Venue: Rajdhani College
Knockouts.Groups – Semi-final. Both teams had reached this far after months of effort, crushing and knocking out their opponents. It was a test of grit. It was a test of character. Everybody knew their game. But this game’s outcome would decide who has an upper hand. Skill was never a problem. Temperament was. That’s where Aryabhatta boys edged out SGGSCC in an all-important encounter of DU Inter College.
To say it was a bowler’s show would not be an overstatement. Both teams were well balanced with excellent batting lineups and superb fielders. But what stood out as the difference between the two was their bowling. That being said, surprisingly enough the losing team registered two 5 wicket hauls in the same innings that ended in only 28.3 overs. That tells us the dominance of ball over the bat throughout the match
SGGSCC skipper Tushar won the toss and sent his opponents to bat first. Aryabhatta openers provided an excellent start to the innings with Himanshu Sharma scoring a whirlwind 31 from only 16 balls, clearing the fence thrice in the process. His partner Nitish top scored with 42 off 54 balls. But after both the openers lost their wickets, Aryabhatta kept losing wickets at regular intervals and folded for just 140 inside 29 overs. SGGSCC bowlers Krishna and Tushar shared the honors in bowling, capturing 5 wickets each.
Even though SGGSCC bowled out Aryabhatta, 140 were never going to be an easy chase against a strong bowling unit of Aryabhatta. It was the same Aryabhatta team that shot SSCBS out for 76 runs earlier in the tournament. This time they went a step ahead on the big occasion. Only three of SGGSCC batsmen were able to cross double digits as the innings folded for paltry 63 in 20 overs. ParthMadaan top scored with 20. It was a combined bowling effort with Yogesh and Shivank sharing 3 wickets each.
On one hand, its curtains for SGGSCC who played splendidly during the whole tournament, Aryabhatta have everything to play for in the grand finale scheduled later in the week.
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Brief Scores:
Aryabhatta : 140 all out in 28.3 overs (Nitish-42, Himanshu-31, Krishna: 5/40, Tushar: 5/26) SGGSCC: 63 all out in 20.1 overs (Parth-20, Yogesh-3/10, 3/13)
Report by
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @ CricketGraph
Every budding cricketer hopes to make it big. Especially so when they are recognised of their talent and performances, Here’s Mr. Jwala Singh who came to Mumbai in 1995 to make a name for himself and to make it big. Speaking to Jwala Singh who said one needs the burning desire and the will to be there. He did well with his school Shardashram and also with Mumbai Junior team. Was also a Part of India Under 17 School team and also had a stint with Tripura Under 22 team. He gave it all for cricket but moving further remained a dream for him. Also gave a try at MRF Pace foundation with a injured shoulder and despite injury gave his best with will power.
Winning toss is the first important and crucial thing in a match although its not in one’s control. But when the captain calls it right he and his team has to justify the decision. Total Securities bowlers had a merry time and made first use of the wicket in their match against Indusind Bank on 4th April, 2015 at Government Law and all the 6 bowlers had Indusind bank batsmen on the backfoot right from the word go. Bipin More’s 26 runs and Vishal Tondwalkar’s 19 NO was absolutely not enough to stop an rampaging Total Securities Bowlers. Chetan’s three wickets and two each by Bhavik, Sachin and one by Antony ensured that Total Securities would not be chasing a huge target. Indusind Bank were stopped at 102 runs.
Jayesh Thakker 42 Not out and Antony Nadar’s unbeaten 26 made lightwork of Indusind’s attack with the only exceptional bowling spell by Sushant for his two wickets. Yogesh managed to get one. Total Securities reached the target in 16.2 overs.
Jayesh’s knock made him the Man of the Match, but the match belonged to the bowlers of Total Securities. While most of the teams do generally have good batsman, its delightful and pleasing to have a complete bowling unit. Certainly Total Securities have got a balanced side and for the shorter version of the game if you have good bowlers who can make it count, its an icing on the cake. Congratulations Total Securities!
Article by Venkatraman Iyer
Sr.Editor @ www.cricketgraph.com
In what was a virtual knockout match, SGGSCC held their nerves and defeated Sri Venkateswara College by 8 runs to enter the semi-finals of DU Inter College tournament. With this win, they also confirmed a berth in the group stage of the next edition.
