NPCA League Tables after Week 6

SUPER DIVISION

TEAM	P	W	D	Bat	Bwl	Bon	Pen	Tot
Swamibapa 'A'	6	60	0	13	22	2	0	97
Kanbis 'A'	6	60	0	13	21	2	0	96
Telca	6	48	0	9	20	4	0	81
Kanbis 'B'	6	36	0	9	22	4	0	71
Stray Lions 'A'	5	36	0	4	15	4	-1	58
Simba Union 'A'	4	12	0	2	13	2	0	29
SCLYL 'A'	5	0	0	5	15	0	0	20
Sir Ali 'A'	6	12	0	4	7	0	-5	18

DIVISION I

TEAM	P	W	D	Bat	Bwl	Bon	Pen	Tot
Premier	5	48	0	12	16	2	-1	77
Nbi.Nookers 'A'	5	48	0	11	14	4	-1	76
Swamibapa 'B'	4	48	0	7	15	4	0	74
Kongonis Dev	6	36	0	11	19	0	-2	64
Ruaraka 'A'	5	24	0	7	12	2	-1	44
Nbi.Gymkhana	5	12	0	8	13	0	0	33
Ngara	5	12	0	3	12	2	-1	28
Nbi.Jafferys	5	12	0	5	12	0	-2	27

DIVISION II

TEAM	P	W	D	Bat	Bwl	Bon	Pen	Tot
Stray Lions 'B'	6	72	0	4	24	8	0	108
Aga Khan	6	60	0	7	19	2	0	88
Goan Institute 'A'	6	36	0	12	16	2	0	66
Golden XI	5	24	0	5	14	2	0	45
SCLYL 'B'	4	24	0	5	7	8	0	44
Sir Ali 'B'	5	24	0	5	8	8	-2	43
Simba Union 'B'	6	12	0	7	10	8	-1	36
Qutbis	6	12	0	10	7	0	-2	27

DIVISION III

TEAM	P	W	D	Bat	Bwl	Bon	Pen	Tot
Parklands	4	48	0	5	16	4	-2	71
Nbi Nookers ' B'	5	36	0	6	16	2	-1	59
Ruaraka 'B'	5	36	0	0	15	6	-1	56
Oshwal XI	6	24	0	4	18	4	0	50
Aaryan	4	24	0	9	13	0	-1	45
Goan Institute 'B'	5	24	0	0	11	10	-1	44
Women XI	5	12	0	0	12	2	0	26

NPCA Results week 6

SUPER DIVISION

Kanbis A beat Stray Lions A by 8 wkts at Eastleigh:
Stray Lions A 139 (Peter Kituku 43, Andrew Mboya 35*, Harish Varsani 2/17, Dhirendra Varsani 2/21)
Kanbis A 140/2 (Nilesh Jesani 54*, Rakep Patel 31*, Darshit Shah 2/54)

Telca beat Swamibapa A by 36 runs at Premier:
Telca 155/6 (Nelson Odhiambo 55*, David Okumu 35*, Shem Obada 3/27, tony Suji 1/29)
Swamibapa A 119 (Tony Suji 29, Mitesh Sanghani 21, Nelson Odhiambo 5/25, Prashant Srinivas 3/39)

Kanbis B beat Sir Ali A by 8 wkts at Sir Ali
Sir Ali A 184 (Aslam Raza 43, Majid ? 27, Rohit ? 5/36, Gopal ? 2/39)
Kanbis 185/2 (Alpesh Bhudia 124, Pritesh Lalji 41, Mujib ? 1/35, Shiraz Ali? 1/50)

Division One:

Nbi Nookers A beat Kongonis Development by 7 wkts:
Kongonis Dev. 60 (Duncan Allen 19, Ibrahim Akello 4/26, Moin ? 3/2)
Nbi Nookers A 64/3 (Kenndy Obuya 26*, Duncan Allen 2/28, Dominic Wesonga 1/28)

