Mangalore: Vamanjooreans won “Imperialz Cup –2013” Cricket Tourney

By Avin Mascarenhas
Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 14 May 2013: Team Imperialz (R.) on the occasion of their third year anniversary organized “IMPERIALZ CUP – 2013”, Cricket Tournament conducted for parishes of Mangalore and Udupi Diocese for boys less than 25 years of age. Imperialz Cup is being organized for the past two years in the month of May to get the youth of different parishes under a single roof to exhibit their talents in the form of a sport.

The third edition of Imperialz Cup was hosted at the College of Fisheries Grounds, Yekkur on the 11th and 12th of May, Saturday and Sunday respectively. 20 different teams from all over the city took part in the tournament. The tournament had a special charm with all the ICC rules being followed. Parishes such as Derebail, Angelore, Vamanjoor, Bondel, Kuloor, Shirva, Bejai, Cascia, Ferar, Valencia and others played in this year’s tournament.

Vamanjoor A Team won the third season of Imperialz Cup whereas Nirmarga were the Runners Up. Nirmarga winning the Toss opted to bat first in the finals, scoring just 31runs in their prescribed 5 overs. Vamanjoor A reached the target with two balls to spare. Pramith from Vamanjoor scored 18 runs and set up the victory for the Vamanjoor team and was rightly adjudjed the Man of The Match.

 

 

The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Fr. Maxim Rosario, Administrator, St. Joseph Seminary, Jeppu and Kankanady B ward Corporator Praveenchandra Alva was the Chief Guest. At the concluding Ceremony, Very Rev. Fr. Joseph Martis, Rector of St. Joseph Seminary was the Chief Guest. He congratulated all the participated and winning teams and urged to play this form of sport at an even higher level.

Marvin, Larry, Sandeep, Shawn, Ashok and Delan gave way running commentary. Neville, Fernson and Darren were the scorers for the tournament.

All the matches were of five overs and the matches were played along for two days. The Finals of the tournament was played on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. The first edition of Imperialz Cup was held at St. Aloysius Centenary Grounds, where Nirmarga were the winners, and the second edition was won by Derebail parish.

 

List of Prize Winners:
1. Winners – Vamanjoor A
2. Runners – Nirmarga
3. Man of the Series – Elton Pereira (Nirmarga)
4. Man of the Match (Finals) – Pramith Veigas (Vamanjoor)
5. Best Batsman – Johnson Lobo (Vamanjoor)
6. Maximum Sixes – Hansie Pinto (Bondel)
7. Best Fielder – Austin Pereira (Nirmarga)
8. Best Bowler – Elton Pereira (Nirmarga)
9. Best Partnership – Darren D’souza and Allan Noronha (Kulshekar)
10.  Best Disciplined Team - Gurpur

All STAR Team:
1. Austin Pereira (Nirmarga)
2. Rohith Pereira (Nirmarga)
3. Johnson Lobo (Vamanjoor)
4. Roshan Varghese (Nirmarga)
5. Johnson D’souza (Vamanjoor)
6. Prajwal Lobo (Vamanjoor)
7. Hansie Pinto (Bondel)
8. Neville Dias (Bondel)
9. Lesly D’cunha (Vamanjoor)
10. Pramith Veigas (Vamanjoor)
11. Elton Pereira (Nirmarga)