Cambridge Community Cricket Club

JAGS FEED ON THE LEGS OF ONE  MID-SUMMER�S MORN

            On the mid-summer morning the Jags were out for some return to normalcy: winning with vengeance. Skipper Mark won the toss and gambled in sending in Leguan with the hopes of extracting maximum 10 points.

            Leguan opened with F. Mohamed and Sahoi while skipper Mark showcased his ace; Amar. As customary for the season, Amar took a brilliant return catch to dismiss Sohai in the fourth ball of the inning for a round duck. Chris exhibited his versatility by partnering Amar with a maiden. In Amar�s second over he bowled F. Mohamed for the single he scored off the first ball of the game. Chris responded well after being struck by F. Khan for a six to induce him to loft one to Sunil to midwicket for 6. Mark introduced Jerry in the 5^th over and his third ball got Jaikarran to miscue one high at short mid on where Naresh took the catch comfortably. The ever-vigilant Jerry made sure he backed up Naresh in case of a spill. Marvin came in to bowl the 6^th over and promptly bowled Latchman for one leaving Leguan tottering at 15 for 4. Some lofty hitting saw Leguan to 30 before Sunil took a catch at long on to dismiss Tiwari for 15 off Marvin�s bowling. At the other end R. Ganesh played some effortless shot for sixes, three of them. He would eventually run out of partners, not out for 21. With Amar coming back in the 13^th over he bowled another F. Mohamed for a duck to end up with impressive figures of 4-0-5-3. The tail of Leguan failed to wag as Mark bowled S. Ramnarine and Jerry picked up his second wicket of the game bowling R. Persaud for 2. Although Leguan struggled, they managed to space the 60 runs in 17.2 overs. The bowling was impressive: Chris 3-1-10-1, Jerry 2.2-0-5-2, Mark 4-1-10-1 and Marvin 4-1-23-2. It was the first time this season 3 bowlers recorded maidens in the same inning by Cambridge. Byes were limited to only 2 because of the addition of Satish behind the stumps.

 

            Mark mixed aggression with patience, opening with Satish and the dependable Azad. Satish miscued a pull to long leg only to see the ball gobbled up at silly mid-on for a duck. Skipper Mark joined Azad and with the score on 29 in the 5^th over, Mark called for a single and did not hear Azad�s denial and was unfortunately run out for 6. Feroze joined Azad and they took the score to 50 when Azad got adventurous and was bowled by F. Mohamed for 17. Sunil joined Feroze and wasted no time in announcing his authority as the run machine by thumping Barney Sahoi for a six and 2 fours to end up 14 not out and the Jags securing their 6^th win in style by extracting 10 points from Leguan.

 

            With such a low score, the batsmen were outclassed by the man of the match performance of Amar 3 wickets for 5 runs and Jerry�s 2 wickets for 5 runs.

           

Catches hard to come by

 

 

June 21 vs Malvern All Stars

BOWLERS DAY

 

        On a day ideal for batting, the bowlers dominated. The first day of summer proved its worth: the park basking in sunshine, the air hot and the wind calm.

        Malvern won the toss and invited Cambridge to take first strike. The usual opening pair of Feroze and Azad took to the crease with instructions to lay a solid foundation. Bansar opened the bowling for Malvern with his lively moderate pace pitched on an ideal length. His fourth ball was a beauty that bowled Azad for a duck. Nauth on the other over gave just a single with his tight medium pace. In the third over Bansar struck again, bowling Feroze with a ball of fuller length; Feroze playing over it and was out for 2. At 7 for 2, Sunil joined Mark. In the 5^th over, with the score on 10, Mark was bowled by a beauty from Terrance�s first ball, for 6. Sunil did not last long either, struggling to cope with the line and length of Juman. He was gone for 2 and Cambridge was reeling at 12 for 4. Jerry came in and prodded around, picking up singles, while Amar got impatient and offered a catch to Kishoodat off Juman�s bowling for 1. It is now 16 for 5 in just 7 overs and the pressure was building. The top batsmen were back biting their nails under the trees. Jerry finally went with the score on 20 bowled by Terrence for 3. At the end of 10 overs, it was 21 for 6, with Muntaz and Jinnah trying to mend the damage. The pair added 13 for the seventh wicket, Muntaz pulling Ramnauth for a 6 in his first over. However, The over enthusiastic Muntaz got back too far to execute another pull backward of square when his bat smacked the wickets down, departing for 12 via the hit-wicket route. At 33 for 6, Steve joined Jinnah and they worked for the singles until Steve was caught for 2 off Ramnauth�s bowling. Satish joined Jinnah in the debut of the season and whacked the balls around for some doubles. Jinnah was unfortunately run out for a top score 14 when Cox joined Satish. There were 2 overs left and the pair would have served some respectability by batting the final overs to prevent Malvern from acquiring another point. However, the disciplined Nauth who was brought back into the in the 19^th over bowled Satish for 10, leaving Cox yet again untested 0 not out. With only 8 extras, a score of 60 was a hard task to defend. On the other hand, Malvern has to score 3 an over to secure victory. The bowilng figures of Malvern were impressive: Bansar 2 for 10 off his 4, Nauth 1 for 14 off his 4, Terrence 2 wickets for a single run off 3 overs, Juman 2 for 8 off his 4 and Ramnauth 1 for 20 off his 4.

