carioca cricket club
Autor: Carlos Dimitris | Publicado: 2014-01-01T11:03:00-08:00

After three days of heated battle in the glorious sunshine and tropical 
downpours of Itaguaí, Rio’s Carioca Cricket Club finally got their name 
on the National Championship shield on Sunday 17 November, finishing 
their campaign unbeaten after six wins and a draw. The weather may have 
dashed the team’s hopes of taking the cup on the final day, forcing the 
CCC vs SP tie to be abandoned with the match poised nicely and leaving 
São Paulo to take the honours narrowly on bonus points, but the shield 
is staying in Rio.



DAY ONE:
In the two opening fixtures, played consecutively on neighbouring 
pitches for the first time in Brazilian cricketing history, the CCC took
 on Brasília in what is traditionally a hard-fought encounter. Batting 
first, the home side got off to a slow but steady start that really hit 
its stride with an almighty Honest Joe six and a smattering of 
boundaries from him and fellow opener Vim. Wielding a bat the size of an
 ancient oak in the 35-degree heat, Vim somehow managed to see the 
innings all the way to the final over with some big hitting on his way 
to 44, ably supported by an excellent 32 from Vivek at the other end.
Brasília got off to a slow start at 50-4 off their first ten overs, 
but accelerated after the bowling change to get within a sniff of the 
CCC total, but some solid bowling from Rahul, Freddie and a five-wicket 
haul and man-of-the-match performance from Vivek proved too much to 
handle and they were all out with three overs to go.
Across the field, São Paulo had been setting about the Minas 
bowling, notching up over 200 runs and then bowling them all out to earn
 precious bonus points.


DAY TWO:
The Saturday saw a packed pool and gallery watching on as CCC faced 
Minas Gerais, and opener Rich was soon flashing the blade as the CCC hit
 80-odd off the first ten overs. Captained by Craigy Allison and Lance 
McDonalds, the batting side were well set with a first innings of 175, 
Shaj bagging 49 and Lokesh a storming 60.
A six off the opening ball seemed like the perfect repost from MG, 
but, though they battled hard, the run rate never got close enough to 
mount a major challenge, with Ollie B and Freddie doing well to tie them
 down, able-y supported by Lokesh and Shaj.
Over on pitch two, São Paulo swatted aside Brasília to once again earn a hefty points total.
Following the competitive playing and eating, the afternoon saw an Aussie vs Rest of The World match unfurl courtesy of&nbsp;Austrade,
 with Australia batting first and notching up 170 from their 20 overs, a
 target that proved just beyond the reach of a battling R.O.W, who got 
within touching distance before falling to some sharp bowling from 
Charles and Greigor.


DAY THREE: 
There should have been all to play for on the final day, with CCC vs 
São Paulo to decide the championship and Brasília and MG looking to 
avoid the colher de pau. Grey skies and wet mats conspired to 
delay the start to both games, however, but it wasn’t long before the 
games went ahead using the grass wicket as a decent alternative to the 
bounceless matting.
SP’s pace attack soon showed the limitations of the pitch, the ball 
rearing up to hit Rich square in the middle of the (helmeted) head and 
another flying over the wickie’s head from a length, but from then on it
 played pretty true, with the CCC notching up 85 from their curtailed 15
 overs. As the teams came off and the heavens opened, it soon became 
clear that the only remaining entertainment in the day was Vim and 
Wifey’s curry, though MG did manage to squeeze a win over Brasília just 
in the nick of time.



DAY ONE:
In the two opening fixtures, played consecutively on neighbouring 
pitches for the first time in Brazilian cricketing history, the CCC took
 on Brasília in what is traditionally a hard-fought encounter. Batting 
first, the home side got off to a slow but steady start that really hit 
its stride with an almighty Honest Joe six and a smattering of 
boundaries from him and fellow opener Vim. Wielding a bat the size of an
 ancient oak in the 35-degree heat, Vim somehow managed to see the 
innings all the way to the final over with some big hitting on his way 
to 44, ably supported by an excellent 32 from Vivek at the other end.
Brasília got off to a slow start at 50-4 off their first ten overs, 
but accelerated after the bowling change to get within a sniff of the 
CCC total, but some solid bowling from Rahul, Freddie and a five-wicket 
haul and man-of-the-match performance from Vivek proved too much to 
handle and they were all out with three overs to go.
Across the field, São Paulo had been setting about the Minas 
bowling, notching up over 200 runs and then bowling them all out to earn
 precious bonus points.