Nbi Gymkhana beat Nbi Jafferys by 58 runs at Nbi Gymkhana:
Nbi Gumkhana 227 (Armadeep ? 83, Dil Patel 34, Irfan Karim 2/35, Aasif Karim 2/?)
Nbi Jafferys 169 (Aasif Karim 56, Amirali ? 36, Kirit Trivedi 4/14, Nikhit Shah 4/34)

Swamibapa B beat Ngara by 58 runs at Ngara:
Swamibapa B 106 (Ashish Bhatt 25, Mukhesh Hirani 21, Bharat Pindolia 5/17, Emmanuel Juma 3/26)
Ngara 48 (Karan Patel 13, Narendra V? 5/11, Pankaj Kerai 4/23)

Division Two

Aga Khan beat Simba Union B by 3 wkts at Jafferys:
Simba Union B 251/8 (Hitesh Purohit 120*, Anand ? 38, Michael Kibe 2/20, Sajjad 2/51)
Aga Khan 252/8 (Ayaz Premji 57*, Harshit Jessani 47, Sunny ? 4/60, Harsh ? 1/22)

Stray Lions B beat Goan Institute A by 7 wkts at Peponi:
Goan Institute A 153 (Charles ? 41, Ritesh P? 32, Manish ? 4/19, Anand ? 2/29)
Stray Lions B 156/3 (Altaf ? 48*, Chirag Sheth 41*, Saleem Cockar 2/26, Charles ? 1/23)

Sir Ali B beat Qutbis by 3 wkts at Seifee Park:
Qutbis 310/7 (Huzeifa Namji 89, Murtaza M? 51, Mahmood ? 2/64, Ali ? 1/38)
Sir Ali B 311/7 (Imran ? 56, Zeeshan ? 54, Murtaza Z? 2/48, Ibrahim T? 1/19)

Division Three

Goan Institute B beat Ruaraka B by 2 wkts:
Ruaraka B 149 (Dhanji ? 72, Yassin ? 5/21, Gurvinder ? 2/30)
Goan Institute B 154/8 (Yassin ? 35*, Salim Ramji 28, Dhanji ? 3/24, Pramod ? 2/21)

Womens XI beat Oshwal XI by 19 runs at Highridge:
Womens XI 155 (Perlene Omamo 50*, Dun Okinyo 25, Josphat Irungu 3/17, Keter Gudka 2/14)
Oshwal XI 136 (Josphat Irungu 32, Bhupen? 24, Dun Okinyo 3/26, Belinda 3/64)

Nbi Nookers B: BYE

Kenya Ladies record historic first league win

Kenya Women’s XI registered their first victory in the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association League with a win over hosts Oshwal on Sunday. A brilliant batting display by Perlyne Omamo and good bowling spells from Belinda Maska and Mercyline Adhiambo contributed heavily to the Women XI first win since being incorporated in the league last year to play the men’s sides.
The three gave the side what they had been yearning for and led their team to 19 runs win in the match played at Highride Primary School grounds.

Omamo batted the entire inning - 49 overs and managed to score her maiden half century as the Women XI put on 155 runs -their highest score in the league. She put on a 15 runs opening stand with Sarah Bhakita (2) before Bhakita was caught off Jay Nagda. Margaret Banja (8) added 38 with Omamo to get the scores to 53 before a third wicket stand with Maska added nine. Dun Okinyo, the team coach, scored a quick 25 and ensured the Women XI got their first hundred of the season. Okinyo’s departure- bowled by Hitesh Ngoa paved way to Emily Ruto who added 9 as Women XI surged on to their biggest total so far in the league.

Adhiambo (0), Peris Adhiambo (0), Mary Belle (3) lost their wickets in quick succession before Sylvia followed on with the third duck of the inning. Their previous score in the league last year was 132 against the same side. Omamo’s 50 not out included five boundaries.
Omamo's half century was the third for the Women team after the unbeaten 187 and 86 by Bhakita and Ruto respectively in their record win over Rwanda last year in the East and Central Africa Women Championships.

Josphat Irungu was the toast of Oshwal bowling with three wickets for 17 runs as the innings came to an end with an over to play.

