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THE 2007 FCA SCOREBOARD 
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Wed.Nov.14 - Umpiring news
Sanjeev Kad was admitted as a 'Qualified Member'- Umpire of the Association by order of the General Council of ACU&S - effective 31st October, 2007.
Sat.Nov.3 - FCA - Annual Awards Dinner
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Cost: = 12 EUR per person.
Programme included: food, drinks, music, around 20 different awards, great company and only very short speeches!
Sat.Oct.20 - Herttoniemenrannan Liikuntahalli (Helsinki), 15:00-18:00.
... YNT training get-together ...
Thu.Oct.11 - FCA Autumn GM (Helsinki)
... no feedback yet ...
SM45 Final standings 2007
1. SKK
2. FPC Hawks
3. Helsinki
4. Tampere
5. Espoo
6. Vantaa
7. Turku
8. FPC Eagles
9. Empire
10. Finn-Asia
Sat.Sep.23 - SM45 Final: FPC Hawks vs SKK
FPC Hawks 106/10, SKK 110/1. Result: SKK won by 9 wkts.
SKK are crowned the Finnish SM45 League Champions for 2007 !!!
Sat.Sep.22 - SM45 Final: FPC Hawks vs SKK
Even though the "Playing Conditions 2007" clearly stated that a rained off match would result in the trophy being shared, the match was nevertheless *again* rescheduled...
Sat.Sep.15 - SM45 Final: FPC Hawks vs SKK
Match rescheduled due to heavy rain in the morning.
Open-T20 Final standings 2007
1. FPC
2. Helsinki
3. Vantaa
4. Vaasa
5. Espoo
6. SKK
7. FNT (did not receive any points)
8. Empire
Sun.Sep.9 - Op-T20 Final: FPC vs Helsinki
Helsinki CC 200/4, FPC 204/6. Result: FPC won by 4 wkts.
Development-T20 Final standings 2007
1. Empire
2. SKK
3. MTS/MKK, 4. Phoenix
Sun.Sep.9 - Dev-T20 Final: SKK vs Empire
SKK 152/4, Empire 153/3. Result: Empire won by 4 wkts.
Empire are crowned the Finnish Dev-T20 League Champions for 2007 !!!
Sat.Sep.1 - SM45 Semi-Final: FPC Hawks vs Helsinki
FPC Hawks 212/9, Helsinki CC 133/10. Result: FPC Hawks won by 79 runs.
Tue.Aug.28 - Dev-T20 Semi-Final: SKK vs Phoenix
Phoenix 30/7, SKK 32/1. Result: SKK won by 6 wickets.
Tue.Aug.28 - Dev-T20 Semi-Final: MTS/MKK vs Empire
MTS/MKK 144/7, Empire 148/2. Result: Empire won by 5 wickets.
Sun.Aug.19-Sat.Aug.25 - European Div.3 tournament - ECC Div.3. (Antwerp, Belgium)
Finland finished in 8th place. More soon... **
Sun.Aug.19 - SM45 Plate Final II: Empire vs Finn-Asia
**. Result: **
Sat.Aug.18 - SM45 5/6-place play-off: Espoo vs Vantaa
Espoo 173/10, Vantaa 142/10. Result: Espoo won by 31 runs.
Sat.Aug.18 - SM45 7/8-place play-off: FPC Eagles vs Turku
Result: Match awarded to Turku. FPC Eagles found to have fielded ineligible player in matches during the season.
Sun.Aug.12 - SM45 Plate Final I: Empire vs Finn-Asia
Result: Empire won by forfeit. - Empire lead best of 3 series 1-0.
Sat.Aug.11 - SM45 lower-place play-offs: Espoo vs Turku
Turku 236/8, Espoo 238/9. Result: Espoo won by 1 wkt.
Sat.Aug.11 - SM45 lower-place play-offs: FPC Eagles - Vantaa
FPC Eagles 115/10, Vantaa 117/7. Result: Vantaa won by 3 wkts.
Tue.Aug.7 - Dev-T20: MTS/MKK vs Empire
MTS/MKK 167/5, Empire 145/7. Result: MTS/MKK won by 22 runs.
Tue.Aug.7 - Dev-T20: Phoenix vs SKK
Result: Phoenix won by forfeit.
Sat.Aug.4 - SM45 Quarter-Final: FPC Hawks - Turku
FPC Hawks 234/7, Turku 139/10. Result: FPC Hawks won by 95 runs.
Sat.Aug.4 - SM45 Quarter-Final: SKK - Espoo
Espoo 154/10, SKK 157/9. Result: SKK won by 1 wkt.
Sat.Aug.4 - SM45 Quarter-Final: Helsinki vs Vantaa
Vantaa 127/10, Helsinki 130/1. Result: Helsinki won by 9 wkts.