DAY TWO:
The Saturday saw a packed pool and gallery watching on as CCC faced 
Minas Gerais, and opener Rich was soon flashing the blade as the CCC hit
 80-odd off the first ten overs. Captained by Craigy Allison and Lance 
McDonalds, the batting side were well set with a first innings of 175, 
Shaj bagging 49 and Lokesh a storming 60.
A six off the opening ball seemed like the perfect repost from MG, 
but, though they battled hard, the run rate never got close enough to 
mount a major challenge, with Ollie B and Freddie doing well to tie them
 down, able-y supported by Lokesh and Shaj.
Over on pitch two, São Paulo swatted aside Brasília to once again earn a hefty points total.
Following the competitive playing and eating, the afternoon saw an Aussie vs Rest of The World match unfurl courtesy of&nbsp;Austrade,
 with Australia batting first and notching up 170 from their 20 overs, a
 target that proved just beyond the reach of a battling R.O.W, who got 
within touching distance before falling to some sharp bowling from 
Charles and Greigor.


DAY THREE: 
There should have been all to play for on the final day, with CCC vs 
São Paulo to decide the championship and Brasília and MG looking to 
avoid the colher de pau. Grey skies and wet mats conspired to 
delay the start to both games, however, but it wasn’t long before the 
games went ahead using the grass wicket as a decent alternative to the 
bounceless matting.
SP’s pace attack soon showed the limitations of the pitch, the ball 
rearing up to hit Rich square in the middle of the (helmeted) head and 
another flying over the wickie’s head from a length, but from then on it
 played pretty true, with the CCC notching up 85 from their curtailed 15
 overs. As the teams came off and the heavens opened, it soon became 
clear that the only remaining entertainment in the day was Vim and 
Wifey’s curry, though MG did manage to squeeze a win over Brasília just 
in the nick of time.



DAY ONE:
In the two opening fixtures, played consecutively on neighbouring 
pitches for the first time in Brazilian cricketing history, the CCC took
 on Brasília in what is traditionally a hard-fought encounter. Batting 
first, the home side got off to a slow but steady start that really hit 
its stride with an almighty Honest Joe six and a smattering of 
boundaries from him and fellow opener Vim. Wielding a bat the size of an
 ancient oak in the 35-degree heat, Vim somehow managed to see the 
innings all the way to the final over with some big hitting on his way 
to 44, ably supported by an excellent 32 from Vivek at the other end.
Brasília got off to a slow start at 50-4 off their first ten overs, 
but accelerated after the bowling change to get within a sniff of the 
CCC total, but some solid bowling from Rahul, Freddie and a five-wicket 
haul and man-of-the-match performance from Vivek proved too much to 
handle and they were all out with three overs to go.
Across the field, São Paulo had been setting about the Minas 
bowling, notching up over 200 runs and then bowling them all out to earn
 precious bonus points.


DAY TWO:
The Saturday saw a packed pool and gallery watching on as CCC faced 
Minas Gerais, and opener Rich was soon flashing the blade as the CCC hit
 80-odd off the first ten overs. Captained by Craigy Allison and Lance 
McDonalds, the batting side were well set with a first innings of 175, 
Shaj bagging 49 and Lokesh a storming 60.
A six off the opening ball seemed like the perfect repost from MG, 
but, though they battled hard, the run rate never got close enough to 
mount a major challenge, with Ollie B and Freddie doing well to tie them
 down, able-y supported by Lokesh and Shaj.
Over on pitch two, São Paulo swatted aside Brasília to once again earn a hefty points total.
Following the competitive playing and eating, the afternoon saw an Aussie vs Rest of The World match unfurl courtesy of&nbsp;Austrade,
 with Australia batting first and notching up 170 from their 20 overs, a
 target that proved just beyond the reach of a battling R.O.W, who got 
within touching distance before falling to some sharp bowling from 
Charles and Greigor.


DAY THREE: 
There should have been all to play for on the final day, with CCC vs 
São Paulo to decide the championship and Brasília and MG looking to 
avoid the colher de pau. Grey skies and wet mats conspired to 
delay the start to both games, however, but it wasn’t long before the 
games went ahead using the grass wicket as a decent alternative to the 
bounceless matting.
SP’s pace attack soon showed the limitations of the pitch, the ball 
rearing up to hit Rich square in the middle of the (helmeted) head and 
another flying over the wickie’s head from a length, but from then on it
 played pretty true, with the CCC notching up 85 from their curtailed 15
 overs. As the teams came off and the heavens opened, it soon became 
clear that the only remaining entertainment in the day was Vim and 
Wifey’s curry, though MG did manage to squeeze a win over Brasília just 
in the nick of time.



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