August 7th, 2011 by shahid
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Hello BayCC,

Ramadan Mubarak! Hope you are doing well.  We wanted to provide you an update on the SRCA Summer League schedule.  As you know, the SRCA Summer League started last weekend and scheduled to end at the end of October.  There are a total of 16 teams participating in this league.  The groups and rankings of these teams are listed below.  The City of San Ramon has provided two grounds (Monarch Park and Windermere Ranch) for this league.  Here is the availability of these grounds: Windermere Ranch – 8am to 6pm on Saturdays and Monarch Park – 9am to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays.   

Groups and ranking:

Group A

Group B

Champions (1)

Nawabs (2)

Tigers (3)

Rockers (4)

BayCC United (5)

Mavericks (6)

Lions (7)

Piccadilly Pacers (8)

Cool Dudes (9)

San Ramon Knights (10)

Challengers (11)

Josh (12)

Titans (13)

BayCC Elites (14)

Dublin Dynamites (18)

Pittsburg Warriors (19)

 

Due to Ramadan (8/1 thru 8/29), SRCA gamming committee was kind enough to schedule only one game and one umpiring duty for both of our teams during this month. However, this created a challenge for the committee to take advantage of the availability of these grounds and finish the league by the end of October.  As a result, we have been asked to play two games in one weekend in September.  Please make yourself available for these games accordingly.  

Here is the schedule for the first round:

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Teams

Date

Time

Ground

Umpiring Team

1

Mavericks vs Piccadilly Pacers

Saturday, 7/30

9:00 AM

Monarch Park

Bay CC Elites

2

BayCC United vs Tigers

Saturday, 7/30

1:00 PM

Monarch Park

Titans

3

Cool Dudes vs Titans

Sunday, 7/31

9:00 AM

Monarch Park

Bay CC United

4

BayCC Elites vs Knights

Sunday, 7/31

1:00 PM

Monarch Park

Piccadilly Pacers

5

Lions vs Titans

Saturday, 8/20

11:30 AM

Windermere Ranch

Bay CC Elites

6

BayCC United vs Challengers

Sunday, 8/21

9:00 AM

Monarch Park

Champions

7

BayCC Elites vs Mavericks

Sunday, 8/21

1:00 PM

Monarch Park

Tigers

8

Nawabs vs Josh

Sunday, 8/28

1:00 PM

Monarch Park

Bay CC United

9

Challengers vs Dublin Dynamites

Saturday, 9/10

11:30 AM

Windermere Ranch

Bay CC Elites

10

Piccadilly Pacers  vs Knights

Saturday, 9/10

1:00 PM

Monarch Park

Bay CC United

11

BayCC United vs Lions

Sunday, 9/11

9:00 AM

Monarch Park

Piccadilly Pacers

12

BayCC Elites vs Pittsburg Warriors

Sunday, 9/11

1:00 PM

Monarch Park

Dublin Dynamites

13

BayCC Elites vs Rockers

Saturday, 9/17

8:00 AM

Windermere Ranch

Cool Dudes

14

BayCC United vs Dublin Dynamites

Sunday, 9/18

9:00 AM

Monarch Park

Rockers

15

BayCC Elites vs Piccadilly Pacers

Sunday, 9/18

1:00 PM

Monarch Park

Tigers

16

BayCC United vs Titans

Saturday, 9/24

8:00 AM

Windermere Ranch

Knights

17

BayCC Elites vs Josh

Saturday, 9/24

11:30 AM

Windermere Ranch

Tigers

18

BayCC United vs Cool Dudes

Sunday, 9/25

1:00 PM

Monarch Park

Titans

19

BayCC United vs Champions

Saturday, 10/1

9:00 AM

Monarch Park

Mavericks

20

BayCC Elites vs Nawabs

Saturday, 10/1

1:00 PM

Monarch Park

Lions

21

Piccadilly Pacers  vs Pittsburg Warriors

Saturday, 10/1

3:00 PM

Windermere Ranch

Bay CC United

 

Thank you.
BayCC Management

July 31st, 2011 by shahid

Article written by Latief Bazaz.

