National League Cricket (Nepal)

National League Cricket in Nepal

Cricket tournament

National League Cricket (Nepal)Countries|    Nepal

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Administrator| Cricket Association of Nepal
Format| One-day, Two-day, Twenty20
First edition| 2002
Latest edition| 2015
Tournament format| Round-robin and Knockout
Number of teams| 11
Current champion| Nepal Army
Most successful| Biratnagar (4 titles)
TV| Kantipur Gold

National League Cricket was an annual cricket tournament held in Nepal. It was administered by the Cricket Association of Nepal.

## History

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The first organized league cricket in Nepal was held in 2002 as Birendra Memorial National League Cricket. Due to heavy rain, the final game set on 18 May between Biratnagar and Bhairahawa had to be cancelled and winners were declared on the basis of net run rate achieved before the final match. Biratnagar won the trophy with a run rate of +1.33 compared to +1.023 of Bhairahawa. The initial tournament was sponsored by Carlsberg.

In 2007, CAN signed sponsorship deals with Surya Nepal’s Shikhar Filter Kings, John Players and Standard Chartered Bank as the major sponsors of the revised national league and the national team for 5 years worth रु 20 Lakhs.[1]

In 2008, the league was sponsored by Surya Nepal under the name of Springwood One Day National League held from March 28 to April 7.[2] The event had all teams competing in round-robin league rather than in groups of three as used in past. In 2009, the league was sponsored by Pepsi and Standard Chartered Bank and the tournaments were held under the name Pepsi Standard Chartered National One Day and Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for the next five years.[3] From the year 2011, two new departmental teams, the APF cricket team and Nepal Police cricket team joined the league. APF won the league in their first attempt.[4] Nepal Police lost to APF in the one-day tournament but they won the Twenty20 tournament by defeating APF.[5] Nepal Army cricket team joined the league in 2013. They also won the Twenty20 tournament in their first attempt.[6] Nepal Police participated in the league only in 2011.

The 2015 edition of the tournament was solely sponsored by CAN itself as previous sponsors, Pepsi and Standard Chartered Bank's agreement ran out earlier that year.[7]

## Teams

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* Region-I (Biratnagar)
* Region-II (Birgunj)
* Region-III (Kathmandu)
* Region-IV (Bhairahawa)
* Region-V (Nepalgunj)
* Region-VI (Baitadi)
* Region-VII (Janakpur)
* Region-VIII (Pokhara)
* Region-IX (Dhangadhi)
* Armed Police Force Club
* Tribhuwan Army Club
* Nepal Police Club

## Tournament history

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### Senior Men's One Day

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Tournament Year  | Final Venue  | Final

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Winner  | Result  | Runner-up
2002[8] | N/A  | Biratnagar
+1.33 | Biratnagar won by superior net run rate
Report | Bhairahawa
+1.023
2003  | N/A  | Biratnagar  | Biratnagar won by 4 runs | Kathmandu
2004  | N/A  | Biratnagar  | Biratnagar won because Bhairahawa walked out due to foggy condition
Report | Bhairahawa
2005[9] | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | Biratnagar
163/9 (34.2 overs) | Biratnagar won by 1 wicket | Kathmandu
162/8 (35.0 overs)
2006  | N/A  | Birgunj  | Birgunj won
Report, Report, Report | Bhairahawa
2007[10] | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | Bhairahawa
212/8 (50.0 overs) | Bhairahawa won by 94 runs
Match Report | Kathmandu
118 (40.0 overs)
2008  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | Kathmandu
199 (49.3 overs) | Kathmandu won by 1 run (D/L method)
Match Report | Bhairahawa
167/9 (36.0 overs)
2009  | N/A  | Kathmandu  | Kathmandu won
Report, Report |
2010  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | Kathmandu
149/4 (36.5 overs) | Kathmandu won by 6 wickets
Match Report | Biratnagar
148 (39.0 overs)
2011  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | APF Club
217/2 (42.2 overs) | APF won by 8 wickets
Match Report | Nepal Police Club
216 (49.5 overs)
2012  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | APF Club
222/4 | APF won by 6 wickets
Match Report | Bhairahawa
221
2014  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | Birgunj
214/7 (48.5 overs) | Birgunj won by 3 wickets
Scorecard, Match Report | APF Club
213 (46.1 overs)
2015  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | Nepal Army Club
169/5 (40.5 overs) | Nepal Army won by 5 wickets
Scorecard, Match Report | APF Club
164/9 (45.0 overs)

### Senior Men's Twenty20

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Tournament Year  | Final Venue  | Final

