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United skills cricket club-USCC

10 months ago

The curtain on the cricket season stage for 2018 has dropped which means that USCC has played all its league matches.
In 2018’s cricket season USCC took part in three different tournaments. Two of these tournaments, namingly SCF Allsvenska T-20 Ligan Division-3 and SCF Allsvenska 30 Overs Ligan Division-2 were league based and the third tournament, SM-Veckan 2018, was a knock out based competition.
In SCF Allsvenska T-20 Ligan Division-3 USCC played six matches and won all of them and as a result has qualified for and next season will be participating in SCF Allsvenska T-20 Ligan Division-2. Exciting times ahead!!!
In SCF Allsvenska 30 Overs Ligan USCC won 4 out of 7 matches played and were the runner up of the league which was enough for earning a spot in the higher league namingly, SCF Allsvenska 40 Overs Ligan, for the next cricketing season 2019.
In the knockout based tournament, SM-Veckan 2018, USCC won two matches and knocked out two teams to earn a place in the quarter finals. In the quarter finals USCC were drawn against Lund CC, the eventual champions. On that day USCC players just did not play upto their potential which has been on display many times in earlier encounters. Unfortunately, USCC lost the match and were out of the knockout tournament. That is just how taking part in a sports competition is, where you win some and you lose some, but you should never go down without a fight. We fought hard against LCC but in the end the better team won.
That was a brief account of how the season 2018 has been for USCC. The team as a unit is getting better, more united and tighter with each passing season and the players are getting better and more confident in their abilities which has resulted in USCC’s qualification to the higher leagues for next season.
We at USCC cannot thank all our well-wishers enough who have always been kind and supportive and have so often tried to motivate us by liking our page, our Facebook posts and pictures and commenting on them. All the likes and comments have really been a source of motivation and immense support for us. Thank YOU!
We would like to thank Skillingaryd’s Frisksportklubben for being our rock, our pillar and our foundation. This amazing would not have been possible without your support. Words cannot describe how thankful we are for the support, open heartedness and kindness that you have bestowed upon us. ... See MoreSee Less

United skills cricket club-USCC

12 months ago

Well we would like to thank and show our gratitude towards all the followers, supporters and fans of USCC for all the support and love that you have bestowed upon USCC. This really means a world and we would definitely not be what and where we are without you cheering for us. It is worth mentioning that with over 900 followers and supporters on Facebook we are one of the most well-followed teams in Sweden and coming from a small town with a big and beautiful heart in southern Sweden, Skillingaryd, this is very unusual in the Swedish cricket scene.
As you all know that in the knock-out based tournament, SM-veckan 2018, USCC won its 1st round match against a division 2 team, Seaside Cricket Club, and were drawn against Jönköping Cricket Association (JCA), an Eliteserie team, in the second round. For those of you who are not familiar with the Swedish Cricket leagues’ structure, Eliteserien is the highest of the leagues followed by division 1 ,2 and 3, division 3 being the lowest. For putting things in perspective, USCC played and won all its matches this year in division 3 T20 league, the lowest of the leagues, and JCA as mentioned earlier plays in the Elitserien. Most would like to put their money on the team with more experience playing in the higher league but USCC players showed why they would be at fault if they did so and underestimated USCC.

JCA won the toss and decided to bat first. The ferocious, accurate and disciplined bowling line up of USCC which comprised of Zabihullah Zadran, Nasir Ayarkhel, Zahirullah Momand, Sami Ibrahimkhel and Mohib Nasar never let any JCA batsmen settle in and score freely. Between them they took 6 wickets and gave away only 71 runs in 17 overs. USCC being one of the best fielding sides in Sweden, ran out 4 of the JCA batsmen and the whole JCA batting line up collapsed after accumulating only 77 runs and did not last for their whole quota of 20 overs and were all out after playing only 17 overs.

The batting line responded just equally brilliantly with Javed Hussain and Faisal Shaikh who scored 21 and 25, respectively. USCC achieved the target in the 12th over at the loss of 4 wickets. USCC players showed faith and confidence in their abilities and never for a fraction of a second doubted their chances against JCA but the manner in which the match was won was another matter altogether. From the first ball of the match to the very last ball, which was hit for a huge six by Zahirullah Momand, while JCA never looked in charge, USCC never gave the charge and control of the match away. USCC outplayed JCA in all departments be it fielding, bowling or batting.

We would like to thank #Skillingaryds Frisksportklubb for the support, love and kindness that USCC have been shown by all the #Frisksportare. This wonderful cricket team, all the happiness that these cricket enthusiasts get from playing cricket, the little that this team has achieved and the aspirations to achieve more would not have been possible without your support, your welcoming hearts and your kindness. We at USCC owe a lot to you.
And once again USCC! We have come a long way, are a much better team than we were last year and will become even better! Stay UNITED! Work hard, play hard, never give up, be proud, stay strong when you lose and be humble when you win. UNITED WE STAND!
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