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November 30, 2009

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17:53

NPCA Bags and Balers Semi Final Results

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NPCA - BAGS AND BALERS LTD 40 OVERS KNOCK-OUT TOURNAMENT
GROUP A - SEMI-FINALS
29th.Nov
2009	TEAM	TEAM	VENUE	RESULTS
	Swamibapa 'A'	Kanbis 'B'	Ngara	Swamibapa 'A' won by
	70 / 6 Wkts	69 All Out		4 Wkts

	Stray Lions 'A'	Kanbis 'A'	Premier	Kanbis 'A' won by 65 Runs
	112 All Out	177 All Out
	Peter Kituku - 41	Ramesh Mepani - 36
	David Obuya - 28	Rakep Patel - 27
	Rohit Vekaria - 4/15	Josphat Ababu - 4/27
	Rajesh Bhudia - 2/20	Jimmy Kamande - 2/31

GROUP A - PLATE SEMI-FINALS
	Nairobi Gymkhana	Premier	Simba Union	Nairobi Gymkhana won
	195 All Out	92 All Out		by 103 Runs
	Vikram Thampy - 73	Jigar Patel - 16
	Karan Kaul - 29	Vijay Patel - 10
	Brijan Patel - 4/31	Lucas Olouch - 6/17
	Shaishav Patel - 2/29	Mahendra Asani - 3/19

GROUP B - QUARTER FINALS
29th.Nov	Aga Khan	Qutbis	Parklands	Aga Khan won
2009

GROUP B - SEMI-FINALS
	Goan Institute 'A'	Simba Union	Ruaraka	Goan Institute 'A' won by
	198 / 9 Wkts	166 All Out		32 Runs

GROUP B - PLATE SEMI - FINALS
	Goan Institute 'B'	Oshwal	Pindolia	Goan Institute 'B' won by
	145 / 7 Wkts	144 All Out		3 Wkts

	Golden XI	Parklands	Ngara	Parklands won

The teams that has qualified for the finals are as follows:

GROUP A MAIN Swamibapa ‘A’ vs Kanbis ‘A’

GROUP A PLATE Nairobi Nookers vs Nairobi Gymkhana

GROUP B MAIN Goan Institute ‘A’ vs Winners of Stray Lions ‘B’ and Aga Khan(this game to be played on 6^th.Dec)

GROUP B PLATE Goan Institute ‘B’ vs Parklands.

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November 29, 2009
18:00
Stray Lions to disband?
» ‎ Kenya Cricket

I hope that this is just a rumour and not reality.

Stray Lions' boss is reported to have disbanded the club after the A side's loss to Kanbis in the 40-over semis.

If it is true, it will be a huge blow to Kenyan cricket as this is a side that have built themselves up from nowhere to become a real force in the domestic game. The a side finished 3rd in the League and are on course to challenge for the title over the next couple of years. the B side continue to climb the leagues and provide depth to the squad.

'A team' captain Jimmy Kamande expressed the following sentiments regarding the news

"Thanks to you boss for giving us an opportunity to play this lovely game. I really feel honoured to have lead this team, for my former team mates, I can't do much but thank you for the support in each and every way. Good luck to us all in our cricket."

Fingers crossed this is just a rumour or knee jerk reaction to a bad day at the office and we will see this side continue to go from strength to strength in the future. The fate of much more than just a handful of players depend on it.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
November 23, 2009

Permalink for 'Swamibapa A , Kanbis A and Stray Lions A all safely through to semis'

17:48

Swamibapa A , Kanbis A and Stray Lions A all safely through to semis

» ‎ Kenya Cricket

NPCA - BAGS AND BALERS LTD 40 OVERS KNOCK-OUT TOURNAMENT
GROUP A - QUARTER-FINALS
22nd.Nov
2009	TEAM	TEAM	VENUE	RESULTS
	Swamibapa 'A'	SCLYL 'A'	Premier	Swamibapa 'A' won
	273 / 8 Wkts	96 All Out		by 177 Runs
	Peter Ogondo - 101	V.Rabadia - 27
	Shem Obada - 45	N.Jaghani - 21
	N.Jagani - 2/17	Shem Obada - 6/27
	L.Valani - 2/38	Peter Ogondo - 2/13

	Swamibapa 'B'	Kanbis 'B'	Eastleigh	Kanbis 'B' won by
	165 All Out	178 All Out		13 Runs

	Stray Lions 'A'	Sir Ali 'A'	Peponi	Stray Lions 'A' won
	167 All Out	69 All Out		by 98 Runs
	Jimmy Kamande - 67	Majid - 13
	David Obuya - 55	Abdul - 12
	Shiraz Ali - 4/29	Jimmy Kamande - 4 W
		Andrew M - 3 W

	Nbi.Jafferys	Kanbis 'A'	Jafferys	Kanbis 'A' won
	126 All Out	127 /4 Wkts		by 6 Wkts

GROUP B - QUARTER- FINALS
22nd.Nov	Stray Lions 'B'	Aaryans	Simba Union	Stray Lions 'B'
2009	231 / 5 Wkts	230 / 8 Wkts		won by 5 Wkts

	Parklands	Aga Khan	Parklands	Aga Khan won

	SCLYL 'B'	Goan Inst 'A'	Pindolia	Goan Institute 'A'
	198 All Out	205 All Out		won by 7 Runs

	Sir Ali 'B'	Simba Union	Sir Ali	Simba Union won
	44 All Out	46 / 2 Wkts		by 8 Wkts
	Mohammed Ali - 13	Sunny Sehmi - 13*
	Gagandeep S - 5/13	Avtar Kundi - 13
	Tarandeep S - 2/4	Mohammed Ali - 1/8

