EACA Shifts Gears

Posted on August 16, 2013 by vellocricket

T20 Blitz, Power 40 Playoffs

 

Nicholas Stanford scored 158 to lauch Atlantis into the EACA Power semis

Nicholas Stanford scored 158 to lauch Atlantis into the EACA Power semis

As if the season had not already been a humdinger, Eastern American Cricket Association will turn up the tempo beginning this weekend. With the League Power 40 all completed. Division II Power semifinals and T20 Blitz takes center stage.

 

Enmore tackle All Stars, while Eastside Warriors face off against NY Centurion for places in the second division Finals. Bay Park and Brentwood will host these two semifinals with matches starting an hour earlier at high noon (12pm).

 

EACA T20 Blitz returns after a successful 2012, with 17 clubs grouped in three zones. Unfortunately Phantoms were unable to participate in the Blitz events. With all the high-voltage action prediction, Phantoms will be keen to be part of the festivities come 2014.

There are two zones with six teams and one with five teams.  Three teams will go on to the playoff from the two zones with six teams and two teams will advance to the playoffs from the zone with five  teams.  Like a year earlier the host teams will play double-headers against two opponents. the first match begins a 11 AM with an afternoon fixture at 3 PM.

EACA T20 Blitz Zoning

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

#1 RHCC #2 E/ACS #3 BACC
#6 Arsenal #5 MMZ #4 Atlantis
#7 Hillside #8 Galaxy #9 Liberty
#12 Centurion #11 Enmore #10 Camelot
#13 ESW #14 All Stars #15 Falcons
#17 Victory #16 LIUCC

Top 2 into QF

Top 3 into QF

Top 3 into QF

EACA T20Blitz Fixture

Round 1 – Aug 18th

Zone 1

 RHCC (host) v Arsenal Baisley

11:00 AM
RHCC (host) v Hillside Baisley

3:00 PM

Zone 2

 E/ACS (host) v MMZ Lido Beach

11:00 AM
E/ACS (host) v Galaxy Lido Beach

3:00 PM

Zone 3

 BACC (host) v Camelot Flushing II

11:00 AM
BACC (host) v Liberty Flushing II

3:00 PM
Atlantis (host) v LIUCC Heckshire

11:00 AM
Atlantis (host) v Falcons Heckshire

3:00 PM

Victory CC bye Week

EACA Power40 Div II Semi-Final  – Aug 18th

Semi-Final 1 Enmore (host) vs All Stars Bay Park

12:00 PM
Semi-Final 2 ESW (host) vs NY Centurions Brentwood I

12:00 PM

EACA Power40 Div I Semi-Final – Aug 25th

Semi-Final 1 RHCC (host) vs Atlantis Baisley

12:00 PM
Semi-Final 2 Everest (host) vs BACC Bay Park

12:0
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New York Name Strong Squad For Atlantic Clash

Posted on August 16, 2013 by vellocricket
Promoting the World's Best Game,

Promoting the World’s Best Game,

New York (NYCR) will welcome Atlantic Region on Saturday August 17th at Marine Park, Brooklyn. NYCR has named three strong squads across the age brackets for the triple-header. The Under-25 selection will be bouyed by the national experiences of Akeem Dodson, and Azurdeen Mohammed. The in-form Michael Noble, along with Trinson Carmichael and Terrence Madramootoo will all be key players on game day.

Carmichael, will look to build on his current form as well as his performance in the very fixture a year earlier against Atlantic

Carmichael, will look to build on his current form as well as his performance in the very fixture a year earlier against Atlantic

For the Under-19’s there are six player with national experience. Captain Trevis Ross alongside 2012 captain Amarnauth Persaud should lead the batting department. Keifer Phill should be a handful as one of the fastest bowlers in his age group in the Americas. Consistent offspinner, Hamza Rana will be pivotal to the New Yorker bowling lineup.

The Under-17’s are the stars of the future, a group not too well known. However the likes of Nicholas Harripersaud, Michael Katwaroo and Chetram Persaud will be keen to etch their names in regional folklore.

Matches begin at 11am, Players are asked to be ready at 9 am. Squads listed below.

