A Season full of positives

The Falcons being presented with the ACA 2017/18 trophy [From L-R: C. Dhekne, A. Patel, R. Vasudevan, M. Rohit, H. Mistry, J. Patel, R. Mehta, M. Manikarnike, S. Murali; Missing: A. Londhe, Y. Sharma, A. Tummala, R. Pawera, H. Jamshed, A. Alexander, S. Vallabhaneni, G. Lal, S. Veereddy]

The Falcons had a tremendous 2017/18 season in division elite in the Arizona Cricket Association finishing off at 15 wins out of 16 games.

The captains. 761 runs in 14 games between them

There have been several consistent individual performances from the Falcons throughout the season and one such performance was recognized at the annual ACA awards ceremony when Harsh Mistry was presented the best bowler award in division elite. A few records to follow, highlight the positives that came out of the season for the Falcons.

Among the batsmen, 3 from the Falcons making it to the top 10 in division elite. Playing on tough pitches, these records say a lot about the technical prowess that Falcons' top order possesses.

Ranking	Player	Matches	Runs	Avg	HS
3	C. Dhekne	13	546	42	103
5	A. Londhe	14	408	34	87
8	J. Patel	14	351	31.91	68

Among the bowlers, 3 from the Falcons making it to the top 10. The fact that 2 of the Falcons bowlers took the top 2 spots says a lot about how well the bowling unit at the Falcons has shaped up.

Harsh Mistry being presented with the
Best Bowler 2017-18 Division Elite

Ranking	Player	Matches	Wkts	Ave	Econ
1	H. Mistry	14	34	8.53	3.45
2	A. Londhe	14	31	9.42	3.78
9	A. Tummala	12	21	15.67	4.32

In the overall player rankings again a lot of similar names feature with 3 from the Falcons featuring in the top 10 again. With A. Raina from PHX Cardinal featuring at the top of the list at 3325 points, the Falcons weren't far behind.

Ranking	Player	Matches	Points
3	A. Londhe	14	2522
5	H. Mistry	14	2316
10	C. Dhekne	13	1693

Ending the season on a high

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