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WINTER ISSUE 2009 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 3 From the Publisher and the Editor In this issue Mo and Deborah Ally www.americancricketer.com American Cricketer and friends would like to extend our sympathy to cricketers and families in the tragedy at , . Indeed a senseless Features attack by cowards committing a horrific Lankan players and their families. At 5 COVER STORY crime against innocent people. Here is this time we also have to make safety and CLAYTON LAMBERT what some of our friends had to say about security considerations even a higher pri- 13 IN RECOGNITION this senseless crime committed by Paki- ority than the actual quality of the sport- MONEER BAKSH stani gunmen in Lahore. ing facility that we would provide for the 18 PHOTO GALLERY sporting event. It is something we have Vishal Durvasula – Secretary, Mid At- not seriously considered before and it is 19 CRICKET EVENTS lantic Cricket Conference (teams from really going to cause us to take a whole

30 STICKEY North Carolina, South Carolina and new look at how we organize sporting Virginia - (This email sent to all the events in the future. team’s Board members) Cricket At this moment of sadness in cricket (Sri Dr. Bala Balakrishnanan - Sri Lankan

UMPIRING Lanka in Pakistan incident), MACC Ex- Pathologist 24 LOST BALL ecutive Committee condemns violence It is horrible and hard to imagine how this and hope that peace and spirit prevail. It team was targeted and for what I cannot 25 ICC PAYS TRIBUTE TO STEVE BUCKNOR AS HE is really sad to see the sport which brings understand. This causes several countries PREPARES FOR RETIREMENT IN MARCH people and nations together and cricket- to be out of cricket and I don’t think any- PROFESSIONAL CRICKET ers who epitomize the game, targeted. one will go to play . 8 WEST INDIES GREATS RICHARDS, ROBERTS AND Our sincere condolences to our cricket- This is sad for Pakistan for even HOLDING INDUCTED INTO ICC CRICKET HALL OF FAME ing brethren, their has its own prob- families and lems. 10 GAYLE BLOWS AWAY THE COMPETITION the security forces USA CRICKET and their families C h a n d r a d a t h 6 USACA’S QUEST FOR A NEW WAY who lost valuable Singh - Special lives in putting Project Coordi- 9 OH NO SKIPPER MASSIAH, YOU GOT IT ALL WRONG! their life on the nator REGIONAL CRICKET line for cricket. On behalf of the Broward County, we feel 11 KERVYN DIMNEY (CCL PRESIDENT) SHINES WITH 4 a tremendous sense of empathy with the AWARDS IN 2008 SEASON Clarence Modeste - Staten Island Sri Lankan team and officials who were 21 WOMEN’S CRICKET Cricket traveling on that ill fated journey. We also WEST INDIES SETS ONE EYE ON SUPER SIX STAGE Unfortunately this is the most despicable feel a sense of deep concern about Paki- AND OTHER ON THE FUTURE and regrettable thing that has occurred. stan and the Pakistan Cricket team. We 27 PHYSICAL FITNESS It is parallel to what happen in Germany do not think both teams should suffer the CARDIO-RESPIRATORY TRAINING to the Israeli sporting team in the Olym- negative consequences of this incident. pics. All of us regret this given our love We hope and know they will pull through INTERNATIONAL CRICKET 20 ICC BROADCAST for cricket. We feel downhearted today so and that the Cricket World would rally we extend our condolences to the cricket- around and support both teams who are COLLEGE CRICKET ers, relatives and friends. Sadly this may victims to the situation. 20 AMERICAN COLLEGE CRICKET REACHES SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH BEDESSEE mean the end of International Cricket in SPORTING GOODS Pakistan for the foreseeable future. It is a sad day for cricket and it is the last thing Pakistan Cricket need because I SOUTH ASIAN CORNER 28 ASIF BANNED FOR ONE YEAR BY IPL Derryck Murray - President, Trinidad imagine they will suffer the consequences & Tobago Cricket Board/Former West in term of their schedule games. I would 29 DETERMINED TO ADD ICC WOMEN’S WORLD Indian Cricketer like to repeat that we at Broward Regional CUP TO ITS COLLECTION I think it is a very frightening develop- Park spoke to the 14 PERSONALITIES ment. This is the first time a sporting that we are willing to help with our Cricket CHRIS READ team has actually been targeted since the Stadium to make up for any shortfall they Munich Olympics. It brings a whole new may have in scheduling future games. perspective to organizing sporting events. Cricket is bigger than this incident and I In a way, as a sporting fraternity, our first am sure the cricket world supports that concern is for the well being of the Sri Mo Ally.

4 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2009 Scope Cover Story Clayton Lambert Peter Simunovich

the team. You know what you are getting despite the odds and hurdles they may into,” he said. face in getting the job done. Cricket in the US and Canada, he says, benefits from The game is growing in the US, but not fast players from cricket playing countries enough for some long time administrators, helping the game improve and grow and players and fans. There is a reason for this he is confident the trend eventually will and it is just one word: Money. change. “I’m sure that one day it will happen that 100 percent of the US team Lambert believes that the infrastructure of will be born in the US,” said Lambert. Clayton Lambert American cricket “is not great.” He says: “In America everything costs money. Lambert, who played at club level until If Clayton Lambert was the coach of a The game needs sponsorship and a bit of last year when his knees began to tell him cricket powerhouse like Australia, the money to set it up.” He added: “Money is that it was time to hang up his bat and West Indies, , or holding the game back.” , is worried about the lack of respect India he would have a fulltime job with shown to umpires by players. an attractive salary. But as coach of the He fully supports the idea of introducing American team Lambert is not getting cricket at school level as New York has. “I don’t think there is that respect for anywhere near a salary where he could “School level is the key. You have to them (the umpires) and their decisions,” live comfortably and he has to have a start there,” he said. He says that players he said. “The high quality of decisions is regular Monday to Friday day job to pay can’t take time off work to represent lacking. There are more bad umpires than the bills. the US in international matches and he good umpires.” laments that their employers don’t seem He works as an independent sub contractor to understand. Cricket is not a major Again, the problem comes back to money. in the freight business in Atlanta, Georgia, sport nor is it professional like baseball, If there was more to spend the but his goal to help improve the state of football, or hockey and it is still umpiring standards would improve and cricket in the United States is still his fighting to be heard and get a footing on the respect for umpires would also get major priority. the national stage. better.

Lambert, 46, a former opening batsman When Lambert took as coach he “Cricket is a challenge and I love a who represented the West Indies in seven graded the skills and talent in the US as challenge,” says Lambert. “The USACA Test matches, is slowly climbing the B plus and fitness at C minus. Because is, I think, doing everything it can and is mountain of the job that he faces. He has there isn’t enough money he, as coach, helping in what I need. There have been been in the job for almost two years and can’t spend enough time with the players different requirements since I became has already made inroads that have been to help them improve. coach and they have provided them.” satisfying. And he and the players have to hold down While Lambert faces a big challenge to First, he says, the administration of the their regular jobs, which cuts back on help the US become competitive against United States Cricket Association is preparation and practice. the cricket super powers, he is confident giving him its full support, which helps to “In cricket playing countries it is a job. that hard work, sponsorship and the make his job easier. But more importantly Here it is not. There is not enough time grooming of young players will make he was given permission by the USACA to train because we have to go to work America a formidable force one day. in November to help select the team in and then they play on weekends,” he said. international matches with manager Imran “The major problem is that there is not On a brighter note, he says that a majority and Steve Massiah. enough time to do everything.” of the players in the US team squad have the talent to play at first class level in “I think there is a lot of talent in this But Lambert is great admirer of players country and it is enjoyable to help select who dedicate themselves to the game Continued on page 6

