Nothing could bring down the Sixers as they go unbeaten in the tournament and win the CLT20 Title.
Monday, October 29, 2012
SYDNEY SIXES WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Nothing could bring down the Sixers as they go unbeaten in the tournament and win the CLT20 Title.
A WIN BY MCC SA6 FOLLOWED BY A NO RESULT
MCC SA6 continues to improve with two excellent performances, a win against Old Parks and a rained out game vs Mavericks.
Against Old Parks batting first, MCC mustered 283 in the allotted overs. Naeem Nathie top scoring with 67*.
Captain Shaheen Vawda also notched up his half century, with good supporting roles by Eboo 44* and Mambo 37.
Old Parks replied with 220.
During the latest encounter vs Mavericks, batting first MCC scored 200 and had the aging opposition at 40/2 in 10 overs before the heavens opened up. Points shared.
Nasir scored a quickfire 44 in 18 deliveries before getting caught on the fence with a brilliant catch low down.
Chirp of the week: Aadil Seedat telling the opposing batsman he seen a better block in a box of LEGO!!!
Upcoming fixture for the first XI is against Delfos at Cecil Payne.
Against Old Parks batting first, MCC mustered 283 in the allotted overs. Naeem Nathie top scoring with 67*.
Captain Shaheen Vawda also notched up his half century, with good supporting roles by Eboo 44* and Mambo 37.
Old Parks replied with 220.
During the latest encounter vs Mavericks, batting first MCC scored 200 and had the aging opposition at 40/2 in 10 overs before the heavens opened up. Points shared.
Nasir scored a quickfire 44 in 18 deliveries before getting caught on the fence with a brilliant catch low down.
Chirp of the week: Aadil Seedat telling the opposing batsman he seen a better block in a box of LEGO!!!
Upcoming fixture for the first XI is against Delfos at Cecil Payne.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
THE MAVERICK NAEEM NATHIE SHINES
The SA7 team played G&M Mavericks at the Lenz Tech grounds this past Saturday. Being a home fixture and due to the burst water pipe the fixture was played in Lenz.
After a bit of a delay from our stand in wicketkeeper, we left Marlboro and caught up with the SA8 team who seem to have thought they were playing in Cape Town rather than Lenz.
The toss was conducted and yet again, I lost and we were asked to field. We started of pretty tight with the bowling between Naeem Nathie and myself.
During the middle of the innings we seem to have lost our concentration and with one bad ball an over the opposition were away and ending on 251 after 38 over’s and with 2 penalty over’s, set a target of 271.
Bowling Figures...
Naeem Nathie 8-48-5
Labib 5-26-1
Sunir 8-46-0
Avi 1-14-0
Mayur 3-35-0
Hamza 7-61-1
Safwaan 5-19-0
With yet another hefty total ahead of us and the advantage of playing only 8 fieldsman. The SA7 team started off with a positive attitude and a REAL game plan in mind. Super sub Naeem Natie after his fantastic 5 wicket haul opened the batting with the every energetic mouth piece of Marlboro Cricket Club, Labib.
The pair started off nice and easy and settled in nicely when then Labib was caught in yet another soft dismissal on a score of 26. Sa7 51/1 after the 12th over. In at 1 down our hero of the Sunday side, Jaydeep walks in. With our super sub the pair were in their stride settling in nicely and after 20 over’s were 128/1. Game plan working.
However shortly thereafter Jaydeep was caught of the bowling of Raymond with a well played 44. In walks in our blast from the past, one of the senior players of the team in age, Noey. Started off easy but once he got going it was almost impossible to stop, but alas 2 runs short of his 50. Noey scored a superb 48. Well played old man, tighten that back brace mate
With time running out and calculations being made it was impossible for us to lose...Game Plan....Eventually in the 35th over with light fading quickly Super Sub Naeem Nathie scored a awesome 107 Not out to take SA7 to a subliminal total of 262 and 50 penalty runs to win the game.
