BGSC-F Playoffs, once again !!!

BGSC-F Playoffs, once again !!!

An eventful year is coming to its natural closure.  This year Masood Shaikh, Virat Trivedi, John Sidhu, Amritpal Singh and Midhun Kumar reinforced the team and made an impact on all aspects of the game, each one of these individuals brought their own unique flair.

This was last year, when we yielded 260 and mustered 93 in response in the quarterfinals.

http://mscl.org/matches/scorecard/96ba4e836e236642737aec63

The team for 2017 playoffs will feature 4 changes from last year's team.

Midhun Kumar, Pawandeep Heer, Vishal Trivedi and Masood Shaikh will replace Mani Singh, Satya Sundaraneedi, Baljit Gill and Lokesh Khosla in the playing XI.  

Quarter Finals
BGSC-F Vs SCCC-B Saturday, Sept. 9th.
Game time 11:00 am
Reporting Time: 10:00 am
Venue: Wrentham I

Scoring: Nitish Bahadur
Gatorade: Vishal Trivedi
Fielding Practice 10:30 am: Deepak Chadha

Bikram Singh- Captain
Midhun Kumar
Vishal Trivedi
Marcus Jodhan
Pavandeep Heer
Nitish Bahadur
Masood Shaikh
Nafis Ahmad
Deepak Chadha
Ravi ITV
Bharat Patel

XIIth Man John Sidhu

Semi Finals
BGSC-F Vs MVCC Saturday, Sept. 10th.
Game time 11:00 am
Reporting Time: 10:00 am
Venue:  TBA

Scoring: Nitish Bahadur
Gatorade: Vishal Trivedi
Fielding Practice 10:30 am: Deepak Chadha

Bikram Singh- Captain
Midhun Kumar
John Sidhu
Marcus Jodhan
Pavandeep Heer
Nitish Bahadur
Masood Shaikh
Nafis Ahmad
Deepak Chadha
Ravi ITV
Bharat Patel

XIIth Man Vishal Trivedi

Finals
BGSC-F Vs MVCC Saturday, Sept. 17th.
Game time 11:00 am
Reporting Time: 10:00 am
Venue:  TBA

Scoring: Ravi Itv
Gatorade: Vishal Trivedi
Fielding Practice 10:30 am: Deepak Chadha

Ravi Itv- Captain
Midhun Kumar
Baljit Gill
John Sidhu
Pavandeep Heer
Mani Singh
Masood Shaikh
Nafis Ahmad
Deepak Chadha
Amritpal Singh/DJ
Bharat Patel

XIIth Man TBA

Team Vs. Boston Bulls Spartans !!!

The bottom line is we are playing "!@#$TTY" cricket.  Apparently a much better "cricketing" side  (compared 2016) again falling flat on its face.

http://mscl.org/matches/scorecard/220e2c49696fc73b21ba299c
http://mscl.org/matches/scorecard/aad962f162a58aa117a5a13e

DJ, must have fought hard for those 15 balls, I could sense it on the left coast watching and refreshing the browser every 15 seconds.   I was left wincing, after the second wicket and we were essentially 35 all out.  We had a long tail apparently 😎.

I will be announcing the team in the next 24-48 hours.  Barring any unforeseen circumstances, anyone that backs out frivolously from their commitment to play will NOT play in this team in 2018 and will be viewed with prejudice, check your indicated availability and adjust if the state of affairs has shifted for you.  

Every player in this team has gotten plenty of great opportunity to bat and bowl and many have performed admirably and rest cant complain.  Mani and Satya shined brightly in April;  Deepak, Baljit, Nitish and Vishal May through August... rest have had a peripheral relationship with the club and the team.  Mostly absent, but exceptional when around.  I hope the next few months allows us to add your name added to the list above.