WINTER ISSUE 2009 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 5 continued from page 5 USACA’S QUEST FOR A NEW WAY cricket playing countries. Peter Simunovich

He named Massiah, Sushail Nadkarni, American cricket’s No 1 administrative rival bodies declined to work together and Carl Wright, Sudesh Dhanrami and job has attracted 41 applicants, including a pulled the game apart. Orlando Baker as players who can perform couple of women, from the United States well against the world’s elite. Lambert and some of the game’s elite playing This disappointed the ICC because it said Massiah and Nadkarni had “good countries --- Australia, the West Indies, wanted the US involved in the international concentration, good skills and technique England and India. cricket community, but in the past few against fast and slow bowlers.” months there has been a lot of behind-the- A committee of five is in charge of the scenes fence mending and with a full time He paid Massiah a huge compliment by search and is expected to make one or administrator the game’s future is now saying that the batsman could have played more recommendations to the USA brighter, particularly if the ICC decides at Test level with the West Indies if the Cricket Association 11-man board, which it will annually contribute money to help US team captain had stayed longer in will conduct the final interviews and reach the game in the US. Guyana. a decision some time in late March, said USACA secretary, John Aaron. For years long time American players, Lambert is very much in favor of American coaches and administrators have lamented players competing at first class level in It will be the first time the USACA will the lack of funding and leadership in cricket playing countries to learn and get have a full time administrator, who will be cricket and have been critical of the a better feel of the game and then bring given the massive task of trying to weld USACA. back their experiences to the US and pass the fractured image of American cricket on what they have learned. into a unified body under one umbrella, But now it appears the game is getting a goal that the game’s growing number together on the same page and under the It is like an apprenticeship. There are of players and fans have been hoping for one administration. many success stories in soccer in the US years so cricket can expand in the US and and Australia where players have gone one day compete at the highest Aaron, a strong force in trying to get on to join European and English teams level. American cricket unified, says USACA because they showed promise and learned badly needed a chief administrator to run more about the finer points of the game, This will be one of the most important the game. training and what is required to reach and decisions the USACA board will make in play at the highest level. its history so far. It will be relying on the He said USACA would do its very best new chief administrator to lead the game to find the right person to administer the These players then represent their to a future where in the past Americans game, get all leagues under the same roof countries at international level and involved in cricket have only dreamed and have cricket heading in the right and improve their respective teams. Then after about. same direction. a few years they return home and pass on their knowledge. The same can be done in It has yet to be decided where the chief Aaron said the person chosen faced a cricket. administrator will be based. Florida is long road to get the game at a level where favored because it has the most players American players and fans wanted to be. And with an injection of money, cricket living there and USACA already has office in the US, can also improve in all areas. space in the Sunshine State. “America needs someone to run its day to Right now it is an enormous mountain day cricket operation,” said Aaron. to climb, but as Lambert says, he loves a The International Cricket Conference is challenge and it can be done. fully behind the move for the US to have Sponsorship will be a key factor because an administrator and made it mandatory if cricket badly needs an injection of funds the USACA would be the beneficiary of to help get better conditions, facilities, annual funding from the ICC. The amount fields, umpiring and coaching to help the of money is yet to be decided, but it is game reach a higher standard and become likely to be based on a number of issues, attractive enough for Americans to watch including the potential growth, sponsorship the game. and the number of players competing. Initially this could be a major problem with the weak economy in the US. The ICC has been encouraging the US to get its fractured image corrected for years and it was reluctant to get involved as USA Crciket Team

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WINTER ISSUE 2009 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 7 West Indies greats Richards, Roberts and Holding inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame ICC

Sir Vivian Richards Anderson “Andy” Roberts

The ICC and the Federation of International “It is one of those things that will endure ICC’s centenary year of 2009. The year is Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) acknowl- a long time after people have forgotten intended to be a global celebration with edged the services to cricket of Antigua the matches I played in and it makes me numerous events taking place to reflect all and Barbuda legends Sir Vivian Richards proud.” that is great about the game. and and Jamaica fast bowl- ing hero Michael Holding on Monday by Dr Julian Hunte’s presentation of ICC inducting them into the ICC Cricket Hall Local hero Roberts added: “It is a real priv- Cricket Hall of Fame commemorative caps of Fame. ilege to be honoured in this way and it was to Sir Vivian Richards, Michael Holding a proud moment to receive the .” and Andy Roberts in Antigua was captured The former players were presented with by a Getty Images photographer. Media their Hall of Fame caps by West Indies The three former players are among 13 West wishing to access photos should contact Cricket Board President Dr Julian Hunte Indies legends who are being inducted into their usual Getty Images supplier. on the field of play during the lunch inter- the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, which is be- val on day two of the third Test between ing run in association with FICA. Further ICC Cricket Hall of Fame - initial induct- the West Indies and England at the Antigua presentations will be made later on during ees (55): Recreation Ground. England’s tour of the Caribbean. , Bishan Bedi, , Richards, who made the fastest Test hun- The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame initiative , Allan , , dred in history at the venue when he reached forms part of the ICC’s centenary celebra- , Donald Bradman, Greg three figures in just 56 balls, against Eng- tions which are focused on celebrating the Chappell, , Denis Comp- land in 1986, said: “It is a real pleasure to unique heritage of the game and cricket’s ton, , , Sunil be recognised as one of the legends of West enduring spirit. Gavaskar, , , Indies cricket and in a group of players in , WG Grace, , world cricket. Richards, Roberts and Holding are three , , Walter of 55 players in the ICC Cricket Hall of Hammond, , , “It was special to receive this honour along- Fame’s initial intake. Previously, during , Michael Holding, Leonard side two players I played a lot of ’s tour of Australia, former Hutton, , , Alan with,” he added. South Africa batsman and Knott, , , Dennis Australia wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh re- Lillee, , , Hanif Holding, who was also celebrating his 55th ceived their caps. Further cap presentations Mohammad, Rodney Marsh, Malcolm birthday, said: “It is a tremendous honour will be made during the course of 2009, the Marshall, , , Keith to become part of this small group of crick- ICC’s centenary year. Further inductees Miller, Bill O’Reilly, , eters. It’s not something you set out to try will be named and acknowledged in due , Barry Richards, Vivian and achieve when you start playing cricket course. Richards, Andy Roberts, , but it is special to be recognised alongside , , Derek Un- such greats of the game. The launch of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame derwood, , , forms part of a range of events during the , .

