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Winner: Dechencholing Middle Secondary School

On Tuesday 27 2011 Jigmethang, Class V&VI Boy’s school championship final was played between Dechencholing and Zilukha Schools. Dechencholing won the match by 5 wickets. More than 200 students from Dechencholing came to support their team. This has been the second trophy for Dechencholing MS School. The match played in afternoon at Jigmethang ground. This was the last school tournament in Thimphu for the year 2011.

Class VII & VII Category
Winner: Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School
Runner’s up: Changangkha Lower Secondary School

U-16 Girls
Winner: Dechencholing Middle Secondary School
Runner’s up: Yangchen Gasel Lower Secondary School

Dechencholing girls clutched victory from the Yangchen Gasel in U16 girl’s school cricket championship yesterday at Jigmethang ground. In second game Lungtenzampa boy’s won against Changangkha in Class VII&VIII category.
The matches were delayed by rain. It was scheduled to have three finals but class V&VI category has been postpone to Tuesday 27 September 2011.

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BCCB President with the Finalist

Final matches of U19 Boy’s & Girl’s School Cricket Championship was held on sunday at Jigmethang ground. In U19 Girl’s category, Motithang HS School won by 34 runs against Lungtenzampa MS School. Ugyen Dema was awarded Woman of the Match. Sonam Choden of Dechencholing MS School was awarded with the Best Bowler of the tournament Trophy and Sonam Pelden of Lungtenzampa MS School with Best Batswoman of the tournament.
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Bhutan Cricket yearly school tournament continued after summer break for school in Thimphu, Sarpang, Punakha and Paro District. Eight Higher and Middle secondary school are participating in the U-19 Boys and Girls tournament in Capital while Class V and VI and VII and VII Category along with U-16 are scheduled in September month, Sarpang District will have class V and VI category scheduled to be completed in August Month and Class VII and VII , U-19 Boys and Girls will be held in September Month.

Punakha and Wangdue District have completed Class V and VI category before mid term exam and they will have Class VII and VIII Category and U-19 Boys and girls tournament later this month. Paro District have completed U-19 Boys and Girls tournament and the remaining Class V and VI and VII and VIII tournament will resume shortly.

Match from U-19 Girls in Thimphu District

2009 Under-19 Boys Winner Nima Higher Secondary School

Thimphu School Cricket came to end with the final of Under-19 Boys Tournaments ended as Nima Higher Secondary School won by 10 runs in a close final played on 4th October against the stronger opposing Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School played in Changlimithang Ground. Nima Higher Secondary School batted first and with a bunch of Jumior National players in the team, they managed to make 118 runs all out in 21.5 Overs, lead by skipper Kencho Norbu and assist by Pinch hitter Thinley Tenzin with the Destroyer Kami doing all the damaged, nima school had not the best start of the tournament as their leading run scorer Kencho fell in the first over to be sent back to pavilion without scoring a single runs but they have plenty left in Thinley Tenzin and other batsmen, Thinley lead the team to an comparative score of 118 after the other batsmen collapse to the brilliant bowling attack of the Yangchenphug School. Kami top the score with 29 runs and Thinley Tenzin with 18 Runs, Dechen was the pick of the bowler for Yangchenphug taking 5 wickets.
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Yangchenphug thrashed Lungtenzampa B
Motithang won with low total

Yangchenphug and Lungtenzampa Match

Changlimithang Cricket Ground
After losing the first match against Nima HS School, Yangchenphug bounce back with 162 runs defeat against the last year champion “Lungtenzampa” yesterday. “I couldn’t believe it that we won the match easily against the champion” said the Yangchenphug Captain Dechen Wangchuk. Toss won by Lungtenzampa and elected to field first. On the wet pitch and with slow outfield two openers Kinley Wangchuk and Captain Dechen played exceptional inning adding 32 runs opening partnership when Dechen at 17 runs was caught at point by Vijay on Amrit’s bowl. Yangchenphug lost two quick wickets to build pressure on themselves but Bishnu played a super role to boost in-formed batsmen Kinley to score 69runs were Bishnu along with Karma added 36 & 24 runs to went on to amass the big total. Yangchenphug were 210 runs for 5 wickets in 30 over’s. (more…)

Dechencholing Middle Secondary School With the Winner Trophy

Dechencholing Middle Secondary School successfully retained Thimphu School U-19 Girls Trophy after they beat Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School by 6 wickets. Yangchephug after winning the toss elected to bat first, Devika and Sonam Choden the fast bowler lead the attack for the Dechencholing School after they got both the opener Rinchen Wangmo and Karma Wangmo back to pavilion with score of 2 and 0 respectively, with the fall of another wicket in 3rd overs, Yangchenphug batsmen were forced on back foot and giving Dechencholing bowler extra bit of energy, Sonam Lhamo and Nima Zangmo shared a good 5th wicket partnership between them with 30 runs as they carved the bowler for singles and playing some good shot.
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Drugyel Lower Secondary School With Winner Trophy as Chief Guest Tashi Applauds

Drugyel Lower Secondary School became the first school to lift the School Cricket Championship trophy after they beat Khangkhu M.S.School by 8 wickets today in the class 5 & 6 Category played in Rinpung Ground. The school tournament came late into paro but the Spirit and Enthusiasm shown by the school kids is immense, there were buzz amongst the players as they walk into the filed to do fielding and batting, some played sensible while other just gave a good try to have some kind of appreciation from their team mates and teacher.
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Thimphu: Under-19 Girls Tournament has reach to final showdown between Dechencholing Middle Secondary School and Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School. The Defending Champion Dechencholing School remain Unbeaten in all the group matches they played. Yangchenphu on the other hand defeated both Lungtenzampa and Motithang School to reach to the final. The Final will be played in the Dechencholing Ground.

Last Year Champion Dechencholing School will have to Defend their Title This year
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After three weeks of school cricket tournament, class 5 & 6 final will be played tomorrow in Dechencholing Ground where Changbandu Primary School Takes on Changangkha Lower Secondary School. The School will be represented by their teachers and it should be a good match, come tomorrow. In the Under-19 girls tournament, last years runner’s up Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School and Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School Tomorrow Afternoon and on 4th May, Defending Champion Dechencholing Middle Secondary Takes on Motithang Higher Secondary School, after the league round, top two team who finishes first and 2nd will play final. Dechencholing School and Yangchenphug School have one win each and Motithang and Lungtenzampa are yet to win a match.