Bees v/s Aces game Match Report

A-div: Santa Clara I @ Santa Clara II
Date: July 27, 2008
Played at: Wilson adult school
Umpires: Nishant (level III) & NO SHOW by the second Umpire (Spartan CC)
Toss: Won by Santa Clara II and elected to bat first.

Santa Clara II: 76/10 in 26.2 Overs (Ahmad. A 16, sandeep patel 9.2/1/22/7, Shantanu 7/0/19/2)

Lost to

Santa Clara I: 77/1 in 12.3 Overs (Umesh 54 Nout out, shantanu 12 not out, Nand 1 wicket)

by 9 wickets.

Sandeep was the wrecker in chief. First 5 overs every over he picked up a wicket.4 batsman bowled and 3 LBWS says it all. Shantanu, Hasan Imam and Hamel bowled good spells around him to ensure that santa clara II did not get any partnership going. Sandeep was on a song and some balls were unplayable.

Umesh scored an attacking 54 nout out chasing down the 77 runs in 12.3 overs. Shantanu came and gave the boost required to chase it down fast. Nand after a big break was coming and bowling with fire where he beat the batsman number of times with his leg spin.

Good game to learn how to bowl with discipline and make a huge impact to the game.

This is the first time spartan have ever missed an umpiring assignment and one umpire showed up. So i will not take this as an intentional miss.

 

special thanks to sandeep peddada (12 year old) for being 12th man and help out both teams.

 

Thanks Gaja for showin up for the game with 45 mins notice in the morning. Raj Raman had to pull out last minute due to personal reasons

 

I guess this is the highest wickets taking by a bowler for santa clara in a league game.

 

I do remember puneet's 8 wicket haul against East Bay pajjis. but that was price cup or so.

 

-Sujesh Pulikkal