Cricket without Boundaries Visit.

The above mentioned volunteers will be visiting Uganda from 19th September to 2nd October 2015. This time 6 members will be visiting, in CWB’s 10th year of coaching in Uganda.

 They will carry out coaching in the Districts of Gulu, Arua and Lira. They will be assisted by CWB Ambassador to Uganda, Isaneez Emmanuel and the Northern Region Development Manager, Grace Mutyagaba. It will be the 5th time the volunteers are visiting the Northern region.

Below is the Itinerary;

With no gusts of rain flurrying through, the sunbathed Lugogo Oval produced a Schools Cricket Week final of remarkable contrasts a fortnight ago. A repeat of the 2014 washed out final, Busoga College Mwiri came through to win an arm wrestle against Kololo SSS by 30 runs (a huge margin in the T20 format the tournament embodied). It was Mwiri’s 16th title.
A profound difference was not only registered on the scoreboard, but also in the bowling approaches. The sight of wicketkeeper Ashraf Senkubuge tearing off pads from his shins and gloves from the hands to bowl spin in the final over might not have been defining but was telling nonetheless. Kololo SSS skipper Rogers Olipa had asked his spin bowlers to obtain large amounts of traction on what looked like a slow surface in a bid to put the skids under Mwiri’s rampant batsmen. 
Kololo SSS had some formidable slow men at its disposal in the shape of Frank Akankwasa, Simon Oketcho, and Siraje Nsubuga. Oketcho, whose bowling style has been likened to that of the legendary Frank Nsubuga, stood resplendent after picking up two wickets at the cost of 22 runs in four overs. He wasn’t the most economical of bowlers (Siraje Nsubuga took that honour with a haul of 2/13 in four), but he undoubtedly put his hand up when the slog was on. 
With all the recognised slow bowlers having completed their allotted four overs, Olipa made the brave decision to hand the duty of seeing through the final over to Senku-buge. A variety of flight and spin didn’t mask the fact that the wicketkeeper is a part-timer. Six balls and 10 runs later, Kololo SSS had a target of 116 runs to overhaul. It was a daunting task, but not one that would make Kololo SSS’ much-vaunted batsmen quake in their boots. Mwiri’s pace bowlers were widely expected to struggle to find glory in their deeds on a slow wicket. It was in fact Zephaniah Arinaitwe, a part-time spinner, who drew first blood for Mwiri after his variations flummoxed Senkubuge. Yet instead of riding piggyback on spin, Mwiri turned to its pace bowlers. The quickness of David Wabwire, Collins Okwalinga and Kenneth Waiswa (plus medium pace of Davis ‘Kamo-ga’ Aciire) had been a treasure of incalculable value for Mwiri during the tournament. Not even a slow wicket would take the sting out of the pace attack. Playing in his last Schools Cricket Week tournament, Wabwire was particularly unplayable en route to snaring three wickets. Many have said that Wabwire has all the tools to do more than just flirt with greatness. 
For Ugandan cricket, it must make for a refreshing change that it has a rich pile of bow-lers — both fast and slow — from which to choose in the future. This year’s Schools Cricket Week showed more than anything that the future of Ugandan cricket is bright. The batting might at times have been brittle, but it wasn’t worrying enough to rain on the sport’s parade as was the case — both literally and metaphorically — during last year’s final.

By Robert Madoi

Posted  Sunday, September 6  2015 at  01:00

BUSOGA College Mwiri claimed a record 16th crown after thumping Kololo SS in a rematch of last year's final of the Pepsi Boys Schools Cricket Week.

In match-up of the top contenders of the 2015 edition, there was little to separate Mwiri and Kololo. Not only did the two teams reach the final game without losing a game, they came in as defending co-champions.

While Mwiri had arguably been the more explosive team on the way to the championship round, the game was delicately poised. But Mwiri had five players score in double figures as they raced to 115/6 in 20 overs to put the pressure on Kololo.

Zephania Arinaitwe, Joseph Byaruhanga, Kenneth Waiswa (who was named Man-of-series), David Wabwire and Donald Opio scored 20, 17, 17, 17 and 16 runs respectively for Mwiri SS, with Siraje Nsubuga and Simon Oketcho claiming two wickets apiece for Jinja SS.

Mwiri's bowling unit had been outstanding all tournament long, bowling out Mukono Parents for 48 in as late as the semi-finals. Kololo had their work cut out and as it turned out, they didn't cut it.