Waqas Shah currently in prolific form at the club, regional and national youth levels

Waqas Shah currently in prolific form at the club, regional and national youth levels

NYCR U-25: Prashant Nair, Casper Davis Jr., Hugh Craig, Javein Thomas, Akeem Dodson, Keon Lake, Maurice Powell, Trinson Carmichael, Alex Amsterdam, Romeno Deane, Andy Mohamed, Altaaf Habibulla, Horatio Paul, Michael Noble, T. Madramooto Coach Kerk Higgins 917 667 7835

NYCR U-19: Trevis Ross (C), Randall Wilson (VC), Rafeek Nazeer, Keiffer Phil, Lijo Mazhuvanchery, Aown Iqbal, Amarnauth Persaud, Gauvranshu Sharma, Clint Chasteau, Zafar Yusuf, Jason Hall, Leon Mohabir, Omar Afridi, Waqas Shah, Mark Bamfield, Hamza Rana

NYCR U-17: Nicholas Harripersaud (c), Abdullah Afridi (vc), Surrendra Singh, Raafi Reza, Eliot Bedessee, Chetram Persaud, Randy Permaul, Nicholas Nandan, Sanjoy Dhaniram, Joel Bodhoo, Michael Katwaroo, Grantley Holder, Govinda Balgobin, Ryan Persaud

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Kallicharran Too Good For Centurion

Posted on August 16, 2013 by vellocricket 
By Jerry Persaud


A brilliant all-round performance from veteran Derrick Kallicharran who took 3 wickets for 13 runs off his allotted 8 overs and made 59 not out which contained 6 fours and 4 sixes, enabled Enmore Cricket Club to defeat the overrated 
Centurion C.C. last Sunday at Lido Beach. Enmore by virtue of this win took them to the first place going into the EACA Division II playoff.

Centurion in winning the toss opted to take first strike and opened their batting with former US under 19 player Trevor Singh and the classical S. Ramjohn. Both openers was batting fluently despite a few dropped catches until Jason Thomas was introduced into the attack and accounted for the first wicket, that of Ramjohn LBW for 48 ( 7x4 & 1x6)K. Jairam was the next in but did not survived for too long and was also out LBW to Thomas. In came the talented cricketer Troy Doodnauth who started off very cautiously. 

Kallicharran was introduced into the attack and had Singh dancing down the track only to be deceived and stumped by stand-in wicket keeper Nicky Joseph for a well played 50. O Myrie came in next and after driving Kallicharran for a beautiful four was out in Kallicharran's next over caught for 10. As wickets started falling as Kallicharran accounted for the next two batsmen. Troy must have felt that his team needed him to step up the tempo. In attempting to go after hitting a six and couple of fours, he was out caught by Asif Ali on the Long off boundary off the bowling of Leroy Jackman for a well played 41.

Centurion were then bowled out for 216 runs off 36.2 overs.

Batting for Centurion: S. Ramjohn - 48
T. Singh - 50
T. Doodnauth - 41

Bowling for Enmore:

Jason Thomas 2 for 54
Derrick Kallicharran - 3 for 13
Leroy Jackman 2 for 16.

Enmore in reply opened their batting with the dependable Safraz Ali and Mark Gomes. Safraz was the first to go via the LBW route pushing way in front for 35 that contained five fours. Nigel Bridgelall was the next in and he stick around for a while. Mark Gomes was the second wicket to go via LBW for a well played 30 that contained four boundaries. Nicky Joseph was the next to go, caught for 1 and Charlton Senior following suit, caught for 11. In came Kallicharran, who showed it is not too old to play this glorious game of uncertainties as long as you are fit. After taking a peek at a few deliveries, Kallicharran opened up and started to hit some glorious boundaries, one of them was a effortless 6 over the cover boundary, that went a long way.

Enmore sensing victory with the partnership of Bridgelall and Kallicharran, suffered a bit of set back, when Nigel was out LBW for 37, playing a tired shot. Captain Saheed Mohamed then came in, struck three fours and a six before he was out caught off a long hop.

Asif Ali came in and went back in a flash to the pavilion when he was out LBW for a first ball duck. Jackman joined Kallicharran and the two of them saw Enmore to victory at 219 for 6 off 36.3 overs.

