Sept 26/27 weekend
ALL POSITIONS IN THE LEAGUE ARE DECIDED (the last remaining match will have no bearing on the standings), Some Records are set
The Final Standings are as follows:
1) BCC
2) MSCC
3) PCC
4) SCC
5) IPCC
6) WSUCC
7) MCC
Hats off to BCC for a convincing and well deserved championship for this year. BCC has proved to be a very consistent cricketing team in the League: they managed to be among the top three positions all this time, and were always threatening to win the championship, which they did finally.
MSCC, the last year's champions, yet once again proved to be probably the best batting side, with the best run rate. Time and time again they proved that they can win any match as long as their batting clicks. Their bowling lacks depth right now.
PCC, the 1996 champions, proved that they are still a force to reckon with, and if mother nature had been kinder to them this year (without those two rain-outs), they would have been up there as well. But, still they beat every team in the League in the end (except Indo-Pak), and showed their depth in both batting and bowling. PCC needs to improve their feilding and running between the wickets.
SCC has been the most unperdictable team in the League, probably because of the priority given to the BCMCL instead. As a result, the team that is feilded in the NWCL, from match to match, is not consistent. They may beat a very strong team in one match, and then get beaten by the weakest team in the very next match: case in point, SCC VS MCC. Unless SCC starts taking NWCL more seriously, this will continue.
IPCC was a welcome addition to the League, and they proved they can play ball, by scaring the best teams in the League. They beat PCC in their first ever League match, and came very close to beating both BCC and MSCC. This team also lacks consistency.
WSUCC was a completely different team from last three years. But all praise to WSU for making extraordinary efforts, given the tight schedule with their studies, to play ALL the matches. This is somethig to consider for teams who have forfeited their ONLY trip to Pullman, while WSU came here EVERYTIME: shows which teams are serious about the League.
While all the teams have moved around in the standings over the years, MCC seems to be a permanent fixture in the last spot in all the three years they played in the league, despite some heroic wins against some depleted sides. However, MCC has shown some improvement: the first year they could not win a SINGLE match, the second year (on rejoining the League) they won two, and this year they won two with a better margin. The batting and bowling order seems to be set quite randomly, and feilding is probably the worst in the League (9 dropped catches in one match this season).
UCC makes it presence felt by playing in the "Northwest Sixes" this year, and being placed third, with their batsman Faizan winning the "Best Batsman of the tournament" honors.
ICC is still alive!! ICC (part of Portland Cricket Association, along with PCC) won this year's "Northwest Sixes" trophy, and may be rejoining the League next year.
PCC earns the dubious distinction of losing toss ALL the NINE times they played, with Captain Haroon Rashid losing a record 8 times, and Asim Sadiq (the current Captain) carrying on the tradition with losing one more time. Asim needs one more loss to make it a complete sweep.