Mwiri's pace dismantled Kololo, restricting them to 85/10 in 20 overs. Mwiri skipper Wabwire claimed a game-best 3/17 while Davis Aciire, Waiswa and Collins Okwalinga added two wickets apiece.

"We were organized as a team," said Mwiri star Waiswa said. "We lived up to the tactics of the coach. We expected to win even though Kololo surprised us with their spirited fight." 

Final

Mwiri 115/6 Kololo 85 (Mwiri win by 30 runs)

Semis

Mwiri 112 Mukono 48 (Mwiri win by 62 runs)

Jinja 77/8 Kololo 78/4 (Kololo win by six wickets)

Award Winners

Man of series: Kenneth Waiswa – BC Mwiri

Best batsman: John Gabula – Kyambogo college

Best bowler: Simon Ssesaazi – Mukono Parents

Best fielder: Gerald Mubiru – Kololo SS

Best wicketkeeper: Hillary Balyeijuka – Nyakasura School 

PREPARED By: Kasozi Balikuddembe & Charles Mutebi ( New Vision)

Pepsi Cola has today committed Shs10 million to the successful staging of this year’s ‪#‎Pepsi Boys Schools Cricket Week that will run from August 15th to 21st, 2015 at various ovals.

The week-long tournament will also be supported by Bankstown Cricket Club (Australia) will be played at five different grounds; Lugogo, Kyambogo, Kings College Budo, and Gayaza High School cricket ovals with two games per day. 

Ms. Tracy Kakuru, the brand executive, who represented Mr. Innocent Tibayeita, the head of sales and marketing at Crown Beverages Limited, the bottlers of Pepsi, said the sponsorship will cover, among other things, refreshments, publicity, transport, trophies, accommodation and meals. 

“Pepsi has decided to sponsor the upcoming ‪#‎cricket week for boys secondary schools with a Shs10 million package as a sign of its continued commitment to developing the sport in Uganda.

The sport also offers us an opportunity to showcase our thematic campaign of Live For Now,” said Ms Kakuru.

“As Pepsi Cola we know that youth want to grab as many fun, active, exciting and spontaneous, social opportunities as they can. They are ready for the fun, excitement and entertainment and they want all this, now. It’s for this reason that we are positioning Pepsi Cola as the catalyst for the Now moments,” she added at the unveiling of the sponsorship package at Lugogo in Kampala.

According to Uganda Cricket Association (UCA), 12 schools picked from the regional qualifiers will be joined by an invitational side from Rwanda to take part in the tournament.
From the Central region; Kololo SS, King’s College Budo, Aga Khan High School, Kyambogo College and Mukono Parents High School qualified for the event, while from the Eastern Region; Busoga College Mwiri, Jinja Senior Secondary School, Busoga High School, and St. James Senior Secondary School, as St Leo’s College Kyegobe and Nyakasura School qualified from the Western Region and Masaka Senior Secondary School from the South Western Region. 

Last year’s championship was shared between Kololo SS and Busoga College Mwiri.
According to the Mr Justine Ligyalingi, the CEO UCA, this tournament, other than promoting development of the sport locally, is critical in identifying talent at various competition levels, including the national schools team.

“This competition provides the Association with a platform to select the squad of Under 19 players that shall be involved in the Global Under 19 Qualifiers due to take place in October plus other age group tournaments. We would also like to thank the media for the good coverage of our activities, and looking forward to strengthen this relationship,” Ligyalingi said, adding: “We appreciate Pepsi’s contribution today, as well as their past support to the rejuvenation of the game in Uganda.”
This will be the fourth-year running that Pepsi is sponsoring the Boys Schools’ Cricket Week and fans will not only be able to enjoy ice-cold Pepsi Cola sodas but they will get a chance to win lots of prizes during the tournament. 
This year’s tournament, according to Mr. Ligyalingi, shall run for a week with the introduction of the quarter finals and classification games. The fixtures will be released after the draws on Saturday. 
During this tournament, the best players shall be selected to form a schools select team that shall travel to Rwanda for a series of build-up games.

For More Information Contact: 
Berna Kizza,
Brand Manager, Pepsi
Tel: +256754473287
Or 
Justin Ligyalingi, 
CEO, Uganda Cricket Association 
Tel +256777759851