BJCC Match-Report : 30th-Apr-2011: Weekend No 3

Date & Time :  30th Apr 2011 : 8-30 AM To 11:30 AM  : Season 5 : Play-Day No 3

Pitch & Conditions: Day started with temperatures on the slightly chillier side but gradually improved to a gorgeous 65F "English summer" day. Rain that came in torrents last week, stayed away. Thursday's rain made the outfield very wet. Pitch had some moisture but held up well to offer decent bounce and carry. Max of 12 players showed up.

Highlights of the day:

1. Naveed decided to show up for one match which was a good surprise for all, and Swagat got his deserved punishment from Naveed.

2. Vivek M's good form with the bat.

3. Wet outfield meant only two boundaries were scored in three matches.

4. Shail's ripper that pitched well outside off and took Aamir's leg stump out.

5. Vivek2's brilliant catch diving forward to get Mukund out.

6. Mukund not making the most of a second batting chance, getting out first ball.

7. All bowlers right on the money straight away, with only four wides in total given away in three matches.

8. Swagat's Haldiram Gulabjamuns and Rasgullas.

9. BJCC spirit well on display.

Teams:

Shail (c), Nathan, Anil, Ranjan, Swagat, Vivek

Kalpesh (c), Aamir, Parijat, Mukund, Kannan, Naveed (M1)

Match 1: 6 Players per team; 12 Overs

Vivek M. 16, Shail 9, Kannan 2 Wickets

Kannan 20, Parijat 13, Vivek M. 2 Wickets

Result: Kalpesh XI wins by 1 wicket.

A very tightly contested game which went all the way to the last over. Shail XI won the toss and decided to bat. Ranjan and Anil opened the innings. Ranjan played some delightful strokes in Naveed's second over to get the runs flowing. Naveed came back strongly and got Ranjan with his last ball. Shail partnered with Vivek. Vivek was his usual belligerent mood and got a string of twos. The two built a good middle order partnership. With Nathan chipping in with a boundary the score finished at a very healthy 49 in 12 overs.

Nathan rocked the boat of Kalpesh XI by taking the dangerous Aamir out cheaply. Ranjan made more inroads with the wicket of Naveed in the third over to leave the chasing team at 11/2 and facing down the barrel. When Vivek took the wicket of Kalpesh in the fifth over, with the score reading 23/3, Kalpesh XI had a fight on hand. Parijat then paired with Kannan. The pair played sensibly without taking undue risk. With 9 to win in two overs, and with two well set batsmen, Kalpesh's team looked set for a win. The 11th over bowled by Anil had another twist when he got the solid Kannan out to leave the team 5 to get in the last over with only Parijat left. Parijat got the runs with one ball to spare. Shail XI had dropped Parijat in the 9th over bowled by Swagat that cost them the match in the end.

Match 2: 5 Players per team; 10 Overs

Parijat 11, Aamir 8, Ranjan and Nathan 2 Wickets each

Vivek 17n.o

Result: Shail XI wins by 3 wickets.

Kalpesh XI won the toss and elected to bat. Aamir opened with Mukund. The condition of the pitch did not allow Aamir to play his strokes freely. Shail XI team bowled tight four overs giving away only 12 runs with Mukund's wicket. Aamir fell to Anil in the fifth over when Shail showed brilliant glove work to stump him inches out of the crease. That left the batting team in disarray at 16/2. Kannan and Parijat once again did the repair work for their team. Nathan bowled Kannan in the eighth over to leave Parijat as the lone crusader. Mukund was given another chance to bat as his team was one batsman short but he failed to capitalise falling to Ranjan first ball of the last over. Parijat did well to bat out the innings and leave his team with 34 in 10 overs.

Shail XI started with Vivek and Ranjan. The two got off to a flying start getting to 18 in three overs. Fourth over bowled by Aamir broke the opening partnership but it was too little too late. Although there was a flurry of wickets, the score of 36 proved too little. Shail XI cantered to victory with Vivek M. remaining not out.

Match 3: 5 Players per team; 8 Overs

Mukund was traded to Shail XI along with debutante Gopi. Vivek2 joined Kalpesh XI. Swagat, Vivek M and Ranjan did not play M3.

Kalpesh 11, Aamir 7

Shail 4, Anil 4

Result: Kalpesh XI wins by 17 runs

A few key players left from Shail XI and the teams were reshuffled with a debutante Gopi playing in Shail XI. Kalpesh XI won the toss and batted first. They opened with Parijat and Kannan, the most consistent pair of the day. Mukund put an early end to the opening stand with the wicket of Kannan. Shail bowled a ripper to Aamir which turned from wide of off stump to knock the leg stump, highlight of the day. With two wickets falling for runouts, Kalpesh XI ended with 30 in eight overs.

