Monthly Archives: March 2009

MCC concludes tour with huge defeat

Touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) saw the best of Nepali teams in the three-day match that ended on Sunday at the TU Cricket Ground in an innings and 116-run win for the hosts. CAN XI displayed brilliant bowling performance to bowl out MCC for 131 in the first innings and 146 in the second innings. In between, guided by Gyanendra Malla’s 141, CAN XI declared the innings at 393/6.

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Dipendra hits century as MCC loses

Dipendra Chaudhary scored 107 against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to script a nine-wicket victory in the last limited over match at the TU Cricket Ground. Dipendra coincidently had scored 107 six years ago when MCC toured Nepal in 2003 in the last match of the tour to give Nepali side the lone victory. The difference is that he remained unbeaten and it was third victory in four matches for the hosts.

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Dipendra helps CAN beat MCC

Nepali team has registered second victory over Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) defeating the visitors by five wickets in the one-off Twenty20 match at the TU Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Man of the match Dipendra Chaudhary scored a half-century to help CAN T20 Team complete the victory target of 125 in 18.2 overs. MCC had scored 124/5 in its innings.

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CAN name U-19 preliminary squad

Cricket Association of Nepal on Tuesday announced 24 players for the closed-camp training for the ACC U-19 Elite Cup.

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CAN XI beats MCC by 103 runs

Nepali side equaled visiting Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) by registering a thumping 103-run victory in the second of three limited over match on Monday at TU Cricket Ground. CAN Secretary XI scored 249/8 in 50 overs – thanks to unbeaten 67 by Sarad Vesawkar and bowled out MCC for 146 in 40.5 overs.

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Birgunj lifts U-19 National title

Region No 2 (Birgung) became the U-19 national champions defeating Region No 5 (Nepalgunj) by 99 runs in the final of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament at the TU Cricket Ground on Sunday. Led by captain Akash Singh Pariyar and Kanchan Thapa’s knocks, Birgunj scored 169 in 49 overs before bowling out Nepalgunj for 51 runs in 21.1 overs.

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MCC begins Nepal tour with victory

Visiting Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) began Nepal tour with an eight-run victory over CAN President’s XI at the TU Cricket Ground on Friday. Nepal managed only 138 in 41.4 overs after spinner Nishel Patel took seven wickets while MCC were 77/4 in 25.2 overs when the rain interrupted the match and the visitors won the match on DL method.

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Biratnagar finishes fifth

Region No 1 Biratnagar secured fifth position after defeating Region No 6 (Baitadi) by five runs in the rain-marred fifth place playoff at the BSAM Ground on Friday. Biratnagar were 129/3 in 32 overs chasing Baitadi’s 157 when rain prematurely ended the match. Biratnagar were five runs ahead under Duckworth Lewis System and declared the winner.

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Birgunj qualifies for semifinal

Region No 2 Birgunj filled in the final spot in the semifinal lineup of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament defeating Region No 6 Baitadi by 54 runs on Thursday. Birgunj will now play Region No 3 Kathmandu who defeated Region No 5 Nepalgunj by three wickets to finish at the top of the table of Group A. Nepalgunj plays Region No 4 Bhairahawa on other semifinal.

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Kathmandu, Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa into U-19 Nat’l semifinals

Lal Bahadur Adhikari’s second man of the match helped Region No 4 (Bhairahawa) register a three-wicket win over Region No 6 (Baitadi) at TU Ground and confirm a place in semifinal of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament on Wednesday. Region No 1 (Biratnagar) crashed out the event after a three-wicket defeat against Region No 5 (Nepalgunj) at BSAM Ground – a result that also confirmed semifinal berth for Nepalgunj and Region No 3 (Kathmandu).

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MCC leaves London for Nepal

An MCC squad has set out for Kathmandu for a two-week tour during which they will play five games and hold three coaching sessions with local cricketers, an MCC release on Wednesday stated. The party includes former England spinner Min Patel, former Sussex and Glamorgan all-rounder Keith Newell, and former Somerset stalwart Keith Parsons.

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Kathmandu, Bhairahawa register wins as U-19 begins

Region No 3 (Kathmandu) and Region No 4 (Bhairahawa) registered victories on the opening day of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament on Tuesday. Riding on captain Gyanendra Malla’s unbeaten 48, Kathmandu defeated Region No 1 (Biratnagar) by six wickets at the TU Cricket Ground while Lal Bahadur Adhikari’s all-round performance gave Bhairahawa a 29-run victory over Region No 2 (Birgunj) at the BSAM Ground.

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MCC to play five matches in Nepal

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will play three 50-over matches, a Twenty20 game and a three-day match in Kathmandu when they tour Nepal in March. According to the schedule, MCC, the English club based at Lords’, will arrive Kathmandu on March 18 and leaves on April 1. They will play limited over matches on March 20 (against Nepal Red), March 21 (against Nepal Blue) and March 22 (against Secretary’s XI).

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ACC U-19 fixture released

Four-time defending champions Nepal will start the 2009 ACC U-19 Elite Cup campaign with Saudi Arabia on April 22 in Kuwait, according to Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The winner of the event will represent Asia in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2010 in Kenya. Nepal has represented Asia in the world event five times in a row.

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