Van Cortland Host NY and Atlantic in Regional Series

Posted on September 14, 2012 by vellocricket

NYCR duel with Atlantic in Double Header in the Bronx

New York Cricket get an opportunity to continue its 2012 supremacy over Atlantic Region. NYCR will tackle their Atlantic counterparts at the Under 25 and U19 levels. Proceedings begins at 10 am at the newly renovated Van Cortland Park in the Bronx. Last time the regions met, NYCR won at the U15 and U19 grades, with Atlantic taking the main event on August 4th at the U 21 grade.

Ricky Kissoon continues at the helm with the U-19 unit with Clifford Hinds serving as manager. The squad is listed as follows:

Amarnauth Persaud, Troy Mars, Rafique Nazeez, Omar Afridi, Trevor Singh, Muhammad Ayaz, Sajib Salam, Foisal Mohammed, Tanveer Khan, Prashant Nair, Yogindra Dass, Clifford Hamilton, Randall Wilson, Rohan Burell, and Cameron Mirza

The U-25 squad will be coached by Milton Pydanna, with NYCR Youth Coordinator Nigel Harper as manager. The squad is listed as follows:

Nicholas Stanford, Faisal Taj, Jason Greaves, Ryan Gittens, Shiv Kumala, Alex Amsterdam, Trinson Carmichael, Dino Cho Wee Nam, Keon Lake, Casper Davis Jr, Altaf Habibullah, Keith Eddie, Hugh Craig, and Ron Andrews.

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New York Cricket Region: Women To Face U-15

Posted on September 14, 2012 by vellocricket

All NYCR Affair, U-15 battle the ladies

New York Cricket Region Women selection will face their under 15 men counterparts  on Saturday 15th September 2012. Players are asked to arrived at Gateway Oval, in Starrett City, Brooklyn from 9am. NYCR Women will be coached by Linden Fraser and Venelda Wallace will serve as manager. The the Under 15 selection will be keen to follow up from their convincing win over Atlantic Region back in August. The U-15 Troops will be marshaled  by Dyon Ravello and Trevor John. Players selected are listed below:

1 Nicholas Harripersad, 2 Michael Katwaroo, 3 Surrendra Singh, 4 Rahim Khan, 5 Keifer Phil, 6 Usman Ashraf, 7 Burhan Saeed, 8 Muhammad Shahzad, 9 Syed Abdullah, 10 Hussain Cheema, 11 Khushaud Hamza 12 Ryan Persaud, 13 Rana Hassan 14 Orette Irons, 15 Syed Ahmad, 16 Zain Awan,  17 Steven Chaitram, 18 Syed Ali 19 Javon Blackman, 21 Ryan Shangie, 22 Yousuf Shah, 23 Justin Deopaul 24 Elliot Bedessee 25 Shah Hussain
Come one come all, show your support for the New York Cricket Region, Women’s and Youth Cricket, Sponsors Welcomed!
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ATLANTIS BOUNCES BACK WITH DOUBLE-HEADER WINS

Posted on September 14, 2012 by vellocricket
EASTERN AMERICAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION 2012 T20 BLITZ
 
 
Club regroups for EACA T20 Blitz
By John L. Aaron
 
After coming up very short in the Eastern American Cricket Association’s Power40 Zone Division “A” championship final, Atlantis Cricket Club bounced back last weekend to win it’s first two matches in the league’s 2012 T20 Blitz tournament at Heckscher State Park.
 
Atlantis’ Mach Speed outruns Phantom

Henderson Blades rained 147 on Phantoms in EACA T 20 Blitz Play. Photo by John Aaron

With several players unavailable for the start of the EACA’s phase two 2012 tournament, Atlantis fielded two players short in both matches; starting against Phantom Cricket Club shortly before Noon and Arsenal later in the afternoon. Winning the toss against Phantom and electing to bat, Atlantis quickly got up to Mach speed striking 28x4s and 12x6s in their tally of 262 in 20 overs, mainly off the blade of opener Henderson Blades, who struck 145 not out (19x4s, 9x6s) and Alex Amsterdam who narrowly missed a half-century striking 2x4s and 1×6 in his knock of 47.

 
Atlantis lost three wickets along the way; Ryan Sukhdeo, 23 (2x4s, 1×6), Nicholas Standford, 6, and Alex Amsterdam, 47. The wickets were shared by three Phantom bowlers, F. Baloch 4-0-34-1, S. Regmi 4-0-61-1 and H. Naseer 4-0-29-1. Extras contributed 40, while the remaining two Phantom bowlers A. Bangash 0 for 59 off 4 overs and S. Murtaza 0 for 49 off 4 overs, chipped in with sizable contributions.
 
