Welcome to the official website of
South Florida Cricket Alliance!
South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA) has promoted, encouraged, fostered,
and cultivated the interest of cricket in South Florida for the past 30
years.
SFCA, a Florida non-profit corporation, is an affiliate member of the
United States of America Cricket Association.
Since its inception, SFCA’s objectives have been to initiate, sponsor,
implement plans, policies and projects which will serve to further the
development of cricket in the region.
SFCA currently have twenty-seven (27) member clubs participating in its
competitions within Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties.
Players from ten (10) countries within the region, nationally and
occasionally from overseas play in the Classic Competition with countries
competing against each other.
Member clubs regularly host teams from other states and overseas.
Contact Melton Taylor @ 954-805-2922 or
David Maitland @ 954 483-7353 for more information.
Match Summaries
DATES
SUMMARY
June 4th, 5th, & 6th - Southeast Regional Tournament
June 7th, 2010
Central Florida wins the tournament. Congratulaions!
June 4th - SFCA v MACC - SFCA
won by 8 wickets - Surujbally century leads SFCA to easy win.
Scorecard...
June 5th - SFCA v GSCL - GSCL won by 111
runs - Walker/Nayaik 99 run 8th wicket partnership not enough as
Georgia reign supreme over SFCA.
Scorecard...
June 6th - SFCA v AGCC - AGCC won by 2
wickets - Despite Nayar's 125, SFCA lose to AGCC.
Scorecard...
Guyana
completely outplays Jamaica, winning easily to take SFCA Sims Cup
By Ricardo
Inniss
Special
Correspondent
April 26th,
2010
Before a bumper crowd of enthusiastic cricket
fans, most of them favoring the favorites Jamaica, and in
conditions ideally suited for cricket, Guyana, the underdogs,
sprung a surprise by completely outplaying Jamaica in every
capacity, to convincingly capture the first ever 2010 SFCA Sims
cup. All the action took place at the North Dade Middle School, on
Sunday April 25.
Electing to bat first after winning the toss,
Jamaica was in big trouble early, as Guyana’s right-arm opening
medium-fast bowler Faizul Shareef, sent back Jermaine Thompson,
who was caught by Masood Mohamed at long-off for 6, Steven Taylor,
caught by Masood at short-mid-wicket before he could open his
account, and Sunil Mittoo, who was caught by wicketer-keeper
Rasheed Bacchus for a duck, to leave the “Reggae Boys” reeling on
13 for 3, after only 6 of the regulated 40 overs.
It took a well measured and resolute fourth
wicket partnership worth 50 runs, between Mark Johnson who banged
4 fours in a solid 33 off 47 balls and Ken Wright, who cracked 3
fours in a just as solid 21 off 33 balls, to pull things around.
Fredrick Redwood, batting at number six topscored with a well
played 61, spiced with 5 fours and 4 sixes, off 43 balls. Keyonie
Gayle scored 14 (2fours) and was associated in a 41 run seventh
wicket partnership with Redwood, that
put a bit of respectability on the
scoreboard. After this there was not much resistance, and the
Jamaica innings folded for a modest 155 off 34.3 overs.
Bowling for Guyana, Shareef prised out 3 for
26 from 6 overs, one of which was a maiden, left-arm orthodox
leg-spinner Vickram Ramoutar captured 2 for 20 from 7 overs,
Skipper Masood scalped 2 for 21 with his leg-spin from 5.3 overs
including 2 maidens and Imran Saddick, took 1 for 28 from 5 overs,
also bowling leg-spin.
In a positive reply, Guyana, led at the top
by a solid 63 ball 56, decorated with 7 elegantly stroked fours
and 2 sixes from the consistent Earl Stephen, and later backed up
by a solid invaluable fifth wicket stand worth 62 match-winning
runs(after being 87 for 4), between Kayume Mohamed in a defiant
54 ball knock of 34, including 3 fours, and solid 31 (1 four & a
six) off 51 balls from Vickram Kumar, and with Riad Mohamed and
Andrew Permaul, both not out on 6 and 3 respectively, reached 157
for six, and a convincing four wicket victory that gave them the
2010 SFCA Sims cup. The best of the bowlers for Jamaica, were
left-arm orthodox leg-spinner Gayle, who bagged 3 for 32 from 7
overs, fast-man Redwood with 2 For 43 from 8 and medium-pacer
Owen Roper with 1 for 12 from 7, including 1 maiden.
