Santa Clara Cricket Club has been a member of the Northern California Cricket Association (NCCA) since 1987. Started by Stan Kent and his fellow cricket enthusiasts playing on a matting wicket, the club has quickly grown into one of the largest and most active clubs in the NCCA. Within a few years of its inception, SCCC was recognized as the official cricket club of the city of Santa Clara. 

Its ground, located in the City of Santa Clara, is an excellent, picturesque facility that hosts many of the NCCA premier tournaments. These include the National Inter-League Tournament, NCCA Six-a-Side Tournament, and A-League/B-League All-Star Game.  SCCC has one of the largest and best practice facilities in the Bay Area, complete with an astroturf center wicket, and 2 batting nets including one astroturf and one concrete pitch. 

SCCC is comprised of a varied mix of nationalities - with members from Australia, Bangladesh, Great Britain, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the West Indies. They have even managed to coax a few Americans away from baseball! 

SCCC members consistently win NCCA batting, bowling and fielding awards, and are regularly selected in NCCA teams.  Its members balance their on-field contributions with service off the field; strengthening the league and promoting cricket in the Bay Area.  Over the years its members have served on the NCCA Grounds Committees, Selection Committees, and Executive Committee. The club has won the Most Sporting Team award four times (three in a row), the B-Division Championship, D-division Championship, the Miller Cup, Mueller Cup and the Bank of India Cup. In 1998, they also won the NCCA Six-a-side championship, which included a thrilling last ball '10' from Ravi Shankar to win their semi-final.  In 1999, the A-division saw the closest finish in NCCA history when the league championship went to the wire with any one of 4 teams capable of taking the top spot in the last weekend of the season. The SCCC Aces finished 3rd in the league standings, and played strongly into the post-season, reaching the semi-finals of the knockout Cup, and winning the Miller Cup.

SCCC celebrated its tenth year anniversary in June 1997 by hosting an 8-a-side tournament in honor of the late Austen D. Warburton who contributed significantly during its formative years.  The tournament, inaugurated by Santa Clara Councilwoman Lisa Gilmore, was a grand success with most teams from the NCCA participating.  The club hopes to make this tournament into an annual event in combination with a coaching camp for kids. In 1998, SCCC successfully co-hosted the National Inter-league Tournament and was privileged to welcome Sir Garfield Sobers to their home ground.  In 1999, SCCC again stood at the forefront and co-hosted the National Inter-league tournament, which saw Chief Guest and batting maestro Sunil Gavaskar gracing our grounds. 

Members who shaped the club:
Among the many who contributed to the club on and off the field, are the names of a few that were outstanding, and truly made a difference. Stan Kent founded the club and served as its President during the first three of its formative years.  He still remains active and lives in Los Angeles. 

Stan Kent, Charlie Masch, Laks M. Sampath, Greg Widdicombe and Sridhar Ranganathan are Honorary Life Members of the club.

Other significant contributors include: Ammi Amaranth, Steve Anderson, Nilesh Bhagat, Shree Dharasker, Robin Easton, Naresh Govindaraj, Altaful Khan, S. Krishnamoorthy, Bharath Kumar, Justin Kumar, TR Ramesh, Clint Ramsey, Prasad Saggurti, Radha Sethuraman, Premal Shukla, Ramesh Subramanian, Peter West, Paul Whiting, Srinivas Krishnamurti, Sridhar Ranganathan, Kiron Haltore, Sathya Maturi and Puneet Grover.

Club History:

1988
President: Stan Kent
Captain: Stan Kent
Vice-Capt: Greg Widdicombe
SCCC’s first year in the league started out with one team in The B-Division. They had mixed success and finished in the middle of the division.

1989
President: Stan Kent
Captain A: Stan Kent 
Captain B: Laks M. Sampath
Vice-Capt. A: Clint Ramsey
Vice-Capt. B: Jeff Finsand
Due to a large pool of interested cricketers, SCCC decided to expand its club to include two teams in the B-Division. The A-Team finished second in the league, the B-Team finished in the middle of the division.

1990
President: Stan Kent
Captain A: Naresh Govindaraj 
Captain B: Justin Kumar
Vice-Capt. A: Clint Ramsey
Vice-Capt. B: Sam Chopra
SCCC continued its participation in the League with two teams and was able to attract talented players that helped the A-Team finish a point short of winning the B-Division Championship. The B-Team performed extremely well and finished in the top four.

1991
President: Clint Ramsey
Captain A: Altaful Khan
Captain B: Ammi Amaranth
Vice-Capt. A: Clint Ramsey
Vice-Capt. B: S. Krishnamoorthy
After having been bridesmaids for two years, the A-Team convincingly won the B-Division Championship and the Bank of India Cup. The B-Team once again finished in the top four and ended the year Runner-up in the Bank of India Cup. 