Batting for Enmore:

D. Kallicharran 59 Not Out.
S. Ali - 35
M. Gomes - 30.
N. Bridgelall - 37
S. Mohammed - 21.

Bowling for Centurion:

N. Nandan - 3 for 30.
S. Ramjohn 2 for 47.
V. Persaud 2 for 25
T. Doodnauth 0 for 45.

Enmore will now play NY All-stars in the semifinals this Sunday at the beautiful Lido Ground.


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EACA: All To Play For

Posted on August 9, 2013 by vellocricket

 

Debo Sankar 66 for Richmond Hill against Big Apple

Debo Sankar 66 for Richmond Hill against Big Apple

August 11th should have been the final round in the Eastern American First Division. With two matches rescheduled for August 18th, the scheduling adds to the intrigue at the business end. Three spots remain with five teams in with a chance at the semifinals. Looking forward Meten-Meer-Zorg (MMZ) play Liberty and Arsenal tackle Galaxy on August 18th. But it will be the three 10-pointers this Sunday which will chart the course.

In round 13 MMZ continued their inconsistent form as they dropped valuable points to American Cricket Society (ACS) in a low scoring affair. ACS were restricted to 172 in 39.3 overs with a number of cameos along the way, Aun Merchant 27 and Trevon Forde 26 were the topscorers. For MMZ Rayhanul Islam, 2/16 and Zaieed Majeed 2/24 led the bowling, with Rocky Kowchai and Saumil Gandhi scalping two wickets each also. MMZ found themselves in earlier trouble against Saheed Amin and Trevor Walke, with Azurdeen Mohammed showing some fight with 26. Majeed contributed 23 but that was as much as they would have as they will bowled out for 103 in 31.3 overs. Veteran spinner Zamin Amin lead his side with 4/25, Karan Ganesh 2/15, Saheed 2/21 and Walke 2/27. ACS will be looking for a win over Big Apple in a virtual quaternary, to secure a place in the semis. MMZ face the undefeated Richmond Hill.

 

Richmond Hill though having advanced are keen to maintain their undefeated run. They showed just that when they meet second placed Big Apple. Richmond Hill were led by Debo Sankar 66 who provided the foundation for the innings. At the back end Deryck Mac Donald scored a brisk 41 not out off 25 balls to help his side to 248/7. Alexandrino Kirton had 3/53 and Zaheer Saffie 2/38 for Big Apple. Big Apple looking to secure a place in the semifinals were made to work hard as they fell 26 runs short, At 222 all out in 37.4 overs, with 20 balls unused Big Apple will take that lesson when they meet ACS. Skipper Shameer Sadloo was on the ball with 4/25, getting support from Kumar Nandalall 2/52. Richmond Hill wont be offering any favors when they face MMZ.

 

Hillside got the better of Galaxy with a comfortable five wicket victory. Galaxy batted first in this academic affair to post a competitive 231 in 39.4 overs. Krishna Harricharran 59 and Sunesh Wazid 52 were the main run scorers for Galaxy. W Persaud and Boughnarine Persaud had two wickets each for Hillside. J Mangal 81 not out, Nazam Juman 59 and Boughnarine 49 completed the brace for Hillside. Rafeek Nazeer had 2/53 for Galaxy who face Camelot this weekend, as Hillside tackle Liberty.

 

With Atlantis keeping pace with a win over Camelot, it was important for Arsenal to turn back Liberty to keep their hopes alive. Liberty’s dismal season continued as they were restricted to 177 in 35 overs. Danesh Deonarine 44 and Marlon Persaud 29 were the only resistance to the Arsenal. Syed Hussain 3/32, Ayyaz Chaudhry 3/38 and Rehan Shahid 2/29 kept Liberty within sight. Liberty made Arsenal work for the win as the accounted for six dismissals. Lisan Chaudhry 37 and Mohammed Rehman 31 did enough to take Arsenal home by the 34th over. Altaf Habibulla continued his good form with 2/39. Both sides have two matches remaining with Arsenal knowing wins over Atlantis and Galaxy will take them through. As for Liberty they will be looking for consolations against Hillside and MMZ, the last of which may very well be a spoiler.