In summation, Guyana’s captain Masood Mohamed
said “ we won because we bowled and batted much better, our
fielding was excellent, and we took every opportunity offered. I
guess it was our day, and we grabbed it with both hands.”
Unable to get hold of Ricardo Wilson,
Jamaica’s captain, I spoke with Mark Johnson who said, “ we batted
poorly. For a team with at least six batsmen capable of big
scores, and a team that has been averaging over 250 per innings in
the competition, we just failed in our batting performance. Our
shot-selection
was very poor.” Congrats are in order to
Guyana. This is the first time they have won a major (Trophy)
competition.
The Umpires were, Max Diah and Winston Lewis.
The scorers were Sylvan Taylor and Mrs. Laxfami Ramoutar. All
photos were taken by Ivor Henry.
One for the
future in USA cricket
By Ricardo Inniss, Special correspondent
April 18th,
2010
It
is not outside the realm of probability---and certainly not a case
of wishful thinking---if I suggest that West Indies cricket will,
one day coming soon, benefit from the sport’s rapid growth in the
United States.
Against that backdrop, allow me to introduce 20-year-old
Justin Holder, who came to South Florida almost a year ago and
immediately secured a place in Westside Cavaliers and played in
the 2009 South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA) 45-overs
competition.
But, it was not until earlier this year, in the SFCA Sims
Cup, while representing Barbados, that the hard-hitting
left-handed batsman really made his mark, and caught the eye.
Standing at the crease at an imposing six-foot–five, Holder
is intimidating, and not easy to bowl at. His cover drives and
hooks are lethal. A hapless Pakistani bowling attack recently
learned that lesson the hard way in the sixth round of the SFCA
Sims Cup, when he banged six peppery fours and 13 massive sixes,
in a belligerent unbeaten 139. He also had other good knocks of
71, 67 and 54 in the competition, and ended with the best batting
average 73.75.
Holder hails from Black Rock, St. Michael, and was educated
at St. Stephen’s Elementary and St. James Secondary schools. While
at St. James Secondary, he played Under-15, -17 and -19 cricket.
He also ran track and field, and played some soccer. West Indies’
dependable and prolific Shiv Chanderpaul is the batsman Justin
admires most.
Another Barbadian, Raymond Denny, also blazed his way to an
unbeaten stroke-filled 115 during the same innings. He smacked 15
fours and two sixes. The right-handed wicket-keeper batsman has
represented the USA on tours to England, India, Malaysia, Kenya,
Canada and the West Indies and captained the USA team who beat
Barbados back on October 16, 2000, in the Red Stripe Regional
Competition in Jamaica.
Denny thinks there’s lots of potential in Holder as a
batsman, left-arm seamer and fielder with an excellent throwing
arm.
Should Holder continue to perform as he has been doing this
year (with some sound coaching), he could soon be called to
represent the USA. This youngster enjoys all kinds of music, and
is currently studying to become a massage therapist.
With a little work on his defense, he is certainly one for
the future in USA cricket. And maybe, West Indies too!
The SFCA Sims cup is formerly the SFCA Keith Graham Memorial
Classic, played in honor of the late Barbadian Keith Graham, who
collapsed at the wicket on February 24, 2002, seconds after an
exquisite cover drive to the boundary. He died later that day of a
heart attack.