NPCA - BAGS AND BALERS LTD 40 OVERS KNOCK-OUT TOURNAMENT
PLATE EVENT - GROUP 'A'
	TEAM	TEAM	VENUE	RESULTS
	Ruaraka	Nookers	Ruaraka	Nairobi Nookers
				won

	Gymkhana	Kongonis	Gymkhana	Nairobi Gymkhana
	143 / 1 Wkt	141 All Out		won by 9 Wkts
	Abdul Najmi - 63*	Paul Anjere - 35
	Vikram Thampy - 38*	Dola Abala - 20*
	Dominic W - 1/20	Vikram Thampy - 4/28
		Emmanuel Bundi - 2/23

	Premier	Bye

PLATE EVENT - GROUP 'B'	LOSERS 1 ST.ROUND
	TEAM	TEAM	VENUE	RESULTS
	Golden	Women	Highridge	Golden won by
	247 All Out	106 All Out		141 Runs
	Varghese - 80	Sarah - 20
	Kamlesh - 37	Jose - 14
	Jose - 3/37	Mitesh - 3/17
	Mary - 2/21	Varghese - 2/5

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November 22, 2009
17:08
Kenya Ladies Juniors off to Tanzania
» ‎ Kenya Cricket

Cricket Kenya has named National Ladies Junior side for the inaugural Africa Junior Championships that was due to get underway on Sunday in Dar Salaam, Tanzania.

Emily Ruto will lead the 13 woman squad which also includes Ruth Mwihaki, Pearlyne Omamo and Maria Aimee all of whom have international experience.

The three alongside Ruto are members of the national senior team and are expected to offer experience in the side that is full of uncapped players.

The team leaves the country today for the tournament that will also include Rwanda, Uganda , Zambia and hosts Tanzania .

Kenya opens their campaign against Uganda in a 30 overs match at Anadil Burhani before taking on the hosts the following day.

On 24th November, the team will play Rwanda before winding up their campaign against Zambia two days later.

It will be the first time Zambia will be taking part an international tournament while Rwanda will be making their second appearance in international arena.

Ruto said she is confident the team will do well despite having a large number of inexperienced players in the side. “It will be a big tournament for and the other three experienced players in the side. We will have to ensure that we give our best so that the new players learn from us and get confidence,” she said.

Omamo who is currently enjoying a good form with the bat in the ongoing Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) league is expected to lead the team’s batting according to the captain.

“She is in a good form and I hope she will carry her form to Tanzania. If she does that then I am full of confidence we will emerge victorious. However Mwihaki and Aimee are also capable of doing well too and I also hope they do well,” she said.

Mwihaki is enjoying a good form too with 65 runs in two matches in the league.

The team has been training at Ruaraka Sports Club under Dun Okinyo and has held various trial matches which also involved players from Nakuru working under Cricket Kenya Development Programme.

Ruth Ambiyo who started playing cricket early this year in Nakuru has also been selected same to Mildred Sambu and Cecilia Ouko from St.Teresa’s Girls and Kenya High respectively.

Others in the team are Faith Kingi, Sylvia Wairimu, Evelyne Kavata, Honorina Wali, Eunice Nekesa and Evelyne Achieng.

Report taken from Cricket Kenya website. Great to see the development program in Nakuru bearing fruit. Good luck to the girls - hope they can upset Uganda and Tanzania and come back winners!Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
November 17, 2009

Permalink for 'Close call for Sir Ali B in Group 2'

15:02

Close call for Sir Ali B in Group 2

» ‎ Kenya Cricket

while most games in Group 2 of the NPCA Bags and Balers 40 Over Knockout went as expected, Sir Ali B were run extremely close by a well drilled Ladies side that came ever so close to their second major scalp in as many competitions. In the end they scraped home by 1 wicket and will be relieved to get through to the quarters where they will face Simba Union who demolished the Golden XI.

Stray Lions B looked dominant against Goan Institute B and will take on Aaryans who accounted for Oshwal XI in their game.

SCLYL B and Goan Institute A byes in the first round and will meet each other for their first games in the Quarters.

Parklands match against Aga Khan due to be played at Nairobi Jafferys had to be postponed due to a wet pitch, so they will now play their first round match this weekend at Aga Khan.

In the Plate event Golden XI will need to raise their game to avoid an upset by the Women in a Quarter Final while Goan Institue B and Oshwal XI meet in a Semi Final

Full results below:

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NPCA - BAGS AND BALERS LTD 40 OVERS KNOCK-OUT TOURNAMENT
GROUP B - ROUND 1
15th.Nov	TEAM	TEAM	VENUE	RESULTS
2009	Stray Lions 'B'	Goan Inst 'B'	Eastleigh	Stray Lions 'B' won
	120 / 3 Wkts	119 / 9 Wkts		by 7 wkts
	Suresh - 42*	Hardik Patel - 31
	Ram 30	Yassin - 26*
	Jatin - 2/16	Suresh - 2/17


	Aaryans	Oshwal XI	Nairobi School	Aaryans won
	199 All Out	149 All Out		by 50 Runs
	Kalpesh - 60	Josephat - 73
	Ken - 35	Ken - 4/24
	Josephat - 4/34	Gopinath - 2/6
	Niraj - 2/33
	Aga Khan	Parklands	Nbi.Jafferys	No Match wet
				wicket - To be played
				on 22/11/09 at
				Parklands


	Sir Ali 'B'	Women XI	Sir Ali	Sir Ali 'B' won by
	151 / 9 Wkts	150 / 7 Wkts		1 Wkt
	Ali - 51	Ruth Mwihaki - 30*
	Hamza - 26	Parlyne O - 29
	Dan O - 5/7	Mehmood - 2/17
	Belinda M - 2/21	Iqbal - 2/26
	Simba Union	Golden XI	Simba Union	Simba Union won
	326 / 6 Wkts	160 All Out		166 Runs
	Avtar Kundi - 85*	Shijas - 69
	Hitesh P - 67	Mitesh - 28
	Ankil - 2/62	Manpreet - 5/19
	Vinesh - 1/21	Hitesh P - 2/26

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14:47

No Surprises in Group A

» ‎ Kenya Cricket

The NPCA Bags and Balers 40 over knockout started last weekend with all of the results in Group A seeing the favourites for the match safely through to the Quarter finals.

