Seas loose to San Mateo by 5 wickets.

B-div: San Mateo CC @ SCCC III
Date: 07/26/2009
Played at: Wilson Education Center
Umpires: Ganesh S & Saeed (Cardinals)
Toss: won by SCCC III and elected to bat

SCCC III : 206 /10 in 44(Dinesh P 27, Harsh S 22, Malav 26, Nirsarg P 35, Hardik 27,  Govind 4/41, Ganesh 2/43)

lost to

San Mateo CC : 207/5 in 42.3 overs(Raj B 46, Snehal 55, Navneet 33, Govind K 32, Rajesh R 2/38)


After winning the toss seas opened the batting with Dinesh P, playing his last game for SCCC, and Ravi V. In the midst of some tight bowling seas ended the the first session at 57/1. After this Seas lost the way in the second session where the entire middle order got out to soft dismissals against the run of play, which left the seas struggling at 113/6. In the last session Nisarg (Modern day Miandad) and the Hardik had a brilliant partnership, followed by another good innings from Mangesh to push the Seas to 206. These days a score around 200 on our field gives a fighting chance but not necessarily a winning one.

Seas went in to field determined to put up a good display and the opening bowlers Dinesh and Saurabh were tidy to prevent SMCC from getting of to a flier. However several catches were dropped by usually reliable fielders through all three sessions which resulted in a comfortable win for SMCC.

Umpiring from Ganesh S (umpired from both ends) was excellent. Seas hope to come back strongly in the game.

Regards,
Ravi Vellanki

Bees lost to Marin-I by 3 wickets- Match Report - July 18th @ SCCC

A-div: Marin-I @ SCCC II
Date: 07/18/2009
Played at: SCCC
Umpires: Jaggi and Mahesh (Valley I)
Toss: won by SCCC II and elected to bat

SCCC II: 241 for 7 in 50 overs(Shiva 82, Chandru.V 43, Chandrodaya 30,
Sujesh 27, Hamza 3 wickets, Nirosh 1 wicket, Rishi 1 wicket)

defeated/lost to

Marin-I: 242 for 7 in 49.5 overs([red]SAQIB 94 NOT OUT[/red], Ozair
40, Zulfkil 30+, Sujesh 3 wickets, Appu chachcha 1 wicket, krish 1
wicket, Satish 1 wicket, Imran.M 1 wicket)

Game which went to the Wire on a superb outfield where Saqib played
with the maturity to Win games single handedly when Marin required 90
runs in last 13 overs to win. Zee played an amazing knock as opener
playing some splendid cover drives finding gaps. Santa Clara II
started well with 80 for 2 and then gettign to 150 for 3, Chandru
batted sensisibily to score 43. Shiva and Chandrodaya batted
brilliantly to take the score to 220 for 3 in 46 overs. Lost few
wickets to accelerate in the end and hamza came back well in second
spell to capture 3 wickets. Imran Nana bowled well to control runs.
Nirosh had an off day and the score board says it all. Marin were 60
for 5 including shoaib, Zulfkil their new australian left handed
batsman. Ozair and Saqib did a good recovery to settle down and chase
the score. Saqib batted superbly with the lower order to ensure
victory was reached in style. Nirosh and Rishi gave good support to
Saqib. The shot of the day was a switch hit from saqib which went over
covers for a 4. Marin thoroughly deserve to Win this game for the
calmness saqib showed by playing an innings without giving a single
chance. Good Knock Saqib.

I will update accurate scores once i have the score sheet for batsman
and bowlers.

Jaggi and Mahesh did an excellent Job umpiring.

Seas Vs Caribbean, 7/19/09 - Scores and brief match report

B-div: SCCC III @ Caribbean
Date: 07/19/2009
Played at: Lamoine Park
Umpires: Ranveer and Happy (Valley I)
Toss: won by Caribbean and elected to bat

team batting first: 56 a.o in 18.3 overs(Saqib 19, Hiren 3/10, Saurabh 2/25, Mangesh 2/5)

defeated/lost to

team batting second: 57/1 in 11.5 overs(Ravi V 28*, Harsh 19*, Sher 1/12)

Caribbean started the proceedings with Sher and Sami (from Cougars) as Seas started the bowling with Dinesh and Saurabh. Dinesh who was unable to hold on to a return catch of the 4th ball of the innings, had Sami caught behind in the 9th over. At the other end Saurabh bowled good line to pick the crucial wickets of Sher, caught at mid on and Saqib (Marin CC) played on while playing a pull shot. After that the remaining caribbean batsman had no answer to the banana inswing of Hiren and the accuracy of Mangu. Caribbean played with 10 players and were eventually bundled out of 56.

 

Seas started the innings with Chandu and yours truly, and inspite of loosing Chandu early scored the required runs in 11.5 overs. Harsh played some good shots in the end to finish the innings quickly.