BayCC held the second Mini Tournament of 2011 on Saturday, July 23rd at the MCG ……Monarch Cricket Ground….not…. Melbourne Cricket GroundJ 

As always, the Mini Tournament generated a lot of interest, passion, excitement and fun among the members. A total of 27 members participated in this tournament. This time, the BayCC Management had requested the members to show up on time so that the tournament could be finished on time. Most of the members did honor that request especially the “setup” team. Zarak and Fayyaz arrived at the ground at 7.15 AM ……which has to be some kind of a record…..to be entered in the Guiness Book of BayCC J
 
BayCC President, Shahid Saghir had made elaborate arrangements for breakfast and when we started carrying stuff out of his SUV, it felt as if Costco was unloading a truck J  Shahid, being Shahid, worked tirelessly to setup the tables (aesthetically) and made sure that all the players were well fed before they ventured out on the ground. Shahid believes in the motto….no player left hungry J
Before the games started, a brief club meeting was held to go over some current issues. BayCC Treasurer, Asif Rahman brought up the issue of non-payment of dues. Even though Asif is one of the most gentle guys around, signs of frustration could be seen on his face. Maybe time for the members to make Asif’s life easier by paying the dues so that he doesn’t have to keep asking.
 
And then the games began……
 
The players had been divided into 3 teams and most of the players agreed that all the teams were well balanced….except one guy…don’t want to name names here….let’s just say “The Wall” ….very hard to please J
 
The teams were led by the three Captains, Anis Rahman, Parivnder and Manju, leading the Blue, Red and Green teams, respectively.
 
The first game was played between Green and Red teams. Greens won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 75 runs in 10 overs.  Ali Hussaini and Faraz were the top scorers with 26 runs and 10 runs respectively. Ali Hussaini’s 26 runs included three consecutive sixes. He was on fire….if only he could keep this fire burning J
Red team struggled to chase and were all out with only 48 runs on the board. Parvinder scored 9 runs.  Ali Hussani was awarded the Man of the Match award for this game.
 
The second game was played between the Blue and Red teams.  Reds, batting first, scored 40 runs in ten overs.  Parvinder scored 10 runs. Red team’s bowlers were generous with the extras. They gave away 12 extras which made it easy for the Blue team to chase the target score of 41 runs. Anis playing a captain’s knock, scored 10 runs, which included a boundary …no more “yeh single ka game hai J.
Faisal bowled very well and gave only 4 runs in 2 overs.  Faisal was awarded Man of the Match for this game.
 
The third game was played between the Blue and Green teams. Greens won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 57 runs in ten overs.  Faraz and Zuhair scored 14 and 9 runs respectively. Blues batted very well and chased the target score in the 9th over. Zeeshan and Fayyaz scored 27 and 12 runs respectively.  Not sure what Zeeshan had for breakfast that day……but he batted as if he had turned into Shahid Afridi …..on a good day J
ZK’s  27 runs included 2 sixes and 2 fours.  Zeeshan was awarded the Man of the Match award for his batting.
 
The “BayCC Star”….Azher was awarded best bowler of the tournament. 4 overs, 1 maiden, 10 runs and 3 wickets. This guy keeps getting better and better J
 
None of the players fainted this time and hence no bananas were rushed to the groundJ
 
Ali Hussaini was judged the VIP of this Mini Tournament.
 
The tournament climaxed with some spicy chicken biryani….courtesy…Asif Rahman. Asif had made excellent arrangements for lunch and made sure that no BayCC member had the complaint…….”is mein boti nahin hai” J
 
Overall, a competitive, fun filled and friendly event. The members that could not make it to this tournament were missed. All the credit goes to the BayCC members who continue to make this club a Family. Looking forward to many more events in the future!
 
Thanks,
Latief

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Thanks to our BayCC Sponsors

Imran Rizvi, DDS - Bollinger Canyon Dental

Anwer Siddiqui - Farmers

Mehreen Mahmood - AAA

Kamran Mahmood - New York Life

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April 5th, 2011 by shahid
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Hello BayCC,
 
As per some our members’ request, we have simplified the latest SRCA schedule for our games and umpiring duties. This schedule is final and SRCA will not be entertaining any schedule change requests. Please plan accordingly to make yourself available for these games. Being part of the playing teams, it is also our responsibility to provide umpires for the assigned games. Our captains will be reaching out to you to seek your help in fulfilling our umpiring obligations. We wish both our teams best of luck in this tournament.

