Volume 1 June 01, 2011 Issue 25

Run-
Run-machine RAVI ‘TON-
TON-WALA’
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Ravi Timbawala of Vijayta has scored 3 Centuries in 5 Games so far.

EDITORIAL – IS THERE LIGHT AT THE END OF TUNNEL?

TRULY SUPER KINGS!

YOUTH CRICKET DEVELOPMENT IN SWR

RAINA TAKES SUPER KINGS TO FINALS!

SOUTH WEST REGION ELECTION RESULTS!

SCCA LEAGUE 2011!

SCCA LEAGUE 2011 – SCHEDULE FOR JUNE!

HGOCC WORLD CUP TOUR DIARY-III!

EDITORIAL
IS THERE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?
This has been the question on the minds of everyone following USACA
(USA Cricket Association) and its administration over the years. This is
because USACA had numerous problems in the past, apparently created
by itself and its administration. USACA is affiliated to ICC like all
other countries. ICC, the governing body for cricket in the world was
frustrated to the extent that first, it gave ultimatum to USACA to get its act
together or else face the penalty. These ultimatums went to deaf ears and ICC had
no other alternative but to suspend its funding to USACA and debarred USA team
from participating in ICC’s International Tournament for affiliated countries. This
did not bother USACA Administration because it is only the playing population
that suffered. Cricketers in USA could not participate in recognized International
Tournaments and they were aging year by year.

It is alleged that election of officers and Board Members conducted by USACA was
rigged resulting in re-elections. It appears that the same old individuals apparently
manipulated to come to power for yet another term. Status quo prevailed and
affiliates of USACA could not do much but to sit on the sidelines and watch. The
only change was that a new paid Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position was added
and Don Lockerbie be was hired. He was subsequently removed from his position
and USACA, as of today, has not divulged the reason for terminating his position,
nor did they replace anybody in his position.

USACA elections were supposed to have been completed by March/April, 2011.

USACA Board by its own action extended their term of office and is scheduling the
elections for October, 2011. USACA had its constitution and by-laws revised prior to
the last elections. Now, by their own actions, it appears they are in non-compliance
with constitution and by-laws.

USACA recently signed a deal with several investors and formed Cricket Holdings
America to pump revenues into USACA. It is surprising to note that the same old
individuals (those currently holding positions and held positions in the past in
USACA, and those tried to come through elections and lost) are part of this LLC. $3
million was to be given as a sign-in bonus but it is understood that this may not
materialize until September/October, 2011 at the earliest. Also, it is contingent upon
a stake in CHA membership being sold by one of the investors. Some former
officials USACA expressed that this sign-in bonus may never come as, in their
opinion, the membership stake yet to be sold depends upon the results of USACA
elections. This election is scheduled for October 2011.

Nabeel Ahmed, former Vice-President of USACA, apprehends that present trend in

USACA’s operations would lead to another suspension by ICC. Based on an article
in cricinfo, Thickett, the treasurer of USACA claims that $1.1 million has come in so
far as part of the deal and that $3.9 million more should come in over the course of
2011. Additionally, USACA anticipates receive 31% of any profits generated
through hosting matches between Full Members of ICC and selling television right to
matches.

It appears USACA has not yet made any decision on the position of a Coach for
USA teams – seniors, Under-19, T-20 etc. No one heard as to whether Robin Singh
(India) is offered an assignment to continue as USA coach. USA Under-19 team
players were very happy and said that they had learnt a lot within a short time
from Robin Singh at Florida.

It is not clear whether the revenues projected may come or not. Assuming that the
deal materializes and the revenues are generated, it should be noted here that these
revenues do not come overnight. USACA to be a viable organization should do the
following:
• Infuse new blood in its officers and Board so that one could have new
perspective;
• Chalk out a 3 or 5 year plan with time lines for the development of cricket in
USA – this should include taking the game to the local schools and colleges,
holding competitive local tournaments, etc. ;
• Hold summer camps in various regions/cities for youth;
• Increase communication between USACA, Regions, Affiliated Associations and
clubs;
• Keep a transparent administration (open-door policy);
• Prepare an annual budget that incorporates time table for activities, cost for
various tournaments, coaching camps, etc. This should also identify the sources
of income, include fund-raising, etc.

Unless and until drastic changes take place, both operationally and
administratively, there will not be any light at the end of the Tunnel
 TRULY SUPER KINGS!
By Dr. V.V. Giri

Yes, Chennai Super Kings are truly living up to their name. They won the IPL 4 most convincingly. I would say
they played this tournament in a thoroughly professional way. CSK's overall performance surpassed the
mighty Australians in their peak days!

We must give credit to skipper Dhoni, but I would first give the honors to his lieutenants. CSK is not such a
great side on paper like Mumbai or Bangalore or even Kolkatta. They don't have Gayle, AB, Vettori as in RC.
No big guns like Malinga, Pollard, Symonds as in MI, or Kallis, Brett Lee, Shafiq as in KKR.

Chennai team has the reliable Mike Hussey and Bollinger. These two are also not super stars like Gayle or
Malinga. The CSK is banking on some players with great integrity and discipline, namely Raina, Vijay, Ashwin
and Badri. In my opinion, these players are more than super stars in terms of timely performance and
consistency. They have done a superb job in this IPL, much better than the Sachins, Pathans, Dhonis, Yuvrajs
and Gambirs.

Raina is a typical example of MVP (Most Valuable Player) for a side. He is there everywhere. In batting, he is a
destroyer and a finisher. In bowling, he is a shocker with a golden arm. In fielding he is a live wire fence where
nothing can go past him.

The final between CSK & RC was a thrasher to the Royals. CSK literally pulverized RC to ashes. Murali Vijay
showed his class in the right time. He was out of form and was struggling to give a good start. This most stylish
batsman in today's cricket played an innings of his life time by cracking a scintillating 95 in 49 balls and
produced an opening stand of 159 runs in 14 overs with Mike Hussey who also batted extremely well for his
60+.

At half way, the match was won only 50 % by the home team, when CSK scored 205 in 20 overs. Against any
other side, 205 is a certain match winning total, but one can never say against RC. I say only 50 % because;
RC had Gayle who can overtake any target with ease which he had done in this IPL 4 time and again.

RC went in to bat and Chepauk was expecting a severe ‘Gayle’ storm. The enthusiastic full house spectators
were ready to catch the ball from Gayle's willow. Ashwin was rightly given the new ball. There was calm
before storm. Ashwin completed the first over and it was calm again. The ‘Gayle’ storm had died down.

In the first over of the match, Ashwin gave a single to the other batsman Agarwal. Gayle faced the second ball,
which was his first. It was an arm ball and he was beaten. The second ball two, a straighter one and he was
again beaten. Gayle must have thought Ashwin could not turn the new ball and he played the next ball for a
straighter one. To his astonishment it turned, took the edge and Dhoni completed the catch.

This was a wonderful bowling at a crucial time. Nobody has bowled better than Ashwin in this IPL including
Malinga the highest wicket taker. Chris Gayle had destroyed every bowler this time with an average of over 75
and a strike rate of 180 plus. But, it was a real sight to see Gayle struggling to Ashwin in all the three times he
faced him. In my opinion, Ashwin should have been given the MOM for this match and also the MVP of IPL-4.
Full credit must be given to the Chennai side for keeping on winning and being a model side. This shows the
class and the organizing capacity of the management of the Chennai franchise and the Tamil Nadu Cricket
Association.

About the Author: "Dr. V.V. Giri, a Michigan based Cricket Player, Coach & Journalist, is an avid follower and servant of the
Game of Cricket. He is a highly talented off-spin bowler and an opening batsman. Dr. Giri was in the state squad for Tamil Nadu
and has played Senior Division League in Chennai for a record number of years. He was the Cricket Secretary for the famous
"Madras Cricket Club" in Chennai. Prior to settling down in U.S.A., he has played cricket in U.K. and Australia. He also toured
several countries - U.S.A., Canada and many Far East countries with Teams from India to foster the game of cricket.

Dr. Giri has a Ph. D in Pharmaceutical Technology and has been involved in Research and Development of Drugs for many years.
He is also a visiting faculty in many Universities in India. Dr. Giri is a great articulator."

Youth Cricket Development in South-West Region of USACA

Are you interested in coaching Youth cricket or helping

develop Youth cricket in our region?

The South West Region of USACA is looking for persons

interested in helping Youth Cricket Development locally to
fill out the prescribed form and send the same to

SCCA Youth Development

c/o SCCASECRETARY@GMAIL.COM.