       

        Cambridge opened their defence of 60 with an attacking field. Amar bowled an opening over maiden. Malvern openers countered well in the circumstances of an attacking field. Balls were in the air, but fielders� grasps were kept their distances. The first wicket fell in the 5^th over when Ganeshram pulled Mark Chung and Jerry made a running catch simple. He made 8 and the score 14 for 1. Cox was introduced in the 6^th over and the last ball of his over tempted Juman for a loft to Jerry again who made a lot of ground to take the catch, dismissing him for 8. In the 6^th over, it was 16 for 2. The new pair of Balram and Terrence teamed up for the virtual win. However, it was not easy. Balram drove one hard to the covers and a diving Steve tried too hard and the ball popped out of his grasp. The pair had a difficult time settling in, lofting deliveries to ease the pressure from them and putting it on the Cambridge bowling. A day of easy catches was not to be. The lofts were well placed and the pair scored steadily; their defence shots dropping just short of the close fielders, their drives just short or over the head of mid on and mid off, their pulls high and short to deter Jerry from making enough grounds. After a partnership of 40, Balram pulled Jerry to mid on where Sunil took the catch after making 13. It was already over. Nauth joined Terrence and the pair brought Malvern safely home in the 17^th over, handing Cambridge their first loss in 6 games. Terrence made 28 not out. By any standards, the bowlers did their jobs: Amar none for 15 off his 4, Jerry 1 for 15 off his 4, Mark 1 for 9 off his 4, Feroze none for 3 off one over and Cox 1 for 17 off his 3.4 overs.

 

        It is difficult to ascertain why the runs were hard to come by. Maybe it was a day for the bowlers. One thing was certain, with the right line and length scoring is extremely difficult. On the other hand it might very well be the complacency of the wins that allowed a lapse in concentration form the top guns of Cambridge. As the season progresses, teams are beginning to gel together and the wins will be tougher to come by as easy as they came in the first few games. The old adage, practise makes perfect still applies. Cambridge players have to shake off this given win mindset and begin to seriously assess their concentration levels before it is too late. The start is a dream start and those gains must not be laid to waste for whatever reason, regardless how trivial.

         

 

       

 

 

JUNE 14 vs Royal Challengers

A GREAT MATCH

 

        Cambridge took first strike on the warm Sunday morning against the 3-1 Royal Challengers. Feroze opened with Azad and against very tight bowling had to make frequent adjustments to lay the foundation. It progressed with singles and doubles when in the 4^th over a direct hit sent Azad runout for 7. Captain Mark joined the watchful Feroze. They were restricted by the opening bowlers with some superb bowling and fielding from Royal Challengers. Mark was unsettled at first, mistiming the loose balls and lofting some dangerously close to the fielder fingers. Vishnu was in his 4^th over when Feroze misjudged one that bowled him for a patient 16 in the 8^th over; the score now 28 for 2. Marvin joined Mark and had to defend some excellent deliveries from Vishnu�s last over. In the 10^th over, Marvin drove one from Javed�s last over and was brilliantly caught for 2, leaving Cambridge struggling at the 10^th over break with 35 for 3.

Immediately after the break Jerry went bowled by Sam Punwasie for 3 when Amar joined Mark. By now, Mark the recipient of some sloppy fielding was settled in and began scoring freely. In the 12^th over, Amar went for a drive and was caught by Rishi off Shan�s bowling for 2. It was now 50 for 6. Chris came in and gave Mark most of the strike. Together the pair added 36, with Mark doing most of the scoring. Mark punished all the bowlers, mixing pulls on the leg side, drives straight on and some great flashes outside the off stumps. He had by the end of the 18^th over hammered 6 fours and a 6. In the last over be punished Rishi with another massive 6 over midwicket and then scampered for a single. Chris tried to make use of the remaining balls but he failed, offering a catch to Mustafa. He made the most deserving 5, supporting his captain�s assault.  Muntaz came in for the last balls of the innings and ended 0 not out and Mark 63 not out. Cambridge did well, recovering from the slow first 10 overs to finish with 106 for 7. The pick of the Royal Challengers bowlers were the opening pair, Javid getting 1 for 14 off his 4, while Vishnu 1 for 11 off his 4.

Amar opened the bowling in familiar fashion, bowling Abdul for 0 with the last ball of his first over. The very first ball of his second over be bowled the dangerous Rishi for 2, and once again was on the cusp of a hat trick. Vishnu denied him, but just for a single delivery, when he tried to loft Amar over a wide deep midwicket and Jerry raced to the position, calling off Thackoordyal (Cox) in the process to take a good catch. Royal challengers were reeling with 4 runs for 3 wickets in only the third over, Amar getting 3 wickets in 4 balls. In the meantime, Sam Punwasie watched at the other end. Jerry was brought in the 6^th over and was immediately driven through the off side for a 4. He collected his nerves to bait Rishi driving through the off side where Chris held on to a great catch.  It was now 22 for 4 in the 6^th over. Raj joined Sam and played some watchful defensive strokes before getting impatient and driving one straight to Marvin off Jerry�s bowling for 1. In the 9^th over, Marvin was brought into the attack. Sam, holding the pieces for Royal Challengers together, offered a return catch to Marvin when on 12 and he spilled it, trying desperately to recover in vain. It was 36 for 5 after 10.