At Ruaraka, Swamibapa A cruised to victory over their hosts thanks to a superb 4 wicket haul from James Ngoche and an unbeaten 69 from Nehemiah Odhiambo. They will now face SCLYL A who were puched all the way by the newly promoted Nairobi Nookers.

Swamibapa B defeated a youthful Nairobi Gymkhana will take on Kanbis B after their win over Premier Club.

Stray Lions A had a free ride through the first round due to their performance in this tournamnet last year and they will take on Sir Ali A who accounted for the Kongonis Development XI.

The final two places in the Quarter Finals will also be for teams that had byes in the first round and should be a one sided affair as Kanbis A travel to Nairobi Jafferys.

In the Plate event, Kongonis will be hosted by Nairobi Gymkhana in one quarter with the winner to face Premier in the semis, while the other semi will be between Ruaraka and Nairobi Nookers.

Full results below:

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NPCA - BAGS AND BALERS LTD 40 OVERS KNOCK-OUT TOURNAMENT
GROUP A - ROUND 1
15th.Nov	TEAM	TEAM	VENUE	RESULTS
2009	Ruaraka	Swamibapa 'A'	Ruaraka	Swamibapa 'A'
	103 All Out	106 / 1 Wkt		won by 9 Wkts
	Ketan Vaghani - 31	Nehemiah O - 69*
	Manoj Ashani - 26	Shem Obada - 26
	James Ngoche - 4/10	Manoj Asani - 1/20
	Elijah Otieno - 3/23
	SCLYL ' A'	Nbi.Nookers	Pindolia Academy	SCLYL 'A' won
	231 / 8 Wkts	227 / 8 Wkts		by 2 Wkts
	Ashwin R - 86*	Amit - 86*
	Rahul N - 27	Kennedy O - 54
	Ebrahim - 3/42	Ravji V - 3/18
	Nilesh - 2/18	Suraj V - 2/30
	Nbi.Gymkhana	Swamibapa 'B'	Nbi.Gymkhana	Swamibapa 'B' won
	101 All Out	104 /4 Wkts		by 6 Wkts
	Karan Kaul - 34	Shashikant S - 46*
	Emmanuel B- 24	Ashish B - 16
	Prakash P - 3/10	Kirit T - 1/17
	Mitesh S - 3/17	Mahendra A - 1/22
	Premier	Kanbis 'B'	Premier	Kanbis 'B' won
	Kongonis Dev	Sir Ali 'A'	Nairobi Club	Sir Ali 'A' won

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November 16, 2009
15:18
Are Cricket Kenya winning over the media?
» ‎ Kenya Cricket

If the response to the CK organised Media Challenge is anything to go by, it seems so.
The following is taken from the as yet unofficially launched CK website:

"Journalists gear up for Cricket action

Anxiety is building up ahead of the inaugural Media Cricket Challenge due December 6, this year at the Parklands Sports Club.

Most media houses have already named their squads besides getting down to training ahead of the event that is supposed to enlighten journalists on the intrigues and rules of the game.

Precisely, 14 teams have confirmed participation and more are expected for the one-day eight-aside championship that will feature eight overs. Each team is required to provide 10 players for the tournament while Cricket Kenya (CK) will boost them with two national team players each.

CK chief executive officer, Tom Tikolo said it’s their intentions to stage a memorable and successful event adding that the championship would be inscribed in their annual calendar of events.

“ We want to make it an annual extravagannza where besides teaching journalists on the dynamism and rules of the game, they should be able to interact with each other and know cricket governors and national team players,” said Tikolo.

Tikolo explained this would empower journalists to confidently write and analyse cricket matters now that Kenya has qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Playing jerseys will be availed to all the teams with the names of their respective members inscribed on them. Glamorous prizes would be at stake for the winning teams and special awards for individual brilliance and skills.

“We want to run it just like any other major championship with rules being followed up to date,” said Tikolo. “However, each player in the team will have a chance to bat, bowl and field.”

Tikolo explained that teams should take advantage of the grounds at Parklands and train adding that CK has already set aside coaches who will conduct clinics during the training.

“The grounds are free daily from 12pm and our technical team will be available upon request from the teams. Let them embrace this opportunity and polish up ahead of the event,” Tikolo said.

Among the media houses that have confirmed participation are Nation, Standard, Kenya Television Network (KTN), Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), East FM, Radio Jambo, The Star, People Daily, K24 and Citizen TV.

