the most relevant people including young promising as well as popular cricketers, coaches, parents and principals gracing the event with their presence.
The awards which had 6 different categories was headed by an illustrious panel of Umesh Patwal (Current Coach with Nepal Team), Sangeeta Naik (Women’s MCA selector) and Nitin Surve ( Ex-Ranji Cricketer) where in cricketers from School level were recognized and felicitated.
In the Best Batsman category- the run machine and one of the most promising as well as consistent openers of Mumbai Cricket-Vedanta Gadia won the ‘Best Batsman Award’. Vedanta who single handedly gave swashbuckling starts in the U/14 West Zone Tournament recently scored a staggering 1563 runs this season in 18 matches while also scalped 16 wkts making him one of the most consistent and prolific players at the school level. What’s more he has the ability to change the game single handedly and soaks the pressure well which are all good signs.
Raj Deshmukh who scored over 1200 runs this season and has been thoroughly consistent with the bat with a healthy batting average was the 1st runner up.
While Vedprakash Jaiswal who is another consistent batsman and the one who will always be remembered for scoring 4 double hundreds in a single season of Giles Shield last year was the 2nd runner up.
In the Best Bowler Category- Young left arm spinner Atharva Bhosale clinched the award. Atharva who has taken 41 wktsi n 15 matches this year has taken some brilliant 5 wkt hauls confusing the batsman with his wily spin. Atharva has been consistent with the ball and looks promising for a bright future. while bowlers like Khush Jain who has scalped 64 wkts in 15 matches, Ayush Zimare (51 wkts in 13 matches) and Aman Maniar (51 wkts in 13 matches) are all exceptionally talented and commendable performers missing by a narrow margin.
In the All-rounder Category- The rising name and a mini version of Jacques Kallis and Mumbai’s U/14 Skipper Ayush Jethwa was declared the Best all-rounder. Ayush who has over 1601 runs coupled with 7 tons and 46 wkts in 22 matches this season hardly had competitors matching his numbers. Ayush also brought home the Under 14 West Zone Trophy for Mumbai leading from the front as the skipper while also amassing a lot of runs.
1st runner up Mohit Tanwar from Rizvi School was a strong contender to bag the awards with 1232 runs and 27 wkts in 3 matches this season. Mohit is a proven match winner missing by a narrow margin.
2nd runner up Atharva Dakway with 308 runs and 40 wkts in 40 matches was also a force to reckon with.
Most Popular Player Cricket Awards in School Category – Akash Singh of KC Gandhi School bagged the most popular cricketer in the school category awards with a massive win by 607 facebook votes. Akash Singh is a genuine all-rounder who has single handedly helped his team many a times with his attacking batting.
The winners were presented a certificate by NATARAJ PENS & Cricketgraph, a stunning BR Sports English Willow bat/a box of BR Sports Leather balls alongwith Fast & Up Gift Hamper. It was a wonderful evening and this event certainly raised the stakes of local cricket and took the grassroot level cricket to a recognized level.
Mumbai Own Cricket Awards by NATARAJ PENS was successfully conducted on 31st March 2018 in full capacity consisting of Coaches, parents, cricketers and all the relevant personalities in the field of cricket headed by an illustrious panel of Sir Umesh Patwal (Ex-coach of Afghanistan National team and current coach with Nepal Cricket Team), Mrs. Sangeeta Kamat (MCA Women’s selector) and Sir Nitin Surve( Ex-Ranji Cricketer).
From all the categories of awards which were conducted, College level category was something which which seemed to be the most awaited category of the lot. This is the phase where most of the boys are at their peak age of learning, growing up, working on their techniques, taking major decisions regarding their career. Cricketers at the college level have to balance not only their studies and other commitments but also have to grind hard and practice daily on the field and perform in the matches too. This is the phase where most of the aspiring players set a certain goal to reach in Cricket and take the sport seriously as a career and hence felicitating them for the hard work and great performances they put was really important.
In the College Category Award for the “Best Batsman”award was bagged by Ashay Sardesai who is a young batsman and was in the news for scoring a mammoth 250 in the C K Nayudu U23 Cricket Tournament 2017-18. Ashay smashed 855 runs in 12 matches this season and has been one of the most consistent batsman.
