Jeff Miller
Elected as SFCA President for a Sixth Term
by
Ricardo Inniss
The very popular Jefferson Courtney Miller, who was
inducted to Hartford's Cricket Hall of Fame on Saturday
September 20, 2008, was elected un-opposed for a sixth
term to serve as president of the South Florida Cricket
Alliance (SFCA). The annual general elections meeting,
was held at Corporate Park, in Lauderhill. Miller, who
was first elected as president in 1998, lost to Patrick
Samuels in 2004, but took back the reins in the 2006
elections, and has been at the helm ever since then. The
following individuals were elected to serve on the
Executive Board for 2009-10:
Jefferson Miller-President (sixth term), Melton
Taylor-Vice President (first term)
Ken Sukhwa- Secretary (first term), Pranay Tigga-
Treasurer ( first term) and McDonald Norville- Assistant
Secretary/Treasurer ( first term). Two committee members
are to be determined at a later date.
President excited about
new board
Miller, a former lively USA fast bowler, while thanking
the member clubs for giving him the opportunity to
represent them for yet another year, told American
Cricketer that, "the SFCA will continue to foster the
development, promotion and expansion of cricket in South
Florida." The effervescent SFCA president, then went on
to say that, " we will continue to work closely with the
County and City, to further the exposure of the sport by
staging local, national and international tournaments,
at the Central Broward Regional Park (CBRP)."
Continuing, Jeff as he is familiarly known to friends
said, " I am very excited about the newly elected
members of the Executive Board, and I'm very keen to
provide the leadership into the 2009-10 seasons. The new
board will institute tournaments and programs that will
assist the clubs in these difficult financial times. The
Board will also seek to gain better playing facilities
and expand its coporate sponsorship over next two
years."
When asked how he thinks he will be able to handle all
the promises made for 2009-10, with a new and
in-experienced executive board? The president, who will
be fifty this year said, "while the new board looks
in-experienced on paper, as all of them will be in their
respective capacities on the Executive Board for the
first time, when you really look at, our vice-president
Melton Taylor, is the president of International,
secretary Ken Sukhwa is the president of Lauderhill
Jammers, while McDonald Norville, who is the assistant
secretary/treasurer, is the vice-president of Westside
Cavaliers. So that all in all when you take another look
at it, they won't be all that green." Jeff, all the best
to you and your new board.
Basil Cambridge wins a third
term as FCUA president
At the Florida Cricket Umpires Assciation (FCUA) annual
general elections meeting, held at the Lakes of Newport
Clubhouse, in Plantation, Florida on Sunday January 04,
Basil Cambridge, who was president of the FCUA on two
previous occasions, was voted in as president for his
third term. The other officers to serve for a one year
term are as follows: Mike Green-Vice-President, Max Diah-Secretary,
David Maitland-Treasurer and, Clifton Young-Assistant
Secretary/Treasurer. Cambridge, defeated Danny Khan, to
take the top position in the FCUA.