PUCC Back On Track
Purdue Cricket Club bounced back from a tough loss last weekend to claim a sweep with two comprehensive wins.
Traveling back to Dayton, we faced a strugling but always dangerous Gahana club. Although they had yet to get any points this season, they had little to lose. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, we began very strongly, aided by almost 30 wides in the first 10 overs. Strong batting by Saumyang (63), Srikar (56*), Neeraj (46*), and Vikram, with a surge of 40 runs after breaking away from his strategy of carefully watching the ball, allowed us to set a target of 290. It was always going to be a tough total to reach, and dominate bowling by the whole team, wrapped the win up in 17 overs. Saumyang was particularly tough, bowling 4 for 3 in three overs. (full scorecard here)
Sunday saw us finally at home again, going up against fellow mid-table occupant Royals, whom we were able to beat with relative ease last year. Looking to duplicate the feat, we again chose to bat first and put pressure on our opponents to chase. And it turned out to be a great choice, as we lost only 3 wickets in 40 overs, with Mihir (95*) and Saumyang (83) both approaching tons, and Yash reaching his half century (52), leading us to a total of 296. The top end of Royals batting started well, but a varied attack by 8 bowlers, led by Dr. Ravi's 4 wicket take constrained Royals to 188 runs in their 40 overs. Karthik (2-15 in 3 overs) and Sachin (3 runs allowed in 2 overs) also contributed well. here)
After scoring 586/8 in 75 overs, and allowing only 246/19, the team will enjoy the holiday weekend while preparing for the hot months of July and August. Our next matches see us travel to Cincinnati on the 11th to face UC, and then to Chicago to face bottom club Eagles at Washington Park.
You can see the full schedule by clicking on the "Events" link to the left, under the Main Menu.
If you are interesting in playing this summer, we are always looking for new members, regardless of experience. Practices are at 5 PM at our ground on Airport Road across from Purdue Village, Tuesdays and Thursdays each week. The best way to stay current on practice days and times is to join the PUCC mailing list. You can find the link to do this on the left-hand side of the page as well.
All community members are invited to come cheer for the squad to victory this summer as well. If you don't know much about the game, someone from the team will be happy to explain it to you.
Purdue Cricket Club - Winner of 2008 Boilermaker Pride Award
Indoor Cricket League - Spring 2009
The 2009 version of the Natraj Iyer Memorial Indoor Cricket League has begun.
As the regular season winds down, the jockeying for seedings begins.
For the latest and greatest from PUCC Indoor Cricket League - Spring 2008 Season (ICL)
PUCC Indoor Cricket League - Fall 2007 Season (ICL)
Purdue Cricket Club - Quick review of 2007
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