SGGSCC captain Tushar Khattar won the toss and opted to bat first. It turned out to be a nightmarish decision early in the innings as SVC bowlers had half their team back in the hut with only 15 runs on the board in the fourth over. The chief destructor was Vikas Yadav who claimed 4 of the first 5 wickets.
Middle order batsmen Dhruv Gola &NeelashMungali then stitched a partnership of 54 runs which provided a much needed stability to the innings. Some late fireworks from Vasu Goel ensured that SGGSCC had a decent total to defend. The innings eventually ended for 166 runs inside 34 overs. Dhruv top scored with 36. Neelash and Vikas chipped in with handy 27 and 25* respectively.
SVC batsmen did not apply themselves early on and were 3 down with only 18 on the board. Anmol Patial played a splendid innings of 44 and KaranvirGogia remained not out on 28 but that was not enough to sail them through to the semi-finals. SGGSCC bowlers bowled superbly and kept the SVC batsmen in control. NeeleshMungali dried up the runs by giving away only 24 runs in his 9 overs and scalping 2 wickets.
Taking no credit away from the SGGSCC bowlers, SVC had a great chance to overhaul the target but they made a simple target difficult by letting the asking rate jump at a time when acceleration was required. Losing wickets at regular intervals didn’t help either. The most bizarre of all was the run out of Sartaj Singh when things were under control.
In the last ball of 34th over, there was a bit of drama as SVC batsman KaranvirGogia pulled a full toss from Neelesh for a boundary but the waist high no ball was not called by the square leg umpire. SVC players asked for it but the umpire did not reverse his decision.
With this loss, it’s the end of the journey for Sri Venkateswara College in this edition but SGGSCC have their task cut out as their next match is definitely going to be difficult than this one. One mistake and it could be curtains for them as well.
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Brief Score
Report By: Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor
www.cricketgraph.com
The game of cricket is not just about the players. There are couple of men on the ground who control proceedings, make decisions, and ensure that the proceedings are smooth.
It wont be wrong to say they are the judges on the ground. Without the umpires its not possible to play a cricket match.
If you have played the game and want to give it back to the game, one such way is to officiate. So did Mr. Nawdeep Mishra who began his umpiring career way back in the year 2000. 15 years and on, he is still going strong on his job. Till date he has officiated in over 450 matches in India and abroad.
He is a MCA panel umpire and officiates in corporate or community matches also ONLY if there are NO MCA matches.
He recently spent 6 months in Nairobi, Kenya on a office assignment and also officiated in Super leagues over there. Also was an umpire in the U-19 Kenya V/s. Pakistan match there. Also officiated at matches in Bahrain, Oman and Qatar in Senior division matches.
He drew his inspiration from his mentors and senior umpires Mr. Ganesh Iyer and Mr. M.R.Singh, and since Mr. Mishra was familiar with the laws of the game ,that helped him a lot. One needs to focus and concentrate 100% which is a huge challenge no matter how senior you become as an umpire. You need to be well versed with the 42 laws of cricket and in order to do this, Mr. Mishra suggests that upcoming umpires should read and understand laws very well for them to become a good umpire.
Mr. Mishra’s experience is there for the taking. For all those who want to make a mark in umpiring, can follow his footsteps. He has shown us the way.
Article by Venkatraman Iyer
Sr. Editor @ www.CricketGraph.com
They generally are seated in a chair with a table in front of them. They are the one’s who are often asked about the facts and figures of the match. They hold the key in the proceedings and results of a match. They keep track of what’s happening on the ground during a match. They are the scorers where all eyes are glued towards them in a tense situation of a match.
Most of the scorers one comes across are from the younger generation. One such scorer who made his debut as scorer is Vicky Kenia way back in 2005. Most of the beginning begins with inspiration. Vicky too got inspired from his friend Mayur Dholakia who was a scorer and its 10 years he is still in this profession. Till date he has covered more than 100 matches in Mumbai. While speaking to Vicky who said its not easy as one thinks. A good scorer needs immense concentration, should be fast in calculations, and should have co-ordinating abilities. A tense match or situation brings puts to test and brings out the best in any scorer. Vicky has covered many of the corporate and community matches in Mumbai.