It was poetry in motion.Even thou we played a team with 8 players we gave them nothing. Our batsmen played a near flawless innings and was the biggest run chase that I have experienced at the Marlboro Cricket Club.
Well done Boy’s...
Batting Figures...
Labib Adam 26(35)
Naeem Nathie 107*(105)
Jaydeep Patel 44(24)
Naushaad Khan 48(31
Hamza Sidiqi 2*(2)
Man of the Match was an obvious Naeem Nathie. Give that man a Bell’s
After a bit of a delay from our stand in wicketkeeper, we left Marlboro and caught up with the SA8 team who seem to have thought they were playing in Cape Town rather than Lenz.
The toss was conducted and yet again, I lost and we were asked to field. We started of pretty tight with the bowling between Naeem Nathie and myself.
During the middle of the innings we seem to have lost our concentration and with one bad ball an over the opposition were away and ending on 251 after 38 over’s and with 2 penalty over’s, set a target of 271.
Bowling Figures...
Naeem Nathie 8-48-5
Labib 5-26-1
Sunir 8-46-0
Avi 1-14-0
Mayur 3-35-0
Hamza 7-61-1
Safwaan 5-19-0
With yet another hefty total ahead of us and the advantage of playing only 8 fieldsman. The SA7 team started off with a positive attitude and a REAL game plan in mind. Super sub Naeem Natie after his fantastic 5 wicket haul opened the batting with the every energetic mouth piece of Marlboro Cricket Club, Labib.
The pair started off nice and easy and settled in nicely when then Labib was caught in yet another soft dismissal on a score of 26. Sa7 51/1 after the 12th over. In at 1 down our hero of the Sunday side, Jaydeep walks in. With our super sub the pair were in their stride settling in nicely and after 20 over’s were 128/1. Game plan working.
However shortly thereafter Jaydeep was caught of the bowling of Raymond with a well played 44. In walks in our blast from the past, one of the senior players of the team in age, Noey. Started off easy but once he got going it was almost impossible to stop, but alas 2 runs short of his 50. Noey scored a superb 48. Well played old man, tighten that back brace mate
With time running out and calculations being made it was impossible for us to lose...Game Plan....Eventually in the 35th over with light fading quickly Super Sub Naeem Nathie scored a awesome 107 Not out to take SA7 to a subliminal total of 262 and 50 penalty runs to win the game.
It was poetry in motion.Even thou we played a team with 8 players we gave them nothing. Our batsmen played a near flawless innings and was the biggest run chase that I have experienced at the Marlboro Cricket Club.
Well done Boy’s...
Batting Figures...
Labib Adam 26(35)
Naeem Nathie 107*(105)
Jaydeep Patel 44(24)
Naushaad Khan 48(31
Hamza Sidiqi 2*(2)
Man of the Match was an obvious Naeem Nathie. Give that man a Bell’s
TWO OUT OF TWO FROM MCC SA8
The SA8 team played their second game last week Saturday.
The game was against Zulfikaars at Lenz tech. As usual the team met at the ground on time. We bowled first and managed to restrict them to 204 inclusive of the 40 penalty runs we conceded due to not completely our overs.
Key bowling figures:-
Mambo 6-22-0
Ziyaad 6-32-1
Aslam – 5-35-0
Patel 7-23-4
Ace 3-15-0Ali 8-28-2
Nathie 1-9-0
We managed to chase down the score in 34 overs:-
Key Batting Figures:-
Mambo 65
Kadwa 9
Aslam 39
Ali 26 not out
Zameer 15 not out
Overall, was a comfortable win with our over rate improving but still need to finish our overs within the stipulated time.
Thanks
Ali
The game was against Zulfikaars at Lenz tech. As usual the team met at the ground on time. We bowled first and managed to restrict them to 204 inclusive of the 40 penalty runs we conceded due to not completely our overs.
Key bowling figures:-
Mambo 6-22-0
Ziyaad 6-32-1
Aslam – 5-35-0
Patel 7-23-4
Ace 3-15-0Ali 8-28-2
Nathie 1-9-0
We managed to chase down the score in 34 overs:-
Key Batting Figures:-
Mambo 65
Kadwa 9
Aslam 39
Ali 26 not out
Zameer 15 not out
Overall, was a comfortable win with our over rate improving but still need to finish our overs within the stipulated time.
