Media tries their luck through gentlemen’s game.- Belbin P Baby

The Lakeview ground of SH College Thevara woke up with strikes from Bats’ and cheering crowds recently as it became a venue to host a sensational cricket tournament exclusively for media people belonging to different media outlets. The ‘SH Media Cup’ Cricket Tournament was jointly organized by the Thevara Sacred Heart College and the Ernakulam Press Club on behalf of journalists commenced on February 1st and ended on February 3rd . Former Indian player Tinu Yohannan inaugurated the event on 1st February and expressed his sincere gratitude towards inviting him for the tournament. He says," Tournament such as this gives an opportunity for the reviewers of the game to understand what we face on the ground, such competition will surely give space for unity in a highly competitive industry." The tournament is part of the college's Platinum Jubilee Celebration and the Golden Jubilee of the Ernakulam Press Club.

                fter the first and second match, the respected winners moved on to the quarter finals. The quarter finals were between Mathrubhumi and zee Kerala followed by Flowers TV and Times of India where Mathrubhumi and flowers were qualified to play the semi-finals. The semi-finals and finals were conducted on February 3rd.

                In the finals Flowers TV scored 102 in 6 over’s and MMTV could only manage 86 runs in their innings. Actor Jayasurya gave away the winner’s trophy along with Kochi Police Chief IG Vijay Sakhare to the Flowers TV Team members. They also received a cash award of Rs 50,000 sponsored by Bank of Baroda. The MMTV won the runners up trophy along with a cash award of Rs 30,000 sponsored by DBFS.

An exhibition match was also held between Kochi City Police Officials Team and Ernakulam Press Club Team, despite actor Jayasurya conceding a lot of runs in an over. The media team trumped the police team to win the exhibition match with five balls to spare chasing 64 runs in six over’s. IG Vijay Sakhare scored the highest for the Police team. Sub-Collector Snehil Kumar was also part of the Police team along with Deputy Commissioner G Poonguzhali IPS who was the sole women representative in the entire tournament.