“The event has attracted so much attention that some media houses will provide two teams for the championship,” said Tikolo. "

So far, things are looking good. If there is genuinely this much interest in the media, CK could have hit upon a winner. For too long, Kenyan cricket has suffered at the hands of media that do not understand the complexities of the game and the challenges inherent. This tournament should break that down and cement some of them as true fans along the way. It could be the single greatest achievement of this administration if the media get on board and start backing the game again. Fingers crossed the teams rise to the challenge and take up the opportunity. There could even be a case for a combined media team to enter a team into future NPCA competitions...Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
November 13, 2009
17:43
Cricket Without Boundaries to double visits to Kenya
» ‎ Kenya Cricket

Cricket Without Boundaries group has arrived from U.K.. After arrival, they first camped at Kericho Teachers Training College where they gave training to an 82 strong new Teacher Group!

On Thursday they moved to Nakuru Teachers Traning college in Sagana, where they gave basic training to 55 new Teachers!

Training the teachers means that the skills they learn will then be able to be passed on to hundreds of children at local schools further spreading the game and the awareness of AIDS prevention.

More good news is that rather then coming once a year as they have done in the past, they will now come twice a year with the next camp already Scheduled for April 2010. Hopefully this great initiative will also team up with the project at Laikipia as both could surely benefit from the other.

Friday saw the first day of level nought, one and two training at RVSC and a special mention should be. An especial mention should be made of Melvins School who encouraged both the boys and girls to take part in big numbers in the above categories of training.

Great to see this initiative gaining strength with every year and every visit. Hopefully RVCA will be publishing some photos of the coaching sessions soon!Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
November 10, 2009
17:17
Action at the coast
» ‎ Kenya Cricket

There has been plenty of action at the coast recently, mostly centred around Mombasa Jafferys who have hosted a number of junior and community events.

In a warm up to the upcoming Junior Tournament on 31st October, Abbasali Mawji (40*), Kazimali Jaffer (2-0-11-4) and Siddiq Samani (2-0-8-3) combined to give their side a crunching 30 run win in a 10 over match.

In a community match the following day, Arman Warriors edged out Imamia Electrocutors by just 7 runs in a tightly fought 20-20 match.

Arman Warriors batted first scoring 118/8 in their 20 overs with Aliasger Abdalla (26), Mazhar Kassamali (16)and Husayn Virjee (15*) the main contributors. Pick of the bowling for the electrocutors was Mujahid Janmohammed who took 3/11 off his 4 overs while Kumayl Virjee took 2/10.

In reply Mohammed Fazel (35) and Mohammed Merali (28) had the Electrocutors looking good until some quick wickets and tight bowling stifled the run rate leaving them 7 runs short. Pick of the Warriors bowling was Miqdad Walji (2/16) with Husein Allidina, Fazle Kassamali, Shamil Khalfan and Mujtaba Janmohammed picking up a wicket each.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
16:56
RVSC and Spinknit win in Crown Berger 20-20 matches
» ‎ Kenya Cricket

RVSC defeated Khalsa XI and Spinknit accounted for PBH Royal Cubs in the weekend games in the RVCA Crown Berger 20-20 tournament over the weekend.

In Game 5, Khalsa XI won the toss and elected to field with their top order all getting decent starts. Gunnaskekaran (37) and Nilesh Mehta (16) set the early tempo with Kulveer Ruprai (37*) and V.P. Singh (28) looking to consolidate. RVSC stuck to their guns however and the removal of Singh and Khalsa's efforts to up the run rate resulted in a spurt of wickets to see them close on 142/5 after their 20 overs. Pick of the bowling for RVSC was Rahul ? (2/25)

the RVSC reply was lead from the beginning by the in-form Luke Nightingale who steered his side to victory with an unbeaten 73. Chris Sterling contributed 23, but Khalsa will rue the 20 extra's that was third highest scorer as RVSC got home with 6 wickets and 2.4 overs in hand.

Game 6 saw spinknit bat first after winning the toss and setting an impressive 170/7 in their allotted overs. Minesh Bhatt retired after scoring 60 and a late flourish from Jatin Patel (31) did the damage. Jaymin Patel picked up 3/36 for the Cubs with Raj Patel and Ravi Patel taking one each.

PBH in reply had little answer to the spinknit bowlers with all who were used taking wickets. Indravadan Patel (2/6), Ahmed ? (2/7) and D.K ?? (2/10) the main destroyers. In the end a comfortable win for spinknit as the PBH Royal Cubs innings folded for just 68.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
November 09, 2009

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7:25

NPCA Leagues Final Points Tables for 2009

» ‎ Kenya Cricket

POINTS TABLE - LEAGUE 2009 - 50 OVERS. FINAL - STANDINGS

SUPER
TEAM	PLAYED	WIN(WON)	DRAW	BAT	BOWL	BONUS	PENALTY	TOTAL
Swamibapa 'A'	14	144(12)	6	22	49	8	-1	228
Kanbis 'A'	14	132(11)	0	30	52	2	0	216
Telca	14	120(10)	0	15	42	18	0	205
Stray Lions 'A'	14	96(8)	12	17	43	8	-2	174
Kanbis 'B'	14	72(6)	6	12	40	16	0	146
SCLYL 'A'	14	36(3)	0	14	40	2	0	92
Sir Ali 'A'	14	24(2)	12	15	19	0	-8	62
Simba Union A	14	12(1)	0	8	31	2	0	53

DIV I	PLAYED	WIN(WON)	DRAW	BAT	BOWL	BONUS	PENALTY	TOTAL
Nbi,Nookers 'A'	14	156(13)	0	21	43	18	-1	237
Swamibapa 'B'	14	144(12)	0	23	53	10	-1	229
Premier	14	84(7)	6	19	43	6	-1	157
Kongonis Dev	14	84(7)	6	27	42	0	-3	156
Ruaraka 'A'	14	60(5)	0	18	34	10	-1	121
Ngara	14	60(5)	0	3	38	16	-5	112
Nbi.Jafferys	14	48(4)	12	8	30	4	-3	99
Nbi.Gymkhana	14	12(1)	0	10	35	0	0	57