2010 SFCA Simms Cup Cricket Classic
Competition Semi-Finals Marred by Rain
Mark Johnson bangs a ton
to take Jamaica to final with Guyana
By Ricardo Inniss
Special Correspondent
April 13th,
2010
The South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA)
Simms Cup Semi-Finals was marred by some persistent showers which
brought a premature end to both matches, at Lake Stevens
Elementary School, on Sunday April 10. The number one team
Jamaica, playing Team USA in a match shortened by rain, will
advance to the final and Guyana, also in a match marred by rain,
won from Trinidad & Tobago (T & T), by a faster run rate, to set
up a Jamaica vs. Guyana final. But, the man-of-the-day, was
Jamaica’s Mark Johnson who banged a stroke-filled ton.
Number 1 Jamaica team vs.
Number 4 Team- Team USA at Lake Stevens-East:
Taking
to the crease first after winning the toss, Jamaica amassed a
respectable 290 all out off 38.3 of the allotted 40 overs. Leading
the way, the ebullient former USA left-handed hard-hitting batsman
Mark Johnson, hit his
second ton in the competition, when he
blazed his way to a sizzling 111, spiced with 11 peppery fours and
six huge sixes. The consistent Ken Wright, slammed 4 fours and 2
sixes in a sparkling knock of 49, whilst Fredrick Redwood hit 21
(4 fours) and Jermaine Thompson got 15 (2 fours). Johnson, whose
111 came off 82 balls and with Wright’s 49 coming off 62, shared a
102 run fourth wicket partnership. Bowling honors for Team USA
went to Cedrick Davis, who captured 3 for 50 from 6.3 overs, Dave
Wallace 3 for 57 from 7 including 1 maiden, Andre Forbes 2 for 42
from 5 and Mark Simpson, 1 for 24 from 2. In reply, Team USA was
on 57 for 2 after 11 overs when rain ended play. Dave Wallace
scored 23 (4 fours), Micton Wallace got 11 (2 fours) while Shawn
Beckford and Shane Ford, were both not out on 11 and 7
respectively. Bowling for Jamaica, Andrew Williams took 1 for 20
from 5 overs and Redwood, 1 for 37 from 6. Since the competition
dictates that 16 overs must be completed in a last innings effort,
to make it a match, and as this did not happen, Jamaica as the
number 1 team will advance to the final.
Number 2 team Guyana vs.
Number 3 team (T & T) at Lake Stevens-West:
Sent
in to bat after losing the toss, T & T was dismissed for 171, in
the exact 40 overs allowed. Joel Lee cracked 7 fours in an
enterprising knock of 47, Bally Nayaik hit 45 including 3 fours
and a six and Timothy Surujbally got 23 (3 fours & a six). Bowling
for Guyana, the skipper, leg- spinner Masood Mohamed, captured 3
for 25 from 8 overs, another leg-spinner Vickram Ramoutar bagged 3
for 27 from 8, Imran Saddick took 2 for 30 from 8 and Nazim Ali, 2
for 38 from 8. In reply, Guyana was on 94 for 4 after 18 overs,
when heavy rain ended play. Rasheed Bacchus hit 23 (2 fours & a
Six), whilst Kayume Mohamed and Vickram Kumar were both undefeated
on 19 and 18 respectively. Kayume Mohamed smacked 2 fours and
Kumar, 2 fours and a 7, which included an overthrow. Bowling for T
& T, Tasmool Hosein took 2 for 3 from 6 overs and Ken Singh, 2 for
27 from 8.
The final Jamaica vs. Guyana, is scheduled
for North Dade Middle School on Sunday April 18.
Condolences
April 13th,
2010
The SFCA community sends it condolences to Frederick Redwood who
lost his father and "Brownie" of International CC who lost his
mother.
2010 Ninth Annual
Parkway-Masters Over 45 Years-Old Tournament Final
Lauderhill Jammers wins
seventh straight title as Charles and Henry steal spotlight
By Ricardo Inniss
Special Correspondent
April 13th,
2010
Current champions Lauderhill
Jammers, defeated Palm Beach to retain the Annual Parkway Over-45
Years-Old Title, for the seventh straight year, when the two
teams squared off at North Dade Middle School, on Saturday April
10. 2010. The Jammers’ Victor Charles cracked an exact 100 and
Ivor Henry, a sparkling 76, to steal the spotlight.
