*Omer Nabi takes 5-for as rain continues to halt play
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, July 29: The historic Talent Hunt 2022 followed by a series of tournaments, have provided enough time to Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) to prepare different age group teams for representing J&K in various forthcoming BCCI tournaments this season. JKCA despite not finding much time last season to prepare teams, some teams did fabulously well and we are hopeful that the teams will perform much better this season.
This was stated by Mithun Manhas, Member Cricket Operations and Development JKCA on feeling satisfaction over the successful conduct of Talent Hunt 2022.
“JKCA has started Talent Hunt 2022 in April before the commencement of a series of One-Day and Multi-Day Tournaments to unearth raw talen. Now we have enough time to train talented cricketers in different age groups and prepare them for BCCI’s domestic tournaments. The Sub Committee Members of JKCA including Brig Anil Gupta, Member-Administration JKCA; Advocate Sunil Sethi, Member Legal Affairs and me feel satisfied with this historic initiative which is at the verge of its conclusion now and was never a custom in JKCA earlier, “said Mr Manhas.
While extending thanks to all the officials involved in this intiative for doing their jobs in a befitting manner, Manhas advised all concerned to work as a cohesive unit to promote cricket and cricketers in the Union Territory.
Meanwhile, rain again forced organisers to call off play at both the venues of JKCA’s Senior Men’s Multi-Day Tournament in Jammu today, while the match at SK Stadium Srinagar Ground-A was played despite rain interruptions.
Fast-bowler Omer Nabi was the wrecker-in-chief as JKCA B4 plotted collapse of JKCA B5 on day-1 today.
Earlier, put into bat, JKCA B5 lost early wicket of opening batsman Adil Reshi, who was dismissed by medium pacer Shahrukh Dar chraply at his individual score of 6 runs and the team’s total of 12 runs.
Mohammad Hurrair (31), Gowhar Altaf (15) and skipper Parvez Rasool (14) were the main contributors to guide JKCA B5 to a paltry total of 110 runs in 37.5 overs.
For JKCA B4, Omer Nabi was the pick of the bowlers, who took 5 wickets by conceding 14 runs in 9.5 overs, while Shahrukh Dar and Javed Ganie bagged 2 wickets each.
In reply, JKCA B4 were 46/2 in 16 overs at the draw of stumps today.
Abid Padder (16) and Idrees (0) were at the crease. For JKCA B5, Parvez Rasool and Zubair Pandith claimed one wicket each.
The matches are being officiated by Hilal Mir, Faizan, Vikram Dogra, Deepak Gupta, Dayal Singh and Vikas Bali as Umpires, while Ashok Singh and Sabastian Frank acted as the scorers.
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