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Kenya Cricket

• Results

  Posted: September 28, 2010, 2:59 am by Ben83

  Kanbis A 174/6 Defeated Stray Lions A 171SCLYL A 308 Defeated Simba Union A 141Kongonis Dev 346/8 defeated Jafferys 62Nairobi Nookers A 167/0 Defeated Sir Ali A 166Swamibapa A 113/6 Defeated Nairobi Gymkhana 110Stray Lions 'B' 215/4 Defeated Ruaraka A 213Premier 188 Defeated Kanbis B 157Swamibapa B 325 Defeated Ngara 107Nairobi Gymkhana B 206/4 Defeated Golden XI 205Goan Institute A 191 Defeated Anadil Jamaly 162Sir Ali B 87/2 Defeated Simba Union B 85SCLYL B 221/8 Defeated Parklands A 217Aaryans 209 Defeated Nookers B 134Ruaraka B 312 Defeated Kenya Ladies 60Parklands B 221/9 Defeated Goan Institute B 220Thika XI 395 Defeated Stray/Nookers Juniors 87.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• Odumbe XI defeat Karim XI @ Samosa Festival.

  Posted: September 27, 2010, 5:04 pm by Ben83

  Maurice Odumbe XI beat Irfan Karim XI by 8 runs in an exciting match in the Samosa Festival Cricket match which was officiated by Subhash Modi, Raju Limbani and Lalji Bhudia. The match was also graced by the presence of Cricket Kenya CEO, Tom Sears, Past KCA Chairmen, Jasmer Singh and Sharad Ghai. Brief Scores:- Maurice Odumbe XI: 99 for 8 wickets in 20 overs(Fowel Oloo 29, Tanmay Mishra 20, Ramesh Mepani 2/23, Martin Suji 1/8 Irfan Karim XI: 91 for 7 wickets in 20 overs(Irfan Karim 37, Maurice Odumbe 2/9, Aasif Karim 1/8, Harshvaadan Patel 2/16)Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Kanbis remain undefeated.

  Posted: September 27, 2010, 4:44 pm by Ben83

  Kanbis Sports Club who have already won the NPCA Super League title with one game in a hand beat Stray Lions by four wickets today(Sunday) at Eastleigh Secondary School Ground.
  The match was umpired by Subhash Modi and David Odhiambo.
  Stray Lions won the toss and elected to bat first and managed to score 171 all out in 44 overs thanks mainly to Paras Khetia 45, Peter Kituku 28 and Runish Gudka 28. Bowling honours were shared by Rikesh Hirani 5/35, Harish Varshani 2/25 and Rajesh Varshani 2/10.
  Kanbis Scored the required runs - 174 for the loss of six wickets. Rakep Patel(85) and Alpesh Bhudia(50) put up a match winning and opening partnership of 130 runs. Jimmy Kamande was the most successful bowler for the visitors as he claimed four wickets for 48 runs and Sachin Kadelvear 2 wickets for 29 runs.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• More Results.

  Posted: September 22, 2010, 2:24 am by Ben83

  We're going to post these to the best of our knowledge. Please let us know if some are wrong.
  Kanbis A 180/8 Defeated Nairobi Gymkhana A 177 all out.
  SCLYL 413/9 A defeated Sir Ali A 232 all out
  Nairobi Nookers A 226/9 defeated Simba Union 221/7
  Stray Lions B 102/3 defeated Nairobi Jafferys 101 all out.
  Golden XI 87/2 defeated Goan Institute 84 all out.
  Parklands A 256 defeated Sir Ali B 116.
  Nairobi Gymkhana B 93/5 defeated Anadil Jamaly 92 all out.
  Aaryans 283 defeated Goan Institute B 137
  Ruaraka B 433/9 defeated Stray/Nookers Jnr 113
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• Kongonis XI defeat Ruaraka CC

  Posted: September 21, 2010, 2:16 am by Ben83

  Batting first after being sent in on a green pitch, Kongonis put up a very defendable total of 233 with Baden Powell making his maiden half century, and Chris Childs also chipping in with a half century of his own. Skipper Paul Marshall added a valuable 46.
  In reply, Ruaraka got off to a flying start, before the introduction of Suji into the Kongonis attack, picking up a triple wicket maiden at one stage. This over pretty much put the result beyond doubt as Kongonis cruised home by a final margin of 55 runs as Ruaraka were dismissed for 178. Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Kanbis defeat Nairobi Gymkhana to remain undefeated.