Newsflash - SM45 Final group standings
Group A: 1. FPC Hawks, 2. Tampere, 3. Vantaa, 4. SKK, 5. Empire.
Group B: 1. Espoo, 2. Helsinki, 3. FPC Eagles, 4. Turku, 5. Finn-Asia.
Top 4 in each group go through to Quarter-Finals.
Sun.Jul.29 - SM45: FPC Eagles vs Espoo
Espoo 207/10, FPC Eagles 85/10. Result: Espoo won by 122 runs.
Sat.Jul.28 - SKK sixes tournament (Helsinki)
See: events.
Newsflash: FNT announced - European Div.3 championship (Belgium)
The following squad players have been selected:
(NB. Tampere CC players are bolded)
1. Timo Ilva (capt.)
2. Nadeem Qureshi (vc)
3. Petteri Moilanen
4. Stephen Viola
5. Chris Shaw
6. Michael Shaw (wk)
7. Jonathan Scamans
8. Amrik Bhatia
9. Ekhpelwak Kuchey
10. Thomas Walker
11. Khalid Shahzad
12. Sebastian Knight
13. Mohibullah Moradi
14. Andrew Armitage (Tour Manager)
Yasir Abdul Quadir (Scorer, became Tour Manager)
Reserve: Josh Vainio
Newsflash - Open-T20 final group standings
1. FPC, 2. Helsinki => FINAL
3. Vantaa, 4. Vaasa, 5. Espoo, 6. SKK, 7. FNT, 8. Empire
Wed.Jul.25 - Open-T20: FPC vs Espoo
FPC 200/8, Espoo 151/9. Result: FPC won by 49 runs.
Wed.Jul.25 - Open-T20: Empire vs Vantaa
Result: Vantaa won by forfeit.
Tue.Jul.24 - Open-T20: Helsinki vs SKK
SKK 120/8, Helsinki 121/2. Result: Helsinki won by 8 wkts.
Sun.Jul.22 - Open-T20: FNT vs Empire
Result: Empire won by forfeit.
Sun.Jul.22 - Open-T20: FPC vs Empire
FPC 221/5, Empire 98/10. Result: FPC won by 123 runs.
Sun.Jul.22 - SM45: Vantaa vs SKK
Vantaa 192/10, SKK 194/7. Result: SKK won by 3 wkts.
Sat.Jul.21 - SM45: Helsinki vs Turku
Helsinki 277/10, Turku 168/9. Result: Helsinki won by 59 runs.
Wed.Jul.18 - Dev-T20: Empire vs Phoenix (played Aug.25)
Empire 161/4, Phoenix 108/7. Result: Empire won by 53 runs.
Wed.Jul.18 - Open-T20: FNT vs Helsinki
Helsinki 116/10, FNT 120/5. Result: FNT won by 5 wkts.
Tue.Jul.17 - Open-T20: SKK vs Espoo
Espoo 85/10, SKK 86/2. Result: SKK won by 8 wkts.
Sun.Jul.15 - Open-T20: Espoo vs Vantaa
Vantaa 198/10, Espoo 199/9. Result: Espoo won by 1 wkt.
Sun.Jul.15 - Open-T20: Vantaa vs SKK
SKK 122/7, Vantaa 123/2. Result: Vantaa won by 8 wkts.
Sat.Jul.14 - Open-T20: Vaasa vs FPC
FPC 198/7, Vaasa 128/7. Result: FPC won by 70 runs.
Sat.Jul.14 - Open-T20: Vaasa vs FNT
Vaasa 116/10, FNT 120/7. Result: FNT won by 2 wkts.
Sat.Jul.14 - Open-T20: Empire vs Espoo
Espoo 172/10, Empire 156/10. Result: Espoo won by 16 runs.
Wed.Jul.11 - Open-T20: Helsinki vs Espoo
Espoo 161/6, Helsinki 161/4. Result: Match Tied. Both teams awarded 2 points.
Sun.Jul.8 - Open-T20: Helsinki vs Empire
Result: Helsinki won by forfeit.
Sat.Jul.7 - Open-T20: Vaasa vs Helsinki
Helsinki 172/7, Vaasa 146/6. Result: Helsinki won by 26 runs.
Sat.Jul.7 - Open-T20: Vantaa vs Vaasa
Vantaa 147/10, Vaasa 133/8. Result: Vantaa won by 14 runs.
Sat.Jul.7 - SM45: Finn-Asia vs FPC Eagles
Finn-Asia 26/10, FPC Eagles 27/3. Result: FPC Eagles won by 7 wkts.
Sat.Jul.7 - SM45: SKK vs Empire (replayed match)
Match abandoned due to inclement weather. Result: No Result - teams awarded 4 points each.
