The 3rd edition of the Edo State Cricket League was concluded at the weekend with No Limit Cricket Club upsetting two-time winners U17 Cricket Club to lift the Super Four trophy. Smashers won the female title ahead of Delta Force.
The final match which was watched by the President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Uyi Akpata and the National Coach and High Performance Manager, Steve Tikolo had all the trappings of top-class cricket match.
Akpata, said that he was sure the level of cricket on display would definitely earn some of the players a look in for national camp that would soon be open.
“The quality of the matches in this Super Four have been revealing. I am sure the technical team of the national teams are here and taking notes of some exceptional talents that might get look in,” he said.
Captain of the No Limit Cricket Club, Afani Abdulhamid said it was a pleasure to be crowned the winners especially at the expense of the U17 Cricket Club who were defending champions of the title.
“When we left the first inning with 88 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs, it seemed we had locked ourselves in a tights corner. We had to dig in deep within us to produce the 18.2 all out at 68 runs that gave us the victory.”
In the South South Female League Super Four that ran side-by-side, Smashers of Akwa Ibom won ahead of Delta Force from Asaba with 53 runs to be named winners.
UNIBEN Cricket Club picked the third place in the Edo Cricket League after they dumped Dolphin Cricket Club.
The matches held at the Edo Boys High School High Performance Centre and Iyoba College in Benin, Edo State
