Global Wins UKMCL All UK T-20 Cup 2014

Global Cricket club of Eastham London upheld the true spirit of cricket to win the UKMCL T20 Cup 2014 on a rain affected final match beating EMCC Cricket club of Eastham by 20 runs . The tournament was organised over the May bank holiday weekend in Hainault recreation Ground London on 24th May 2014 and the semi finals, finals and losers final on 26th May 2014 in John Ruskin Playing fields Croydon. Teams from London and Croydon competed the group stages of UKMCL T20 Cup 2014 on 24th May 2014 in Hainault London. Global Cricket club of Eastham London and MCC of London played the first semi final and EMCC of London and KCWA of Croydon played the Second semi final. EMCC and Global emerged as the finalists while MCC and KCWA to compete for the losers final. Despite the heavy rain fall at regular intervals EMCC and Global upheld the true spirit of cricket and played an exciting  twelve over match. EMCC won the toss and elected to bowl first, Global set a target of 80 runs with Swami, Binu, Sharon, Adi and Simson all contributing their fair share, Sharon provided the fireworks with the few boundaries on a wet outfield. Jijo and Robin got to a flying start opening the bowling attack, Robin dismissing EMCC’s top order cheaply, Jijo, Binu, Sharon and Simson all bowling with fire in their belly, with EMCC requiring 30 runs in the final 3 overs, and Global winning by over 20 runs. Sharon's batting was key to Globals victory, He feasts the crowd with some powerful hitting right from the beginning and named man of the match for his brilliant 56.  Global stayed true to the tried and tested method which has got them through to their 4^th final in 4 years and winning 2011 and 2014 ULMCL T 20 tournament in style.

After having a dismal start to the UKMCL league matches few would have bet on Global to win this year’s 20-20 tournament, but the batting and blowing came true at the right time and was executed beautifully. Global Captain Robin Gomez thank the whole team for the effort they put in and believing Global can win even when the odds are stacked up against them.

Global 20-20 winning team for 2014: Robin Gomez – Captain, Mishal Francis Vice Captain, Swaminathan Rajagopal, Ashley Antony, Pravas Prabhakaran, Aditya Nair, Jackson Ignatius, Sharon Cleetus, Ashok Nanu, Binu Viswambharans, Jijo Skaria, Simson Kurian, Vishnu Bhasi and Suresh Narayanan

Despite the unfortunate weather we had on this UKMCL event the response from the Malayalee communities from London and Croydon was over whelming. It could not have been possible to stage such a big tournament like this without the support from our proud sponsors. Udaya Restaurant a specialist South Indian restaurant chain in London, UK Study Link a well known training provider in and around London, Bestway Wholesale Group the largest independent food wholesale group in the UK and Happy Shopper  Super Markets, Brixton branch are our proud sponsors. 

Global Cricket club received the prize money, Individual medals and The UKMCL rolling trophy from umpire Mr Rajeev and EMCC received prize money and Individual medals from umpire Mr Peter. Prize mony for the losers final is shared between KCWA and MCC considering the slippery cricket pitch. On behalf of UKMCL Event Committee Mr Manilal thanked all the participating teams and individuals who contributed to this successful UKMCL event.