We are looking for both, senior and youth players, parents

and cricket lovers to get involved to help us attract more
young people to take up the game of cricket. The more
young people there are playing cricket, the stronger our
league will become.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=e
n_US&formkey=dGVVTzctc0x0bEJTaUlIRm1QWnBkT2c
6MA#gid=0
Richard Blackledge, SWR Youth Coordinator
 RAINA TAKES SUPER KINGS TO FINALS!
Courtesy GIRICKET

"Raining Sixers from Raina's bat" - Yes, that was witnessed by the lucky spectators in Wankade Stadium.
Suresh Raina in spite of severe cramps and slow start, held his nerve and body to take Chennai Super Kings
(CSK) to the IPL-4 finals.

"He is a perfect finisher"- If you ask me, Raina is the Michael Beven of Indian cricket. No other Indian batsman
including Dhoni has finished the matches so often as is done by Raina.

I would attribute this to his matured mind. True, Raina has a few weaknesses (who doesn't have). He is still
vulnerable to short pitch deliveries in quick wickets. But when it comes to IPL (in Indian wickets), he is the
King.

He knows how to approach the target. He starts slowly if the bowling is not troublesome. In case the bowling
attack is hostile, he counter-attacks from the beginning. He plans and targets selected bowlers. He never lofts
against the spin of the ball. His biggest plus point is, his ability to go under the ball quickly and he is able to
clear the boundary.

Apart from his "finishing ability" in batting, he is a very useful off spin bowler. Here again he uses his brain
well. You would have noticed him during the delivery, he holds the ball for an extra micro second to judge the
batsman's initial movement and then delivers the ball accordingly. Yet, another bowler who is good at this is
Ashwin. Soon he could become a regular front line bowler.

Nobody can dispute this statement from me that he is the best fielder in India today, if not the best in the world!

On May 24th, at Mumbai, the CSK won the toss and Dhoni, for a change, fielded first. I am always of the
opinion that in T20, captains should opt for fielding first on most occasions. If you bat first, the target to set is
very confusing. Whereas when you bat second, you know the target and bat accordingly with so many wickets
in hand. Also it is easy to handle during rain forecast.

Dhoni has been making mistakes on these basics like team composition, electing to bat or field and pitch
reading. In the World Cup he made these mistakes quite often and is seen repeating these in IPL-4 as well,
except in this match.

Royal Challengers started in brisk fashion. I really do not know why Dhoni did not open the bowling with
Ashwin which he does often. Ashwin was brought in the 5th over and he promptly removed the most dangerous
Gayle. Virat Kohli, who is in excellent form, blasted the CSK bowling to score 70 runs in 44 balls.

CSK allowed RC to reach 175 for 4 in 20 overs mainly due to very poor bowling by Bravo, Jakati and Morkel.
When CSK started their batting, they were reduced to 9 for 2 losing both the openers. Ever reliable Badri joined
Raina. These two did a fine recovery job, but the run rate was well behind. Dhoni came and helped Raina to
accelerate. But the arrival of Albie Morkel triggered the CSK and these two scored 53 runs in 16 balls to win
the match. Raina remained unbeaten with 73 runs scored in 50 deliveries.
CSK has severe problems in their bowling. Only Bollinger and Ashwin command respect. All other bowlers can
let the side down at any time. But CSK has no choice. Their back-up players are literally no good.

SOUTH WEST REGION ELECTION RESULTS!

Courtesy www.cricinfo.com

USACA announced the results of the election of its South West Region
administration.

Following are the results providing the names and their contact email addresses:

SOUTH WEST REGION OF USACA

Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, & Southern California

Regional Representative
Mark Sood marksood@gmail.com
(Member of USACA BOD)

Regional Administrative Board

Regional Director Kelly Dunagan kelly@kellydunagan.com

Regional Secretary Dr. Gangaram Singh gsingh@mail.sdsu.edu

Regional Treasurer Anil Cheruvu ac7856@att.com

Youth Cricket Coordinator Richard Blackledge richard.blackledge@gmail.com

Women's Cricket Coordinator Sandra Ibarra sibarra01@yahoo.com

Member-at-Large Tiran Mendis tiranmendis@hotmail.com

Member-at-Large David Sentence Sentance_PDavid@nlvmail.com

 SCCA LEAGUE 2011!
Staff Reporter

WEEKEND OF MAY 14 & 15:

In all 15 matches were played during this weekend. The results of the same are given below:

CENUTRY BY RAVI TIMBAWALA

HELPS VIJAYTA BEAT PASADENA-1 BY 267 RUNS.
In a one-sided game, Vijayta beat Pasadena-1 by 267 runs, the biggest margin so far in
the league this year. Vijayta won the toss and elected to bat first. Vijayta lost two quick
wickets and then came the partnership between in-form Ravi Timbawala and their
Captain Mehul Dave. Both these batsmen showed no mercy on the weak bowling attack
of Pasadena-1. Ravi Timbawala scored his second century of the season when he made
134 runs. The century was there for Mehul Dave to take but he got out for a well
played 89 runs. After his exist, Timil Patel joined Ravi and Timil scored an unbeaten
58. Dineth Ketagoda scored 26 runs and Vijayta scored 365 runs for the loss of 5
Ravi Timbawala wickets in the allotted 45 overs, the highest total so far in the league. Pasadena-1
conceded 45 extras (wides 40). Vishal Lakhina 3 for 63, and Ali Khan 2 for 78 were the successful bowlers for
Pasadena-1.

In reply, Pasadena-! was all out for 109 runs. Aznar Qureshi 32 and Noorali Lakhani 25 were the only batsmen
who put up some resistance. Hammad Shahid 3 for23 and Timil Patel 4 for 20 in 6 overs 2 mainden, were the
successful bowlers for Vijayta.

At the end of the day, this is what Vijayta said:

Vijayta won the toss and elected to bat. After losing 2 early wickets (20 for 2), Ravi Timbawala and Mehul Dave
laid the foundation for a huge total. Vishal Lakhina bowled a great spell. He enticed Timbawala to edge a ball
only to see the wicket keeper bobble it. After that it was lights out for Pasadena.

It was a treat to watch Timba, score (134) his second hundred in 4 games and Dave (89) put on a clinical show
in batting for their partnership that lasted for 161 runs. Timil joined Timbawala and carved a patient but
unbeaten 58. Vijayta amassed a season high 376 runs for the fall of 5 wickets. Timba's 134 included 18 four's.

Pasadena had a huge task but crumbled to the pace of Hammad (3 Wkts) and to the spin of Timil ( 4 Wkts).
Skipper Noorali and Qureshi put up a valiant fight but wasn't enough as the asking rate was too high.

Man of the Match - Ravi Timbawala

 NAGARAJ INAMATI’S 5 FOR 39
HELPS
ORANGE COUNTY RECORD ITS FIRST WIN
Orange County finally won a game this season when they beat Caribbean. Caribbean won the toss but put
Orange County to bat first. Orange County scored 226 for the loss of 9 wickets. Nagaraj Inamati 33, Devraj
Patel 23, Abhi Vyas 39, Ajit Sonawana 33 and Hardeep Singh 37 not out batted well for OCCC. Caribbean
conceded 42 extras (wides 20). Marcus Stewart 4 for 31, TGrevon Osbourne 3 for
43 and Mohammad Asad 2 for 36 bowled well for Caribbean.

In reply, Caribbean was all out for 160. Kaneshka Chaugai 67 and Muhammed Ali
27 batted well for Caribbean. Nagaraj Inamati bowled extremely well to capture his
first 5 for 39 of the season. He was ably assisted in the bowling department by
Easwaran Venkatachalam 3 for 40 and Chirayu Sapre 2 for 13. It appears that
Caribbean team relies too much on the batting of Marcus Stewart and when he fails
the team collapses.
Nagaraj Inamati
At the end of the game this is what Orange County said:

OCC toils hard to earn its first victory

On a chilly morning, Caribbean won the toss and put OCC to bat. OCC started disastrously, losing quick
wickets to the Caribbean pace attack. Before the first break, OCC was reduced to 74 for 5. Abhik and Ajit
consolidated the OCC innings and formed a crucial partnership down the order. Abhik played an important
innings of 39. No. 10 and 11, Hardeep and Chirayu, batted brilliantly for a 50+ last wicket stand to bring the
total to 226, and proved OCC's depth in batting.