Tue.Jul.3 - Open-T20: FNT vs Espoo
Espoo 154/8, FNT 155/7. Result: FNT won by 3 wkts.
Sun.Jul.1 - Open-T20: Vantaa vs FNT
FNT 206/6, Vantaa 184/10. Result: FNT won by 22 runs.
Sun.Jul.1 - Open-T20: Empire vs SKK
Empire 104/9, SKK 105/2. Result: SKK won by 8 wkts.
Sun.Jul.1 - Open-T20: Helsinki vs FPC
Helsinki 173/6, FPC 149/10. Result: Helsinki won by 24 runs.
Sat.Jun.30 - Espoo knock-out tournament (Helsinki)
Shamim Jubaer of TreCC played for the newly formed Bengal Tigers team.
FPC are crowned the Espoo Knock-out Tournament Champions for 2007 !!!
Wed.Jun.27 - Open-T20: SKK vs FNT (reduced to 15 overs)
FNT 167/5, SKK 88/5. Result: FNT won by 79 runs.
Fri.Jun.22-Sun.Jun.24 - Empire CC participated in the Jinnah CC T20 tournament (Stockholm)
A fun tour where some good T20 cricket was played in rainy conditions. Also the Baerum CC team from Norway participated, and the Empire CC squad contained Ekhpelwak Kuchey and Wahid Qureshi of Tampere CC.
Empire CC lost both its matches in the unfamiliar conditions, and then the final match was rained off completely. (see also Match reports)
Tue.Jun.19 - Dev-T20: SKK vs MTS/MKK
MTS/MKK 115/7, SKK 119/1. Result: SKK won by 6 wkts.
Sun.Jun.17 - Open-T20: Empire vs Vaasa
Empire 144/6, Vaasa 145/5. Result: Vaasa won by 5 wkts.
Sun.Jun.17 - Open-T20: Helsinki vs Vantaa
Helsinki 170/8, Vantaa 171/5. Result: Vantaa won by 5 wkts.
Sat.Jun.16 - SM45: Espoo vs Finn-Asia
Finn-Asia 108/10, Espoo 110/1. Result: Espoo won by 9 wkts.
Sat.Jun.16 - SM45: FPC Hawks vs Vantaa
Vantaa 335/10, FPC Hawks 264/10. Result: Vantaa won by 71 runs.
Sat.Jun.16 - Dev-T20: Phoenix vs Empire
Phoenix 70/7, Empire 74/3. Result: Empire won by 4 wkts.
Tue.Jun.12 - Dev-T20: Phoenix vs MTS/MKK
Phoenix 56/7, MTS/MKK 59/4. Result: MTS/MKK won by 3 wkts.
Sun.Jun.10 - Open-T20: SKK vs FPC
FPC 214/5, SKK 108/10. Result: FPC won by 108 runs.
Sun.Jun.10 - SM45: Finn-Asia vs Helsinki
Finn-Asia 50/10, Helsinki 51/1. Result: Helsinki won by 9 wkts.
Sat.Jun.9 - Open-T20: Vaasa vs SKK
Result: Vaasa won by forfeit.
Sat.Jun.9 - Open-T20: Espoo vs Vaasa
Espoo 46/10, Vaasa 49/0. Result: Vaasa won by 10 wkts.
Sat.Jun.9 - SM45: Turku vs FPC Eagles
Turku 148/10, FPC Eagles 149/1. Result: FPC Eagles won by 9 wkts.
Wed.Jun.6 - Dev-T20: Empire vs SKK
Result: Empire won by forfeit.
Sun.Jun.3 - Open-T20: FPC vs Vantaa
Vantaa 180/9, FPC 181/5. Result: FPC won by 5 wkts.
Sun.Jun.3 - Open-T20: FPC vs FNT
FNT 145/9, FPC 146/5. Result: FPC won by 5 wkts.
Sun.Jun.3 - Dev-T20: MTS/MKK vs Phoenix
MTS/MKK 277/2, Phoenix 118/7. Result: MTS/MKK won by 159 runs.
Sat.Jun.2 - SM45: Espoo vs Turku
Turku 79/10, Espoo 80/0. Result: Espoo won by 10 wkts.
Tue.May.29 - Dev-T20: SKK vs Empire
Empire 70/7, SKK 71/4. Result: SKK won by 3 wkts.
Sun.May.27 - National Team in Turku... 40 overs ?
Turku XI 210/10, Finland 211/3. Result: Finland won by 7 wkts.
Sat.May.26 - SM45: Turku vs Finn-Asia
Turku 280/5, Finn-Asia 123/10. Result: Turku won by 157 runs.
