Kongu Riders Cricket Club
| Arumuga Koundanur CC | |
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| Captain: | Sivakumar |
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| Coach: | Ashok |
| City: | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Colors: | White |
| Founded: | 2016 |
| Home ground: | Arumuga Koundanur MR Garden Ground, Arumuga Koundanur Teachers Colony Ground |
| Official website: |
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The Kongu Riders Cricket Club (abbreviated as KRCC), also referred in other names as Kongu Cricket Club or Arumuga Koundanur Cricket Club, is a regional club cricket team based in Coimbatore. The primary home ground of Kongu Riders Cricket Club is Arumuga Koundanur MR Garden Ground- Krishna Nagar. They also have one more home ground in Arumuga Koundanur Teachers Colony Ground, situated about 1 km from the old ground.
The Kongu Riders are currently captained by Siva Kumar. The team is currently administered and managed by Ashok and Silambarasan. The leading run scorer of the team is Praveen. The leading wicket takers are Ramalingam and Tamil Selvan. The team includes some aggressive all-rounders like Sasi Kumar, Karthik, Vijay Kumar and Rajadurai. The team has plenty of all-rounders and thus is one of the leading cricket club in Coimbatore.
Club History
It is one of the oldest cricket club (previously known as Arumuga Koundanur Cricket Club) formed in Coimbatore. The rein of this club has been passed over from generation to generation to the people of Arumuga Koundanur, situated at the southern part of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The Cricket ball team was officially formed in 2013 October.
The team proved its strength in its first ever participation in a tournament, that saw the team reach the finals and ended Runner-Up in the Masters Champions Trophy in 2014. Subsequently, the team participated for the first time in 2014 for the CDCA League Entry Knock out tournament. The Kongu Riders team practiced in Cosmo Village Nets session and entered the CDCA tournament. However, they were not able to qualify for next levels, as they lost to MEC in the knock out match.[1]
2015 Season
In 2015, the team participated in several other cricket tournaments after rejigging the team. Kongu Riders secured runner up place in Arumuga Koundanur Knock out tournament conducted in January 2015. The team participated in G-Developers CDCA League Entry Knock out tournament in April 2015 in the name of Kongu CC. They made an early exit in the tournament after losing[2] the opening match to Masters CC,[3] the champions of G-Developers trophy.[4]
From July, Kongu Riders Cricket Club started their preparation work for their home ground in Arumuga Koundanur and played its home matches from August 2015. Subsequently the team made several changes to its management setup and played home and away games at alternative weeks. From October 2015, all the matches were properly recorded and players were properly trained according to their skills. The team saw record number of fifties being scored as a result of the training. The team won 6 out of 11 matches played in 2015 season.
2016 Season
The 2016 season started with the preparation of new ground in Teachers Colony. The management decided to play in home ground at alternative weeks. The first match of the season was played at home ground on 10 January against MCC Kalapatti, in which the team lost by 10 runs Chasing 180 in 25 overs. In January Kongu Riders played 8 matches and won 3 of it. The new ground was prepared by the end of January and first match in the new ground was played between Kongu Riders and IT People, in which IT People Won by 3 Wickets. In February Kongu Riders played 7 matches and won 4 of it.
MCC Tournament (20 overs competition)
Kongu Riders joined MCC Tournament and played its first round in its home ground on 6 March against Rising Kingz in which Kongu Riders won by 15 runs. Sasi Kumar won the man of the match award for his all round performance. Subsequent rounds were conducted at MCC Kallapatti ground. Kongu Riders won its second match against Young Masters beating them by 6 wickets and entered the quarter finals. Sasi kumar won his second Man of the Match award.
In the quarter finals, Kongu Riders faced SRCC from Pollachi, in which Kongu Riders won by 6 wickets with 11 Balls remaining. Vijay Kumar won the man of the match award for his 37. Kongu Riders lost their semi final match against Waves CC by 35 runs.
Kongu Riders won 4 of 6 matches played in March.
Kongu Riders played 6 matches in April and lost 5 of it, including loss in the first round of G-Developers Coimbatore League Entry Tournament.
