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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
The Hitavada begin with emphatic win
DEFENDING champions The Hitavada started their campaign in the 12th Orange City Hospital Cup Inter-Press Invitational Twenty20 Cricket Tournament with an emphatic 40-run win over Punyanagari. The inaugural encounter of the meet was played at Central Railways’ new ground in Ajni. The tournament is organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN).
Batting first after calling correctly The Hitavada posted 165 for 4 in 20 overs. They were given a solid platform by openers Rahul Dixit (28; 16b, 3x4, 1x6) and Anupam Timothy (26; 35b, 3x4, 1x6) who put on a quick 52 in just six overs. Dixit was the aggressive of the two going after the bowling on a tricky pitch.
Man of the match Praveen Lokhande (49; 31b, 5x4, 2x6) then took over to stitch a 41-run partnership with Timothy. Lokhande hammered two towering sixes and five cracking boundaries but was unlucky to miss his half-century. Before getting out he shared an important 45-run stand with captain Susheem Kolay (29*; 27b, 5x4).
Kolay and Kamlesh Waghire (14*) used the long handle in the death overs to give The Hitavada a comfortable score to defend.
C Nandanwar took two for 24 for Punyanagari.
In reply, Punyanagari were restricted to 125 for 8 in 20 overs. Kolay and Dheeraj Thool removed the openers early and later Nikhil Dixit took 3 for 14 to jolt Punayanagari’s progress.
Sunil Thawkar (35) and Umesh Tekade (20*) tried their best with a 53-run stand for the eighth wicket but that was never enough.
Ramamurti Nerley and Rahul Dixit also took a wicket each.
Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by Dr Anup Marar, Director, Orange City Hospital and Research Institute. Saurabh Tayal, Chairman, KSL & Industries, Sudhir Dabir, President, Vidarbha Cricket Association and Shirish Borkar, President, Nagpur Union of Working Journalists were the special guests.
Naresh Shelke, SJAN Vice-President, conducted the programme. Dr Ram Thakur, SJAN President, made the introductory remarks while Kishor Bagde, SJAN Joint Secretary, proposed a vote of thanks.
Report courtesy The Hitavada
Batting first after calling correctly The Hitavada posted 165 for 4 in 20 overs. They were given a solid platform by openers Rahul Dixit (28; 16b, 3x4, 1x6) and Anupam Timothy (26; 35b, 3x4, 1x6) who put on a quick 52 in just six overs. Dixit was the aggressive of the two going after the bowling on a tricky pitch.
Man of the match Praveen Lokhande (49; 31b, 5x4, 2x6) then took over to stitch a 41-run partnership with Timothy. Lokhande hammered two towering sixes and five cracking boundaries but was unlucky to miss his half-century. Before getting out he shared an important 45-run stand with captain Susheem Kolay (29*; 27b, 5x4).
Kolay and Kamlesh Waghire (14*) used the long handle in the death overs to give The Hitavada a comfortable score to defend.
C Nandanwar took two for 24 for Punyanagari.
In reply, Punyanagari were restricted to 125 for 8 in 20 overs. Kolay and Dheeraj Thool removed the openers early and later Nikhil Dixit took 3 for 14 to jolt Punayanagari’s progress.
Sunil Thawkar (35) and Umesh Tekade (20*) tried their best with a 53-run stand for the eighth wicket but that was never enough.
Ramamurti Nerley and Rahul Dixit also took a wicket each.
Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by Dr Anup Marar, Director, Orange City Hospital and Research Institute. Saurabh Tayal, Chairman, KSL & Industries, Sudhir Dabir, President, Vidarbha Cricket Association and Shirish Borkar, President, Nagpur Union of Working Journalists were the special guests.
Naresh Shelke, SJAN Vice-President, conducted the programme. Dr Ram Thakur, SJAN President, made the introductory remarks while Kishor Bagde, SJAN Joint Secretary, proposed a vote of thanks.
Report courtesy The Hitavada
Pics courtesy S Sudarshan
The Hitavada to take on Punyanagari in opener
INTER-PRESS CRICKET BEGINS ON JAN 5
The 12th Orange City Hospital Cup Inter-Press Invitational Twenty20 Cricket Tournament will get under way on Tuesday at Central Railways’ new ground at Ajni. The inauguration function will be held at 8.30 am following which defending champion The Hitavada will take on Punyanagari in the opening encounter. The tournament is being organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN).
