Tennisball Cricket Association (TCA) Conducts eTouch Open 2005 Cricket Tournament
Tennisball Cricket Association announced that it will conduct the largest ever cricket tournament in United States with 72 participating clubs. The tournament is being sponsored by Fremont, CA based eTouch Systems.
(PRWEB) July 8, 2005 -- Tennisball Cricket Association (TCA), the largest
cricket organization in the United States, announces Bay Area’s most highly
anticipated and the biggest cricket tournament of the year, the eTouch Open 2005
Cricket Tournament. This tournament will showcase the best cricketing talent
that Bay Area has to offer.
"Cricket is way of life for me," says Sreenu
Doppa, Vice Captain of Panthers Cricket Club. Panthers Cricket Club was crowned
champions of the 2004 TCA-eTouch Open Tournament. “Cricket as the sport itself
encompasses the attributes of self discipline, tenacity and teamwork. These
attributes apply closely to [my professional life.”
More than 1000
cricketers will showcase their skills and talents in the 72 club tournament.
These clubs will be competing for the coveted title of the tournament champion.
Ajay Pal Singh, President of TCA expects a highly competitive tournament again
this year. “The explosive growth of this game is incredible,” said Ajay Pal
Singh. “We hosted the tournament with twelve teams five years ago, and every
year since then the number of clubs, participants and spectators have increased
dramatically. We had to limit the number of participating clubs to ensure a
timely finish.”
The game’s popularity and growth has also been evident in
use of the fields across bay area by cricket clubs. According to our
conservative estimates there are more than 5000 active cricket players in Bay
Area. eTouch Systems of Fremont has graciously agreed to sponsor the tournament
for the third year running. eTouch CEO Anirudh Gadre is passionate about the
game and enjoys playing cricket whenever he can find time from his busy
schedule.
“We give a lot of importance to the outcome of the game ‘win or
lose,’ which to my opinion doesn't make much of difference,” says Ram M.N who
plays for Beamers Cricket Club. “To make a difference and help in [members every
day life and beyond cricket is what draws me to the game and TCA [a feeling of
belonging and bonding together through a game.”
The tournament format
includes two phases – round robin first phase and play-offs. Clubs will be
grouped in eighteen groups with four clubs in each group. Top two clubs from
each group will advance to the play-off round. Mailers to cities in Bay Area
have been sent seeking to host cricket games, other than the official venues
which are spread across the Bay Area geography.
To know more about the
tournament, please contact Viresh Amin at 408-623-2583 or email Viresh at e-mail
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What is Tennisball
Cricket?
Tennisball cricket is a very fast paced and exciting game and
similar to traditional cricket (including baseball) in all respects with few
exceptions. The game is played with a heavy tennis ball instead of the hard
cricket ball (leather ball). The objective of the game is similar to that of
cricket – score more runs than your opponent and get your opponents out quickly.
The game is of limited duration – 20 overs with each over consisting of six
balls (pitches). Unlike baseball batter is called batsman and pitcher is called
a bowler.
Each team consists of 11 players. Two of these individuals
from each team are nominated captain and vice-captain respectively. Runs are
made by running between wickets (three round sticks set at each end of the
pitch) on the pitch (a 64’ flat surface). Unlike baseball there are no double or
triple plays. The fielding team can get the batsman out by catching, bowling
(pitching) so that ball hits the wickets or run-outs (throwing and knocking out
the wickets when batsman is attempting to take a run).
According to Leigh
Weimers of San Jose Mercury News Tennisball Cricket is easier for newbie’s to
learn.
Tennisball Cricket offers many of the same pleasures as
traditional cricket: fresh air, the camaraderie of friends, and the challenge
and excitement of harnessing personal skill and passion to play cricket in
exciting and fast paced environment. And perhaps best of all, Tennisball Cricket
is inexpensive. You need minimum equipment to play Tennisball Cricket and it can
be played practically on any surface and there is no fee to watch a refreshing
new game in your neighborhood field.
Tennisball Cricket Association is a
501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and the largest Cricket Organization in
the USA. For more information on Tennisball Cricket Association or this article,
please visit the TCA web site at http://www.tennisballcricket.org or send e-mail to e-mail
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