Ever since cricket came into existence in India from 1932, the game has seen many dimensions. The perfect gentleman’s game till the 1970’s era, watched and followed by people from all walks of life. New format of limited over cricket was introduced in the 70’s which brought variety to the game.
The millennium saw, cricket taking new avatars. T20 shot into fame in the around 2005-2006 and along with it entered glamour, entertainment, money, and most importantly united the country more whenever India played in any format of the game. Spectators and viewership increased tremendously. Along with men, women too joined to be a part of supporters and spectators in large numbers.
While the game was mostly played by Men, Women had very little scope, in terms of playing. Be it playing at National level or International level, in a year ,it was left to cricket played to a very limited numbers of matches. The country did produce good women cricketers in the 1980s like Shanta Rangaswamy, Diana Eduljee but the general perception remained as to the game dominated and played by Men. If this had to change, then somewhere, somebody had to plant the seeds of this change. Change in terms from women just being a spectator to players.
Yes, Prasoon Rakshit (Sports secretary of Bengal club) for the past 6 years with the club, decided to bring in this change and got into the act last year. Women’s cricket to get parity with Men’s cricket in all terms and no discrimination between Men and Women was his and club’s main objective. One of the key factors being the Physical fitness level of women to be increased and thereby removing the perception that women cannot play the game harder.
Due credit to Mr. Rakshit who has been following up with MCA for the past 4 years and got permission last year to hold a tournament for women.
The first edition last year saw the event sponsored by Union Bank of India, while the second edition this year it is co-sponsored by D.Y.Patil sports academy with an initiative from Mr.Vijay Patil.
8 teams are playing this second edition (http://woment20ct2015.cricketgraph.com/) which already has began on March 13th 2015. They are MCA-1, MCA-2, Payyade, Sainath sports club, Mazgaon C.C., Kamat C.C., Sunrise C.C. and of course the hosts Bengal Club. To encourage and motivate the players cash prizes have been kept.The idea has been to create club culture and maidan culture ,and from the matches played till date from last year, 2 ladies have already got chance to play for Mumbai and Kerala. Next year will see the tournament grow bigger and better.Not just organizing matches but the club provides free coaching to women from age 8 onwards with renowned coach Mr. Lalchand Rajput and 3 other coaches providing their services in coaching. Providing Kits to players too has been the clubs focus.
Women’s cricket is being rewritten and this mission is here to stay. With more and more women ready to play the game hard, the bridge of parity also would be reduced too. That day is not far away.
We wish Mr. Rakshit all the very best in his endeavour.
By – Venkatraman Iyer
Sr. Editor www.cricketgraph.com
Master Dall Chand Sharma Memorial
A deadly bowling combo of Rishabh Manchanda (5/30) and Manan Bhardwaj (4/12) and 49 runs by Harshit Tushir helped A.V Club defeat Rohtak Road Gymkhana by 6 runs and earn four points in the 6th Master Dall Chand Sharma Memorial Under 13 Cricket Tournament, played at Vikaspuri Ground.
Man of the Match: Rishabh Manchanda
Brief Scores:
A.V Club: 107 all out in 29 overs (Harshit Tushir 49, Sachin Sharma 5/21, Kaminder Singh 3/15)
Rohtak Road Gymkhana: 101 all out in 26 overs (Kaminder Singh 40, Rishabh Manchanda 5/30, Manan Bhardwaj 4/12)
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K.P Trophy
Riding on an excellent all-round show by Delhi Under 16 player Hitesh Sharma (65 runs, 3/18), a half century by Keshav Dabas (56), Ajay kaushik’s 4/04 and Abhijeet Singh’s 3/21, Ravindra Public School, Pitampura defeated PMG by 6 wickets and earn four points in the 7th K.P Trophy Tournament, played at Ashok Vihar Ground.
