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The MCC stepped up on their UKMCL-2016 standings after they defeated the KCWA convincingly by 7 wickets.
Earlier in the afternoon at John Ruskin’s, Croydon on Saturday 07th May, KCWA won the toss and elected to bat. They had a steady start with Sajeev Parameswaran and Sajeev Bhanu added 74 runs in the first 11 overs. Rajaneesh gave first breakthrough for MCC in his 4th over taking the wicket of Sajeev Parameswaran, misjudged his delivery to a top edge. When captain introduced new bowlers,...
GRIFFINS vs Martians, GRIFFINS WON BY 28 RUNS
A spirited display with ball by Jimmy in the later part of the match coupled with poor shot selection by Martians gifted the match to Griffins by a whopping 64 runs. It was the valiant knock of 83 by Martians opener Mithun that kept the match alive. The victory was third for Griffins CC in as many matches and the defeat at John Ruskins extended Matrians’ wait to register their first victory ...
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Modern players need to hate to lose
When I was young, in the early 1990s, I used to wait for the paperboy every morning for the latest event in the sporting world and the images in those newspapers etched in my heart deeper than the neo-media images that has little impact in a sporting aspirant’s mentality. The celebration of Brazilian footballer Branco – not so popular even for an average Brazilian football fan – ...
Friends 11 continue their success!
As the great American businessman Mr. James Cash Penney once said,
“Growth is never by chance; it is the result of forces working together”. This was
the case in the second league match of Friends 11 against the newly formed
Martians CC. It was a collective effort by the team which resulted in an emphatic
victory in which Friends 11 thrashed Martians by 71 runs.
Friends ...
Captain lead Griffins to second win
Hoodoo or deja vu what is the correct acronym of this match? This time the difference was 54 runs, the margin of victory has changed but the team. The action packed match had everything to remember some great menacing fast and swing bowling performances, a top order collapse, middle order resurgence with gutsy powerful batting display, poor shot selections, dropped catches and electric...
MCC indicate their ambition for the season with their emphatic win over Hornbills
An outstanding performance by MCC has outplayed the opposition Hornbills in all aspects of the game over the weekend at Hainault.
Hornbills captain Felix Richard won the toss and elected to field on a wet pitch with little or no bounce. MCC skipper Praveen Kumar took this decision on his stride and thoughtfully shuffled his batting order to suit the pitch conditions.
Hornbill ace bowle...
An alarmed win for EMCC over the enthusiastic Martians!!
A fighting loss for the new born Martians in their opening match of the UKMCL 2016 season saw champions EMCC win
by 40 runs. Led by Biju Pillai, Martians played some positive and fearless cricket in Hainault Recreation Ground on
Saturday the 23rd April against the experience opponents in their first ever appearance in the UKMCL .
Scores [EMCC 210/8 (35 overs)...