Caribbean innings started with a brilliant catch of Rodney Cutting by OCC youngster Sumanth Bobba.
However, the middle order consolidated for Caribbean, with the dangerous Kaneska Chaugai making 67 runs.
His innings were helped by catch drops and mis-fields. Kanishka and Marcus seemed to be taking the game
away from OCC, till the bowling pair of Eashwar and Naga came together to put some important blows in the
middle order. Naga cleaned up the Caribbean innings and ended up with a 5 wickets haul.

Overall, the game of cricket triumphed, with both teams playing the game in good spirits. Best of luck to
Caribbean for the next games.

Man of the match for OCC: Hardeep Singh (crucial 37 n.o., Naga 5 for 39).
 COSMOS BEAT PEGASUS
IN A THRILLING FINISH!
Cosmos who have won all the four games played so far this season started as favorites in this match. At the
end this was anybody’s game and the decision in the 5th ball of the last over. The bowling of Pegasus on this
day, proved too much for Cosmos batsmen as they were 72 runs for the loss of 5 wickets at one stage.
Cosmos, on paper, has batting strength till the end. Then some rearguard action from the middle and lower
order batsmen helped them to reach a respectable total of 183 runs - thanks to some fine batting by Randeep
Singh 55 and M.U. Shani Rehman 26. Pegasus conceded 34 extras (wides 28). Mustajab Khan 3 for 17, Siraju
Ahmed 2 for 11, Shayan Abdulghani 2 for 21 and Elmore Hutchinson 2 for 44 bowled well for Pegasus to
restrict Cosmos to 183.

In reply, Pegasus was all out for 182. The game became very exciting when M.U. Shani Rehman came to bowl
the last over. 4 balls of the last over were bowled and Pegasus needed 1 run for a draw and 2 runs for a win.
The last batsman was out lbw to Shani Rehman. Pegaus finished just two runs short. One of the exciting
matches played so far this season. Youngster Salman Ahmed 54 and Siraju Ahmed 66 batted well for Pegaus.
Cosmos conceded 31 extras (wides 22). M.U. Shani Rehman 3 for 43, Jafar Naqvi 2 for 18 and Abhimanyu
Rajp 2 for 29 bowled well for Cosmos. This was a close call for Cosmos. It is high time they get out of their
complacency if they want to go for the championship!

At the end of the day, this is what Cosmos said:

This page is too short for it hence:

One of the best games to have played at Woodley. If you weren't there to witness this epic game of wits and guts
then the match summary would not do justice. Thank you.

Good luck to Pegasus for the rest of the season. Great Team with a great leader.

Pegasus Summary: I echo Cosmos' views ... Good Luck to all.

INTERNATIONAL BEAT VICTORIA

International won the toss and elected to bat first. They had a good foundation through their opening pair of
Imran Habib and Zafar Siddiqui. The opening pair scored 55 runs. Imran Habib scored 34, Juanid Khan(24)
and Muhammed Asif Munir(39) batted well for International to help them record 190 runs for the loss of 7
wickets in the allotted overs. Victoria conceded 30 extras (wides 22). Sathish Rajendran 2 for 35, Praveen
Kumar Devaraju 2 for 33, and Rajan Narayanan 2 for 38 bowled well for Victoria.

In reply, Victoria was all out for 139 runs. Sridharan Sundaram 33, and Sabarish Sudhakaran 44 batted well for
Victoria. International conceded 29 extras (wides 26). Mohammed Imran 2 for 32, Adnam Shoaid 2 for 7 in 4
overs and Rashid Zia 2 for 9 in 5.2 overs bowled well for International.
 UNIVERSITY BEAT L.A. BENGAL
University won the toss and batted first. They were all out for 189 runs. Thanks to the contribution of
Santosh Jois 24, Noel Jiwanmall 36 not out and Aman Singh 20. L.A.Bengal conceded 36 extras (wides 32).
Malhar Ghotikar 3 for 38 and Imran Khan 2 for 16 bowled well for L.A. Bengals. In reply, L.A. Bengal was
all out for 185 runs and thus lost the game by 5 runs. Rashid Tanvir Chowdhury 49 and Ahmed Hossain 69
batted well for L.A. Bengal to make it a very close game. University conceded 38 extras (wides 28). Manoj
Arora 2 for 23, Anant Kulkarni 2 for 31 and Aman Singh 2 for 29 bowled well for University.

REGAL BEAT KABIR

Regal won the toss but put Kabir to bat first. Kabir was skittled out for 59 runs. Mayank Patel was the only
batsman who scored 33 runs for Kabir. There were six batsmen who did not score any runs. No one other than
Mayank reached the double digit figure in battings. Regal conceded 16 extras (wides 12). But for this
contribution Kabir’s score would have been much lower. Mayur Bonsode 4 for 16, Pratik Solank 3 for 13 and
Abhishek Vasudevan 2 for 9 bowled well for Kabir to restrict Kabir to 59 runs.

In reply, Regal scored 60 for the loss of 4 wickets. Extras with 17(wides 12) was the highest scorer for Regal.
Nayan Ahir 3 for 12 bowled well for the losers.

At the end of the day, this is what Regal said:

On a beautiful day in Highland, Regals won the toss and elected to field. The bowlers came out right and blew
Kabir CC out of the water. Mayur showed again that he's not a ''one hit wonder'' by picking up 4 wickets. While
wickets were falling fast, Mayank some what manged some runs. Mayur, Devraj,and Pratik managed to choke
the run rate. When they were done bowling Abhishek came in with some pace and managed to pick up 2
wickets. Well played Mayank for the scrappy 33 off 64.

Saad and Pravin opened the innings and put up 30 odd for the first wicket. It was great to see both openers
respect good balls and dispatch the bad ones and dropped catches were a great help. Pravin got caught behind
right when he was looking dangerous.Nayan and Nikesh Ahir came out with some great swing bowling and
managed to put a small dent by picking up a few wickets before Aftab and Abhi brought it home for Regals.
Regals showed unity and support for each other along with sportsmanship.

Good luck Kabir for the rest of the season!

DOLPHINS LOST TO REDLANDS

Dolphins won the toss but sent in Redland to bat first. This strategy did not work in their favor. They lost the
game to Redlands by a mere 17 runs. Batting first Redlands was all out for 189 runs. Saurabh Gupta 62,
Shankar Chandfrasekhar 51 and Roshan Herbert 20 batted well for Redlands. Dolphins conceded 22 extras
(wides 14). Junaya Banday 4 for 29, and Sunil Ramineni 2 for 18 bowled well for Dolphins. In freply,
Dolphins was all out for 172 runs. They fell short of the target by 17 runs. Richard Evans 56, and Priyank
Mundfra 31 not out batted well for Dolphins. Redlands conceded 41 extras (wides 26). Nimesh Jarecha 2 for
13, Ankur Nepalia 2 for 34 and Sarthak Datt 2 for 39 bowled well for Redlands to restrict the opponents to 172.

At the end of the game this is what Redlands said:

Redlands was put into bat on a cold windy overcast morning by Dolphins, Redlands batsman started of
cautiously before Saurabh and Shankar shared a great partnership that set the platform to post a decent score
which was well defended by some good bowling overall. Redlands bowlers chipped in with wickets and the
fielders held out some crucial catches to put Dolphins batsman under pressure. Richard and Priyank played
good knocks for Dolphins and Junaid bowled well. It was a good team effort from Redlands to post their first
win of the season.

Dolphins were a very warm and hospitable host and the food was great. Good Luck Dolphins for rest of the
season.

COLTS LOST TO HOLLYWOOD-2

Hollywood Cricket Club-2 won the toss but sent Colts to bat first. Colts batted well to put a respectable total of
206 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Thanks to the useful contribution of Lokesh Dhar 22, Vijay Trisal 23,
Charan Adluri 37, Atul Raj 26 and Karthik Varatharajulu 25 not out. HCC-2w conceded 24 extras (wides 21).
Kaushik Bhakta 2 for 51 and Viraj Sehgal 2 or 29 were the successful bowlers for HCC-2. In reply, HCC-2
scored 208 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Veteran Suresh Narsai 20, Vitesh Bhaktga 57 and Pranav Sinha 40
not out batted well for HCC-2. Colts conceded 37 extras (wides 24). Karthik Varatharajulu 2 for 22 and Vijay
Trisal 2 for 37 bowled well for Colts.

These two teams were evenly matched. The only difference appears to be in bowling where Colts conceded 37
extras as against HCC-2’s 24. At the end, Hollywood-2 won a close fought game!