Irungu started the chase with a bang putting on 32 runs in three overs but that came to a halt when he edged to Bhakita off Maska. Bhakita keeping wicket in the absense of Aimee Maria then stumped Hiten Jakhari with the total on 51 for two before Ruto held a low catch at deep mid wicket to get out danger man Nagda for 15 giving Maska her third wicket. While Maska was getting the wickets, Adhiambo was beating the batters with her swing and she was rewarded when she clean bowled captain Mitesh Dephia for nine with the score on 82.

Okinyo got the fifth wicket when Mehul Ghala was caught by Ruth Mwihaki for naught with 69 runs needed for victory. Adhiambo got her second and biggest wicket in her seventh over when she had Mehul Gala caught by Okinyo for naught with scores on 92. Okinyo added the seventh wicket before Mwihaki got two more wickets including tapping Pradeep Patel on 17. Ketul Gudka (21) and Dhiren Bid put on a 20 run stand for the last wicket before Bhakita stumped Gudka for 21 to the jubilation of the team.

Captain Emily Ruto attributed the win to hard work on the field and ability to follow the laid game plan.

“The initial idea was for us to bat all the overs. This worked out well and as a result we were able to get a defendable score. When it came to bowling the plan was again bowl on the stump and let them make the mistake. They made the mistake and we carried the day,”

“Omamo’s inning was actually something that we will remember every time we talk about the win and it was also good for her as she has realized she can bat well on a good day. Her presence in the crease made us strong and I believe if we continue working like this we will be a better team by the end of the season,” she said.

The team's next match is against leaders Parklands and Ruto said the plan will not change.

“Why change?. We will not do anything different from what we did today. It will be for them to change their plans not us. Our plans will be to bowl on the stumps and try and bat all the overs,” she said.

Kenya Ladies Fall Again

The Ladies XI team fell to hosts Nairobi Nookers by 186 runs on Sunday in their third NPCA league match. Two new players who have never played in the league before and had stayed close to four years without playing cricket namely Noreen Muluhya and Faith Kingi made their debut. After winning the toss, Nookers inning started on a sour note when opener Belinda Maska bowled out the opening batsman for the first wicket with scores on 3. However a 66 runs stand for the second wicket put Nookers into control of the match but it was broken when Captain Emily Ruto bowled out the number two batsman.

Ruth Mwihaki took the third wicket with 33 runs added and added the fourth when Sarah Bhakita dived for a catch at point with scores on 126. Mwihaki continued with her good form with the ball whens he got the third with scores 144. A sixth wicket stand got the scores to 217 with number six batsman who had been dropped on the first ball of Mwihaki hitting all the bowlers all over the ground. He hit six sixes and five fours to score 74 before he was bowled by Okinyo. Okinyo got his second from the next ball before Ruto got her second with scores on 239. Okinyo and Maska got the last two wickets as the home team ended on 259 with eight overs to spare.

In reply, Okinyo got out on the fourth ball of the inning on four- caught at silly mid off, but opener, Bhakita resisted the fierce bowling of Nookers openers and stuck there for 12 overs- a big improvement from her since scoring her unbeaten century and a half in December last year. In the process she lost two other partners, Marie Aimee and Maska with score board showing 28 runs. Bhakita became the fourth wicket to fall when she was caught behind on eight. A fifth wicket stand of 45 runs between Mwihaki and Ruto moved the scores to 75 before the two fell in quick succession on 17 and 29 runs respectively. The two managed to bat with composure, selecting their shots well and making good decisions while running despite the tight bowling of Nookers spinners. This was also a good show by the two considering they have had a bad run since the league started. The inning ended with scores on 81with another new player Sylvia Wairimu remaining unbeaten. Despite the loss, the team showed much improved with in their inning as they were able to bat for 37 over, 14 overs better than their previous innings in the league.