After the break Javid and Sam were on course for a thrilling finish. They lobbed the ball safely into the air and ran sharp singles, challenging Cambridge fielders� complacency to turn ones into twos. It appeared that the grip of 36 for 5 at the break was a distant past. Several catches were a little off but the efforts were lackadaisical, giving Sam and Javid room to score freely. With Sam on 33, Chris dropped a sitter he would have normally walked away with. The batsman took the advantages and moved the score to 82, needing 26 from the last 4 overs. Mark then re-called Jerry to exercise his experience. In the 3^rd ball of Jerry�s second spell, Sam drove Jerry hard and low to mid on where Chris made no mistake and all the amends, taking a stinging catch to dismiss Sam for a well crafted 42. At 84 for 6, Jerry sent Robin packing bowling him for a duck to set up the drama. Jerry, now on a hat trick, gave it away with a wide. The batsman having crossed on the wide brought Javid on strike. He attempted a pull hard and high to wide mid off. Amar tread along the boundary ropes to pull off a marvellous catch to effectively put Royal Challengers backs to the wall. Jerry by now claimed his 4^th wicket of the inning. Royal Challengers brought the drama to a nail biting end, now stood at 85 for 8, needing 21 off 12 balls. Cox was brought in for the 19^th over when Vinod drove him hard and Feroze took a low running amazing catch to end the nail biting. The last pair, Mustafa and Shaun was left helplessly to do the impossible, to score 14 off Jerry�s in the 20^th over to take them to 4 and 1. On Jerry�s 4^th delivery, Mustafa offered Chris a catch at short mid on and it was well taken. Royal Challengers, all out for 94 in 19.4 were disappointed but contented that it was a great cricket match.

In the end, Jerry became the first bowler to take 6 wickets in a match for Cambridge. By Cambridge�s standard, all the bowlers did their jobs. The fielding at times was sloppy and the team prevailed when the nerves were wrecked the most. At 5 and 0, and with Jerry�s heroics aided by rejuvenated fire in the fielding, it really gives the observer that the game is still a game of Glorious uncertainties. It seemed that the lapse was attributed to the lack of practise due to rains during the week.

Although Mark�s 63 not out held his own to guide the team to the total of 106 with Chris, it was Jerry who copped the man of the match with Chris�s help claiming his 6 wickets for 12 runs in his 3.4 overs.

 

 

 

 

 

Knockout Round 2 Game

CAMBRIDGE vs CUMBERLAND

@HUMBERWOOD GROUND

ON SATURDAY JUNE 13, 2009 STARTING @8:45 AM

THOSE SELECTED HAVE A MISSION TO PRACTISE AND GIVE THEIR BEST EFFORT

TO WIN THE GAME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feroze driving through the off side for his match winning performance

 

June 6, vs Wakenaan A

 

        This game was a true testament to the glorious uncertainties cricket provides. Both sides were tense from start to end.

        Wakenaam A won the toss and took first strike under cool and cloudy skies. They opened with Bhanipersaud and R Persaud, while Amar opened the attack for Cambridge. Again Amar struck early bowling Bhanipersaud with the 4^th ball of the inning. In the last ball of the same over, R Persaud heaved one short of the wide long on boundary where Jerry took a fine running catch. Two wickets for 1 run in one over is a dream start. Ramsawack and Dookram held the innings together until the 7^th over when Ramsawack flashed to one outside the off stump and Naresh took a great running catch off Marvin�s bowling at about second slip. His replacement, Ali did not fare any better. He pushed one just wide of Steve at silly mid off and Steve gave that extra lunge to grab a brilliant catch. By the 10 over break, Wakenaan A was tottering at 26 for 4. Wakenaam got a break when Narine spilled an offering from Diaram with the score on 22 for 3 in the eight over.

        Wakenaam A sensed the need to push on with the score and scored 10 before losing another wicket in the 14^th over; Dookram was bowled by Jerry. When Balkarran was run out for 09 in the 15^th over, the score was 75. Cox was reintroduced into the attack and he got top scorer Diaram to loft one to deep long on when Amar took it comfortably, sending him off for 19 which included 2 fours. Next batsman Kevin did not last long, driving one straight to Feroze for 1, to give Amar his third wicket. It was now 59 for 7 in 17. Samesar was given a life from Jerry with the score on 75 when Jerry could manage to get to the ball by the tip of his fingers. Jerry returned to bowl Samesar for 6 in his 3^rd over. After 19 overs it was 77 for 8. In the final over, Azad responded late to scoop a catch at short mid on. After 20 overs Wakenaan A recovered to post 80 for 8, which included 18 extras. All the bowlers did well, Amar again impressive with 9 for 3, Cox 12 for 1, Marvin 9 for 1, Chung 1 for 10 and Jerry 2 for 23.

