Thursday, June 04, 2009

ACA/EZ U13 Tournament Fixtures

5th June 2009

• Morning Kenya Vs Tanzania
• Afternoon Uganda Vs Rwanda

6th June 2009

• Morning Kenya Vs Uganda
• Afternoon Tanzania Vs Rwanda

7th June 2009

• Morning Kenya Vs Rwanda
• Afternoon Uganda Vs Tanzania

8th June 2009

• Morning 3rd/4th Place Semi Final
• Afternoon Final

Cricket Kenya name U13 squad for regionals

Cricket Kenya Press release:

Cricket Kenya wishes to inform members of the press that we will be hosting the ACA/EA Under-13 Cricket Tournament in Nakuru in the month of June. The five day event will consist of teams from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda and will run from 4th to 8th June, 2009.

The Kenya team was selected from both public and private schools at provincial level. This exercise was carried out by the provincial associations, development officers and coaches.

Trial games took place in Nakuru last Friday 22nd May at Greensteds School and 6 boys were chosen to be considered in the National/Final selection.

Nairobi trials were held at Aga Khan Sports Club on Thursday 28th May from 9am to 1pm, Saturday 30th May from 1pm to 4pm and on Monday 1st June 2009 from 9am to 1pm while those in Coast took place at Burhani Sports Club on Saturday 30th May between 9am and 12:30pm.

The selected players are as follows;
Name School Date of Birth
1. Joseph Owino Parkroad Primary School 5/12/1995
2. Dival Modi Premier Academy 1/10/1995
3. Krutath Rao Premier Academy 19/09/1995
4. Shawal Kana Oshwal School 2/04/1998
5. Keval Dhodia Peponi School 6/09/1996
6. Atharva Tembhekar Peponi School 3/12/1997
7. Ross Valentine Banda School 17/02/1996
8. Gordon Everand Banda School 24/02/1997
9. Tanzeel Sheikh Pindolia School 1/12/1995
10. Adash Sawjani Al Madrassa Academy 30/03/1998
11. Pritesh Govind Shree Swami School 18/11/1995
12. Bharesh Keshavji Shree Swami School 19/01/1996
13. Maxwel Silvester Pembroke School 12/10/1998
14. Cameron Coulson Pembroke School 03/01/1997
Stand By
Keran Inamdar Banda School 26/04/1996
Brendon Tait Pembroke School 04/08/1996

The final selected team leaves for Nakuru on Thursday the 4th of June 2009, after a brief media presentation at the Parklands Sports Club. The function will take place from 9.30 a.m.

Cricket Kenya in its pursuit to develop the game to further heights lays a lot of importance to such programs and thus requests all parents, sponsors and well wishers to come out in support of our youngsters over the next few days as they play against our worthy neighbouring countries.

Swamibapa take 6-a-side title

Report reproduced with kind permission courtesy of Subhash Modi:

Swamibapa Cricket Club and Kanbis Sports Club dominated the Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj Six A Side Three day cricket tournament which was sponsored by Tile and Carpet Centre Limited and Basco Products Limited in Nairobi during the long weekend holidays at Ngara Sports Club and SCLPJ Grounds, confirmed Subhash Modi, Hon. PRO of the tournament.

Swamibapa beat Kanbis by 9 runs in the finals of the Main Event while Bhavsinghji "A" Team from India beat Aryans XI by 5 runs in a well organised tournament which had 29 teams fighting for the top honours.

Brief results of the finals:-
Main Event:-
Swamibapa:- 62 for 2 wickets ( Maurice Ouma 23, Shem Obado 19, Ramesh
Mepani 1 wicket for 9 runs) BEAT
Kanbis:- 53 all out (Nilesh JEsani 20, Ramesh Mepani 15, Peter
Ongondo 1 wicket for 8 runs)

IN the Losers Plate:
Bhavsinji : 63 for 3 wickets(SAtyajit Chudasama 19, Girvan Singh 20, Kalpesh Patel 1 wicket for 7 runs) BEAT
Aryans:- 58 for 4 wickets (Jignesh Patel 16, Kalpesh Patel 16, Dharmendra Jadeja 1 wicket for 3 runs).

Awards were presented as follows:-
Winner of the Main Event:- Swamibapa
Runners Up:- Kanbis Sports Club
Winners of Losers Plate:- Bhavsinji
Runners Up:- Aryans
Highest scorer::- Maurice Ouma(Swamibapa)
Highest sixes:- Nilesh Jesani (Kanbis)
Hightest wicket taker:- Mahipal Singh (Bhavsinji)
Best Wicketkeeper:- Anand Gore(Strays Lions)
Best fielder:- Rakep Patel(Kanbis)
Highest Team Score:- Kanbis A (81 runs)
Lowest Team Score:- Club House(20 runs)
Youngest player :- Chirag Shishodia (Bhasinji)
Oldest Player:- Anil Patel(Parklands Sports Club)

A special mention also to Mahendra Ashani (Gymkhana)who became the first player in the tournament to take a hat-trick against the visiting Bhavsinji side. A good sign that there is talent still growing in the U19 ranks.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

6 A Side Main Draw

Full 6-a-side draw - Preliminary Round

Sorry, this is a bit late, no news yet through on results:

SHREE CUTCHI LEVA PATEL SAMAJ YOUTH LEAGUE - NAIROBI
SIX-A-SIDE CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2009
Sponsored by TILE & CARPET CENTRE LTD
& BASCO PRODUCTS LTD


PRELIMINARY ROUND

A: KANBIS 'B' v SCLPS 'B'
SAT 2.00 PM SAMAJ

B: SCLPS 'C' v PARKLANDS
SAT 2.00 PM NGARA

C: RUARAKA 'B' v PREMIER
SAT 3.30 PM SAMAJ

D: GYMKHANA v STRAY LIONS 'A'
SAT 4.15 PM NGARA

E: BHANSINHJI C.C 'B' v STRAY LIONS 'B'
SAT 4.15 PM SAMAJ

F: SWAMIBAPA 'A' v SCLPS 'A'
SAT 2.45 AM SAMAJ

G: SCLPS SCHOOL v ARYANS
SAT 2.45 PM NGARA

H: RUARAKA 'A' v SWAMIBAPA 'B'
SUN 8.00 AM NGARA

I: JAFFERYS v AGA KHAN
SUN 8.45 AM SAMAJ

J: KANBIS 'A' v BHAVSINHJI C.C 'A'
SAT 5.00PM SAMAJ

K: KENYA LADIES v SIMBA 'B'
SAT 5.00 PM NGARA

L: NGARA v KANBIS 'C'
SAT 3.30 PM NGARA

M: SIR ALI 'A' v SIMBA 'A'
SUN 8.00 AM SAMAJ

NB: KONGONIS and SIR ALI B scored an automatic place in the main round.