US National Under-19 Batsman Randall Wilson to Lead defending Champs Queens I in NYC Mayors’s Cup

On June 22, the top high school cricket players from the New York City Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) will compete for the chance to be named the “Best in the City” at the third annual NYC Mayor’s Cup Cricket All-Star Games. The semifinal matches begin at 11am and the championship match will take place at 3pm at the Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground Cricket Fields #3 and #6, located across from 6035 Broadway, in the Bronx. Admission is free.

Two of the City’s most accomplished cricketers will be competing in this year’s event: Keifer Phill (High School for Construction) and Randall Wilson (John Adams High School), who were both recently selected to compete on the USA National Under-19 Team. The United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) donated jerseys to the participating athletes and coaches in this year’s event.

The NYC Mayor’s Cup series, which features 11 sporting events that crown the “Best in the City,” is organized by NYC & Company, the City’s marketing, tourism and partnership organization. The series showcases student-athletes of all ages from across all five boroughs as they compete year-round to prove they are New York City’s best at baseball, lacrosse, outdoor track & field, basketball, softball, soccer, cricket, chess, table tennis, cross country and wrestling. For more information about the NYC Mayor’s Cup series, visit facebook.com/nycmayorscup.

2012 NYC Mayor’s Cup Champs, Queens I

DATE: Saturday, June 22, 2013

TIME: 11am: Semifinal Matches

Queens Team #1 vs. Bronx/Manhattan

Queens Team #2 vs. Brooklyn

3pm: Championship Match

6pm: Awards Ceremony

PLACE: Van Cortlandt Park

Parade Ground Cricket Fields #3 and #6

(Across from 6035 Broadway) The Bronx

Bronx/Manhattan : Danyaal Ain, Joydeep Baidya, Vinit Shah (Stuyvesant) Zahid Hasan (Capt.), Ali Bangash, Hamza Bangash, Kamran Haque, Naiem Hussen (Lehman) Shyam Bhatt, Pavil Sabu, Abhishek Samdaria (Bronx Science) Mahbub Hasan, Syed Islam (Vice Capt.), Tasawar Khalil, Asmar Khan, (DeWitt Clinton) Coaches: Nigel Thompson (Lehman) Mohammed Khan (Stuyvesant)

Brooklyn : Fahad Riaz (Capt.), Zeeshan Arif, Bilal Zulfiqar (Lincoln) Alex Chattergoon (Franklin K. Lane) Akash Chowdhury, Syed Forhaduddin, Akramul Haque (Brooklyn International) Antu Das, Hamza Rana (Vice Capt.), Mohib Tariq (FDR) Kevin Evariste (Wingate) Mohammed Hossain (Prospect Heights) Burhan Saeed (Midwood) Saqib Shahid (Sheepshead Bay) Haasher Warraich (Lafayette) Coaches: Lal Saitram (Lincoln) Paul Allen (Brooklyn International)

Queens I : MD Fuhad, Syed Shahi Pir (Jamaica) Abhishek Satyam, Jason Hall, Hamad Hussain (John Bowne) Munthasir Islam (Vice Capt.) Jason Rooney, Vijendra Mohabir, Sharif Rahman (Hillcrest)Rafeek Nazeer (Richmond Hill) Zafar Yusuf, Randall Wilson (Capt.), Randy Permaul (John Adams) Keifer Phill (HS for Construction) Prajwal Sharma (Queens HS of Teaching) Coaches:  Hunter Brett (Hillcrest) Alex Navarrete (John Adams)

Queens II : Shalman Ahmed, Aown Iqbal (Vice Capt.) MD Rahman, Taranjit Singh (William C. Bryant) Muhammad Ashfaq, Mohammed Hossin, Tipo Sultan (Newcomers) Farial Haque (Thomas Edison) Sajib Salam (Capt.) Mohtasim Hussain, Nahid Islam, Redwanur Khan (Long Island City)  Gurtej Singh, Rolex Kapali (Aviation) Tajinder Singh (Martin Van Buren) Coaches: Joe Mathew (William C. Bryant) Dharmvir Gehlaut (Long Island City)