Origins & Growth:

United C.C. was formed in 1983 by a diverse group of individuals - Arthur O’Sullivan (Jamaica), Winston Seesahai (Trinidad), Charles Switzer (U.S.), Sukhdev Walia (India) and Ramesh Vasireddi (India).  The goal was not only to play cricket but also to provide an opportunity to socially interact with peoples of different cultures and enrich their experiences.

United strived to promote and raise the standard of cricket in the Bay Area and in the U.S.. It has maintained a tradition of bringing new talent in the NCCA and from a small group of 5 had grown to a size of 50 members by 1994. Members are mostly immigrants from Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean Islands.  To accommodate its ever increasing membership roster, United entered a second team in the B division in 1986, which eventually got promoted to the A division in 1991, after winning the B Division League Championship in 1990, which is now known as United-2 or U2.

Home Ground:

United first began playing at Contra Costa College in Richmond, a very small ground, and the same year managed to get permission to play at Lamoine Park, Richmond.  As it experienced occasional interference from the baseball and football groups at Lamoine, United sought other facilities and eventually moved to Fairmede Park in 1985, where it got permission from the City of Richmond to build a proper clay based pitch.  United C.C. was the second club to have a proper clay wicket after Marin C.C.

Participation/Contributions to NCCA:

Realizing that a strong and healthy NCCA is a prerequisite for the survival and growth of cricket, United has maintained a tradition of actively participating in the conduct and operation of the League.  Over the years United’s membership has served the NCCA in many different capacities:

Ananth Reddy as President (1 yr.) and Vice-President (1 yr.) and Selector (2 yrs - 1 yr. as Chairman).  Mahantesh Hiremath as Vice-President ( 2 yrs), Umpiring Committee (2 yrs).  Abid Ali as Selector (4 yrs). Ramesh Vasireddi as Treasurer (5 yrs), Selector (4 yrs) and Grounds Committee (2 yrs).

Supply of Talent to the NCCA:

United has consistently supplied talented cricketers to the NCCA, namely Abid Ali, Ananth Reddy (10 yrs), Ravi Reddy (3 yrs), Tony Newman (5 yrs), Hardayal Prashad (4 yrs), Yousaf Shahid (4 yrs), Bhavani (Bob) Peddada (1 yr), Aziz Ahmed (1yr), Sanjay Bhalla (1 yr), and Jivaka Candappa (1 yr.).

Members who shaped the club:

There are several who served the club on and off the field.  Their contributions were very important and cannot be measured in words, and their mention is equally important to the club:

United Captains:

Abid Ali (3 yrs) United 1 and 2
Ananth Reddy (3 yrs) United 1
Viggy Mokkarala (1 yr) United 1
Ravi Reddy (2 yrs) United 1
Imran Ahmed (1 yr.) United 1
Kaiser Adeni (1 yr.) United 1
Bhavani (Bob) Peddada (1 yr.) United 1
Ramesh Vasireddi (6 yrs) United 1 and 2
Jinny Srinivasan (2 yr.) United-B
Mahantesh Hiremath (3 yrs) United-B and 2
Barinder Ahluwalia (1 yr) United-2
Rajesh Thankappan (1 yr) United-B
Vikram Shah (1 yr.) United-B
Winston Seesahai (1 yr.) United 1

United C.C.’s cricketing accomplishments:

B Division League Champions (1 time) 1990