  Posted: September 20, 2010, 1:43 am by Ben83

  Kanbis have defeated Nairobi Gymkhana to remain undefeated with only 2 rounds to go in the Super League. Batting first, Gymkhana were bowled out for 177 with Mishra top scoring with 40 and Karim adding a valuable 30. The wickets were shared amongst the Kanbis bowlers with Varsani, Elijah Otieno and R.Mepani taking 2 wickets each.
  In reply, Kanbis got home with 2 wickets and 8 overs to spare, finishing on 178/8. Top scorers were A.Halai with 60 not out and A.Bhudia contributing a valuable 40. A great achievement from Kanbis to remain undefeated with only 2 rounds left. Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Kennedy Otieno stars in Nookers win.

  Posted: September 20, 2010, 1:11 am by Ben83

  Kennedy Otieno played an impressive innings of 131 not out for Nookers XI yesterday against the hosts Simba Union in the ongoing NPCA Super league match which was officiated by Subhash Modi and Lalji Bhudia.Nookers beat Simba Union by a single wicket in a nail biting finish in the last over and a ball remaining of the match.Simba Union won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 221 for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs thanks to Nadeem Ahmed 45, Simarpreet Singh 33 and Maurice Odumbe 28. Aslam Raza was the top bowler for Nookers as he captured three wickets for 25 runs.Nookers scored the required runs - 226 for nine wickets in 49.5 overs but Simba Union gave a very good fight. Captain of Nookers Kennedy Otieno played a fine innings of 131 not out and he was well supported by Collins Obuya 44. Bowling honours were shared by Gagandeep Singh 2/51 and Harshvadan Patel 2/37. The match was played in very good spirit.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Nairobi Gymkhana V Sir Ali Muslim Club Match report.

  Posted: September 16, 2010, 3:27 am by Ben83

  Nairobi Gymkhana beat Sir Ali Muslim Club by 123 runs in the NPCA Super League Match yesterday at Nairobi Gymkhana. The match was officiated by Subhash Modi and Rocky D'mello.
  Thomas Odoyo scored a brilliant century (100) and he was well supported by Prashant Srinivas 23, Irfan Karim 20 and Brijal Patel 20. Nairobi Gymkhana were all out for 240 runs in 46.3 overs. Hamza Syal 4 wickets for 34 runs and Jibran Butt 4 wickets for 38 runs bowled well for SAMC.
  SAMC were bowled out for 117 runs. Farnaz Butt 24 and Jibran Butt 19 were the top scorers. Prashant Srinivas 4 wickets for 22 runs, Nemiah Odhiambo 2 wickets for 18 runs and Raj Savla 2 wickets for 18 runs were succcessful bowlers for the home team. Irfan Karim(wicketkeeper) was brilliant behind the stumps .
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• Overseas Roundup

  Posted: August 22, 2010, 5:56 pm by Ben83

  Seren Waters has continued his recent run of good form making 129 for Surrey 2nd XI against MCC YC this week. This followed his score of 82 in Surrey 2nd XI's previous 3 day match against Hampshire 2nd XI and a quickfire 51 not out in the match against Worcestershire 2nd XI.
  Ragheb Aga made a rare appearance for Sussex 1sts in the County Championship playing against Leicestershire but went wicketless and made a duck with the bat. He also played for Sussex 2nd XI against Middlesex 2nd XI last week making scores of 37 and 2 not out and took a wicket in each innings.
  Peter Ongondo has been playing for Chesham Cricket Club in his most recent match taking a wicket and blasting 16 not out off 9 balls. Ongondo has had a good season taking 33 wickets at 28.16 and also making some handy late order contributions with the bat.
  If you are a Kenyan playing overseas, please email your results too
  ben_tro_83@hotmail.com
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• Overseas Roundup

  Posted: October 5, 2009, 2:32 am by Ben83

  As mentioned in the last post, Kenyan opening batsmen Seren Waters has been rewarded for his Consistency with the Surrey Second XI this season receiving an emerging players contract with Surrey.
  
  Mohammed Sheikh will resume his season this weekend playing First Grade in South Australia for the Payneham Duke's Cricket Club. It has been a while since we heard from Sheikh but his statistics for the past 2 seasons make for good reading.
  
  2008/2009
  
  202 runs @ 18.36 with a highest score of 67.
  25 wickets at a fantastic average of 14.8 with best figures of 7/47.
  
  20/20 Stats
  
  140 runs @ 35 with a highest score of 63 not out.
  6 wickets @ 21.5 with a best of 3/23.
  
  2007/2008
  
  298 runs @ 29.8 with a highest score of 129.
  40 wickets at an average of just 12 with a best of 6/88.
  
  20/20
  
  Sheikh's 2009/10 season with Payneham gets underway on the 10th October.
  