Winning the toss and
deciding to occupy the crease first, reigning champions Lauderhill
Jammers posted a very competitive 242 for 4 off the arranged 25
overs. Victor Charles, smacked 5 fours and 5 sixes in fiery
unbeaten 100 to lead the way. Not to be outdone Ivor Henry, with
an array of shots on either side of the wicket, of which 9 fours
and a six were the most rewarding, stroked a classy 76, whilst
Horace Stanley got 24 (1 four & a six). Charles and Henry shared a
valuable second wicket partnership worth 92 runs. Bowling for Palm
Beach, Ronald West took 2 for 28 from 3 overs, Val Campbell 1 for
32 and Paulton Hall 1 for 48.
In reply, Palm Beach looking
for 243 for victory and the Parkway Masters title, was restricted
to 162 for 4, off the regulated 25 overs, to concede victory by an
emphatic 80 runs. Ross Livingstone, banged 5 fours and 2 sixes in
a well played 41, Vickram
Ramoutar in a cameo knock,
blasted 4 fours and 2 sixes in 38, and Steve Wint hit 24 (2 fours
& 2 sixes). The best of the bowlers for the victorious Jammers,
were Gaythorne Williams, Virgil Francis and Conroy Henry, with a
wicket each for 3, 17,
and 34 respectively.
Congrats are very much in order for Lauderhill Jammers.
SFCA U-23 Team and Staff - Back: Edmond, Jones, Harris, Smith,
Johnson, Salmon, May, Douglas, Mowatt, Plummer. Front: Walker,
Bowyer, Clarke, Joseph, Wallace, Gordon, Ebanks and Wright.
Alvin Jones Manager / Coach of SFCA U-23 Team (above)
introduces SFCA President
Melton Taylor (below) who met and spoke
to the players at
City Hall Park
on Sunday (01/24/10).
Clarence Salmon, Jr.
United SSC
Captain
SFCA U-23
Paul Gordon
Osswald Park CC
Vice Captain
SFCA U-23
Shawn Riley
March 10th,
2010
It is with grief and great sorrow that we suffer the loss of
Shawn, an outstanding young talent taken away from us so soon.
The news of his passing has caused shock and sadness to the
entire SFCA cricketing family. To his family and loved ones, I
must on behalf of the SFCA executive body and member clubs send
our condolences and best wishes in such trying and painful
times.
It was a joy to watch Shawn play the game of cricket and I will
forever remember the good times we all shared with him.
May God bless his soul.
Melton Taylor,
SFCA President
I am sure you will be very sorry to
hear that SHAWN RILEY died March 7th, 2010. His death was tragic.
Shawn represented
West Indies Cricket and Social Club, West Indies Alliance
Cricket Club, Lauderhill Jammers, Jamaica, SFCA and the SOUTHEAST
REGIONAL TEAM. (SER TEAM FROM 2004 in DALLAS, 2005 MICHIGAN, 2006
WASHINGTON,2007 in SOUTH
FLORIDA) SHAWN became a strong contender to represent
the NATIONAL TEAM (USACA) but had passport issues at the time.
There will be many who will miss him
besides his own family.
Florida’s
batting sensation and captain of the USA U15 team, Steven Taylor
signed with Slazenger. Last summer, in the company of Ajit Tendulkar,
I watched Taylor at the ICC U15 tri-nation tournament. He is an
explosive opening batsman and the U19 World Cup would surely be a
learning experience for this wonderful youngster.
Asked about the contracts, Chubb Bedessee said that he was
delighted to help USA Cricket in any way that he can, and he is
particularly proud of the youngsters, and wishes them well at the
upcoming World Cup. He hopes that they will continue the
journey to the senior team. The contracts are for one year and are
renewable based on performance and conduct.
SFCA STEVEN TAYLOR INCLUDED
The USA Under-19 squad is the same group of
players who participated in the ICC CWC Qualifier in
Toronto,
earlier in September. However Steven Taylor has been added as
wicketkeeper/batsman. The team will assemble in
San Francisco
on January 1, 2010 for departure to
New Zealand.
