Dubai: Jimmy Adams, the former West Indies captain, will provide tips to budding cricketers at the G Force Cricket Academy during the Christmas holidays.
"We have got Adams coming again to provide specialised coaching for youngster. It will be a 15-day intensive camp aimed at polishing various skills in a cricketer," Gopal Jasapara, the Head Coach of the G Force Cricket Academy, told Gulf News.
"The camp will commence on December 21 and conclude on January 4. There will be Under-14 boys' camp from 8am to 2pm and another one for the same age group from 2 to 8pm," added Jasapara.
Meanwhile, in the 20th Bukhatir League ‘B' Division Tournament, organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council, at Al Dhaid Cricket Village, Babar Ghazanfar cracked a blistering century to steer Al Manal Group to a 79-run victory over SCC Academy.
Brief scores:
Al Manal Group beat Sharjah Academy by 79 runs. Al Manal Group 225 for five (Babar 134, Rashid Sajjad 65; Sahil Shaikh 2 for 28, Yasir Merchant 2 for 41) SCC Academy 146 in 18.4 overs (Mohsin 30; Naeem 3-14, Shahid 2-15). Man of the match: Babar Ghazanfar.
Farooq CC beat Phoenix Medicines by three wickets. Phoenix Medicines 182 (Khawar 40, Akhtar 28; Sher Afzal 4 for 10, Ameen Farooq 2 for 45, Salman Farooq 2 for 49) Farooq CC 183 for seven in 18.5 overs (Abdullah Hanif 115 not out, Qais Farooq 29; Imran Khan 2 for 21, Akhtar 2 for 41). Man of the match: Abdullah Hanif.