ALL-ROUND DISPLAY BY GUNVANT AND YASH

HELP
INLAND EMPIRE-1 BEAT CENTURY CC
Century won the toss, batted first and was all out for 158 runs. All-round display by Gunvant Patel (3 for 30
and scored 45 runs) Yash Doshi (4 for 24) and scored 24 runs) helped IE-1 to beat Century CC by 4 wickets.
Harry Srinivas 27, Maduka DeSilva 47 and Raj Singh 29 batted well for Century CC. IE-1 conceded 29 extras
(wides 18). Yash Doshi 4 for 24 and Gunvant Patel 3 for 30 bowled well for IE-1 to restrict the opponents to a
total of 158 runs.

In reply, IE-1 scored off the required runs for the loss of 6 wickets and thus won the game by 4 wickets.
Gunvaant Patel 45, Vifren Patgel 24 and Yash Doshi 24 batted well for IE-1. Extras 14 (wides 11). Maduka 2
for 43 and Malinda Fernando 2 for 46 bowled well for Century CC
 WESTWOOD LOST TO USC BY 12 RUNS
USC won the toss, batted first and was all out for 170 runs. Tarun Tyagi who has been in good form this year
scored 37 runs. Youngster Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 45 and Ashish Relan 36 batted well for USC. Westwood
conceded 24 extras (wides 17). Raj Saha 3 for 21 and Saurabh Alurkar 3 for 28 bowled well for Westwood. In
reply, Westwood was able to score only 158 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted overs and thus lost the
game by 12 runs. USC conceded 22 extras (wides 12). Prasanna Hariharan 55 and Faisal Qadir 50 batted well
for Westwood. Jeet Poonater 2 or 14 was the only successful bowler for USC.

SANTA BARBARA BEAT HOLLYWOOD-3

Santa Barbara won the toss but sent in Hollywood-3 to bat first. HCC-3 scored a respectable total of 184 for
the loss of 8 wickets. Roshan R. Bhagat 45 and Bharat Prasad 41 batted well for HCC-3. Santa Barbara
conceded 33 extras (wides 27). Mohammed Hamza 3 for 22 and Amir Murad 2 for 41 bowled well for Santa
Barbara. In reply, Santa Barbara scored 185 for the loss of 6 wickets and thus won the game by 4 wickets.
Thanks to some useful batting from Vivek Sharma 38, Humayoun Butt 33, and Mayank Narbar 51 not out.
HCC-3 conceded 30 extras (wides 20). Akash Patel 2 for 16, Sanjay Bhaktga 2 for 41 and Bharat Prasad 2 for
34 bowled well for HCC-3.

BnB BEAT BRIT.DOM BY 7 WICKETS

BnB won the toss but put Brit.Dom to bat first. Brit.Dom scored 181 for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted
overs. Prasanth Venkatgesan 54 and David Collicut 66 not out batted well for Brit.Dom. Extgras 16 (wides
10). Hitendra Patel 3 for 34 and Randeep Aarora 2 for 36 bowled well for BnB. In reply, BnB scored 185 for
the loss of 3 wickets. Thanks to a good opening partnership of 40 runs between Manjunath Ramamurthy and
Pankaj Patel. Manjunath scored 27 runs. This foundation helped the others who came after to play confidently.
Viren Bhatt 27, Tyrone Peter 54 not out and Randeep Aarora 31 not out batted well. Extras 35 (wides 29).
Trevine Felsinger, Pravin David and Prasanth Venkatesan each got a wicket apiece for Brit.Dom.

PASADENA-2 BEAT INLAND EMPIRE-2

In a low scoring game, bowlers dominated the proceedings. Inland Empire-2 won the toss and put Pasadena-2
to bat first. Pasadena-2 was all out for 99 runs. Janak Patel 4 for 16 in 6.3 overs land Ritesh Patel 2 for 24
were the most successful bowlers for IE-2. IE-2 tried five bowlers and all of them got wickets. IE-2 conceded
12 extras (wides 9). In reply, IE-2 was skittled out for 76 runs. 20 Extras (wides 12) was the highest scorer.
Mahmood Khan 3 for 4 in 6 overs, Parijat Bhide 3 for 22 and Mansoor Ali 2 for 27 were the most successful
bowlers for Pasadena-2.

At the end of the day, this is what Pasadena-2 said:

Great effort by Pasadena 2 bowling. Despite an ordinary P2 batting display, bowlers performed with heart and
brought P2 home. Hollywood leg umpire was a no show for this match.

PACIFICA BEAT HOLLYWOOD-5

DEADLY BOWLING BY PRASANNA SURA
Prasanna Sura of Pacifica bowled extremely well to his first 5 for 15 in 8 overs of which 3 were maiden overs.
He was ably supported in this effort by Sriman Kesapragada 3 for 26. HCC-5 won the toss but sent in Pacifica
to bat first. This strategy of HCC-5 backfired. First five batsmen of Pacifica batted well to amass a match-
winning total of 341 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted overs. Pacifica’s opening pair (Chaitanyan
Suriyanarayana and Gagan Mekala) scored 106 runs and gave a good start. This made it easy for others to
follow. Gagan Mekala 29, Chaitanyan Suriyanarayanan 55, Prasanna Sura 30, Preetham Palle 87 and Pawan
Janakiram 75 batted well for Pacifica. 52 extras (wides 36) were conceded by HCC-5. Nine bowlers were tried
by HCC-5 and Anil Sagar with his 1 for 29 had the best bowling figures for HCC-5. In reply, HCC-5 was all
out for 148 runs. Gautam Arora 21 and Sourojit Dhar 30 batted well for HCC-5. Pacifica conceded 55 extras
(wides 42). Prasanna Sura 5 for 15 and Sriman Kesapragada 3 for 26 were the most successful bowlers for
Pacifica.

At the end of the day, this is what Hollywood-5 said:

Clinical peformance by Pacificia in all departments. HCC5 was truly outplayed in every department. The game
was played in good spirits. Pacifica is a good team with great sportman spirit.

The only positive thing which came for HCC5 was the ruthless and brutal hitting by Sourajit. He hit 3 huge
sixes which cleared the ground easily and was out only due to suffering cramps

The leg umpire needs to chill out. Very rude attitude. Needs to talk to others in a respectful manner

Best of luck to Pacificia for the reminder of the reason.

EAGLES LOST TO COUGARS

This game was reduced to 25 overs each because of rain delay. Eagles won the toss and put Cougars to bat first.
This strategy failed. Cougars were all out for 137 runs. Sanjeewa Weerasinghe 59 and Kenneth Bennett 29
batted well for Cougars. Extras 15 (wides 9). St.Clair Alexander 4 for 27, Copeland Andrews 3 for 15 and
Ramnath Chatarpal 2 for 18 bowled well for Eagles. In reply, Eagles scored 111 for the loss of 7 wickets in the
allotted overs. St. Claifr Alexander 20 was the only batsman who put up resistance. Extras 18 (wides 9).
Sanjeewa Weerasinghe 3 for 19, and Kenneth Bennett 2 for 20 bowled well for Cougars to restrict Eagles to 111
runs within the allotted overs.
WEEKEND OF MAY 21 & 22:
In all 16 matches were played during this weekend.

PEGASUS BEAT ORANGE COUNTY CC

Orange County CC won the toss but sent in Pegasus to bat first. Pegasus scored 174 for the loss of 9 wickets in
the allotted overs. Thanks to Zeeshan Khamisani’s 64 runs. The next highest scorer for Pegasus was extras 23
(wides 9). Nagaraj Inamati 3 for 32 and Abhik Vyas 3 for 41 were the most successful bowlers for OCCC. In
reply, OCCC was all out for 111 runs. Devraj Patel 28 and Ajit Sonawane 22 not out batted well for OCCC.
Extras 25 (wides 14). Salman Ahmed 2 for 26, Elmore Hutchinson 3 for 25 and Mustajab (Mushi) Khan 4 for
28 bowled well for Pegasus to restrict OCCC’s score to 111.

At the end of the day, this is what Pegasus said:

On a cool Saturday morning, Pegasus CC and Orange County CC came to battle on the Wright cricket field.
Upon arrival, the teams noticed that the Pitch Roller was standing in the middle of the ground. Further
research revealed that SCCA had purchased a used Pitch Roller which had stopped working the evening before.
After numerous efforts to push the tank out of the ground, SCCA management had to bite the bullet, spend some
money and call in a tow truck.

After an hour and a half delay, OCCC after winning the toss, elected to bowl on an unrolled, soft and spongy
wicket. Hoping to take advantage of the pitch conditions OCCC successfully tried to put the Pegasus top
order under pressure. With the going tough, Pegasus top order managed to fight and struggle. Zeeshan
contributed with a fighting fifty (64 runs) and was provided support by Nazim (17 runs) and Arman (14 runs).
Towards the end, a valuable knock by Shayan (19 runs) supported by Mushy Khan and Ibrahim Murad enabled
Pegasus CC to reach a fighting 174 in 45 overs.