The most difficult situation for any scorer is when one and all surround his table and keep on asking about the numbers. This is where a scorer might make mistake. But this is where one must learn and have the ability to handle it. One of the key factors for being a good scorer is you need to be good in multitasking right from co-ordinating with Umpires, players, commentators and organisers. Certainly he has the ability and we wish him all the best !
Article by Venkatraman Iyer
Sr. Editor @ www.CricketGraph.com
Mr Jwala Singh, the founder of Jwala Foundation who runs Mumbai Cricket Academy once happened to be at Azad Maidan. While taking a stroll with his friend he, happened to visit one of the nets where he noticed a little boy practising. Quiet impressed as to the way he batted, Jwala Singh took interest in him and wanted to check about more about him. This is where talent met opportunity.
He is Yashasvi Jaiswal who just came to meet his uncle in Mumbai along with his parents 3 years back. While his parents went back, Yashasvi started to live in a tent in Azad maidan as he did not have accommodation facility in Mumbai. Mr. Jwala Singh met his father and assured of Yashasvi’s needs would be taken care, it was no looking back for the youngster. He began his career playing for Anjuman Islam Urdu school scoring 47 runs and took 5 wickets with his leg spin.
The flood gates were opened. He grew from strength to strength and in his second match itself scored 319 Not out and took 13 wickets against Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya in Giles shield. This feat has been recorded at Limca Books of Record and till today nobody has achieved this feat.
The third match proved that his earlier achievement was not a one time act. He scored 202 and took 12 wickets. Yes, Yashasvi had arrived.
Playing for Vero Cup scored 168 runs during selection of Mumbai under 14. He was eager to enter the bigger arena. While playing his first match at senior level at No 8 he scored 39 runs and took 1 wicket playing against well known players. His second match saw him score 22 runs and taking 3 wickets where he showed no doubts and fear.
This year Playing at Worli cup he has scored 3 consecutive centuries and has a haul of 9 wickets in 4 matches.
In Harris shield this year he has performances of 33 runs and 5 wickets in first match, 68 runs and 10 wickets in 2nd match, 155 NO and 4 wickets in third match, while in semi finals its 186 runs. In Giles shield he has scored century in all 5 matches which is a record.
The most notable feature of his achievements is he achieves big once he gets in and is hungry to perform every time he walks on the ground. His desire to learn and to excel is what makes him as one of the best talents. His mentor and coach Mr.Jwala Singh did mentioned that Yashasvi wants to work hard for the next 10 years and for him to establish at the bigger level. One step at a time is what he plans to move forward with. Talent alone is not enough, its your desire to succeed and to work towards it is what one needs to make it big. Yashasvi has it all. He was also recently felicitated by Sports Minister of Maharashtra – Mr. Vinod Tawade.
Check Yashasvi Jaiswal’s cricket stats by clicking here
We wish him all the best for his cricket career!
Article by Mr. Venkatramn Iyer
Sr.Editor @ www.cricketgraph.com
MCA Matches scheduled on 05 April as per below
Group 1 – Liberal Cricket Tournament (South Mumbai)
Youth Cricket Club vs Jolly Brothers Sports Club – Parsee Cyclist
Diamond Star Cricket Club vs New Social Union Cricket Club – John Bright
Our Own Club vs Shastri Hall Cricket Club – United Cricketers
Combined Cricket Club vs Muslim Sports Club – M.B. Union
S.F. Sassanian Cricket Club vs Bhama Cricket Club – S.F. Sassanian
Young Mens Christian Association vs Crescent Cricket Club -P.J. Hindu Gymkhana
Group 2 – South Mumbai Cricket Tournament (South Mumbai)
Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation vs Patan Cricket Club – Dilip Vengsarkar Academy, Oval
Swastik Cricket Club vs Kshatriya Cricket Club – Prabhu Jolly
Bhatia Sports Club vs Bombay Union Sports Club – Muslim United
New Era Cricket Club vs Garware Club House – New Era
Young Boy’s Cricket Club vs Young Zorastrian Cricket Club – Young Zorastrian
Gamdevi Cricketers vs Young Social Cricket Club – L.I.C.
