Houston Indian Cricket Club

HCL 2008 Champions

PCC: 175/10
HICC II: 176/9 in 39.5 Overs

Nikhil Karogal: 50
Bhavin Patel: 28*
Madhu Maganti: 23
Sunil Patel: 22*

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HICC II clinches a thriller by 1 wicket against CUCC

After a flip of a golden coin, CUCC decided to bat first. It did not surprise any of us but it also gave us what we like – field first and win the game. As it has happened in the past, we loose the toss but win the game. In this game, it seemed otherwise but some late order heroics of 3 unsung heroes clinched a thriller from the jaws of defeat. Chirag Patel’s heroics with supporting roles of Pankaj and Raju Patel sealed the game for HICC II chasing 231 in 37.5 overs by 1 wicket.
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HICC I defeat MCC II by 2 wickets.
MCC II: 163 All Out
HICC I: 165/8 in 33.3 Overs
Saurabh: 50*
Asif: 23
Kuldeep: 22 *

Indo-Pak 2008 - India won by 7 wickets

After winning the toss the Indian team playing with a few debutants decided to field first, maybe the demons of batting first and getting out cheaply during last years Indo-Pak match was still fresh in their minds.
Things could not have been better for India as they got the wicket of Inam thanks to a brilliant catch by the wicketkeeper Kishan of one of the debutant Supratim’s bowling on the very first delivery of the match. Although, Inam looked unhappy with the decision the Umpire was very much convinced and the Indian team was buoyant as they knew that Inam is capable of playing long innings.
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After winning the toss, HICC II, collectively decided to field first. It did raised a few eyebrows but it turned out to be a winning decision at the end of the game as HICC II convincingly defeated BICC II by 10 wickets scoring 182 required, well inside 30 overs. Shirish Patel and Vasant Patel were the chief architects of run scoring. Both were not out, scoring 117* and 38*, respectively. [Full Article] | [Full Scoreboard]

BICC II 181/10 in 37.3 overs
HICC II 183/0 in 29.4 overs

We can do IT!
by Gaurav Tripathi

Come on HICC. I think the time has come for the people to know the actual HICC spirit. This is my first season playing for HICC and I truly believe the things that I have heard from players of various teams in HCL about HICC. [Full Article]