The 1st runner up Japjeet Singh Randhawa also bagged an award and felicitation for scoring 742 runs in 10 matches at a staggering average of 80+. Japjeet has been Khalsa’s most prolific run scorer and has single handedly helped his college team win many matches.
Left-handed attacking opening batsman of the Mumbai team who is making a mark in the Mumbai Cricketing circles with his fearless Batting-Divyansh Saxena was the 2nd runner up with 648 runs in 13 matches.
In the Best Bowler Category-Talented Bowler Abhimanyu Vashishtha who has bagged 41 wkts in 16 matches clichéd the best bowler award. Abhimanyu has been consistent with the ball and is improving everyday as far as his line and length is concerned.
1st Runner up Parag Ovhal from Podar College has also been quite a tough competitor to bag the trophy with his consistent bowling throughout the season. Parag Ovhal took 23 wkts in 9 matches.
2nd Runner-up Rugved Kulkarni from RA Podar College was also felicitated for his performance of 23 wkts in 8 matches this season.
In the All-rounder Category- One of the most experienced and prolific Mumbai all-rounder Shams Maulani who has been a dependable warhorse of whichever teams he plays for bagged the prestigious award. With over 520 runs at an average of close to 55 with the bat and 24 wkts in 9 matches this season, Shams has been exceptional as well as consistent making him a big asset in cricket.
1st Runner-up Suved Parkar who is regarded as one of the most promising talents in Mumbai Cricket right now was also felicitated. Suved with 946 runs at a very healthy batting average and 3 wkts in 11 matches has been very impressive.
2nd Runner-up Varun Lavande who is among the most attacking all-rounders at present was the 2nd runner up smashing 664 runs and 4 wkts in 9 matches.
Most Popular Player Cricket Awards in College Category – Satyak Patel from Rizvi Colllege won the most popular college cricketer with a massive win by 268 facebook votes. Satyak who is one of the most promising bowlers of Rizvi has bowled some amazing spells which made him a mass favorite.
The winners were presented a certificate by NATARAJ PENS & Cricketgraph, a stunning BR Sports English Willow bat/a box of BR Sports Leather balls alongwith Fast & Up Gift Hamper. It was a wonderful evening and this event certainly raised the stakes of local cricket and took the grassroot level cricket to a recognized level.
Played at Basti, two promising teams took on each other namely Basti Blues and Kanpur U-14 Teams where in Basti Blue won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big 1st innings total to put the opposition under pressure.
Basti Blues batting first made a big total of 190/2 in 20 overs on the back of their skipper Abdul Rahman’s brilliant hundred. Opening the innings, Abdul took on the bowlers with dominance as he smashed 6fours and 5sixes at a strike rate of 187. Abdul’s blazing knock was well supported by Pushpendra singh who scored 39 while all-rounder Mohamad Hasan scored an unbeaten 24* before the end of the innings.
Defending 191, the pressure was more on Kanpur team as targets of 180+ are always difficult to chase in a T20 game but spinner Mohamad Hasan came up with one of the best T20 Bowling spells taking an 8wkt haul. Leg-break bowler Mohamad Hasan came up with brilliant bowling figures of 8/32 in 4overs which reduced Kanpur U/14 to 1768 in 20 overs. The strong batting line up of Kanpur where in Divyanshu Singh top scored with a 55ball 78 fell short of 14runs.
Forget about T20’s, 8wkt haul is difficult to get in One Dayers and even in Tests and what Hasan did was simply commendable with the ball which also helped him earn ‘man of the match award’ while Abdul’s brilliant 59ball 110 played a equally big role in the win.
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Played at the plot no.8 cross maidan in Mumbai, it was the all important semi finals between DMCC and GICS where in DMCC won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up.
Batting first, DMCC were off to a disastrous start with both their openers out for a duck but the rest of the batsman below chipped in with runs. All-rounder Jagdish Jadhav scored a 25ball 46(4fours, 3sixes) which set the tone for the innings while Mayur Panhalkar who came at no.6 changed the script of the game with a 29ball 67 smashing 7fours and 3sixes to take the team total to a very competitive 189/6 in 20overs. Mayur attacked the bowlers with pure dominance and turned back the momentum in his team’s favor with his blazing innings. Jidnyesh who was a bit expensive was the pick of the bowlers taking 3wkts.