 

In Division II Emore tackle Centurion in a bout for first place at Lido Beach. Eastside Warriors and All Stars arethe other two semifinalist. Falcons, Victory, Long Island United and Phantom will have to look to the T20 Blitz for any chance at glory this season

 

 

EASTERN AMERICAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION
2013 Week 13

Power40 Div I

Rank

 Team Matches Won Lost Tied N/R Points

NetRR

For

Against

1

 Richmond Hill CC

12

11

0

0

1

57

3.06

2385/356.1

1601/440.0

2

 Big Apple CC

12

9

2

0

1

47

2.80

2215/334.0

1687/440.0

3

 Everest/ACS

12

8

2

0

2

44

2.15

2243/352.0

1689/399.4

4

 Atlantis CC – NY

12

8

3

0

1

42

2.02

2108/330.3.4

1796/412.5

5

 Meten Meer Zorg CC

11

8

3

0

0

40

2.17

2099/383.0

1410/426.0

6

 Arsenal CC

11

7

3

0

1

37

0.65

2072/392.4.4

1688/365.0

7

 Hillside SC

12

6

4

0

1

32

0.28

2058/395.4

1930/392.1

8

 Galaxy CC

11

4

6

0

1

22

0.18

1976/350.0

1774/324.5

9

 Liberty SC

11

4

6

0

1

22

-0.04

1811/359.2

1775/349.1

10

 Camelot CC

12

4

7

0

1

22

-2.87

1345/388.3

1858/293.3

 

              

 

 

 

Power40 Div II

Rank

 Team Matches Won Lost Tied N/R Points

NetRR

For

Against

1

 NY Centurion CC

11

6

4

0

1

32

0.98

1790/337.1

1493/344.4

2

 Enmore CC

11

5

4

0

2

29

0.70

1548/289.0

1169/251.0

3

 East Side Warriors CC

11

5

5

0

1

27

-1.36

1741/387.3

2261/386.2

4

 All Star CC

11

3

6

1

1

20

-2.35

1379/381.4

2086/350.0

5

 Falcons CC

12

2

8

1

1

15

-1.40

1702/434.0

2120/398.0

6

 Victory CC

12

2

9

0

0

10

-3.12

1488/425.0

2183/329.4

7

 Long Island United CC

11

1

9

0

1

7

-2.57

1384/326.4

2102/309.0

8

 Phantoms CC

11

0

10

0

1

2

-3.20

1198/360.0

1909/292.2
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Bedessee Sports, Labor Day T20

Posted on August 9, 2013 by vellocricket

BI_Sports_Logo_T20-1Bedessee Sports is pleased and excited to announce that they will be sponsoring their first inaugural National T20 cricket tournament in the city of New York. The tournament is in association with The New York Cricket Region, American Cricket League, Brooklyn Cricket League, The Metropolitan District Cricket Association and the USA Cricket Umpires Association.

Bedessee Sports is the largest importer, wholesaler, retailer and distributor of top quality cricket equipment in North America. With locations in Canada, USA and the Caribbean, also a dealer network that stretches across the whole western hemisphere.

Several leagues and clubs has approached Mr. Chubb Bedessee, who is the President of Bedessee Sports, to stage a cricket tournament in the New York Tri-State region, where it lacks a private national tournament. Being the mecca of cricket in the United States, Mr. Bedessee has decided to stage this event with his friends in supporting this venture. This event will be a wonderful opportunity for teams to showcase their players in a friendly cricket tournament, while competing for a Grand Prize.

The Grand Prize to the winning team will be cash of $10,000. The runner-up team will receive $2500. There will also be cash and equipment prizes for top performing players. Mr. Bedessee hopes the tournament is a great success that can contribute to cricket development while at the same time, building a stronger foundation in New York.

This tournament will be held from August 30th to September 2nd.  The majority of the Games are to take place at Marine Park, Seaview 80th and 108th Street parks in Brooklyn. The final is to be played at the Seaview 80th street Park. The tournament is open to all clubs, groups and/or leagues. Any team that wishes to participate in this event will need to pay an entrance fee of $1500 per team and supply their teams’ roster by the closing date of August 23rd. We ask everyone to spread the word and to come out enjoy a weekend of exciting cricket matches.

If you would like to enter a team or to find out more information, kindly contact Mr. Chubb Bedessee at 718-272-1300 (press option 4) or Mr. Lester Hooper from the NY Cricket Region at 347-538-2696.