Shail XI started well with Shail and Nathan opening the innings. They got to 7 in two overs and the team looked in a good position when all hell broke lose. Nathan lost his stumps to a Parijat beauty. Kalpesh got Shail the next ball. Mukund and Anil paired to try and do the repair work when a brilliant catch by Vivek2 diving forward put an end to Mukund's innings leaving Anil to get 20 runs for an improble win which did not happen.

PLAYER	RUNS	WKTS	CATCH	DHRO	STUMP
Aamir	16	2	1	0	0
Anil	7	2	2	1	0
Gopi	0	0	1	0	0
Kalpesh	22	2	0	0	0
Kannan	30	5	1	0	0
Mukund	6	2	1	0	0
Nathan	16	4	1	0	0
Naveed	5	1	1	0	0
Parijath	29	2	2	0	0
Ranjan	13	3	1	0	0
Shail	17	2	1	0	2
Swagat	5	0	0	0	0
Vivek	33	2	1	0	1
Vivek 1	1	0	1	0	0

BJCC Match-Report : 23rd-Apr-2011: Weekend No 2

Date & Time :  23rd Apr 2011 : 8-15 AM To 9-45 AM  : Season 5 : Play-Day No 2

Pitch & Conditions : A damp and pouring morning. Felt like 3C. Constant drizzle and rain poured at times. Inner circle unplayable. Played on the grass near square leg. Max 5 (crazy) players. No official stats.


Match 1 : 2+1-P ; 5-Overs

Naveed c, Kannan, Mukund (common)
Nathan c, Anil

Naveed XI: 15 all out (5 overs) Kannan 12
Nathan XI: 13 all out (8.3 overs) Anil 8
Result: Naveed XI won by 2 runs


Match 2 : 2+1-P ; 5-Overs

Naveed c, Anil, Mukund (common)
Nathan c, Kannan

Naveed XI: 35/2 (5 overs) Mukund 20
Nathan XI: 11/2 (5 overs) Mukund 7
Result: Naveed XI won by 24 runs

Series Result :
Naveed XI Win 2-0


Report  By : Mukund on 23rd Apr 2011

BJCC Match-Report : 16th-Apr-2011: Weekend No 1

Date & Time :  16th Apr 2011 : 8-15 AM To 11-30 AM  : Season 5 : Play-Day No 1

Pitch & Conditions : A breezy & freezing cold morning started with -2C and went up to 7C with wind gusts up to 30 mph and felt like 0C throughout the day. A Wet Smooth Pitch, top crumbled after the first match, good bounce. Outfield Wet & Heavy. Max of 11 Players. Weather, pitch and ground resembled exactly the same where we left off on the final day of the last season 20th Nov 2010.

Teams

Naveed c, Mangesh, Swagat, Raj, Vipin, Shail (common M1 & M2)
Mukund c, Ranjan, Nathan, Parijath, Kalpesh

Match 1 : 4+1-P ; 9-Overs

Mukund XI: 44 all out (8.3 overs) Nathan 10 Shail 10 Naveed 3W Swagat 2W
Naveed XI: 25 all out (7 overs) Raj 5 Mukund 3W
Result: Mukund XI won by 19 runs

Report:
Mukund XI won the toss and elected to bat. Nathan and Parijath started off well in the 3 overs. Naveed bowled the 4th over with extra pace, got Parijath's middle stump in the first ball, Ranjan skied the second ball to Swagat at square leg who took a one handed catch. A wonderful effort given the freezing weather and no one can hold on to the simplest chances (Mukund dropped two behind the stumps and made Kamran proud!!). Nathan and Shail steadied the innings to post 44. Naveed XI didn't put a fight and crumbled to 25.


Match 2 : 5-P ; 10-Overs

Mukund XI: 41/2 (10 overs) Kalpesh 13 Parijath 11 Mangesh 2/9
Naveed XI: 36 all out (9.2 overs) Naveed 10 Raj 10 Nathan 2/6
Result: Mukund XI won by 5 runs

Report:
Mukund XI won the toss and elected to bat. Ranjan took a "sensitive" hit off Naveed's first ball. Kalpesh and Parijath see off Naveed's and Vipin's 4 scorching overs and put up a decent 41 in 10 overs. Naveed XI started steadily with Mangesh and Vipin - 14/1 in 3 overs. Vipin hit a rank bad ball to the bowler (Nathan) which was begging to be screamed over extra cover, a diving Nathan accepted the offer gleefully mid-pitch. Naveed and Raj played thoughtfully to bring the chase closer before Naveed skied a Kalpesh's delivery - 34/4 in 8.4 overs. 6 off 6 needed with the last man batting, Parijath bowled an in-cutter to peg Raj's off stump.

