UNN Win South-East Chuma Anosike Cricket Cup Back To Back

UNN Cricket Club of Enugu have emerged the winners of 5th edition of the South-East Cricket Championship tagged The Chuma Anosike Cup as they defeated perennial rivals Royal Cricket Club of Anambra by 32 runs at the cricket pitch of Government College Umuahia.

Anambra won the toss and chose to field. UNN batted first and scored 91 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 15 overs but in the second inning all efforts by Royal Cricket Club of Anambra to upturn the scores were not fruitful as Royal Cricket Club ended their batting at 60 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 15 overs.

Owerri Cricket Club of Imo State came third after defeating Ebonyi state by 2 wickets in an explosive third place game.

The sponsor of the tournament, Barrister Chuma Anosike said this year’s edition was a reflexion of the level cricket development in the South–Eastern part of the country, adding that in the near future some of the states that had just been newly introduced to the game of cricket like Ebonyi and Imo would play at the final with the way they had performed both off and on the field.

According to Anosike, “Overall i am impressed with what i have seen and i think i want to thank the host Abia state. I believed there was going to be a challenge with hosting the tournament and they have lived up to the challenges.

The former first vice President of the Nigeria cricket Federation, NCF, expressed his delight in Ebonyi state cricket team performance adding that for their captain, Kosi Izekwe to have won cricketer of the series shows that Ebonyi state is rising fast in the game.

“a couple of years ago i challenged Ebonyi state because then in Ebonyi there was virtually no cricket being played in the state. So, i challenged them to host and of course being a host they must produce a team and i am happy to say that not only did they produce a team but they produced two teams at last year’s tournament in Afikpo.

Igweze Chinedu UNN cricket club, was name The bowler of the series, while another UNN cricketer Obinma Chisom, went home with Batman of the series title, while Izekwe Kosi of Ebonyi state was adjudged the cricker of the series, Fielder of the series award went to Nwosu Kenechukwu, The wicket keeper of the series was given to Ogbu Prince of the UNN and Best behaved team went to Abia State.

Cash prizes ware given to the champions, first and second runners up.

Ebonyi, Owerri Win Games At Fifth South-East Cricket Tournament In Umuahia

The fifth editon of the South East Cricket Championship tagged Chuma Anosike Tournament experienced some awesome runs in a game that the team from Ebonyi state went up against the Abia state team while scoring 186 for the loss of 8 wickets in 16 overs at the Government College Umuahia.

Nwanfor joel of Ebonyi scored 28 runs off 20 balls to set the pace for salt of the Nation, Oguji Friday had 14 runs off 11 balls, Okorie Rufus scored 5 runs off 7 balls while Ukwah Solomon also added 5 runs off 2 balls, Ndukwue promise had 3 runs off 6 balls.

In the second inning, Abia scored 67 runs all out in 14 overs, Oti miracle scored 8 runs off 18 balls, Stephen Promise scored 3 runs off 7 balls Ibeh Camillus scored dock off 3 balls also Orji Nkama had dock off 2 balls.

Ebonyi won by 101 runs in a game the fans had the given to Abia state before the encounter.

In the second game was between Unity Cricket Club of Anambra state and Owerri cricket Club of Imo State.

Owerrri cricket club won the toss and Unity cricket club of Anambra batted first and scored 85 runs all out in in 18 overs. Uzoewulu Jude scored 11 runs off 13 balls, Okafor scored 7 runs off 5 balls, Muolokwu Henry made 7 runs, Nweke Chukwuebuk had 6 runs off 10 balls.

Ajelu Chukwuemeka of Owerri took 2 wickets in 3 overs, Onwuliri Chukwudi had 1 wicket, Osuji Ebube also 1 wicket.

In the second inning, Owerri cricket club chased 86 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 12 overs. Mba Samuel, scored 21 off 26 balls, Mba Michael scored 19 runs off 27 balls while Onwuliri Chuchwudi had 10 runs off 9 balls.

Okoye Promise took a catch but was still unable to save Unity cricket Club of Anambra state that eventually lost to Owerri cricket club by 6 wickets in that exciting encounter.

After the first two matches of the day, general Manager of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, NCF, Joseph Esua said the South East Cricket tournament sponsored by Barrister Chuma Anosike was a way of giving back to the society.

According to Esua “we witnessed a lot of skill on the pitch of play, and seeing Chuma Anosike a staunch cricket administrator showing his continuous support for the game shows that he has the belief that the present board of the Nigeria Cricket federation is making a head way in the game of Cricket in the Nigeria.

“The level of the game in the South-East as shown that the future of the game in South-East zone is very bright” Esua stated.