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WINTER ISSUE 2011 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 3 Publisher Letter In this issue he politics of the www.americancricketer.com Tland pertaining to Cricket is amazing for everyone struggles for Features power and once they 5 COVER STORY are in they do not ful- THE ASHES fill their obligations. A good example are 16 PHOTO GALLERY the Regional Directors. Just what do they do for Cricket? 29 STICKEY WICKET 30 CRICKET EVENTS I think the committee should take applica- tions and award the job to the best quali- Cricket fied person, which is not what is being done at the moment. I also believe that US CRICKET some of these positions should require a 8 NORTH AMERICAN CRICKET LEAGUE FILES MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CIVIL ACTION AGAINST UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CRICKET ASSOCIATION small salary in order to do the job right, rather than voting your friend or cousin 9 THE USA CRICKET ASSOCIATION for the positions.

10 SFCA PAYS SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO FORMER V.P. BRIAN EDUN Funding is finally coming to U.S. cricket 11 DON LOCKERBIE and the next elections will be held in No- vember for the Board of Directors. This 12 2010 BIG BROWARD CRICKET LEAGUE T20 TOURNAMENT FSCL PHANTERS WHIP election is critical because so many will be SFCA CAVALIERS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP seeking positions to be part of the United States Cricket Association (USCA), be- WOMEN CRICKET cause of the influx of money. 13 WOMEN’S CRICKET DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA New Zealand’s (NZC) partnership with ABOUT PEOPLE USACA is to help promote the game in 14 RE: ARTICLE USA CRICKET CHIEF ON GLOUCESTERSHIRE FACT FINDING MISSION this country. Also involved in the part- nership is the Australian-based market- ing company Insite, cornerstone investor BIG LEAGUE CRICKET Top Bloom and Polar Holding Interna- 15 BIG LEAGUE CRICKET TOURNAMNET tional Pte. Ltd.

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21 CRICKET-SUSPENDED PAKISTAN DUO SAY NO EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM The President of USACA, Gladstone ICC 2011 WORLD CUP Dainty, said at the signing of the Partner- ship Agreement in Los Angeles, that he is 23 ICC 2011 WORLD CUP AT A GLANCE pleased with the development of funding sources and Cricket in the U.S. FESTIVAL CRICKET 25 WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND CARIBBEAN CRICKET CORNER Mo Ally - Publisher 26 DAREN GANGA LEADS T&T’S RED FORCE BACK TO CARIBBEAN T-20 [email protected] CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2011!

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4 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 ScopeCover Story

The Ashes Mo Ally, North Carolina

Mo Ally The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is the most celebrated rivalry in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is cur- rently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues being in opposite hemispheres, the break between series alternates be- tween 18 and 30 months. A series of “The Ashes” comprises five Test matches, two innings per match, under the regular rules for Test match cricket. If a series is drawn then the country already holding the Ash- The Ashes symbollic urn es retains them. urn has been presented to the winners of The urn is erroneously believed by some an Ashes series as the official trophy of The series is named after a satirical obitu- to be the trophy of the Ashes series, but it that series. ary published in a British newspaper, The has never been formally adopted as such Sporting Times, in 1882 after a match at and Bligh always considered it to be a England is the current holder after win- The Oval in which Australia beat England personal gift. ning the Ashes in 2009 and again in the on an English ground for the first time. 2010/11 series in Australia. The obituary stated that English cricket Replicas of the urn are often held aloft had died, and the body will be cremated by victorious teams as a symbol of their Urn and the ashes taken to Australia. The Eng- victory in an Ashes series, but the actual As it took many years for the name “The lish media dubbed the next English tour urn has never been presented or displayed Ashes” to be given to the ongoing series to Australia (1882–83) as the quest to re- as a trophy in this way. Whichever side between England and Australia, there was gain The Ashes. holds the Ashes, the urn normally remains no concept of there being a representation in the Marylebone Cricket Club Museum of the ashes being presented to the win- During that tour a small terracotta urn was at Lord’s since being presented to the ners. As late as 1925 the following verse presented to England captain Ivo Bligh by MCC by Bligh’s widow upon his death. appeared in The Cricketers Annual: a group of Melbourne women. The con- tents of the urn are reputed to be the ashes Since the 1998–99 Ashes series, a Water- of an item of cricket equipment, a bail. ford Crystal representation of the Ashes continued on page 6

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So here’s to Chapman, Hendren and Hobbs, Gilligan, Woolley and Hearne: May they bring back to the Motherland, the ashes which have no urn!

Nevertheless, several attempts had been made to embody The Ashes in a physi- cal memorial. Examples include one presented to Warner in 1904, another to Australian Captain M.A. Noble in 1909, and another to Australian Captain W.M. Woodfull in 1934.

