Our first league game of this season.
Date/Time : 1st May / 08:00 am
Venue : Indian Association
Game Type : Away game .
Against : Mariners.
1. Akshay
2. Shan
3. Ritesh
4. Anshul
5. Naveen
6. Manoj
7. Paul
8. Kiran
9. Amit Redkar
10. Prem
11. Faiz
Please be at Indian Association by 7:30 am.
& Do not change the Captain's Plan A to Plan B,C,D... by being late.
All Playing for 10 points...
Go Marina.
-Akki.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Marina 1 Vs SIA Match Report
A very good morning to all. I'm wishing you a pleasant day and an eventful week ahead. Yes! this email is a match report as the subject line says but I sincerely hope that this means much more to every one of us and the club we all play for.
I was having a kind of heartache when I went to bed on the 3rd of April. Marina had just lost two games they played on the day, the first one was sad and the second even bitter. And today the 18th of April it is just before bed and I'm sitting pretty relaxed, happy and my heart is beating with a sense of fulfillment. We won the game today being the very simple reason behind all this. And boy! what an emphatic difference from the 3rd April.
It is never fair to compare but hey! hold it for a moment. Are we doing as well a club we did five years ago? certainly not. I'm just pondering my reasons why. It is every bit human to like getting appreciated for what you have done and also nothing beats the feel of winning, the rush of blood and off course the peaceful sleep you get after all has ended. So why are we suddenly not doing well? What has gone missing? Yea..there are a few good players we lost to other clubs, better jobs and greener territories. But one thing which has been happening consistently for Marina is our ability to attract good like minded cricketers. As always, we make a good bunch of blokes who knows how to have fun on the cricket field. The best thing or things we can do to bring back our lost glory is to create more opportunities or rather conducive situations to interact more. Net session is one, going out together for drink is another, playing other sports, celebrating occasions etc etc. These would help to bring out other sides and hidden talents of each one of us. Trust me, all this would bring more fun and camaraderie which would eventually bring us back the Marina Magic. I would like every one of you reading this email to share your thoughts and ideas. It would be a smart step forward for a wonderful beginning.
Okay! back to game we played today, hope you don't mind my lighter vein.
M1's 'captain responsible' did no favors to guys like me who simply relies on emails for information. I told my wife my normal excuses for a Sunday morning game. It went something like, my butt is getting bigger, I need exercise, playing helps reduce cholesterol which means lesser chance of cardiac arrests etc etc. I would've been eating my words if we had no game to play this Sunday. Thankfully I was only wrong in the timing.
Yes! the afternoon looked bright and dry enough to have a good days cricket. So without knowing the complete eleven I got ready for the game. Prem had to be woken up, dressed and fed to get him on time for the game as he landed just hours before. Finally we started with nine guys on the field. This would've sparked some bad comments had we lost the game, but since it was a win we can afford to happily forget the mistakes.
Naveen started well in the first over but ended conceding a well hit boundary. It was a well timed loft over the bowlers head, it is not a pretty sight for the fielding side or bowler getting hit straight over the head. The very next over Prabhu, who incidentally troubled SPA top order with his new found 'swing', had SIA with his bounce!. Prabhu hit good length almost all the time over his eight over spell. However, in the first over he got pulled for a sweetly timed six over mid wicket by the same batsmen. Wow! Good shot. Are we chasing another 250 plus?
If the rabbit had to die it will surely. In the second Naveen over we struck gold, it was a good length delivery from Naveen which stood up to the same dashing SIA opener, he kind of scooped it to the covers. And now! who in world is going to catch it? Thanks to Ganesh, it was one of his two catches of the game which from all catch-ables were taken safely. And then we started our marathon of drops it was as if like.. oh you dropped an easy one? I'm gonna beat you. In a way it was good, all the initial droppers got back their confidence. If Sris drop was bad, Sushanth's was badder, mine was pathetic, then Arun beat me hands down dropping a golden lolly. Finally everything was sealed off by Prem's 'deal ya no deal' drop. End of story.
For the next few overs it was a Prabhu show, he troubled every batter with his bounce and good length. He got four scalps back to back which almost wrote SIA out of the game. But looking closely, we could've restricted them for much less had we kept the intensity alive through out. We got complacent and got them to register small cameos in the later part of their innings. SIA ended with 148 on the board, neither too big or too small. Always tricky these kind of targets.
Marina started well with Vignesh and Ganesh scoring freely, SIAs wayward bowling also helped our cause. We lost Ganesh and then Prem, both playing pre-meditated heaves. We were not looking good for 10 points. Then enter captain real responsible. This SIA spinner who was bowling then somehow managed good credits within the team. He did it with his expressions and gestures he gave out after every ball. BANG! here goes his theatrics over country to the deep Turf city ditch. SIX. The very next over there were few more effortless classics from the man we all know would certainly throw it away pretty soon. And soon he did. But by the time we needed just 3 runs of 9 balls to make it a 10 points win. We made those easy runs and that ended a good days cricket.