Group 3 – R.F.S. Talyarkhan Cricket Tournament (South Mumbai)
Errant Cricketers vs Shahpur Spencer Challenge Shield – Fort Vijay
Anjuman I Islam Institute S.C. vs Kerrawala Windsor – R.T.O.
Mangrol Sports Club vs Fort Youngsters – Times of India
Souvenir Cricket Club vs Khandala Cricket Club – Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, B.K.C.
Young Association Cricket Club vs Elphinstone Cricket Club – Elphinstone, Azad
Stylo Cricketers vs Swatantra Cricket Club – Govt. Law College, Oval
Group 4 – Sangam Sports Club Cricket Tournament (Masjid Bundar – Kharghar)
Dadar Cricket Club vs Bombay Gymkhana Ltd. – Bombay Gymkhana
Friends Cricketers vs Friends Union Sports Club – National
Chembur Gymkhana vs Shri Shivaji Cricket Club – New Hind
Sportsfield Cricket Club vs Rajawadi Cricket Club – Young Maharashtra
Mulund Challengers vs Mazgaon Cricket Club – High Court, Oval
Anushakti Nagar S & R Club vs Gallant Cricket Club – Young Mohammedan
Group 5 – Mahim Dadar Cricket Tournament (Worli – Mahim)
Mahim Juvenile Cricket Club vs Bombay Wanderers – Mahim Juvenile
Sports Promotion Group (Mumbai) vs Bengal Club – Bengal Club
Parsee Pioneer Cricket Club vs Hind Sevak Cricket Club – Kamath Memorial
Eleven 77 Cricket Club vs Bharat Cricket Club – Bharat
Kshatriya Union Club vs Gomantak Daivadnya Cricket Club – Central Railway, Dadar
Adarsh Cricket Club vs Mohan Cricket Club – Worli S.C.
Group 6 – Kurla Bapat Cricket Tournament (Chinchpokli – Kurla)
K.R.P. XI Cricket Club vs Old Podarites Cricket Club – Western Railway, Cross
Sporting Union Club vs Achievers Cricket Club – Sachivalaya Gymkhana
Youth’s Own Union Cricket Club vs Jaico Cricket Club – Y.O.U., Cross
Gay Cavaliers Cricket Club vs G.S.B. Sports Club – Sunder
Union Cricket Club vs Baronet Cricket Club – Naoroz
Indian Gymkhana vs Friends Sports Club – M.I.G
Group 7 – Seth Govardhandas Cricket Tournament (Bandra – Andheri)
Blue Star Sports Club vs Sunrise Cricket Club – Islam Gymkhana
Bandra Gymkhana vs Park Cricket Club – B.M.C.
Gaud Union Sports Club vs Young Friends Union C.C. – Young Friends Union
Group 8 – Payyade Sports Club Cricket Tournament (Andheri – Borivali)
Young Men’s Cricket Club vs Brothers Club – Karnatak
Jolly Friends Cricket Club vs Vijaychandra Cricket Club – Shivaji Park Gymkhana
Jaideep Cricket Club vs Young National Cricket Club – Shree Lad
The Catholic Gymkhana Ltd. vs Pathare Prabhu Cricketers – D.P.C.
Prabhodhan Goregaon vs Cricket Club of Andheri – Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana I, Kandivali
Youngstar Cricket Club (Thane) vs Vile Parle Sports Club – Elphinstone, Oval
Group 9 – Shamrao Thosar Cricket Tournament (Thane – Kalyan)
Thane Sporting Club vs Modern Cricket Club – Central Maidan, Thane
United Sports Club (Thane) vs Royal Cricket Club – St. Xaviers, Azad
Daiwadnya Cricket Club vs Mandvi Muslim Sports Club – Young Muslim
Dombivali Cricket Club vs Rocket Cricket Club – Matunga Gymkhana
Duru Cricket Club vs Deccan Cricket Club (Kalyan) – R.B.I.
