…As Team Kaduna Defeated Two Selected Sides of the Cricket Club Abuja
By Michael Egiethua
The rivalry between Kaduna and FCT Cricket came alive this last Sunday, 25th of July, 2021 when the two rivals locked horns in Three exciting games of Cricket at the National Stadium Package “B” Cricket Oval in Abuja, FCT. Team Kaduna was pitched against two selected sides of the Cricket Club Abuja in a T20 Format game.
In the first game of the day, the Kaduna side came in to bat against CCA Team A. At the end of 20 overs, Team Kaduna scored 207 Runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Danladi scored 89 runs while Sylvester Okpe scored 70 to emerge the two top scorers for the Kudana team.
The CCA Team A came in to chase 207 runs and where only able to record 79 runs at the loss of 9 wickets and end of the innings.
In the second game of the day between Team Kaduna and CCA Team B, due to the weather and time factor, the game was reduced to 15 overs and Kaduna opened the batting for the game and scored One Hundred and Forty Six (146) Runs for the loss of 5 Wickets in 15 Overs. Adnan and Michael Egiethua got 2 wickets each while Sibil got one Wicket for the CCA Team B side. Top scorers for Team Kaduna batting side were Danladi, Sylvester and Isaac Okpe.
The CCA Team B came in the second innings to chase 146 runs but were only able to garner 63 runs at the end of 15 overs with the loss of 6 Wickets.
It was indeed a weekend of the reawakening of the old rivalry between these two Cricket strong holds in Northern Nigeria and the Cricket Club Abuja has never been beaten like this in it’s more than 15 years of existence and rivalry with the Kaduna side.
This brings to mind the fact that there is a lot of work to be done by the Abuja Cricketing community to raise the standard and quality of Cricket to the new normal in Nigerian Cricket, which is high performance and optimal grassroots Cricket development. Without this, Abuja Cricket may just be confined to every Sunday Cricket for the enjoyment and pleasures of Cricket Club Abuja members and friends.
It is believed that with the NCF elections dues in a few months, contenders to the various Zonal slots for membership of the Nigerian Cricket Federation – NCF Board will up their games for their campaign efforts to either return or become new members of the Nigerian Cricket Federation Board on election day.
India Celebrates 75th Independence Anniversary with a Bilateral Friendship Tournament In Abuja
The High Commission of India, Abuja, Nigeria in association with the Indian Community and Nigerian Friends will be holding the India-Nigeria Friendship Cup Tournament to commemorate Indian’s Seventy Fifth Independence Anniversary at the National Stadium/CCA Cricket Oval in Abuja on the 8th of July, 2021. Among dignitaries expected are the Minister of Sports, the Indian High Commissioner, dignitaries from the Nigerian Cricket Federal and Cricket Stakeholders in Abuja and its environs.
India has sponsored two up and coming Nigerian Cricketers to one of Indians most prestigious Cricket Academy and is looking to do more.
India will mark its 75th Independence on the 15th of July, 2021.
