Nadim Memon, the cricket secretary of the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) has communicated to the Mumbai Cricket Association that schools cricket is at the receiving end of “step motherly” treatment.

This was in response to an email (a copy of which is with this newspaper) from the MCA which stated that an U-14 Giles Shield match which was to be held at the Karnatak SA ground (Cross Maidan) on January 13 and 14  was been shifted to the Western Railway pitch at Cross Maidan due to a Times Shield semi-final. The match didn’t even take place at the new venue as Memon was informed that this too was booked for another match.