Our Pundits are speechless!!!

Our player’s gift wrapped the win for our critics this past Saturday. Lathrop Cricket is proud of the come back from our players who with the exceptional batting performance turned a game that was nearly on the brink of a loss into a great win. Not to undermine the performance of our bowlers and fieldsmen as they used every tactical defense to suppress runs. Our batting order with their aggressive offence brought the win home and this credit goes to four players who stood out amongst their peers; Harry, Ajit, Gurpiar and Arsh. With the steady and cool minded batting, these four batsmen proved to our critics that cricket is a game of chance and luck. Though some of them have had a rough go after their successful debut to the team, Lathrop GIANTS officials had full confidence in the ability of its players coming out of the slump and re-engaging their talent once again in games. Our undefeated stride has been because of the hard work, our passion for cricket and team work. Congratulation to Arsh for his outstanding performance during the SJ Panthers game and special thanks to the commitment of the players who provided excellent partnership and support to Arsh.   

GIANTS win "ROTARY FREEDOM CUP 2013"

NEWS!! NEWS!! NEWS!! - FREEDOM CUP WON BY GIANTS!!!

Team GIANTS (men in Orange/Black) win the 1st Annual Rotary Freedom Cricket Cup 2013, sponsored by Lathrop SUNRISE Rotary club. Teams that participated in this exposition event were the newly formed team Lathrop WARRIORS, led by Captain "Gurpiar Sidhu" men in Yellow Jersey's; the all famous color of the Australians and GIANTS led by none other than the first Captain for Lathrop Cricket Club - Nashad Ali. Congratulation to team GIANTS (Amandeep, Gurmit, Harpreet, Daya, Ali and Ajit) on a great win; your outstanding performance against the WARRIORS resulted in a great win.

Team Warriors as stated was led by Captain Gurpiar and the following team members - Dilpreet, Raman, Param, Ricky, Simarjeet, Dildeep and Ocran. Team WARRIORS were awarded the Runner up trophy for this exposition game. Other awards included best batting performance, outstanding bowling and fielding performance. These awards were won by Ajit (Best Bowling), Gurmit (Outstanding Catch) and Harpreet for his batting  performance. He completed a half century and was just shy of 14 runs that could have given him his first 100 for the season. Congratulation to all and thanks to the two teams for all your hard work during this friendly competition.

ROTARY FREEDOM CUP is ON!!!!

At the close of yesterday’s final meeting in preparation for the upcoming Lathrop Day Celebration; it is now official Lathrop Cricket will be represented by two local power houses – GIANTS and WARRIORS. Two-teams will clash in a friendly exposition match on Sunday June 30^th, 2013 between 11 am to 1 pm in front of a huge crowd. Banners have been plastered all around town about this celebration which will start on Saturday June 29^th and end on Monday July 1^st with fireworks. Event is expected to be a huge success, where local businesses and City of Lathrop is sponsoring a movie (Rise of the Guardians) night on Saturday, car and motorcycle show on Sunday, a family fun zone and much more. Stage is being prepared to recognize local talent and sport teams, local vendors getting ready, teams participating in this event our becoming anxious to win prizes, awards and be recognized in front of their peers and community.

This event is not limited to cricket alone, celebration will comprise of a 5K walk/run followed by basketball and baseball games, then comes the main event on Sunday June 30th, at 11 am the clash of the GIANTS against WARRIORS a 10 over cricket match, fast pace, adrenaline pumping, nail biting duel, anyone of the team could surprise you by winning the coveted ROTARY FREEDOM CUP 2013. Come see a tradition in the making, ROTARY FREEDOM CUP sponsored by the Local Rotary Sunrise Club could become an annual event of the future. This huge milestone will give Lathrop Cricket great exposure in the community. It’s time to get recognized, so come out support our cause and enjoy a live cricket event where the orange and black will battle with the yellow and white for supremacy. Come meet with the players find out more about Lathrop Cricket and upcoming events, our mission and vision for this sport in Lathrop.       