Defending a healthy total of 190, the pressure was more on GICS as DMCC have a quality bowling attack. The pressure was quite evident on them as they were bundled out for mere 53runs in 13.4 overs. All-rounder Jagdish Jadhav who was also impressive with the bat was the pick of the bowlers taking a stunning 4/12 in 4overs. The rest of the bowlers also chipped in with wickets giving him good support.
DMCC won the semi-finals by a massive margin of 137runs in a dominating manner on the back of Jadgish’s all-round brilliance and Mayur’s attacking batting while Jagdish Jadhav was also declared ‘man of the match’ for his quick 46 and a 4wkt haul.
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Played at the Oval Maidan, it was a crucial clash between Naval Dockyard & Mahindra Logistics where in Naval Dockyard batted first on a track which has equal support for the bowlers as well as the batsman.
Naval Dockyard batting first made only a meagre total of 126/9 in 20overs where in Mahindra Logistics bowlers did a really commendable job. Mangesh V at no.3 top scored with 31runs while the rest of the batsman failed to convert their starts. All the bowlers contributed well with Narayan, Rohan and Nandan taking 2wkts each. Pankaj Kori was also impressive with the ball where he gave just 9runs in 4overs while also bagging a wicket.
Chasing a moderate total of 127runs, Mahindra Logistics were off to a shaky start with their openers falling out quickly. However Aniket Juvekar and Vedant Ingle took on the onus of chasing on their shoulders as Aniket smashed a swashbuckling 57* off 38balls while Vedant Ingle also gave great support smashing a 32ball 43*. Both the boys looked confident and attacked the bowlers at will finishing off the chase in 14overs.
Mahindra Logistics won the match by 8wkts and it was surely on the back of Aniket and Vedant’s match winning partnership.
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Played at the Singhania School Ground, two really promising teams namely Billabong International School and N.H.P.S (New Horizon) took on each other where in Billabong who have a nice batting line up elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total and put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, Billabong made a blistering total of 199/7 in 25overs which is anyday defendable. Opener Sai Anurag gave a good start with his 38 but it was their no.3 star all-rounder Aarush Patankar who scored a fantastic knock of 72* off mere 55balls smashing 8fours and 3sixes to take the team total to a very respectable one. Aarush as always looked very confident and took on the bowlers with pure dominance helping his team make a big total. Aman Sarda also played well scoring 38runs while also stitching an important partnership with Aarush.
New Horizon gave a really tough fight but they eventually fell short of 22runs getting all out for 178runs. The bowlers did a really nice job but it was their wily spinner Aarush who was the pick of the bowlers too taking 4/25 in 5overs with one maiden.
Billabong High International School won the match by 22 runs. Aarush Patankar received man of the match
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Played between DPC Sports Club and Dr.DY Patil Sports Academy at Shivaji Park, Dadkar Maidan, DPC Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total on a track which had some support for the batsman.
DPC Sports Club who batted first made a fairly decent total of 342/10 in 70overs wherein opener Saurav Tendulkar scored one of the solid centuries of the tournament smashing 106 off 161deliveries. Even though the rest of the batsman failed to convert their starts, Saurav stitched an 189run stand with Viraj Yadav who went on to score 130 off 133balls smashing 13fours and 5sixes. While Saurav was all about grace and composure, Viraj on the other hand showed dominance and did aggressive batting playing at a strike rate of almost 100. One of the promising left arm spinners in Mumbai Cricket, Karsh Kothari came up with a match winning bowling spell of 5/99 in 22overs. Karsh bowled in the right areas which helped him come up with crucial and timely breakthroughs.
Chasing 343, Kaustubh Pawar as always gave a good start scoring 66 off just 87balls (10fours) creating the positive momentum. However, it was their right handed Sarvesh Damle at no.4 who continued his good form smashing an unbeaten 134* off 136balls smashing 12fours and 3sixes. Sarvesh also got a good support from DY Patil’s most dependable and attacking middle order batsman Yogesh Takawale who also notched up an impressive 101* off 107balls(11fours,1sixes). Both the experienced batsman stitched an unbeaten match winning 212* runs stand which pushed DY Patil to a yet another dominating win. Both the experienced players smashed some amazing shots and completely took on the bowlers at will helping DY Patil win the match by 7wkts.
It was a whitewash win for DY Patil where in Karsh did a good job with the ball while Sarvesh and Yogesh took care of the chase.
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