MICC Bulletin

"MICC's Rishi Ragoonanan, selected for the Minnesota Cricket Association Team"

The MCA Selectors declared the 2009 Minnesota 15 player roster. The MCA will travel to Chicago to compete in the Annual Central East Region Tournament, during the June 20-21 weekend.
Nan Abeygunawardena, chair of the MCA Selectors, released the following statement: "The time has come to declare the 2009 Minnesota 15 player roster. Let me take this time to congratulate all of you for being nominated by your club for the selection process. We appreciate all your time and the effort you have given us to make our selection process for this year. I would personally like to thank all of you for the outstanding commitment that you have given us to make the best MCA team for the 2009 season. We had a great turn out of players this year and we would love to take each and every one of you but unfortunately we have to narrow the team down to 15 players. We have looked at each and every player that was in the selection process and it was not an easy decision that we had to make. Our ultimate goal is to put out the best team that MCA has to offer.We have not confirm the V-Captain for the team at this time. " The MCA 2009 15 player roster include:
1. Fawad Raza (Captain)
2. Saminda Siriwardena
3. Sundeep Vanga
4. Murthy Chitapalli
5. Deep Patel
6. Rajesh Prabu
7. Rishi Ragoonanan
8. Ashok Thittai Kumar
9. Gayantha Gamage
10. Amer Mian
11. Vijay Aditya Tadipatr
12. Zahid Hameed
13. Aditya Sharma
14. Chirag Patel
15. Pradeep Kumar

MICC-Cavaliers president, Mr. Charles Peterson had this to say when informed of Rishi's selection: "Rishi has been one of our franchise player, so we at MICC-Cavaliers are extremely delighted and thrilled about his selection. This is a wonderful opportunity for him to showcase his skills. We wish Rishi and the MCA Team all the best in the CER Tournament."
Rishi and the MICC will play Gymkhana CC this Sunday, June 7th (noon start), at Riverside Cricket Ground.
June 5, 2009 - MC staff reporter

Cavaliers Bulletin - Reporter, Aiden McDonald

Could the real Cavaliers please stand up

And so another sunday morning came to pass. The pitch was laid, and then re-laid after objections from Norris that it was not fancy enough. Tyko, Aidan and Cleave were banished to the sidelines for their poor pitch-laying ability. We had 5 stumps. You might ask, what is the point of five, and how did we come to have five stumps. Six stumps is what is required, and the notion that one stump should be 'donated' to MICC seems a bit daft. Why have they only got five stumps? Surely stumps hang around together in families of three. As many batsmen know the death rattle from said triplets is a horrifying sound, confirming the departure from the crease in a humiliating manner. However if there are only two - the death rattlle would sound more like, well.... the death squeek, the death tingle!

You might ask yourself what is the point here, the point is I rather not discuss Sundays game - it was dreadful. Having lost a player or two to other clubs, we have been further depleted by the dreaded return of Cavaliers Cricket Club disease - people not showing up or showing up late. We have also lost one of our favourites to retirement. However, Sunday saw the return of one of the mightiest of cavaliers - Sir Peter of Durant. Pete had a hunger in his eyes sunday morning, as did all of the cavaliers bunch. There was a positive attitude in the squad, we were going to start our comeback this weekend. Lee, returning to the Lee of old, lost the toss, and a young, athletic safari sent us onto the field. They started well with the bat, and didnt really stop. We were poor, they were fit, we got cranky, they ran more, we bitched at one another, they kept accumulating the runs. It was the Cavaliers of old, every single became two, every two ran for four, and the best we could all do was f and blind at eachother. I must apologise now, for I was king of the cussers, in future I will remember to take my chill pill on sunday mornings. The highlights of the fielding performance were a couple of wickets for Lee and Zabir (I think?) with Flash bowling well in his second spell, and Ram coming close a few times. The returning knight Durant took a great catch in the deep, and then went for a sit-down on the park bench looking resplendent in his sun-glasses. However, they amassed 278 runs off 40 overs, and some of us were uber-cranky. Again cursing and throwing hissy-fits we stormed off the field, and ate our beautiful lunch (again it astonishes me how good we eat for how bad we play) in perfect silence.

Out we went to bat needing 7 an over, with Zab (he of the great 94 fame) and Norris (our best batsman all year) at the crease. First ball of the innings Norris top-edges a ball to gulley and morale got even lower. we tried in vein to reach a respectable score, and at times we looked like we might make a fight of it. We were 95/2 off 20 overs, with Zab and Cleave doing well. CLeave looked in good form, and had the bit between the teeth. Alas the total was just too high. Cleave gave us promise with some typical Cleave strokes all round the ground, and we thought that 50 might just come. But his wicket eventually fell, as the run-rate became too much.

As we started to collapse, and our morale dropped to zero, one of us was getting itchy, excited, with a glint in his eye. Licking his lips at the prospect of going out and having a good knock Sir Pete was ready to go. His time came and he strolled towards the wicket. Our fans, quieter this season than last, took little notice of the great man's walk to the middle. Former president Josine, last season the loudest and most boisterous of our supporters has been particularily subdued this year. It was the same on Sunday. She didnt notice that her husband went out to bat, too busy deep in conversation. Once informed that the mighty Pete was batting, she took a quick glance towards the middle, and shrugged her shoulders as if she couldnt care less. Twice during Peter's innings she had to be informed of her marital duties, and twice she chose not to support her man, preferring instead to enjoy some rum, and some juicy gossip from another supporter. Peter was playing a defiant innings in the middle, undeterred by the disinterest of his supposedly reliable other half. He showed us other cavaliers what had to be done with some good stroke play and defiant defense. However he got out going for the big heave-ho, and apart from some fireworks from Tyko at the end, there was not much to report. 145 all out.

So this week it was the Cavaliers of old, We were well and truely whipped. After the first ten overs the competition was over. So who will show up in two weeks, the new Mighty Cavaliers, or the old Cavaliers whipping boys. Who knows.

One last thing, Esmond is sadly leaving us, he has been a great help in turning us into a professional outfit, and getting the team organised, and will be badly missed. Lee will now have to organise more, and maybe will turn into the cynic of old - no more BS hopefully!! Esmond thank you, hope to see everyone on thursday for Esmond's goodbye.

From the WICB - ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- The West Indies Cricket Board wishes to advise that it has received and accepted the resignation of its CEO, Dr. Donald Peters effective April 30th 2009. The Board immediately commences the recruitment process to find a replacement and advises that further information on the post will be available on its website. Charles Peterson, President of MICC-Cavaliers, when asked about Peter's resignation had this to say: "I am so sorry to see Donald go and do believe his departure is another glimpse of the issues in the WI. The Donald I know, is an everyday sort but a serious administrator, who was probably unwilling to continue with the paralytic culture that pervades the WI. Perhaps others should have been leaving"