Orange City Hospital and Research Institute (OCHRI) are the sponsors of the meet. Total eight teams are participating in the tournament, divided in two pools. Pool ‘A’ includes The Hitavada, Loksatta, Sakal and Punyanagari while pool ‘B’ consists of Lokmat, Tarun Bharat, Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar.
Only one match will be played on the inaugural day. From January 6 to January 10 first round matches will be played simultaneously at Ajni and Dr Ambedkar College ground from 9 am onwards.
The second round matches will be played from January 13 to 16. The semi-finals will be held on January 18 and 19 at Ambedkar College ground followed by final on January 21 at the same venue.
Udaybhaskar Nair, Chairman, Nairsons, will inaugurate the tournament. The special guests on the occasion will be Dr Anup Marar, Director, Orange City Hospital and Research Institute, Saurabh Tayal, Chairman, KSL & Industries, Sudhir Dabir, President, Vidarbha Cricket Association and Ashish Mehrotra, Divisional Sports Officer, Central Railways, Nagpur.
The T20 event will be played with black sight-screen, coloured clothing and white Wisden County balls.
Empress City, Deepak Agencies and Sahasrabudhe Sports have joined hands with SJAN to make the event successful.
The 12th Orange City Hospital Cup Inter-Press Invitational Twenty20 Cricket Tournament will get under way on Tuesday at Central Railways’ new ground at Ajni. The inauguration function will be held at 8.30 am following which defending champion The Hitavada will take on Punyanagari in the opening encounter. The tournament is being organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN).
Orange City Hospital and Research Institute (OCHRI) are the sponsors of the meet. Total eight teams are participating in the tournament, divided in two pools. Pool ‘A’ includes The Hitavada, Loksatta, Sakal and Punyanagari while pool ‘B’ consists of Lokmat, Tarun Bharat, Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar.
Only one match will be played on the inaugural day. From January 6 to January 10 first round matches will be played simultaneously at Ajni and Dr Ambedkar College ground from 9 am onwards.
The second round matches will be played from January 13 to 16. The semi-finals will be held on January 18 and 19 at Ambedkar College ground followed by final on January 21 at the same venue.
Udaybhaskar Nair, Chairman, Nairsons, will inaugurate the tournament. The special guests on the occasion will be Dr Anup Marar, Director, Orange City Hospital and Research Institute, Saurabh Tayal, Chairman, KSL & Industries, Sudhir Dabir, President, Vidarbha Cricket Association and Ashish Mehrotra, Divisional Sports Officer, Central Railways, Nagpur.
The T20 event will be played with black sight-screen, coloured clothing and white Wisden County balls.
Empress City, Deepak Agencies and Sahasrabudhe Sports have joined hands with SJAN to make the event successful.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
CricMedia souvenir released
CricMedia, the annual souvenir brought out to mark the Inter-Press Invitational Twenty20 Cricket Tournament was released on Sunday at Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur’s (SJAN) office at Vivekananda Nagar Primary School premises, behind Sai Mandir on Sunday. Corporator Sandeep Joshi, and Vidarbha Cricket Association's (VCA) vice-president Rajeev Gokhale released the souvenir. VCA umpire’s committee chairman Sharad Deshpande, SJAN president Dr Ram Thakur and joint secretary Kishor Bagde also shared the dais. The souvenir include a review of last edition of inter-press cricket tournament and other activities of SJAN. Speaking on the occasion Joshi assured help not only in cricket but also in other SJAN activities. Gokhale appreciated the work of SJAN. Colour clothings as well as the tournament schedule were also distributed to the members of participating teams on the occasion. SJAN vice-president Naresh Shelke conducted the proceedings while Kishor Bagde proposed a vote of thanks. Team members of The Hitavada, Punyanagari, Dainik Bhaskar, Loksatta, Sakal, Lokmat, Tarun Bharat and Times of India were also present.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
SJAN’s CricMedia to be released on Jan 3
JANUARY 2
CricMedia, the annual souvenir brought out to mark the inter-press invitational Twenty20 cricket tournament, will be released on Sunday at 10 . The function would be held at Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur’s (SJAN) office at Vivekananda Nagar Primary School premises, behind Sai Mandir. Sandeep Joshi, corporator, and Rajeev Gokhale, Vice-President, Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA), will be the guests on the occasion. The 12th Orange City Hospital Cup Inter-Press Cricket Tournament 2010 will begin on January 5 at Central Railway, Ajni ground.