8 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2009 Oh no skipper Massiah, you got it all wrong! Ricardo Innis

ent crop of players also play more often, go dent, was born in Nevis and had this to say: to exciting places, and are more motivated as “It is never easy to name an all time best team a . If former players like Milton Wis- based on any one performance, but I will give dom, Carlyle Miller, Albert Thomas, Hume it my best shot. 2004 was a very good year Parris, Ivan Atherley, Crichlow, Taylor, Dyer for the USA team and in my humble opinion and Edwards, who were all very good play- the following players made up the best team ers, and who already had a taste of first class ever: Richard Staple (captain), Nasir Javed cricket in their homelands (with the excep- (v. captain), Mark Johnson, Steve Massiah, tion of Thomas), could have been much bet- Howard Johnson, Charles Reid, Rohan Al- ter had they had the same conveniences as exander, Donovan Blake, Zamin Amin, Ja- Steve Masiah the present crop of players”. gnash Desie, Clayton Lambert, Ejav Ali, Playing their best cricket in years, the USA Amir Affaludin and Rahul Kulkriti. defeated Suriname by 208 runs, Argentina Roach, who represented Paterson in the New by 7 , by 86 runs, Canada York & Metropolitan League, was very quick In March 2008, they won the 6 nation cham- by 81 runs and the by 87 and fiery and was if not the best, one of the pionship in Sarjah. In May they played a 3 runs, on Sunday November 30, 2008 mak- best fast bowlers this writer has seen (during day game against Canada at Brian Piccolo ing a clean sweep to be crowned ICC Amer- the late sixties and seventies) in the USA. Park , Florida . In July they participated in icas Cricket Cup Division 1 Champions. He summed up by saying, “I don’t mean to the Americas Cup in Bermuda where they The team’s excellent performance prompted belittle the present team but, as a result of also played a first class 3 day game. Later in captain Steve Massiah to say “ I am very the foregoing, they would want to think they September they visited England and played honored to have been captain of one of, if are better, but they are not.” against the likes of Australia .” not the best, USA teams that ever walked on a cricket field.” David Small an all-rounder who hails from “In summation, to be honest I only know a Barbados, was an elegant right-hand bats- few of the current players and they are: Steve Oh no skipper Massiah, you got it all wrong, man and medium pace bowler. Small, repre- Messiah, Carl Wright, Lenox Cush, Steve this writer has been around cricket in the sented Jamaica AC and Paterson in the New Pitter, Nasir Javed and Masood Mohamed. New York area and it’s environs since 1974, York & Metropolitan League, before going While I congratulate the team for winning and South Florida since 2000. on to represent the USA in Canada in 1981. the recent competition played in South Flor- Small recalls playing with and against, out- ida, however, I will not rate them as the best What some former USA players had to say: standing players the likes of Ken Williams, ever with one good performance.” Sew Shivnarine, , Ramnarace, Looking for some backup to the above men- Grantley Riley, Stockie Blackman, Compton Rizwan Mohammed, currently the president tioned statement that the current USA team Adams and Mickey Lashley. Shivnarine (a of the Florida Southeast Cricket League is not the best ever, following are the opin- former USA captain) and Logie played for (FSCL) who was born in India, had this to ions of some former cricket administrators the West Indies . Small thinks the teams be- say: I believe the current USA team that won and cricketers in the USA : fore like in the seventies and the early eight- the Americas Cup should be ranked as one of ies were better because the opposition ( Sri the best ever to take the field. The team had Fast bowler Melford Roach, who hails from Lanka , and ), at that a good mix of youth and experience. The se- Montserrat and made a tremendous impres- time was much better. Today the opposition lectors and management did a fantastic job sion on Australia’s captain Ritchie Benaud is much weaker.” after the debacle in Jersey earlier.Hats off to while representing the Leeward Islands in Steve Massiah who marshaled his resources 1965, was thought at that time, to be a very Brian Edun, a former SFCA vice president very well. good West Indies fast prospect. who hails from Guyana had this to say: “I Roach, who migrated to the USA in 1966, beg to differ with skipper Massiah’s com- We in the FSCL, are especially proud of went on to play for the USA against Bermu- ments. Was it said because the tournament Team USA’s achievements since the team da, Bahamas, Jamaica and Canada, as well was won? I have seen a few US teams with included one of our own, Nasir Javed, who as in different parts of the USA, had this to better players and a better team. The compo- delivered as usual with his experience, guile, say: “It would seem that the present USA sition of the team that played in the recent and wily spin. Kudos to Sushil Nadkarni who players are subsidized, which makes it pos- tournament could not be considered the best dominated the bowling and scored at will sible for them to practice and improve their team selected. The opposition one plays throughout the tournament. My congrats and skills, something we could not do. against plays a big part in victories. The US best wishes to the team for 2009.” played well, and had a good team, but cer- In my case, I had to juggle work, school and tainly not the best.” Please note that Sri Lanka gained test status family in order to make ends meet. The pres- in 1982, Zimbabwe in 1992 and Bangladesh Ivor Henry, also a former SFCA vice presi- in 2000.

WINTER ISSUE 2009 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 9 Gayle blows away the competition ICC back up the rankings will be Hussey’s team-mate, , who captain, , currently occu- has broken into the top 10 for the first pying seventh position in the table. A time in his career. The 26-year-old had return to the top five is of the been playing for his side in the tri-series question for the Tasmanian. against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe tak- ing 3-13 against Zimbabwe on 12 Janu- South Africa ’s AB de Villiers will also ary in and gaining seven places be looking to improve his current rank- in the process to take sixth spot. ing of 14. The 24-year-old is currently struggling with a bruised hip but will Zimbabwe ’s captain Prosper Utseya be looking to take part in the first ODI has returned to the top 20 after tak- West Indies captain Chris Gayle has in on Friday. De Villiers’ ing 2-22 against Bangladesh and 1-28 stormed his way back to the number in-form team-mate Jean-Paul Duminy against Sri Lanka in his side’s recent one place in the Reliance Mobile ICC will also be eyeing a higher spot in the involvement in the tri-series in Dhaka . Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after rankings. Duminy, currently ranked a series of fine performances against 43rd, has had an extremely good run Bangladesh ’s Saqibul Hasan has New Zealand . with the bat in Australia and has the gained four places on the rankings to potential to climb the rankings in the go 23rd and has a chance to improve The 29-year-old Jamaican has gained coming weeks. his ranking further when the hosts face five places in the rankings to knock In- Sri Lanka in the final match of the se- dia captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and In the Reliance Mobile ICC Player ries today. Australia ’s down to Rankings for ODI bowlers, New Zea- second and third place. Gayle managed land captain has slipped Back in New Zealand , Mark Gillespie an impressive 135 off 129 balls – in- from the number one spot to second. has gained 12 places in the rankings to cluding nine fours and five sixes – in Vettori briefly went top after a good go 37th after taking match figures in the final ODI against New Zealand in start to the ODI series with the West the final ODI against the West Indies Napier and although his side lost the Indies but his 0-45 in the final match in of 4-58. match there was some consolation in Napier has meant he has lost his place his elevation to the position of number- by the narrowest of margins. Looking ahead to Friday when Austra- one ODI batsman in the world. lia will face South Africa , the Proteas’ Australia ’s Nathan Bracken has re- will be hoping to be in The big left-hander was last ranked placed Vettori at the top of the rank- the starting line-up at the MCG. The 31- number one nearly five years ago (in ings and will be looking to strengthen year-old fast bowler is hovering close April 2004) but he has not been out of his hold at the head of the table as he to the top 20, currently occupying 27th the top 20 since the middle of 2002. prepares for the South Africa series. spot in the table. Captain Bracken and Vettori are only separated will also be looking to improve on his Gayle’s ascension sees the likes of by a point and if Bracken per- current ranking of 32nd in the table. South Africa’s and In- forms well in the coming weeks there is dia’s down the rank- potential for him to further cement his In the Reliance Mobile ICC Player ings, with Smith, currently ranked lead. Meanwhile, Bracken’s team-mate Rankings for all-rounders, Gayle has fifth, likely to fall even further with has gained one place increased his ranking by one to take injury forcing him out of the upcom- to go fourth in the rankings and if he fourth place, forcing South Africa ’s ing Australia v South Africa five-match performs well against South Africa he, into fifth spot. series due to start on Friday 16 Janu- too, has the opportunity to leapfrog Sri ary. However, Hussey has the opportu- Lanka ’s Muttiah Muralidaran in third However, there is no change in the lead- nity to push back up the rankings from place. ers of the all-rounders, with New Zea- third with the upcoming series against land ’s in first place and South Africa . Also aiming to clamber It is better news for Muralidaran’s England ’s in second.

