Vice Chairman, Edo Cricket Affiliation, Abraham Oviawe, has mentioned the state will proceed to construct on its developmental programmes after the profitable completion of the 2023/24 Edo Cricket League, which was received by the College of Benin Cricket Membership on Monday, PUNCH Sports activities Further experiences.
Due to a commanding efficiency by Nigeria’s U-19 proper hand bowler, Future Chilemanya, who acquired six wickets, UNIBEN dethroned No Limits Cricket Membership by a whopping 70-run to say the title.
Within the first innings, Yellow Greens’ quick bowler, Chiemelie Udekwe, in No-Limits colors partnered with Godbless Abilo to rattle the UNIBEN batting lineup, grabbing three wickets apiece and left them with 114 runs on board all out in 19.5 overs.
Nonetheless, the previous champions had no concept what awaited them within the second innings because it took 73 balls for the Eghosa Aghedo-led UNIBEN workforce to rout No Limits to only 44 runs all out in 12.1 overs.
Impressed by the array of senior and junior nationwide workforce gamers who’re from the state’s cricket growth programme and at present at school inside the state, Oviawe mentioned the league was defining success by churning out new stars.
“Whereas UNIBEN was distinctive on the sector of play, what marks success for us stays the truth that the skills are native, all of them embraced our continuous academic coverage, and so they all proudly got here out to characterize their Establishment.
“Now we have different larger establishments like Benson Idahosa College and Ambrose Alli College in Ekpoma which have an enormous variety of our cricket abilities right here as nicely, and it’s a path we’re strongly pursuing into the long run.
“Now, the brand new technology we’re grooming have a mannequin to look as much as,” he mentioned.
Within the third-place match, Invictus Cricket Membership edged Delta Pressure by 69 runs whereas UNIBEN additionally scooped two of the 4 particular person awards.
Chilemanya, who acquired six wickets within the closing, received the bowler of the sequence, together with his teammate Oswald Obasohan named the fielder of the sequence. Udekwe of No Limits received the Most Helpful Participant award, whereas the batter of the sequence was David Abiebhode of Invictus Cricket Membership.
