Old Boys' Bulletin
Vol 4.1 (2019)PDF 16
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The Final of the juniors was played between Batch of 2007 (Bears) and current Aitchison College team. Bears 2007 won the dual
avenging their defeat in the last tournament with their captain, and Man of the Match, Haider Bokhari smashing 45* off only 19 balls!
Aitchison College took home the awards for Batsman and Bowler of the Tournament (juniors) won by Hasan Nagra and Ali Imran
respectively. ACOBA and Aitchison College were pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew Treharne (Vice Principal), Mr. Shahjahan Ayub
(President ACOBA), Mr. Usman Hag (Vice-President ACOBA), Mr. Javed Zaman Khan (Director Sports ACOBA), Mr. Omer Qureshi
(Gen. Sec. ACOBA) and ACOBA Executive Committee Members. Special thanks to Taimur Saleem Malik for being an integral part of
the ACOBA Big Batch Organizing Committee. The Electronic Scoreboard a joint effort of ACOBA and the school and proudly visible
inthe pictures onthe MCG was atremendous hit amongall players and gave the tournament atruly professional atmosphere.
AITCHISON COLLEGE VS. ACOBA : ANNUAL SPORTS FIXTURES - 2019
The Annual Sports Fixtures were, once again, a tremendous success. ACOBA salutes the support of Mr. Michael Thomson (Principal),
Mr. Shahjahan Ayub (President ACOBA), Mr. Usman Haq (Vice-President ACOBA) and Mr. Javed Zaman Khan (Director Sports
ACOBA) and the tireless efforts of Aitchison's Sports Department. Exciting competition was witnessed in the sporting bonanza that
included Cricket, Hockey, Football, Tennis, Basketball, Squash and Tent-Pegging.
The fixtures started off with hockey and aclose first half. After that, Aitchison pulled away for a6 - 1 win. The young guns of Aitchison
displayed beautiful combination of stick work and speed, outplaying ACOBA ina keen contest.
The tide reversed in Squash where the experienced ACOBA team dominated 5 - 0. Ali Hassan Habib (former Aitchison Squash
Captain) from the batch of 1978 was one of the stalwarts of the ACOBA team. Kudos to the legendry Gogi Alauddin who thrilled the
audience with his artistic shots in an exhibition game. Mr. Michael Thomson (Principal) was very gracious with his kind remarks onthe
conclusionof the matches.
Tennis was a hard-fought affair with ACOBA emerging as the winner 2 - 1. Audience witnessed some wonderful performances and
pin-point accuracy in the majestic setting at the footsteps of the Old Building. Mr. Michael Thomson (Principal), a tennis enthusiast,
was on hand towitness the competition.
Football was a highly competitive match with Aitchison edging ACOBA out 2 - 0. A great number of old boys and students / staff
enjoyed the thriller and energy on display at the Barry field. ACOBA'’s Mr. Omer Qureshi gave a wonderful performance as the goal-
keeper to keep ACOBA inthe fight till the very end.