Story DCCC Championship 2008

[Skater]

The Developing Countries Cricket Council has announced it will be staging its cricket competition for a second time.

1996 World Cup winner Aravinda De Silva returns with the DCCC Championship

The inaugural Championship was played in early 2006, but problems with the infrastructure meant the competition turned into a farce.

Tropical storms in the host country, Sri Lanka, forced the opening match between Zimbabwe and the United States of America to be postponed. In the replay of the match, the Zimbabwean captain Terry Duffin declared a 20 over innings for the first time in history, when his side were in freefall at 42/5 in 3 overs.

The broadcaster, Ten Sports, then showed a 'Lollywood' film instead of a passage of play between the USA and Canada. The rest of the tournament was on radio.

The DCCC has promised the new tournament will be a spectacle the participants can be proud of.

"It took many reviews and meetings following the last tournament to develop the logistics for another one. The committee are now pleased with our plans and we are looking forward to a stunning competition." said the president Aravinda De Silva.

The previous competition was won by Bangladesh, and held in Sri Lanka. The new one will be played in England, with the promise of better facilities and a showpiece final at Lord's.

Bangladesh will be attempting to retain their crown, challenged by Canada, Namibia and Zimbabwe. The USA have not been re invited.

 

[jarl]

Nice start mate, really looking forward to what you will be doing with this story,

 

[Jit]

great start looking forward to it hope canada win this one lol cuz i live in canada

 

[Ollie_H]

Top work as always from you Skater.

 

[Pak_cricketer]

The last sentence is the best

 

[Skater]

DCCC Championship 2008 Fixtures

Match 1: Bangladesh vs Canada at The Brit Oval, South London
Match 2: Zimbabwe vs Namibia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Match 3: Canada vs Zimbabwe at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Match 4: Namibia vs Bangladesh at Edgbaston, Birmingham
Match 5: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe at Old Trafford, Manchester
Match 6: Canada vs Namibia at Headingley Carneige, Leeds
Match 7: 1st place vs 2nd place, Final, at Lord's, North London

 

[adyhorn]

How much are tickets to the final? Just joking good luck.

 

[Highlander999]

Very nice idea. Good luck

 

[Pakistani Army]

This is a great idea. Best of luck with this story Lee.
By the way. What game will you be using?

 

[Skater]

Bangladesh begin championship defence with victory

Some immaculate death bowling from Bangladesh gave them an unlikely victory in the opening match of the DCCC Championship 2008.

Chasing 159 to win, Canada were cruising at 119/0 with Maraj's 68 and Davison's 54, but the defending champions took 10 wickets for 33 runs to pull off a magnificent 6 run win.

There were sunny and warm conditions at The Brit Oval for the start of developing cricket's showpiece tournament - a contrast to the tropical storms in Sri Lanka that hindered the previous event.

Bangladesh made 158/6 off their 20 overs, Mohammad Ashraful with the top score of 45.

Canada started off their innings rapidly with a boundary off the very first ball:

A surprisingly large crowd were in south London for the game:

Ashraful completed a man of the match performance by taking 5 for 12 off just 8 balls.

Canada collapsed from 119/0 to 152 all out.

 

[Highlander999]

A good game. Ahsraful destroyed the Canadians. Good work mate

 

[Dr. Pepper]

wow! that was so unexpected. When you're cruising at 110 odd for nothing you can't lose. Ashrafal was amazing, Canada had it so easily in their grasp!

 

[freddiw]

wow, well done ashraful is all i can say

 

[Skater]

Trent Bridge ready for championship match

By Lee Payne

Trent Bridge will always be a special place for me. It was here, in July of last year, that I was in a ground to watch a test match for the first time.

For 19 hours, over 3 days, I was transfixed as I peered at the sun bathed wicket, as England fell short of the mark against the touring Indians. The Fox Road end, where I was, full of fanatic India fans cheering on their players. Thankfully, the stewards had banned horns, objects I had always been annoyed by when watching on television.

A few months after that memorable holiday, I watched on screen as the stands I had overlooked where the Barmy Army sang their hearts out were pulled down by ruthless diggers.

However, brand new state-of-the-art structures now stand in their place. 17,000 people can now witness history being made in Nottinghamshire, and that figure is expected for the DCCC Championship match between Zimbabwe and Namibia today.

Ticket sales have gone beyond all expectations, but the British public have responded to the prospect of affordable, alternative cricket. A full house watched Bangladesh show great skill to beat Canada at The Brit Oval in the opening game.

 

[Pakistani Army]

That is an excellent report Lee. Brilliant work. Reps coming your way!