Playing Teams Umpiring Team Date Time Ground
Rockers  vs  Cool Dudes BayCC Elites Saturday, March 12 1:00 PM Monarch
BayCC United  vs  Josh Lions Saturday, March 12 5:30 PM Central Park #3
BayCC United  vs  Mount Diablo Josh Saturday, March 19 1:00 PM Monarch
BayCC Elites  vs  Piccadilly Pacers  BayCC United Saturday, March 19 5:30 PM Central Park #3
Patriots  vs  Lions BayCC United Saturday, March 26 5:30 PM Central Park #3
BayCC Elites  vs  San Ramon Knights  Challengers Saturday, March 26 5:30 PM Live Oak
BayCC Elites  vs  Tigers  Mavericks Saturday, April 2 9:00 AM Monarch
Nawabs   vs  Piccadilly Pacers  BayCC Elites Saturday, April 2 5:30 PM Central Park #2
Rockers  vs  Patriots BayCC United Sunday, April 3 9:00 AM Monarch
BayCC United  vs  Cool Dudes San Ramon Knights  Sunday, April 3 1:00 PM Monarch
BayCC Elites  vs  Nawabs  Tigers  Sunday, April 10 9:00 AM Monarch
BayCC United  vs  Lions Josh Sunday, April 10 1:00 PM Monarch
BayCC United  vs  Rockers Lions Saturday, April 16 5:30 PM Central Park #2
BayCC Elites  vs  Titans  Nawabs  Sunday, April 17 1:00 PM Monarch
Smashers   vs  Champions  BayCC Elites Saturday, April 23 5:30 PM Live Oak
BayCC United  vs  Patriots Challengers Sunday, May 1 9:00 AM Monarch
BayCC Elites  vs  Dublin Dynamites  San Ramon Knights  Sunday, May 1 1:00 PM Monarch
BayCC Elites  vs  Smashers  Titan Saturday, May 7 5:30 PM Central Park #2
BayCC United  vs  Mavericks Dublin Dynamites  Saturday, May 7 5:30 PM Central Park #3
Rockers  vs  Mount Diablo BayCC Elites Saturday, May 14 9:00 AM Monarch
BayCC Elites  vs  Champions  Titan Saturday, May 14 1:00 PM Monarch
BayCC United  vs  Challengers Piccadilly Pacers  Saturday, May 14 5:30 PM Live Oak
Mavericks  vs  Patriots BayCC United Saturday, May 21 1:00 PM Monarch
Thank you.
BayCC Management
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Thanks to our BayCC Sponsors
Imran Rizvi, DDS - Bollinger Canyon Dental
Anwer Siddiqui - Farmers
Mehreen Mahmood - AAA
Kamran Mahmood - New York Life
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April 5th, 2011 by shahid
Some of the key performances that need to be acknowledged from yesterday’s (4/3) game
 
Bowling Performances
Starting from Amir Waheed who bowled 4 overs and gave only 7 runs, he was pick of the bowlers again. Didn’t get the wicket but he had kept the other team in check from one end,

Shakir came back to the team after a month who mesmerized the batsmen with his swing and fast yorkers, excellent 4 overs and gave away 13 runs, he had been unlucky at many times, not to get the wickets that he had deserved. Fasial has bowled with a good line and gave 14 runs in his four over spell. At one time Faraz and Atif both were both on a hat trick, they both got 2 wickets, Farhan got 1 wickets and gave 9 runs in 2 overs, he had bolwed a very good last over. We were required to chase 89 runs in 20 overs.

Batting Performances 

I thought that Bilal was the most calm guy on our team, however Rasim came out even more calm and played a fighting inning of 7 runs when the other team was sledging and criticizing left and right. Both the openers gave us a very good opening stand of 25 runs in the first 6 overs. Bilal was as usual Mr Dependable, had made 12 runs. Shahid played a responsible inning of 12 runs, which includes the only six of the inning, declared as 4 due to continuous whining of the fielding side. At the end of 10th over, we were 40/1. Unfortunately we couldnt keep up with the momentum and we had lost four main wickets in 10-15 overs session, out of which 3 batsmen, Shahid(12), Shakir who solid 6 runs in the middle and Faraz(0) were out in the 15th over alone, when Faisal and myself came to bat. Faisal played a cameo of 12 runs when BayCC needed 30 runs of 31 balls, but we couldn’t carry it all the way untill the end. then came the last over in which 13 runs were required. On the first 3 balls of the over both captain and the vice captain got out cheaply. Then came the glory boy, Atif Manzoor, who was asked to make 10 runs in the last 3 balls of the match, Atif hit 2 consecutive boundaries and made us victorious. Hats off to Atif who had played magnificently with a bat and a ball both and hence declared, man of the match.