10 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2009 REGIONAL CRICKET - COLORADO LEAGUE Kervyn Dimney (CCL President) shines with 4 awards in 2008 season Colorado Cricket League

The 2008 Colorado Cricket League run rate in a completed -CSCC- President, Kervyn Dimney was 2ndplace-225-11.25-Game583. (Note: immense in both forms of the game in Statistics compared on Cricinfo). 2008. He had an outstanding year that also proved to be an awesome run at In the KnockOut Tournament, the awards ceremony at the recently he scored a total of 114 runs, took 4 held CCL AGM on 24-Jan-2009 . He catches, and had 1 . He was also was named the “Best Batsman” and one of the CCL’s Bowlers along with “League MVP” for 2008 Premier Narayan Madabusi & Rajesh Solanki League, “League MVP” for 2008 that equaled the previous T20 record Twenty20 League, and “Best All- for Best Bowling figures in an innings rounder” for 2008 Twenty20 KnockOut (4-0-18-4). This combined effort got Tournament. His performances ensured him the “Best-All-rounder” award. that CSCC were in the Top 3 in the Premier League, and unfortunately The 2008 season also saw him runners-up in both the Twenty20 accomplish his 100th wicket, his League and KnockOut tournament. Highest Individual Score (142* and for CSCC and at Lower Garden Acres In the Premier League(Forty40), ground), the highest score for the 2008 his team found in him a flamboyant Kervyn Dimney season, and definitely for the Twenty20 opener, who with his aggressive League. He also became CSCC’s top had given outstanding battling Bludgeoning his opponents by piling batsman by passing Robert Lezama’s performances where he ended up being on the agony with his tremendous shot 1440 runs while passing the 2000 runs CCL’s Top Batsman with the most runs selection, his innings of 142* broke milestone. scored, a total of 524 runs from 14 the shackles where he achieved his innings with an average of 43.66 which personal highest score, and also in the He also is the only batsman in CCL included 4 fifties (60*, 57, 53, 85 ) and Twenty20 arena broke multiple records, history (so far) to accumulate more a brilliant (121*). He also took some of them being T20-Most Sixes than 1000 runs (1020 to be precise) 22 wickets with an average of 13.05. in an Innings-Teams-CSCC-16, T20- in any given season (followed by Most sixes in an innings-Individual- LCC’s Randika Fernando’s 672), In the Twenty20 League, he scored KD-13, T20-Most Sixes in a Match- accomplishing this with 2 unbeaten 496 runs (2nd batsman with most runs) Team-CSCC-Vs-BCC-21-sixes, T20- centuries and 7 half-centuries. This is which included 3 fifties (55, 83, 87) and Most runs in an innings-KD-142 & including both the Premier & Twenty20 a very fine century to remember with 83, T20-Most runs in an Innings (by League games. an incredible average of 70.85 from 9 batting position)-KD-1-142, T20-Most innings. His highest score for this season runs from fours and sixes in an innings- He has been consistently performing as was 142*(69) when he helped his team KD-8fours-13sixes-110runs, T20- one of CCL’s top All-rounders, being CSCC against BCC to score a massive Longest individual innings (by balls)- the Man of the Match and Player of 225 for 3, where he was involved in KD-69balls, T20-Highest percentage the Week on quite a few occasions, a record 217 runs with of runs in a completed innings-KD- and a Cougars (Colorado Cricket team) Murugappan Meyyappan(64 of 49), 142-out-of-225-63.11pc, T20-Highest member. He has definitely brought for the 2nd wicket (for any wicket in Partnerships for the second wicket-KD- CCL the exposure it deserves on the Twenty20). He was highlighted at MM-217, T20-Highest Partnerships for US cricketing map. Cricinfo, USACA, DreamCricket, ICC any wicket-KD-MM-217, T20-Highest America’s NewsFlash, Cricketwrite Partnerships by wicket-KD-MM-217, for this achievement. He also took 11 T20-Highest innings total-CSCC- wickets. 2ndplace-225-Game583, T20-Highest

WINTER ISSUE 2009 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 11 12 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2009 In Recognition Moneer Baksh Mo Ally In some ways one can say Guyanese In general he is truly Mr. Cricket for so hospitality which is world renound. often it is not just the game that makes After decades of playing Moneer love most expats show up diligently on to host touring teams for friendly Sunday to play cricket but it is the after (Curry Goat Match). session like any other sport. He is the kind of sportsman any club would like Anyone involved in the game as player to have as a team mate. or spectator are eager for good fun, friendly and keen competitive cricket. Owning his own business in the auto body repairs cause him to purchase American Cricketer would like to his own shop where he allocated at recognize Moneer “s participation least 1000 sq .ft for entertainment Moneer Baksh not only as a player but as a generous purposes. Indeed he loves to entertain entertainer. On an average he spends and as mentioned by him it is out of Mr. Moneer Baksh was born in hundreds of dollars to make sure the kindness of his heart. Occasionally Georgetown Guyana, South America his wife and daughter participated in where he pursued and engages joining him and his friends for the usual passionately in the sport of cricket. He sessions at M&M. then had the opportunity to migrate to Toranto Canada where he played premier league cricket with Trinity Cricket Club for 15 years.

He then migrated to the Cricket capitol of the U.S. sunny Fort Lauderdale. Once again he played with several clubs with great success.

Nothing impedes the passion and Moneer in Sri Lanka excitement than cricket for Mr. Baksh, for playing or not keeps him busy everyone eat and drink to their ultimate with the game .Moneer hard hitting satisfaction. Moneer with Chandrapaul innovative style of batting is a sight to behold; however it is his devastating This tradition of entertainment from bowling that makes him ideal for most the cricket ground is now transferred to touring teams. his warehouse.

Moneer has traveled the world playing His obsession with cricket can be seen and watching cricket. .He played for it is here he displayed his trophies in most South American Countries and pictures of teams, friends, and his and also played in and Cuba. travels. It is a sight to see for it is the Teaming up with the Caribbean Masters picture museum of cricket in Florida. he traveled and played in New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and India. He also team up In many cases Moneer generosity is with Hollywood Golden Oldies on tours overwhelming for he provides food and Moneer with Michael Clarke to Australia England and So Africa. drinks (40% by volume) for friends and spectators at any given game in addition He is always in the limelight at most to his weekly Friday Night Sessions. cricket games due to his hospitality.

WINTER ISSUE 2009 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 13 Personalties: Chris Read Erik Petersen

has also granted him a benefit year this “I didn’t grow up through the season. Of course, his other great honor – ranks,” he said. “I grew representing England – is one that more up in Devon which is a minor county. If than one English supporter and pundit you’re going to make a living of it you’ve says has been denied to Read too often. got to make a move.”

