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NEWSFLASH - FCA Best batsman 2004 - Sridhar Diagala !
Best bowler 2004: Anil "Sunny" Sood / FCA Head Coach 2005 (Scott Thurling) with FCA Chairman 2004 (Andrew Armitage)
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(Photos: Kari Turunen)
NEWSFLASH - FCA Awards 2004 Dinner
Sat.Jan.22, "Officers Club" on Suomenlinna, 18:00-24:00.
Programme included: buffet dinner, Annual Awards, quiz, presentations, etc.)
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(Photos: Shamsul Khan)
NEWSFLASH - Tampere CC Dinner
Sun.Dec.12, "Naistri" (Opiskelijankatu, Hervanta), 17:00-21:30.
Programme included: dinner, Annual Awards, Quiz, Raffle, Video screening, etc.)
(Photo: Jari Schabel)
NEWSFLASH - EDP NEWSLETTER
"Finland's Best Season Yet..." issue 48 (October 2004)
(poster version)
NEWSFLASH - FINAL PLACINGS 2004
1. SKK1
2. Tampere
3. Helsinki
4. FPC
5. Turku
6. SKK2
7. Espoo
8. Vantaa
9. Empire
10. MTS/Navy
11. SKK3
19.09.2004 - Vantaa vs Espoo (45 overs) - 7th-8th playoff
Espoo 192 all out (31 overs), Vantaa all out 91. Result: Espoo won by 101 runs. (unofficial)
18.09.2004 - Helsinki vs FPC (45 overs)
3rd-4th playoff - Result: FPC cancelled ? (unofficial)
12.09.2004 - SKK2 vs Turku (45 overs)
Initially reduced to a 40 over game, and then to 35 after rain, Turku clawed their way to 155 all out after a middle-order collapse. SKK2 started strongly but tight bowling at the death meant they were bowled out for 138. Result: Turku won by 17 runs. (unofficial)
NEWSFLASH
FINAL - SKK1 vs Tampere,
3rd-4th - Helsinki vs FPC,
5th-6th - SKK2 vs Turku,
7th-8th - Vantaa vs Espoo.
05.09.2004 - Vantaa vs SKK2 (45 overs)
Vantaa were bowled out for 121, and SKK2 lost 7 wickets reaching the 122 needed for victory. Result: SKK2 won by 3 wickets. (unofficial)
05.09.2004 - Turku vs Espoo (45 overs)
Turku struggled to 109/10, but then Espoo collapsed to be all out for 103. Result: Turku won by 6 runs. (unofficial)
04.09.2004 - Helsinki vs SKK1 (45 overs)
SKK1 were bowled out for 183, and then bowled out Helsinki for 99 in about 30 overs. Result: SKK1 won by 84 runs. (unofficial)
NEWSFLASH
Semi-finals - Helsinki vs SKK1, Tampere vs FPC,
5th-8th - Vantaa vs SKK2, Turku vs Espoo.
29.08.2004 - FPC vs SKK2 (45 overs)
FPC started strongly, but SKK2 fought back to bowl them out for 244 (40 overs). SKK2 then succumbed for only 150 in 36 overs. Result: FPC won by 94 runs. (unofficial)
28.08.2004 - SKK1 vs Espoo (45 overs)
SKK1 were bowled out for 234, and then bowled out Espoo for 199 in about 40 overs. Result: SKK1 won by 35 runs. (unofficial)
28.08.2004 - Helsinki vs Turku (45 overs)
Turku made 184/8 in their 45 overs, and Helsinki wobbled to 187 in about 33 overs. Result: Helsinki won by 1 wicket. (unofficial)
NEWSFLASH - European Representative Championships 2004 (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
15.08.2004 - Finland vs Luxembourg. Result:Finland won by 68 runs.
16.08.2004 - Finland vs Switzerland. Result:Finland won by 6 wickets.
17.08.2004 - Croatia vs Finland. Result:Croatia won by 76 runs.
19.08.2004 - Finland v Bulgaria. Result:Finland won by 198 runs.
20.08.2004 - Finland v Slovenia. Result:Finland won by 52 runs.
Statistics
NEWSFLASH - Quarter final match-ups
1: Helsinki vs Turku,
2: Tampere vs Vantaa,
3: FPC vs SKK2,
4: SKK1 vs Espoo.
15.08.2004 - MTS vs Empire (20+20 overs)
MTS came back strongly in the second innings, but were always behind after being bowled out for 60. (Rain & bad light interrupted.) Result: Empire (about 120/8) won on first innings. (unofficial)
14.08.2004 - Empire vs SKK3 (20+20 overs)
SKK3 made 173-16, and Empire 248-18. Result: Empire won by 75 runs. (unofficial)
NEWSFLASH - Group A final standings
1: Helsinki, 2: Tampere, 3: FPC, 4: SKK1, 5: Espoo.
14.08.2004 - Espoo vs FPC (45 overs)
Espoo were bowled out for 222 (about 39 overs), and then FPC made 226 in about 36 overs.Result: FPC won by 6 wickets. (unofficial)
07.08.2004 - SKK1 vs Helsinki (45 overs)
SKK1 were bowled out for 229, and Helsinki then made 230 in about 36 overs. Result: Helsinki won by 3 wickets. (unofficial)
NEWSFLASH - Group B final standings
1: SKK2, 2: Vantaa, 3: Turku.
04.08.2004 - Tamperelainen - "Krikettiottelu on täyden työpäivän mittainen"
Tamperelainen - Santtu Silvenoinen.