And last but not the least thanks to Imran, Latief and Anis who supported us throughout our batting

Ali Qadri 

November 2nd, 2010 by zeeshan

“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi

It was a dreary cold rainy morning, rain had delayed the first game between Tigers and Rockers. By the time we all got together at the Valley View Park (as usual late) around 11:50 the game one the other field was just starting. Our Captain decided some light practice should be held, and we took on to field to do some catching practice. As usual there were some sensational catches that were held at the practice field; if only we can find the way to bring the same intensity to the actual match it would be nice. After the practice and not to over burden our old bones we went to Peet’s for coffee. The mood was one of calm, Omer who just rejoined us from his escapades in the dunes of Dubai and Muscat was welcomed with warmth. After coffee and some rain we arrived at the ground, but the earlier game was still in progress so we milled about and chatted, chippered and clowned around as usual. Shakir was on song with his comments which kept everyone loose. Finally Rockers folded infront of Tigers and it was our turn. Mavericks are a good team and are lead by a capable captain. Our captain lost the toss and we were put into bat. It was not a batting display that should be serenaded, it should be summmed up like this, the last out that was of myself was comical to say the least. Missing the ball of off stump I thought I had inside edged it and ran like no tomorrow only to realize mid pitch that I had missed the ball and keeper had collected and stumped me all ends up. Anis was furious with me but he held his tongue knowing that more important part is just coming up.

Baycc have always been touted has one which is filled with bowlers; bowlers like Omer Chauhdary, Faisal Waseem, Farhan, Shakir, Atif, Sami, Parvinder, Ali Husseni, Amir Waheed, Anis, Showkat, Latief, Tariq Ansari and myself (Azher) with good strong backup with Faraz, Ali Qadri, Imran etc. With such options at hand it is hard to just pick 5 but you have to. In this match captain decided to go with Omer, Faisal, Shakir, Anis and Azher with Atif, Ali and Faraz as strong backups if needed. After our not so famous batting display we had an arduous task of defending 46 runs. Now if you think about it its 2.3 runs per over that Mavericks needs to score to get to their target and by the looks it was a defeat staring down at us. The team huddle was simple at best, the message to the bowlers was to keep the line and length and bowl outside off stump, simple enough. Unfortunately I don’t have detailed scorecard infront of me, but the story goes like this. Azher and Faisal kept the Mavericks on back foot, pegging that nagging off stump line. After bowling two overs each Azher and Faisal were replaced by Shakir and Omer. They both kept the same line and choked the runs completely. Shakir bowled one bad ball which became a full toss on the off, batsman jumped on the chance to smack it on the off only to be caught at point by nicely timed dive. The fielders were pumped and backed the bowlers 100%, Anis was patrolling the on side dispensing encouragement and little well guided jabs at the batsman which kept the batsman off their game. At the end of 10 overs Mavericks were I think 8 or 9 runs (again sorry I don’t have the score sheet infront of me ) then came the second part of the innings, Bowlers kept line and fielders held on to all the catches. I guess the catching practice paid off :) Faisal was phenomenol with 4 wickets. Omer was as lethal as he is always, Omer has not missed a beat while away. Shakir was a magician with the ball, cutting the ball from the middle leaving the batsman on the off. Shakir and Atif held on to some nice catches.

Came the 16 over with one wicket left, captain threw the ball to me and just told me to go for it and get him this last wicket. The last wicket was a ball that has left an impression on my brain, I can see the ball pitching and cutting in - inside edging the batsman and gloved by the keeper…..Euphoria!!!!!!!!!! I was stunned standing in the middle of the pitch arms raised high and emotions running deep. Team was huddled around the captain jumping in joy. These old bones still have some juice left (courtesy of 5 hour energy :) Anis Bhai also drinks 5 hour Energy drink but for different reason ;) I only drink it b4 the game!! :)

Maevricks were shell shocked to have scored only 20 and out of that 20 we had gifted them with 11 extras. So only 9 runs were scored off the bat. A feat unheard of, the bowlers truly deserved the pat on the back. As the victory came to the club the skies openned up with bright sunlight as to say that they were waiting just for the right time.

The support we got from the gallery was unbelievable, Farhan, Zeeshan, Latief, Imran, Adnan, Ali Husseini and Asif Rahman were vociferous in support. If I missed someone I truly apologize.