The USACA CER Regional Tournament 2008 - Updates
Press Release
In the most exciting day in the history of Michigan Cricket, Midwest Cricket Conference defeated the defending champions, International Cricket Management League in the finals of the USACA Central East Region Regional tournament 2008 played at the Bloomer Park , Rochester Hills , Michigan on Monday, the 26th May 2008 .
The epic event was conducted during the Memorial Day weekend which was witnessed by many cricket lovers around the area. The final game was just the exclamation mark of the great event during the weekend. The event was kicked off on the Saturday, 24th May 2008 with three matches at
- the Bloomer Park , Rochester Hills , Michigan
- the Lyon Oaks, Wixom , Michigan
- TAG Sports Complex [ East] , Hartland , Michigan
There were six league games played among the participating teams and at the end of the grueling initial round matches, Midwest Cricket Conference and International Cricket Management League qualified for the finals with undefeated records.
The event was covered in print by Asian Sports Magazine. The three day carnival is considered as the best cricketing event in Michigan cricketing history in the recent years.
The USACA CER Board allocated the event to Michigan this year. The Great Lakes Cricket Conference Tournament organizing committee was really thrilled and honored to host the Conferences / Leagues who were wonderful guests through out the tournament. The Tournament witnessed dedicated service from volunteers during the entire weekend.
With the guidance and support of the CER Board, Mr Khurram Syed, the CER Board Chairman, Mr Masood Chik, the USACA Executive Director CER , Mr Nabeel Ahmed, the first Vice President USACA and Chairman GLCC, the GLCC Tournament organizing committee made the 2008 CER Regional tournament into a grand success.
Games
The 2008 CER Regional Tournament was held in the Detroit area in three venues Bloomer Park , Lyon Oaks Park and TAG Sports Complex (East) on Saturday and Sunday 24th and 25th May 2008 and the Grand Finale played on Monday 26th May 2008 in Bloomer Park .
The Six Conferences/Leagues
- National Cricket League (NCL)
- Directors' XI (DXI)
- Midwest Cricket Conference ( MCC )
- Great Lakes Cricket Conference (GLCC)
- International Cricket Management League (ICML)
- American Cricket Conference (ACC)
played in a round robin unbalanced scheduling to complete two league games and the top two teams from the League stage Midwest Cricket Conference and International Cricket Management League qualified for the finals and played on the Monday, 26th May 2008 at the Bloomer Park and Midwest Cricket Conference won the grand finale to defeat the defending champions International Cricket Management League.
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Day One
Saturday
24th May 2008 |
Grounds |
Bloomer |
Toss won by ACC elected to field |
Match |
GLCC Vs ACC |
GLCC 235 for 9 (Shahzad Butt 95, Gautam Bala 37, Fahad Bin Aziz 3 for 20, Sunny 2 for 51) lost to ACC 236 for 7 ( Mohit Saini 42, Mir Ali 25, Ashaar Mehdi 45, Kumar Devineni 2 for 43, Shahzad Butt 2 for 27) by 3 wickets |
Umpires |
Kulathu Krishnan &
Victor Jebakumar |
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Grounds |
Lyon Oaks |
Toss won by NCL and elected to bat |
Match |
NCL Vs MCC |
NCL 132 allout ( Faisal Baig 44, Shahid Munir 2 for 27, Mohammed Bakshi 5 for 28, Asif 2 for 18 ) lost to MCC 134 for 2 (Kabir Hussain 112*) |
Umpires |
TM Theagarajan &
K Venkataraman |
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Grounds |
TAG East |
Toss won by ICML and elected to bat |
Match |
DXI Vs ICML |
ICML 260 allout ( Razaak Malik Ahmed 68, Aamir Mustaq 32, Amber Abbas 57, Kumar Srinivasan 4 for 41, Mahesh Surya 3 for 36) beat Directors' XI 156 allout ( Ali Ahmed 42, Sumitkumar Jagani 27, Mirza Baig 2 for 22, Niel S 2 for 19, Amber Abbas 5 for 21) by 104 runs |