2018 BGSC-F will look different that this iteration,  this team will remain the tip of the spear for BGSC along with the A Team in 2018.  F will embody the spirit of friendship and club cricket and this will necessitate cutting a few cord's here and there.   Projecting forward:  Satya (leading Cracker Barrel Fair) & Midhun-BGPL and post-season Gymkhana, I know I am missing a task for Nitish and Marcus.  As a club, we will muddle along, but this team F must be the beacon for the club and that means  making your presence felt in a meaningful and constructive way.

Now the team...

This is the final match of the regular season, and an eventful season with some high highs and low lows is coming to a conclusion.  The F'ers are close to graduating again.  A learning process, team stepping up on many fronts, and then a lingering slackness...as a team, we probably contributed more collectively towards the club in all fronts than any other team, but still the impact was muted as we did not take leadership of much- the time for this starts now.  The metamorphosis of this young team started in 2017 but much more needs to be done to achieve the promise of the team.

now onto cricket...

I am little surprised by the tepidness of our collapses, abject collective failures in batting, bowling and fielding. Today Nitish Bahadur is #87 on the bowling records of MSCL Div IV, yeah right- he is and we are all responsible for this.  

Remember this ?? I know I know, 5 extras are a bit too extravagant in 7 overs, 3 of them were sheer frustration.
http://mscl.org/matches/scorecard/073d13e4b78f9a0532e9d6ab

& there is more, the following scorecard, I had to tell Nitish to bowl "less well".  

 http://mscl.org/matches/scorecard/aa99c4935db7af08adfe60ed  
Over 20 catches dropped- I bowled 7 overs and had 8 dropped catches, 3 in one over and Nitish, "chall rehen de", lets say he just bowled too well.

Well, I had dropped Ali Rana twice on this important SF- we "were" the better team, I was the captain and I dropped the championship there, twice.

Memories are pesky buggers, they linger, I wish we had such opponents that sparked such zeal.  

http://mscl.org/matches/scorecard/5525665f4a358a18dac71e12

A decade on...

http://mscl.org/matches/scorecard/7afe79e168338f6fa57900bd 

As a shocker, DC Jaan, drops the easiest of chances, and then what atrocity does that unleashe.  Vishal drops 2 back to back lobs for a match total of 4 and finally does "catch" one.  Another 20+ game between catches, REAL easy stumpings and hilariously inept runout attempts, but who remembers the brilliance of Marcus's direct throw ?  

Well what does it all mean ?  I am not quite sure yet.  But for one, age is not on our side, we are not applying ourselves enough.  The only evidence of that is that we have done better, even this year. So the potential to improve exists. 

I think we will win this match.  At 18, my cricketing days were unlimited...but now, many of us are running on fumes.  It's like Saragarhi, every match counts (a tad dramatic and grossly irreverent but with some small kernel of truth).  I pretty much treat every match as the last stand, pardon me if I push all of us a little harder. If you are in the playing XII, let's finish the season with an all out effort.

Mani Singh will be enjoying Sherry Mann, while our 3rd innings unfolds.   I hope they run late...

Last match= great food, good music and a celebration of the season.  

Bharat Patel-wk-Vegetarian food by Rekhajee+ beer ???
Bikram Singh- Captain- Mixed Veggie Pakoras, Non-Veggie Appetizer, Old Monk Rum, Single Malt, Pinor Noir and a Riesling wine.  Paper goods. Gulab Jamun.
DJ Dave-Pao Bhaji
Marcus Jodhan-Veggie Appetizer, Single Malt, ice
Masood Shaikh-Beef Boti kebab raw (Grill+ bring all needed accessories and take them back)
Midhun Kumar- Veggie Dip.
Nafis Ahmad-Spinach chicken and halwa.
Nitish Bahadur-Large Chicken Curry, Desert by Riya, JD+Coke+Mint, BGSC Four Roses
Pawandeep Heer-Marinated Boneless Chicken
Ravi Venkat- VC-Veggie Appetizer, Rum & Cigar
Vishal Trivedi-Gluten Free Pakoras

XIIth Man- John Sidhu-Kheer Large tray
Rishab Kapoor XIIIth man 

BGSC-Fers the last week of July 2017 !!!