CricMedia, the annual souvenir brought out to mark the inter-press invitational Twenty20 cricket tournament, will be released on Sunday at 10 . The function would be held at Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur’s (SJAN) office at Vivekananda Nagar Primary School premises, behind Sai Mandir. Sandeep Joshi, corporator, and Rajeev Gokhale, Vice-President, Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA), will be the guests on the occasion. The 12th Orange City Hospital Cup Inter-Press Cricket Tournament 2010 will begin on January 5 at Central Railway, Ajni ground.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Hitavada-Punyanagari clash on January 5
Defending champion The Hitavada will clash with Punyanagari in the inaugural match of the 12th Orange City Cup Inter-Press Cricket Tournament at Ajni cricket ground (new) on January 5. The tournament is being organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN).
The tournament has been sponsored by Orange City Hospital and Research Institute (OCHRI). Total eight teams are participating in the tournament and are divided in two pools. Pool ‘A’ includes The Hitavada, Loksatta, Sakal and Punyanagari while pool ‘B’ consists of Lokmat, Tarun Bharat, Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar.
Only one match will be played on the inaugural day. From January 6 to January 10 first round matches will be played simultaneously at Ajni and Ambedkar College ground from 9 a.m. onwards.
The second round matches will be played from January 13 to 16. The semi-finals will be held on January 18 and 19 at Ambedkar College ground followed by final on January 21 at the same venue. Top three teams from each pool would qualify for second round. This year Sahastrabuddhe Sports has sponsored Wisden County white balls. On January 3 souvenir ‘Cric Media’ will be released.
Only one match will be played on the inaugural day. From January 6 to January 10 first round matches will be played simultaneously at Ajni and Ambedkar College ground from 9 a.m. onwards.
The second round matches will be played from January 13 to 16. The semi-finals will be held on January 18 and 19 at Ambedkar College ground followed by final on January 21 at the same venue. Top three teams from each pool would qualify for second round. This year Sahastrabuddhe Sports has sponsored Wisden County white balls. On January 3 souvenir ‘Cric Media’ will be released.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Orange City Hospital Cup SJAN’s inter-press cricket from Jan 5
Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) is organising SJAN-Orange City Hospital Cup 12th Inter-Press Invitational Cricket Tournament from January 5. The tournament is being sponsored by Orange City Hospital and Research Institute (OCHRI) and will be played at Dr Ambedkar College, Deekshabhoomi and Central Railway Ajni (New) grounds.
Eight teams including defending champions The Hitavada, runners-up Lokmat, Loksatta, Sakal, Times of India, Tarun Bharat, Punyanagari and Dainik Bhaskar have confirmed their participation. This time Empress City has sponsored the coloured clothing. For the first time Sahasrabuddhe Sports has joined hands with SJAN and will be sponsoring Wisden County white balls for the entire tourney.
Final match will be played on January 21. A souvenir and detailed schedule of the tournament will be released soon.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
‘Society’s united efforts can produce champions from city’
SJAN fetes Fadnavis for hat-trick of wins in State Assembly elections
Terming the Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) as the real fourth estate of the society, MLA Devendra Fadnavis, re-elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the third consecutive term, exhorted SJAN to act as bridge between sportspersons, bureaucracy and politics for the betterment of sports in the region.
“SJAN has made immense contribution in development of sports in the city and to me it is the real fourth estate of the society. For further development of sports and sportspersons, I expect SJAN to work as a bridge between sportspersons, bureaucracy and politics,” Fadnavis said, while replying to his felicitation by SJAN for making a hat-trick of wins in the State Assembly elections.
“The sports scribes of the city cover all the sporting action very well. The space they give to these news not only makes the players happy but also their parents proud. This encourages them to continue with sports. If the bureaucracy, politics and society come together, I am sure Nagpur will be able to produce players of international level. This is where the SJAN has to play an important role, of being a bridge,” Fadnavis said to the gathering which included representatives of various sports bodies of the city and sports lovers.