  Steve Tikolo has played a handy role in Southern Rocks match Verse Mashonaland Eagles in Zimbabwe's new look Logan Cup taking 2/59 and 3/23 with the ball. He made 11 in the first innings and was 38 not out at last report in the 2nd Innings with Southern Rocks chasing an improbable 459 for victory.
  
  Finally, Amit Bhudia playing in London has been in sensational form for West Harrow Cricket Club with recent scores of 48*, 58*, 111* before finally being dismissed for 67 in his most recent match leaving his average at a healthy 284.00 admittedly with the help of three not outs.
  
  Earlier in the season Amit had been playing for the Nelson Cricket Club where his scores were just as impressive: 62, 103 ,53 ,1 , 58, 0 , 86, 64 and 51. Very impressive figures from Amit Bhudia.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Overseas Roundup.

  Posted: July 27, 2009, 4:04 am by Ben83

  Abeed Janmohamed has returned to form for Weybridge this weekend with an unbeaten 125. His innings included 10 fours and 2 sixes. Seren Waters got Weybridge's innings off to a flying start with 38 off just 33 balls in an innings that included 7 boundaries. Waters backed up his innings with a haul of 2/38 off 7 overs with the ball to help Weybridge to a winning draw.
  
  Ragheb Aga picked up 2/43 off his 10 overs for Surrey 2nd XI in their 20 run win against Minor Counties.
  
  James Clegg also found himself in good form with the bat scoring 77 for Fairburn in their victory against Whitley Bridge.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Overseas Roundup.

  Posted: June 22, 2009, 3:27 am by Ben83

  Seren Waters and Abeed Janmohamed have been at it again for the Weybridge Cricket Club this week. Playing against Guildford Cricket Club in the Premier Division of the Surrey Championship in the unusual format of 'timed' one day cricket, Waters picked up 4/86 with the ball off a marathon 22 overs, and once again backed it up with the bat contributing an aggressive 46. Janmohamed came in with team in trouble at 89/5, before contributing a fighting 52 not out. His efforts were in vain as Weybridge fell well short of the required target.
  
  Ragheb Aga put in a solid allround performance himself for the Sussex 2nd XI this week in a One Day match against Hampshire 2nd XI. Aga blasted 23 off just 19 balls with the bat, before chipping in with 1/16 off 5 overs opening the bowling for Sussex 2nds.
  
  Moses Otieno turning out for the Combined Services team, has been in good wicket taking form of late, including hauls of 4/39 against Cambridge University, 1/29 against Police and a 3 wicket haul against a touring side.
  
  With the team touring Ireland to be announced today, it'll be interesting to see if any of these overseas players are included in the squad given their current form.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Waters continues allround form.

  Posted: June 16, 2009, 2:44 am by Ben83

  Seren Waters has continued his good allround form for the Weybridge Cricket Club on the weekend in his teams 7 wicket victory over Banstead Cricket Club in the Premier Division of the Surrey Championship.
  
  Bowling first, Weybridge dismissed Banstead for 158 with Waters taking 3/11 off 3 overs to clean up the tail.
  
  Weybridge had little trouble chasing down the target with 7 wickets in hand. Waters and fellow Kenyan Abeed Janmohamed opened together and put on a partnership of 77 before Janmohamed fell for a solid 44 including 7 fours and 1 six. Waters eventually fell for 65 which included 10 boundaries, with Weybridge just 20 short of the required target. Weybridge's 2nd and 3rd drop batsmen had little trouble polishing off the remaining 20 runs for the victory.
  
  Also on the weekend, James Clegg smacked a huge 149 for Fairburn Cricket Club. His innings included 20 boundaries, and he also cleared the boundary 4 times.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Overseas players continue to impress

  Posted: June 8, 2009, 4:45 pm by Ben83

  Seren Waters, Ragheb Aga and Abeed Janmohamed have continued on with their recent form in England.
  
  Waters put in a good allround performance in Weybridge's drawn match against Malden Wanderers in the Surrey Premier League Competition. Waters chipped in with 2/27 off 6.5 overs with the ball, before backing it up with the bat, scoring a brisk 90 off just 95 balls.
  
  In the previous week, Waters captain, Abeed Janmohamed pulled Weybridge out of a poor position of 83/6 against Wimbledon Cricket Club with a determined innings of 56. Earlier in the day, Waters had looked in good form, racing to 21 off just 20 balls, before falling to a misjudged run. Unfortunately their efforts werent enough as Weybridge went down by 6 wickets.
  
  Finally, Ragheb Aga has continued his recent run of wicket taking for the Eastbourne Cricket Club in the Sussex Premier League Competition taking 3/47 off 14 overs in his teams loss to Cuckfield Cricket Club.
  