 

        With 81 to win Cambridge took the initiative to wrestle an extra point by gambling with the hard hitting Sunil to open with Azad. Wakenaam though, with a disciplined bowling attack soon showed they meant business. In the 3^rd over of the inning, Sunil was bowled for a duck by Diaram. In the 4^th over, Azad drove one deep to wide mid on where Kevin held on to the catch off Rambir�s bowling. Chung was the next to go, miscuing a hook to spoon one into the keeper�s hand for 10. 29 for 3 after 7 overs began to draw caution from the Cambridge team. While Feroze continued his good form, Marvin played ever so cautiously, to steer a lampey pampey right into the hands of Naresh at backward square for a duck. At 10 over break, Cambridge was 46 for 4, with Narine yet to score and Feroze still at the crease.

        The captain rallied the troops at the break, dictating that although the 11^th man is a batsman, there is no need to rush anything. The bowling is spot on and only 35 off 10 in needed.

In the 11^th over, Diaram was reintroduced into the attack and he bowled Narine for the third duck of the inning. 49 for 5 after 11 and Diaram�s figures at that point were an impressive 3 overs, 3 runs for 2 wickets. Jerry replaced Narine with the task of providing the anchor for Feroze, but his over cautious strokes cost him when he swung at one down the leg side too late to give the keeper a controversial catch. After 12, the tension was cresting: 50 for 6 needing 81 for the fourth consecutive wins.

Naresh partnered Feroze until the 16^th over when Ali bowled him for 4. An anticipated wire match was developing. Amar was asked to watch the aerial shots while not being too cautious as he was sent to the crease. The remaing batsman, Cox and Steve remained cxalm  and optismistic outside. Thet disclosed that their practise gave them the tools to bring it home if needed.

Amar, together with Feroze, brought it home with the additional 21 needed. For the second time, the game ended with a massive six over midwicket, this time by Amar. By the 18^th over Cambridge won, scoring 82 for seven: Feroze batted from the 4th over, mixing aggression with caution to score 33 not out until the 18^th, and Amar a quickfire 14 not out. The bowling figures for Wakenaam A told the struggle, Diaram 5 runs for 2 off 4, Rambir 8 runs for 2 off 4, Ramsawack, none for 9 runs off his 4 including the lone maiden of the match.

Feroze, for the second consecutive match gained the man of the match honours, and for the third game in a row, Amar�s performance has be eclipsed for the award.

 

 

Amar on his delivery stride

 

May 31 vs Adventure

In the cold windy Sunday morning, Adventure won the toss and decided to bat first. They probably based that decision on the fact that they made a sizable target when they were hosted in Cambridge against the "B" Team in 2008.

Cambridge left out Naresh and Narine (Reff). Last year big hitter for Adventure's D.  Inderdeo opened Adventure's inning with James Seebarran. Amar opened the bowling and immediately got James to miscued one to short square leg, and unfortunately, Tom spilled it. In the same over, Amar got his revenge by comprehensively bowling James for 2. In the third over, Amar again produced a beauty that bowled D Inderdeo. The next batsman, F Mohamed did not fare well either, trying to force a shot to short mid on where the dependable Jerry accepted the catch. For the second game in a row Amar was on a hattrick: this time at the very beginning of the inning. The captain did a good job of pressuring N Inderdeo with an attacking field, but Inderdeo held his nerves to thwart Amar's accurate attack. Nevermind the wickets were falling at regular intervals, the runs were piling up. It was 21 for 3 after 3 overs.

When Jerry and Mark were brought in, in the 6th and 7th over, the effects of the wind and cold were telling on all the bowlers opening overs: the score jumped from 29 for 3 in the 5th over to 58 for 4 in the 7th. Jerry's first over costed 10 and he removed the dangerous Ramkissoon for 23, bowling him, while Mark's cost him 18. By the end of the 10th over, Mark took a comfortable catch to dismiss N Inderdeo who was beginning to settle in off Thakoordyal's (Cox) bowling. By the 10th over break, Adventure was 63 for 5. Considering that the wind was assisting all shots lofted by right handers on the leg side with a reasonable velocity to clear the boundary. Mark recovered well from his first over to bowl the 10th over for just 2 runs.

A 30 runs partnership lasted until the 15th over between Ruben Persaud and V Singh. Chris Samaroo suffered the same fate as all the bowlers on their first over, conceding 11 runs. Mark did well in adjusting his line and length to limit the score to 2 from his 3rd over. The stand was broken by Feroze's first over, bowling V Singh for 25. Jerry in his second spell adjusted to the cold and wind to complete his allotted 4 for 22 runs. He had Ruben, who was struggling throughout his inning when Ruben patience ran out and Sunil took his offer for a catch.In his words after the game, he admitted that he was hit for a 6 for the first time in a league game. In the 20th over, M. Singh and A Gopaul were looking to take as much as they can, but Feroze had other plans. He read both batsmen well, kept his cool and gave away only 4 runs in that over. Adventure scored 118 for 7 in their allotted 20.