 

Seas will look forward to carry the momentum in to the next games.

 

Cheers,

Ravi Vellanki

Bees beat Valley-I @ home - 06-27-2009- Match Report

A-div: Valley-I @ Santa Clara II
Date: 06/27/2009
Played at: Wilson Adult School, SCCC
Umpires: Rohan Chandran and Shashi (Stanford-I)
Toss: won by Valley-I and elected to bat

Valley-I 255 for 8 in 50 overs (Happy 56, Ranveer 54, Jigar 48, Kamal.D 21)
Appu Chacha 10-0-40-3, Imran 8-1-40-2, Sujesh 10-0-47-1

lost to

Santa Clara II 258 for 2 in 41.2 overs (Arjun 121, Shiva.V 107 Not
Out, Ashish.K 7 Not Out)
Kamal.D 8-0-30-1, Raju 4-1-24-1

by 8 wickets

Match Report:

Kamal.D and Jigar Patel gave Valley-I a dream start without giving a
single chance in first 15 overs scoring 81 runs. Shafiq gettign otu
first ball after such a great start reduced atleats 50 runs from
Valley-I's score. Happy with an exceptional knock along with a matured
Ranveer played sensibly for Valley-I. Happy played some nice scoops to
leg side and played within himself. They both had 85 runs partnership
for the 5th wicket. Ranveer started openign up and got caught at point
by shiva of Imran's bowling. Appu Chacha magic man again gave crucial
breakthroughs and broke the opening partnership which was goign steady
with a beauty. Ashok hit some lusty blows int he end to give an extra
boost and Valley-I ended up scoring 255 runs. Prumjot kept wickets
really well for santa clara-II. Saad Bowled well but didn't get any
wickets.

Lunch was served and a super hot day where 130 bottles of water got
emptied a blinder and top notch knock form Arjun and another classy
knock from Shiva gave no hope for valley other than toiling them on a
hot day with long boundaries at SCCC.

Fast outfield and medium pace bowlers didn't help Valley-I restrict
Santa Clara-II on a hot day after putting 255 on board. This is
probabaly the highest winning run chase at SCCC since 1987. Icing on
the cake was the 8 wicket victory. Arjun didn't let any bowlers settle
down and hit only 10 boundaries and a six to get to his hundred, Shiva
hit 11 boundaries. The runnign between wickets was exceptional and
that put a lot of pressure on Valley-I fielders. Sandeep started well
with some good offspinners and leg spinners mixed up but got hit on
his hand to stop a shot form arjun and got hurt badly. The extra cover
drive which went like lightning from shiva's bat to get to hundred was
a treat to watch. Arjun played some shots where the fielders hardly
moved. It took a while for Vally-I fielders to get used to fast
outfield and a Mature batting display proved that anything is
chaseable anywhere. Arjun was due for a big innings and wouldn't have
come at a better stage chasing 255 to perform at his best. Shiva is
batting with so much poise where it shows the hunger and grit to score
big every game.

Excellent umpiring by Rohan and Shashi ended the day beautifully with
a good day of cricket.

Sujesh Pulikkal
Santa Clara Cricket Club

Match Report: Bees beat United by 15 runs @ SCCC - June 7th 2009

Hi all,

A-div: United-I @ SCCC- II
Date: 06/07/2009
Played at: SCCC
Umpires: Jayvel- valley II(Level III), Vijay. G - Valley II (level III)
Toss: won by United-I and elected to Field First

SCCC II 180 All out in 49.2 overs (Harsh 42, krish 32 Not Out, Chandru
18, Kabir 14)
Kenny 10/0/23/1, Sonu 9.2/0/35/4, Deep 7/1/23/1, kaka 6/1/21/1, Tarun
5/1/21/0, Steve 7/0/33/1

beat

United-I 165 All out in 47.3 overs (Deep 78, Ajay 42, Atif 10)
Chandrodaya 10/4/15/0, Apu. Chacha 9/2/32/3, Sujesh 10/1/38/1, Imran
7/1/31/0, Krish.G 8.3/0/25/4 (HATTRICK)

by 15 RUNS.

Good day of cricket where it was a Harsh and little Krish Show.

