After the grand success of the inaugural edition of the Malayalee Ecumenical Church Cricket Championship (MECCC), the second edition will be held on August 12th at Cunningham Park, Queens. With the theme of bringing faith and sports together for a good cause, MECCC will donate all the proceeds from the tournament to Ronald McDonald House of Long Island. A total of eight teams, representing eight different churches in New York and New Jersey will participate in this tournament, to be conducted in the Super 8s knockout format, with 8 overs per game, and 8 players per team. The eight teams that will compete for the coveted MECCC trophy are St. Stephens Knanaya Church, Hempstead, Vincent De Paul Church, Elmont, St. Thomas Knanaya Church, Clifton, NJ, St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Valley Stream, St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Floral Park, St. John’s Mar Thoma Church, Queens and NY Assembly of God Church. The grand sponsor of the tournament is JayTom Realty. The other sponsors include TLJ Sports, Primerica, Public Trust, Sanjoy Augustine CPA, LLC, and CB Vijaya Photography. The organizers are hoping that the fun and family atmosphere will attract a good crowd to watch the exciting matches that are in store. For further details please contact : Jins Joseph 646-725-1564 Jopies Alex 718-501-0557 Josh Joseph 516-302-6804 Rojis Philip 516-728-3623 Mejo Mathew 516-376-4528 Gokul Raj 718-974-0703 Manu George :516-570-0781 Reji George 732-670-3199 Jerry George :516-710-8886 For more information and for sponsorship opportunities please email the organizers at nychurchcricket@gmail.com.