But for now the Nottinghamshire captain After making his first-class debut with has plenty to think about at . Gloucestershire, he arrived at Trent In 2009, he’s captaining a side that came Bridge in 1997. Chris Read heartbreakingly close to winning two of England ‘s four major domestic trophies. The home of Nottinghamshire Cricket Stretched and limber for the day’s play, And through his benefit year, he’s raising Club sits a cover drive from the River Chris Read looked in awe at the New money and awareness for the disease that Trent and the bridge that gives it its York crowd. He’d never competed in killed one of his cricketing mentors. name. You can’t even order a pint of front of this many people before. room-temperature ale at England ‘s Growing up in southwestern England , smallest traditional Test ground without The Nottinghamshire captain and one- Chris learned cricket from Trevor Ward. wandering into some history. time England wicketkeeper had played The coach mentored the future England around the world from Sydney to international, and as Chris progressed At the northwest corner of the ground sits , to his domestic home ground he stayed in touch with Trevor and his the Trent Bridge Inn. In the mid-1800s of more than a decade, ’s family. William Clarke, husband of the ’s Trent Bridge . But he’d never witnessed proprietress, reckoned that he could spectators packed in so tight for as long In early 2007, Trevor died of bowel make money staging cricket matches on as he could see as he now witnessed in cancer. The marathon came shortly the open space out back – an idea that led Manhattan . after and it was raising money for cancer to Trent Bridge ‘s opening in 1841. research, as much as his wife’s insistence, And he hadn’t even brought his bat. “My that got Chris to the start line. When the On the opposing corner sits the Larwood wife’s a very keen runner and she’d run offer of a benefit year came up a year and Voce pub – named for the two the New York Marathon in 2005,” he later, Chris knew immediately where his Nottinghamshire fast bowlers who in the said later. fundraising efforts would go. 1932-33 Ashes series, under orders from a captain determined not to return to Two years later she “was planning to go The young cricketer that Trevor taught England without the sacred urn, stepped back to New York and run the marathon, didn’t have the most obvious route into into cricketing history under the heading and said ‘Fancy a crack at it?’ “I said first-class cricket. “”. ‘Ah, not really.’ But she put my name down.”

The first-time marathon runner finished 4,358th out of more than 90,000. “I must admit,” he said, “the last hour, I didn’t remember much.”

“Having my wife as quite a keen amateur runner was quite enlightening, really. Whenever I’ve been out with her amateur running friends who train between their jobs, I’m humbled. I think ‘Blimey, I’m a professional.’”

They think that at Trent Bridge , too. In his day job, Read’s in his second year as captain of Nottinghamshire - the club Continued on page 15

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get picked. It’s certainly something I’ve not given up on.”

At the same time, he no longer sees it has a level playing field. To get back into the England set-up he doesn’t just have to be the best, he has to put up the kinds of numbers that grab the England selectors by the tailored lapels and shake them awake from their mid-afternoon naps.

“I’ll probably have to outplay my contemporaries at a higher standard than I ever have done before,” Read said. And that means big numbers for the club he’s Besides the ghosts of cricket past, Trent a particularly long opportunity. Most called home since he was a teenager. Bridge has been home to legends of of his hit-and-miss experience came cricket present. For a maturing player after legendary English wicketkeeper “First and foremost I’m proud to have looking to learn leadership, Trent Bridge ’s 2003 retirement from been awarded the (benefit) year by offered a master class taught by a true international cricket. His last Test came Nottinghamshire,” he said “It represents professor in captaining. during the 2006-7 Ashes, when the an extended period of service for one Australians reclaimed the trophy with a county.” “I think had a massive 5-0 whitewash down under. influence on my captaincy, (on) being It also represents a season’s worth of able to take over and feel reasonably “I needed to score more runs – if you take dinners, fundraisers and speeches, and comfortable in the job,” Read said. statistics in isolation I didn’t perform well what would seem to be an unyielding “Being aware that he might not be enough with the bat,” he said. “I’ll rue supply of wine and cheese. But during coming back,” he said, “I took a very the fact that I didn’t have enough time to it, Chris will be thinking of the past – of active interest in his captaincy style and adjust to the international pace,” adding the coach who taught him the game he what made him so successful.” that it’s difficult “knowing that when you loves, and who died too young. And he’ll come back into the side you’ve got to be thinking of the future – of many more Read earned high marks for his first year make an immediate impression.” years at Trent Bridge and maybe a few leading a team that remained competitive more with his country. “At 30 years of despite numerous England call-ups. “I’d He doesn’t view his international days as age,” he said, “I think I’ve got the best like to think that on the whole I did a necessarily over. “My personal opinion years in front of me.” good job,” he said. “Those people who is, if you’re the best in the country you know me know I’m pretty level headed. I don’t think it was the case of feeling the pressure of certain situations.”

The pressure of certain situations? Better mention the international career. In 15 Tests, Read scored 360 runs at an average of 18.94. Writing for Wisden, Lawrence Booth labeled him “the tidiest gloveman in English cricket. Although like Jack Russell before him, such an accolade is no longer a guarantee of one’s selection.”

Read is blunt about his own failings at the international level. But he also doesn’t mind saying he wasn’t given

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20 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2009 West Indies sets one eye on Super Six stage and other on the future ICC

The West Indies prepares for next month’s more training sessions as well as warm- tive from start to finish and you are well ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 with one up matches. We will be playing as a team, aware, a match is only finished when that eye on the Super Six stage and the other keeping our focus and aiming to do the last ball is bowled,” she said. on the 2013 tournament to be staged in West Indian people proud,” she added. India. The women from the Caribbean are Aguilleira picked teenagers Stefanie Tay- short on experience, match practice and The West Indies, which finished fifth in lor, and 21-year-old vice- international exposure after having played 2005, is pooled with defending champion captain Kirbyina Alexander as the players only 17 ODIs since the 2005 World Cup in Australia, former champion New Zealand to watch. “Stefanie is a young and talented South Africa, including three immediately and South Africa in Group A while Group opener. She knows what she wants and is after the tournament and 14 last year. In B is made up of India, two-time winner always willing to learn. “Deandra is an- 2006 and 2007, the West Indies did not England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. other excellent young batter with awe- play a single match. some power and the ability to hit the ball The West Indies opens its campaign very far while Kirbyina, our vice-captain, Captain , comment- against South Africa at Newcastle No. 1 is mentally very strong, never gives up, ing on her team’s shortcomings, said: Sports Ground in a match which Aguil- she always tries to push herself to the top “We have had some tough times with the leira says is crucial to her team’s chances. and is a real team player.” bat but I believe we are getting things in “The first match of any tournament is al- place. What we have to make sure is we ways very important and this will be no Taylor has scored 276 runs in 10 ODIs are in the right mindset and know how we different. It is vitally important to our besides taking nine wickets while Dottin deal with pressure situations. We want to chances and we are looking forward to has scored 240 runs in 12 matches. Fast put our best foot forward. “We have a very this game very anxiously,” she said. bowler Alexander has bagged 12 wickets young team so we will be building for the from as many matches and her best bowl- future as well. The main events this year “We have been preparing for this match ing figures of 10-6-6-3 was in the match will present wonderful opportunities to while we have waited years for this tour- in which the Netherlands was bowled out plan for 2013 when we would come back nament. We want to start on a winning for 22 at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, De- knowing more and putting the systems in note, go out there and do it in the first venter last July. place.” match, and try to make a statement. “Our strengths are our bowling and . “I feel very excited. I will be playing in The average age of the side is just 23.66 We have some excellent spinners who can the ICC Women’s World Cup for the first and includes four teenagers with the win matches for us. Our batting is on the time, representing my people and play- youngest member being hard-hitting bat- up and we must keep improving to put up ing against some of the best players in the ter Deandra Dottin from Barbados who good scores for the bowlers to defend. world. “It is an honour to be the captain of will celebrate her 18th birthday on 21 the West Indies cricket team and leading June. Right-handed batter Pamela Lavine “In Sri Lanka, we learned what compla- the team to such a prestigious event. At is the oldest member of the team and will cency can do as we lost the series after the moment I am fully focussed on doing celebrate her 40th birthday on 12 March, leading it at one stage. “We are definitely the job and I am looking to giving my all,” the day the West Indies plays defending looking to reach the Super Six stage and she said. champion Australia at Drummoyne Oval. take it from there. But we all know it will be tough going,” said Aguilleira. WEST INDIES – Merissa Aguilleira At 23, Aguilleira herself is the youngest (captain), Kirbyina Alexander (vice-cap- captain in the tournament, beating Paki- The West Indies includes five players – tain), Shanel Daley, Deandra Dottin, Afy stan’s Urooj Mumtaz by just 74 days. Debbie-Ann Lewis, Pamela Lavine, Ani- Fletcher, Geneille Greaves, Cordel Jack, She has represented the West Indies in sa Mohammed, Cordel Jack and Kirbyina Stacy-Ann King, Pamela Lavine, Anisa eight matches and took over the reins of Alexander – who were part of the side Mohammed, Debbie-Ann Lewis, Shakera the team after the retirement of Nadine that finished fifth in South Africa in 2005 Selman, Danielle Small, Charlene Taitt, George who hung up her boots after the with two wins and three defeats, includ- Stefanie Taylor. tour to Sri Lanka where the home team ing a one-run defeat against South Africa won 3-2. “We had a good camp in Bar- at Pretoria. “Some of the players from the bados at the end of January before we last World Cup are still in the team. dispersed but continued the hard work individually. We will be depending on them to offer ex- Once we get to Australia, we will have perience and leadership. “We will be posi-