Prime Group Cricket Club vs Bhiwandi Taluka C.A. – Dr. D.Y. Patil, Nerul
Group 10 – Sainath Sports Club Cricket Tournament (Borivali – Dahanu)
Dashing Sports Club vs J. Bhatia Sports Club – Our’s C.C., Virar
White Star Cricket Club vs Mahyavanshi Cricket Club – Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana II, Kandivali
Madhukar G. Vartak Memorial S.C. vs Young Stars Akton C.C. (Vasai) – Sainath S.C.
Schedule is as per the official website of MCA – www.mumbaicricket.com
We wish all the teams best of luck for these matches!!!
They say when you are not playing the game any more, one best thing you may do is to give it to others of what you know.
Subhash Sarmalkar cricket Academy started in April 2010 by Mr. Sarmalkar at M.E.T sports ground, Bandra, with the purpose of pushing all aspects of cricket who were and are part of the Academy.
Speaking to Mr . Sarmalkar, as young as 6 year old to youngest at 48 are learning more about the game in his academy. Yes a 48 year cricketer is as young as any other cricketer where the game has never put age as an barrier.
Today the academy has about 70 budding and upcoming talents who one day would like to make it big. These are school & college students and others.
Talking about making it big, a proud Mr. Sarmalkar mentioned how Ms. Jemima Rodrigues made it to the Indian, West Zone and Mumbai team. She has remained unbeaten in most of her knocks.
Another talent who went to the next level was Manas Raikar who played for Mumbai Under 14 and Under 16.
Truly Mr. Sarmalkar’s vast Kanga league experience playing in A division for 10 years and his stints with University is paying dividends. We wish him and his academy all the best for the future.
It’s often said that there is a certain age limit to do anything. As you progress in life, you leave behind an opportunity to do something, which, in perception at least, could have been done at that point in time and not later. Consider sports. In older times, sportsmen, especially cricketers used to play till the age of around 50. The international record is held by W Rhodes of England who played his last test match at an age of 52 years. Surprised? Going by the record books, most of the cricketers of his generation played till a similar age. But the same number for current generation of cricketers is dropping to 40 or even mid-30s. Once a person enters his 30s, there is a psychological age factor that blocks him to play professionally, let alone international cricket, especially when a large number of youngsters are there to take his spot.
The above age factor does not bother Mr. Bhadresh Gandhi, President – Friends Premiere League. In his words, “Cricket is a game. If someone is passionate about it, he should play it. There is no age limit for reading and studying. Same goes with cricket. I am surprised cricketers retire before they turn 40. They continuously play for 15-20 years and then they hang their boots forever. According to me, a person passionate for cricket should play till the day he feels he is fit. Age is just a number. Anyone who has left cricket at a younger age due to some reason can and should play at a later age by giving some time to his body and he will be fit to play and pursue his passion.”
Standing by his words, Mr. Gandhi and his friends started Friends Premier League (FPL)in 2009, following the lines of Indian Premiere League (IPL). But unlike the mega event, FPL is not a profit making business. The motive is to provide those people an opportunity to play cricket on professional lines, which could not play it earlier in their lives. This also helps people to stay fit and healthy as they prepare themselves for a 4-5 months long weekend tournament.
It all began in 2009-10, when the first edition was organized with 6 participating teams. It started in November’09 and ended in March ’10. Since then, it is being organized every year, with participating teams increased to 8 in 2nd edition and 10 in 4th edition onward. It recently concluded the 6th edition in March 2015.
As a tradition, a yearly get-together takes place soon after the final match of the tournament, where all teams gather to celebrate and awards are given. Generally, trophies for best batsman, best bowler and top 5 teams are distributed. It is a celebration to honor everyone who is a part of FPL. As a rule, no cash prizes are awarded to anyone. Apart from the sponsorship, the games are organized on an equal sharing basis from all teams.
The organizers of FPL are optimistic about its future. With plans to raise more sponsorship, the number of teams may be increased to 12 in the next edition. Day-Night matches do not seem a distant possibility now. The focus of the league remains to promote sportsman spirit and harmony among the playing members and giving chance to people in the age group of 35-50 to come and play.
Friends Premiere League is an attempt to provide a platform to all the passionate people who believe that the game should be played with harmony, with friendliness and team spirit. Winning is important, but not at the cost of spirit of the game.
Article By:- Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager &Editor| www.CricketGraph.com