DIV II	PLAYED	WIN(WON)	DRAW	BAT	BOWL	BONUS	PENALTY	TOTAL
Stray Lions 'B'	14	144(12)	6	11	51	16	0	228
Goan Inst A	14	108(9)	6	23	43	8	0	188
Golden XI	14	108(9)	0	14	41	18	0	181
Aga Khan	14	96(8)	12	17	37	6	0	164
Sir Ali 'B'	14	72(6)	0	11	39	12	-8	125
SCLYL 'B'	14	60(5)	0	14	36	8	0	118
Simba Union B	14	36(3)	0	13	33	8	-7	83
Qutbis	14	24(2)	0	18	23	0	-2	63

DIV III	PLAYED	WIN(WON)	DRAW	BAT	BOWL	BONUS	PENALTY	TOTAL
Parklands	12	120(10)	6	14	44	8	-4	188
Aaryans	12	96(8)	6	20	34	12	-1	167
Oshwal XI	12	72(6)	0	5	41	10	0	128
Nbi Nookers 'B'	12	72(6)	0	6	37	14	-1	128
Goan Inst'B'	12	60(5)	0	5	29	23	-1	116
Ruaraka 'B'	12	60(5)	0	3	25	12	-1	99
Women XI	12	12(1)	0	1	31	2	-1	45

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7:16

NPCA 50 Overs League Results Final Week

» ‎ Kenya Cricket

NPCA LEAGUE SUMMARISED RESULTS - 50 OVERS - 2nd.Round
8th.November 2009
Super	SCLYL 'A'	Kanbis 'A'	Pindolia	Kanbis 'A' won by 49 Runs
	238 All Out	287 All Out
	Ravji Varsani - 104	Rakep Patel - 102
	Naran Jagani - 67	Rikesh Hirani - 48
	Rikesh Hirani - 3/61	Suraj V - 3/43
	Rohit V - 2/35	Mahendra B - 3/69

Super	Kanbis 'B'	Simba Union 'A'	Eastleigh	No show by Simba Union 'A'
	Walk-over	No Show		Game awarded to Kanbis 'B'

Super	Sir Ali 'A'	Telca	Sir Ali	Telca won by 124 Runs
	136 All Out	260 All Out
		Alex Obanda - 98

Super	Swamibapa 'A'	Stray Lions 'A'	Premier	Swamibapa 'B' won by
	214 All Out	108 All Out		106 Runs
	Tony Suji - 39	Hiren V - 22
	Francis Otieno - 34	Collins O - 21
	Jimmy K - 3/49	James Otieno - 4/9
	Hiren V - 2/25	Nehemiah O - 3/30

One	Kongonis Dev	Premier	Nbi Club	Kongonis Dev won by 108 Runs
	310 / 5 Wkts	202 / 5 Wkts

One	Nbi Jafferys	Swamibapa 'B'	Jafferys	Swamibapa 'B won by 7 Wkts
	157 All Out	158 / 3 Wkts

One	Ngara	Nbi Gymkhana	Ngara	Game awarded to Ngara
	Walk Over	No Show		Nairobi Gymkhana no show

One	Ruaraka 'A'	Nbi Nookers 'A'	Ruaraka	Nbi Nookers 'A' won by 3 wkts
	234 / 7 Wkts	237 / 7
	Amit S - 45*	Amit - 82*
	David M - 45	Gerald - 57*

Two	Qutbis	Aga Khan	Seifee	Qutbis won by 50 Runs
	294 / 6 Wkts	244 All Out

Two	Stray Lions 'B'	SCLYL 'B'	Peponi	Stray Lions 'B' won by 8 wkts
	103 / 2 Wkts	102 All Out
	Bharat - 33	Anand - 34
	Nitin - 32	Tanveer - 32*
	John - 5/34	Jigar - 1/19
	Tanzeel - 2/15	Chandrakant - 1/27

Two	Goan Institute 'A'	Golden XI	Nbi. Gym	Goan Institute 'A' won by
	189 / 4 Wkts	185 All out		6 wkts
	Jigar Mehta - 64	Viral - 47
	Quersh B - 48	Kamlesh - 40
	Ankil - 2/19	Quersh - 4/33
	Varghese - 1/15	Rajesh K - 2/38

Two	Simba Union 'B'	Sir Ali 'B'	Simba	Simba Union 'B' won by
	307 / 9 Wkts	123 All Out		174 Runs
	Hitesh Purohit - 128*	Mohammed - 21
	Avtar Kundi - 40	Sagar Patel - 17
	Jibran - 5/51	Gagandeep - 3/17
	Saqib - 2/20	Manpreet - 2/24

Three	Oshwal XI	Goan Institute 'B'	Highridge	Oshwal XI won by 61 Runs
	120 All Out	59 All Out
	Josephat - 30	Savan - 15
	Ketur - 20	Raj Savla - 4/7
	Betaab - 5/44	Josephat - 3/5
	Sahil - 2/16

Three	Women's XI	Nbi Nookers 'B'	Nbi.Sch	Nbi Nookers 'B' won by 50
	74 All Out	124 All Out		Runs

Three	Parklands	Bye	Bye

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November 08, 2009
17:18
Swamibapa A are new Super League champions
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Swamibapa A went into their final game against Stray Lions A at a well prepared Permier Club ground knowing that a win would finally break the Kanbis strangle hold on the trophy. Acting Swamibapa captain, Peter Ongondo, won the toss and opted to bat with most of the team chipping in with knocks to take the side to a total of 215 all out.

