A brilliant undefeated 147 by Viswa Ghosh and a swashbuckling 79 off 29 balls saw the Indian Engineers post their highest
ever total in the KCL play-off and win the match. The Engineers thus qualified for Division I of KCL from 2002.
Read report.
Date stamped: November 28, 2001
Indian Engineers retained the Pacific Cup they won last year with a 1-1 series draw this year.
Read report.
Date stamped: November 20, 2001
Wyverns defeated the Millennium by 65 runs. Wyverns 220, Millennium 155.
Date stamped: November 20, 2001
Tokyo Giants defeated the Friends on Sunday to claim the coveted KCL Cup. This was the Giant's first major voctory in
any tournament. Read report.
Date stamped: October 22, 2001
The JCA feels that since there is no inter-region competition in Japan, this tournament will expand the scale of the existent
league, improve the skills of playing cricket and also increase cricket population in Japan. It is also hoped that it
would provide cricket clubs a good opportunity to gather from all over the region and compete each other in order to
win a championship.
Date stamped: October 22, 2001
The Kanto Cricket League Organising Committee has penalised the Adore C.C for transgression of its
rules. The penalty
will be in the form of deduction of 4 points the Adore has accumulated this far from their KCL campaign. The KCLOC found Adore
guilty in two counts of not following the proper procedure in 'transfer of player' and
'registration of player'. The incident
occurred in their league match against the Indian Engineers in June when they played a player who was registered under
Fuji Far East. According to KCL rules, all player must be registered at the beginning of the season and any new player must be
registered at least 48 hours before the game in which he/she is expected to play.
Date stamped: July 17, 2001
The classy Sriram Sampath scored the first centaury of his career, which he has been threatening for the past
few years, during a friendly tie against the YC&AC which the Engineers won comfortably. Sriram was declared out due to
the local rule of YC&AC(hitting a six outside ground into the residential area) at his personal score of 104.
The 230 runs which the Engineers amassed was also their highest against any team.
Date stamped: June 12, 2001
In another major upset of KCL, the resurgent Shizuoka Kytes defeated the mighty Sri Lankan Lions in a KCL match on June 10. The
Lions were the erstwhile Kanto Cup champions two years ago and were cruising smoothly this year until this match.
Date stamped: June 12, 2001
As part of the ICC Development Program in the East Asia - Pacific Region, the Victorian Cricket Association has been engaged in a cricket partnership agreement with the Japan Cricket Association and Korea Cricket Association that will see it deliver coach, umpire, player and administrator development courses and other activities to grow the sport in these countries.
The initial agreement is for a period of 12 months but it is hoped that this will develop into a long-term relationship. The partnerships will also involve the significant provision of cricket equipment and development resources as well as other suitable VCA support mechanisms.