01.08.2004 - Vantaa vs SKK3 (20+20 overs)
Vantaa made 364/5, and after enforcing a follow-on, SKK3 made 184/11. Result: Vantaa won by an innings and 150 runs. (unofficial)
31.07.2004 - Turku vs SKK2 (40 overs)
SKK2 made a strong recovery to post a total of 173/9, and then bowled out Turku for only 61. Result: SKK2 won by 112 runs. (unofficial)
31.07.2004 - Espoo vs SKK1 (45 overs)
Result: No result - rained off.
24.07.2004 - SKK2 vs SKK3 (20+20 overs)
SKK2's total of 345/9 was too much for the young SKK3 squad who were bowled out for 64. Result: SKK2 won by 281 runs. (unofficial)
24.07.2004 - Vantaa vs Navy/MTS (20+20 overs)
Vantaa successfully defended their total of 289. Result: Vantaa won by 110 runs. (unofficial)
24.07.2004 - Helsinki vs FPC (45 overs)
FPC's total of 139 wasn't competitive enough for the in-form Helsinki team (143/4?). Result: Helsinki won. (unofficial)
17.07.2004 - Hervannan Sanomat - "Syöttö, pomppu, lyönti!"
Hervannan Sanomat - Antti Granlund.
11.-21.07.2004 - INDUS
Tennis-ball cricket tournament (Hervanta), in association with TreCC. Flyer / postcard / results / scoreboard.
18.07.2004 - FPC vs SKK1 (45 overs)
SKK1's 311/5 was too much for FPC, and they crawled to 248/9. Result: SKK1 won by 63 runs. (unofficial)
17.07.2004 - Turku vs Navy/MTS (20+20 overs)
Turku made 382, and Navy MTS were bowled out twice for a total of 48. Result: Turku won by 334 runs. (unofficial)
17.07.2004 - Espoo vs Helsinki (45 overs)
Espoo were bowled out for 216 chasing Helsinki's total of 257. Result: Helsinki won by 41 runs. (unofficial)
17.07.2004 - Empire vs Vantaa (20+20 overs)
Result: Vantaa won by forfeit.
10.07.2004 - Empire vs SKK2 (20+20 overs)
Result: SKK2 won by forfeit.
10.07.2004 - Navy/MTS vs SKK3 (20+20 overs)
SKK3 made 205/15, but Navy/MTS then made 209/13. Result: Navy/MTS won by 7 wickets. (unofficial)
10.07.2004 - Helsinki vs SKK1 (45 overs)
Result: No result - rained off.
04.07.2004 - Helsinki vs Espoo (45 overs)
Helsinki bowled out Espoo for only 102, but then made hard work of overhauling the target. Result: Helsinki won by 3 wickets. (unofficial)
03.07.2004 - Sixes tournament
Result: No result - rained off. SKK-site
22.06.2004 - National Team vs FCA President's XI (25-30 overs) 17:30-21:00, Ruskeasuo.
Result: National team won. (unofficial)
20.06.2004 - FPC vs Espoo (45 overs)
Espoo made 306/6 in their 40 overs. FPC succesfully slogged their way to victory in only about 35 overs. Result: FPC won by 7 wickets. (unofficial)
20.06.2004 - Navy/MTS vs SKK2 (20+20 overs)
Navy/MTS were bowled out for 76 chasing SKK3's 330/7. Result: SKK2 won by 254 runs. (unofficial)
19.06.2004 - Vantaa vs Turku (40 overs)
Turku made 150-all out chasing Vantaa's 180/10. Result: Vantaa won by 30 runs. (unofficial)
19.06.2004 - Empire vs SKK3 (20+20 overs)
SKK3 made 164/16 chasing Empire's 230/16. Result: Empire won by 66 runs. (unofficial)
13.06.2004 - FPC vs Helsinki (45 overs)
Helsinki were bowled out for 273 (40 ov.), and then similarly bowled out FPC for only 119 in about 30 overs. Result: Helsinki won by 154 runs. (unofficial)
12.06.2004 - Turku vs Empire (20+20 overs)
Turku 268/2 (20 ov.) vs Empire 28/8 (all out). Turku had made 150/6 (20 ov.), and Empire had made a markedly improved 103/3 when their 2nd innings was rained off. Result: Turku won by 240 runs. (second innings not counted). (unofficial)
12.06.2004 - Vantaa vs SKK2 (40 overs)
Result: No result - rained off.
12.06.2004 - SKK1 vs Espoo (45 overs)
Result: No result - rained off.
05.06.2004 - SKK3 vs Turku (20+20 overs)
A one-sided affair which ended 416/8-112/13 in favour of Turku. This group B game showed how this format can help developing teams - Turku bowled out SKK3 for a mere 21 runs in the first innings, but the keen ladies & youngsters came back strongly to post a much improved 91/3 in their second innings. Result: Turku won by 304 runs.
30.05.2004 - Empire vs Navy/MTS (20+20 overs)
Navy/MTS made 125, and then bowled out Empire for 80. Result: Navy/MTS won by 45 runs. (unofficial)
30.05.2004 - FPC vs SKK1 (45 overs)
This thrilling incident-packed match went to the wire. SKK1 made 223/9 and FPC got the required runs (225/8) with a couple of overs remaining. Result: FPC won by 2 wickets. (unofficial)
09.05.2004 - Spirit of Cricket Weekend (Tampere)
08.05.2004 - Spirit of Cricket Weekend (Suomenlinna)
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23.03.2004 - Helsingin Sanomat - "Maija Scamans tekee lähetystyötä"
Helsingin Sanomat - Hannu Hänninen.
- Maija Scamans is a missionary - on behalf of cricket in Finland
- FACTFILE: A distant relative of baseball
10.03.2004 - Aamulehti - "Oluttauko kriketin juhlahetki"
Aamulehti - Santtu Silvennoinen.