Singapore Cricket Club and UCSC played its inaugural annual Friendly last Saturday and it was a resounding success!

Played between mainly the Men's A & B with a ladies' match, the results were secondary (the matches were mostly very close, by the way) with friendship and camaraderie far more evident and important.

The final result was that SCC won 9 - 6 overall to win a trophy (named "Beacons of Squash"), kindly sponsored by SCC's Squash segment.

The name of the trophy was in recognition of the youth talent evident in both teams which are amongst the leading lights of Singapore squash in promoting the sport in the nation and the development of young talent.

The match ups were overall, close. These were played to the best of 3 sets x 15 points (PAR scoring) with sudden death if the set gets to 14-all (no deuce).

Individual Results (by sets).... SCC players first:

MAO Shi Yuan lost to Jerryca TEO (1-2)
Vivian RHAMANAN lost to Samuel KANG (1-2)
Udai SINGH lost to Marcus PHUA (0-1, retired due to a glute injury)
Richard HILL beat Darren SUBRAMANIAM (2-0)
Nigel KOH beat PANG Ka Hoe (2-1)
Preshin MANMINDAR beat Phil MOCKRIDGE (2-0)
Bill HATCH beat Jason HO (2-0)
Timothy SOH beat PANG Ka Wai (2-0)
Joannah YUE lost to Joshua WONG (0-2)
Daryl ARNOLD lost to Benedict CHAN (0-2)
James HILL beat Benjamin SIM (2-0)
William OON beat Jonathan SOH (2-1)
Chris PONG beat Michael TAN (2-1)
James McCARTHY lost to Daryle TENG (1-2)
John BETTS beat Bobby PANG (2-0)

During the post-match dinner, so graciously hosted by SCC, UCSC presented a token of appreciation to the hosts.

Presentation of SCC-UCSC Inaugural Friendly to SCC's Squash Secretary, KOH Wai Keng:


Presentation of UCSC's Appreciation Plaque to SCC's Squash Convenor, Manmindar SINGH:



Group photo of players and supporters from SCC and UCSC:



Thank you, SCC for the wonderful organisation and hospitality ...... SCC and UCSC, Live & Breathe Squash!