Umpires |
Radhakrishnan Ramachandran &
Saddiq Yousaf |
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Day One
Sunday
25th May 2008 |
Grounds |
Bloomer |
Toss won by DXI and elected to bat |
Match |
NCL Vs DXI |
DXI 96 allout ( Rup Narayan 3 for 31, Talha Mohsin 3 for 28, Hassan Aktar 2 for 17 ) lost to NCL 97 for 4 ( John Titus 26, Talah Mohsin 25*, Kumar Srinivasan 2 for 34) by 6 wickets |
Umpires |
Kulathu Krishnan &
Victor Jebakumar |
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Grounds |
Lyon Oaks |
Toss won by ICML and elected to bat |
Match |
GLCC Vs ICML |
ICML 240 for 7 ( Razaaq Malik Ahmed 59, Aamir Mustaq 31, Farhan Syed 37, Wahaab Munir 29, Gautam 2 for 43, Mansab Butt 2 for 37) beat GLCC 103 allout ( Shahzad Butt 29, Wahaab Munir 3 for 12, Asad Hussain 3 for 25, Razaaq Malik Ahmed 3 for 18) by 137 runs |
Umpires |
Kalyaraman Venkataraman & Saddiq Yousaf |
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Grounds |
TAG East |
Toss won by MCC and elected to bat |
Match |
MCC Vs ACC |
MCC 291 allout ( Amit Kumar 85, Afroze Siddiqi 38, Shehzad Rasheed 48, Shahid Munir 28, Hashim Raza 2 for 54, Ashaar Medhi 2 for 36, Talha Zamir 2 for 33, Mir Ali 3 for 34) beat ACC 153 allout ( Ashaar Medhi 42, Raheel Akthar 2 for 39, Mohammed Asif 4 for 33, Mohammed Bakshi 2 for 37) |
Umpires |
Radhakrishnan Ramachandran &
Sankar Renganathan |
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Grand Finale
Monday
26th May 2008 |
Grounds |
Bloomer |
Toss won by MCC and elected to bat |
Match |
ICML Vs MCC |
MCC 257 allout in 48.1 overs (Mohammed Bakshi 38, Amit Kumar 36, Afroz Siddiqi 72, Sohail Mohiuddin 7 for 53) beat ICML 65 allout (Raheel Akthar 2/28, Mohammed Yousuf 5 for 6) by 192 runs |
Umpires |
Radhakrishnan Ramachandran &
Kulathu Krishnan |
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Panel of Umpires
The Panel of Umpires for the 2008 Central East Region Regional Tournament were as follows
- Mr Thiruchendurai M Theagarajan (Resident Umpire, GLCC)
- Mr Radhakrishnan Ramachandran (Resident Umpire, GLCC)
- Mr Krishnan Kulathu (Resident Umpire, GLCC)
- Mr Kalyanaraman Venkataraman (Resident Umpire, GLCC)
- Mr Victor Jebakumar ( Panel, GLCC)
- Mr Saddiq Yousaf ( Panel, MCC )
- Mr Sankar Renganathan ( Panel, GLCC)
Banquet Dinner
The GLCC Management hosted banquet dinner for all the administrators and players of six participating leagues in the 2008 Central East Region Regional Tournament in the Palace of Southfield on the evening of Saturday, the 24th May 2008. All the teams were presented with a memento for their participation.
Abhijit Joshi was facilitated with a special cash award and a plaque for his spectacular performances against strong teams on the tour of the Americas Development XI in the CLICO ICC 50 over championships by Mr Nabeel Ahmed, the first Vice President USACA and Chairman GLCC.
Award Ceremony
Mr Nabeel Ahmed, Chairman GLCC and the first Vice President USACA presided over the events of Honors in Bloomer Park after the Grand Finale on Monday, 26th May 2008 . Mr Kurram Syed, Chairman CER Board, Mr Shahzad Ahmad, Member GLCC Trusteeship Council and Director, CER Board, Mr Susheel Bhat, President GLCC, Mr Mohammed Ismail, Member GLCC Trusteeship Council, Mr Bino Tom Varghese, Joint Secretary GLCC, and Mr Sankar Renganathan, Secretary GLCC and Event Manager were also present at the award ceremony.
Award Winners
Winners |
Midwest Cricket Conference |
Runners |
International Cricket Management League |
Best Batsman |
Razaak Malik Ahmed ( 127 runs ) (International Cricket Management League) |
Best Bowler |
Mohammed Bakshi ( 7/65 ) ( Midwest Cricket Conference) |
Most Valuable Player [Finals] |
Mohammed Yousaf ( 22 and 5 for 6) ( Midwest Cricket Conference) |
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