Coast Cricket Association

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24 August, 2006

Mombasa Sports Club Cricket Ground gets ODI status

The Mombasa Sports Club’s cricket ground has been granted official One Day International (ODI) status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following an inspection made by ICC Match Referee, Mike Procter, in June 2006.

This is an immense achievement not only for the club but also for cricket in Mombasa and the game as a whole in Kenya. It is also an important step towards the country ultimately gaining Test Status, one of the key requirements of which is for a country to have accredited venues in at least two separate centres. Until this accreditation, only Nairobi had accredited cricket venues.

Mike Procter, who scored over 20,000 runs in his First Class career from 1965 to 1989, played 7 Tests for South Africa and was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1970, had this to say about the MSC ground in his report to the ICC:-

“The ground in Mombasa is lovely. Since the last inspection in 2000 the playing area has been extended and now meets the minimum requirements as laid down by ICC. The tree which is situated a couple of meters in from the boundary adds to the character of the field.”

Mombasa Sports Club, which was founded in 1896, has had an enormous part to play in the history of cricket in Kenya. The first ever organised cricket match played in the East and Central African region between visiting seamen from HMS Sparrow and a Mombasa XI was played at this club as long ago as 1896. The scorecard for that match is treasured by the club to this day. Over the years MSC has hosted several first class fixtures involving teams from across the world including, more recently, the full national sides of Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh.

Following the ICC’s first inspection in 2000, Mombasa Sports Club increased the size of the playing area making it compliant with the minimum requirements for boundary sizes. If there was any hesitation over the mango tree inside the boundary having to be removed, Mr. Clive Hitchcock, the ICC Cricket Operations Manager was forthright in his official notification to Cricket Kenya stating:-

“Mike was very impressed by this venue and it was by far the best ground he visited. The tree inside the boundary is not a problem as obstacles are covered under Law 19.1 (c).”

Samir Inamdar, the Cricket Kenya chairman, was delighted with the news that his own home club had at last received international recognition:-

“I am particularly pleased with the approval of Mombasa Sports Club as an ODI venue and I thank the management and staff of the club for their hard work and support in ensuring that the ground and the facilities were in pristine condition when inspected. This is a tremendous boost for cricket in Mombasa and a source of great pride to Cricket Kenya. I look forward to the MSC hosting its first ODI in the near future.”

Teams & Players List for All CCA Tournament 2006/07

1, Coast Gymkhana
1,Stewart Kayne
2,Sanjay Patel
3,Pradip Patel
4.Kamal Gohil
5,Rajesh Shukla
6,Harish Pindhoria
7,Rashmi Gami
8,Dilip Patel
9,Ashish Karia
10,Paresh
11,Mohamed Sawjani
12,Irfan Khan
13,Chirag Patel
14,Suresh Hirani
15,Sandip Shah
16,Raj Shikotra
17,Rajiv Sutaria
18,Hemal Ramesh
19,Bhavick
20,Harshil Gohil
21,Pursottam Khetani
22,Vinod
2, Mombasa Sports Club A

1,Nikhil N Rathod
2,Amit V Bij
3.Zahirabbas Khaku
4,Moh'd Al-Harazi
5,Latif Noorani
6,Thabith Mohammed
7,Neal Karia
8,Sagar Karia
9,Jay Trivedi
10,Nilay Thakkar
11,Sunil Chudasma
12,Mohit Dhuthia
13,Vikas Bij
14,Zahir Jiwan
15,Randeep Birgi
3, Burhani Sports Club
4, Shree Guru Singh Sabha ( Simba)


1,Jasmeer Singh Marwa
2,Zuheir Ladak
3,Abbas Anwerali
4,Mysam Bawa
5,Satpal Singh Ghatora
6,Ravinder Singh Aithan
7,Ramzan Vayani
8,Ebrahim
9,Harmeet Singh Barwarah
10,Khan
11,Naushad Jiwa
12,Issak Mohamed
13,Alim Hansraj
14,Moh'd Abbas Virjee
15,Ashish Despande
16,Samir Charania
17,Kumail Bawa
5, Shree Cutchi Lewa Sports Club


1,Suresh Valani
2,Dhanji Pindoria ( DJ)
3,Upesh Pindoria
4,Santi Pindoria
5,Bhupendra Pindoria
6,Kishore Kerai
7,Bipin Bhavdia
8,Rajesh Narsi
9,Paresh Gami
10,Dinesh Budhia
11,Uttam Govind
12,Manoj Patel
13,Chetan Siyani
14,Dinesh Kerai
15,Pravin Hirani

6, Mombasa Sports Club B

1,Bhavia Thakkar
2,Taha Suleimanjee
3,Yuvraj Kotecha
4,Arjun Kotecha
5,Salim
6,Amit Babla
7,Priten Gohil
8,Adan Sulemanjee
9,Himanshu Kanabar
10,Vishal Chotia
11,Kyle Pareira
12,Arjun Bhatia
13,Vinit Shikotra
14,David Fawcett
15,Sarfaraz Hussien
16,Ali Akbar