The full squad is Shiva Vashishat
(Captain), Salman
Ahmad, Regis Burton, Ryan Corns, Muhammad Ghous,
Naseer Jamali, Abhijit Joshi, Azurdeen Mohammed,
SaqibSaleem,
Gregory Sewdial, Yash Shah,
Hammad Shahid,
Sammi Siddiqui,
Steven Taylor and Henry Wardley. Officials: Sewdatt Shivnarain,
Coach, John Wesley King, Manager, Reginald Benjamin, Asst. Coach,
Victor Benjamin, Trainer/Asst. Coach, Akhtar Masood Syed, Physio,
Ganesh Sanap,
Statistician, Shelton Glasgow, Team Liaison. ICC Americas
Development Performance Officer, Robert Andrew Pick, will also
serve in the capacity of Asst. Coach to the two ICC Americas
entries in the tournament:
Canada and the USA.
1/12/10 - Scores 57
from 38 balls against Papua New Guinea.
SFCA 2009 Player of the Year
Deccember 12th,
2009
Leg-Spinner
Main U. “Romeo” Ahmed Voted 2009 SFCA’s Cricketer of the year
By Ricardo
Inniss
Special
Correspondent
The highlight of the South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA)
Presentation of Awards Dinner and Dance, held on Saturday evening
December 05, was Lauderhill United’s ace Leg-Spinner Main U.
“Romeo” Ahmed, voted as the 2009 Cricketer of the year. “ Romeo”
who can produce a cleverly disguised googly at will, created
history, by capturing 41 wickets during the 50 overs competition,
the most ever by a bowler in the over 30 years-old SFCA.
Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 30,
1986, “Romeo” as he is familiarly known by his peers, arrived in
the United States of America in 2006, having only played
tape-ball cricket in the land of his birth. In South Florida, he
first played for Florida International, In the Florida Southeast
Cricket League (FSCL). Soon after that, with prodigious turn,
nippy bounce and deadly accuracy, the crafty leg-spinner was
mesmerizing batsmen throughout the SFCA.
He first started to play in the SFCA in 2007,
where he has turned out for Pakistan, taking 30 wickets in 2007
and repeated it in 2008, playing for the U S Academy. “Romeo”
represented the SFCA Youth Team in the 2008 Classic, in 2009 he
turned out for current Classic champions Team USA, and bagged 23
wickets the most by any bowler in the competition. Playing for
Lauderhill United in the recently completed 50 overs competition
(Premier Zone), following is a look at how he took his record-
breaking 41 wickets:
His best bowling performance was against
Myrtle Grove, when he snared 7 for 30, from 5.4 overs. He had
three 5 wicket hauls, 5 for 14 from 7.3 overs (including a
hat-trick) against Sportsman, 5 for 18 off 5.4 against Osswald
Park 1 and 5 for 27 from 8 against Parkway. One 4 wicket haul, 4
for 35 off 10 against International. There were four 3 wicket
hauls, 3 for 5 from 4 overs against West Indies Alliance, 3 for 11
off 6 against Palm Beach, 3 for 22 from 9 against Parkway and 3
for 22 off 6 against Palm Beach. 2 for 52 from 9 overs against
Myrtle Grove and 1 for 27 off 10 against Osswald Park 1, completes
the 41 wickets haul at an average of 6.41, after bowling 80.83
overs, 8 maidens, for 263 runs.
USACA should take note. Standing at 5’ 10”
the slenderly built, cunning, and very determined leg-spinner, is
aspiring to represent the USA, but says if a chance comes his way
to play league cricket in England, he will grab it with both
hands. After cricket, “Romeo” likes playing golf and watching
movies.
2009 SFCA Premier Zone and Division 1
Twenty/20 Finals
International and United Sports win Twenty/20
Title
By Ricardo
Inniss
Special
Correspondent
International crushed Palm Beach by
a whopping 101 runs to take the South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA)
Premier Zone Twenty/20 Title, and United Sports overpowered U S
Academy by 7 wickets to take the Division 1 Fisher Zone Title. All
the action took place at the City Hall Park, in Lauderhill on
Sunday November 22. This brings down the curtain on the SFCA’s
2009 season.
