history
History
Omaha Cricket
Club is proud to be one of the oldest cricket clubs in the Midwest. The OCC was
founded in 1991 by a group of cricket aficionados, including Paresh Chotu Bhai,
Sethupathi Thangamuthu, Srinivas Chilukuri, Floyd Campbell, and Vish
Viswanadhan. The club consisted of 2 teams Omaha cricket club and Nebraska Cricket Club. In 2001 club decided to name the team playing local leagues as Omaha Cricket Club and combined team of OCC and LCC ( Lincoln Cricket Club) as Nebraska Cricket Club representing us outside the state lines for tournaments and leagues. The city of Omaha and the
Omaha Parks & Recreation Dept. was generous enough to provide a
state-of-the-art ground that features near perfect playing area dimensions. OCC
members take pride in playing in North Omaha's historic N.P. Dodge
Park, which has gained a reputation as one of the best grounds the in
Midwest and, arguably, one of the finest in the nation. Our club partnership
with the city of Omaha has received publicity in print publications, as well as
on the television and radio, within Nebraska and Iowa.
List of Captains for NCC in Chronological Order
| Sl.# |
CAPTAIN'SNAME |
TENURE
|
| 1 |
PARESH CHOTUBHAI
|
1991 - 1997
|
| 2 |
SETHU THANGAMUTHU
|
1998 - 1999
|
| 3 |
SRINIVAS CHILUKURI /
SANJITH TAYI
|
2000 - 2001/
2002
|
| 4 |
BHASKAR RAMAKRISHNA
|
2003 - 2006
|
| 5 |
NIRMAL SRINVASAN
|
2007 |
| 6 |
DAMIAN DEROZAIRO |
2008-2009 |
List of Captains for OCC in Chronological Order
| Sl.# |
CAPTAIN'SNAME |
TENURE
|
| 1 |
FLYOD CAMPBELL
|
1991 - 1997
|
| 2 |
VISH VISWANATHAN
|
1998 - 2001
|
| 3 |
BHASKAR RAMAKRISHNA
|
2002 - 2004
|
| 4 |
DR RAVI KALAGA
|
2005 - 2006
|
| 5 |
UMESH PAREKH |
2007 |
| 6
|
SRINIVAS MALKAPURAM |
2008-2009
|
Facility
Our cricket
ground is set in the heart of the city's best maintained and most picturesque
park - N.P. Dodge Park. It features a matting wicket with regulation size
boundaries, as well as two Astroturf practice nets. The ground is adjacent to
the park's picnic facilities and includes shaded bleacher seating to watch the
game. We also have a spacious on-site storage shed to house all of our
cricketing essentials. N.P. Dodge Park is located eight miles north of downtown
Omaha and is easily accessible by Interstates 29 and 680.
About Us
Our club is well
respected throughout the Midwest for its talent, sportsmanship and
professionalism. We have won several tournaments and have been consistently
ranked among the top four in the Midwest since 1994. We have several tournaments outside the state, Midwest championships in 2003, 2007. Our membership is open to
the public.