Thanks
Ali
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
Now what might go through the Little Master's mind just before delivery?
I am always on the hunt for other people's inspiration.
Come on lads, comment with a caption for this pic....
SA7 Slashed in the Sun
The opening of the cricket Season brought along a long day in the field for
SA 7. The drive all the way to Kibler Park on the south seemed to have taken
its toll on the players and we started off with being wacked all over the
park.
The opening batsman looked like he drank a case of Red bull before the game
and smashed our bowlers for countless boundaries. Fetching the ball all the
time cost us time and the opposition got 60 penalty runs in the end.
With a MASSIVE target of 332 to chase the SA7 team set about trying to get
the runs. Hamza Bhai contributed with 40 runs and some decent bowling wich
earned him the man of the match.
Not much else to say but we learnt some valuable lessons from this game.
Going forward we look to improve and enjoy our game
Yours Behind the Wicket
Boeta....
Thursday, October 11, 2012
MCC SA6 LOSES TO WITS
Marlboro Cricket Club SA6 began the new season with a loss to Wits at the Marlboro Stadium. Wits posted 304, with 60 penalty runs. MCC responded with 157 ALL OUT.
A terrible start to the season, with 3 players filling in for the first fixture.
The home wicket played quite well for the first home fixture. SA6 will need to up their game drastically if they are to chase for honours this season
A terrible start to the season, with 3 players filling in for the first fixture.
The home wicket played quite well for the first home fixture. SA6 will need to up their game drastically if they are to chase for honours this season
MCC SA8 BEGIN WITH A WIN
The SA8 team played their first game on Saturday last weekend. As we were playing in Allenglen, the team met at the ground at around 11.30 and departed to the ground.
The opposition we played against was Kwateng, a team that in the previous year was in SA6 but has since been demoted. The opposition, in all honesty were a very good bunch of guys with the entire game played in the true spirit of cricket without any issues.
Kwateng decided to bat first and put a total of 254 in the 34 overs. Our ability not to complete our overs in the allotted timeframe cost the team 6 overs/60 runs, which put the final total of 315 to chase.
Key bowling figures:-
Zameer 3/21/0
Ziyaad 3/35/1
Mambo 7/28/0
Aslam 7/28/0
Ali 3/25/0
Nathie 5/35/0
Our team managed to chase down the total in 37 overs with 8 wickets down. Batting figures in order:-
Mambo 14
Ace 1
Zaks 47
Aslam 22
Ziyaad 29
Ali 135 n.o
Patrou 10
Kadwa 5
Zameer 37 n.o
Patel DNB
Nathie DNB
Key focus areas:-
Fielding: We dropped 4/5 catches and were generally lethargic on the filed (Given that it was extremely hot)
Time Management: We did not complete our overs in the allotted time, giving us a total of 315 with 60 penalty runs
Bowling: Too many extras conceded
Key wins:- Morale: The team had a positive approach during the game led by the continuously mentoring by the captain
Confidence: The team were confident in our chasing ability and the belief we could win the game.
Unity: The team displayed good team spirit despite us being hammered during our bowling.
Thanks to Ali for a wonderful synopsis of the game.
The opposition we played against was Kwateng, a team that in the previous year was in SA6 but has since been demoted. The opposition, in all honesty were a very good bunch of guys with the entire game played in the true spirit of cricket without any issues.
Kwateng decided to bat first and put a total of 254 in the 34 overs. Our ability not to complete our overs in the allotted timeframe cost the team 6 overs/60 runs, which put the final total of 315 to chase.