In response, Phantom disappeared for a paltry 77 all out in 20 overs, with the top three batsmen Atif Bangash, 19, Shakeeb Murtaza, 13, and Vignesh Murali, 10, being the only ones along with Extras, 17, to record double-digits. Bowling for Atlantis: Skipper Prashanth Nair captured 3 for 13 off 4 overs. Alex Amsterdam 4-0-15-2 along with Hugh Craig one for 3 off 2 overs and Keon Lake one for 9 off 4 overs were responsible for the remaining wickets, as Phantom fielded only nine pilots.

Blades carves a shot through the offside on his way to a T20 Ton. Photo by John Aaron

 
Atlantis robs Arsenal with 10 soldiers
Atlantis, having posted 262 in the first match, appeared to not have enough arrows left in its quiver to shoot down Arsenal Cricket Club, posting only 136 for 7 in the second match of the day, which was reduced to 17 overs.
 

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

The EACA Power40 Zone Division “A” runners-up Atlantis got off to a painful start losing its first four wickets for less than 50 runs, with three of those wickets falling with the score stuck at 44. Top scorers in Atlantis’ 136 were Alex Amsterdam, 55 not out off 35 balls (4x6s, 4x4s), Keon Lake, 36 off 26 balls (3x6s, 2x4s) in the opening slot and opening his account with a massive six over long-on, Henderson Blades batting down the order recorded a patient 17, while Kavishwar Bridgepaul scored an even 12 via two sixes. Extras appeared 13 times.

 
The Atlantis wickets fell at 9, 44, 44, 44, 71, 102 and 103. Bowling for Arsenal; Maqsood Alam was the pick of the crop with 3-0-36-3, with Rehan Shahid, Shaveed Zaman and Lisan Chowdury each grabbing one wicket for 12, 21 and 25 respectively.
 
Arsenal was scuttled out for a mere 90 in 16 overs, with Prashanth Nair grabbing 4 for 15 off 4 overs with his right-arm leg-breaks, a feature within his arsenal for some time now. Although the Arsenal batsmen showed remarkable poise at times, the Atlantis bowlers were able to focus, contain the batsmen and keep the victory within sight, while defending one of their lowest totals for the 2012 season.
 
Alvi Ali top scored for Arsenal with 26 off 28 deliveries (2x4s), with contributions of 14 not out and 11 coming off the bats of Ayyas Chaudry and Ibrar Ahmad respectively. Extras contributed 15, as Atlantis robbed the Arsenal of the victory by 46 runs.

Amsterdam drives at Hecksher during EACA T20 Blitz. Photo by John Aaron

 
The Arsenal wickets fell at 33, 37, 47, 57, 59, 73, 80 and 86. In addition to P. Nair’s 4 for 15, Hugh Craig had 2 for 17 off 3 overs, Alex Amsterdam 2 for 22 off 4 overs and Keon Lake 1 for 16 off 2 overs.
 
And so the day ended on a very positive note for a rebounding Atlantis that’s hoping to make it to the semi-finals in the EACA’s T20 Blitz. This Sunday, the 2-0 Atlantis will clash with the 1-1 LIUCC at Brentwood, NY. Match time is 1:00 pm.
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Panthers KO Travel Treat To Take BK 35 Over Crown

Posted on September 13, 2012 by vellocricket

By Mark Audain

Following the torrential showers of Saturday 8th September which resulted in a freak tornado in Canarsie, the grounds had dried sufficient at Brooklyn Cricket League hosted its first final of the 2012 season. League leaders Panthers faced league runners up at Marine Park C in the third meeting of both teams this season. Like during the regular season both Panthers and Travel Treat topped all comers on the BCL 35 overs knockout competition.

Panthers batted first and scoring 163 all out from 35 overs, Nousherwan Adil top scored with a majestic 53 (1 x 4, 4 x 6s), as he had good support  from Abdul Qayyum with 27, and Boom Boom Asim with 19. Bowling for Travel Treat, Abrar Zafar had figures of  6/0/19/3, Imran 4/1/12/2, and Zahib Tariq 7/0/45/2. Travel Treat were up for the task with Zafar Iqbal top scoring with a business like 39. Abrar put in an all round performance with a gritty 34 and Jazeb Tariq played a cameo for 29. Travel Treat falling a mere three runs short, 160 all out. Bowling for Panthers, off spinner Salman Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers with 7/0/29/2, as Nousherwan Adil had 7/0/30/2, and Bilal Adil 6/0/30/1. Amid the frenetic atmosphere Travel Treat were undone by five run outs, as Panthers ran out BCL knockout championship for the 2nd consecutive year.

