Kuwait: The Kuwait Canara Welfare Association (KCWA) Cricket Cup 2018 was organised at Trinity and RCC grounds, Sulaibikhat, on March 2. The tournament was open to KCWA members.
In all, 11 teams participated in the regular category while, 4 teams competed in veterans category. Over 200 KCWA members participated in the tournament.
In the regular category, Shirwa Welfare Association Kuwait (SWAK) team were crowned the champions. They defeated Team Scorpions by 9 wickets in the finals.
Sharq United won the Veterans Trophy while Salmiya Friends were runners-up.
The tournament began with a prayer which was led by Rajesh Aranha. President Hilary Stevan Rego welcomed the teams and guests and declared the tournament open. Sauraider Rana, Chandan Shukla and Abdul Nisar were the umpires. Lloyd D’Souza, Harry Fernandes, Anil D’Mello and Royce were the scorers of the tournament. Allan D’Souza, Shannu D’Souza and Arun Jossy D’Souza helped in updating the live scores.
Walter Santhmayor, Deepak Andrade, Rajesh Aranha, Naveen Mascarenhas and Dr. Manohar Prabhu enthralled the audience with their multilingual commentary in Konkani, Kannada and English.
Dr. Manohar Prabhu handled the presentation ceremony. Sports Secretary Hywel Pinto thanked everyone for their support in organising the tournament. Sunitha D’Silva and Michael Pinto handled registration at the membership counter. Alban D’Souza photographed the event. Sound system was provided by Waves Events & Rentals whereas Naveen Mascarenhas provided the logistics support.
KCWA Sports Committee coordinated the tournament with the support of KCWA Managing Committee members.
Individual Award Winners:
Best Bowler: Joyal Loyal Rodrigues (SWAK)
Best Batsman: Nithin Saldanha (SWAK)
Best All Rounder: Nithin Saldanha (SWAK)
Man of the Match (Veterans): Fedrick Fernandes (SHARQ UNITED)
