By Anjaly Rajendran
The Reunion of the Vattakandam Brothers which commenced at the Vattakandam playfield on 1st May 2023 is still going strong and the bonhomie and camaraderie among the Brothers is only increasing. After, organising a two day Cricket Tournament for the seniors on 13th and 14th May 2023, they have now organised a one day Tournament for the junior Brothers on 20th May 2023 at the Vattakandam grounds.
The Tournament enabled the juniors to enjoy their summer holidays in a positive manner and give importance to physical exercises, rather than playing games in front of a computer or a mobile.
The Tournament was conducted on 12 overs a side basis and played with a soft ball. The same teams which participated in the Seniors Tournament also fielded their junior teams in this Tournament. The teams which participated in this Tournament were the Super Kings, Vattakandam – Juniors, Kings XI, Kumily – Juniors, Royals Vattakandam – Juniors and Royal Challengers – Juniors.
The first match of the day was between Kings XI, Kumily – Juniors and Royals Vattakandam – Juniors. Kings XI won the toss and elected to bat. They scored 123 runs in 12 overs. Royals Vattakandam who batted second won the match with 6 wickets and 5.1 overs to spare.
The second Match was between Super Kings, Vattakandam – Juniors and Royals Vattakandam – Juniors. Royals Vattakandam who batted first obtained 92 runs in the stipulated 12 overs and Super Kings won the match with 7 wickets and 7.4 overs to spare.
The third match between Kings XI, Kumily and Super Kings, Vattakandam was won by Super Kings with 3 wickets and 10.3 overs to spare by chasing 123 runs.
The concluding match, the finals was between Kings XI, Kumily – Juniors and Super Kings, Vattakandam once again since both teams qualified for the finals on the basis of points. Kings XI won the toss, elected to bat and scored 183 runs. Super Kings, Vattakandam who batted second managed to reach the target with 7 wickets and 11.2 overs to spare. Super Kings, Vattakandam therefore won the Tournament and received the trophy and individual medals.
Kings XI, Kumily – Juniors were declared the runner up and Royals Vattakandam – Juniors obtained the third position.
Adish S was declared the best Fielder and the Man of theTournament. Muhaddis was declared the best batsman while Aromal S was declared the best young player of the Tournament. The best catch of the Tournament was taken by Shahid and Abid Sabeer was declared the best keeper of the Tournament.
The Tournament concluded with the prize giving ceremony. The Trophy for the first place was sponsored and handed over by Habeeb K of UAE Cardamom. The trophy for the second place was sponsored and handed over by Abhubakkar of AMA Sweets, Kumily. The Vattakandom Senior Brothers who sponsored the lunch also sponsored the trophy for the third place.
Following the prize giving ceremony the Vattakandom Seniors also distributed Mementoes to Students of Vattakandom who had passed the SSLC Exam this year.