SCCC Bees Batted first and lost the first wicket due to a mix up in
the middle. Imran Khan started well and had to go back to pavilion due
to this Mix up. Kenny Was bolwing well with the new ball moving the
ball like crazy. Shahbaz bowled well but bowled too many extras. Harsh
Joined chandru and stitched a 32 runs partnership by 15th over and
score was 42 for 2. Chandru got out scoring 18 runs after settling
down. Arjun joined Harsh and looked good but didn't last long. Kenny
got him bowled foxing him on a drive. Score read 56 for 3 in 17 overs.
kenny finsihed an amzaing spell just giving away 23 runs in 10 overs.
Chandrodaya soon followed Arjun and the score read 67 for 4 in 21
overs. Sujesh tried to recover the situation and had a small
partnership of 23 runs with harsh and got out for 13 to kaka's
bowling. Score reached 90 for 5 in 30 overs. In walks 15 year old
krish Goel given a new Role to perform under pressure. He looked good
from ball one and carried his form from central valley after hitting
the winning runs. This was the turning point. Harsh and krish counter
attacked and kept scoring easily. Deep was bowling with lot of fire
and lot of zip. The 6th wicket partnership took the score to 131 runs
in 38 overs. Harsh got out to a soft dismissal playign too early on a
half tracker from Steve. Harsh had a scored a brilliant 42 when he got
out. Appu joined krish and had another 27 runs partnership. Hardki
followed Appu very next ball. Sonu removed both of them in Quick
succession. krish played shots and rotated strike to ensure the score
board kept moving. He batted with purpose and didn't get bogged down.
Score reached 158 for 8 in 44 overs. Krish and kabir played very
sensibly and took the score to 180 runs and kabir tried to accelerate
in the last over and got out scoring 14 runs. Imran got out very next
ball and SCCC Bees scored 180 and got all out in 49.2 overs. ground
was nicely mowed but due to heavy sprinklers since friday evening
outfield was kind of slow. krish remained unbeaten scoring 32 runs.
Sonu took 4 wickets for 35 runs.

Good food served to the visitors to keep them smiling and started the
second session which is crucial since you never know what's up
United's sleeve and what's a good target especially with Deep back in
the team.

SCCC bees started bowling with Hardik and didn't get a good start
since he wasn't able to control the swing as it was super windy at
SCCC ground for a change. Chandrodaya Bowled at the other end with
amazing control and tied down runs. Hardik got Atif out LBW trying to
hit over mid wicket after he got to a flyer with some unconventional
Shots. kenny was nicely settling down at the other end playing with
patience. Magician Appu Chacha bowled his regulation inswinging
yorker and hit kenny low on the pads when he tried to stretch far and
flick the ball. United got to 19 for 2 in 5 overs. Sonu was settling
down and sujesh got him edged off the gloves and a low catch taken
cleanly by harsh. United-I score read 41 runs for 3 wickets in 11
overs. The Match began to swing in United's Favour when Deep Joined
Ajay. Ajay batted beautifully with a straight bat and was finding it
difficult to dislodge him. chandrodaya finsihed a fine spell of 10
overs 4 maidens 15 runs without any luck. Appu, Sujesh, Imran bowled
well but there was not even a half chance which went Bees way. Deep
looked in great touch and he is wlays the danger man since once he
gets to 40 Plus runs the history says he finish games since he hits
clean and have a good defense. SCCC Bees kept the run rate under check
and United always need 4 to 5 runs per over. Rush of blood got into
deep after he hit Apu chacha for a leg side swipe in the 43rd over
when United-I wre right in the chase with an uppe rhand requiring just
37 runs in 8 overs with 7 wickets in hand. Appu got Deep bowled when
he repeated the shot and from then on it's history. Deep scored a
brilliant 78 runs. Ajay was well settled batting with 42 and Sanjay
joined him. United batting was tall and SCCC bees kept their hope
alive since spinners were bowling well and runs weren't easy to come.
Ajay and Steve took the score to 155 in 15 th over and Ajay went
bizzare on a straight ball from krish which hit him below the stump
level. Big wicket at that moment since he never looked like getting
out till then. 5 overs 26 runs with 5 wickets in hand. Tarun Joined
Steve and disaster struck again in the form of run out. Full blooded
drive to Mid off and harsh made no mistake and turned the game with a
direct hit since tarun is normally a busy cricketer who look for
singles which ohters in the team don't. Score read 157 for 6 in 45. 3
overs. Kunal joined Steve. Imran went wicketless after 8 good overs.
krish was bowling with lot of discipline and they were hardly able to
score 2 runs off him. He was gettign into good rhythm after getting
Ajay out. Sanjay was key player at this moment. Kunal played well but
rush off blood to hit Magic chacha man ended up with a brilliant catch
again by harsh right behind bowlers head. Score reads 164 for 7
wickets in 47 overs. United needed 16 runs in 3 overs. Game got
interesting. Now it's run rate and cool head. krish Bowled the 47th
over and ended up with a hattrick. Ball one: Sanjay(Steve) caught
superbly at deep sqaure leg by Harsh Saini again. Steve stood grounds
since he couldn't beleive it. Ball two: Sanket new batsman caught at
short extra cover by sujesh . Equation got interestign now . I wicket
in hand and requires 15 runs in 10 balls. Ball three: Shahbaz one big
shot into the orbit behind the bowlers head and sujesh called for it
and there ends United's hope of winning this game after such a
beautiful partnership between Deep and Ajay. Kaka (Joginder) didn't
get to face a single ball. United were hesitant to take singles and
that digged their own hole in the end. krish Goel 14 year Old's first
hattrick that too in A-div. All smiles from supporters and players.
Men of the Match: krish Goel (32 Not out and 4 wickets including a
hattrick) and Harsh Saini (42 runs 3 catches and a direct hit run
out). Amazing come back to pull this victory from opponents hands.

