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San Ramon Cricket Association celebrates decade of growth, urges field allocation policies as youth numbers rise
Summary
During public comment Sept. 10, Ramesh Shimadi, youth chair of the San Ramon Cricket Association, summarized youth accomplishments — U13, U15 and U11 championships, international travel and national team representation — and asked the city to adopt policies prioritizing field distribution for long‑standing youth programs as demand grows.
Ramesh Shimadi, youth chair of the San Ramon Cricket Association, used the Sept. 10 public‑comment period to mark the association’s 10th anniversary and ask city officials to consider policies that prioritize field access for long‑standing youth programs.
Shimadi listed recent competitive accomplishments for the association’s youth teams: U13 and U15 championships in Northern California play; the U13 team’s participation and success at a Kings County festival in the U.K.; an U11 championship hosted over Labor Day weekend; four girls from the SRCA youth program who represented the U.S. at the women’s World Cup in Malaysia; and two boys headed to represent the U.S. in the U19 World Cup in South Africa.
He said the association began with roughly 35 youth across the Tri‑Valley and a single dedicated youth ground at Windermere Ranch Middle School, and that participation and demand have grown “exponentially” over 10 years. Shimadi asked the commission to ensure that field allocation policies reflect sustained local youth use: “With this kind of a growth, we always have growing pains, which is the infrastructure. Right? And, now with so much of academics coming in, we have a lot of economies coming in and everybody will be fighting for the infrastructure and I want to make sure we have the right policies to distribute the field and giving you priority to the people we are here serving for 10 years,” he said.
Shimadi thanked city staff (Brad and Henry were named) for support with infrastructure and maintenance and asked the commission to consider formal priority for programs that have long‑term youth development commitments.
No commission action was taken during public comment; commissioners thanked Shimadi for the update.