Cheers
Mags
I was having a kind of heartache when I went to bed on the 3rd of April. Marina had just lost two games they played on the day, the first one was sad and the second even bitter. And today the 18th of April it is just before bed and I'm sitting pretty relaxed, happy and my heart is beating with a sense of fulfillment. We won the game today being the very simple reason behind all this. And boy! what an emphatic difference from the 3rd April.
It is never fair to compare but hey! hold it for a moment. Are we doing as well a club we did five years ago? certainly not. I'm just pondering my reasons why. It is every bit human to like getting appreciated for what you have done and also nothing beats the feel of winning, the rush of blood and off course the peaceful sleep you get after all has ended. So why are we suddenly not doing well? What has gone missing? Yea..there are a few good players we lost to other clubs, better jobs and greener territories. But one thing which has been happening consistently for Marina is our ability to attract good like minded cricketers. As always, we make a good bunch of blokes who knows how to have fun on the cricket field. The best thing or things we can do to bring back our lost glory is to create more opportunities or rather conducive situations to interact more. Net session is one, going out together for drink is another, playing other sports, celebrating occasions etc etc. These would help to bring out other sides and hidden talents of each one of us. Trust me, all this would bring more fun and camaraderie which would eventually bring us back the Marina Magic. I would like every one of you reading this email to share your thoughts and ideas. It would be a smart step forward for a wonderful beginning.
Okay! back to game we played today, hope you don't mind my lighter vein.
M1's 'captain responsible' did no favors to guys like me who simply relies on emails for information. I told my wife my normal excuses for a Sunday morning game. It went something like, my butt is getting bigger, I need exercise, playing helps reduce cholesterol which means lesser chance of cardiac arrests etc etc. I would've been eating my words if we had no game to play this Sunday. Thankfully I was only wrong in the timing.
Yes! the afternoon looked bright and dry enough to have a good days cricket. So without knowing the complete eleven I got ready for the game. Prem had to be woken up, dressed and fed to get him on time for the game as he landed just hours before. Finally we started with nine guys on the field. This would've sparked some bad comments had we lost the game, but since it was a win we can afford to happily forget the mistakes.
Naveen started well in the first over but ended conceding a well hit boundary. It was a well timed loft over the bowlers head, it is not a pretty sight for the fielding side or bowler getting hit straight over the head. The very next over Prabhu, who incidentally troubled SPA top order with his new found 'swing', had SIA with his bounce!. Prabhu hit good length almost all the time over his eight over spell. However, in the first over he got pulled for a sweetly timed six over mid wicket by the same batsmen. Wow! Good shot. Are we chasing another 250 plus?
If the rabbit had to die it will surely. In the second Naveen over we struck gold, it was a good length delivery from Naveen which stood up to the same dashing SIA opener, he kind of scooped it to the covers. And now! who in world is going to catch it? Thanks to Ganesh, it was one of his two catches of the game which from all catch-ables were taken safely. And then we started our marathon of drops it was as if like.. oh you dropped an easy one? I'm gonna beat you. In a way it was good, all the initial droppers got back their confidence. If Sris drop was bad, Sushanth's was badder, mine was pathetic, then Arun beat me hands down dropping a golden lolly. Finally everything was sealed off by Prem's 'deal ya no deal' drop. End of story.
For the next few overs it was a Prabhu show, he troubled every batter with his bounce and good length. He got four scalps back to back which almost wrote SIA out of the game. But looking closely, we could've restricted them for much less had we kept the intensity alive through out. We got complacent and got them to register small cameos in the later part of their innings. SIA ended with 148 on the board, neither too big or too small. Always tricky these kind of targets.
Marina started well with Vignesh and Ganesh scoring freely, SIAs wayward bowling also helped our cause. We lost Ganesh and then Prem, both playing pre-meditated heaves. We were not looking good for 10 points. Then enter captain real responsible. This SIA spinner who was bowling then somehow managed good credits within the team. He did it with his expressions and gestures he gave out after every ball. BANG! here goes his theatrics over country to the deep Turf city ditch. SIX. The very next over there were few more effortless classics from the man we all know would certainly throw it away pretty soon. And soon he did. But by the time we needed just 3 runs of 9 balls to make it a 10 points win. We made those easy runs and that ended a good days cricket.
Cheers
Mags
Monday, April 12, 2010
Marina Final Team List
Phew...at last the three teams are finalized. Here is the list.