Panthers held on for a narrow three run victory to retain the Brooklyn Cricket League Crown. Photo by Mark Audain

Panthers and Travel Treat will both be in action again on Saturday 15th when they play Sheffield and Middlesex respective in the Brooklyn League semifinals, game time HIGH NOON at Marine Park A and C. You just got to be there!

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New York Cricket League Academy Welcomes the Return of Van Cortland Park

Posted on September 11, 2012 by vellocricket
The New York Cricket League/Academy to host 4-team U25 T20 Cricket Tournament on Sept. 17 and Sept 18 @ the new and revamped Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.  Sept. 17th. and Sept. 18.
To register call 646-924-7328 or email nyyouthcricket@aol.com  Registration fee of $100 per team, Got a team, Good! Got players Good too call for more info.
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NYCR To Conduct Screening

Posted on September 11, 2012 by vellocricket

NYCR U-25 to Play Atlantic Region In Day/Night Affair

The Following Players have been asked to attend New York Cricket Region screening session on Wednesday 12th September 2012, at Gateway Oval from 5pm. Session with me coordinated by Nigel Harper, NYCR Youth Coordinator, Ricky Kissoon, Linden Fraser, and Trevor John. New York Cricket Region will tour Atlanic Region on Saturday 15th September 2012. NYCR U-19 and U-15 will face their Altantic counterparts at Watessing Park in Bloomfield, NJ, where as the U-25 unit will do battle under light at Seacaucus.

Under 25:

1.Akeem Dodson, 2. Azurdeen Mohammed, 3. Trinson Carmichael, 4. Andre Kirton, 5. Nicholas Stanford, 6. Karan Ganesh, 7. Gregory Sewdial, 8. Dino Cho Wee Nam, 9. Rocky Kowchai, 10. Kaveshwar Bridgepaul, 11.Francis Mendonca, 12. Prashant Nair, 13. Keon Lake 14.Faisal Taj 15 Dwayne Hurley, 16. Jazeb Tariq, 17. Imran Mahzar, 18. Alex Amsterdam, 19. Abrar Zafar 20 Casper Davis Jr  21 Denroy George 22 Camran Mirza 23 Ken Lake 24 Romeno Deane 25 Sumon Bari 26 Maurice Powell
Under 19:
1 Amarnauth Persaud, 2 Randall Wilson, 3 Troy Mars, 4 Rafique Nazeer, 5 Travis Ross, 6 Zahib Tariq, 7 Ayaz Mohammed, 8 Az Cheema, 9 Bilal Khan, 10 Hayat Khan, 11 Saed Haider, 12 Tandveer Khan, 13 Clifford Hamilton, 14 Sajib Salam, 15 Hamza Rana, 16 MD Islam, 17 Ahsan Riaz, 18 Leon Mohabir, 19 Rohan Burrell, 20 Bjorn Brown, 21 Dhanraj Hansraj,  22 Brandon Boodoo, 23 Kamran Hussain Rana, 24 Sameet Khawaja, 25 Waqas Shah 26 Foisal Mohammed 27 Faisal Ahmed, 28 Syed Hussain, 29 Faraz Hassan, 30 Shujon, 31 Refat, 32 Zain Masood
Under 15:
1 Nicholas Harripersad, 2 Michael Katwaroo, 3 Surrendra Singh, 4 Rahim Khan, 5 Keifer Phil, 6 Usman Ashraf, 7 Burhan Saeed, 8 Muhammad Shahzad, 9 Syed Abdullah, 10 Hussain Cheema, 11 Khushaud Hamza 12 Ryan Persaud, 13 Rana Hassan 14 Orette Irons, 15 Syed Ahmad, 16 Zain Awan,  17 Steven Chaitram, 18 Syed Ali 19 Javon Blackman, 21 Ryan Shangie, 22 Yousuf Shah, 23 Justin Deopaul 24 Elliot Bedessee 25 Shah Hussain

 

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Baby Sitter Needed

Posted on September 11, 2012 by vellocricket

Experienced Baby Sitter Needed for South Queens, Nassau County.  Send Resume to vellocricket@hotmail.com

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ACA edge Punjab to take Vellocricket Festival

Posted on September 9, 2012 by vellocricket

by Dyon Ravello

ACA edged Punjab in velloCricket Festival

velloCricket hosted its first Cricket Festival on September 1st at Marine Park. Americas Cricket Academy hosted Punjab in the friendly encounter, which was contested fiercely from ball one. Punjab batted first after winning the toss. Opening with Shabaz and Bilal, Punjab were circumspect in their approach. Anthony Karim induced the first chance for the Students as Bilal was caught at short third man by Chris Singh. Shabaz was joined by Junaid Alam as the pair took control with an partnership of 108 Junaid benefited from a chance as Ravello failed to hold on to a return catch. Shabaz remain composed as he scored 60 with Junaid scoring 48.