Knowing that the wicket was not easy to bat on, Pegasus bowlers had to be accurate and fielders had to be
alert. They were able to take regular wickets and kept OCCC under tremendous pressure. Elmore was at his
destructive best (3 wickets) while Mushy Khan spun a web of wizardry (4 wickets). Salman (2 wickets) and
Shayan (1 wicket) provided the additional support. It is important to mention the brilliant catches taken by
Elmore and Shahid in support of the bowling. The only resistance was shown by Devraj (28 runs), Abhik (14
runs) and Ajit (22 runs). OCCC were bowled out for 111 in 28 overs.

With this win, Pegasus will need to continue playing hard against the formidable Vijayta. Good luck to Orange
County CC for the rest of the season.
 MOHAMMAD ASAD’S 5 FOR 46
HELPS
CARIBBEAN BEAT COSMOS
Cosmos won the toss and elected to bat first. Cosmos struggled against some good bowling by Caribbean and,
at one stage Cosmos was 85 for the loss of 5 wickets. But, then Inder Bir Singh resisted Caribbean attack and
helped his team put up a respectable total of 163 runs. Even though on paper, Cosmos has enough batting
strength, they struggled either because of over-confidence and/or complacency. Batsmen failed to show their
maturity in judgment in a crisis situation. Inder Bir Singh should have shielded the tail-enders (Last two
batsmen), taken singles and kept the strike to himself till the end. He did not do so and exposed the last two
batsmen to more than what they are capable of. Had Cosmos played the remainder of the allotted overs they
could have posted a total of 200 plus on the board. Inder Bir Singh remained unbeaten with 37 runs to his
credit. Mohammad Asad bowled well for his 5 for 46 and Marcus Stewart 2 for 39 bowled well for Caribbean.

In reply, Caribbean scored 167 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Thanks to some fine batting by Marcus Stewart 65
not out and Muhammad Ali 48 not out. Earlier Kaneshka Chaugai scored a valuable 23 runs. Abhemanyu Rajp
2 for 31 was the only successful bowler for Cosmos. This game should serve as a wake up call for Cosmos.
They have to put this game in the back burner and should start concentrating on winning games if they want to
become champions this year.

At the end of the game, this is what Cosmos said:

Good Game by Caribbean to end Cosmos' Winning Streak. Very Accurate bowling by the Caribbean Bowlers
who didn't give much to Cosmos batsmen and fell to a small total of 167, to some good bowling, fielding and
poor shots by Cosmos. Asad bowled well to get his 5 and was supported by all other bowlers.

Cosmos fought hard to get wickets, fielding did not help the efforts but still had Caribbean 4 down for 70 odd
runs before Marcus took the game away. Chanceless 65 by Marcus with 7 towering sixes on Marder was a treat
for the spectators.

Good Luck to Caribbean for the rest of the season. Cosmos has a bit of homework to do and is next up against
CSUF on June 4th.

L.A.BENGALS BEAT DECCAN BY ONE RUN!

VIVEK SHARMA’S 5 FOR 30 IN VAIN
In an exciting finish, L.A. Bengals beat Deccan by a solitary run. LA Bengals won the toss and elected to bat
first. Excellent bowling by Vivek Sharma (5 for 30) helped Deccan to restrict LA Bengals to a moderate total
of 149. Thanks to some fine batting by Malhar Ghotikar 55 not out, Mohd. Saiful Islam 20, Nadeem Ahmed 22
and Extras 30 (wides 25) helped to reach 149 runs. Vivek Sharma 5 for 30 and Kiran Patil 2 for 28 bowled well
for Deccan.
In reply, Deccan was all out for 148. They fell one short of the target. Ageel Khamisani 43, Saurabh Shekhar
28 and Nishant Patel 28 batted well for Deccan to make it a close game. Extras 35 (wides 20). Mohd. Haq 4
for 30, Ahmed Hossain 2 for 30 and Rasheed Tanvir Chowdhury 2 for 15 bowled well for LA Bengals.

CAL-BEL SKITTLED OUT FOR 31 RUNS

ANAHEIM BOWLERS DOMINATE
In a one-sided game, Anaheim won the toss and elected to bat. Anaheim was all out for a decent total of 167
runs. Aman Ullah 27, and Gayan Pelawatta 21 batted well for Anaheim but the highest scorer was extras 39
(wides 31). Francis Sutherland 3 for 25 and Jason Broaster 2 for 30 bowled well for Cal-Bel. Cal-Bel does not
have consistency. They appear to be a hot and cold team. In some matches they do extremely and in some
matches their performance raises question about their place in that league.

In reply to Anaheim’s total of 167, Cal-Bel failed miserably. Anaheim used 4 bowlers and all of them
performed extremely well to skittle out Cal-Bel for 31 runs. Of this total 10 were extras (wides 8). But for this
generous contribution from Anaheim, Cal-Bel would have been all out for 21 runs. Aman Ullah 2 for 13, Deval
Patel 3 for 10, Vishal Thakur 3 for 7 and Cinesh Fernando 2 for 0 bowled well for Anaheim.

SANTA BARBARA BEAT BRIT.DOM

PRASANTH VENKATESAN’S 5 FOR 42 IN VAIN!
Prasanth Venkatesan’s all-round display of scoring 32 runs and getting 5 for 42 could not help his team to win
the game. Santa Barbara won the toss but put in Brit.Dom to bat first. Brit.Dom was all out for 155 runs.
Thanks to some fine batting by Prasanth Venkatesan 32, Nick Kapadia 21 and Manoj Arunagiri 25. Extras 38
(wides33). Mohammad Hamza 3 for 28, Amin Murad 2 for 45 and Nalin Melo 2 for 15 bowled well for Santa
Barbara.

In reply, Santa Barbara had some anxious moments in their chase having lost some early wickets. The
scoreboard at one stage read 51 for 6. But then, Amin Murad batted extremely well to his team pass through the
total. He remained not out with a well scored 70 runs. Santa Barbara scored 156 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.
Amin Murad 70 not out. Extras 28 (wides 25). Prasanth Venkatesan bowled well to get 5 for 42 but it did not
help his team win the game.

PIONEER SKITTLED OUT FOR 52 RUNS

SCCA Youth won the toss and batted first. Their top three batsmen played very well to put a match-winning
total of 185 for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted overs. Harsh Ronevalia 55, Shakeel Ahmed 42 and
Hammad Shahid 51 scored for Youth. Extras 20 (wides 18). In reply, Pioneer were bundled out for 52 runs.
Only one batsman of Pioneer reached the double digit figure. Extras 14 (wides 10). Kunal Jethi 3 for 6, Viraj
Sehgal 3 for 10 and Youth (NAMELESS) 2 for 10. This happens every time in Youth game that the score book
does not reflect a name or two of the players who played and performed for Youth. Does this mean that
someone other than the Youth played in this game and do not want to divulge the name as he may be older and
be member of another club in the League. SCCA should look into this aspect.

UNBEATEN CENTURY BY JUNAYD BANDAY

REGAL BEAT DOLPHINS
In a well fought game, Regal beat Dolphins by one wicket. The highlight of the game was the unbeaten century
by Junayd Banday (102 not out) for Dolphins. Unfortunately, this century could not save the game for his team.
Batting first Dolphins scored 194 for the loss of 9 wickets. Junayd Banday 102 not out and Priyank Mundra 29
batted well for Dolphins. Extras 35 (wides 32). Devraj Yadav 3 for 24 and Kanwar ‘Sonu’ Singh 3 for 37
bowled well for Regal.

In reply, Regal scored 197 for the loss of 9 wickets. Purvesh Kothari 35, Kadar Arafath 64, and Jay Chaudhury
35 not out batted well for Regal. Extras 37 (wides 32). Francis Flowers 2 for 36 was the only successful
bowler for Dolphins.

At the end of the game this is what Regal said:

On a beautiful day in the lovely Long Beach area, Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat. As usual Devraj
and Mayur were on song with great bowling. Mayur came with the first break through of Madhu with a fast one
knocking back the middle stump. Devi got Greg to chase one and Saad played hot potato all the way to Jay in
gully. Devraj got Brandon and soon after followed a great partnership with Priyank and Junayd. They steadily
were taking the game away,but soon after Devraj got Pryiank with healthy edge to gully. Then came Francis
but could no damage as Kanwar made his made stump cartwheel. Davis soon followed suit with Francis. Then
came the delivery of the match from Sunil, who pitched the ball outside the leg and bowled shailesh around the
legs. Regals looked like they had it under control, however Junayd had other plans. He made a meal of
everything that came his way. Hitting clean monster shots losing 2 balls in the process. Well played Junayd for
your knock it was a great one! So after all the carnage the Dolphins had 194 on the board, which on most days
is winning total.