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Vintage Cricket Carnival Peter Mc Dermot Our latest Vintage Cricket Newsletter We enjoy the fun and friendly com- social functions, a day out excursion is prepared at another interesting time petition of club cricket on picturesque and plenty of time for fun and recreation in the cricket world. Isn’t it interesting grounds, at comfortable clubs and in one of the world’s most beautiful these days? among good friends. cities.

England has a new captain and an act- No intimidation of umpires; no Teams from New Zealand, Australia, ing coach; Australia has been blown ; no frantic diving in the field; India, England, Scotland, Ireland, away by South Africa; Murali just no scampered quick singles and no Barbados, USA, Canada, South Africa, keeps on getting wickets; the IPL are rocketing throws from the boundary- France and Germany have indicated buying players again...... it just goes on just good old-fashioned cricket as their intention to take part and if they and on...... cricket as it is today is not we have enjoyed it for many years at all make the trip, the 5th World Vintage what it was when many of us grew up whatever level we have reached in our Cricket Carnival will be one of the and developed our love of the game. cricket career. larger international cricket events of the year. We at Vintage Cricket are unashamedly And so now we head to Cape Town for traditional and though we recognize the 5th World Vintage Cricket Carnival Fun, friendship and camaraderie in the need for 20/20, the money, and the to be enjoyed between Sunday 21st fabulous surroundings. Come and new innovations, we are inclined to March and Saturday 26th March, join us in a wonderful “Celebration of support Test Matches (without music) 2010. Cricket”. Look forward to seeing you and One Day Internationals played as there. they are supposed to be. A program of 3 matches per team, 2

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22 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2009 8th Gullivers International Seniors Cricket Festival in Barbados - November 2009

Every 2 years or so, Gullivers Sports English teams and from Canada , and own transportation to/from Barbados Travel organises its International Se- we know that they will be joined by our . This price is approximately GBP655 niors Cricket Festival in the Caribbean regular participants from Barbados and per person – depending on prevailing . It is aimed, primarily, at players over Trinidad & Tobago. We are also ex- exchange rates. 50 years old – but teams are permitted tending invitations to Scotland , Ireland to have 3 squad members aged 45-50, , The Netherlands and Spain , and we We would be very grateful if you could with 2 of them playing at any one time. hope that some of the other Caribbean find some space in your forthcoming Our next Festival (the 8th) will take islands may also take part. issue to inform your subscribers about place in Barbados between November our Festival. Naturally, please don’t 7-21, 2009 – and we wondered wheth- I am attaching our Festival Brochure to hesitate to come back to me if you need er you might be prepared to publicise give you further information. Clearly, any clarification on any of the details. the event in American Cricketer in the it is aimed at travel from the UK , but hope that we might attract a team from we would offer the ‘ground’ element the USA for the first time. We already (ie accommodation, matches, functions have confirmed bookings from some etc) if teams wished to arrange their

The Eighth International Seniors’ Cricket Festival

Barbados November 2009

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www.gulliverstravel.co.uk LOST BALL penalty extras. The ball is missed by the striker and goes down a rabbit hole. The batsmen If the ball has been struck by the bat run 6 and are running their 7th when runs shall be credited to the striker and Lost ball is called. They have not to the batting side, but otherwise to the crossed. total of Byes, Leg byes, No balls or Runs scored: 6 (the 7th is not counted Wides as the case may be. because they have not crossed). Clarence Modeste The reference in this Law is to a ball ‘Lost’ ball under this Law may be stuck EXAMPLE 4 in play and not to a ball which has down a hole such as a goalpost hole Wide ball is called and the ball goes crossed the boundary line. A ball and cannot be retrieved. This would down a goldpost hole. Lost ball is which has crossed the boundary line is constitute an occasion where the call of called after the batsmen have crossed automatically dead and will result in the Lost ball would be appropriate. on the 7th run. signal of boundary Four or boundary Runs scored: 1 (for the Wide) + 6 Six as appropriate. Only the fielding side can make the call (completed runs) + 1 (run in progress of Lost ball. It is not for the umpires to because they have crossed before the A ball in play which cannot be found make any such call or even to suggest call was made) = 8. or retrieved remains in play. The that it be made. Until the call is made batsmenmay continue making runs the ball is still in play and the batting The runs scored are in addition to any until the call of Lost ball is made. Any side can score runs. Once Lost ball is penalty runs that may be awarded or No fielder may call Lost ball whereupon called, the ball becomes dead and the ball, Wides, or penalty runs. Therefore the ball becomes dead. batsmen can no longer score runs or be the runs in example 4 are recorded as dismissed. Wides and include the runs made by the Since the ball is either lost or not batsmen (7) plus the 1 run penalty for retrievable the will replace it The runs scored when Lost ball is the Wide delivery. with another ball which has comparable called are calculated at the moment of wear with the previous ball. the call. The minimum to be scored is 6 Runs are credited to the striker provided runs. However, if the batsmen have run that he has hit the ball with his bat. RUNS SCORED more than 6 before Lost ball is called Otherwise they are recorded under the Any penality runs for a No ball or a they will score the runs completed plus appropriate extras. So in Examples 1 Wide, if applicable, shall stand, together the run in progress provided they have and 2 the runs are credited to the striker with any penalities for deliberate short crossed before the call. since he has hit the ball. In Example runs or Fair and unfair play that are 3 the runs are recorded as byes and in applicable before the call of Lost ball. EXAMPLE 1 Example 4 as Wides. If a No ball is The striker hits the ball and the batsmen called the 1 run penalty for the No ball Additionally, the batting side shall be complete 4 runs and turn for their 5th is recorded as a No ball extra, while the awarded either: when Lost ball is called. runs scored are credited to the striker if (i) runs completed by the batsmen, Runs scored: 6 (the minimum). he has hit the ball, or No ball extras if togather with the run in progress if they he has not. have crossed at the instant of the call, EXAMPLE 2 or (ii) 6 runs, whichever is greater. The striker hits the ball and the batsmen On resumption of play the batsmen cross on their 7th run after Lost ball is resume at the ends they were nearest HOW SCORED called. to when the call was made. Therefore If there is a one run penality for a No Runs scored: 6 (completed) + 1 (run in the foregoing examples the striker ball or for a Wide, it shall be scored as a in progress because they had crossed would face the next delivery in No ball extra or as a Wide as apropriate. before the call was made) = 7. Examples 1 and 3 and the non-striker If any other penalties have been given in Examples 2 and 4. EXAMPLE 3 to either side, they shall be scored as Continued on page 25