Match 3 : 4+1-P ; 7-Overs

Mukund XI: 32/3 (7 overs) Nathan 14 Parijath 8
Naveed XI: 25 all out (6.4 overs) Naveed 9 Raj 8 Nathan 2/5 Mukund 2/5
Result: Mukund XI won by 7 runs

Report:
Naveed won the toss and elected to field. Mukund XI scored in a decent pace with Nathan and Parijath milking 1's and 2's. Naveed and Raj opened the chase and got a terrific start off Kalpesh's over. Naveed reverse pulled for a boundary - 10/0 in 1 over. Mukund bowled the 2nd over, Naveed tried to scoop one behind the stumps, ball was quicker through the air, guided by batsman's legs and rattled the off stump. Vipin's watch ended when he fiercely hit one straight to square leg off Mukund. Nathan got one(Shail) to edge to the keeper and bowled one through Raj's gate.

Series Result :
Mukund XI Win 3-0


Report  By : Mukund on 18th Apr 2011

BJJC Match-Report : 20th-Nov-2010: Weekend No 36

Date & Time :  20th Nov 2010 : 8-45 AM To 10-30 AM  : Play-Day No 35

Pitch & Conditions : A breezy & freezing cold morning started with -2C and went up to 8C with wind gusts upto 30 mph. A Wet Smooth Pitch , good bounce. Outfield Wet & Heavy. Max of 5 Players. A demoralizing turnout compared to the 20 players we got this summer.

Field Restrictions: Runs were not allowed on the off-side, behind the square. A line drawn between the fences through mid-pitch. Single batsman, three fielders - mid wicket, deep square leg and mid-on. A feet from the off-stump is a wide ball. No runs for wides. Marut played common in the first match, then joined Naveed XI. To balance the team, Kalpesh XI were given a chance to field a batsman twice!!

Teams

Naveed c, Mukund, Marut (common M1)
Kalpesh c, Ranjan

Match 1 : 2+1-P ; 5-Overs

Kalpesh XI: 8 all out (4 overs) Kalpesh 6 Naveed 2W
Naveed XI: 8 for no loss (5 Overs) Marut 4*
Result: Match tied

Report:
It was much harder to score runs as 3 fielders are cramped in the little scoring area. Then fun started during the chase. Marut scored 4 runs in the first 2 overs, Mukund scored 3 in the 3rd over. Two runs were needed in 2 overs. Marut bowled a maiden to Mukund and Naveed faced the last over from Kalpesh. With all his scoring areas are blocked by the restrictions, his big swings didn't connect the ball and failed to score the winning run!

Match 2 : 3-P ; 6-Overs

Kalpesh XI: 19/2 (6 overs) Ranjan 12* Naveed & Mukund 1W
Naveed XI: 9 all out (2.3 Overs) Naveed 6 Ranjan 2W
Result: Kalpesh XI won by 10 runs


Match 3 : 3-P ; 6-Overs

Naveed XI: 11 all out (2.5 Overs) Naveed 11 Ranjan 3W
Kalpesh XI: 15/2 (3.5 overs) Kaplesh 9* Mukund 2W 
Result: Kalpesh XI won by 1 wicket with 2.1 overs remaining

Match 4 : 3-P ; 6-Overs

Kalpesh XI: 27/1 (6 overs) Kalpesh 18* Mukund 1W
Naveed XI: 9 all out (3.2 Overs) Mukund 7 Ranjan 2W
Result: Kalpesh XI won by 18 runs

Report: Match 2, 3 & 4 are very similar. Kalpesh and Ranjan bowled beautifully to deny any scoring opportunities and Ranjan had caught & bowled opportunities at will. Naveed, Mukund & Marut found it very difficult to take singles. Kalpesh XI scored 5 boundaries overall to Naveed XI's one boundary sums it all.


Series Result :
Kalpesh XI Win 3-0

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Report  By : Mukund on 22nd Nov 2010

BJCC - 2010 Awards

Row1: Nathan, Ranjan, Naveed, Swagat, Vivek.