11 August, 2006

Six A Side Tournament 2006

CCA Organized a 6 a side tournament on 6/Aug/2006 at Coast Gymkhana Ground as a curtain raiser for 2006/07 Season. Unfortunatly only Eight teams took part, but only 5 clubs were represented as MSC put in 3 teams and Coast Gymkhana 2. Played in a knockout format, the first round saw Coast Gymkhana 'A' take on Shree Cutchi Lewa Patel Sports Club, Coast Gymkhana 'B' vs. MSC 'B', MSC 'C' vs. Simba Union Msa and Burhani S.C vs. MSC 'A'.

All three MSC teams went through to the next round along with Gymkhana 'A'. In the first Semi final, Gymkhana accounted for MSC 'B' while MSC 'A' easily disposed of their 'C' team.
A close final saw MSC 'A' earn their first trophy of the season, pipping Gymkhana by just 7 runs. As well as the winner and runner up, trophies were awarded to:

Best Batsman: Stewart Kayne - Coast Gymkhana A.
Best Bowler - Arjun Bhatia - Mombasa Sports Club B
Best Youngster - Adrash Sawjani - Coast Gymkhana.
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Results:
Coast Gymkhana 'A' vs. Shree Cutchi Lewa Patel Sports Club:SCLPS batted first scoring 3/35 in 5 OversSuresh 15 (Ret), Shanti Pindoria 9. Stewart Kayne - 2 wickets.Batting Second CG A Scored 3/36 3.5 OversKayne 8, Pradeep 5 - Bipin - 2 Wickets.
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Coast Gymkhana B vs. Mombasa Sports Club B:CG B Batted first and Scored 3/30 5 OversKamal 14*, Rajesh 5 Sandeep 5. Arjun Bhatia - 2 Wickets.Batting Second MSC B Scored 0/32 in 3.3 OversSager 15 (Ret), Jay 11 (Not Out)..

Mombasa Sports Club C vs. Simba Union - Mombasa:MSC C batted first and Scored 4/46 in 5 OversYuvraj 8, Taha 13, Ebrahim - 1 wkt, Naushad - 1 wkt, Khan - 1 wktBatting Second Simba Scored 3/38 in 5 OversKhan 15 (Ret), Essak 7. Bhavya - 1 wkt, Taha - 1 wkt, Yuvraj - 1 wkt.

Burhani Sports Club vs. Mombasa Sports Club A:MSC A Scored 3/65 in 5 OversNikhil 15 (Ret), Latif 14, Neal 13*, Bij 12*. Virji - 2 wicketsBatting Second BSC Scored 41 Runs All Out in 4.3 OversTaha 15 (Ret), Virji 9. Neal - 2 wkts, Karia - 2 wkts.

SF1: Coast Gymkhana A vs. Mombasa Sports Club B:MSC B Scored 3/41 in 5 OversMoh'd A Harazi 15 (Ret), Ali Akbar 13*, Neel 13* Bij 12* Harish - 1 wkt, Paresh - 1 wktBatting Second CG A Scored 0/42 in 4.4 OversKayne 15 (Ret), Pradeep 8*.

SF 2: Mombasa Sports Club A vs. Mombasa Sports Club C:MSC C 2/38 Runs in 5 OversPriten 15 (Ret), Niley 15*. Z. Abbas - 2 wicketsMSC A Scored 0/39 in 4 OversZ. Abbas 15 (Ret), Nikhil 7*.

FINAL: Mombasa Sports Club A vs. Coast Gymkhana A:MSC A batted first and Scored 44 Runs/2 in 5 OversThabith 15 (Ret), Z Abbas 10*, Pradip - 1 wkt, Piyush - 1 wktBatting Second CG A Scored 37 Runs/ in 5 OversParesh 11, Kayne 12 - Neal - 1 wkt, Amit - 1 wkt

10 August, 2006

Squad for Atul Shah Memorial Cup 2006

Management Committee

Hon. Chairman : Mr. Pankaj Desai - pankaj.desai@coastalbottlers.co.ke
Hon. Vice Chairman : Mr. Subhash Devani -
subhash@gtkenya.com
Hon. Secretary : Mr. Kutub Gulamabbas -
kutub052@hotmail.com
Hon. Tresurer : Mr. Upesh Patel - twinkle@wananchi.com

Hon. Fixture Secretary : Mr. H. Sohal -
makupajoinery@wananchi.com
Exe. Member : Mr. Hemant Acharya - kizingotrd@yahoo.com
Exe. Member : Mr. Noman Adamjee - lightwares@wananchi.com
Exe. Member : Mr. Max Noronha - maxnoronha@wananchi.com




 
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