  Once again, it is great to see these players performing well in overseas competitions, hopefully all three can maintain their recent good run of form.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Waters continues good form

  Posted: May 29, 2009, 5:08 pm by Ben83

  Seren Waters has continued on with his recent run of good form with the Surrey Cricket Academy. On a mini two match tour Waters top scored with 72 in Surrey's first match against an Under 25 XI from Huntingdonshire, unfortunately his efforts werent enough as they fell 96 runs short of the required target.
  
  The following day taking on their Essex counterparts, Surrey Cruised home to a 9 wicket victory with Waters contributing 50 not out in tricky batting conditions.
  
  Upon returning from the Academy tour, Waters joined the Sussex 2nd XI team to take on Middlesex in a Twenty20 at Cranleigh School. Waters contributed 21 (batting in the middle order) of a 45 run partnership with former England All Rounder Alex Tudor. However Surrey could only muster 111/9 off their 20 overs, this proved to be short of the mark with Middlesex comfortably home by 5 wickets. Regardless of the two losses, it is great to see Waters in good form.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Kenyan teams to feature in new T20 Comp.

  Posted: May 28, 2009, 8:30 pm by Ben83

  A report today in Uganda's Daily Monitor has stated that the top 3 clubs from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will compete in a new regional Twenty20 competition. The Twenty20 competition will be the expansion of the existing NCR Twenty20 competiton held in Uganda.
  
  I shall post more information on this as it comes to hand.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

• Overseas Players, Amit Bhudia and the IC Cup/Shield.

  Posted: May 25, 2009, 8:54 pm by Ben83

  So this news isnt exactly the freshest, but a few overseas players, Seren Waters, Ragheb Aga and Abeed Janmohamed have put in some promising performances for their respective clubs in the past month.
  
  Waters, turning out for the Weybridge Cricket Club (captained by former Kenya International, Abeed Janmohamed) in The Surrey Championship top scored with 91 in his teams narrow round 2 victory over the Spencer Cricket Club. Waters has also been playing for the Surrey 2nd XI and also their Academy. He has made a few promising starts for both the 2nd XI and the Academy, including a 77 not out for the Academy in their 10 wicket win over Normandy CC.
  
  Janmohamed himself contributed 47 in Weybridge's round 1 loss to Sutton Cricket Club
  
  Meanwhile, Ragheb Aga turning out for the Eastbourne Cricket Club when not on County Duties for Sussex, bowled a devastating spell in his sides 10 wicket win over Haywards Heath. Aga got 3 of the first 4 wickets to fall in the innings, before returning to clean up the Haywards Heath tail to finish with the excellent figures of 7/28 off 12.4 overs. Hopefully with more performances like this, Ragheb will make his way back into Sussex's first XI.
  
  James Clegg, (Im not entirely sure if Clegg still desires to play for Kenya) started of his season for Fairburn Cricket with a cracking century, making 107 in his teams win over Darton Cricket Club. The Darton side featured England Womans player, Sarah Taylor.
  
  It appears Amit Bhudia has overcome a shoulder injury. Turning out for Mombasa Sports Club against touring English Outfit Lisvane Cricket Club. Bhudia made 104 in his teams total of 258/8 off 35 overs, his innings included a massive 9 sixes. Mombasa went onto win the match which according to all reports, was played in very good spirit.
  
  The Intercontinental Cup is set to resume soon with 11 teams now paticipating in two seperate divisions 'The ICC Intercontinental Cup' and 'The ICC Intercontinental Shield'. Kenya will be competeing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup Division which also features Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Afghanistan, Canada and a representative side from Zimbabwe. One team it doesnt feature, is last years runners up, Namibia who have been relegated due to their recent performance at the World Cup Qualifiers. As a result of this, Namibia will be featuring in the Shield competiton alongside Bermuda, UAE and Uganda. One feels this is a poor decision by the ICC to demote a team that were runners up in a 4 day tournament because of their performance in a 50 over tournament. To rub salt into the wound, the USA have been included in the World Twenty20 Qualifiers to take place in the United Arab Emirates in October ahead of Namibia. This event will also feature the top 6 associates/affiliates Ireland, Canada, Netherlands, Kenya, Scotland, Afghanistan and host nation UAE.
  
  The Intercontinental Cup and Shield competitions will feature prizemoney for the first time. The winners of the Cup division to receive US$100,000 and the runners up US$40,000. In the Shield division division the winners will take home US$25,000 and the runners up US$10,000. An outright win in either division will be worth US$3,000.
  
  Finally, thank you to Nick for inviting me to contribute to his blog. Hopefully my first attempt wasnt too shabby.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

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