 

Azad and Feroze opened Cambridge's inning and immediately got on to business. Having observed that the cold wind affected all the bowlers in their opening overs, they took advantage of it. Feroze, was particularily harsh against all bowlers, never allowing them to settle down. By the time Azad's anchoring was dislodged by N Inderdeo in the 7th over for 13, the score was 48. Marvin joined Feroze as the anchorman but misjudged the flight of a yorker that drifted slightly and was bowled for 0. It  was then 58 for 2 in the 9th over. Mark joined Feroze and they took 16 off D Inderdeo's over to come in for drinks after 10 overs with the board reading 75 for 2. Feroze was on 38. Marked cautioned him to play his game, but to aim for his 50. Feroze, however added just 2 before offering N Inderdeo a catch for 40 off James Seebarran's bowling. Jerry joined Mark in the 11th over with the score on 79 for 3 and basically brought it home. Mark read the wind perfectly and took advantage of it, winning the game with consecutive sixes off D Inderdeo, to end up with 38 not out. He hit 4 sixes and 2 fours. Jerry on the other end provided the anchor for his captain and ended with 12 not out. Jerry got his revenge when he, as he admitted, hit his first 6 in a league game. It was a pity Adventure managed only 118, because it robbed Cambridge of an extra point, ending the game at 119 for 3 in a comfortable victory.

Despite the weather conditions, the players adjusted well. By all accounts, consideration should be given to the captain's performance, who did a steadfast job while the pressure was building up in the beginning, bowling his last 3 overs for 6 runs and bringing home the game with his 38 not out. But it was the performance of Feroze that copped the Man Of The Match Award for his 40 and his one wicket for 8 runs. He did a superb job of containing Adventure in the last over.

The practise sessions are beginnig to have an impact: fielders are backing up, batsmen are more prone to play their natural game and the overall team spirits are up. It is still a long way for the season to go, but with the best start since playing in the league and the number of registered players pressing for playing time, patience, understanding, tolerance and continued gelling as a unit is absolutely essential.

The knockout starts this weekend of June 6th and all will be required to do their parts, whether playing or not to move ahead.

May 31, vs Adventure

 

 

May 24 vs Humberwood

Humberwood won the toss and asked Cambridge to bat. Ramesh Samaroo was reported unable to play and this gave Narine Pooran a chance in the eleven, while Tameshwar Aarjune, (Naresh) played 12th man. Azad and Feroze opened the innings cautiously. Loose balls were rare and when Feroze finally got one, he pulled it to deep midwicket, just short of the boundary where a well judged catch was taken, he is gone for 7. Amar joined Azad and was intent on playing a big inning. However, with a tempting delivery, he too pulled the ball short of the midwicket boundary for 2. Muntaz partnered Azad and was bowled for a paltry 2. Captain Mark Chung played a classic pull to long leg for a 4, but his patience quickly gave way and he was bowled for 5. Narine Pooran (Reff) joined Azad, who watched the 4 quick wickets down and decided to play the anchor role and the carried the team at the 10 overs break at 62 for 4.

Captain Chung gave instruction to bat all 20 overs and set a target of 120. Reff was eventually run out fpr a patient 15 which included a cover drive for the first boundary of the day. Jerry joined Azad when Azad decided to go on the attack. Azad too pulled a ball just short of the deep midwicket boundary for another well judged catch. His 42 laid the foundation for the carnage to follow. Sunil joined Jerry and immediately worked a strategy to give Sunil most of the strike. Sunil hit 8 sixes and a four for his 70 before he was bowled in the penultimate ball of the inning. Jinah came in to face the final ball and he did well by extracting 3 runs from it. He was runout while attempting the fourth run. Jerry mas not out with 13. At the end of the inning, Cambridge was well poised with 172 for 7, with Steve and Chris not batting.

 

Humberwood started with solid strokeplay and pulled 5 from the first over. However the chase for runs backfired immediately in the second over when J. Narine waas caught by Jerry at deep midwicket for 3. Chris struck again when R. Jairam, after being dropped by Azad at covers, tried to pull him over midwicket. Jerry again, this time calling off Amar to take a good catch. Humberwood never managed to gain any scoring momentum, and list wickets at regular interval. The highlight of the inning was a hattrick by Amar. Chung held on to a diving left handed catch to gave Amar his hattrick. Amar was the pick of the bowlers, taaking 4 wickets in 5 balls to end up with figures of 3.3-1-9-4. Humberwood was all bundles our for 31 in the 13th over.

 

Assistant PRO Sunil obtained a trophy for the man of the match. He excluded himself for what was a certain man of the match performance. The battle was between Amar with his hattrick and Azad with his 42 runs over the 12 overs he batted. Azad was awarded the Man of the match on account that he stopped the flow of cheap wickets which would have resulted in pressure on the lower order batsman.

May 10, 2009

Versus King Sports

Cambridge Jaguars prevailed on a very windy cold morning against Kings Sports. Feroze Deonandan was named 12th man when the Jags take first strike. Kings Sports did well under the prevailing circumstances to restrict The Jags to 82 all out in the 18th over. however, with great team spirits and some desciplined attacks, The Jags bowled out the opponents for 58, earning a win for the first game.

CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CRICKET CLUB

MINUTES

 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

MARCH 15, 2009 @ 1264 KING ST. PRESTON

 

1                   Present: R. Samaroo, S. Sankar, L. Persaud, S. senwasane, I. Mark Chung, Harnarine Pooran, T. Arjune, M. Bhagoo, Jerry Pooran, Lakhram Pooran, Kris Samaroo, Azad Ali, R. Balkissoon, Feroze Deonandan, Satishwar Persaud and Mohamed Jinnah.

2                   The meeting was called to order at 3:30 PM and the president welcomed members present.

3                   Minutes of the last meeting:

a)                Sunday games were not played because players were too tired after returning from Toronto.

b)                The committee did not function for those games

c)                 Other issues of committees and teams were referred to be discussed later because they were items on the agenda.

4                   The minutes were adopted by R. Samaroo and seconded by M. Jinnah

5                   Reports were presented by the president, secretary, treasurer, Pro, Captains for A and B teams. (See appendages for reports presented.)

6                   Plans for 2009

a)                The hardball team will be responsible organised by Rajin. Twelve players gave verbal commitments while two have already paid. Rajin explained because of the recession, players wanted to wait until they can afford to pay, usually by spring. Rajin will select people from the team to assist him in the affairs of the games.

b)                I. Mark Chung will be responsible for the affairs of the league games. The club will field one team in the league this year. He will work with Steve and Jinnah to ascertain the membership and prepare the list of players for registration on March 29, 2009 at the league meeting. After the membership is ascertained, a committee with be established to regulate the affairs of the league team.

c)                 H. Pooran will be responsible for the organising of The Sunday Games. He will similarly get together a committee to administer the affairs of those games.

7                   Membership: members playing in the league and hardball will pay $100:00 while the social membership will be $30:00.

8                   Elections:

President                           Rajin Balkissoon

    Secretary                           Lall Persaud

Treasurer                           Mohamed Jinnah

Asst Secretary Treasurer       Satishwar Persaud

PRO                                  Steve Senwasane

9                   AOB: The meeting was informed that the club asked the Hamilton & District and League to be associate member.

10               The meeting was adjourned at 5:29 PM

 

APPENDAGES

 

CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CRICKET CLUB

PRESIDENT’S REPORT FOR 2008

 

An additional fee of $300:00 was imposed by GRCA providing a washroom at the park. This brings the total fees to $800:00 per year. I signed the contract and was solely responsible for the state of the ground. This was because someone tried to harass Mr. Jack Griffin, the CEO of GRCA in late 2007 when the gate was introduced.

The gate was introduced because we complained of people driving on and damaging our artificial wicket. The incident of late 2007 did not give us any bargaining power to have a key for the gate. I cannot guess what frame of mind Mr. Griffin will be in for the coming year to give us a key. If a key is given, it will be given to the person whose name is on the contract, and that person will be totally responsible for the park.

I did not get to attend many of the games that were played by the softball teams. Given that the games starts and ends early, I was not prepared for that. The important thing is the members get to play cricket and I am happy about that.

Over the course of the season, I tried to get a team to play hardball. This is very important because there are other groups who are trying to get the ground.

Many of you may not know, but the Guyanese community came together and make the ground into what it is today in 1994. After a cost of about $15,000.00 that is the ground that we have. The funds came from membership and fundraising dances which were supported almost entirely by the Guyanese community. Therefore, if we allow any other group to take it away, they will lay it to waste in no time. I know this for a fact because those who want to take over the ground do not want to pay their fees. They have the belief that the wicket was put in by the City and that the City cut the grass. By now, all of you know better.

I tried to get a head start on the hardball team by sending a letter to prospective members to send their fees by January 31, 2009. I think we are in real trouble.

We were able to play the annual Roberts Memorial Match and supplement players for the Annual Apprentice Cricket Match.

I know that all of you enjoyed the last season and hope that the spirits be better this year. I know that many lessons were learnt over the years and we are now wiser players and individuals.

I wish you all the best in 2009.

 

……………………………..

R Balkissoon    PRESIDENT      CCCC

 

 

CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CRICKET CLUB

GENERAL MEETING 2009

SECREATRY REPORT 

 

          On April 20, 2008, the club decided the course of the 2008 season. In its basic forms, the club will be fielding two teams in the Canadian Softball Cricket Association League, play the usual friendly matches on Sunday afternoons and seek the formation of a hardball team to play on Saturdays.

          Since Paul Terbeni failed to pay his dues for the year 2007, Mohamed Jinnah was elected as treasurer for the club.

          Team A played in the A division and was captained by Mark Chung. The B Team played in the B Division and was captained by Lall Persaud for the first six games, then the remainder of the season by Muntaz Ally.

          The regular Sunday afternoon games were not played as planned. A committee agreed upon on April 20, 2008 failed to materialise. I tried on several occasions to jump start the games and was unsuccessful. This led to me calling for a special meeting on June 20, 2008 to discuss the issue and address club management. Three members turned up for the meeting.

          The maintenance of the ground (grass cutting) was first given to a local acquaintance at the cost of $125.00 per cut; to be paid in cash. He was unreliable and inefficient. We decided to get GRCA to cut the grass at $150:00 plus GST per cut. I gave the order to cut the grass via email to Brian Hunt of GRCA. The dues for the cuts were paid by cheques.