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New York, Atlantic Renew Rivalry

Posted on August 9, 2013 by vellocricket

 

Promoting the World's Best Game,

Promoting the World’s Best Game,

Following a success 2012 inter-regional series, New York(NYCR) and Atlantic have renewed their rivalry this season. Atlantic will make the trip across the Hudson River on August 17th for the triple header event. In action will be Uner-17, Under-19 and Under-25 at Marine Park. NYCR will wrap up its screening process this Saturday, August 10th at Gateway Oval. Players interested in participating in region competition are encouraged to be at Gateway from 10am.

NYCR will look to build on the exploits of its National Under 19 quintet of Keifer Phill, Trevis Ross, Mohammad Afridi, Randall Wilson and Waqas Shah. In the under 25 category, Azurdeen Mohammed, and Akeem Dodson will bring their senior team experiences as well.

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Richmond Hill Book Semifinal Berth

Posted on August 5, 2013 by vellocricket

EACA Round 12: Four Eliminated in  Division I

 

Amsterdam was consistent with the Bat and Ball for Atlantis on the opening day of Play in the EACA 2012 T20 Blitz

Alex Amsterdam 104 for Atlantis was not enough, as they were nipped by Big Apple

Round 12 was completed on, July 28th with a series of decisive results. Amarnauth Persaud’s 103 not out lifted Meten-Meer-Zorg (MMZ) to a morale boosted victory which effectively ended Galaxy’s Power 40 campaign. MMZ posted 228/3, with captain Azurdeen Mohammed 43 and Trevis Ross 41 supporting Persaud. Galaxy came up short in their chase as they were bowled out for 135 in 34.2 overs. Yudesh Bissnauth 48 and Rafeek Nazeer were the most noteworthy contributions. Saumil Gandhi3/33, Saud Hussain 2/2, Mohammed 2/12 and Rocky Kowchai 2/13 shared the wickets to complete a 93 run win.

 

In the match of the week, a ten pointer if you will, Atlantis hosted Big Apple. Batting first the host were led by Alex Amsterdam 104 and Ron Andrews 54. for Big Apple, Alexandrino Kirton 3/37 and skipped Zaheer Saffie 2/27 were the pick of the bowlers. Set a competitive 260 to win at 6.50 runs per over Big Apple relied on the experience of former West Indian batsman Ryan Ramdeen 53. Losing wickets at a frequent rate, Big Apple maintained a fluent tempo well above the required rate. A rearguard innings of 67 not out by Telston Johnson completed a jail breaking one wicket win with 52 balls to spare. Greg Robinson 3/54 and Keon Lake 3/64 accounted for most of the inroads but it was not enough in the end.

 

American Cricket Society (ACS) earned five vital points as they eliminated Hillside Sports. Hillside were routed for 152 in 33 overs, Nedesh  Basdeo 62 held off the persistent ACS attack. For ACS the work load was shared, with Aun Merchant 2/17, Terry Hastoo 2/20, Zamin Amin 2/22 and Saheed Amin 2/54. Hillside did cause some concern as they scalped four wickets, but ACS were always in the driver seat as they completed victory in 24 overs.

 

Richmond Hill remained faultless as Roderick Lovell’s 5/41 set the tempo against Arsenal.  Robin Dass 75 and Shayed Zaman 38 held Arsenal together as they posted 188 in 36.1 overs. Shameer Sadloo 3/40 and Kumar Nandalall 2/19 played perfect supporting roles to Lovell. Sudesh Dhaniram stroked his third century of the season, creating acreage between him and the number batsman in the EACA Power 40. Dhaniram’s unbeaten 103 and Wazid Ward 37 not out completed an impressive eight wicket victory as Richmond Hill booked a semifinal berth.

 

Liberty’s win of Camelot was more of an academic event as both sides are unable to amass sufficient points to challenge for a semifinal berth. For the bottom four they will try to play the role of spoilers as Division I draws to the business end. Arsenal stand with an outside chance at qualification with Atlantis positioned iwth the best chance to displace one of MMZ, Big Apple and ACS. Division I schedule :  https://vellocricket.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/eaca-div-1-schedule.pdf

 

 

EASTERN AMERICAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION
2013 Week 12

