The Taipei Cricket Federation (TCF) staged its second annual Sixes tournament, the TCF Youth Cup, over the weekend amid rumors it would likely struggle to stage the event in Shilin District again.
On Saturday and Sunday, 14 teams in three divisions — International, Open and Kids — began the series of short-form cricket at the Shezi baseball grounds.
Taipei’s Pakistan Cricket Club proved a too strong in the final of the International division, beating the Taipei Cricket Association after a man-of-the-match performance by burly all-rounder Ninad Malwade.
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Third-placed Formosa Cricket Club were well-served by opener Anthony Liu, who made 91 runs in three innings, all not out, though his team missed out on the final after losing a couple of early games. Two teams from Taipei’s Indian Cricket Club also played.
The University of Taipei won three from four to pick up the Open division, edging National Taiwan Sport University.
National Taiwan Sport captain Hao Hsuan-li was the pick of the predominantly Taiwanese players.
“After playing last year, I have some familiarity with the game,” Hao said upon being asked about his performance. “But I am completely self-taught. I just go out and practice.”
Amid a slew of bowlers still learning the game, Hao’s legitimate and effective bowling action was a revelation as his side were only denied the title by an innings from TCF member Jeffrey Shou for the third team in the Open division, the Shipai Rockers.
Shou also revealed that the ground was unlikely to be available for cricket again after a discussion with the manager.
“It’s nearly impossible to find a ground big enough — and readily available — for the International division to play on,” Shou said.
In the Kids division, Shipai Elementary School dominated with three teams finishing first, second and third. Songshan Elementary School were edged in the playoff for third and fourth. Shezi Elementary School entered two teams.
The best player in the division was Shipai’s Jimmy Chen, picking up wickets with some decent bowling and targeting the boundary to pick up valuable runs in what was a low-scoring competition.
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