          A few friendly matches were played with teams from Toronto. The reports were that the teams claimed to have a great time in Cambridge.

          A match between the A and B teams was scheduled and postponed several times. It never materialised. The trophies for that game are in the hands of Muntaz and were donated by Satishwar Persaud.

          The annual Fathers Day contest was won by the over forty squad. That trophy is with Lakhram Pooran (Reff).

          An attempt to conduct an early General Meting at Binky’s failed because of a lack of quorum. However, several items were discussed and the minutes for the meeting were posted on the website.

          Sunil Sankar successfully organised a Knock Out Competition on September 14, 2008. The club expresses it’s thanks to all the teams that supported the event and all the members of the club who helped in the procedure of the event. Pictures for the event are posted on the website.

          I made attempts to update the website as much as possible. Very soon we will run out of space. I implore you to move a motion to pay for extra space.

          I received a request from GRCA that SOCA wants to repair the hardball pitch and take over the ground. I denounced SOCA and pledged allegiance to H&D (Hamilton& District League.)

 

Submitted by

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L D Persaud

Secretary

         

 

         

CAMBRIGE COMMUNITY CRICKET CLUB

GENERAL MEETING 2009

B TEAM CAPTAIN’S REPORT

 

          The start of the season came two weeks after the club’s meeting. This limited time posed problems for the plaayers as a unit. Several players were contacted and gave their words that they will participate and did not. Therefore, the registration of players and membership were conflicting. The initial games were limited to players who were registered.

          The first seven games, all losses were captained by Lall. Muntaz captained the final seven games: he won four and lost three. Lall resigned as captain when players at first agreed to play two games on a Sunday, only to systematically pull out at the last hour, thus, rescheduling one game and creating the displeasure of dropping players for the single game. Additionally, the game against the “A Team” was forfeited for similar reasons.

The team was loaded with talents but did not show attributes as a cricket unit. The losses of the season were a result of reckless batting and numerous dropped catches. The bowling was good in the first half of many games and deteriorated in the second half of the inning because the ability to read the batsman was limited, and the subsequent dropping of catches. It   was observed that many catches were not attempted for fear of dropping them. The batting lacked the stamina and strategies to pull the game away from the opposition in any circumstances. This coupled with poor coordination for running between the wickets resulted in most losses by a very thin margin. There were limited efforts on the players’ part to address the defects of dropped catches, reckless batting and uncoordinated running between the wickets.

 Success in competitive club cricket results when the individuals of a team accept the facts that his best efforts on any given day varies, that the individual makes a concrete effort to improve areas in which he is lacking, that individual do not judge the performance others but himself, that the individual gives his all for the team whether he is selected or not, and is willing to implement experience and learn from it.

Many players just want to play. They do not want to participate in other aspects of the game. Whatever it forms, cricket is not only to bowl, field and bat, but includes other things. It will be easier if the players inform the captain of his availability for games rather than the captain to run behind them, accepts that there are many reasons why he may not be selected, to help with the marking and setting up of the wicket,  marking the boundary lines, be willing to umpire the game when not selected, assist with water breaks, scoring the book correctly, preparing the score card and volunteer to post it, assisting in the refreshment or food generously rather than selfishly, sit together as a team and discuss what individuals needs to do and do it, ensure the ground is clean regardless who messed it up, participates freely when fund raising activities are conducted and the many more minor, but significant efforts that constitute a cricket game. These are the components of a cricket match from a club perspective and unless these attributes are manifested by all its members, the players will continue to be just a bunch of guys and the results will be the same.

The challenge for the coming season is to transform a bunch of guys into a team of players.

 

 

Submitted by L. Persaud and Muntaz Ally. 

 

CAMBRIDGE JAGUARS SOFTBALL TEAM                                        MARCH 15, 2009

 

PRO (Public Relation Officer) REPORT FOR 2008 SEASON’S

 

 

Location:  Hindu Temple basement on King Street Cambridge  

 

 

Last year season Re-Cap

As a PRO I did not have a set goal or an agenda. It was on a dynamic response from information gathering and action was taken with minimal accountability. We had several fund raising activities at the park and all funds were directed to Jinnah. One of event was initiated by Sunil “The Silver Trophy”. Although we did not raised allot of money, there is potential for future event at a larger scale. All thanks to members and on going community support. We definitely rely on the members for support on any fund raising activity. This year we will have discussion with several members of the committee to have plan activity where we can attract other teams and capture a new audience for fund raising. We want to maximize the usage of the park and fill all the time slots with events. I will bring back to life the following.

-Company sponsorship

-Event sponsorship

-More fund raising event

-Donation contribution through members and non members

-Entertainment event via Dance as suggested by members

-Trophies donation

-More cricket team to play on our ground

-More hardball games

 

These events cannot be accomplished by one, but with a team working together we can accomplish the task ahead and make Cambridge Community Cricket Club a place to belong for our friends and family.  We are looking for one more PRO who is willing to work alongside me and the team to execute the events as outlined.  

