Dubai:
A cricket tournament will stage its 24th edition on December 2. The UAE National Day seven-a-side cricket tournament which has been held for 24 years without a break will be held again at the Seven Seas Sports Ground on December 2.
Speaking to Gulf News, Tariq Butt, the chief organiser and UAE umpire, said: “This tournament commenced in the ’80s and was first held at the Dubai Cricket Association ground behind Rashid Hospital. This ground is no longer there but we made sure that this tournament is held everywhere.”
This tournament has now been supported by Freddy Sidhwa of Seven Seas and Deepak Arora of City Diamond for the last 11 years.
“The tournament will be held on UAE National Day like a festival. About 16 B division teams take part in this one-day tournament. It is basically aimed to unite all nationalities and enjoy a game of cricket,” added Butt.
It is the 41st National Day and with the backing of Dubai Cricket Council this one-day tournament will commence early. Only B division teams will be allowed to play in the event. Attractive prizes and even refreshments are distributed to the participants.
Meanwhile in the fifth edition of the Al Dhaid Gold Cup Tournament, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council, Mohammad Ayoub smashed an unbeaten half-century to propel Phoenix Medicine to a convincing seven-wicket victory over ECB Greens.
In another match, Multiplex CC rode on a solid 63 by Mohammad Yasir to race to a massive 144-run victory over Bukhatir Group.
Brief scores:
Phoenix Medicine bt ECB Greens by 7 wkts: ECB Greens 171 in 39.5 overs (Hamid 46, Rohit Singh 32n.o; Adil 2 for 45, Qasim 2 for 21, Aqib 2 for 13) Phoenix Medicine 172 for 3 in 16.1 overs (Mohammad Ayoub 57 not out, Fahad Ansari 47, Zeeshan Jamil 45). Man of the match: Mohammad Ayoub.
Multiplex CC bt Bhukhatir Group CC by 144 runs: Multiplex CC 255 for 8 (Mohammad Yasir 63, Shakawat 32, Asim 38; Shamroz 2 for 68, Zameel 2 for 36) Bhukhatir Group CC 111 in 20 overs (Farhan 28, Shamroz 20; Sheraz 3 for 21, Tanvir 2 for 7). Man of the match: Mohammad Yasir.
