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In an A division match between National Cricket Club (NCC) against the Greater Mumbai Police Sports Club (GMPSC) in the ongoing Kanga Cricket Tournament, the spectators witnessed highlight of fall of wickets.

Pushkaraj Chavan the left arm orthodox spinner ran havoc in the batting order of GMPSC, picking up 7 wickets.

The first victim was Sunil Patil who was batting sensibly but gave a return catch while driving to Pushkaraj Chavan and from that point on, there was no turning back for him. “Since I picked up the first wicket on the second ball of my first over, it gave me a lot of confidence in the beginning itself. The wicket was slightly damp which also helped my bowling” said Pushkaraj while speaking to CricketGraph

Pushkaraj was scheduled to bowl a bit later in the day since the fast bowlers too were bowling well however a last minute decision by skipper Omkar resulted in the ball being thrown to Pushkaraj and the rest is history.

He bowled 11 overs giving away only 20 runs and bowling unbelievable 6 maiden overs.

“Out of all the 7 wickets, my favorite were 2 wickets which were caught in the gully. The best part was both the batsmen played a solid defense shot but still the ball caught the outside edge”

The match was ended in a draw but it ensured good compilation of wickets in both teams.

Santosh Shinde the opening swing bowler from GMPSC too picked up 6 wickets of NCC. His favorite wicket was that of hitting the middle stump of Arun Yadav with a deadly in swinger.

GMPSC were all out for 59 in 32.3 overs and NCC were 37/8 in 20 overs. In the end it was a good demonstration of both fast swing and spin bowling by Santosh Shinde and Pushkaraj Chavan respectively.

Riding on some wonderful batting displays from the batsmen of PJ Hindu Gymkhana, the team put up a healthy 204-7 against Maskati Cricket Club on 11^th September at PJ Hindu Gymkhana, Mumbai, during the B division Kanga League match. Opening bat Nishad Gabhawala gave a solid start to his team scoring 79 runs. His other opening partner Sujit Haravi chipped in with a patient 46. Middle order bat Vishal Bhilare accelerated the innings with a run a ball 45 and remained unbeaten. Sushant Waje was the pick of the bowlers picking up 4-46.

Maskati Cricket Club played well for its 156-9 and narrowly managed to save the match. Jigar Shah, who opened the batting for Maskati scored 36 and received good support from no.7 batsman Aditya Shemadkar, who made an unbeaten 39. Harshal Merchant was fantastic with the ball as he ran through Maskati’s batting line-up in no time. Harshal picked up 6-26 and had Pawan Kumar (3-21) for company, who bowled nicely as well.

Despite some great performances in the match, the game ended in a draw.

Nishadh Gab P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 79 runs in 93 balls ( 6 fours and 3 sixes )

Harshal Merchant - P.J. Hindu Gymkhana — Harshal Merchant – P.J. Hindu Gymkhana ( 9 overs, 3 Maiden, 26 runs, 3 wkts )

Batting first, Islam Gymkhana posted a handsome total of 263-5 against Sainath Sports Club on 11^th September in Mumbai during the B division Kanga League match.

Shoaib Khan was spectacular with the bat as he played a marathon innings of 156. Khan was a treat to watch and was pivotal in his team’s success. Sanket Jadhav was the other batsman who contributed with a useful 58.

Sainath Sports Club, in the second innings, managed to put up 69-7. Danish Rainey and Salman Khan were the wreckers-in-chief picking up 3-10 and 3-22 respectively.

The match between Islam Gymkhana and Sainath Sports Club ended in a draw.

Danish Rainee Islam Gymkhana Take 3 wkts

It was quite a one sided affair on 11^th September when Star Cricket Club locked horns against MB Union Cricket Club during the D division Kanga League match in Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to field first, MB Union Cricket Club bundled out Star Cricket Club at a miserly 80. Vishal Kavaiyya shined with the ball picking up 3-21 in his economical spell.

The second innings was a batting disaster as MB Union Cricket Club collapsed like a pack of cards. They were done and dusted for a meagre 30, thanks to some brilliant bowling efforts of Star Cricket Club. Manas Raikar was exceptional with the ball, finishing off with envious figures of 5-11. Varun Joijode joined the party grabbing 4-11.

Though the match did not have a outright winner, Star Cricket Club took the first innings lead.

Manas Raikar Star Cricket Club take 5 wkts

Varun Joijode Star Cricket Club take 4 wkts

Bohra Cricketers were done and dusted for a paltry 119 against SKP Athletic Club on 11^th September at Azad Maidan, Mumbai, during the E division Kanga League match. Nishant Shivalkar top scored with 33 runs, but could not find any able ally to help his team to post a big total on board. Prakash Solanki was brilliant with the ball picking up 3-22.

In the second innings, Bohra Cricketers fought hard to tame SKP Athletic Club. The match ended in a draw with the scoreboard reading 102-7 for SKP. Laukik Ramani contributed with 30 runs. Ashish Gupta and Rahul Mahajan bowled well in tandem to grab 3-23 and 3-26 respectively.

