Cricket News - SAC vs North Cotswold Strollers, 8-9 September 2018
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It was a super weekend of cricket as the club hosted the North Cotswold Strollers from Cheltenham for two matches.
It was a super weekend of cricket as the club hosted the North Cotswold Strollers from Cheltenham for two matches.
On Sunday SAC played LFP CC in a 40-over match. Unfortunately, it was a very disappointing day, with the team putting in arguably its worst performance in several years...
A great day at the club on Saturday as we hosted a large number of guests from the South Africans in Paris (“SAiP”) group for the day, which included a fantastic traditional South Africans “braai” BBQ.
Last weekend the Athletes took on The Kerala Tuskers a high-quality opposition in a game that has built into a keen rivalry over the years.
An excellent weekend of cricket at SAC as we hosted Arkadin CC from London on Saturday and then the France Cricket President’s XI on Sunday.
The annual SAC tour of Kent occurred last weekend. It was another great tour, with good performances both on and off the field!
The 19th/20th May was a great weekend for the SAC cricket team, but especially for Alex Kidwell. SAC played two matches over the weekend, and won both, with Alex scoring a century in each match: 119 on Saturday and 125 not out on Sunday. Congratulations to Alex on a great achievement!
SAC’s cricket season began on Sunday with an excellent win over the Paris University Club (PUC).
The seniors played on Saturday afternoon, SAC winning easily....but a different story with the Juniors; on both Saturday at the SAC and Sunday at Thoiry, the Nantes colts proved much too strong for both SAC and LFP Morangis CC.
On Sunday, SAC hosted annual tourists from the UK, Le Croq Sportif. SAC won the toss and batted first making 217 for 6 off our 35 overs thanks to a fantastic 123 off just 92 balls from Thodi Andersson. In reply, the tourists were blown away by a spell of 3 for 3 from Nisseem Burkule, and never recovered – all out for 140. Shakeel Ahmad and Andrew Macintyre took two wickets apiece.
Friday rained off, Saturday, 8 wicket win for the SAC!
The SAC cricketers were on tour for the second time this season last weekend, playing three matches in beautiful Cheltenham. We lost to Gotherington CC on Saturday, drew with Woodmancote CC on Sunday, and SAC finished the tour on a high note on the Monday with an excellent win against the Woodmancote U23s.
SAC hosted a touring cricket team from Goa in India on Saturday and had a resounding win. Goa were bowled out for 161 in just 29 overs, with Azam Sadad (4 wickets) and Jyothy Kumar (3 wickets) the pick of the bowlers for SAC. After an excellent lunch in the clubhouse, SAC’s opening combination of Thodi Andersson (78 not out) and Nisar Afridi (71 not out) made it look easy, as SAC knocked off the runs without loss of a wicket.
A good win for the SAC cricketers over Paris Université Club (PUC) at the weekend. PUC batted first and made 205 all out. Said Azam Sadad was the best of the SAC bowlers taking 4-25.
SAC’s response was led by an excellent 86 from Thodi Andersson. Jothiprakash Nadarajan (on debut) and Nisseem Burkule both ended on 37 not out, bringing us home for the win with two overs to spare.
SAC claim the John Hardy Shield after victory over Chateau de Thoiry CC at Thoiry.
The annual SAC tour of Kent occurred last weekend. It was a successful tour both on and off the field, with some good cricket played and an excellent time had by all. Thanks are particularly owed to our kind hosts, the Band of Brothers CC, Shepway Stragglers CC and Smarden CC, and to tour manager Robin Groom for his organisational expertise. An honourable mention must go to Shravan Kumar and Sameer Shetty for flying all the way from India to join the tour!!