Noticias
Hawzat Torrevieja
Torrevieja loses to Alicante but Cricket wins the day!
Torrevieja Cricket Club played their first game this year on Sunday 28th February at Torrevieja's athletics stadium.
On a rather damp morning, the newly-formed Torrevieja Cricket Club took on the might of Alicante cricket, in the form of Intellectuals Cricket Club.
Intellectuals won the toss and elected to bat adding a modest total of 133 off 35-overs. With a batting line-up of only 10, Torrevieja CC chased the total with a quiet confidence. However they ran out short and the Intellectuals won the game.
Man of the Match went to T. Standford of the Intellectuals for his hard-hitting 51 runs and 3 wickets for 15 runs off 3.1-overs.
This game was not about winning or losing. CRICKET was the real winner on the day, with players from Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Ghana, Spain and the UK all taking part in this fun event.
This first game was the beginning of the foundation that Torrevieja hopes to work on and build a strong cricket team to compete at league level within the Spanish system.
There are still plenty of opportunities to become involved, whether a player, junior, ladies, scorer, official or just a cricket fan; all are welcome.
With the Cricket world Cup just gathering momentum, perhaps we will see Torrevieja C.C. producing some superb players like Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene, Sachin Tendulkar, Kevin Peterson, etc. and give us something to cheer about. Who knows, we may just see Torrevieja on the cover of the next Wisden magazine.
For more details on Cricket, the gentleman´s game, please contact Ben Essuah, on 677 335 707.