Marina 1
1. Prabhu Subramaniam (c)
2. Vignesh Gopalakrishnan
3. Ganapathy Chandrasekar
4. Trichy Mani Sridharan
5. Vijaya Ranga Prasad
6. Shushanta Kumar Guha
7. Mahesh Udayabhanu
8. Guduru Surya Prakash
9. Mahesh Kumar
10. Arun Bharadwaj
11. Ganesh Subramanian
Marina 2
1. Sharma Akshay Shivpal (c)
2. Faiz Modak
3. Thekkumkudy Gangadharan Manoj
4. Arun Bhaskar
5. Vasanth Singh Govardhan
6. Anshul Chandra
7. Shantonu Bhadury
8. Amit Joshi
9. Paul Bardeskar
10. Ritesh Moudgil
11. Halaharivi Chandra Kiran
Marina 3
1. Rajkishore Patel (c)
2. Amit Bansal
3. Pareet Desai
4. Mani Bhat
5. Balaraman Swaminathan
6. Yogesh Srinivasa Naik
7. Suhas Darekar
8. Vishesh Goel
9. Vivek Chopra
10. H.S. Srinivas
11. Mohan Roy Gargie
12. Arunava Banerjee
13. Uddaraju Sai Prakash
14. Haroon Mufti
15. Prem Subramaniam
16. Naveen Kumar Veeravalli (M1 gets priority)
17. Ramachandrappa Srinivasa (M1 gets priority)
18. Redkar Amit Ramesh (M2 gets priority)
Any any old marinoid wants to play this season, he will be registered in M3. All new players will also be registered in M3.
Marina 1
1. Prabhu Subramaniam (c)
2. Vignesh Gopalakrishnan
3. Ganapathy Chandrasekar
4. Trichy Mani Sridharan
5. Vijaya Ranga Prasad
6. Shushanta Kumar Guha
7. Mahesh Udayabhanu
8. Guduru Surya Prakash
9. Mahesh Kumar
10. Arun Bharadwaj
11. Ganesh Subramanian
Marina 2
1. Sharma Akshay Shivpal (c)
2. Faiz Modak
3. Thekkumkudy Gangadharan Manoj
4. Arun Bhaskar
5. Vasanth Singh Govardhan
6. Anshul Chandra
7. Shantonu Bhadury
8. Amit Joshi
9. Paul Bardeskar
10. Ritesh Moudgil
11. Halaharivi Chandra Kiran
Marina 3
1. Rajkishore Patel (c)
2. Amit Bansal
3. Pareet Desai
4. Mani Bhat
5. Balaraman Swaminathan
6. Yogesh Srinivasa Naik
7. Suhas Darekar
8. Vishesh Goel
9. Vivek Chopra
10. H.S. Srinivas
11. Mohan Roy Gargie
12. Arunava Banerjee
13. Uddaraju Sai Prakash
14. Haroon Mufti
15. Prem Subramaniam
16. Naveen Kumar Veeravalli (M1 gets priority)
17. Ramachandrappa Srinivasa (M1 gets priority)
18. Redkar Amit Ramesh (M2 gets priority)
Any any old marinoid wants to play this season, he will be registered in M3. All new players will also be registered in M3.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Indoor Cricket Tournament
We recently played an Indoor Cricket Tournament and won the championship. My team was named "The Old Monks" and it had 3 marinoids in it: Myself, Ritesh & Swami.
Click here for some of the pics from the final.
Many marinoids participated in the tournament:
Amit Bansal, Vivek Chopra, Maggie, Akki for Dell
Bipin for Nagarbhavi Ninjas
Sushant for Cracking Willows
Given the number, we should look at forming a Marina Indoor Cricket team for the next season :) Kya bolte ho bhai log?
Click here for some of the pics from the final.
Many marinoids participated in the tournament:
Amit Bansal, Vivek Chopra, Maggie, Akki for Dell
Bipin for Nagarbhavi Ninjas
Sushant for Cracking Willows
Given the number, we should look at forming a Marina Indoor Cricket team for the next season :) Kya bolte ho bhai log?
Marina CC 3 vs Mariner CC 1 - Scoresheet
It was not a great start to the season for M3. We were not up to the mark in all aspect of the game and the score sheet reflect almost all of that:
Score Sheet
Guys, use this as a motivation for yourself and lets get back with bang in the next game.
Cheers
-Raj
Score Sheet
Guys, use this as a motivation for yourself and lets get back with bang in the next game.
Cheers
-Raj
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Teamlist for Marina CC3 Vs Mariner CC 1
Its time to start the fun and M3 gets to do the honors. Our first match is on April 03 and here is final team list:
1. Rajkishore
2. Amit Bansal
3. Yogesh Naik
4. Srini Babai
5. Suhas
6. Vishesh
7. Vivek Chopra
8. Amit Redkar
9. Mani Bhat
10. Swami
11. Arun Banerjee
Time: 8 am (So be at the ground by 7 40 am)
Venue: Turf City B
Have fun over the long weekend...but save some for the match :)
1. Rajkishore
2. Amit Bansal
3. Yogesh Naik
4. Srini Babai
5. Suhas
6. Vishesh
7. Vivek Chopra
8. Amit Redkar
9. Mani Bhat
10. Swami
11. Arun Banerjee
Time: 8 am (So be at the ground by 7 40 am)
Venue: Turf City B
Have fun over the long weekend...but save some for the match :)
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