Dino Cho Wee Nam worked Junaid Timber to break the partner as he accounted for  .Wahab Munir leg before. Ata Khan had Irfan Naseem leg before and Imran Mahzar caught at cover trying to push the scoring rate at the close of the innnings. Ravello bowling the final over ensured there was no late flourish concede a mere three runs as Punjab closed on 163 off the allotted 20 overs.

Jahanzib Alam missed out a T20 ton scoring 94 for Americas Cricket Academy, an Academy Record. Photo By Mark Audain

The Academy were in all sort of trouble as Cho Wee Nam steered Wahab Munir to gully for the first duck, Babar taking a simple catch. Zafar Khan got into the action from ball one with Abdullah Syed caught at first slip by Mahzar. Jahanzib Alam joined Hugo D’Oliviera but would soon see the back of his partner. D’Oliviera bowled for the third naught of the innings. Munir was not done as he had Anthony Karim caught a slip by Mahzar for no score. Zafar had his second first ball victim of the innings, Andre Kirton bowled, Americas Cricket Academy reeling at 15/5 chasing 164.

Jahanzib was joined by Sameet Khawaja set about the repair job as they saw out Munir and Zafar. Khawaja rotating the strike for his partner, no stranger to frenetic finishes. Earlier in the season Khawaja partnered with Rafique Nazeer to pull off a three wicket win against Travel Treat needing 30 runs from 18 deliveries. This time around longevity was required, as Jahanzib dishes the Punjab bowling for maximums and boundaries, Khawaja played the perfect anchor role.  The pair added 116 for the sixth wicket to claw the Academy back into the match. Jahanzib piled on the runs taking a liking to Babar’s off spin, but it would be Babar who would get his man, Jahanzib falling six shy of a century.

Sameet Khawaja cameo features in another ACA win

Ravello joined Khawaja with an equation of 33 runs required from 36 deliveries.  Khawaja fell caught at the wicket, for a well played 38 as Ata Khan came to the wicket. Ravello picked off the singles and doubles before Khan was leg before to Saqib. Ravello was then joined by Sean as the pair worked away at the total. Ravello chipped down the wicket to dispatch Saqib straight down the ground for a boundary to keep the equation in the Academy’s favor. With 5 runs needed off the last over,  Naseem bowling for the first time,  concede two singles and a double in the first three deliveries.  Ravello had the luxury of a break on the fourth ball, then replicated the stroke which yielded a boundary earlier off Saqib.  Americas Cricket Academy recovering from 15/5 to win by two wickets and take the first velloCricket festival.

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Learn The Game: Field Positions

Posted on September 8, 2012 by vellocricket

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Harlene Take 5 As Victory Advance to EACA Divison B Final

Posted on September 7, 2012 by vellocricket

by Dyon Ravello

Harlene Singh usually opens the bowling for Victory in the Eastern American Power 40 competition, but last Sunday in the semifinal against Arsenal, he was regulated to first change. Tahir Khan got the timber rolling, removing NYPD alum Hasib. Navjot Singh was replaced by his namesake Harlene after three over with immediate success as Harlene scattered stumps in his first over. Harlene removed Arsenal captain Ali Alvi and Masood both leg before to strike three wickets in as many overs. At the other end swing bowler Khan induced the edge for Kabir to hold on to a catch at the wicket.

Incidentally Harlene was replaced with Navjot and Gary Cheema both failing to make an impact. Harlene returned to effect a run out at the bowlers end as he accounted for another scalp. Arsenal struggled to build partnership till the 9th wicket pair, with Harlene striking his first five wicket haul. Ibra Adnan batting at eleven due to tardiness struck fear into the Victory bowling hitting three towering sixes, taking a liking to Rohit Kwatra who was hit yards beyond the ropes for consecutive maximums. Adnan was left stranded on 26 not out, with Harlene scalping 5/35 and Tahir Khan 2/19 Arsenal posting a disappointing 121 in 25.3 overs.

Victory needing a mere 3.05 runs per over were in the driver’s, with their game to lose. Opener Charan played some streaky stroke by ironically he outlasted, Jasdeep, Rohit, and Navjot. Adnan followed up his cameo with the bat as he accounted for Rohit bowled, Charan leg before and Navjot caught. Nipun and Kabir anchored the innings fending off testing spells from Adnan and Masood. Nipun rallied to score 41 not out, with Kabir consolidating for 18, in an unbeaten fifth wicket stand. Victory completing a six wicket win to reach the EACA Division B 2012 final. Falcons defeated All Stars in the second semifinal to advance to meet Victory in Sunday 9th Final.

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