XI (Blue) emerged champion of a novel dawn to dusk cricket championship which was organized by Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA) during the Haj holidays at the JCA Cricket Complex in Usfan here. This event was sponsored by Abdul Hadi Sulaiman Sharaf Al-Harazi Contracting & Trading Est. The announcement of this new tourney, dubbed as T10 Cricket following the pattern of the big-hit Twenty20 format, made the cricket-crazy expats thrilled and JCA which launched this event to make the game popular in the Kingdom, had to reluctantly limit the number of entries to 16 due to the practical difficulty of finishing the matches before it got dark. Still, the final had to be reduced to a four-over affair for want of light. Hijaz-XI (Blue) capped its efforts with a 10-wicket win over Zinda Talismath to claim the coveted honors. In the semifinals, Hijaz-XI defeated Pak Young and Zinda Talismath got the better of Barracuda Arabia. The prize distribution function began with the recitation of Holy Qur'an by A.A.Merchant. JCA President Mohammed Iqbal delivered the welcome address and Dr.Faiz Al Abideen, JCA Chairman, addressed the gathering and appreciated the efforts of JCA committee. Waqas standing chief guest from Harazi Est. On behalf of Chowdry Mohammad Ashraf Gulam, Waqas lauded JCA and promised that Al-Harazi Est. would support JCA in future also. Former pakistan international player Saeed Anwar could not attend the entet due to heavy rains in Makkah but conveyed his best wishes to JCA. Guests Martin Clerici and Roy Stevens of M.H.Harasani Associates and Abdul Qadar Qasim of Fatima Aqqad Est. graced the function. Hijaz-XI (Blue) earned a cup and SR3000 as winner, while runner-up Zinda Tilismath bagged a cup and SR2000 and Barracuda Arabia won a cup and SR1000 being thid. Other awards and cash prizes went to the following: Jaweed Ahmed of Zinda Tilismath, Man of the Tournament, SR500; Syed Afroz of Hijaz-XI (Blue), Best batsman, SR250; Faheem of Hijaz-XI (Blue), Best Bowler, SR.250. There were particiaption cup to 16 teams, man of the match awards and appreciation awards for the coordinators and volunteers. Results: Final: Zinda Tilismath 63-3 in 4 overs (Jaweed Ahmed 34, Ibrahim 13, Naveed 2-2, Wajid one wicket). Hijaz-XI 71 for no loss (Syed Mohd. Afroz 38*, Wahaj 10*). Third place: Barracuda Arabia (ICC) 82-5 in 5 overs. Pak Young just 8 in 1.5 overs. Due to bad light Barracuda was declared winner. Semifinals: Zinda Tilismath 175-4 (Jaweed Ahmed 58, Syed Kaleem 46, Ibrahim Bin Mehfooz 33, Zaman 14, Haroon Abdullah 12 n.o., Furqan and Zameer one wicket each). Barracuda Arabia 164-3 (Kaleem 57, Zameer 22, Aslam 20, Ibrahim Bin Mehfooz 2 wickets, Jaweed Ahmed one wicket). Hijaz-XI (Blue) 151-6 (Afroz 85, Athar 28, Saleem 3-7, Shahzad, Sham and Rafeeq one wicket each). Pak Young 73 (Shakeel 30, Naveed 3-30, Saeed 2-15, Wahaj and Wajid one each). First and second rounds: Hijaz-XI (Blue) 159-5 (Syed Afroz 48, Athar 30, Ayaz 22, Wahaj 18, Wajid 18, Ashiq Ali 2-1, Yasir, Niaz and Humayoon one wicket each). Natco 77 all out (Jaweed 33, Noman 12, Faheem 2-8, Wajid 2-12, Akram 2-23, one wicket each by Wahaj, Naveed and Kamran). Hijaz (Green) 168-4 (Usfan Sharif Khan 56, Khan Umar Ali 40, Mohd. Arif 29* and Razzaq 16*, Riaz 2 wickets, Majid Bhatti and Adnan one wicket each). Sigma Paints 118 all out (Majid Bhatti 32, Akmal 28, Akbar Butt 22). Butts Sports 192-4 (Irfan Butt 80*, Amjad Butt 68*, Zeeshan Butt 22 and Imran Butt 15, Haneef 2 wickets, Ahmed Shah and Omar one wicket each). Old Students 158-6 (Ahmed Shah 86*, Waqas 32, Haneef scored 17). Kanoo 99-7 (Rabi Zubair 40, Ohad 15, Shahid 3-5, Tariq Jamal 2-17, Attaur Rehman 1-20). Shalimar 100-2 (Attaur Rehman 56, Tariq Jamal 29). Deccan Knights 93-9 (Umar Swadi 30, Jawad 23, Waseem 12, Afzal 4 wickets, Ikram 2, Shakeel and Hisham one each). Pak Young 94-4, Mustafa 41, Shakeel 22, Inayath 2 wickets, Irfan one wicket). Madina Cricket Association (MCA) 82-8 (Asghar 14, Sajid 2 wickets, Irfan, Faraz and Aslam one each). Barracuda 86-4 (Zameer 35, Aslam 27, Younus 2 wickets, Hussain and Raoof one each). NCB 83 all out (Rauf 37, Babar 11, Saeed, Ibrahim and Jaweed 2 wickets each, Akbar and Ajmal one each). Zinda 84-1, Jaweed Ahmed 52*, Kaleem 24, Abdulla Razzaq one wicket). Rawi 220-4 (Shahid 64, Kashan 58, Mouzam 39, Qaisar 24 and Shafi 10, Jaweed, Zaman and Akbar one wicket each). Zinda 226-3 (Jaweed Ahmed 63, Zaman 49, Syed Kaleem 38, Akbar 27* , Haroon Abdullah 22*). Butt Sports 139-6 (Zeeshan Butt 41, Tariq Butt 32, Imran Butt 20, Amjad Butt 14, Mustafa, Hisham 2 wickets each, Shakeel one wicket). Pak Young 140-4 (Ikram 39, Arshad 34, Shakeel 25, Mustafa 22, Imran Butt, Abid and Junaid Butt one wicket each). Hijaz-XI (Green) 108-9 (Shareef 52, Aftab 28, Ahmed 15, Wahaj, Wajid, Naveed and Faheem 2 wickets each). Hijaz-XI (Blue) 118-1 (Akram 39*, Wahaj 27*, Syed Afroz 36, Arif Rana 1