Premier Zone Final, International vs.
Palm Beach at City Hall Park:
Sent
in to bat after losing the toss, led by a sizzling 81 from the bat
of Steven Taylor, International reached 271 for 4 off the allotted
20 overs. The young , very talented and prolific Taylor, smashed 4
fours and 8 towering sixes from a flurry of exciting strokes. Also
in fine nick, Timothy Surjubally banged 6 fours and 4 mighty sixes
in a whirlwind 65, Roy Weekes slammed 5 fours and 4 sixes while
peppering 48, the consistent Mark Johnson hit 3 fours and 3 sixes
in his 35 and Joey Pierre, included 4 fours in a quick-fire 20 not
out. Weekes and Surjubally shared an 88 run opening stand, Johnson
and Surjubally, a 52 run second wicket stand, Taylor and
Surjubally a 65 run third wicket stand, and Pierre and Taylor, a
68 run fourth wicket stand. The best of the bowlers for Palm
Beach, were C. Ali 1 for 26, Glen Anglin 1 for 36, Ian Thomas 1
for 39 and Ravi Samlal I for 62. In reply, Palm Beach was
dismissed for 171 from 18 .3 overs. Bresford Lewis 33 (3 fours and
3 sixes), Ryan Brown 28 (5 fours and a six), Anglin 26 (2 fours
and 2 sixes) and Samlal 19 (4 fours), were the only batsmen
offering resistance. Bowling International to a whopping 101 run
victory, and their second title in just over a month, left-hand
spinner Prem Singh bagged 3 for 33, off- spinner Madhav
Nayrasinhan captured 3 for 37, medium pacer Doane Ranger 2 for 55
and Surjubally 1 for 5.
Steven Taylor
Division 1 Fisher Zone, United Sports
vs. U S Academy at City Hall Park:
United Sports won the toss, but gave
first strike to U S Academy. The Academy did not make use of
occupying the crease first, and could only put together a not so
competitive 91 for 7 off the regulated 20 overs. Amir Siddque got
26, Jeff Miller 25 and Saquid Shah 13. Bowling for United Sports,
Clarence Salmon took 2 for 13,Richard Hall 2 for 16, Ronald West
and Brian McKenzie 1 for 13 each. In reply, United Sports made
light work of the victory and title target, by reaching 94 for 3
after just 13 overs. Taking them there, Salmon carried his bat for
18, Steven Lewis got 17, Ricardo Haye 15 and Jamekel Douglas 13
not out. Bowling honors for the Academy, went to Mateen Ahmed who
took 2 for 21 and Jeff Miller with 1 for 11.
The next SFCA competition the Keith
Graham Memorial Classic, will bowl off in Mid-January, after the
2009 SFCA Presentation Dinner & Dance, which will held on Saturday
evening December 05.
2009 SFCA Premier
Division 50 overs Competition
International triumphs over
Lauderhill United to take Premier Zone Trophy
By Ricardo Inniss
Special Correspondent
In conditions
ideal for cricket, and before a small but noisy crowd,
International led by a sterling unbeaten 74 from the bat of Byron
Bowes, inflicted a decisive 5 wicket trashing on Lauderhill
United, to take the 2009 South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA)
Premier Zone Division 1, Kenrick Dennis Memorial Trophy. The
action took place at the North Dade Middle School In Miami,
Florida, on Sunday October 04.
