MAY 2011 Volume 1 Issue 2

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SHAKESPEARE C.C
Underway

WALSALL YMF 1

DUDLEY XI
MIDLAND LANKANS

RASHID
SHABBIR

ASTON XI STARS

CRICKETS XI
OCEANS XI

GREENPARK XI

Welcome to the new Teams and BANARIS

Umpires who have Joined us for TABUSSUM
Season 2011
OMEGA C.CC
 NEIL
JARVIE Page 2
HASRAT
ASIM JAS MEHMOOD
MANI
BAIG MADAHAR
KANT

Early start for Pakhtoon XI and Super-

stars who kicked off the first match of
the season at 12:30pm. Blimey!!
Sandwell Cricket League Season 2011 got underway on the 17th April 2011.
Division 1 ,2 and 3 teams were involved in a 20/20 Cup Competition spon-
sored by Fountain Solicitors, a solicitors firm based in Walsall, providing
advise on
Immigration and Asylum Law as well as Person Injury Claims. (please see
Page 8 for further details and contact information).

Teams through to the next round of the Fountain Solicitors 20/20 Cup are:

Kashmir C.C, Chouhan XI, HYC, Sensastars, Superstars, Sparkhill C.C,

Crickets XI, Aston’s Finest and Greenpark XI.
(Fixtures to be played in July 2011).

ASTON’S FINEST
ALP C.C

TIPTON XI
KASHMIR C.C HYC UNITY C.C WAJID ZIA UR
HUSSAIN REHMAN

PUNJAB XI

ICD MUGHAL XI WALSALLYMF 2

PHONEIX STARS
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Sandwell Cricket
League Summer
Coaching courses
coming soon.

GOOD NEWS!!!!
Available NOW Cakes for all
Occasions
Superstars in a pre match huddle!! Made to order
Can’t be that cold lads!! Wedding Cakes, Birthday Cakes,
Anniversary Cakes and many many more!!!

Also available sweets made from pure Desi Ghee &

Special Rass Malai, Bengali Misti, Nimko, Rassgula &
Gulabjamon

Why not come and try our delicious menu at our NEW
restaurant at our Stratford Road Branch. Delicious cakes,
Samosas, Katlamas, Pakoras,

Contact M. Yousaf
BARRY 451-453 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4LD
GALE 0121 772 0631
279 Witton Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6NT
0121 327 8383

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Omar Chaudhrey

It’s
Official!!!
Asim Baig Jas Madahar Sandwell
Umpires
Receive their
well earned
ECB Level 1
Certificates
from Mark
Gumbley of
Warwickshire
Mani Kanth Zia Ur Rehman Cricket
Umpires
Association
Barry Gale and Rashid Shabbir

M B Tabussum ,
two SCL Umpires
could not attend
presentation due to
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prior commitments.

Hasrat Mehmood
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Congratulations to Neil Jarvie

who obtained a 100 % mark in
exam. Well Done Neil!!
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 Sandwell Cricket Leagues Latest Recruit
Sandwell Cricket League is pleased to announce, its latest recruit to the development team.
Ahmad Bostan has been appointed Cricket Development Officer. (CDO). The 17 year old
Sandwell resident will be in charge of Cricket development within the Sandwell & Sur-
rounding areas. Ahmad will be involved in networking with other organisations within
Sandwell, to develop an already thriving Cricket League.

When asked about this appointment, Sandwell Cricket League Secretary said “Its absolutely
fantastic news to have Ahmad onboard. We are looking for young enthusiastic members,
who can develop this league and take it to the next level and I believe that Ahmad Bostan
will be a vital cog in the link between Sandwell Cricket League and other organisations”

Ahmad Bostan’s impressive C.V, consists Ahmad Bostan with Denise Clarke (Partnerships Inspector)
and Chief Superintendant Mark Robinson
of:
 Vice Chair of Sandwell Youth
Parliament.
 Director of PR for Family Relief
Charity Midlands.
 A Presenter on Unity FM Radio as
well as being on the board of
Directors.
 Presenter of the official current affairs
programme on Noor TV Sky channel
819.

Sandwell Cricket League On Facebook

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 A Life In the Day Of Umpire
Jas Madahar
“Isn’t all of this exciting?” I thought as I drove my way the short few miles from my home to The Grange
Cricket Club. My very first match as a qualified ECB Umpire. Only a matter of a few days earlier, I had
been told by my tutor John Jameson that I had passed with 92% questions answered correctly. Not bad I
thought, although some had higher marks than me (didn’t we Mr Neil ‘100%’ Jarvie).

I made sure I was there with over an hour to go before the match started, in fact, I could have walked from
home and still had plenty of time to spare. There I stood, proudly wearing my umpires shirt, to be greeted
by.......three young children wondering who the hell I was! I was looking somewhat bemused until I was
approached by the home team captain, who ushered me to the umpires room (I know, I’ve even got my
own toilet!) and I got myself settled in.

A quick walk around the outfield told me that this was a nice, even sort of pitch, well suited to a game of
cricket. I could see the teams arriving, and to be honest with you, I was becoming a little nervous. I’ve been
involved in cricket for over 30 years, playing at all sorts of levels (to be honest, most of them quite a minor
level). The past few years had been spent with my son, who plays cricket at a lot higher level than I ever
did, although he will have to go some way to emulate my Uncle Pujhan who played state cricket in India!

The game soon started, and it was at this time that I realised just how hard umpiring was. I know this may
sound a little strange, but counting to six becomes a very difficult and trying thing to manage, and I found
myself struggling to keep up! I was also dreading my first lbw shout, as nothing in the classroom taught me
about the intensity of the few brief moments I had to make the decision. Fortunately, I was able to remain
calm, and found that most of my decisions were taken well within the spirit of the game of cricket, which is
what it was all about I suppose!?!

By the end of the match, the away team triumphed in

what was a very good opening match, and I walked
off the pitch, aching from my feet upwards, but proud
and relieved that the training and support I had re-
ceived helped me to cope and remain involved within
the game I love, with people who hopefully share the
same feelings as I do.

I’m looking forward to the rest of the season!

By Jas Madahar

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 Sandwell Cricket Leagues
Outstanding Performers So Far.....
BATTING SCOREBOARD
Ali Tasweer - Greenpark XI - 54 runs
Abid Cheema - Superstars - 53 runs
Waqar Bashir - Dadyal Stars - 53 runs
Deepak Bansal - Chouhan XI - 49 runs
Arshad Faruki - ALP C.C - 54 runs
Hasan Diler - ALP C.C - 80 runs
Kamran Shah - HYC - 62 runs
M. Kamran - Dudley XI - 85 runs
Naeem Javed - Dudley XI - 62 runs
BOWLING SCOREBOARD
Sohaib Ahmed - Greenpark XI - 4 for 29 - Hatrick
Ikram Bashir - Shalespeare C.C - 5 for 21
Noor Shinwari - Pakhtoon XI - 6 for 20
Hafiz Azam - YMF - 5 for 26
Avtar Singh - Punjab XI - 6 for 9 - Hatrick
Paresh Patel - Superstars - 3 for 3
Aziz Patil - ALP C.C - 4 for 65
Said Malik - ALP C.C - 6 for 19
Arshad Faruki - ALP C.C - 3 for 9
Kamran Shah - HYC - 5 for 34
Waqas Ahmed - Tipton XI - 5 for 48
Ahmed Faraz - Tipton XI - 5 for 30
Ansar Mahmood - Dudley XI - 5 for 35
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