Tony Suji (39), Maurice Ouma (33), Francis Otieno (34), Lameck Onyango (29) and Peter Ongondo (24) all batted well for thir runs against the tight bowling of the Lions lead by Jimmy Kamande (3/49) and Hiren Variya (2/25).

In reply Stray Lions, had little answer to the Swamibapa bowlers with only Collins Obuya (21), Hiren Variya (22) and David Obuya (20) getting going. Pick of the bowlers for Swamibapa were Peter Ongondo (1/17), Nehemia Odhiambo (3/30) and an outstanding James Otieno (4/9). In the end, Stray Lions only managed to score 108 all out in 26.4 overs and Swamibapa clinched a well-deserved title after a long wait.

Swamibapa acting Captain, Peter Ongondo(in place of the injured captain Joseph Angara) praised his team for good show and excellent team work for the success of winning the championship after a lapse of five years and he dedicated this championship victory to Premjibhai Khoda, Swamibapa's long time serving Team manager who was recently hospitalised and wished him a quick recovery.

The match was played in excellent sportsmanship and was umpired by Subhash Modi and Rockie D'MelloBecome a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
November 03, 2009
15:24
Vice Chairman's XI win Mustafa Shield
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Great to see Mombasa Jafferys so active - the Mustafa shield (20-20) has just been played between a Chairman's XI and a Vice Chairman's XI with the latter coming out on top by 25 Runs.

Batting first the Vice Chairman's XI lost opener Mohammed Fazal early Caught behind by Mazhar Kassamali off the bowling of Husein Alinda (2/23), but rallied with a strong partnership between Rizwan Karim (49) and Ashger Molu (28). Though both fell to Fazle Kassamali (1/18) and Mohammed Walji (1/12), it was enough to build a platform for Kumayl Virjee (19) and Ahmed Virjee (21*) who took their side to a total of 150 at the end of their 20 overs.

In reply the Chairman's XI came up against some stiff bowling and as a result lost wickets with too great a regularity. Sibtain Kassamali (2/21), Gulam abbas Kassam (2/26), Asgher Molu (2/5) and Hasnain Alidina (1/19) all picked up wickets as the chase ended on 125/9 after the 20 overs. Only Alisgher Abdalla (25), Husein Alidina (14) and Fazle Kassamali (25) got into double figures for the Chairman's XI.

There is a second tournament currently underway including three teams who play each other once before the top two face off in the final to decide the The Late Abdalla Mohamed Jaffer Trophy Mini Tournament. Matches were scheduled for 1st,8th, 15th and 22nd Novemnber. We will update results as they become available.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
7:37
Title, Promotion or the Chop
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With one game to go in the NPCA 50 Over League we take a look at which sides are in the running for titles, promotion and relegation.

Only two sides can now win the Super Division after Stray Lions A had their match vs Kanbis B called off due to the wet Peponi pitch. Stray Lions could however upset the apple cart with a big win over Swamibapa A who they play in their final match. Swamibapa are a mere 7 points away from the title, so a full compliment of bonus points would still be enough to break a long drought. Their challengers, Kanbis take on SCLYL 'A' in a match they are almost certain to win with close to maximum points. Should Swamibapa slip up, Kanbis could yet sneak home for their 6th straight title.

At the relegation end of the division, a close battle looms between Sir Ali A (58 points) and Simba Union (53 points). Given that Simba Union failed to show at home against Telca, neutrals will be hoping Sir Ali take enough from their final game (Telca) to stay up. There should be no place in the top flight for sides that cannot raise a team or be bothered to show.

Promotion from Division 1 is a 2 two horse race between Nairobi Nookers A (220 points) and Swamibapa B (211 points). Both play opposition that they should defeat in their final matches with Nookers away to Ruaraka A and Swamis hosted by Jafferys who secured their position in the league with last week’s win over Ruaraka. Sensible money would be on Nookers to do enough to move up to the Super Division in 2010.

Relegation from Division 1 is already a formality for Nairobi Gymkhana, not long ago one of the powerhouses of Kenyan cricket. Their relegation underlines a problem for the administration as they own the best ground in Kenya – one that should be used for Super Division games. Their failure to turn up for last week’s match however speaks volumes and perhaps it is no bad thing that there are a new breed of clubs rising to the surface.

One such club is Stray Lions and their B team are already assured of promotion from Division II even if they were not to play this coming weekend. Such has been their dominance of the division, at times aided by appearances by their A team players, that they hold a 31 point advantage over second placed Golden XI.

At the bottom of Div II, Qutbis will be looking for a miracle to avoid the drop as they need both a full 20 points and Simba Union B to score none and concede a penalty point. It is a remote chance and odds are that come 2010 they will be back in the dungeon.

Coming up from Division III will be Parklands – once a team to feature in the Super Division with their A team. Hopefully this season is a sign of resurgence as they mixed a blend of experience and youth to stroll to the division title. With enough support, their 2010 campaign could see enough talent and depth for them to once again feature 2 teams in the competition.

NPCA wooden spooners will be the debutants Women’s team, but they should be able to hold their heads up high as players have produced individual performances of note and the team the memorable win over Oshwal XI. Their inclusion in the league should be seen as a success and should be added to with a second Ladies side, after all with over 30 players competing for places, it hardly seems likely they would be unable to field a side. Perhaps Cricket Kenya could fund an U19 side to aid development, or make an even bolder move and split them into East and West sides. It could be the beginnings of a fantastic rivalry and the birth of a whole new league.

