History
Omaha Cricket Club (OCC) 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 Viswanathan. The club consisted of 2 teams Omaha Cricket Club and Nebraska Cricket Club. In 2001, the 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 Department 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 in the 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'S NAME |
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 SRINIVASAN |
2007 |
6
|
DAMIAN DEROZARIO |
2008-2009 |
List of Captains for OCC in Chronological Order
Sl. #
|
CAPTAIN'S NAME |
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 won several tournaments outside the state, Midwest championships in 2003 & 2007. Our membership is open to the public.