Chasing 195 was never going to be a easy task, and losing Saad early did not help. The next 10 overs Purvesh
and Kader guided Regals to 47 with one on the board. After eating fresh (subway was the lunch) Kader and
Purvesh continued where they had left off at. It was composed partnership with taking clever singles and
dobules while bad balls were dispatched with grace and ease. After putting up 97 run, Purvesh who was looking
good for a 50+ ran himself out. He played well for his 35. Kader kept his cool head and guided the team to a
strong position. Aftab had a short stay at the crease and the tide turned for the Dolphins. Jay joined Kader and
showed clear of what his intentions were. Kader and Jay batted for about 15 runs before Kader,due to fatigue
was bowled on a wild heave. Kader innings set the match for Regals, had the gaint trees not fielded so well he
would been in the 70+ area. Abhi came but could not do much damage as he hit one in the air and got caught
on leg side. Manas was cleaned up quickly and the Dolphins were jumping like flipper. Jay continued to tick the
board with singles and doubles, while watching the other end fall apart. Mayur came in and went with a
brilliant catch on short mid on. In came Sunil and out when Sunil with Priayank getting into rhythm. Devraj
came in and Regals needed 18 to win. He stayed for a brief moment, but soon departed. In came Kanwar aka
sonu and played out the over. Now the last over, Regal needing 6 to win. Jay took a single and brought Sonu
back on. Sonu hit a sitter to cover fielder who gracefully did not accept it in the process Jay and Sonu ran 2.
This was the last over by the way, so it was 3 needed to win off 4 balls. Both teams tensed Junayd stormed in to
bowl to Sonu a pitched up delievery....gasssssp.... and Sonu sent it back passed him twice as fast as it came for a
4!!! game over.
Both teams played with great spirits and sportsmanship. Good luck Dolphins for the rest of the season!

UNBEATEN CENTURY BY RAVI TIMBAWALA

VIJAYTA BEAT CSUF
Ravi Timbawala is in great form this season having scored three centuries in five games, so far. His Score has
been 106 not out; 16, 63 not out; 134 and 119 not out. He has helped Vijayta to be on top of the points table
this season. Vijayta has won all the games they have played so far.

Vijayta won the toss and batted first. Vijayta scored 281 for the loss of 3 wickets. Their opener Tarun Bhoomi
Reddy was dropped earlier and he went on to score 58 runs. Timil Patel, Vijayta’s leg spinner is also in good
form with the bat. Both Ravi Timbawala (119 not out) and Timil Patel (52 not out) carried the team to a match-
winning total of 283 for the loss of 3 wickets. CSUF conceded 39 extras (wides 33). Ravi Singh 2 for 43 was
the only successful bowler for CSUF. In reply, CSUF was all out for 132 runs. Rohit Yadav 37, and Rishi
Desai 23 not out were the only scorers for CSUF. Extras 15 (wides 14). Hammad Shahid 2 for 19, Pukar Patel
2 for 16 and Timil Patel 2 for 38 were the successful bowlers for Vijayta.

At the end of the day, this is what Vijayta said:

Ravi Timbawala does it again - Man of the Match and scoring his second hundred in as many games.

Vijayta won the toss and chose to bat against last year's 2nd division Champs - CSUF. Sledging was at it's best
and amidst all the sledging, Tarun was dropped on the very first ball of the day and that proved dearly, as he
pummeled 57 ( 6 fours and 1 six) off of 60 deliveries.

Skipper Dave went very quietly to a beauty from Ravi Singh. Ravi Singh bowled superbly to take 2 of the 3
Vijayta's wickets.

Tarun and Timba took the score to 124 before Tarun fell to a very good catch at deep covers by Rishi Desai.
Timil joined Timba after Amit Sood went cheaply and notched his second fifty (52 in 54 balls) in as many games
and they both took the score to 281 on a very difficult batting track. Timba was unbeaten on 119 with 15 fours
off 134 balls. Yet another master piece by Timba. In his 5 innings thus far he has been unbeaten 3 times and
scored 3 centuries in the process to lead division-I in runs scored.

One thing is for sure CSUF is here to stay in Division-I. Despite the only dropped catch, they fielded and
bowled with passion. A very well disciplined side led by Skipper Adheesh Bhate.

CSUF needing 282 to win started well with Rohit Yadav their opener leading all CSUF scores with a very well
polished innings of 37. He sustained the pace attack and some spin before getting out to Timil Patel. Wickets
kept falling at regular intervals to be all out for 132.

HOLLYWOOD-1 BEAT SAN DIEGO-1

HCC-1 won the toss and elected to bat first. HCC-1 was all out for 264 runs. Anantharam Kota 70, Nikhil Iyer
75 and Ankhit Parmar 27 batted well for HCC-1. San Diego conceded 30 extras (wides 23). Benson Thomas 2
for 31, Pradeep Chella 2 for 60, Wayne Copeland 2 for 43, Bansidhar Gopalachari 2 for 35 bowled well for San
Diego-1.

In reply, San Diego-1 started off well with their opening pair (Joseph Guiste 63 and Hariharan Sukumar 22)
putting on 53 runs for the first wicket. Then there was a collape and SD-1 lost three quick wickets. Wayne
Copeland 33 and Benson Thomas 21 brought some respectability to the total but that was not enough to save the
game. SD-1 was all out for 222 runs. HCC-1 conceded 26 extras (wides 15). Parth Shastri 2 for 32, Nikhil Iyer
2 for 37, Rishabh Nanda 2 for 42 and Nilesh Anandhan 2 for 44 bowled well for HCC-1.

At the end of the day, this is what HCC said:

Hollywood-1 won by 42 runs. Ananthram and Nikhil batted well to take team to 264. San Diego started well but
lost the plot when Required Run Rate was creeping. Good bowling performance from all the bowlers. Good
fielding.

INTERNATIONAL BEAT INLAND EMPIRE-1

International won the toss and batted first. They scored 164 for the loss of 9 wickets. Their opening pair of
veteran Imran Habib and Nasir Memom put on 51 runs for the first wicket and gave a good foundation. Rashid
Zia 20, Syed Junaid 28 and Imran Habib 31 batted well for International. Extras 26 (wides 23). Yash Doshi 2
for 43, Jay Verma 2 for 18, Vimal Patel 2 for 29 and Bharat Patel 3 for 35 bowled well for IE-1. In reply, IE-1
was all out for 144 runs. Viren Patel 50 and Hinal Patel 20 were the batsmen who contributed to this total.
Exgtras 23 (wides 19). Rashid Zia 3 for 23 and Imran Habib 4 for 24 bowled well for International to restrict
IE-1 to 144 runs.

CENTURY BEAT HOLLYWOOD-2

Century won the toss but sent in HCC-2 to bat first. HCC-2 was all out for 161 runs. Pradeep Patel 38 and
Kaushik Bhakta 28 batted well for HCC-2. Century conceded 30 extras (wides 27). Malinda Fernando 2 for 22
and Ryan Amaratunga 2 for 32 bowled well for Century.

In reply, Century scored 162 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Malinda Fernando 23, Harry Srinivas 31, Mevan
Fernando 21 and Ryan Amaratunga 33 not out batted well for Century. HCC-2 conceded 21 extgras (wides 13).
Kaushik Bhakta 2 for 27 was the only successful bowler for HCC-2.
 UNBEATEN CENTURY BY THEO MAVRO
CORINTHIANS KEEP THEIR WINNING STREAK!
Theo Mavro’s unbeaten century (113 not out) helped Corinthians to beat San
Diego-2 and keep their winning streak. They have won all the five games they
have played so far in this season. SD-2 won the toss but put Corinthians to bat
first. Corinthians scored 277 for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted overs. David
O’Connor 48, Brendan Nugent 22, Farhan Taher 39 and Theo Mavro 113 not out
played well for Corinthians. SD-2 conceded 29 extras (wides 25). Young Suraj
Patel was the only successful bowler with 2 for 42.

