WPCA Honours Champions and Outstanding Performers from 250 Matches in Jeddah
By Dr. Sameera Aziz – Jeddah
The ceremony recognised achievements from the Sadiq Ul
Islam Memorial Tournament 2025, Phase 1 of the 2025–2026 season, and the National
Cricket Championship Tournament 2026, Phase 2 of the season.
Trophies and performance awards were presented to players
who had distinguished themselves through their batting, bowling, wicketkeeping
and all-round performances.
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The programme began with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an
by Hafiz Mazhar, while Dr. Ziauddin conducted the proceedings. Players and
representatives from the winning and runner-up teams attended alongside club
officials, sponsors, media representatives and prominent members of the Saudi
and expatriate communities.
Among the distinguished guests were Ahmed Abdul Aziz
Zuhari, General Manager of Amana–Jeddah; Dr. Sameera Aziz, Saudi
media personality and businesswoman; Hassan Mandour, Chief Financial
Officer of Mawada International Group/Nesma; Abdul Elah Saud,
Administration and Government Affairs Manager; Nadeem Shaikh, Marketing
Manager at Sela; Choudhry Shafaqat Mehmood, Chairman of the Pakistan
Investor Forum–Saudi Arabia; and Engineer Abdul Mateen Qari, Project
Manager at Asconcom Co.
Sadiq Ul Islam Memorial Tournament
In the Morning Blue League, Sunbonn Sultan CC
emerged as champion, while Saudi Youth CC finished as runner-up. Naik
Nasrullah was named Player of the Final after scoring an impressive 100
runs from 49 balls, including 14 fours and two sixes.
Atta Muhammad of BMN CC received the Player of the
Tournament award after scoring 405 runs and taking seven wickets.
In the Morning Prime League, Apex Freight CC
secured the championship, with Al Saudi XI finishing as runner-up. Atif
Sein earned the Player of the Final award after scoring 95 runs from only
40 balls, including 11 fours and six sixes.
Muhammad Amir of Al Saudi XI was named Player of the
Tournament after scoring 262 runs and taking 10 wickets.
In the Afternoon League, Nesma CC defeated Hyderabad
Sharks CC to claim the championship. Zakaullah Nawaz delivered an
outstanding all-round performance in the final, scoring 39 runs from 14 balls
and taking two wickets for 31 runs.
He was also named Player of the Tournament after scoring 334
runs and taking nine wickets during the competition.
National Cricket Championship
In the National Cricket Championship Morning League, Jeddah
Falcons CC defeated Apex Freight CC by one run in a closely
contested final.
Mohammed Ali of Jeddah Falcons CC was named Player of
the Final after scoring 50 runs from 24 balls and taking three wickets for 42
runs.
Ali Hasnain Parvez of Al Kabanni CC received the
Player of the Tournament award after scoring 298 runs and taking seven wickets.
In the Afternoon League, Hyderabad Sharks CC
defeated Bansawada Ball Burners (BBB) by 66 runs to secure the
championship.
Mohammed Osman of Hyderabad Sharks CC produced a
commanding match-winning innings of 131 runs from 60 balls, featuring 13 fours
and nine sixes, and was named Player of the Final.
Hasnat Ahmed of Young Strikers received the Player of
the Tournament award after scoring 329 runs and taking seven wickets.
Additional awards were presented to leading batters,
bowlers, wicketkeepers and players who recorded hat-tricks across the various
tournament divisions.
WPCA Praises Players and Supporters
Speaking to Urdu News, Sohail Shah, General Secretary of
WPCA, said players from the winning and runner-up teams had attended the
ceremony.
“The ceremony was highly successful. Everyone thoroughly
enjoyed it and appreciated WPCA’s efforts. Our next major event is also
approaching, and we will make every possible effort to ensure its success,” he
said.
WPCA expressed its appreciation to the participating teams,
sponsors, distinguished guests, volunteers, media representatives and members
of the cricketing community for their continued cooperation and support.
The association said its activities aim to promote and
develop cricket throughout the western region of Saudi Arabia while creating
further opportunities for experienced and emerging players.
Color Kit Season 2 Announced
WPCA also announced its forthcoming Mega Color Kit Season
2—Western Province Cricket Champions Trophy 2026, which is expected to
begin in October at the WPCA Grounds in Jeddah.
The tournament is expected to feature approximately 40
senior teams, in addition to Under-19 men’s and women’s teams from
international schools.
Senior-team matches are planned for Friday mornings and
afternoons, while the Under-19 men’s and women’s competitions are expected to
be played on Saturday afternoons.
Speaking to Urdu News, Javed Ahmed, WPCA Youth
Development Coordinator and Sponsorship In-Charge, said invitations had
been sent to various schools and confirmations had already been received.
“The forthcoming tournament will feature 40 teams competing
in coloured kits. Preparations are currently underway. The fundamental
objective of all our efforts is to promote cricket and, particularly, to
support youth development. With this objective in mind, we have also involved
various schools in the competition,” he said.
WPCA announced Kinza as the title sponsor of Color Kit Season 2, Zam Zam Tonight Restaurant as the gold sponsor and flyadeal as the silver sponsor. OCSCL and GITC will support the tournament as co-sponsors.
The ceremony concluded with dinner and a renewed commitment
from WPCA, its affiliated clubs and supporters to continue developing cricket
and encouraging young sporting talent in Saudi Arabia.
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