Formula for club growth!!!

It is essential that Lathrop Cricket Club sustains its growth, aggressively markets itself using free media channels. Seeking more recruits for the club by indulging in mass publicity, with ongoing perpetual marketing of different events, tournament etc. Creating campaigns that will not only bring awareness to the mission and vision of the club and its existence. This out of the box thinking with implementation of new innovation will assist the club with monetary support to sustain it in the long run. Each initiative put forth must have a purpose and help excel the growth of club, its members and its supporting partners. Club must introduce on-going internal events on a regular basis during by-weeks to engage club members so all get a chance to play consistent cricket. Majority of the club failures occur due to lack of ingenuity, innovation and/or due to compliancy. It is fundamentally important that leadership provide different cricket platforms to its members to help cultivate discipline and skills, help keep club members engaged; getting them repeatedly back into the saddle to face off against local teams.  Setting up of internal tournaments within the club will help boost the moral. Giving, players the opportunity to shine amongst their peers, allowing team members to become more confident of their skills, which could help them during sanctioned league matches, as they face off other teams.  I think this is our winning formula for growth and sustainability as a club.

ROTARY FREEDOM CUP 2013

With summer 2013 in full swing, we have some exciting matches, tournament coming our way. With the regular scheduled BACA league matches in July, August, September and October (request a schedule if interested in watching our games). All scheduled BACA summer league games are being played at our home ground 700 Towne Centre Drive Lathrop CA 95330.

With city of Lathrop’s birthday celebration approaching fast at the end of June specifically on the 29^th and 30^th day of 2013. Lathrop Cricket Club is very pleased to announce that we (Lathrop Cricket Club) are part of the birthday celebration. An exposition match will be played between Lathrop GIANTS vs. Lathrop WARRIORS and this event is being sponsored by Lathrop Rotary Sunrise Club. Event or expo will be presented under the following name “ROTARY FREEDOM CUP 2013”. Our goal is to make this an annual traditional event in the future. Exposition match will be played on June 30^th, 2013 at 11 am to 1 pm. Award ceremony will follow after the game. In addition to Rotary Freedom Cup 2013; our SUPER 5 TOURNAMENT is back by popular demand.

With its success in 2012, multiple teams will be participating in this 2^nd annual event soon to take place in mid-June thru August of 2013. Excitement is brewing at Lathrop Cricket camp and we cannot wait to see you at these upcoming events. Find out more information by connecting with us via Facebook community page keyword search “Lathrop Cricket”

Peninsula TITANS make history!

May 12^th, 2013 will mark the official day for GIANTS as they host their very first (1st) BACA league match against the Peninsula Titans. Though, the home ground of GIANTS has been used during friendly games against Stockton Cricket Club, Tracy Cricket Club and Pittsburg Cricket Club. The long awaited opener of a sanctioned match will take place on Sunday May 12^th, 2013 @ 10:30 am against the TITANS. So, one can say TITANS WILL MAKE HISTORY for GIANTS! With GIANTS 2-0 and Titans 1-1; both teams are geared towards a good start. As these teams battle on the playground for supremacy, the underline motive is to play cricket, have fun and enjoy the game and company. For that reason, GIANTS have invited a food truck “The Spicy Grill” to provide sustenance for our guests. With that said, don’t forget to come watch the Orange and black as they take the field against the Pen TITANS.    

GIANTS ready for BATTLE!!!

After a calculated win against the Thunderbolts last week, its time GIANTS get back into the saddle, sharpen their wits and get ready for the battle against Bay Area Cricket Club this Saturday. GIANTS team has been assembled, they wait as Gladiators, in the shadows, as they walk the dusty corridors of the arena where they will gloriously enter the cricket coliseum with their armor of orange and black. Color orange that runs deep in their veins, they know what they must do to achieve a great win. They have practiced every scenario; their Captains have a plan and they know there is no surrender till the end. Though the road to Championship is long and filled with challenges, GIANTS will stride into battle, one game, and one win at a time. GO GIANTS!!!