Row2: Naveen, Rajesh, Aamir, Mukund, Siva, Anil, Bala, Kalpesh, Subu

2010 BJCC Award Winners

Aamir (Batsman), Naveed (Bowler, Fielder, Sportsmanship), Naveen (Most Improved Player), Vivek (All-Rounder), Anil (Umpire), Rajesh (Rookie of the Year), Mukund (Golden Glove)

Best Batsman   AAMIR
Best Bowler     NAVEED
Best Fielder     NAVEED
Best All-Rounder  VIVEK
Best Sportsmanship  NAVEED
Best Umpire   ANIL
Most Improved Player (MIP)   NAVEEN
Best Emerging Player ( Rookie Of The Year)  RAJESH

	Batsman	Bowler	Fielder	All-Rounder	Umpire	Sportsman	MIP	ROY
AAMIR	12	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
NAVEEN	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	0
ANIL	0	2	0	0	4	3	0	0
NAVEED	0	5	6	1	2	5	0	0
VIVEK	1	2	0	5	0	0	2	2
NATHAN	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0
MUKUND	0	1	0	2	2	1	2	0
RANJAN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
RAJESH	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4
SIVA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
KALPESH	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
SUBBU	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
VIRAL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
ABHAY	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

BJJC Match-Report : 13th-Nov-2010: Weekend No 35

Date & Time :  13th Nov 2010 : 8-15 AM To 12-45 PM  : Play-Day No 34

Pitch & Conditions : A mild day started with 5C and went up to 18C. A Wet Smooth Pitch , good bounce. Outfield Wet & Heavy. Max of 15 Players.

Teams

Mukund c, Swagat, Rajesh, Aamir, Bala, Subu, Naveen
Naveed c, Vivek, Ranjan, Anil, Siva, Kalpesh, Nathan
Aditya (common)

Team composition: Naveed selected players in Pakistan way - strong bowlers who can bat, Mukund selected players in Indian way - power packed batting line up (Aamir, Rajesh, Naveen & Subu) who can bowl.

Match 1 : 6-P ; 7-Overs

Mukund XI: 40/3 (7 Overs) Rajesh 20*
Naveed XI: 35 all out (6.5 Overs) Kalpesh 10 Aamir 2W
Result: Mukund XI won by 5 runs

Report:
Naveed won the toss and opted fielding. Though players are drafted in the teams, they are late to the field and trickled as the match progressed. Swagat fell caught & bowled to Siva at the end of the first over. Rajesh and Mukund steadied the innings to post 40 in 8 overs.
Vivek and Ranjan opened the chase, scored decent to put 13/0 in 2 overs. Ranjan guided a Mukund's low full toss direct to the middle stump and Aamir's direct hit sent Vivek to the pavilion! Kalpesh and Naveed kept it going until Aamir's accurate bowling see them short of 5 runs.

Match 2 : 7-P ; 12-Overs

Naveed XI: 64/3 (12 Overs) Ranjan 18* Bala 2W
Mukund XI: 58/6 (12 Overs) Naveen 26* Nathan 2W Naveed 2W
Result: Naveed XI won by 6 runs

Report:
Naveed won the toss and opted to bat this time. Kalpesh and Ranjan raced away in the first couple of overs. Bala's leg cutters put pressure on them, but they scored a decent 64 in 12 overs.
Aamir and Subu opened the chase. Nathan's dolly sparked Aamir's eyes to see only Naveed at deep square leg boundary. They ended up 17/5 in 5 overs, with no further hope and facing a big margin defeat, Naveen and Bala revived the chase with some clean hitting and quick singles. Too many dot balls costed them the match and they ended up 7 short of the target.

Match 3 : 7-P ; 12-Overs

Naveed XI: 56/4 (12 Overs) Vivek 11 Kalpesh 11 Ranjan 18* Aamir 2W
Mukund XI: 41 all out (8.5 Overs) Naveen 18 Subu 15 Siva 3W
Result: Naveed XI won by 15 runs

Report:
Naveed won the toss and opted to bat. Anil and Vivek opened the innings and struggled against Bala and Aamir. Vivek hit to deep mid-wicket boundary to see Naveen plucked a one-handed catch out of a sixer. Nathan, Ranjan and Kalpesh batted sensibly to score 56 in 12 overs.
Aamir and Subu opened the chase. Aamir hoicked Ranjan's outside off delivery straight to the Vivek who was place for this shot at an unconventional field placing between deep mid-off and deep cover. Subu's sensible batting and Naveen's ferocious hits got the team to 31/1 in 5.2 overs and all hell broke loose in a Siva's over - Mukund top edged a wide one on the leg to the keeper, Subu edged on the off to the keeper and Bala misread the turn and saw the sticks shattered to a beautiful leg cutter.

