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Leather on willow starts on Sunday

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Creditwest North Cyprus Cricket League is reported on by Nigel Holman - TRNC leading light in the North Cyprus Cricket League.

The sound of leather on willow returns to North Cyprus this Sunday with the start of the inaugural Creditwest North Cyprus Cricket League.
Chairman Nigel Holman explained since the TRNC Cricket Association was formed last year the game has taken the North Cyprus sports scene by storm. There are now 6 teams playing regularly and the new league purely for North Cyprus teams will settle the debate which is the best.
It’s planned for two T/20 games/day, on alternative Sundays, starting this week with the final in Mid-May. When competition organiser Danish Afridi was asked why not have one game every week, he told us that by playing one Sunday on and one off it allowed for fixture rescheduling if there was bad weather or problems with pitch availability. We get the impression these cricket boys are thinking of everything.




Creditwest North Cyprus Cricket League

Date Time Team Team League/Game
15.03.15 10.00 Cyprus All Stars vs Famagusta Warriors A
15.03.15 13.30 Near East University vs Girne B
29.03.15 10.00 Cyprus Lions vs Cyprus All Stars A
29.03.15 13.30 Taşkınköy vs Girne B
12.04.15 10.00 Near East University vs Taşkınköy B
12.04.15 13.30 Famagusta Warriors vs Cyprus Lions A
26.04.15 10.00 Winner League A vs Runner-up League B Semi-final
26.04.15 13.30 Winner League B vs Runner-up League A Semi-final
10.05.15 10.00 3rd Place league A vs 3rd Place League B 5th/6th
10.05.15 13.30 Semi-final Winner vs Semi-final Winner FINAL



The League has been split into 2 mini leagues with 3 teams in each, called A and B. The 2 sides finishing in 1st and 2nd place then play semi-finals against the other leagues teams, with the final on 10th May.
League A: Cyprus All Stars, Famagusta Warriors, Cyprus Lions
League B: Near East University, Girne, Taşkınköy

This Sunday’s games will be at the very pretty new venue of Karşıyaka Football Stadium. For those not sure where it is, from Girne it’s 200m along the 1st turning on the left after the village square. The first game starts at 10am and the second 1.30pm. They will be fast and furious with a strict time limit of 85 minutes per innings and penalty runs being awarded if it takes longer, so matches should last about 3 hours.
The leagues points system is intriguing. Winners receive 30 points and the other team gets 1 point/wicket taken and 1 point for every 25 runs the team scores over 50. Which should add an interesting twist to things.
Tad Haigh who arranges the Association’s pitches said the local authority only announces which grounds are available on the Monday before games, so supporters need to either look in this newspaper, at the TRNC Cricket Association’s website or Facebook for the latest information.
For further information, Facebook: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Cricket Club
website: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/turkishre ... icketclub/
or contact: Nigel Holman 0533 8248999 or email [email protected]
Maid Marion of Malatya
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