Welcome to VPS Cricket Tournament 2008 As always, our goal is to inspire our community and the general public to celebrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the unity of our diverse community! This year marks VPS' Sixth Annual Cricket Tournament, the most prestigious Cricket tournament in New England, and the only one in the South Shore area. Trophies and Awards Sponsored by Citizens Bank Please click here to view VPS cricket article. YEAR 2008 CHAMPIONS - Galaxy XI RUNNER-UP - BCC    To get a look at a bit of last years VPS Cricket Tournament was broadcast on Saturday, June 30th, 2007 on the New England Cable Network, Late-Night Spotlight news. CLICK HERE TO WATCH VPS ON NECN NEWS    Vice President - Community Cohesion Srirram Narayanan - sriram@vps-international.org   For Cricket Rules, please click here   For more info contact: Chairperson - VPS Cricket Tournament Nihil Wadhwa - nikhil@vps-international.org or call at (781) 608-0879   The VPS Cricket Tournament Track Record: YEAR 2003: CHAMPIONS - LAGAAN RUNNER-UP - BLUE SOX   YEAR 2004: CHAMPIONS - UMASS LOWELL RUNNER-UP – BABA   YEAR 2005: CHAMPIONS - UMASS LOWELL RUNNER-UP – LAGAAN   YEAR 2006: CHAMPIONS – NECPS RUNNER-UP – BABA   YEAR 2007: CHAMPIONS - WALTHAM 11 RUNNER-UP - UMASS LOWELL   YEAR 2008: CHAMPIONS - Galaxy XI RUNNER-UP - Burlington Cricket Club (BCC)   Sponsored by: India Delight Restaurant (Weymouth, MA) Punjab Cafe (Quincy, MA) Sunshine Fruit (Quincy, MA) South Shore Indian Market (Braintree, MA) Sam's Variety (Quincy, MA) Sri Radhe! Directions to Cricket Ground From 93 North (From Boston): On I-93 South take Quincy, Neponset exit #12. Stay in right lane and follow Quincy sign. You will come to the traffic light. Take a slight right and go over the bridge. Keep left at the fork, following the sign for "Squantum, Wollaston Beach. You will go over the bridge and keep going straight on this road "Quincy Shore Drive" for about 3 miles. At the very end of the road make a right at the light on Sea Street and next light make a left on S Artery, Police station is on the Left hand side. Continue for approximately 0.7 miles. (You will see the following landmarks McDonalds on the Right - Stop & Shop on the Right - Quirk Ford on the Left - CVS on the Left). Take a Left on to Silver street (Before Silver street you will see a "House of Flowers" on the Right and a "Chiropractic" office on the Left). Follow Silver Street until it turns into Mound Street. Follow Mound Street to the end. At the end of Mound Street is the Mound Street Beach, the field is right next to the beach. From 93 South (or 128/95 South): Take 93 North towards Braintree Take Exit 7 for Rte 3 South on I-93. Stay on the right lane once you take the exit. As soon as you take the exit you will see exit 18. Take exit 18 and follow the sign for T station/Quincy Ctr. Go straight through 4 traffic lights. (You will be going along the railway tracks. At the fifth light take a right onto Granite St. At the next light turn right onto Hancock Street. Hancock St will become Quincy Ave and Continue for approximately 1 mile (Land Mark ? Wal Mart Store will be on your right). Turn Left on Southern Artery drive. Go straight through 3 traffic lights (Pass Hyundai car dealership) and take second right on to Silver Street. Follow Silver Street until it turns into Mound Street. Follow Mound Street to the end. At the end of Mound Street is the Mound Street Beach, the field is right next to the beach. From Rt 3 South: Take exit #18 and follow the sign for Quincy Ctr. Go straight through 4 traffic lights. (You will be going along the railway tracks). At the fifth light take a right onto Granite St. At the next light turn right onto Hancock Street. Hancock St will become Quincy Ave and Continue for approximately 1 mile (Land Mark - Wal Mart Store will be on your right). Turn Left on Southern Artery drive. Go straight through 3 traffic lights (Pass Hyundai car dealership) and take second right on to Silver Street. Follow Silver Street until it turns into Mound Street. Follow Mound Street to the end. At the end of Mound Street is the Mound Street Beach, the field is right next to the beach. T-Directions: Take Red Line towards Braintree and get off at Quincy Center. From the train station take a bus to Southern Artery near Hyundai Car Dealership and look for Silver Street. Follow Silver Street until it turns into Mound Street. Follow Mound Street to the end. At the end of Mound Street is the Mound Street Beach, the field is right next to the beach.   In order for your team's registration to take effect, you must pay your $200.00 registration fee now. To pay online click here  . To pay by check, make check payable to VPS and mail to: 226 Billings Street, North Quincy, MA 02171 Reminder: As we have more than 24 teams willing to participate, we can only accommodate the first 24 teams which pays the entry fee. Rush your payments to secure your spot.  We are happy that your team will be in this year's tournament and we wish your team the very best.  The participating teams: 1. Stoughton Cricket Club (Contact - Ragu Vaduka) 2. Hum Honge Kamiyaab (Contact - Vash Patel) 3. Galaxy 11 (Contact - Taufiq Shaikh) 4. Andover Cricket Club (Contact - Syam Veluri) 5. Khilari (Contact - Nikhil Wadhwa) 6. ECW Champs (Contact - Nikhil Satra) 7. Boston Braves (contact -Ulaganatha Boopathi) 8. Star 11 - (Contact -Imran) 9. Stoughton 2 (Contact - Sumanta Bural) 10. Strikers (Contact - Ashok Jakati) 11. CCC (Contact - ) 12. Lagaan (Contact - Balaji Joga) 13. Jaguar (Contact - Amer Osman 14. Waltham 11 (Contact - Ashok Patel) 15. TechPro Cricket Club (Contact - Ram Sundaram) 16. Harbor Point Rangers (Contact - Ripal Patel) 17. Pirates (Contact - Ashwa Kamble) 18. Tiger 11 (Contact - Keju Patel) 19. NECPS (Contact - Jitendra Patel) 20. Burlington Cricket Club (Contact - Raghu Morcherla) 21. Khiladi Reloaded (Contact - Chintan Jhaveri) 22. Portsmouth Panthers (Contact - Amit)  23. Playboyz (Contact - Arul) 24. Burlington Cricket Club (Contact: Shazad Khan)    ------------------------- The tournament will take place over a period of 3 weekends from Saturday, June 14th through June 29th, which includes rain day. All serious players must have their team sing up and pay the non-refundable Tournament Fee of $200, no exceptions. Fore River Field - Nevada Road, Quincy, MA 02169 Each team will have 11 players. There will be 8 groups in the tournament and a maximum of 3 teams in each group. In case of a tie, we will use Net Run Rate (NRR) as used in international matches. Each match will be limited to 12 overs until the quarter finals (QF). The top team from each group will qualify for the quarter final. The QF, Simi Final (SF) and Final will be 16 overs each. Our games will be played with a hard tennis ball. VPS will provide the balls and stumps. Participating Teams must bring their own bats and other equipment as deemed necessary. This year, VPS is mandating the use of and providing its own VPS brand unique tournament t-shirts. This year we will have two venues, one at Joy Hanlon Field, Quincy Point, a picturesque park overlooking a pristine beach which makes for an excellent picnic spot and the other is Fore River Field. Please bring your friends and family to this fun filled event.