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As with any change of ball, the thus enabling them to better choose the according to the score, the scorers may replacement ball would be chosen replacement. underline all entries for that delivery. by the umpires and would be one of It is advisable for the scorers to make comparable wear to the one which If the scorers have any doubts as to margin notes of the event. was lost. The umpires must inform how many runs are to be recorded Reference: Tom Smith’s Cricket Umpiring and Scoring the batsmen and the fielding captain they should not unduly delay their of their choice and neither side has acknowledgements, however they any influence over their decision. It should make notes and consult with the therefore follows that the umpires must umpires when the players next leave the make frequent inspections of the ball, field. If the batsmen are at the wrong end

ICC pays tribute to Steve Bucknor as he prepares for retirement in March

The ICC today confirmed that Emirates list of appearances includes every ICC top officials for that length of time has Elite Panel umpire Steve Bucknor Cricket World Cup final since 1992. required Steve to be self-motivated, had announced his retirement from confident and well respected, and he officiating, effective at the end of his A high school mathematics teacher and has all those qualities in abundance, upcoming Test and ODI assignments. a FIFA referee between 1985 and 1992, while at the same time remaining a Mr Bucknor has been on the panel of the very humble man. Mr Bucknor’s last assignment as an world’s top umpires since its inception elite panelist will be the third and final in December 1993. “We will pay Steve the tribute his Test between South Africa and Australia outstanding service to the game merits to be played in Cape Town from 19 Mr Bucknor made his ODI debut once his final appointments have been to 23 March while his final match between the West Indies and India at St completed. commitment as an international umpire John’s, Antigua on 18 March 1989 and will be in , Barbados, four weeks later at Kingston, Jamaica, “In the meantime I know that Steve, on 29 March when he will stand as a he stood in his first Test between the being the understated man that he is, local appointee with elite panel umpire same sides. will want to focus on the job at hand, in the fourth ODI between that of getting things right on the field, the West Indies and England. ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat something he has done as well as said: “Steve’s contribution to our great any other umpire in the history of the It will bring down the curtain on sport over two decades at the top level game,” added Mr Lorgat. an outstanding career in top-level of umpiring has been immense. umpiring in which he has stood in a record 126 Tests and 179 ODIs. That “To have remained as one of the game’s

WINTER ISSUE 2009 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 25 FESTIVAL CRICKET Golden Oldies Cricket Celebrates 25 Years

February 2009 will be a significant month in the history of Golden Oldies Cricket, being 25 years since the very first Air New Zealand Golden Oldies World Cricket Festival.

The first Festival was held in Auckland, 18-26 February 1984, with thirty four teams from six countries taking part.

Biennial Festivals since have travelled the world with events being mounted in Brighton, , Vancouver (twice), , , Sydney, Cape Town, Rotorua, Sunshine Coast, and Colombo. The 13th and most successful Festival (from a numbers point of view) was held earlier this year in Queenstown with a ‘sold out’ 58 teams taking part!

Golden Oldies in New Zealand will be celebrating their 25th anniversary with a special fixture involving three of the original teams that took part in the 1984 Festival. The ‘Cricket Society’, ‘Counties Crocks’ and ‘Onehunga Mallers’ will join a ‘Secretariat Invitation XI’ in two matches at Waikaraka Park, Onehunga, Auckland on Sunday 22 February.

Look out for a ‘special anniversary’ issue of the Golden Oldies Cricket email newsletter which will review the matches and feature stories and memorabilia from that first World Festival 25 years ago.

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26 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2009 Make the Pilgrimage!

14th Golden Oldies World Cricket Festival 8 - 15 August 2010, Harrogate, North , England.

What we arrange for you

• The best three days of cricket in your life • Three of the best social functions you will • Teams from around the world ever attend - food, drink, entertainment • Team transfers to hotels, functions and and dancing included matches throughout the week - Welcome Party • Seven nights accommodation - The Great Golden Oldies Festival • Parade and Opening Ceremony Picnic Day • Festival souvenir, Festival newspapers - Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony and giveaways

For more information contact: Golden Oldies World Cricket Secretariat Ph +64 9 336 2783 Fax +64 9 336 3330 Email: [email protected]

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WINTER ISSUE 2009 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 27 Asif banned for one year by IPL ICC

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast He subsequently told the tribunal in- bowler, has been banned for one year by vestigating his case that his nandrolone the IPL for testing positive for steroids levels had been raised by the use of during the league’s inaugural edition eye drops that contained the substance, in 2008. The ban runs till September something he was unaware of. He had 21, 2009, back-dated to last September been using Keratyl to treat a painful when the IPL imposed a suspension on and inflamed eye. At the same time Asif him. Asif has already been released by was released by the Daredevils his IPL team, the Delhi Daredevils, af- and remained hopeful that the tribunal ter a mutual agreement earlier this year would clear him of any wrongdoing. and for now the bowler remains sus- pended by the Pakistan board as well. In a statement, the ICC confirmed it had been notified about the IPL tribunal de- “Mohammad Asif was found guilty by cision though said it would only make the IPL Drug Tribunal in as much as further comment after considering “the a prohibited substance namely Nan- written reasons for the decision in the drolone was found in the urine sample matter.” It reiterated its expectation that extracted from the player during the all members observe the ban and that Mohammad Asif support period and the match played Asif will not be available to play until on May 30th 2008 between the Delhi the ban has been completed. playing some cricket. His last appear- Daredevils and the ance for Pakistan was in April 2008 and at ,” said a statement from the Though he has been punished, the ver- the period preceding that had seen him IPL’s three-man drugs tribunal. dict will finally bring some kind of clo- suffering from a long-standing elbow sure to a traumatic time for an increas- complaint. “The year’s ineligibility for Moham- ingly troubled Asif. , chairman mad Asif will be from September 22, PCB, told reporters after the decision Asif’s brief international career has al- 2008, as that was the date when the In- that a way back for Asif was now open. ready been blighted by such scandals. dian Premier League had imposed the “After the ban is lifted, we will defi- The events of 2008 came after he first suspension order, post which the crick- nately consider Asif for the national tested positive for nandrolone in 2006, eter has not been allowed to play any team depending on his fitness.” during internal tests conducted by the match.” PCB. That result forced him to pull out Asif is, however, still embroiled in of the 2006 Champions Trophy, along- In reply, Asif told reporters: “I will another mess after being detained at side , who also tested consult my lawyer and doctor before Dubai airport last year for possessing positive. Even then Asif had pleaded deciding whether to file an appeal or opium, a case which the PCB is still ignorance over the substances he was not. I am fully fit and now concentrat- investigating. But the signs from that using and though he was initially ing on my cricket.” investigation have been promising: if banned for a year, that punishment was at all he is punished, it is likely to be scrapped on appeal. Asif had appealed against the findings a financial fine and a retrospective ban of the drugs test, mostly on the basis for a few matches. The board’s internal The latest ban still means, however, that that there was a difference in readings committee will conclude its case, Butt Pakistan will miss him during a host of of the levels of nandrolone between said, at the end of the month. upcoming assignments: the ODI series two samples of his that were tested. against Australia, the Twenty20 World The appeal was delayed several times, There will be relief for the bowler Cup and a tour to Sri Lanka. He is before finally he arrived in Delhi in though, because for the first time in al- likely, however, to be back in time for January this year. most a year, he can begin to think about Pakistan’s year-end visit to Australia.