Lauderhill
United, inserted by International after losing the toss, failed to
capitalize on Internationl’s generosity of allowing them first
strike, and was dismissed for a modest 144, from 43.5 of allotted
45 overs. Jermaine McFarlane topscored with a fighting 29,
Nicholas Mittoo smacked 3 fours while scoring 27, Ricardo Wilson
got 17 (1 four), Bert Davis 14 (1 four and a six) and Vickram
Kumar 11 (1 four). Bowling for International, medium pacer Tazmool
Hoosein snared 4 for 30 from 7.5 overs, Prim Singh 2 for 16 from
from 7, Baliram Nayaik 2 for 18 from 7 and Timothy Surbajbally 1
for 40 from 10, and there was 1 run out. In reply, International,
Looking shaky on 32 for 3, was propelled and recovered, through a
stroke filled unbeaten 68 ball 74 from Byron Bowes, and a measured
and well disciplined 60 ball 24 from Steven Taylor. The pair added
63 in a valuable fourth wicket partnership. Bowes with a flurry
of wristy cuts and powerful drives on both sides of the wicket,
lashed 4 fours and 5 sixes. The more sedate Taylor banged 2 fours.
Hoosein got 14, in a victory total of 147 for 5 after 31. 5 overs,
leaving International the victors by a decisive 5 wickets, which
gives them a second lien on the coveted Kenrick Dennis Trophy
(last year International shared it with West Indies Alliance).
The best of
the bowlers for Lauderhill United, were Sunil Mittoo, Milton
Barnes, McFarlane and Nicholas Mittoo, all with 1 wicket each for
12,17, 18 and 24 respectively, and there was 1 run out. Congrats
International. The umpires were Max Diah and Joel Dookie, while
the official scorer was Sylvan Taylor.
2009 SFCA Robin Mirjah and Desmond
Williamson Zones Division 1 Final
By Ricardo Inniss
Special Correspondent
In brilliant sunshine, and
before a large and enthusiastic crowd, Lauderhill Jammers’ Darrel
Myers ripped the Osswald Park 2 bowling apart hammering a peppery
108, as the Jammers took the South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA)
45 overs title, on Sunday September 27.
Myers being congratulated by
Williams.
Osswald Park 2 won the toss, but
made a big mistake by allowing the Jammers first strike. Oswald
Park 2, was outgunned as the Jammers led by an imperious knock of
108 from the well built Darrel Myers, was decorated with 8 fours
and 10 huge sixes. Ken Singh ably supported with a dashing
62,hitting the fence 5 times and going over 5 also. Mike Graham
chipped in with 38 including 4 fours and 2 sixes. In the massacre,
Gay Williams hit 28 (3 fours and a six), Russ Mohamed 25 not out
(3 fours and a six) and Norman Donalds 21 not out (2 fours and a
six).The pick of the bowlers for Osswald Park 2, were Dave Grant
with 2 for 75, Leroy May 1 for 44 and Gerald Blake 1 for 73. In
the chase to get 332, Osswald Park 2 failed to show any real pluck
and were toppled for 161 from 26 overs, to give the Jammers a
whopping 170 run victory, and the 2009 SFCA division 1 title.
Bowling honors in the Jammers massive victory went to Singh who
came back to prise out 5 for 38, in a fine all-round
performance. Virgil Francis took 2 for 42 Leroy May 1 for 44 and
Donalds 1 for 3. Bearing the brunt of the batting in Osswald
Park’s 2 reply, Nathan Scott smashed 7 fours and 2 sixes in a top
score of 52, and Hensworth Wallace got 28 (2 fours and 3 sixes),
Ronald Byfield 13 and Paul Gordon 12. Congrats Lauderhill jammers.
2009 SFCA Scholarship Program
Open to College/University freshman and sophomore applicants
related to registered SFCA members in good standing.
Submission deadline June 30, 2009 for the 2009 academic
year.
2007 SFCA Scholarship Program - Shayla Grant is the
winner of the 2007 SFCA Scholarship
Shayla
Grant is the first recipient of the (2007) South Florida Cricket
Alliance (SFCA) College Scholarship. Shayla recently graduated
from Coral Reef Senior High in Miami with a 4.63 GPA. While in
High School Shayla played varsity soccer and participated in
various clubs. She also served as president of the Youth Group at
St. Luke the Physician Episcopal Church.
Shayla is now a freshman at the University of Florida in
Gainsville where she is a Pre-Med major. Shayla is the daughter of
Sharon and Gary Grant.
SFCA wishes Shayla great success in her studies and future career
in medicine.