Man of the Match: Hitesh Sharma
Brief Scores:
PMG: 172 all out in 37 overs (Avral Ali 66, Sahil Tyagi 46, Ajay Kaushik 4/04, Abhijeet Singh 3/21, Hitesh Sharma 3/18)
Ravindra School: 176/4 in 29 overs (Hitesh Sharma 65, Keshav Dabas 56)
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Ch. Sher Singh Memorial Tournament
A deadly bowling performance by Aarav Desai (5/24), Arun Kumar (3/21) and couple of excellent innings by Shreyansh Mahi (82) and Akshay Singh (74) helped Venkateswara International School, Dwarka defeat Bal Bharat Public School, Pitampura by 41 runs and enter the final of 4th Chaudhary Sher Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament.
Man of the Match: Aarav Desai
Brief Scores:
Venkateswara School: 231/7 in 30 overs (Shreyansh Mahi 82, Akshay Singh 74, Aryan Shokeen 4/34, Pratham Aggarwal 3/21)
BBPS, Pitampura: 190 all out in 28 overs (Akshay Gupta 55, Tejas Dahiya 48, Aarav Desai 5/24, Arun Kumar 3/21)
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A superb knock of 81 runs by Avinash Gangey , 49 by Lakshay and three wickets each by Himanshu and Aditya helped A.V Club defeat PMG by 3 wickets and and earn four points in the 1st M.B Sports Open Prize Money Cricket Tournament, played at Baprola Cricket Ground, Najafgarh.
Man of the Match: Avinash Gange
PMG: 183 all out in 37 overs (Pradeep Malik 71, Rajesh Sharma 50, Himanshu 3/30, Aditya 3/40)
A.V Club: 184/7 in 33 overs (Avinash Gangey 91, Lakshay 49, Sumit Mathur 4/17
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New Delhi
The trials of Mastogi-Do National Cricket T20 Championship will begin on September 12th, 2015 at Sant Sujan Singh Ground, Delhi.
For entry, contact Sh. Naveen (8588046764)
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has constituted an ad-hoc committee for managing cricket affairs in Rajasthan. The committee has been tasked to ensure the participation of Rajasthan teams in various BCCI tournaments in the upcoming domestic season.
The committee consists of Mr. CK Khanna(chairman),Mr. Milind Kanmadikar, Mr. Snehal Parikh and Dr. PV Shetty. Mr. Amrit Mathur will be the coordinator of the committee.
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4th Daal Chand Memorial Tournament
A superb all round show by Gaurav Dadarwal (43 runs, 5/04) and three wickets by Parth Sharma (3/13) helped Vikaspuri Coaching Center defeat PMG by 98 runs and earn four points in the 4th Daal Chand Memorial Under 13 Cricket Tournament, played at Vikaspuri Ground.
Brief Scores:
Vikaspuri Academy: 182/3 in 40 overs (Gaurab Dadarwal 43, Lalit 3/34)
PMG: 84 all out in 32 overs (Lalit 32, Gaurav 5/04, Parth Sharma 3/13)
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D. Force Cricket Tournament
An excellent knock of 92 runs by man of the match Jawand Singh and 51 runs by Anmol Sharma and a superb five wicket haul by Anuj (5/57) helped Vikaspuri Cricket Academy defeat Jagat Singh Cricket Academy on 1st innings lead of 25 runs in the 6th D. Force Two Days Cricket Tournament, played at D. Force Ground.
Brief Scores:
Vikaspuri Academy: 228 all out in 78 overs (Jawand Singh 92, Anmol Sharma 51, Akash 4/48)
Jagat Singh Academy: 203 all out in 75 overs (Shubham Bhatt 98, Anuj 5/57)
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K.P Trophy
A superb unbeaten 92 runs by Raghav Vashishth and an unbeaten 60 runs from Rishabh Nain and three wickets each by Shubham and Akash Deep Tiwari helped Young Star Cricket Academy beat Madras Cricket Club easily by 8 wickets and earn four points in K.P Trophy Under 19 Cricket Tournament, played at Ashok Vihar Ground.
Man of the Match: Raghav Vashishth
Brief Scores:
Madras Club: 165/8 in 40 overs (Vipin 83, Shubham 3/30, Akash Deep Tiwari 3/23)
Young Star Academy: 169/2 in 23 overs (Raghav Vashishth 92*, Rishabh Nain 60*)
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