(The following Report by Raiyo Aspandiar)
Beaverton CC vs Indopak CC match summary
- Beaverton CC beat Indopak CC by 71 runs at Five Oaks Field in Beaverton on Sun Sept 27th
- Beaverton scored 263 for 6 wickets in 40 overs
- This was a splendid recovery from a dismal 24 for 3 early in the innings
- Sundaram Subramanian scored 63 in 55 balls; this was his 3rd score this season over 60
- Aamir Mohammed scored 52 in 65 balls for his 2nd fifty of the season
- Sundaram and Aamir put on a NWCL record 116 runs for the 4th wicket; this is the 3rd time that a new 4th wicket partnership record has been set this season
- Sanjay Nadimpalli chipped in with 43 not out and Jagan Yeccaluri with 40
- Naveed Akhtar took 2 wickets for 27 and Ernest Bennett 2 for 59
- 263 is highest Beaverton CC score in NWCL history and the second highest by any team this season
- Indopak in reply were all out for 192 in 37 overs
- Indopak were 154 for 8 at one stage with only 9 overs remaining before the bowling was rotated amongst the Beaverton players
- Naveed Akhtar scored 59 and Tanveer Khan 57
- Sundeep Thakker returned career best figures of 4 wickets for 23 runs to earn Man-of-the-Match honors
- Skipper Ranga Iyengar took 2 for 18 in a refreshing spell of leg spin bowling, and Yasir Farouqui took 2 for 31
- 455 runs were scored in this match of many contrasts, the major one being that 4 batsmen crossed 50 but 5 batsmen were out for zero, 4 of them for golden ducks and the other for a silver one
- Due to late arrival Indopak CC were docked 2 overs by Umpire Brian Taylor
WSU CC vs Microsoft CC match summary
- Microsoft CC beat WSU CC by 203 runs at Fort Dent park in Tukwila on Sun Sept 27th
- Best Margin of victory in terms on runs in NWCL history
- Microsoft CC scored 246 for 6 in 40 overs
- Rajesh Ganesan scored 101 and Rajesh Dadhia 80
- WSU all out for 43, second lowest score in NWCL history
- Rajesh Ganesan took 4 wickets
Sept 19/20 weekend
Three Positions are Decided, History Repeats itself (BCC are beaten again, David Botha does it again)
BCC are beaten yet once again this season. This time by SCC.
David Botha helps MCC win against WSUCC.
Three postions are decided
Regardless of how they fare in their remaining matches, the following three positions are decided.
BCC are first (the Champs)
WSUCC is 6th
MCC are last (7th)
Two teams are mathematically alive to clinch the second position: MSCC (the favorites), and PCC (a difficult target, and dependent on MSCC losing their last match, and PCC winning their last match against MCC).
The best IPCC can do now is the third position, if PCC lose their last match. If IPCC lose their last match, PCC is confirmed at least the 3rd position (win or lose their last match).
PCC can not go lower than 4th. IPCC can not go lower than 5th, regardless
SCC can not go lower than 5th. However, they will be 4th, if IPCC lose their last match.
Sept 12/13 weekend
TWO LONGEST WINNING AND LOSING STREAKS IN THE HISTORY OF NWCL ARE STOPPED, Three positions in the League are decided
It was a weekend that dented two record reputations. BCC, the most winningest team in NWCL, was beaten by PCC by 5 wickets (BCC's first loss this season). And SCC came to the rescue of MCC (who have recorded the longest losing streak in the history of NWCL.
However, both these results came too late to make any difference in the league standings. BCC went in this weekend confirmed as the Champs already, and MCC was confirmed the last berth regardless of even if they won ALL of their remaining three matches.
Beaverton CC lost to Portland CC by 5 wickets at Five Oaks School in Beaverton
Beaverton scored 186 all out in 37.3 overs. Jagan Yeccaluri scored 52 in 35 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes. Skipper Ranga Iyengar scored 23, Aamir Mohammed 21 and newcomer KK Neelakantan 19. Shafique Chohan took 3 wickets for 23 runs and Roy Gibson 3 wickets for 46 runs.
Portland CC replied with 187 for 5 in 33.5 overs. Sameer Kadam scored 58, Roy Gibson 45 and Sajjad Rasheed 18 not out. Jagan Yeccaluri took 3 wickets for 36 runs.
The three worst Beaverton defeats in terms of margin have now been suffered at the hands of Portland.
Multnomah CC beat Seattle CC by 6 wickets at Fort Dent Park in Tukwila
Seattle scored 236. Multnomah replied with 239 for 4, being 34 for 2 after 16 overs at one stage.
David Botha scored a NWCL record 114 runs. David put on a record 3rd wicket partnership of 186 runs with Khan Bareck. This is the highest record for any partnership in the NWCL, supplanting the 140 runs for the same wicket between Jhalia Vijeratne and Irfan Haq (Portland vs Beaverton) in 1996.
Multnomah CC's first victory this season. 2 of Multnomah's 4 wins in the NWCL are vs Seattle.
September 5th, 1998
Beaverton wins the 1998 NWCL Championship!
