post #149

I'm elated! Our team just did fine on last Sunday again! We beat Zak solutions comfortably with a 42 run margin. How much better can it get than 2 back to back victories after a 3 months long break. On my personal front, I could hit some valuable boundaries which were much needed at the end of the game. My keeping standards need to be a notch higher than it is now. Though I have been collecting all the wide balls, the collection is not as neat as it used to be. The extra weight that I've put on seems to be a slight problem here... ;)

The next match is scheduled in 2 weeks time. And am looking forward to that match. That match is sort of a practice match for us with out team already in the final with Sunday's win. The quadrangular series seems to be suddenly interesting again to me as we are going to be in contention to win the series now!

To provide a brief match summary,

E F I v / s ZAKSOLUTIONS
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Toss won by E F I & Elected to BAT

E F I : 159 / 7 IN 20 overs
Batting:
Satish 69[52], Anand 36[32], Naveena 24*[12]
Bowling:
Ajay 4-28/3, Vikas 2-13/2, Unnikrishnan 4-16/2, Anand 3-20/ 2.

ZAK : 117 / 10 IN 20 overs,
batting:
Srinath 25[29], Ali 21[24], Raja 24[20]

M . O. M: SATISH from E F I
Match Won by E F I by 42 Runs.

Post #148

Our sometimes office sponsored and sometimes self sponsored cricket team that i play with more often did great on our first outing (15th Nov ) after the rainy season. This series was sponsored by the company me and my teammates work for. It was not like the earlier series where we had to shell in a lot of cash to enter the series and then went crashing out in quarters after doing well in the initial league matches. Everyone is now pumped up after a good 27 run victory which is a big margin in 20-20 format of the game. The role for me in the team has changed from the last series in the team. I'm now a wicket-keeper batsman who comes down the order to bat. The opener's slot which i used to enjoy for about an year is now taken up by another teammate. With the next match on 22nd Nov, me and my teammates are waiting for the clock to strike 8 Am this Sunday when the first ball would be bowled for the next match. Opponents this time would be Zak solutions and this is one team we have never played earlier unlike the first match where we knew the opposition (MC & A) from a previous match where we had lost to them. Let me hope for the best.

In the mean time the rainy season was a good time we bought some cricketing gear especially the cricket bat which needs seasoning before we play the cricket ball. Hours of knocking with the mallet went in to the bats we bought. Hard work did pay off as we got bats ready in time for the match. I did buy a Kashmir willow bat and it's now seasoned in to be played this season. Hope the sponsorship money pours in and we play more of the matches over the weekend :) And here are some snaps of me knocking in my new bat.

Post #147

Finding a title for blog is a little head scratching affair every now and then. And now i found a permanent solution for it! Ha!

This song from Cat Steven's is so simple yet very melodious. I just love it.... watch it and enjoy! This song has become a regular in my playlist! And i wish i could play and sing this song along! :)



The life of then Cat Setvens and now Yusuf Islam is very interesting! Read it here.