Match 4 : 5+1P ; 8-Overs

Subu XI: 43/4 (8 Overs) Vivek 27*
Rajesh XI: 44/2 (7.4 Overs) Naveed 14* Bala 10* Naveen 10*
Result: Rajesh XI won by 4 wickets with 2 balls left

Report:
As some players left after the award ceremony, teams are reshuffled and include the guest photographer Aditya as a common player.
Subu won the toss and elected to bat first. Subu XI kept losing wickets but the lone wolf Vivek didn't budge till the end, hitting two sixes off Rajesh.
Naveed, Bala and Naveen chased the target with calculated ease.


Series Result :
Naveed XI Win 2-1
Rajesh XI Win 1-0

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Report  By : Mukund on 17th Nov 2010

BJJC Match-Report : 30th-Oct-2010: Weekend No 33

Date & Time :  30th Oct 2010 : 8-30 AM To 11-15 AM  : Play-Day No 33

Pitch & Conditions : A Freezing Cold and Breezy Morning at -1C ..Went Up to 5C. A Wet Smooth Pitch , good bounce. Outfield Wet & Heavy. Max of 10 Players.

Teams

Anil c
Swagat
Marut
Rajesh
Naveen (M2 & M3)

Naveed c
Ranjan
Nathan
Kalpesh
Mukund


Match 1 : 4+1-P ; 9-Overs

Anil XI : 57/4 (9 Overs) Rajesh 28* Nathan,Naveed,Mukund 1W
Naveed XI: 51/4 (9 Overs) Nathan 20* Naveed 15 Kalpesh 2W
Result : Anil XI won by 6 runs

Report:
Anil won the toss and elected to bat. Swagat and Marut started decently by picking 1's and 2's until a Nathan's throw caught Marut short of his crease. Rajesh and Anil dealt in 3's. Rajesh went berserk moved the score from 30/2 in 6 overs to 57/4 in 9 overs including a 6 & 4 in the last over.
Kalpesh and Naveed opened the chase with a similar kind of hitting, scored 21/0 in 2 overs. From there, they lost the plot and left Nathan stranded at one ended. Nathan battled as an one man army till the end but scored in singles. Rajesh & Marut bowled to Nathan's strength outside off, due to heavy outfield, every shot got him only 1D behind the cover fence.

Match 2 : 5-P ; 9-Overs

Anil XI : 42/4 (9 Overs) Naveen 34* Naveed 2W
Naveed XI: 30 all out (6 Overs) Nathan 10 Swagat,Marut,Naveen,Anil 1W
Result : Anil XI won by 12 runs and 3 overs left

Report:
Anil won the toss and elected to bat. Naveed bowled a terrific maiden over in which he accounted Anil and Swagat for a duck. They scored 5/3 in 3 overs and 17/4 in 5.1 overs. Naveen as a last man took full toll of the dropped catches and missed run outs. Naveen defended and popped a Ranjan's delivery, ball fell an inche short of the short-cover Mukund, batsman was way out of his crease, an easy throw to the keeper could have done the job, Mukund not trusting his infamous wide-throws, wanted to take the bails off by himself and almost did. Fielders were inconclusive of the runout, with no UDRS!, benefit of the doubt went to the batsman.
Ranjan and Nathan opened the chase. Swagat and Anil bowled well to restrict them and put pressure. Naveed XI caved in easily despite Naveed promising everybody that he won't play the reverse sweep given the situation his team is in, violated his promise and lost the middle stump to a Naveen's full and straight deleivery.

Match 3 : 3+1-P ; 7-Overs

Naveed XI: 30 all out (6.4 Overs) Anil 12 Swagat 2W
Naveen XI : 17 all out (6.1 Overs) Swagat 12 Mukund 2W
Result : Naveed XI won by 13 runs and 5 balls left

Report:
Naveed won the toss and elected to bat. With only 7 players, runs were allowed only in front of two edges of the fence. Naveed and Mukund went early. Nathan and Anil(common) revived the scoring. Rajesh's throw(direct hit) from deep midwicket caught Nathan Off-guard on his second run.
Chasing an easy 31 in 7 overs, Rajesh lost his leg stump for a Naveed's scorching yorker off the first ball, Naveen mistimed off Mukund, Anil hit straight to Rajesh at mid-on. Swagat's little cameo ended when he misjudged Mukund's full toss to see his leg stump uprooted.

Series Result :
Anil XI Win 2-1
Consistent Batsman of the Day: Nathan
Consistent Bowler of the Day: Swagat

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Report  By : Mukund on 1st Nov 2010