At the outset, Fadnavis was handed over a citation by Praveen Darade, District Collector, Prashant Vaidya, former international cricketer and B C Bhartia, President, Vidarbha Hockey Association on behalf of SJAN.
Speaking on the occasion, Vaidya expressed happiness on being part of the first function organised by the sports body in its new office premises. “It’s a dream come true for SJAN to get their own office for which they were trying hard since long. This big place, I hope, will help them think and plan big and better ideas for further development of sports in the region,” he said.
In his address, Bhartia congratulated SJAN and Fadnavis and hoped for positive reporting from the sports journalists. “There are times when small paper cuttings with positive reports can help players in many ways. To promote sports in the region it is important to project our sportspersons in a positive way which will come with positive reporting,” the VHA chief said.
Chief guest on the occasion, Darade, citing a couple of examples, said that sports should be looked upon as a career. “For encouraging young sportspersons to take sports as a career, I think the role of these sports associations is very important. There is no constraint on the finance coming for hard-working and deserving players. There is five per cent sports quota in government job for the class 3 and 4 posts. Direct posting to class 1 and 2 will attract more players taking sports as career,” said Darade.
Dr Ram Thakur, President, SJAN and Naresh Shelke, Vice-President made the introductory remarks. Kishor Bagde, Joint Secretary conducted the proceedings and proposed a vote of thanks. (Report courtesy The Hitavada)
Terming the Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) as the real fourth estate of the society, MLA Devendra Fadnavis, re-elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the third consecutive term, exhorted SJAN to act as bridge between sportspersons, bureaucracy and politics for the betterment of sports in the region.
“SJAN has made immense contribution in development of sports in the city and to me it is the real fourth estate of the society. For further development of sports and sportspersons, I expect SJAN to work as a bridge between sportspersons, bureaucracy and politics,” Fadnavis said, while replying to his felicitation by SJAN for making a hat-trick of wins in the State Assembly elections.
“The sports scribes of the city cover all the sporting action very well. The space they give to these news not only makes the players happy but also their parents proud. This encourages them to continue with sports. If the bureaucracy, politics and society come together, I am sure Nagpur will be able to produce players of international level. This is where the SJAN has to play an important role, of being a bridge,” Fadnavis said to the gathering which included representatives of various sports bodies of the city and sports lovers.
At the outset, Fadnavis was handed over a citation by Praveen Darade, District Collector, Prashant Vaidya, former international cricketer and B C Bhartia, President, Vidarbha Hockey Association on behalf of SJAN.
Speaking on the occasion, Vaidya expressed happiness on being part of the first function organised by the sports body in its new office premises. “It’s a dream come true for SJAN to get their own office for which they were trying hard since long. This big place, I hope, will help them think and plan big and better ideas for further development of sports in the region,” he said.
In his address, Bhartia congratulated SJAN and Fadnavis and hoped for positive reporting from the sports journalists. “There are times when small paper cuttings with positive reports can help players in many ways. To promote sports in the region it is important to project our sportspersons in a positive way which will come with positive reporting,” the VHA chief said.
Chief guest on the occasion, Darade, citing a couple of examples, said that sports should be looked upon as a career. “For encouraging young sportspersons to take sports as a career, I think the role of these sports associations is very important. There is no constraint on the finance coming for hard-working and deserving players. There is five per cent sports quota in government job for the class 3 and 4 posts. Direct posting to class 1 and 2 will attract more players taking sports as career,” said Darade.
Dr Ram Thakur, President, SJAN and Naresh Shelke, Vice-President made the introductory remarks. Kishor Bagde, Joint Secretary conducted the proceedings and proposed a vote of thanks. (Report courtesy The Hitavada)
Monday, November 30, 2009
SJAN to fete Devendra Fadnavis on Dec 2
Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) will be felicitating MLA and President of Nagpur District Basketball Association Devendra Fadnavis for winning Maharashtra assembly elections for third successive term at a function on December 2 at SJAN office, near Vivekanand Nagar Hindi Primary School, behind Sai Mandir at 10 am. Praveen Darade, District Collector, Prashant Vaidya, former international cricketer, B C Bhartia, President, Vidarbha Hockey Association and corporator Sandeep Joshi will grace the function. SJAN has appealed to the sports lovers to attend the function in large numbers.
Friday, September 4, 2009
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