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South Florida Cricket Alliance, Inc.

 

a 501(c)(4) non profit sports organization of South Florida


 

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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.

 

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2010 Sims Classic Match Schedule

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SFCA Under-23 News January 26, 2010

 

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

 

8th Edition of the Parkway Masters League December 10th, 2009
The 2009/2010 season of the Parkway Masters League begins 12/13/09. Schedule.

 

USA Cricket

Friday, January 8th, 2010
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.

 

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U-19 World Cup News

 

"Dream come true..."

 

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.
  • Download application form here.
  • 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.
 

 

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