Match report by Dun Okinyo

NPCA Results week 5

NPCA LEAGUE SUMMARISED RESULTS - 50 OVERS - 1st.Round
16th.August 2009

DIVISION SUPER

Kanbis 'A' beat SCLYL 'A' by 53 runs at Eastleigh
Kanbis A: 283/8, SCLYL A 230/9

Kanbis 'B' beat Simba Union 'A' by 3 wkts at Simba
Simba Union A 151 All Out (Lucas Olouch - 31, Runish Shah - 29, Gopal V. - 4/9, Harshad - 3/33)
Kanbis B 154 For 7 ( Javdavji - 41, Harshil -29*, Runish Shah - 3/45, Gagandeep - 2/27)

Telca beat Sir Ali 'A' by 6 wkts at Ngara
Sir Ali A 151 All Out (Kashif Khan - 45, Mohammed T - 20, Prashant S - 4/12, Morris Odumbe-3/31)
Telca 154 / 4 (Brijal Patel - 59, Nelson Odhiambo -51*, Shiraz Ali - 2/38, Mohsin Ali - 1/16)

Stray Lions 'A' lost to Swamibapa 'A' at Peponi by 138 runs
Swamibapa A 248 For 7 (David Tikolo - 76, Mitesh S - 54, Andrew Mboya - 3/43, John M - 1/34)
Stray Lions A 110 All Out (Josphat Ababu - 45, Peter Kituku - 16, Shem Obada - 3/19, James Ngoche - 2/7)

DIV ONE

Premier beat Kongonis Dev by 77 runs at Premier
Premier 246 All Out (Arpan Patel - 91, Nilesh Patel - 41, Bernard - 3/32, Dominic Wesonga - 2/50)
Kongonis Dev. 169 All Out ( Dominic Wesonga - 42, Duncan Allen - 31, Nilesh Patel - 3/16, Brijan Patel - 2/26)

Nbi Nookers 'A' beat Ruaraka 'A' by 254 runs at Parklands
Nbi Nookers A 335 For 8 (Ebrahim - 94, Rajesh P - 88, Amit Shukla - 3/81, Manoj Ashani - 2/26)
Ruaraka A 81 All Out ( Manoj Ashani - 31*, Ebrahim - 4/30, Rashid - 3/30)

DIV TWO
Aga Khan beat Qutbis by 9 wkts at Jafferys
Qutbis 59 All Out
Aga Khan 64/1 Wkt

SCLYL 'B' lost to Stray Lions 'B' at Pindolia by 7 wkts
SCLYL B 131 (Ravji V - 29, Chandrakant - 17, Altaf - 3/17, Girish - 3/55)
All Stray Lions B 134 For 3 (Anand - 66*, Tanvir - 30, Nitin - 2/7, Chandrakant - 1/35)

Golden XI lost to Goan Institute 'A' by 105 runs at Highridge
Goan Institute A 201 All Out (Ritesh P - 59, Mitesh - 24, Kamlesh - 4/37, Ankil - 2/18)
Golden XI 96 All Out (Amit P - 21*, Kamlesh - 19, Saleem C - 6/41, Ritesh P - 2/10)

Sir Ali 'B' beat Simba Union 'B' - walkover, Simba Union B no-show

DIV THREE

Goan Institute 'B' lost to Oshwal XI by 4 wkts at GI
Goan Institute B 152 All Out (Raja -36, Jay Patel - 21, Raj Savla - 4/17, Pradeep - 2/28)
Oshwal XI 155 For 6 (Josphat - 60, Mitesh - 21, Murtaza - 3/18, Ramji - 1/25)

Nbi Nookers 'B' beat Women's XI by 176 runs at Nbi Sch
Nbi Nookers B 259 All Out (Amil - 79, Manoj - 53, Dun Okinyo - 3/56, Ruth - 3/64)
Ladies XI 83 All Out (Emily Ruto - 29, Ruth - 17, Manoj - 3/16, Amil - 2/19)

Ruaraka 'B' beat Aaryans by 3 wkts at Ruaraka
Aaryans 143 All Out (Sanjay - 34, Alpesh - 26, Gaurav - 6/54, Nitin - 2/18)
Ruaraka B 144 For 7 (Mukesh - 118, Joseph - 3/31, Bhavya - 3/33)

Parklands Bye