MSCC kill their own chances of winning the League, and Oregon Teams rule in the first "NORTHWEST SIXES" six-a-side Tournament
MSCC concede to SCC, thereby giving up their chance of winning the League. As a result, BCC's 18 points become unbeatable, and BCC wins the 1998 NWCL League.
International Cricket Club, led by Shafiq Chauhan, wins the first "Northwest Sixes" six-a-side cricket tournament. Beaverton CC are the runners-up.
United CC were placed third.
Faizan from United CC was named the best batsman, and Aslam from Portland CC was declared the best bowler, being the most economical of bowlers (6.33 per over). Jhaliya, playing for ICC, hit the most sixes in the tournament, with Faizan just one behind.
Jhaliya also hit 52 n.o. in the total score of 74 against a match against UCC.
This first ever tournament, which is planned to be an annual event every saturday of Labor Day weekend, was a big success. This was possible with the help of Shafiq and Raiyo, and BCC.
Karanjeet Samra of India Oven did a super job with supplying excellent food for the event, and on time. We recommend that players coming to Portland try India Oven's excellent food.
Aug 30th
News Flash (by Raiyo Aspandiar)
Microsoft beat Seattle by 8 wickets on sunday,
Seattle 113 all out
Microsoft 114 for 2
WSU at Portland Match Summary
Sajjad Rasheed shines in Portland CC win over WSU CC by 95 runs on sat Aug 29th
- Sajjad scores exactly 50 runs in 52 balls with 7 fours and one six
- Most of Sajjad's runs are scored in a sparkling 48 run 10th wicket partnership with baseball convert Tom Shuell
- Younus Javed contributes 31 runs in 32 balls with 4 fours
- Portland CC all out for 193 in 38.3 overs
- Portland at one stage were 117 for 7
- Shankar Nagendra takes 3 wkts for 18 runs and Sameer Kulkarni 3 wickets for 31 runs, both in 8 overs
- WSU CC were in deep trouble at 45 for 5 and then 54 for 7
- Manav Mishra and Shankar then put on 39 runs at the required run rate to nearly turn the match
- Man-of-the-Match Sajjad then changed course of the match again by taking Shankar's wicket in his first over and Manav's, who scored 25, in his second
- WSU all out for 98 runs in 29.1 overs
- Skipper Haroon Rashid took 3 wickets for 27 runs in 8 overs
Indopak at Multnomah Match Summary
- Naveed Akthar's scintillating all round display helps Indopak CC beat Multnomah CC by 44 runs
- Indopak breaks a 5 match losing streak, Multnomah still winless in 1998 season
- Multnomah won the toss, put Indopak in
- Indopak all out for 186 runs in 37.3 overs
- Naveed scored 67 runs in 59 balls with 12 fours, first Indopak batsmen to score a 50 (actually even cross 30)
- Naveed put on 79 runs with David Kennamer for the 3rd wicket, Indopak's first 50+ run partnership
- NBA Superstar namesake, debutant David Robinson, took 3 wickets for 20 runs in 8 overs for Multnomah
- Multnomah dropped 9 catches, majority of them fairly easy
- Multnomah, batting two men short, scored 142 all out in 37.0 overs
- Naveed, bowling 8 overs unchanged from one end, took first two Multnomah wickets to fall for 21 runs
- Naveed's performance not only earned him Man of the Match award but leapfrogged him into 5th place in the MVP Points table
- David Ross top scored with 30 and David Robinson chipped in with 28 runs for Multnomah
- Indopak change bowler, Ajaz Shah, took two wickets in consecutive balls, but was denied the first ever hattrick in the NWCL when a sharp catch was dropped in the gully off the hattrick ball
Beaverton CC beat Microsoft CC by 18 runs on a wet sunday August 16th
and leads the 1998 NWCL Table with 18 points!
- Ashwin Ramachandran is tied for the lead in the MVP race
- Yasir Farouqui is in the lead in wickets taken
- Sundaram Subramanian scored 81 not out (in 58 balls) including 7 sixes and 4 fours
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