OCC Salalah presents league trophies for 2020-21 season
SALALAH: Oman Cricket Club (OCC) Salalah under Oman Cricket distributed the winners and runners up trophies for Salalah Cricket League 2020-21 which was delayed due to coronavirus pandemic.
Four winners and four runnersup teams received their respective trophies and individual medals from AR Srinivasan, Level 2 Educator for Umpires, who was present in Salalah to conduct the Level 0 course for Salalah umpires.
Mayur Toprani, Treasurer OCC Salalah, Hiten Dave and Waseem, members and ground committee heads from Oman Cricket ClubSalalah, along with Anil Kumar, Secretary OCC Salalah, were present at the ceremony.
A Division winners Fonderie Bellie and runners-up Mohammed Riaz & Partner both won six matches with 12 points but with higher run-rate Fonderie Bellie were declared the champions.
In B Division, Civil Technology won all their matches with 12 points to emerge champions and runners-up Abu Saeed Restaurant won 4 matches with 8 points came ahead of Divine Trading with same number of wins but with lower run-rate. In C Division, Al Wasta United & Development with 4 wins were winners and Saham Al Janoob also with 8 points finished runners-up due to lower run-rate.
In D Division, A’safwa Dairy & Beverages were winners with 8 points and ONEIC were runnersup with 8 points but lower run-rate. Along with winners and runners up trophies, individual trophies were also given to the winners of each division.
A brief session for captains/ managers and umpires on COVID-19 regulations in playing conditions was conducted by AR
Srinivasan. Strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocols and discipline to be implemented in 2020-21 was stressed during the session.
Anil Kumar informed teams about possible start of Season 5 shortly.
The organisers thanked Oman Cricket Chairman Kanak Khimji, OC Secretary Madhu Jesrani, national coach Duleep Mendis and OC board member Iqbal Ariwala and other office-bearers for the support in conducting the event and the season.