Ronnie Kintu

The Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) has confirmed that
the annual Castle Lager league will start in May with
nine clubs taking part at Lugogo, Kyambogo, Nakawa and
Entebbe ovals.

The league would this time be played alongside the
traditional Luswata and Mawanda knockout tournaments
and would take a duration of seven months ending in
November.

“We have come up with a new format that would make the
season more interesting, competitive and involving for
all the clubs,” newly elected UCA organizing secretary
Junior Kwebiiha revealed.

According to the 2006 calendar, the Coca Cola annual
schools cricket championship would be played August
19-26 while the secondary school girls championship
sponsored by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will
take off in December.

UCA is also set to participate in the inaugural Africa
Women World Cup qualifiers set for South Africa in
September after the national men team has toured
Malaysia.

The U-15 and U-17 boys teams are set to take part in
the regional championships while the senior team would
again compete in the Africa Cricket Association (ACA)
championships that would have the top two teams play
at the 2011 World Cup qualifiers in a country to be
confirmed.

The local season would climax in December with the
inauguration of the twenty-twenty overs championship.

Meanwhile, Richard Sempa, the new honorary secretary
for the association travels to South Africa for the
Africa Cricket Association (ACA) annual general
meeting and would also attend a development seminar.