28 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2009 India determined to add ICC Women’s World Cup to its collection ICC

India aims to do one better this time as could have shattered our confidence or ters,” Goswami said. India won the ICC the country excitedly looks forward to left us with no time to rectify the prob- Cricket World Cup in England in 1983, next month’s ICC Women’s World Cup lems. “By playing three months prior shared the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 which will be the first to be played to the main event, we have given our- with Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in 2002, under the auspices of the ICC since its selves a very good chance to put our- claimed the ICC U/19 Cricket World merger with the International Women’s selves back in track. Needless to say it Cup honours in 2000 and 2008 and Cricket Council (IWCC) in 2005. India was also a good wake-up call for us,” Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side lifted the was a losing finalist to Australia in the she said. ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa previous event in South Africa in 2005 in 2007. while in 1997 in India, it again lost to England defeated India 4-0 in a five- Australia by 19 runs in a rain-reduced match series (the last ODI was aban- Goswami has played 93 ODIs and if 32-over-a-side semi-final. In between, doned due to rain) in September while India qualifies for the final, her 100th when the tournament was staged in in November Australia made a clean ODI will be the final to be played on New Zealand in 2000, India failed to sweep of the five-match series to leave 22 March at the North Sydney Oval. qualify for the final by just two points. India with five wins and nine defeats “Playing 100 ODIs will be a perfect in 2008. Goswami, who is ranked third icing on the cake after I won the ICC But India captain be- in the Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s Women’s Cricketer of the Year award lieves her side has prepared better than ODI Player Rankings for bowlers, said in 2007 and became India captain in ever before for the ninth World Cup her side was a mixture of youth and ex- last October. “But I would like to fo- which will also be participated by hold- perience and was not short of any mo- cus on the tournament as winning the ers Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, tivation or confidence. “We have play- World Cup will bring huge honour to England, South Africa, Sri Lanka and ers like and the country while completing century Pakistan in Sydney and Canberra from who will be playing in their fourth and of ODIs will only be a personal land- 7 to 22 March. “We had a strenuous third World Cups respectively. mark. “This World Cup will be the training camp in in January toughest yet as every team will come before all the players went to represent “They have loads of experience which very well prepared. I think every team their states and institutions in the two- will guide the youngsters, including the will arrive in Australia hoping it has a day knock-out tournament in Baroda three new players who could make be chance to win, also because the World from 1 to 15 February. Our final train- making their ODIs debuts in Australia, Cup tends to bring the best out of the ing camp will start in Mumbai from and help them learn how to handle the players and the teams. 20 February,” said Goswami who was World Cup pressure. “The players are ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year in charged up and anxiously waiting for “We will respect every team and try to 2007. the event to begin as it is the biggest play consistently well. We have to avoid achievement for any sportsperson to being complacent and stay focused and “Prior to our preparations at home, we represent his or her country in a World keep working hard.” India has won the had tough tours to England and Austra- Cup. This event is more special and a Women’s four times and has lia last year and though both the tours prized one because it is being staged by an unbeaten record against Sri Lanka ended in disappointment, they gave us the premier body which automatically and Pakistan who are both in Pool A an excellent opportunity to strengthen increases its importance and profile. with India and England. But Goswami our strong areas and fix our weak links. said she would avoid making sweeping “In terms of World Cup preparations, “The team is also wary of the fact that statements against the Asian rivals. “I both series provided us with the chance India has already won every single agree we enjoy a good record against to evaluate where we stood with ample cricket tournament except the Women’s Pakistan and Sri Lanka which are rela- time to find a way to lift our standard. World Cup and by winning the Austra- tively young at this stage but we must Such series on the eve of the World Cup lia tournament, we could complete the not forget that both the teams will be might not have been productive as they trophies cabinet in the BCCI headquar-

WINTER ISSUE 2009 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 29 Sir and West Indies Cricket Mo Ally Unfortunately several players are out circumstance for the players for there of their million dollar winning. This is was a ray of hope this format of cricket due to the second Ponzi scheme after would propel the West Indies cricket to Madoff. be more effective as a team.

It is now Sir Allen who is charged by the Nevertheless, one must admit that Sir Securities and Exchange Commission Allen has had some input on West Mo Ally for an $8 billion dollars fraud scheme. Indies cricket for their renewed skill Oh yes, it is shame and scandal in the can be seen in the current test match Sir Allen Stanford created the 20/20 family. against England. super series of cricket between England, Wales Cricket Board and the West England and Wales separated themselves Indies Cricket Board for a $20,000,000 from Sir Allen. At the moment his winner take all competition.The first of passport has been confiscated by U.S. the series was played in November 2008 authorities and he is nowhere to be and the West Indians were victorious. found. We regret this unfortunate continued from page 29 playing in the World Cup which is a who will be captaining his side against age of the tournament will increase the completely different tournament. And New Zealand in New Zealand. “If I profile of the tournament, will also help history shows what can happen in need any guidance and advice, I will women’s cricket go to every corner of World Cups. “Nevertheless, I would not hesitate to call Dhoni and I am sure the country and promote the sport.” In- like to see my side go into the Super he would reciprocate. “I will not only dia, which opens its World Cup cam- Six stage with maximum carry-over get a priceless suggestion from Dhoni paign against traditional rivals Pakistan points and then continue that winning but his pep-talk with the players can do on 7 March at Bradman Oval, plays habit in the Super Six stage. But all this magic and further lift the spirits of the England at the North Sydney Oval demands commitment and hard work players. “While saying this, I am glad on Tuesday 10 March in a first round which my talented side is ready to put that I have players like Anjum Chopra match. If all goes according to the seed- in.” and Mithali Raj on whom I can rely for ing, India’s Super Six stage matches at suggestions and advice.” the NSO will be against Australia on Goswami said she was happy to know Saturday 14 March and against New her team was being considered as one Goswami was also excited by the news Zealand on Tuesday 17 March. of the favourites alongside holders that ICC’s broadcast partner ESPN Australia, England and New Zealand. STAR Sports will broadcast all seven In the lead-up to the World Cup, India “It is pleasing to know that we are be- matches that will take place at North has two warm up matches – against ing taken seriously by the pundits. This Sydney Oval, including the final. This South Africa on Tuesday 3 March at also means that the experts and the op- will ensure that the event will be the Raby 1 and against on New Zealand ponents are wary of our capability. “I most widely viewed to date, with the the following day at Old Kings. India believe we have a good chance, better coverage to be aired in more than 100 squad – Jhulan Goswami (captain), than before to win the trophy but for countries. (vice-captain), Anagha that we will have need to consistently Deshpande, Anjum Chopra, Gouher well play and not only play well but to “This is great news because we missed Sultana, Harpreet Kaur, MD Thirush- try to raise standard with every match.” television coverage in South Africa in kamini, Mithali Raj, Poonam Raut, Goswami said she would not hesitate 2005. No television coverage meant , , Ru- to pick up the phone to call India men’s very few knew in India that we had meli Dhar, , Sravanthi team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni reached the final. “Besides, live cover- Krishnamurthy, .

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