Ashish Gupta Bohra Team take 3 wkts — Ashish Gupta Bohra Team ( 6 over, 1 maiden, 23 runs and take 3 wkts )

Rahul Mahajan Bohra Team Take 3 wkts — Rahul Mahajan Bohra Team ( 4 over, 26 runs and take 3 wkts )

Navi Mumbai Sports Association declared its first innings at 121-9 against Young Muslim Sports Club on 11^th September at Young Muslim Cricket Club, Mumbai during the F division Kanga League match. Sachin Kothade (38) and Arun Ghagre (30) were the key contributors with the willow. Usman Shaikh chipped in with 3-20 and was the most economical bowler for his team.

Coming in to bat in the second innings, Young Muslim Sports Club had a narrow escape as they closed the play at 91-9. Usman Shaikh was the savior as he stood the ground for the final few overs that were filled with pressure and anxiety. Sachin Shinde (5-38 in) picked up a fifer and Sushant Satam took 3-13.

Winning the toss and electing to field first, Prabhu Jolly Young Cricketers bundled out Evergreen Sports Club for 126 in 33.1 overs on 11^th September at Azad Maidan, Mumbai, during the Kanga League D division match.

Shravan Gupta picked up a five wicket haul and finished off with figures of 5-26 in 9.1 overs. Ashay Palkar bowled well in tandem with Shravan and grabbed 3-22 in 10 overs. Neel Kadam top scored with 38 runs and received good support from Chintamani Satpute who made 31.

The match ended in a draw as the play closed at 124-8 in favour of Prabhu Jolly Young Cricketers. Rohit Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for Evergreen Sports Club, accounting for 3-56. Opening bat Nikhil Patil was the highest scorer with 25 runs.

M.C.A (www.mumbaicricket.com) regularly conducts Scoring exams for aspiring scorers which are later absorbed by the M.C.A for their matches. This piece of write up is an effort to help aspiring scorers have a closer look at the over all process. People turning up for the scoring and umpiring exams are usually those who wish to stay close to the game.

The latest scoring classes were conducted by M.C.A around 20th June 2016 at the Wankhade Stadium wherein the first day saw almost 130 participants attend the class. The numbers however declined over the course of time.The scoring exam form is charged a meagerly Rs.260/- and the lectures are conducted over 10 days from Mon- Friday from 6 PM – 8.30 PM. Topics covered in the lectures include rules, laws or cricket, scoring method (box and linear method), difficulties faced by scorers etc.

The scoring exam is split into theory and practical both of 50 marks each. Practical exam for scorers gets interesting wherein the panel does a running commentary of any random game and each scorer is asked to record it on the scoresheets. Students scoring above 80% are marked as passed and others would have to re-appear. And btw- 80% attendance is mandatory, so it cannot be taken lightly and it helps to filter out students serious about scoring.

If the student is marked as passed, he or she would get a call from the M.C.A office to check on the availability for local matches. For the initial matches, the students are accompanied by senior scorers and gradually they are asked to score on their own.

The M.C.A website has published the list of scorers on their website. These scorers appeared in the June 2016 batch. – http://mumbaicricket.com/mca/news.php?PageIndex=1084

Article courtesy – Shravan Jakkul

Shravan Jakkul is studying in 2nd Year B.E computers and recently successfully passed his M.C.A scoring. He aspires to become a BCCI level scorer.

After years of persistence and hard work, Modern English School, Chembur, will finally play its first ever leather ball cricket tournament this year, thanks to Subramaniam (fondly called as Subbu), former student of the school and now a full time cricket coach. “Since the time I was a student of Modern English School, it was always my dream to see my Alma mater competing in a leather ball cricket tournament”, averred Subbu. Though a little late in the day, Subbu has made his dream a reality and now his school will participate first in the DSO (District Sports Office) Cricket Tournament that is played by a large number of schools in Mumbai followed by Giles Shield.

Subbu who is the coach of the team is excited and rearing to see the school represent the tournaments at U-14 and U-16 level. The selection has already been done and a bunch of 30 boys is selected; 15 each for U-14 and U-16. CIWA ground hosted the selection trials, and Subbu along with Ashok Kadam finalized the squads. The players also got a chance to interact with Pravin Tambe, one of the most talked about bowlers from the IPL, when he rendered a motivational speech.

The training sessions begin in the first week of October. The energy in the Modern English School camp is at the highest peak and the players are ready to play some serious cricket. “My aim is to develop a very good cricket team at the competitive level”, added Subbu.

Subbu’s love for cricket and ofcourse his Alma mater can be clearly seen from the tremendous efforts that he has put in to get the school boys together to play professional cricket. The cherry on the cake is Subbu has received strong support from Kalyana Sundaram, the President of the school, who took over the reins just a couple of years back. Sundaram said, “The school was not much into sports before, but now since we have Subbu by our side, we are participating in cricket tournaments. I believe that sports is an essential part of curriculum as it helps develop leadership qualities among the students”.

Cricketgraph.com wishes Subbu and Modern English School all the very best for their debut tournament.

As per the official website of Mumbai Cricket Association, all matches of Kanga League (A to G division) to be played on 11th September 2016 are As per schedule …

Life is tough without cricket !

CricketGraph.com wishes luck to all the participating teams of Kanga cricket league.

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