1992
President: Laks M. Sampath
Captain A: Altaful Khan
Captain B: Ram Venkatram
Vice-Capt. A: Sachin Palkar
Vice-Capt. B: Adam Pirrie
This was the first year Santa Clara fielded a team in the A-Division.  In a fantastic debut, the team captured the Mike Miller Play-Off Cup, and was a close second for the League Championship.

1993
President: Laks M. Sampath
Captain A: Bharath Kumar
Captain B: Shree Dharasker
Vice-Capt. A: Justin Kumar
Vice-Capt. B: Sam Chopra
Growing pains was the theme this year, as the Santa Clara teams struggled to find and maintain a rhythm throughout the season.  Both teams finished the season in the lower half of the standings.

1994
President: Shree Dharasker
Captain A: Bharath Kumar
Captain B: Laks M. Sampath
Vice-Capt. A: Radha Sethuraman
Vice-Capt. B: Sam Chopra
With a number of key players moving on, this year turned out to be one of rebuilding. Although there were some bright spots, much of the year was spent trying to stay afloat and rethinking strategy.

1995
President: Ammi Amaranth
Captain A: Ram Venkatram
Captain B: Sam Chopra
Vice-Capt. A: Naresh Govindaraj
Vice-Capt. B: Laks M. Sampath
This was the best recruiting year for the club.  A number of new players joined and more importantly contributed both on and off the field. The B-Team was runner-up in the Bank of India Cup, and once again finished in the top four in the B-Division Championship. The A-Team finished in the top five and reached the semi-finals of the Bank of India Cup.

1996
President: Srinivas Krishnamurti
Captain A: Kiron Haltore
Captain B: Sam Chopra
Vice-Capt. A: Rajesh Desai
Vice-Capt. B: Puneet Grover
The A-team had a great season finishing second in the division. They also played the maximum number of games possible in the season. The B-team had a moderately successful season finishing fifth in the division.

1997
President: Srinivas Krishnamurti
Captain A: Kiron Haltore
Captain B: Puneet Grover
Vice-Capt. A: Nand Kumar
Vice-Capt. B: Harsha Sathyamurthy
The A-team could not repeat their success of the previous year and finished in sixth place. They did however win the most sporting team award.  The B-team had a fantastic season and finished second in the division, behind the first place team by just 3 points. The Bees also won the Bank of India Cup.

1998
President: Kiron Haltore
Captain A: Babu Gopaladhine
Captain B: Puneet Grover
Captain C: Prasad Saggurti
Vice-Capt. A: Shyam Nagaraj
Vice-Capt. B: Ravi Shankar
Vice-Capt. C: Krishnan Srinivasan
1998 saw the addition of a third team to the club, making SCCC the largest club in NCCA history. The C-team immediately met with success becoming the first team in the club to win the D division championship.  The A-team finished 4th in the division and made it to the finals of the Miller Cup.  The B-team continued its successful ways and finished 2nd in the division, 2 points out of first place.  The B-team also brought home the Mueller Cup for the first time in the club's history.  The club also unveiled its industrial strength web site, located at http://www.santaclaracc.org.

1999
President: Greg Widdicombe
Captain A: Umesh Kelkar
Captain B: Sathya Maturi
Captain C: Praveen Devulapalli
Vice-Capt. A: Mushtaq Mughal
Vice-Capt. B: Dawood Mamsa
Vice-Capt. C: Laxman Ganesan
After a slow start for all three teams, SCCC's fortunes surged as members strove manfully to effect a remarkable turnaround to reach the top of their respective divisions.  The Aces finished 3rd in the league in the closest finish in NCCA history, and sparkled in post-season play, winning the Miller Cup in convincing fashion over Sunnyvale CC, thus making up for a narrow loss to the same team in the semifinals of the knockout Cup.  The Bees reached the finals of the Mueller Cup, and the Rough Seas, though playing up in a tougher division after having topped the D-division in 1998, performed respectably by finished in the top half of the C-division.

2000
President: Puneet Grover
Captain A: Umesh Kelkar
Captain B: Dawood Mamsa
Captain C: Mahendran Chidambaram
Vice-Capt. A: Yunis Mustafa
Vice-Capt. B: Sridhar Ranganathan
Vice-Capt. C: Ravi Vellanki
Beginning the new century, SCCC changes guard again with a mix of youth and experience heading its teams and looks forward to a great season on and off the field striving to maintain its premier status in the Northern California Cricket Association. SCCC is proud to be represented at the helm of the NCCA by its new President Laks M. Sampath, taking over from another SCCC alum, Srinivas Krishnamurti.

If you have further questions, please contact:
Membership Officer
Santa Clara Cricket Club
P.O.Box 3589
Santa Clara, CA 95055
Email: membership@santaclaracc.org