 

 

Thank You

 

 

Steve Senwasane

 

CAMBRIDGE  JAGUARS SOFTBALL TEAM ( A)                                       MARCH 15,2009

 

CAPTAIN’S REPORT FOR 2008 SEASON’S

 

 

Location:  Hindu Temple basement on King Street Cambridge  

 

 

Last year season Re-Cap

As Captain of the “A” division and captain for the previous year, we have come a long way  from  playing softball in the community to playing into the softball league. When I came to Cambridge I saw kindness and was welcome into the community. My knowledge in league cricket allowed me to be voted as captain of the Cambridge Community Cricket Club.

Without going into lengthy details. I was asked to put together a report on my thoughts of the results from last year. I ask Steve to assist me in this report. Our discussion had led to this report. Steve as I recall is an elected PRO ( Public Relation Officier) and was assisting in providing management and guidance to the Community as a whole. Steve was promised by a few players in Kitchener that they will be part of the “A” division team to play in the league with us. This did not turn out to be the case and as a result, we were not able to sustain a competitive team in the “A” division. We were looking to start off with 20 players, but as noted here is our raster list

Ignatius Chung

Jerry Pooran

Steve Senwasane

Leon Senwasane

Ferrell

Chris

Azad

Sunil

Brandon

Gary

Tom

Carl

Irvin

Rajesh

Haro

Parsram

It was very difficult to captain a game without 11 players. There were 15 games in our division. We played 14 games, lost 11 and 3 were drawn with a 12 point total. Most of the games were played with 9 or less players. The commitment was not evident by  players and the moral confidence level dropped. The result was unsatisifactory. I must say I am glad I chose the tougher division. I wanted to expose the player to the teams that are more competitive. This was not a mistake it was a lesson learned. We have built a solid relationship with many teams on both division and with the CSCA. We are no long strangers within the league and together we have exposed Cambridge Community Cricket into a new era. We have extended many invitations to teams to come out west and they applaud our hospitality and our friendship. I would like to thank each and every player who have been part of the ”A” division and who help us along the way. Like to thank our Scorer and many others. I am looking forward to be captain of a unified team moving forward into this season.

 

Thanks You

 

 

Mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CRICKET CLUB

MINUTES OF MEETING

November 30, 2008

@ BINKEY’S

 

1                   Present were Lakhram Pooran, Steve Senwasane, M. Jinnah, Rajin Balkissoon, Baldat Pooran, Farel Anoville, Chris Samaroo and Lall Persaud. Late was Jerry Pooran.

2                   Meeting was called to order at 3:20 pm after it was certain more members will not attend and was chaired by Steve Senwasane.

3                   The chair asked Lall to address the meeting. He expressed disappointment at the low turnout and reiterated that the club cannot function without adequate funding. In a discussion with members present it was decided that a letter will be sent out to each member of 2008 season and prospective members to pay a membership due of $100.00 by January 31 2009. Based on the membership dues collected, a decision of what team(s), or if any, will participate in the CSA league for the 2009 season. This process will be undertaken by Steve and Jinnah. A General Meeting with the membership will be called in the second week of February 2009. A similar procedure was initiated by Rajin with the hardball in November 2008.

4                   Based on the league membership, another attempt will be made to get members to participate in non-league games in 2009. This is an important sector that has been neglected.

5                   The club anticipates playing both versions of cricket and each version will try to share the cost of approximately $3,000.00 necessary to complete basic expenses. Each version will have their own committees to administrate their games.

6                   There are some shirts remaining at Liquidation World that the B team used last year. Someone will purchase them and keep it for members who will be new to the club.

7                   Fund raising in the form of dominoes competition will not be undertaken because the members who benefitted directly from the effort do not support the cause. Compliments to the hockey boys who supported the competitions were given.

8                   Steve and Jerry will check with the 5 O’ Clock Bar and get a date for a dance in January 2009. Members will be given approximately 5 tickets each to sell with the expectation that none will be returned.

9                   Those members who do not pay their dues by the deadline January 31, 2009 will be decided upon at the General meeting. Currently there are 2 options; whereby the club will have to proceed with the committed paid members it has or charge a surcharge of $50.00 for those failing the deadline and add them. Regardless, the money will have to be paid upfront.

10              The CSA will be holding the meeting earlier than usual. This necessitates the fees to be ascertained as early as possible.

11              It was reported that the teams that visited Cambridge during the season had a memorable time and are looking forward to come again next year.

12              Jinnah reported that the club’s account is about $1400.00. His name will have to be added to the registered account so that he can take control of cash flow. He was complimented for a job well done.

13              It was reported that the club started out with about $2,000.00 in 2008. That money was used to pay the Park user’s fees, both teams’ league fees, and the fees for GRCA grass cutting. No money collected from membership was used to cover the aforementioned expenses. That cushion of $2,000.00 was instrumental in getting the club through the 2008 season, where the budgeted membership was 40. The total membership in 2008 was 30, and therefore, the need for the club to take a hard line stance respective to membership dues.

14              The questions of lunch costs were explored. There might be an additional fees depending what the membership decides for softball. The hardball will stick to tradition where 2 members will prepare lunch for each game at their own expense.

15              The meeting ended at 4:34 pm.

 

Submitted by

 

L D Persaud

Secretary