Thursday, July 5, 2018

Exit Lionel Messi, enter Kylian Mbappe.

Teenage French striker Kylian Mbappe has been setting the World Cup alight with his searing pace and goal-scoring prowess, marking him out as a NextGen superstar of the sport.

Kylian Mbappe
Back in his hometown of Bondy, on the gritty northeast outskirts of Paris, there is immense pride at his exploits, but not that much surprise -- they always knew he'd make it big.

His father, originally from Cameroon, and his mother, a handball player from Algeria, instilled in him a drive to give back to the community, which sits between two highways amid several decayed housing projects. In France the area is often referred to dismissively by its department number -- 93.

"The fact that he comes from the 93, which is often negatively portrayed by the media, just makes us even more proud." - Mickael Ichkhanian, the former groundskeeper at the Leo Lagrande stadium, where Mbappe made his debut.

- shared from internet resource.

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Tham Luang cave - Missing Soccer Team and Coach found

The members of the Wild Boars are a team both on and off the soccer field, traveling to competitions, cycling mountain roads and swimming in waterfalls together.


The cave (Tham Luang cave ) complex extends several miles and has wide chambers and narrow passageways with rocky outcrops and changes in elevation. The cave, cut into a mountainside near the border with Myanmar, can flood severely during the rainy season, which runs from June to October. Officials said that tourists trapped there by past floods have been rescued after the waters receded.



Muddy water rising to the ceiling of one of the chambers has prevented Thai navy SEAL divers from progressing farther into the cave to where they think the 12 schoolboys and their coach, who went missing Saturday, may be sheltering.


Prayer offerings are displayed as rescue workers continue the search for the young soccer team and coach. Relatives performed a morning ritual in which they called out for the missing. They played drums and gongs and two relatives held fishing nets as a symbolic way to fish out lost spirits from the cave.


[In Picture]Thai soldiers relay electric cable deep into the Tham Luang cave at the Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in Chiang Rai, Thailand, on June 26, 2018, during a rescue operation for a missing children's soccer team and their coach.



The team of 12 boys and the coach were located, all alive, on 2 July 2018, 10 pm local time. The group was discovered by British divers Richard Stanton and John Volanthen about 400 m (440 yds) from a chamber nicknamed Pattaya Beach. The elevated rock where the boys and their coach were found is about 4 km (2.5 mi) from the mouth of the cave.

- From internet resource.

Monday, June 25, 2018

One for seven - figure in cricket.

On January 30, 1993, Curtly Ambrose produced one of the best spells of fast bowling ever seen to pick up 7 for 1 off 32 deliveries.



Club team in England loses seven wickets for 1 run in 11 balls. Match played on 24 June, 2018.



Peterborough Town CC - 1st XI Vs High Wycombe CC - 1st XI

Fixture Details

     Match Type - Cup: ECB National Club Championship - Group 12 2018 Round 4

Toss - Peterborough Town CC - 1st XI won the toss and elected to bat

Ground - Peterborough Town Cricket Club



Highlights :

Kieron Jones 4 wickets in 4 balls, the last 7 High Wycombe wickets fell in 11 balls for 1 run

Result Summary

Result:    Peterborough Town CC - 1st XI - Won by 1 run
Peterborough Town CC - 1st XIHigh Wycombe CC - 1st XI
Score188 all out (39.3 overs) 'b' 't'187 all out (39.5 overs)

Peterborough Town CC - 1st XI

Batting

NameHow OutBowlerRuns4s6sBalls
1Chris Milnerct George Russellb  Aashir Zaib4100
2David Clarke*b  David Cranfield-Thompson22300
3Asim Buttct Eliot Callisb  George Lasseter36500
4Vansh Bajajb  David Cranfield-Thompson4000
5Alex Mitchellct Aashir Zaibb  Adam Dobb12100
6Kieran Juddct George Russellb  Adam Dobb1000
7Danyaal Malikct Andrew Higginsb  George Lasseter53500
8Matt Milnerct Eliot Callisb  Conner Haddow15000
9Mohammed Saifnot out8000
10Nadir Haiderct Conner Haddowb  Aashir Zaib2000
11Keiron Jonesct George Russellb  Aashir Zaib3000
Extras       b (5), lb (1), w (19), nb (3)28
Total188
Wicketsall out
Overs39.3
* = Captain, † = Wicket Keeper

Fall of Wickets

4-1 Chris Milner (David Clarke-0*); 72-2 Asim Butt (David Clarke-0*); 74-3 David Clarke(Vansh Bajaj-0*); 85-4 Vansh Bajaj (Alex Mitchell-0*); 95-5 Alex Mitchell (Kieran Judd-0*); 96-6 Kieran Judd (Danyaal Malik-0*); 165-7 Matt Milner (Danyaal Malik-0*); 176-8 Danyaal Malik (Mohammed Saif-0*); 183-9 Nadir Haider (Mohammed Saif-0*); 188-10 Keiron Jones (Mohammed Saif-0*);
* = not out batsman

Bowling

BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsWidesNo Balls
1Aashir Zaib7.3032300
2Conner Haddow8140100
3George Lasseter6042200
4Adam Dobb8026200
5David Cranfield-Thompson8128200
6Andrew Higgins2014000
Fielding Extras/Non-bowler wickets60
Total39.321881000

High Wycombe CC - 1st XI

Batting

NameHow OutBowlerRuns4s6sBalls
1Eliot Callislbwb  Mohammed Saif61700
2David Cranfield-Thompsonb  Vansh Bajaj0000
3William Hattonb  Matt Milner17200
4Nathan Hawkes*not out59800
5George Russellct Chris Milnerb  Keiron Jones21210
6Adam Dobbct Chris Milnerb  Keiron Jones0000
7Aashir Zaibct Chris Milnerb  Keiron Jones0000
8Andrew Higginslbwb  Keiron Jones0000
9Conner Haddowct Alex Mitchellb  Danyaal Malik0000
10George Lasseterlbwb  Danyaal Malik0000
11Ben Hogganb  Danyaal Malik0000
Extras       b (10), lb (5), w (13), nb (1)29
Total187
Wicketsall out
Overs39.5
* = Captain, † = Wicket Keeper

Fall of Wickets

1-1 David Cranfield-Thompson (Eliot Callis-0*); 40-2 William Hatton (Eliot Callis-0*); 138-3 Eliot Callis (Nathan Hawkes-0*); 186-4 George Russell (Nathan Hawkes-0*); 186-5 Adam Dobb (Nathan Hawkes-0*); 186-6 Aashir Zaib (Nathan Hawkes-0*); 186-7 Andrew Higgins(Nathan Hawkes-0*); 187-8 Conner Haddow (Nathan Hawkes-0*); 187-9 George Lasseter(Nathan Hawkes-0*); 187-10 Ben Hoggan (Nathan Hawkes-0*);
* = not out batsman

Bowling

BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsWidesNo Balls
1Vansh Bajaj8041100
2Keiron Jones6116400
3Mohammed Saif8038100
4Matt Milner8135100
5Nadir Haider8033000
6Danyaal Malik1.509300
Fielding Extras/Non-bowler wickets150
Total39.521871000

Match Officials

Umpires
ScorersB Howard, Pauline Hill