Tuesday 9 September 2014

How to organise a Cricket Tournament

Cricket is a popular game throughout the World. How to organize a cricket tournament ? Here is the check list to consider while organizing cricket tournament (or) league.  Whether its any level of tournament  (Local/Corporate/State/National etc..).

Organising cricket tournament:

First raise a question ourselves: Why we are conducting tournament - Purpose of tournament, Goals of tournament  (Ex: To find talent or publicity or Money or any other reason)

- Prepare tournament rules document 
- Give title for your tournament and which season is running 
   Ex: Stars Cricket Tournaments, Season 2
- Size of tournament (How many teams can participate)
- Size of team (Each team how many player can participate)
Season also very Important ( should not be rain season)
- Schedules ( Dates & Time)
- Sponsors selection
- Who can participate
For which category Age Who can participate which category ( U-16, U-19 or any is any
   Corporate or National Level )
- Collecting team and ind-vidual player data 
- Issuing Id cards to each player
- Overs Limit ( either 20-20) or any defined
- Type of format (Knock out, group level etc..)
- Opening & Prize distribution ceremony  if required - Inviting guest etc..
- Know about Team Point & Net run rates etc..
- Grounds selection (Hire ground, Ground conditions)
- Empires selection
Score card providers  (Live scorecard on web portal, Live telecast on channels )
- How many player per team
- Take Experts Opinions (who already run successful tournament)
Are you organizing your tournament  or through event management 
- Publicity thorough ads, online cricket relevant website, social networking sites .
Issuing awards winner/runner and best performances and prize money etc..
Which balls & bats need to use
Providing other facilities like transport, food & water, Dressing room etc...
- Dress code.
- Communication with teams
- if it is big tournament try to get local sponsors
- if in India organizing tournament best season is December to May 
- ask to wear player helmet & Glouses for batsmens, wicket keeper
- Maintain first aid kit

The above things should be consider to organize a Cricket tournament/ Cricket League. 

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Saturday 6 September 2014

Cricket is Popular game in the world

Cricket is Popular game in the world, Countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cricket it is more popular. In India cricket dominated all sports and games. Formats for cricket One day matches, Test Matches (5 days), Twenty-Twenty (20 overs). 

Cricket is 11 players a side game also famous as a gentle man game. The biggest event in cricket is Cricket World cup.  India is current champion. Here is the World Cup Winners List. 11th World cup will be start 14th Feb, 2014.

Tuesday 2 September 2014

World Cup 2015 Schedule

Good News, All Cricket fans, Recently ICC announced  Cricket World Cup 2015 Schedule. World Cup hosting  jointly by Australia, New Zealand from 14 Feb 2015 to Mar 2015, this time total 14 nation teams participating. India is 2011 World Cup Winners.
World Cup 2015 Schedule