In reply, SD-2 scored 219 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted overs. SD-2 Theo Mavro
started their chase well by putting on 101 runs for the first wicket (Jitendra and
Badri). Jitendra Barlinge 44 and Badri Manjunath 62 battedd very well for SD-2. There was not much of a
support from other batsmen to enable them to win. Corinthians conceded 19 extras (wides 17). Richard
Blackledge 3 for 33 and Andrew Price 2 for 45 bowled well for Corinthians.

At the end of the game, this is what Corinthians said:

It was a gray, overcast morning and the wicket looked very green and under-prepared - looks can be deceiving.
San Diego called right at the coin toss and sent Corinthians in to bat. The Corinthian openers DaveO and
Brendan got the innings off to a great start, running well and playing some good shots to keep the scoring rate
ticking along at close to 5 per over. Brendan went to a top edge off Suraj in the 13th over. This brought Theo
Mavro to the crease. The run rate increased. Theo took command of the San Diego bowling, defending when
needed and putting away anything that was slightly full or short or wide. DaveO went for a well worked 48 in
the 25th over. Pramukh hit a couple of nice boundaries before falling to Vishal. Farhan seized his promotion to
number 5 and he and Theo batted 12 overs scoring 99 runs to put Corinthians in a commanding position. Faran
fell to Shayan for 39 but Theo continued to pile on the runs with support from Abbas and then Dave Pieters. San
Diego's two young spin bowlers Shayan and Suraj bowled well taking 3 of the 5 wickets to fall. As the innings
came to a close Corinthians had made 277 runs thanks to a superb knock of 113 not out by Theo with great
support from DaveO and Farhan.

Richard and Dave Pieters opened the bowling and it was soon obvious that the fielding team was going to have
to work hard for their points. After 10 overs the pair had restricted the San Diego openers to just 35 runs but no
wickets were down. It wasn't until Andy Price and Abbas were introduced to the attack that Corinthians picked
up their first wicket thanks to a well taken caught and bowled by Andy. Abbas quickly picked up a second wicket
which brought San Diego's skipper Vishal to the crease. Vishal is a very good player of spin so Richard brought
himself and Theo into the attack. It wasn't the pace of the bowling that got the San Diego skipper but a superb
catch from Andy Price after Vishal had smoked one to cover but failed to keep it on the ground. After that
wickets continued to fall at regular intervals. The Corinthians fielding has been top class this year and
continued to be so with very few fielding errors and no dropped catches. Richard ended up with 3 wickets, Andy
2 and DaveP, Abbas and Theo one wicket apiece.

Another good team effort by Corinthians but definitely Theo's 113 not out was the standout performance. Good
luck to San Diego II. With a great mix of youth and experience in their side ASD-2 is always competitive.
 CENTURY BY ASIF ABBAS ALI
FRIENDS BEAT USC
Friends CC, after a long layoff, came back strongly to amass a match-winning total of 342 runs. Thanks to a
fine century by Asif Abbas Ali (108 runs) who was ably supported by Abdulghani Ahmed (52 runs), Fahmeed
Khan (50 runs) and Burhan Khan (56 runs). USC conceded 48 extras (wides 36). Tarun Sandhu 3 for 55,
Ashish Relan 2 for 53 and Sunil Ghatpande 2 for 18 bowled well for USC. In reply, USC was all out for 162.
USC played with 10 players. Friends conceded 27 extras (wides 15). Asif Idrees 4 for 31, Ali Qazi 2 for 46
and Hassam Khan 2 for 24 bowled well for Friends to restrict USC to 162.

At the end of the game, this is what Friends CC said:

A very nice return by FCC after a month long break. After winning the toss FCC took a brave decision to bat
first on an unpredictable Carson pitch. Their gamble paid huge dividends as they posted their highest ever total
of 343 to win. Asif Abba Ali started first with some fireworks to entertain the crowd with 4s and 6s in all
corners of the ground, a total of 18 boundaries in all with 10 of them fetching the maximum. This ensured that
FCC got to their 1st hundred within the just 11 overs. He was well supported by Shahid (Abdul Ghani) who
played a cool innings of 52. With the captain Fahmeed and the debutant wicket keeper all-rounder Burhan
scoring 50s as well FCC put up a very nice total. There were two century partnerships; Abba Ali/Shahid and
Fahmeed/Burhan, both full of entertainment.

The bowlers then did a nice job of containing the opposition and bowling them all out for 162, a little under half
the required score. Although USC were playing one player short, that didn't stop them from putting up a good
fight. But FCC bowlers had the best of them with Asif Idrees claiming 4 victims early on to put USC under great
pressure. Hassam announced his come back into form claiming 2 wickets with an economy of just under 4. All
in all it was a good team effort by FCC, let's hope they can keep up the momentum in the upcoming matches
and entertain us just as much!

Tough day for USC but better luck next time

ALL-ROUND DISPLAY BY SATISH BALU

HOLLYWOOD-4 BEAT EAGLES
All-round display by Satish Balu of HCC-4 who scored a well played 61 not out and took 4 wickets conceding
only 45 runs helped his team beat Eagles. Eagles batted first and scored 146 runs. Paul Alexander with his 54
runs was the only batsman that played a sensibly. HCC-4 conceded 27 extras (wides 20). Pronit Dutta 2 for
22 and Satish Balu 4 or 45 bowled well for HCC-4 to restrict Eagles to 146 runs. In reply, HCC lost early
wickets. Then Satish Balu 61 not out and Sowrirajan Sampath 32 not out steadied the innings and helped their
team to beat Eagles without any further loss. Eagles conceded 23 extras (wides 16). Copeland Andrew 2 for 23
was the only successful bowler for Eagles.

At the end of the day this is what HCC-4 said:

A better fielding effort and great partnership during batting, between Satish and Sowri sealed the match for
Hollywood IV. Earlier Satish starred in the bowling too, taking 4 wickets.

HCC4 won the toss and put Eagles into bat on a chilly morning. Sahaj struck early and another 2 quick wickets
to run-out put early brakes on Eagles. However Paul played a captain's innings and together with St Clair
provided some respectability to the score. HCC4 also unearthed a new wicket-keeper.

Batting second, HCC4 kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 55/6 by the 15th over.
However Satish in sublime form and Sowri batting lower due to a tiring fielding session, had a great 7th wicket
partnership to bring the match home.

Men of the match - Satish and Sowri (a close 2nd)

KABIR LOST TO REDLANDS

Kabir won the toss and batted first. They had a good start with their opening pair Nikesh Ahir 26 and Jiten
Bhakta 35 putting on 61 runs for the first wicket. Thereafter, there was a collapse and Kabir ended up with 159
for the loss of 8 wickets. Redlands conceded 37 extras (wides32). Rama Chintgapalli 2 for 15 and Majunu
Seran 2 for 16 were the successful bowlers.

In reply, Redlands scored 163 for the loss of 3 wickets. They started their chase by losing two quick wickets
but then Majunu Seran 45 not out, Shankar Chandrasekhar 36 and Roshan Herbert 40 not out saw them through
the end to win the game by 7 wickets. Kabir conceded 26 extras (wides 24).

At the end of the day, this is what Redland said:

Kabir won the toss and elected to bat they had a good opening stand between Nikesh and Jiten but after the first
drinks break Redlands used the twin spin plan where both their spinners Raj and Majunu bowled an excellent
spell of spin bowling and got some crucial wickets they did not allow any easy runs and piled a lot of pressure
on Kabir middle order batsman this led to batsman throwing away their wickets, Rama bowled eight overs of
some good pace bowling and picked two crucial wickets before Redlands fast bowlers Nimesh and Ankur
finished the end overs efficiently. Redlands fielders were effective in holding out catches and picking two run
outs at important phases of the game.

Set 160 to win Redlands lost both their opening batsman early but that brought in the Redlands wall Majunu
Seran who played a great knock of 45 runs and was well supported by Shankar together they knocked out the
runs with a well thought out plan. Roshan came out with all guns blazing to finish the run chase in style.This
was a good win for Redlands their second in a row.

Kabir were a good host. Good Luck for rest of the season!
 HOLLYWOOD-5 LOST TO CASUALS
HCC-5 won the toss and batted first. They were all out for 126 runs. Faraz Haider 34 was the only batsman
who scored for HCC-5. Casuals conceded 29 extras (wides 19). Adhir Kalyan 3 for 30 and Phillip Traynor 3
for 26 were the successful bowlers for Casuals.

Casuals started their chase well and their opening pair of Anil Tulpule 39 not out and Mohammed Faisal 44 put
on 91 runs for the first wicket partnership and made things easy for their team. Casuals scored 127 for the loss
of 4 wickets and thus won the game by 6 wickets. Sahil Patel with his 3 for 30 was the only successful bowler
for HCC-5. HCC-5 conceded 16 extras (wides 10).