Power40 Div I

Rank

 Team Matches Won Lost Tied N/R Points

NetRR

For

Against

1

 Richmond Hill CC

11

10

0

0

1

52

3.31

2137/316.1

1379/400.0

2

 Big Apple CC

11

9

1

0

1

47

3.18

1993/294.0

1439/400.0

3

 Meten Meer Zorg CC

10

8

2

0

0

40

2.61

1996/343.0

1240/386.0

4

 Everest/ACS

11

7

2

0

2

39

2.23

2073/312.0

1586/359.4

5

 Atlantis CC – NY

11

7

3

0

1

37

1.65

2052/324.4

1741/372.5

6

 Arsenal CC

10

6

3

0

1

32

0.62

1894/359.4

1511/325.0

7

 Hillside SC

11

5

4

0

1

27

0.25

1825/359.2

1699/352.1

8

 Galaxy CC

10

4

5

0

1

22

0.29

1745/310.0

1541/288.3

9

 Liberty SC

10

4

5

0

1

22

0.06

1634/319.2

1597/315.3

10

 Camelot CC

11

4

6

0

1

22

-2.58

1290/348.3

1802/287.0

 

              

 

 

 

Power40 Div II

Rank

 Team Matches Won Lost Tied N/R Points

NetRR

For

Against

1

 NY Centurion CC

10

5

4

0

1

27

0.87

1617/310.5

1321/304.4

2

 East Side Warriors CC

10

5

4

0

1

27

-1.28

1569/347.3

2088/360.0

3

 Enmore CC

10

4

4

0

2

24

0.67

1384/263.0

1006/219.0

4

 All Star CC

10

3

6

0

1

17

-2.67

1305/341.4

2012/310.0

5

 Falcons CC

11

2

8

0

1

12

-1.58

1628/394.0

2046/358.0

6

 Long Island United CC

10

1

7

0

1

7

-2.70

1221/294.4

1938/283.0

7

 Victory CC

11

1

9

0

0

5

-3.12

1488/425.0

2183/329.4

8

 Phantoms CC

10

0

9

0

1

2

-3.20

1198/360.0

1909/292.2
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Snapshot Of Powergen’s Tour Opener

Posted on August 5, 2013 by vellocricket

Cosmos v. Powergen

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Powergen and Cosmos pose at the post match photo-opt

Trinidad and Tobago 2013 Champions, Powergen Sports, at Baisley Pond, New York

Trinidad and Tobago 2013 Champions, Powergen Sports, at Baisley Pond, New York

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All-Round Liberty SC Notch First Division I Win

Posted on August 1, 2013 by vellocricket
Liberty Captain Danesh Deonarain, led his side to victory with an unbeaten 45

Liberty Captain Danesh Deonarain, led his side to victory with an unbeaten 45

by The Blue Nation

Liberty Sports Club put in a strong all-round performance to get back in the winning column against Camelot CC in the Eastern American Cricket Association Power40 competition. Played at the Baisley Cage on Sunday, July 28th LSC bowled out Camelot for 166 and then chased down the total in the 21st over with 5 wickets to spare. Altaaf Habibulla picked up three wickets while skipper Danesh Deonarain knocked up an unbeaten 45 to lead Blue Nation to victory.

In overcast conditions Camelot CC won the toss and elected to bat, a decision which looked to be in their favor after being 60 without loss as the 1st drinks break approached. However, Imtiaz Hassan had Roy Harry (28) stumped in the 15th over and that opened up the game for LSC. Ian Chin (40), Imdad Khan (33) and Taahir Surijpaul (23) offered some resistance but it was Altaaf Habibulla who picked up three key middle order wickets which led to Camelot CC being bowled out for 166. Vijay Naidu, making a comeback after being away from the game for 4 years, picked up two wickets also bowling his leg breaks.

LSC’s chase got off to a worrying start after loosing opening batsman Dilly Khilawan for naught and then Habibulla (15) with the score on 32. Captain, Danesh Deonarain, joined opening batsman Bose Persaud as the duo moved the score past 50 before Persaud held out to long on. Hassan joined Deonarain and the pair steadied up the chase before Hassan (22) was caught at mid wicket.

Thakur Singh (13) who earlier sent down a miserly spell of spin bowling opening the ball for LSC stayed with Deonarain to bring the chase within striking distance before he was bowled. Naidu continued to enjoy his return to competitive league cricket, with a quick fire 14 not out to help close off the chase.

