New England T-20: VCC set a record for runs in opening match

The T-20 cricket tournament is a different kind of joy, and it doesn’t matter if it’s in exile. The Vernon Cricket Club (VCC) of Connecticut set a record for runs in the opening match of the New England T-20 Gold Cup Cricket Tournament which started in the United States last Saturday (July 31).

Vernon Cricket Club batted with a target of 211 runs thrown by Western Massachusetts Cricket Club. They recorded 216 runs in 12 overs in the limited 20 over match.

The cricket tournament has started for the first time in the history of the state of Connecticut in the United States. A large number of expatriate Bangladeshis and foreign guests also attended the new cricket ground constructed at the Robertson Elementary School ground in Town of Manchester.

Before the start of the game, Bangladeshi American Friends and Family of Connecticut Treasurer Chowdhury Haider Tareq and Ayesha Dewan Lipi's script performance Connecticut State Dr. Senator Saud Anwar, City of Manchester Deputy Mayor Miss Sarah Jones, Milan Cultural Association Chairman Suresh Sharma, Connecticut expatriate Bangladeshi Dr. Saidur Rahman, Dr. Mojibul Gani and Dr. Gazi Golam Rasul spoke in a brief discussion on the opening tournament.

Members of the Cricket Tournament Technical Committee and coordinator cricket-lover Engineer Amiruzzaman Tutul, Mollah Bahauddin Pial, Bangladeshi American Friends and Family of Connecticut President Shad Chowdhury Babu, General Secretary and Member of Cricket Tournament Technical Committee Harun Ahmed, Member Shariful Ahsan Helal, Jahed Chowdhury Liton and Sarkar Mamun initiated the launch of the New England T-20 Gold Cup Cricket Tournament. The organizers said that it will continue in the future.