Thanks,

Sujesh Pulikkal

BEES beat CVCC @ CVCC by 2 wickets - May 31st 2009-Match Report

A-division
Played @ : CVCC ground
Date: 05/31/2009
Umpires: Bilal Rizvi (Level III) and Vibhor (Level IV)
Toss: Won By CVCC and elected to Bat

CVCC 169 in 49.1 overs (Ranvir 36, carmo 35)
Shantanu - 9/0/34/2, Apu chacha 5/0/26/4, Krishna 9/0/33/2,
Krish 7/0/18/0, Sujesh 10/5/12/1, Chandrodaya 5/0/26/1,

Lost to

SCCC II 170 for 8 in 48.2 overs (Shantanu 66 NOT OUT, Chandrodaya 30,
Prumjot 22, Krish 10 NOT OUT, Rony 3 wickets, Prabhjot 2 wickets)

By 2 wickets

Better weather this time. Excellent bowling in the first half of the
day pretty much sealed the game but did make it interesting with SCCC
losing few wickets in the middle to make the game interesting. Kids
have come fo Age and showed how important role they play. Prumjot
batted with purpose and scored a masterful 22 and had a partnership of
35 runs with shantanu who batted from ball 2 to 48.2 overs and carried
the innings with temperament and Class.
Earlier in the day game was controlled in the middle by spinners.
Sujesh and Krish bowled 17 overs among them for a mere 30 runs. They
tried to up the run rate in the last ten overs but Apu chacha again
did the majic by firing yorkers and unplayable balls. CVCC finished
with 169 runs on board and got all out in 49.1 overs. Carmo played
very cautiously but just when he started to accelerate krishna got him
otu at slips via an excellent catch at slips by chandrodaya. Rana was
batting well and was caught by Ashish off Shanatanu's bowling to end
their hopes. Kabir kept well and had 3 dismissals.

Excellent lunch served by CVCC. SCCC II started with Imran Khan and
Chandru. Chandru got out first ball after 3 consecutive wides by their
opening bowler Rony. Shantanu walked in with a purpose and batted
well. krishna got otu early and SCCC II lost 3 wickets within 30 runs.
Chandrodaya joined shantanu and it was a treat since they almost
looked like bringing it home without any more drama. candy called for
a non-existing single and got run out to a brilliant piece of fielding
by Carmo. Apu chacha got caught at deep mid wicket and Sujesh followed
to a soft dismissal. Ashish tried to cut and carmo took a test level
catch at slips when the ball was flying. The game was evenly balanced
at this point. Prumjot joined Shantanu and the partnership took the
score to 150 runs with 7 down. Prumjot got out to a soft dismissal to
prabhjot. The game was still open but these kids are too good to give
anythign away. After an amazing spell of 7 overs 18 runs by krish
bowling in the death he followed it by a brisk 10 not out to finish
the game in 48.2 overs.

Great to see kids winning games in A-div and playing smartly along
senior batsman.

It was a great game with ups and downs

Excellent umpiring by both Bilal and Vibhor

CVCC can update if i missed any point.

Good Game and it's always fun playing against CVCC who have smiling
faces and a good gesture.

-Sujesh Pulikkal

Sujesh Pulikkal
Santa Clara Cricket Club

Seas loose to Ebay I by 6 wickets.

B-div: Ebay I @ SCCC III
Date: 05/10/2009
Played at: Wilson Eduction Center, Santa Clara
Umpires: Srini and Asim (Cougars)
Toss: won by SCCC III and elected to bat

team batting first: 251/9 in 45 overs(Chandra 25, Harsh 23, Malav 69,
Satish 32, Sarabjit 2/50, Prateek 2/31, Sowri 2/42)

lost to

Ebay I: 252/4 in 39.4 overs(Nilesh 58, Amit 27, Raju 58, Kedar 23*,
Akhilesh 24*, Extras 44)

Other than excellent batting performance from Malav, who carriend on
from where he left off last game with good support from Harsh, Satish
and Chandra there is not much to speak of in this game. Missing 3
regular bowlers did not help the Seas cause as the bowling was
inconsistent in the midst of some all out attack by Ebay batsmen. The
fielding lacked spark and several dropped catches made it easy for
Ebay. May be there is a lesson or two to be learnt from this loss and
Seas will look forward to bounce back next game.

- Ravi Vellanki