memories
Small Town Cricket Talk
Sunday the 23 rd of July 2007 was a landmark date for the cricketers of Anjaneyapuram in Kakallur. The occassion was the inauguration of the Anjaneya cricket tournament. My group of friends went through lot of problems to organise this tournament, but all of us were very happy when the tournament was inaugurated by a doctor who lives in our locality. A total of 12 teams each team having 8 players is taking part in this competition including our team-The Maruti Cricket Club.
The tournament is spread across 4 Sundays, with 4 matches played everyday. The results at the end of the opening day are as follows: -
Match 1 - Annai Teresa Club defeated Bad Boys Team by 30 runs.
Match 2 - Jai Sports Club defeated Nice Guys team by 2 wickets.
Match 3 - Maruti Cricket Club defeated Victory Club by 37 runs.
Match 4 - Sultans Team defeated Venky's Super 8 by 1 wicket.
Next Sunday the 30 th of July will be an important because the teams who lost on the 23 rd face the risk of elimination if they lose again.
Keep waiting till August 1 for more cricketing news.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Saturday, July 15, 2006
memories
Small-Town Cricket Talk
Cricket is a religion in India and our town Tiruvallur is no exception. Every Sunday we guys in our locality play cricket from 3 P.M. in the afternoon to about 6:30 P.M. in the evening.
All of us are in the age group of 17-25 years and are very passionate in our love for the game.
Last sunday Silambarasan the fire-brand maverick who is our version of Shoaib Akhtar created a record of sorts when took a hat-trick in the very first over of the match. Adding to his credit, all three batsmen were clean bowled.
Over the years most of us have taken a hat-trick but none of us had mastered the feat in the very first over of a match.
Kudos to Simbu.
Small Town Cricket talk will return next week with news of more records.
Small-Town Cricket Talk
Cricket is a religion in India and our town Tiruvallur is no exception. Every Sunday we guys in our locality play cricket from 3 P.M. in the afternoon to about 6:30 P.M. in the evening.
All of us are in the age group of 17-25 years and are very passionate in our love for the game.
Last sunday Silambarasan the fire-brand maverick who is our version of Shoaib Akhtar created a record of sorts when took a hat-trick in the very first over of the match. Adding to his credit, all three batsmen were clean bowled.
Over the years most of us have taken a hat-trick but none of us had mastered the feat in the very first over of a match.
Kudos to Simbu.
Small Town Cricket talk will return next week with news of more records.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
memories
The Wave of Terror
Picture this, you are out of your office the tensions of the day behind you, and making your way to your house and your loved ones by the local train. Then a blast and blood and mangled bodies everywhere. Mumbaikars had a rude shock yesterday evening between 6 and 6:30 P.M. when seven blasts ripped through Mumbai's life-line the local train service. The blasts took place in the first class compartments of trains in Bhayandar, Jogeshwari, Mahim, SantaCruz, Khar, Matunga and Borivali.
Nearly 200 people are dead and close to 350 are seiously injured. Eye-witnesses say many people jumped from moving trains to save their lives. The government has sounded an alert and security has been beefed up in the metros. The Lashkar-e-Toiba is suspected of carrying out these attacks, but no arrests have been made so far.
A silent prayer for all those who lost their lives in this terror carnage. May their souls rest in peace.
The Wave of Terror
Picture this, you are out of your office the tensions of the day behind you, and making your way to your house and your loved ones by the local train. Then a blast and blood and mangled bodies everywhere. Mumbaikars had a rude shock yesterday evening between 6 and 6:30 P.M. when seven blasts ripped through Mumbai's life-line the local train service. The blasts took place in the first class compartments of trains in Bhayandar, Jogeshwari, Mahim, SantaCruz, Khar, Matunga and Borivali.
Nearly 200 people are dead and close to 350 are seiously injured. Eye-witnesses say many people jumped from moving trains to save their lives. The government has sounded an alert and security has been beefed up in the metros. The Lashkar-e-Toiba is suspected of carrying out these attacks, but no arrests have been made so far.
A silent prayer for all those who lost their lives in this terror carnage. May their souls rest in peace.
Monday, July 10, 2006
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The Cup of Joy-The FIFA World Cup.
A month of staying awake into the early of hours of the morning ended today when Italy defeated France 5-3 on penalties. At the end of extra-time the score was 1-1. David Trezeguet hit the bar with his spot kick and the decisive penalty in the shootout was scored by Fabio Grosso. The worried French fans were soon cheering however when Florent Malouda drove into the box and was felled by a clumsy challenge from Materazzi.
Zidane stepped up to take the seventh-minute penalty, opting to nonchalantly dink it above the diving Gianluigi Buffon and the ball struck the bar before bouncing down behind the line to put France ahead.
Italy equalised after 19 minutes when Materazzi atoned for his earlier misdemeanour by rising magnificently above Patrick Vieira to head home an Andrea Pirlo corner from the right.
Italy erupted in joy when they were declared winners, they have won the cup 4 times now. Zinedine Zidane's head-butt an act of temporary madness led to his ignonimous exit in his final match. All said and done the Italians who were not even considered to be potential semi-finalists at the beginning have won the cup. The next cup is in South Africa and we might see some big surprises from the African continent.
The Cup of Joy-The FIFA World Cup.
A month of staying awake into the early of hours of the morning ended today when Italy defeated France 5-3 on penalties. At the end of extra-time the score was 1-1. David Trezeguet hit the bar with his spot kick and the decisive penalty in the shootout was scored by Fabio Grosso. The worried French fans were soon cheering however when Florent Malouda drove into the box and was felled by a clumsy challenge from Materazzi.
Zidane stepped up to take the seventh-minute penalty, opting to nonchalantly dink it above the diving Gianluigi Buffon and the ball struck the bar before bouncing down behind the line to put France ahead.
Italy equalised after 19 minutes when Materazzi atoned for his earlier misdemeanour by rising magnificently above Patrick Vieira to head home an Andrea Pirlo corner from the right.
Italy erupted in joy when they were declared winners, they have won the cup 4 times now. Zinedine Zidane's head-butt an act of temporary madness led to his ignonimous exit in his final match. All said and done the Italians who were not even considered to be potential semi-finalists at the beginning have won the cup. The next cup is in South Africa and we might see some big surprises from the African continent.
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