Greetings all:

First of all, I would like thank and congratulate all the teams for their enthusiastic participation to MOCL. You all make the league. We are very fortunate you have each other to enjoy and cherish the game we all love. It is pleasure to play with and against such a dedicated group of people. All the teams held themselves to a high standard of sportsmanship and commitment to the game and the league. I would hope we can continue this very special and enjoyable activity.
Congratulations to CCC for not only winning the MOCL but also on having an unprecedented 2009 season by winning MCT as well. The results are reflection of your hard work and dedication to cricket. It was a pleasure to see some of the best individual and team performances you guys put on field.

Congratulations also to GDCC for overcoming all the obstacles and hurdles to reach the final. The outcome of the final is not reflective of the efforts you all have been and are capable of putting in. A couple of things here and there could completely change the outcome of the final. You deserve all the credit.

Also, congratulations to UKCC for winning Div II and to Cinci CC for making to the final. We apologize for being unable to be present at your game. We sure did miss some wonderful and entertaining performances. 

Very special thanks to everyone who participated in umpiring. Neutral umpiring is the corner stone and backbone of MOCL. You all made sure that all the games are run professionally, fairly, and with higher standards. Without you all, the MOCL's existence would be meaningless. I truly am in debt to your work. I would specially thank Mr. Merv Alphonso and Mr. Ajit Kapadia. MOCL is privileged to have gentlemen like you who are dedicated to cricket. I am sure we all can learn a lot from your commitment, dedication, and principles.

And then there is group of crazy, tireless, and extremely dedicated people without which, it would have been impossible to have such a great league.
 
Shahzad: Thanks for single handedly running such a great website which contained all the scorecards and updates very promptly.
 
Hammad: For taking all the headache and criticism related to daily and weekly running of MOCL. Your sacrifice of sleeps at nights because you simply would refuse not to have communication with anyone related to MOCL situations. 

 

Mathew Bhai: You ran the Neutral umpiring in such an organized way, that it seemed like finding and arranging a NU is no problem at all. I know from my own experience how hard your job was. You gave MOCL the face. Your time, commitment and dedication is very highly appreciated.

Naveed: Your handling of MOCL financial issues is so wonderful and professional that I would recommend you the finance minister for Pakistan or USA. The transparent process and the prompt reimbursements really was like a blood supply to the MOCL body. I also appreciate you sharing your experiences to run MOCL very professionally.

Bharat: Thanks for your help in formulating rules and help in scheduling. Your time and commitment to MOCL and MCT; and hence to Cricket in Midwest, speaks volumes.

I am also very thankful to GDCC for making arrangements to have such a great Final. I haven't seen such arrangements in any final in Midwest. MOCL is in debt to you. You have set such a standard that it will be hard act to follow.

In closing, I would thank everyone for inputs and suggestions. We all learned a lot from our experience and I am sure we all have many suggestions to improve on things which need attention. In the off-season, I would like everyone to keep thinking of improvements we can make in the league to make it better. I would suggest we all take a couple of months off and then, maybe in Dec. or Jan. start planning toward 2010 season. The core (Hammad, Mathew, Naveed, Bharat, and Shahzad; everyone with families and kids) did a wonderful job by spending hours working for MOCL. It is time for others to step up the plate. We need fresh and young blood with innovative ideas and unprecedented enthusiasm. Volunteers are welcome in all fields to make MOCL 2010 even better than 2009. Enjoy the off-season and continue the dialogue for ideas for MOCL 2010.

Naveed Zaman