It
is not outside the realm of probability---and certainly not a case
of wishful thinking---if I suggest that West Indies cricket will,
one day coming soon, benefit from the sport’s rapid growth in the
United States.
Taking
to the crease first after winning the toss, Jamaica amassed a
respectable 290 all out off 38.3 of the allotted 40 overs. Leading
the way, the ebullient former USA left-handed hard-hitting batsman
Mark Johnson, hit his
Sent
in to bat after losing the toss, T & T was dismissed for 171, in
the exact 40 overs allowed. Joel Lee cracked 7 fours in an
enterprising knock of 47, Bally Nayaik hit 45 including 3 fours
and a six and Timothy Surujbally got 23 (3 fours & a six). Bowling
for Guyana, the skipper, leg- spinner Masood Mohamed, captured 3
for 25 from 8 overs, another leg-spinner Vickram Ramoutar bagged 3
for 27 from 8, Imran Saddick took 2 for 30 from 8 and Nazim Ali, 2
for 38 from 8. In reply, Guyana was on 94 for 4 after 18 overs,
when heavy rain ended play. Rasheed Bacchus hit 23 (2 fours & a
Six), whilst Kayume Mohamed and Vickram Kumar were both undefeated
on 19 and 18 respectively. Kayume Mohamed smacked 2 fours and
Kumar, 2 fours and a 7, which included an overthrow. Bowling for T
& T, Tasmool Hosein took 2 for 3 from 6 overs and Ken Singh, 2 for
27 from 8. 
Florida’s
batting sensation and captain of the USA U15 team, Steven Taylor
signed with Slazenger. Last summer, in the 
The highlight of the South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA)
Presentation of Awards Dinner and Dance, held on Saturday evening
December 05, was Lauderhill United’s ace Leg-Spinner Main U.
“Romeo” Ahmed, voted as the 2009 Cricketer of the year. “ Romeo”
who can produce a cleverly disguised googly at will, created
history, by capturing 41 wickets during the 50 overs competition,
the most ever by a bowler in the over 30 years-old SFCA.
Sent
in to bat after losing the toss, led by a sizzling 81 from the bat
of Steven Taylor, International reached 271 for 4 off the allotted
20 overs. The young , very talented and prolific Taylor, smashed 4
fours and 8 towering sixes from a flurry of exciting strokes. Also
in fine nick, Timothy Surjubally banged 6 fours and 4 mighty sixes
in a whirlwind 65, Roy Weekes slammed 5 fours and 4 sixes while
peppering 48, the consistent Mark Johnson hit 3 fours and 3 sixes
in his 35 and Joey Pierre, included 4 fours in a quick-fire 20 not
out. Weekes and Surjubally shared an 88 run opening stand, Johnson
and Surjubally, a 52 run second wicket stand, Taylor and
Surjubally a 65 run third wicket stand, and Pierre and Taylor, a
68 run fourth wicket stand. The best of the bowlers for Palm
Beach, were C. Ali 1 for 26, Glen Anglin 1 for 36, Ian Thomas 1
for 39 and Ravi Samlal I for 62. In reply, Palm Beach was
dismissed for 171 from 18 .3 overs. Bresford Lewis 33 (3 fours and
3 sixes), Ryan Brown 28 (5 fours and a six), Anglin 26 (2 fours
and 2 sixes) and Samlal 19 (4 fours), were the only batsmen
offering resistance. Bowling International to a whopping 101 run
victory, and their second title in just over a month, left-hand
spinner Prem Singh bagged 3 for 33, off- spinner Madhav
Nayrasinhan captured 3 for 37, medium pacer Doane Ranger 2 for 55
and Surjubally 1 for 5.
Shayla
Grant is the first recipient of the (2007) South Florida Cricket
Alliance (SFCA) College Scholarship. Shayla recently graduated
from Coral Reef Senior High in Miami with a 4.63 GPA. While in
High School Shayla played varsity soccer and participated in
various clubs. She also served as president of the Youth Group at
St. Luke the Physician Episcopal Church.