Awards and achievements
- Runners up in 2014 Masters Champion Trophy
- Runners up in 2015 Koundanur Trophy
- Semi Finalist in 2016 MCC Trophy
Current Squad
| No | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajadurai.K | 01.02.1990 | Right-handed | Right arm spin | Opening Batsman |
| 2 | Ashok.S | 23.02.1988 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Player and Manager |
| 3 | Sasikumar.M | 20.07.1992 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Opening Batsman |
| 4 | Praveen.J | 25.09.1990 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Leading run scorer |
| 5 | Silambarasan.U | 08.10.1986 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Vice-Captain |
| 6 | Vijayakumar.P | 01.06.1985 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Opening Batsman |
| 7 | Sivakumar.R | 05.03.1980 | Right-handed | Right arm spin | Captain |
| 8 | Karthik.S | 16.12.1993 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Opening Bowler |
| 9 | Tamilselvan.U | 29.05.1988 | Right-handed | Right arm spin | |
| 10 | Ramalingam.K | 15.02.1984 | Right-handed | Right arm spin | Mystery Bowler |
| 11 | Suresh.R | 21.11.1991 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 12 | Thangapandi.C | 10.06.1989 | Right-handed | Right arm spin | |
| 13 | Naveen.G.S | 15.02.1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Junior team |
| 14 | Gowtham.S | 27.09.1997 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Junior team |
| 15 | Shankar.A | 12.08.1998 | Right-handed | Right arm spin | Junior team |
| 16 | Rakul.S | 06.06.1998 | Right-handed | Right arm spin | Junior team |
| 17 | Arul Prakash.P | 05.01.1980 | Right-handed | Right arm spin | Senior Player |
| 18 | Shankar.B | 26.07.1994 | Right-handed | Right arm spin | Wicket Keeper |
Records
Team
- Highest Total for 192/6 against UFCC in 16.01.2016
- Highest Total against 193/5 against UFCC in 16.01.2016
- Lowest Total for 80 against RJ Strikers on 10.01.2016
- Lowest Total against 95 against Smarts 11 on 06.12.2015
Batting
- Highest Score- 80 Praveen
- Most runs in Season-545 Praveen 2015-16
- Fastest Fifty- 52 of 24 balls Karthik
Bowling
- Best Bowling- Tamil Selvan 5/16 vs WCC on November 2015
- 1st Hat trick by Tamil Selvan vs WCC on November 2015
List of matches
2015 season
| Date | Morning Match | Result | Afternoon Match | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.11.2015 | Home vs DCC(20) 106/8 vs 105/8 | Lost by 2 wickets | ||
| 08.11.2015 | Away vs Naveen CC(25) 105/9 vs 106/7 | Lost by 2 wickets | ||
| 22.11.2015 | Away vs Guru CC 130/6 vs 124/9 | Won by 6 runs | ||
| 29.11.2015 | Home vs IT people(25) 130/8 vs 85 | Won by 45 runs | Home vs WCC(25) 134/6 vs 127/9 | Won by 7 runs.Tamil Selvan 5-16 |
| 06.12.2015 | Away vs Smarts 11(25) 144 vs 95 | Lost by 49 runs | Home vs Tamil warriors (20) 110/6(18) | Rain stoppage. No result |
| 13.12.2015 | Away vs Guru CC(25) 99 vs 97 | Lost by 2 runs | Home vs 30 Plus CC(c) 125/7 vs 126/6 | Won by 4 wickets |
| 20.12.2015 | Away vs WCC(25) 128/8 vs 130/5 | Won by 5 wickets | ||
| 27.12.2015 | Home vs UVA(25) 149/6 vs 109 | Won by 40 runs | Away vs Jai Boys(20) 99 vs 98 | Lost by 1 run |
2016 season
| Date | Morning Match | Result | Afternoon Match | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.01.2016 | Home vs MCC Kalapatti(25) 180/6 vs 170/7 | Lost by 10 runs. Praveen-70 | Home vs RJ Strikers(20) 124/6 vs 80 | Won by 44 runs | |
| 16.01.2016 | Away vs UFCC(30) 192/6 vs 193/5 | Lost by 5 wickets | |||
| 17.01.2016 | Away vs Masters CC(50) 100 vs 101/1 | Lost by 9 wickets | Away vs Masters CC(25) 90 vs 91/2 | Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 24.11.2015 | Home vs IT Peoples(25) 128 vs 92 | Won by 36 runs | Home vs YNOT CC(25) 115 vs 116/5 | Won by 5 wickets | |
| 31.01.2016 | Away vs UFCC(25) 162/6 vs 164/7 | Won by 3 wickets. Karthik-78 runs | |||
| 07.02.2016 | Home vs Scorpion Kings(25) 172/7 vs 155/7 | Won by 17 runs. Praveen-80 | |||
| 14.02.16 | Home vs IT People (22) 96 vs 97/7 | Lost by 3 wickets. Sasi-38 | Home vs Raindrops(22) 157/6 vs 141/9 | Lost by 16 runs. Sasi-47 | |
| 21.02.16 | Home vs Rainbow CC(22)149/8 vs 115/9 | Lost by 34 runs | Home vs SRCC(22)147/6 vs 125/8 | Won by 22 runs. Praveen-56 | |
| 28.02.16 | Home vs UVA(22) 113 vs 114/5 | Won by 5 wickets. Praveen-50 | Away vs Naveen CC(20) 135/5 vs 120 | Won by 15 runs. Praveen-71. Siva-46 | |
| 06.03.16 | Home vs Rising Kingz(20)137/6 vs 122/7 | Won by 15 runs. Sasi-47 | Home vs 30+(25)169 vs 170/7 | Lost by 3 wickets. Ashok-65 | |
| 13.03.16 | Away vs Young Masters CC (18)119 vs 120/4 | Won by 6 wickets. Sasi-38 | |||
| 20.03.16 | Home vs Yasar CC (25)154 vs 130 | Lost by 24 runs | Home vs NFCC (20)155 vs90 | Won by 65 runs. Vijay-40 | |
| 27.03.16 | Away vs SRCC (20)100 vs 101/4 | Won by 6 wickets. Vijay-38 | |||
| 03.04.16 | Away vs Waves CC (20)155/6 vs 120 | Lost by 35 runs | |||
| 10.04.16 | Home vs Marvels CC (25)147/6 vs 148/7 | Lost by 3 wickets | |||
| 17.04.16 | Home vs ACC (20)147/6 vs 120 | Lost by 26 runs | Home vs Cosmo CC(25)127 vs 128 | Won by 6 wickets | |
| 24.04.16 | Home vs Thumbsup (25)154/6 vs 155/4 | Lost by 6 Wickets | |||
| 25.04.16 | Away vs 11 Tigers (25)193/8 vs 130 | Lost by 63 runs | |||
| 01.05.16 | Home vs Aquarius (25)152/6 vs 153/6 | Won by 4 Wickets | |||
References
- ↑ http://www.velsarena.com/2014/04/cdca-league-entry-knock-out-tournament-at-snr-on-12-04-2014/
- ↑ http://www.velsarena.com/2015/04/coimbatore-knock-out-matches-on-18-04-2015/
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/sabarish-scalps-five-as-masters-cc-claims-trophy/article7148760.ece
- ↑ http://www.velsarena.com/2015/05/masters-are-champions-of-g-developers-trophy/