Deonarain struck 5 fours in his game high knock of 45 not out as he navigated the LSC chase through the 21 overs.

Liberty SC will continue their EACA Division 1 games this weekend against Arsenal CC

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Amarnauth Persaud Slammed A Brilliant Unbeaten Century

Posted on July 31, 2013 by vellocricket
Amarnauth Persaud 103 not out for MMZ in EACA Division I Play

Amarnauth Persaud 103 not out for MMZ in EACA Division I Play

The teams were greeted by overcast condition at the picturesque Bay Park cricket ground. MMZ skipper Azurdeen Mohammed won the toss and decided to bat first. The skipper promoted the young Amarnath Persaud to open the batting, in the absence of the hard hitting Richie Sieuchan, it was a moved that proved to be a match winning one. Persaud and Andy Mohammed batted beautifully to see MMZ post the 100 run opening partnership with Mohammed scoring a quick 45 before he was out caught at the midwicket boundary off Sobin Ramphal. Persaud looks very solid at the crease was joined by the calm Saud Hussain. Persaud as we know is one of the best youth all-rounder in the country was left out of the USA under 19 squad for the under 19 world cup qualifier. Persaud put that behind him and continued to bat like a superstar.

Persaud on 49 played a glorious cover drive to bring up his half century. Husaain was bating well until he was out caught for 19. This brought the flamboyant USA under 19 batsman Trevis Ross to joined his mate at the crease. This pair saw MMZ to the 200 mark, with Ross being the aggressor played some attractive shot, as the overs were drying up Ross tried to go over the top was out caught for a well played 43. Persaud was joined by Majeed with the score on 220 for 3 in the 38th over and Persaud in the 90s things were getting tense for the young man. The jubilant moment came when he drove one through extra cover for a double to bring up what was a well deserved maiden hundred he whipped his USA cap off and celebrated to his team mates with a huge smile on his face, his knock includes six sweetly timed boundaries and two massive sixes . MMZ finishes on 228 for 3 off their 40 overs.

Galaxy sent out Vickram Petam and Alon Harmacoond to opened the batting, with young Rocky Kowchai and the off spinner, the experienced Zaaid Majeed on the ball for the MMZ boys. Rocky was first to strike bowled Harmacoond for two, skipper Sunesh Wazid joined his partner and didn’t last long edge a Kowchai delivery to gloveman Ajaz Asgarally. The young promising Rafeek Nazeer walked to the crease to joined Petam . Nazeer looks very composed as he played some fine shots around the park, he lost his partner Petam who was stumped by Asgarally for 10 off Majeed . Thackurdeen Dhanraj and Metray Balgobin were cleaned up by Azurdeen Mohammed for three and duck respectively. Nazeer found a reliable partner Yudesh Bissnauth. The pair batted well to bring up the hundred for Galaxy, this pair was batting well until the skipper switched around Saumil Gandhi and immediately he had the wicket of Nazeer caught at mid on by Amarnauth Persaud for a well played 33 , Bissnauth soon followed brilliantly caught by the substitute fielder Neel Patel who relish the opportunity to be part of the action, Bissnauth made a quick fire 48. Saud Hussain and Gandhi cleaned up the rest of the batsmen; Galaxy eventually was bowled out for 135 in 34.2 overs.

Summary: MMZ 228 for 3 off 40 overs, Amarnauth Persaud 100 not out, Azurdeen Mohammed 43 and Trevis ross 41

Bowling for Galaxy: Thakurdeen Dhanraj 1 for 34, Yudesh Bissnauth 1 for 36 and Sunesh Wazid 1 for 34.

Galaxy , 135 all out in 34.2 overs, Yudesh Bissnauth 48 and Rafeek Nazeer 33

Bowling for MMZ., Saumil Gandhi 8-1-33- 3 , Saud Hussain 2.2-0-2-2, Azurdeen Mohammed 8-3-12-2, Zaaid Majeed 5-0-10-1, Rocky Kowchai 6-1-13-1.

MMZ now on 40 points will host the experienced Everest/ACS at Bay Park on Sunday; both teams will be looking for vital points in this crucial round.

MMZ CC still have two more games remaining Richmond Hill CC on Sunday 11th August and then will play liberty Sports Club on August 18th.

 

 

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