BGSC-F week of 7/24/2017

Keeping the team on the same page, all communication for this week will be posted and updated here as required.

Beating a hasty retreat...

Incredible hospitality at Satya's residence...

Let the fines begin...

Key Links:

Availability sheet and links:  Pl. update.  If you can't access sheet email me, cc Deepak, Nitish and Mani Singh.  One of us will do it for you.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cWBuIZ9xEsCWd3YOw-QAgv6U4nwmcA1If3F7pZbpJac/edit?usp=sharing

Uniform: If your name is not here, you will NOT get a uniform.  You will get one in a second batch, you also must have paid the 2017 Membership fee.   Again email me, cc Deepak, Nitish and Mani Singh.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n0t5OEF2X6x03yak1e-kSZ875p9UJjnuV9cFO-MjIUM/edit?usp=sharing

Match Report and Fines meeting summary Vs Colonial Cavaliers B 7.23.2017

Coming tonight...7.24.2017

BGSC-F Off Field:  

Folks were looking for ideas...here are some, run with it.  These are “Shovel Ready” projects yielding immediate visible benefits.  Take something on, I’ll help create the team with institutional knowledge where necessary.  I will also explain, what the scope, time commitment would be required.

• Grass Cutting:
• BGSC Kids Camp:
• Shed cleanup and Store: Up for grabs.  A 4 hour 8 person job.  Store items at your home temporarily.
• Cracker Barrel Fair:  BGSC-Fers should RUN the event.  Up for grabs.
• BGSC Labor Day weekend event planning:  BGSC-Fers should Create and Manage the event.  Up for grabs.
• BGSC Post-season cricketing events:  BGSC-Fers should Create and Manage the event.  Up for grabs.
• BGSC indoor nets:  Create a club wide system that works.
• BGPL:  Start planning NOW, create a club wide experience, incorporating families and kids.  Auction and teams should be created in September.  Poker, Badminton, Cricket etc needs to be incorporated.  
• Infrastructure improvements:  Assess and plan improvements.
• BGSC-Website: Shell has been created, this should be our communication and information hub.  It is not, analyse and make this happen.
• BGSC Friendly matches:  Only 2 in 2017, not good enough for the club.
• BGSC club recruitment: Players constantly move and we need to always recruit, create a robust system of recruitment, welcoming the players, followup and mentoring.
• Test Match League: Create a  four team Test Match league that works.
• More coming here...

BGSC-F week of 7.31.2017

• Nets Wednesday: Attending: Bikram+
• Grass Cutting: Nitish +
• Kids Camp; Thursday and Saturday:  Nitish (Thursday) + Deepak (Sat)+ Vishal+ Nafis (?)
• Match Saturday: Have you updated your availability ?

BGSC- F Vs St. Columba CC-B

Food:

Fines Meeting and Match Report:

Tent, Chairs:  Kitbags in designated areas.

Ground set-up:

Water:  5 Gallon cooler only: no water bottles, bring plastic cups.

Gatorade: Gatorade in cooler with ice.  Excess gatorade in Fridge

Food Serving:

Trash bags and Barrel(S):

Cleanup:

Team:

Will be announced with MURKY availability issues are addressed with some team members.  Having two members dropping out of the team last week and the week before puts this communication and carefully laid out plans for player opportunities in an untenable spot.

Bikram, Bharat, Ravi and Pawandeep will not be attending Fines meeting, consequently they will be assessed the max fine and also be responsible for food. Ravi ITV to manage off field setup, food, scorebook, team responsibilities etc.

Bikram Singh- Captain
Bharat Patel- WK
Deepak Chadha
Ravi ITV- VC
Nitish Bahadur
Nafis Ahmad
Marcus Jodhan
Pawandeep Heer
Midhun Kumar
Satya Sundaraneedi
Masood Shaikh
Vishal Trivedi-XIIth man

Raj Joshi
Mani Singh
Anmol Singh
Kartikya Joshi