WANDERERS CLUB (AUSTRALIA) TOUR OF LOS ANGELES!

Award Winners

Sahaj Patel (SCCA Under-15) and Simon Fairbarn (Australian Wanderers - Under 15)- Joint winners of
4/19/2011 game

Louis Fairbarn (Australian Wanderers under -15) - Best Batsman of 4/20/2011 game

Kale Hare (Wanderers Under 17) - Best Batsman - 4.19.2011 game

Jacob Wilson, Wanderers (under 17) Best Batsman - 4.20.2011 game

(Lef to right) Louis Fairbarn, Kale Hare, Simon

Fairbarn and Jacob Wilson
Sahaj Patel
 SCCA LEAGUE 2011 - SCHEDULE FOR JUNE!
Courtesy of WWW.SCCACRICKET.ORG

Division Date HomeTeam AwayTeam Ground Umpire 1 Umpire 2

Div I Sat 06/04/2011 Cosmos CSUF Marder Redlands Redlands
Div I Sat 06/04/2011 Pegasus Vijayta Severn Kabir Kabir
Div I Sat 06/04/2011 Hollywood1 Caribbean Wright Eagles Eagles
Div II Sat 06/04/2011 Corinthians Inland Empire1 Wong Orange County Orange County
Div II Sat 06/04/2011 Victoria Century Smith Murphy United United
Div V Sat 06/04/2011 Regal Hollywood4 Highland International International
Div V Sat 06/04/2011 Hollywood5 Youth Marina Vista Ventura Ventura
Div II Sun 06/05/2011 San Diego2 Colts Canyonside University University
Div III Sun 06/05/2011 Citrus Deccan Citrus Valley BnB BnB
Div III Sun 06/05/2011 USC Bengals Carson Hollywood5 Hollywood5
Div III Sun 06/05/2011 Westwood Friends Smith Murphy San Diego1 San Diego1
Div IV Sun 06/05/2011 Santa Barbara South Bay Severn Casuals Casuals
Div IV Sun 06/05/2011 Anaheim Inland Empire2 Wright Hollywood2 Hollywood2
Div IV Sun 06/05/2011 Cal-Bel Hollywood3 Wong Britamer Britamer
Div V Sun 06/05/2011 Cougars Pacifica Highland Century Century
Div V Sun 06/05/2011 Dolphins Eagles Marina Vista Vijayta Vijayta
Div I Sat 06/11/2011 Pegasus Pasadena1 Marder CAL-BEL CAL-BEL
Div I Sat 06/11/2011 Vijayta Orange County Severn Hollywood2 Hollywood2
Div I Sat 06/11/2011 Caribbean San Diego1 Wright Westwood Westwood
Div II Sat 06/11/2011 International Corinthians Wong Cosmos Cosmos
Div IV Sat 06/11/2011 Inland Empire2 BritDom Highland Redlands Redlands
Div V Sat 06/11/2011 Kabir Dolphins Marina Vista Southbay Southbay
Div V Sat 06/11/2011 Pioneer Pacifica Smith Murphy Victoria Victoria
Div I Sun 06/12/2011 CSUF Hollywood1 Smith Murphy Colts Colts
Div II Sun 06/12/2011 Century Ventura Wright Anaheim Anaheim
Div II Sun 06/12/2011 San Diego2 Inland Empire1 Canyonside Citrus Citrus
Div III Sun 06/12/2011 University Friends Severn CAL-BEL CAL-BEL
Div III Sun 06/12/2011 USC Deccan Carson Caribbean Caribbean
Div IV Sun 06/12/2011 Santa Barbara BnB Wong Hollywood5 Hollywood5
Div IV Sun 06/12/2011 South Bay Hollywood3 Marder Pegasus Pegasus
Div V Sun 06/12/2011 Hollywood4 Eagles Marina Vista Corinthians Corinthians
Div V Sun 06/12/2011 Regal Cougars Highland Bengals Bengals
Div I Sat 06/18/2011 Hollywood1 Cosmos Severn Regals Regals
Div I Sat 06/18/2011 Orange County Caribbean Wright Hollywood4 Hollywood4
Div I Sat 06/18/2011 Vijayta San Diego1 Marder USC USC
Div II Sat 06/18/2011 Victoria Hollywood2 Smith Murphy Csuf Csuf
Div II Sat 06/18/2011 International Inland Empire1 Wong CAL-BEL CAL-BEL
Div IV Sat 06/18/2011 Hollywood3 Anaheim Marina Vista Pacifica Pacifica
Div V Sat 06/18/2011 Redlands Casuals Highland Century Century
Div II Sun 06/19/2011 Ventura San Diego2 Wright Kabir Kabir
Div III Sun 06/19/2011 Friends Britamer Carson Dolphins Dolphins
Div III Sun 06/19/2011 Citrus University Citrus Valley Inland Empire1 Inland Empire1
Div IV Sun 06/19/2011 Cal-Bel Inland Empire2 Marder Pasadena1 Pasadena1
Div IV Sun 06/19/2011 BnB South Bay Smith Murphy Csuf Csuf
Div V Sun 06/19/2011 Cougars Hollywood4 Highland Bengals Bengals
Div V Sun 06/19/2011 Youth Eagles Wong Deccan Deccan
Div V Sun 06/19/2011 Hollywood5 Pacifica Marina Vista Pasadena2 Pasadena2
Div V Sun 06/19/2011 Pioneer Regal Severn Pegasus Pegasus
Div I Sat 06/25/2011 Cosmos Vijayta Wong CAL-BEL CAL-BEL
Div II Sat 06/25/2011 Colts Corinthians Severn Orange County Orange County
Div III Sat 06/25/2011 Bengals Westwood Highland Inland Empire2 Inland Empire2
Div IV Sat 06/25/2011 BritDom Hollywood3 Marder Pasadena1 Pasadena1
Div IV Sat 06/25/2011 Anaheim Pasadena2 Wright Hollywood1 Hollywood1
Div V Sat 06/25/2011 Youth Dolphins Smith Murphy University University
Div V Sat 06/25/2011 Pacifica Casuals Marina Vista Friends Friends
Div I Sun 06/26/2011 Pegasus CSUF Severn Westwood Westwood
Div I Sun 06/26/2011 Hollywood1 San Diego1 Wright Pioneer Pioneer
Div II Sun 06/26/2011 Hollywood2 Ventura Wong Southbay Southbay
Div II Sun 06/26/2011 Inland Empire1 Century Smith Murphy Cougars Cougars
Div II Sun 06/26/2011 San Diego2 Victoria Canyonside Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
Div III Sun 06/26/2011 Citrus Britamer Citrus Valley Redlands Redlands
Div III Sun 06/26/2011 Deccan United Carson International International
Div IV Sun 06/26/2011 Cal-Bel BnB Marder USC USC
Div V Sun 06/26/2011 Eagles Regal Highland Anaheim Anaheim
Div V Sun 06/26/2011 Kabir Hollywood4 Marina Vista Caribbean Caribbean
 HGOCC WORLD CUP TOUR DAIRY-III!
Courtesy: David Sentance of HGOCC

Behind the twenty-first century mosques of Sharjah became the new

reality. Oil wealth could not be missed from the air-conditioned bus
stops to the new water-taxis that plied the river shorelines in close
proximity to the gold suk. The scale of development in Dubai, one of
the seven United Emirates, makes Texas ‘big’ look small. The new has
not severed the cultural roots as the HGOCC found on their four-
wheeler race across desert dunes stopping to mount camels a lolloping
change of pace. Hold on back and front or risk falling off head-over
heals as the desert king launches forward then up on its double joints.

Aching joints were a consideration as the third HGOCC games

scheduled under the floodlights of the thirty year old Sharjah Stadium,
any flexibility was highly prized. Strengthened by our Pakistan
contingent, the HGOCC scored 99. In reply, tight fielding kept the
Emirates Veterans in check until the last over when their superior
experience and skill asserted itself resulting in a nine wicket HGOCC
loss. Generously hosted by Sharjah Cricket Council after the match our
tour ended on a satisfying note as for many of us had never played
under lights in an international stadium before. Early next morning took
off on Emirates Airlines from Dubai delighted with an a globe-trotting
effort which did not pale behind previous tours to New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong,
Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, Barbados, England, China, Peru, Chile and now the Sub-
Continent and the United Emirates. If we look long in the tooth we’ve earned it-only Antarctica is left.

David Sentance copyright reserved 2011.