With 31 teams in the current competition and 16 grounds used, expansion of the competition beyond 1 more team would however be reliant on more grounds being found to accommodate the new sides. This must be something that both Cricket Kenya and the NPCA look to achieve as without growth comes stagnation. How about the promised support from the Sports Ministry…Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]
November 02, 2009
15:56
RVCA Crown Berger 20-20 Roundup
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Game 3 saw Scarecrow take on Melvin Jones in the morning game at RVSC.

Melvins won the toss and elected to bat but struggled against the new ball attack of Scarecrow with Prabdeep (?) ripping through the top order to take 4/15 off his 4 overs. Jayendra Patel (19) was the only Melvin's batsman to reach double figures as Faiz (?) 2/18 and Girish (?) 2/7 also got into the act to have Melvins all back in the pavillion after 17.3 overs with just 74 on the board.

It should always have been an easy run chase for Scarecrow and Melvins needed to bowl a tight line if they were to stay in the match. In fact the opposite happened and while wickets did fall, the extras piled up - 24 in all and Scarecrow romped to victory with 5 wickets and 8 overs to spare.

Game 4 saw P.B.H.Royal Cubs take on Rift Valley Sports Club in what proved to be an absolute thriller. Winning the toss PHB elected to bat and posted 173 thanks to 2 batsmen. Divyang Patel played an anchoring role from the middle order with an unbeaten 49, but it was the fireworks from Bilal ? (pictured) that really set the ground alight. He plundered a thundering 70 off just 16 balls dealing exclusively in boundaries and without slogging. Runs came from all areas of the ground and he played genuine cricket strokes to make them. Though he was eventually bowled by Chris Sterling, he had effectively set his team up for a good defence. For their part, the RVSC bowlers stuck to their guns with Luke Nightingale once again the pick taking 4/27. Sahil ? (2/36) and Dalveer ? (2/40) the other bowlers to pick up wickets.

RVSC's reply looked to be in good hands with Ed Bolderstone (35) and Luke Nightingale (65*) setting up the platform at the beggining of the innings and Chris Sterling (37) taking them closer to victory. Wickets then fell rapidly as they tried to get over the line with 3 run outs eventually costing them a 1 run defeat. A fantastic result from PBH and Bilal will no doubt be the toast of the team with his innings, but RVSC will rue the one that got away.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]

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NPCA 50-Over Tables with 1 week to go...

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POINTS TABLE - LEAGUE 2009 - 50 OVERS.
01.11.09
SUPER
TEAM	PLAYED	WIN(WON)	DRAW	BAT	BOWL	BONUS	PENALTY	TOTAL
Swamibapa 'A'	13	132(11)	6	20	45	8	-1	210
Kanbis 'A'	13	120(10)	0	26	48	2	0	196
Telca	13	108(9)	0	12	38	18	0	176
Stray Lions 'A'	13	96(8)	12	17	39	8	-2	170
Kanbis 'B'	13	60(5)	6	12	40	8	0	126
SCLYL 'A'	13	36(3)	0	12	36	2	0	86
Sir Ali 'A'	13	24(2)	12	15	15	0	-8	58
Simba Union A	13	12(1)	0	8	31	2	0	53

DIV I	PLAYED	WIN(WON)	DRAW	BAT	BOWL	BONUS	PENALTY	TOTAL
Nbi,Nookers 'A'	13	144(12)	0	19	40	18	-1	220
Swamibapa 'B'	13	132(11)	0	23	49	8	-1	211
Premier	13	84(7)	6	17	40	6	-1	152
Kongonis Dev	13	72(6)	6	23	40	0	-3	138
Ruaraka 'A'	13	60(5)	0	16	31	10	-1	116
Nbi.Jafferys	13	48(4)	12	8	29	4	-3	98
Ngara	13	48(4)	0	3	38	8	-5	92
Nbi.Gymkhana	13	12(1)	0	10	35	0	0	57

DIV II	PLAYED	WIN(WON)	DRAW	BAT	BOWL	BONUS	PENALTY	TOTAL
Stray Lions 'B'	13	132(11)	6	11	47	14	0	210
Golden XI	13	108(9)	0	13	40	18	0	179
Goan Inst'A'	13	96(8)	6	23	39	6	0	170
Aga Khan	13	96(8)	12	15	35	6	0	160
Sir Ali 'B'	13	72(6)	0	11	36	12	-8	122
SCLYL 'B'	13	60(5)	0	14	36	8	0	118
Simba Union B	13	24(2)	0	9	29	8	-7	63
Qutbis	13	12(1)	0	14	19	0	-2	43

DIV III	PLAYED	WIN(WON)	DRAW	BAT	BOWL	BONUS	PENALTY	TOTAL
Parklands	12	120(10)	6	14	44	8	-4	188
Aaryans	12	96(8)	6	20	34	12	-1	167
Goan Inst'B'	11	60(5)	0	5	25	23	-1	112
Oshwal XI	11	60(5)	0	5	37	8	0	110
Nbi Nookers 'B'	11	60(5)	0	6	33	12	-1	110
Ruaraka 'B'	12	60(5)	0	3	25	12	-1	99
Women XI	11	12(1)	0	1	27	2	-1	41

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15:43

NPCA Results from penultimate week

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NPCA LEAGUE SUMMARISED RESULTS - 50 OVERS - 2nd.Round
1st.November 2009
				Results
Super	Kanbis 'A'	Sir Ali 'A'	Eastleigh	Kanbis 'A' won by
	213 / 3 Wkts	211 All Out		7 Wkts
	Rakep Patel - 78	Shiraz - 58
	Alpesh Bhudia - 68	Faraz - 49
	Abdul - 1/23	Rikesh H - 5/23
	Mujib - 1/47	Rohit V - 2/25