Key bowling figures:-
Zameer 3/21/0
Ziyaad 3/35/1
Mambo 7/28/0
Aslam 7/28/0
Ali 3/25/0
Nathie 5/35/0
Our team managed to chase down the total in 37 overs with 8 wickets down. Batting figures in order:-
Mambo 14
Ace 1
Zaks 47
Aslam 22
Ziyaad 29
Ali 135 n.o
Patrou 10
Kadwa 5
Zameer 37 n.o
Patel DNB
Nathie DNB
Key focus areas:-
Fielding: We dropped 4/5 catches and were generally lethargic on the filed (Given that it was extremely hot)
Time Management: We did not complete our overs in the allotted time, giving us a total of 315 with 60 penalty runs
Bowling: Too many extras conceded
Key wins:- Morale: The team had a positive approach during the game led by the continuously mentoring by the captain
Confidence: The team were confident in our chasing ability and the belief we could win the game.
Unity: The team displayed good team spirit despite us being hammered during our bowling.
Thanks to Ali for a wonderful synopsis of the game.
Monday, October 1, 2012
THE MCC WICKET FOR THE SEASON
The cricketing wicket is looking exceptionally good going into the first game of the season, with plenty work been put in by our very own Rashaad Rawat.
Welcome to the New Season
The Executive Committee of Marlboro Cricket Club would like welcome back all players to what is building up as being an exciting season of cricket.
Training has begun in early September and the boys are set and raring to go.
The format for the Saturday Leagues has reverted back to the 40 over format only over two rounds, home and away. This is good news as MCC seemed to find it difficult in the shorter form of the game.
At the AGM held prior to the season, a new executive team has been nominated. The new committee is as follows:
CHAIRMAN: RASHAAD RAWAT
VICE CHAIRMAN: SHAHEEN VAWDA
SECRETARY: ISHAQ ISMAIL
TREASURER: SAFWAAN SALLOO
CO-OP MEMBER: AVINASH GOVEN
CO-OP MEMBER: NAEEM NATHIE
CO-OP MEMBER: ALI (NON SOUTH AFRICAN MEMBER!)
CAPTAIN SA6: EBRAHIM ESSOP
CAPTAIN SA7: SAFWAAN SALLOO
CAPTAIN SA8: ZIYAAD JOGEE
We would like to extend our warmest gratitude to outgoing chairman Zain Asmal, for his sterling work and dedication offered to the club during his tenure. The club has grown to its largest during this period and has left the club in good standing ging forward. However he is and always will be associated with club and will assist in an administrative level.
First league fixtures begin for all teams this weekend, 6th October. Teams are affiliated in the Saturday Six, Seven and Eight Leagues, with Sunday represented in the Five Limited overs format.
Heres wishing one and all a successful season with bat and ball, and perhaps some silverware to go with it at the end of the season.
Training has begun in early September and the boys are set and raring to go.
The format for the Saturday Leagues has reverted back to the 40 over format only over two rounds, home and away. This is good news as MCC seemed to find it difficult in the shorter form of the game.
At the AGM held prior to the season, a new executive team has been nominated. The new committee is as follows:
CHAIRMAN: RASHAAD RAWAT
VICE CHAIRMAN: SHAHEEN VAWDA
SECRETARY: ISHAQ ISMAIL
TREASURER: SAFWAAN SALLOO
CO-OP MEMBER: AVINASH GOVEN
CO-OP MEMBER: NAEEM NATHIE
CO-OP MEMBER: ALI (NON SOUTH AFRICAN MEMBER!)
CAPTAIN SA6: EBRAHIM ESSOP
CAPTAIN SA7: SAFWAAN SALLOO
CAPTAIN SA8: ZIYAAD JOGEE
We would like to extend our warmest gratitude to outgoing chairman Zain Asmal, for his sterling work and dedication offered to the club during his tenure. The club has grown to its largest during this period and has left the club in good standing ging forward. However he is and always will be associated with club and will assist in an administrative level.
First league fixtures begin for all teams this weekend, 6th October. Teams are affiliated in the Saturday Six, Seven and Eight Leagues, with Sunday represented in the Five Limited overs format.
Heres wishing one and all a successful season with bat and ball, and perhaps some silverware to go with it at the end of the season.
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