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Welcome to the official website of
South Florida Cricket Alliance! |
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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.
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| SFCA Under-23 News |
January 26, 2010 |
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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).
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Clarence Salmon, Jr.
United SSC
Captain
SFCA U-23
Paul Gordon
Osswald Park CC
Vice Captain
SFCA U-23 |
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| 8th Edition of the Parkway Masters League |
December 10th,
2009 |
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The 2009/2010 season of the Parkway Masters League begins
12/13/09.
Schedule. |
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Friday, January 8th,
2010 |
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| Bedessee
Bats for USA Cricket
By Dr. Sham Samaroo
 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,
Saqib Saleem,
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.
Read article...
U-19
World Cup News
"Dream come true..."
1/12/10 - Scores 57
from 38 balls against Papua New Guinea. |
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| SFCA 2009 Player of the Year |
Deccember 12th,
2009 |
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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.
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2009 SFCA Premier Zone and Division 1
Twenty/20 Finals
International and United Sports win Twenty/20
Title
By Ricardo
Inniss
Special
Correspondent |
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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:
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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
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2009 SFCA Premier
Division 50 overs Competition
International triumphs over
Lauderhill United to take Premier Zone Trophy
By Ricardo Inniss
Special Correspondent |
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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.
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2009 SFCA Robin Mirjah and Desmond
Williamson Zones Division 1 Final
By Ricardo Inniss
Special Correspondent |
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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.
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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.