Sat.May.26 - SM45: SKK vs Empire
Match abandoned due to rain (after approx. 15 overs). Result: No Result.
Apparently the match will be "replayed" after all... July 7.
Wed.May.23 - Dev-T20: Empire vs MTS/MKK
Empire 189/6, MTS/MKK 45/7. Result: Empire won by 144 runs.
Wed.May.23 - "6 degrees" article - "Cricket's thriving northern outpost"
6-degrees: Fran Weaver. (Photo: Laurence Suba)
Sun.May.20 - SM45: SKK vs FPC Hawks
SKK 204/10, FPC Hawks 207/7. Result: FPC Hawks won by 3 wkts.
Sat.May.19 - SM45: FPC Eagles vs Helsinki
FPC Eagles 149/10, Helsinki 150/9. Result: Helsinki won by 1 wkt.
Sat.May.19 - SM45: Vantaa vs Empire
Vantaa 243/10, Empire 210/10. Result: Vantaa won by 33 runs.
Tue.May.15 - Dev-T20: SKK vs Phoenix
Phoenix 40/7, SKK 43/2. Result: SKK won by 5 wkts.
Sat.May.12 - SM45: Helsinki vs Espoo
Helsinki 155/10, Espoo 159/7. Result: Espoo won by 3 wkts.
Sat.May.12 - SM45: Empire vs FPC Hawks
Empire 83/10, FPC Hawks 86/1. Result: FPC Hawks won by 9 wkts.
Sat.May.12 - Dev-T20: MTS/MKK vs SKK
MTS/MKK 30/7, SKK 34/0. Result: SKK won by 7 wkts.
Sat.May.12 - Andrew Armitage on YLE TV
FCA Chairman Andrew Armitage was interviewed about cricket on live TV.
See YouTube: Krikettihaastattelu 1, Krikettihaastattelu 2
Fri.May.04 - First ever cricket nets in Tampere !!!
Tampere City Sports Office builds practice nets for Tampere CC.
Sun.Apr.29 - Turku CC indoor tournament (Impivaara hall, Turku)
Empire CC defeated Helsinki CC in the final to win the 2007 Turku Indoor Tournament. Snapshots: 1, 2.
Empire are crowned the Turku Indoor Tournament Champions for 2007 !!!
Sun.Apr.29 - Turku CC arranges kids day (Impivaara hall, Turku)
Sat.Apr.28 - Cricket World Cup Final - screening (Helsinki)
The national team was happy to invite everyone to watch the World Cup final at Paavo Nurmeen Tie, Olympic Stadium, Monitoimitila, B OVEN.
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Result: Australia 281/4 (38 overs), defeated Sri Lanka 215/8 (36 overs) by 53 runs (D/L method) - scorecard
Fri.Apr.20 - Afghan CC wins the FCA indoor tournament !
Helsinki CC (with ex-TreCC player Balaji Raghavan) were bowled out for a competitive 91, but the young Afghan CC squad (an Empire CC squad with two current Tampere CC - Ahad Qureshi & Ekhpelwak Kuchey - and also another ex-TreCC player - Oba Sadiqui) successfully chased down the total with 2 overs to spare.
Thu.Mar.8 - Pilot ECB Coaching Assistant Course run in Finland
Chris Shaw's (SKK) article on the Cricket Coaching Course that was held in Kuortane in November 2006.
Wed.Mar.7 - ICC Europe announces new elite umpire panel
Three Finnish umpires included in the ECC umpiring panels for 2007: Sanjeev Kad (Helsinki CC), Jari Schabel (Tampere CC), and Tiina Hetemaa (SKK).
Special congratulations to Sanjeev Kad, who was elected to the Elite Umpiring Panel for 2007.
Fri.Feb.23-Sun.Feb.25 - Finnish National Team practice (Kuortane)
Two Tampere CC players attended the weekend training event in Kuortane: Moheb Moradi & Ekhpelwak Kuchey.
Mon.Mar.5 - ICC Europe Coaching and Development Conference
Steve Viola (Turku CC) participated in the "3rd ICC Europe Coaching and Development Conference" at the MCC Indoor School at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.
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Wed.Feb.14 - "Elite Sportsmen" reception
Tampere City invited the SM-45 winners to a reception at the Old Tampere Town Hall.
The Tampere CC squad received their awards from the Deputy-Mayor of Tampere, Ms Irja Tulonen. (Photo: J. Schabel)
Tampereen palkitsemat urheilijat
Sat.Feb.10 - Tampere CC AGM, 19:15-21:00
The 7th TreCC AGM was held together with the graduation party of Balaji, and going-away party Sanjoy who together sponsored a fine curry dinner for all. Thanks Shamim for providing the venue! A new Committee was elected.