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Winner  | Result  | Runner-up
2009  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | Kathmandu
94 (19.3 overs) | Kathmandu won by 3 runs
Match Report | Bhairahawa
91 (19.5 overs)
2010  | Pulchowk Engineering Campus Ground
Lalitpur | Biratnagar
104 (20.0 overs) | Biratnagar won by 8 runs
Match Report | Bhairahawa
96/7 (20.0 overs)
2011  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | Nepal Police Club
85 (19.3 overs) | Nepal Police won by 4 wickets
Match Report | APF Club
86/6 (19.5 overs)
2012  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | APF Club
167/5 (20.0 overs) | APF won by 95 runs
Scorecard, Match Report | Baitadi
72 (14.4 overs)
2013  | TU Cricket Ground
Kirtipur | Nepal Army Club
113/5 (15.2 overs) | Nepal Army won by 5 wickets
Match Report | APF Club
112/7 (16.0 overs)

## Controversies

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In May 2010, 18 members of the national cricket team held a press conference and said they will not play the national league because of the behavior of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). However, they said they would continue their closed-camp training for 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.[11]

Players boycotted the national one-day cricket championship for the second time in April 2014 in protest against the leadership of CAN and ignorance of players' needs.[12]

## See also

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* Nepal Premier League
* Prime Minister One Day Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Huge sponsorship for Nepal". cricketeurope4.net.
2. ^ "National League, strating [sic] from April 28". pardeshi.wordpress.com.
3. ^ "Pepsi, Standard Chartered signed a deal with CAN". ekantipur.com.
4. ^ "APF crowned champions - Sports -  :: The Kathmandu Post ::". ekantipur.com.
5. ^ "NPC avenges APF, lifts T20 title". Nepal Cricket.
6. ^ "Tribhuvan Army Crowned National T20 Champion". Nepal Cricket.
7. ^ "Senior National Cricket Tournament from Sunday". Nepal Cricket.
8. ^ "Birendra Memorial National League Cricket, 2002". wavemag.com.np.[permanent dead link]
9. ^ "Yunil Gives Biratnagar 4th Title". cricket.com.np.
10. ^ "Bhairahawa Is New National Champion!". aaunatarzan.blogspot.com.
11. ^ "'Enough is enough, act now or quit'". The Himalayan Times.
12. ^ "Paras Khadka slams Nepal board as players boycott - Cricket - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.

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Cricket in Nepal

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN)

National teams|

| Men|

* Men
* Men's A
* Men's U-19

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Women|

* Women
* Women's U-19

Other|

* Blind
* Deaf

State Associations|

* Koshi Province Cricket Association
* Madhesh Province Cricket Association
* Bagmati Province Cricket Association
* Gandaki Province Cricket Association
* Lumbini Province Cricket Association
* Karnali Province Cricket Association
* Sudurpaschim Province Cricket Association

State/Departmental teams|

* Koshi Province
* Men
* Women
* Madhesh Province
* Men
* Women
* Bagmati Province
* Men
* Women
* Gandaki Province
* Men
* Women
* Lumbini Province
* Men
* Women
* Karnali Province
* Men
* Women
* Sudurpashchim Province
* Men
* Women
* APF Club
* Men
* Women
* Nepal Army Club
* Men
* Women
* Nepal Police Club
* Men
* Women

Tournaments|

| Senior|

| First-class|

* Jay Trophy

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One Day|

* Prime Minister One Day Cup
* MM Cup
* Women's Elite Cup

Twenty20|

| State|

* National T20 Championship
* Women's PM Cup
* Mahanagarpalika Cup

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Franchise|

* Nepal Premier League

Regional|

* Koshi Premier League
* Madhesh Premier League
* Gautam Buddha Cup
* Karnali Premier League

Youth|

| One Day|

* Men's Under-19 National Cricket Tournament
* Men's Under-16 National Cricket Tournament
* Manmohan Memorial U16 National Cricket Tournament

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Twenty20|

* Girl's U19 National (Maiyadevi Cup)
* Girl's U16 National/WC Talent Hunt
* SAAF School Cricket Series
* National Highschool Championship

Grounds|

| International|

* TU Cricket Ground
* Mulpani Cricket Ground
* Pokhara Cricket Ground

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Domestic|

* GP Koirala Cricket Ground
* Ram Janaki Cricket Ground
* Narayani Cricket Ground
* Mulpani Cricket Stadium
* Gautam Buddha Int'l Cricket Ground
* Deukhuri Int'l Cricket Stadium
* Kalinchowk Cricket Ground
* Extra Tech Oval Cricket Stadium
* Fapla Cricket Ground
* Others

Players|

* One Day International cricketers
* Twenty20 International cricketers
* Women's Twenty20 International cricketers
* First-class cricketers
* List A cricketers
* Twenty20 cricketers

Records|

* One Day International records
* Twenty20 International records
* Women's Twenty20 International records

Defunct Competitions|

* Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cup
* Nepal T20 League
* Everest Premier League
* National League Cricket
* Kathmandu Mayor Cup Tournament
* National League Cricket

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