Super	Stray Lions 'A'	Kanbis 'B'	Peponi	Abandoned wet
	Abandoned	Abandoned		wicket

Super	Swamibapa 'A'	SCLYL 'A'	Premier	Swamibapa 'A'
	75 / 2 Wkts	74 All Out		won by 8 Wkts
	Nehemiah O - 22*	Deepak - 25
	Francis O - 22	Rahul - 14
	Mansukh - 1/17	Elijah O - 4/6
		Peter O - 2/14

Super	Simba Union 'A'	Telca	Simba	Simba Union 'A'
	No Show	Walkover		no show.Walkover
				to Telca

One	Ngara	Kongonis Dev	Ngara	Kongonis Dev
	64 All Out	291 All Out		won by 227 Runs
	Bertie G - 4/14	Paul M - 77
	Dominic W - 3/13	Matthew R - 49
		Nishit P - 4/45

One	Nbi Nookers 'A'	Nbi Gymkhana	Gymkhana	Game awarded to
	Walk-over	No Show		Nbi.Nookers 'A'
				No show by Nbi.
				Gymkhana

One	Nbi Jafferys	Ruaraka 'A'	Jafferys	Nbi.Jafferys won
	128 / 6 Wkts	127 All Out		by 4 Wkts
	Irfan K - 60*	Rikesh - 24
	Tasin - 17	Pramod - 20
	Rikesh - 3/25	Shanuabbas - 4/25

One	Swamibapa 'B'	Premier	Parklands	Swamibapa 'B'
	163 / 6 Wkts	162 All Out		won by 4 Wkts

Two	Sir Ali 'B'	Aga Khan	Sir Ali	Aga Khan won
	229 / 8 Wkts	230 / 9 Wkts		by 1 wkt

Two	Golden XI	Simba Union 'B'	Highridge	Golden XI won
	144 / 6 Wkts	143 All Out		by 4 Wkts
	Shijas - 50*	Kamlesh - 36*
	Viral - 34*	Gagandeep - 29
	Tarandeep - 3/41	Sanish C - 4/39
		Ankit - 3/19

Two	SCLYL 'B'	Goan Institute 'A'	Pindolia	Goan Institute 'A'
	170 All Out	172 / 9 Wkts		won by 1 wkt
	Bharat - 50	Jigar - 65
	Navin - 27	Saleem C - 46
	Nilesh -3/20	Jigar - 4/22
	Saleem C - 2/20	Snehal - 2/18

Two	Qutbis	Stray Lions 'B'	Seifee	Stray Lions 'B'
	217 All Out	218 / 1 Wkt		won by 9 Wkts

Three	Goan Institute 'B'	Aaryans XI	G I	Aaryans won by
	143 All Out	170 All Out		27 Runs
	Sawan D - 34	Joseph - 44
	Abhijeet S - 29	Kalpesh - 42
	Kalpesh - 4/33	Murtaza H - 6/18
	Jignesh - 2/6	Yassin - 2/31

Three	Ruaraka 'B'	Nbi Nookers 'B'	Ruaraka	Ruaraka 'B' no show
	No Show	Walk-Over		Match awarded to
				Nbi.Nookers 'B'

Three	Women's XI	Parklands	Nbi.School	Parklands won by
	64 All Out	65 / 5 Wkts		5 Wkts

Three	Oshwal XI	Bye	Bye

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November 01, 2009
15:12
All down to the final game
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Convincing wins from both Kanbis A and Swamibapa A (no news yet from the Stray Lions camp...) mean that the NPCA Super Division Title will be decided on the final day of the competition.

Kanbis A kept alive their title bid with a professional dismissal of Sir Ali A. Sir Ali captain Mujib Ashraf won the toss and elected to bat first with his team scoring 211 all out in 50 overs thanks mainly to Shiraz (?) 58, Farhan (?) 49 and Abdul (?) 44. Bowling honours were shared by Rikesh Hirani who snared 5 wickets for 23 runs and Rohit Varshani (2 wickets for 25 runs).

Kanbis Sports Club had no problem in scoring the required runs (213 for the loss of 3 wickets in 18.5 overs). The batting heroes for Kanbis were Rakeb Patel (78), Alpesh Bhudia (68), the evergreen Ramesh Mepani (35*) and Captain Arvind Halai 18*.

Swamibapa also kept themselves on track for their first League title in 6 years with Elijah Otieno leading the way with a devastating spell in which he took 4 wkts for 6 runs as Swamibapa a bowled out Shree Cutchi Leva for just 74. Peter Ongondo (2/14) and Nehemiah Odhiambo (1/25) were the other bowlers of note.

Swamibapa had little trouble running down the total with main contributions coming from Francis Otieno (22) Nehemiah Odhiambo (22) and Tony Suji (15).

Swamibapa A play their final game next week against Stray Lions A knowing that a win or even a full quota of bonus points will seal the title. Stray Lions for their part can now no longer win the League after Swamibapa's win but victory in their final game could see them take second place if Kanbis slip up. The defending champions however should breeze past SCLYL 'A' at Pindolia Academy and so will keep the pressure on Swamibapa.

At the bottom end of the Super Division it will similarly come down to the final game to see who is relegated with both Sir Ali A and Simba Union A hoping a last gasp win will save them from the chop.

It is great to see such a competitive season in the NPCA with no fewer than four teams still in the running going into the last month. Hopefully this competitiveness will transfer itself across to competition for places in the national side.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: [www.facebook.com]

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