The oldest, and the one to enjoy enduring fame, was the one presented to Bligh, lat- er Lord Darnley, during the 1882–83 tour. The precise nature of the origin of this urn is matter of dispute. Based on a statement by Darnley made in 1894, it was believed that a group of Victorian ladies, including Darnley’s later wife Florence Morphy, made the presentation after the victory in the Third Test in 1883. England retains The Ashes

More recent researchers, in particular The contents of the Darnley urn are also the urn said the veil legend had been dis- Ronald Willis and Joy Munns have stud- problematic; they were variously reported counted, and it was now “95% certain” ied the tour in detail and concluded that to be the remains of a stump, bail or the that the urn contains the ashes of a cricket the presentation was made after a private outer casing of a ball, but in 1998 Darn- bail. Speaking on Channel Nine TV on 25 cricket match played over Christmas ley’s 82-year-old daughter-in-law said November 2006, he said x-rays of the urn 1882 when the English team were guests they were the remains of her mother-in- had shown the pedestal and handles were of Sir William Clarke, at his property law’s veil, casting a further layer of doubt cracked, and repair work had to be carried “Rupertswood”, in Sunbury, Victoria. on the matter. out. The urn is made of terracotta and is This was before the matches had started. about six inches (150 mm) tall and may The prime evidence for this theory was However, during the tour of Australia in originally have been a perfume jar. provided by a descendant of Clarke. 2006/7, the MCC official accompanying

Ashes: England side yet to peak, says Andrew Strauss BBC, London

uccess down under has raised hopes England’s emphatic 3-1 victory - their Strauss is determined that the side does Sthat England - ranked third in the first in Australia for 24 years - was sealed not stand still and bask in their achieve- world - can challenge for the number one courtesy of an innings and 83-run win in ments of the last six weeks. spot, held by India. Sydney. “We’ve always got to be thinking about “It is a very good achievement to come All three of England’s victories were how we can improve and get better and out here and win,” said Strauss. achieved by an innings margin, the first hopefully one or two guys will be stick- time Australia had suffered such an igno- ing their hands up and saying ‘I can add “But the majority of the team are going minious fate on home soil. something to this team as well’,” he said. to be hitting their peak time in the next couple of years.” But with home Test series against Sri “While I’m captain of the England side, Lanka and India to come this summer, continued on page 7

6 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 continued from page 6 you’re not doing your job if you’re not drafted in to superb effect for the Mel- looking ahead to what’s coming up and bourne and Sydney Tests, claiming 11 Although England were well supported in trying to keep the guys improving and go- wickets at 19.54. Australia, Strauss was also aware of the ing forward. numbers of cricket-lovers back home de- “We’ve got some good depth and we’re priving themselves of sleep to follow his “People will now have high expectations going to need it because the schedule is team’s success. of us, and we’re going to have to work very tight and there are going to be inju- very hard to live up to them. But we’re as ries,” admitted Strauss. “It’s hard to appreciate what it’s like confident as I’ve ever seen in an England back in England,” he said. “You get text team.” “Other guys are going to put their hands messages through, people saying ‘this is up and want to be part of the team.” amazing’ and that they haven’t had any Strauss feels that many of England’s play- sleep for seven weeks. ers can build on special performances Friday’s success means England fans no throughout this series. longer have to hark back to the exploits of “It’s a brilliant thing for English sport Mike Gatting’s 1986-87 tourists to find a when we do well, in cricket and other The captain’s opening partner Alastair team good enough to win an Ashes series sports. It does give everyone a lift, cer- Cook was named man-of-the-series after in Australia. tainly in the bleak midwinter.” top-scoring with 766 runs at and average of 127.66, which is second only to Wally And Strauss was only too aware of the Strauss is only the third England captain Hammond’s 905 in 1928-29 for most runs importance of ending that long wait. - after Sir Len Hutton and Mike Brearley for England in a series in Australia. - to win an Ashes series both home and “Now we have done it, I think we can away. James Anderson’s series-leading 24 wick- give a big sigh of relief and be very proud ets was the most by any England bowler of what we have achieved, because not However, the Middlesex man was cau- since Frank Tyson took 28 in 1954-5, many sides have come out here and won - tious not to be too bold in declaring he while wicketkeeper Matt Prior took 23 and certainly not many as emphatically as will be national captain when England de- catches in the series and hit the fastest we did in the end,” he added. fend the urn on home turf in 2013. century for England since Ian Botham in 1981 with his hundred off 109 balls in The win in the fourth Test in Melbourne “I think the more you do the job, the more Sydney. allowed England to retain the Ashes urn, you learn. The more you learn, the more but England were determined not to drop you develop your tactics, your thinking “For me the most impressive thing is the their guard in Sydney - even though and the way you interact with people,” he number of runs we’ve scored consistently Strauss was not necessarily expecting his reflected. which has been a bit of a weakness for us team to win by an innings again. in the past,” Strauss said. “Definitely experience accounts for a “Until an Ashes series is finally over huge amount. I’ve been doing the job for “In that sense I’m excited about what we you’ve always got half an eye on what’s a couple of years now, hopefully there’s can achieve in the future. to come - so even after Melbourne we a couple left there as well. “But I think were still very conscious that we wanted when I retire, I’ll sit back and think this “For the bowlers to be able to perform to finish the series on a high and show was one of the most special times of my like that day in day out over five Test people we wanted to win the series,” he career, definitely.” matches, is an exceptional effort. stated.

“It’s when you most need people to stand “I didn’t expect to win three Test matches and deliver and you’re always wondering by an innings, but what happens over the at the back of your mind, are people going course of a series is that once one side to do that? But you’ve seen the guys have gets on top and wins emphatically once all done that.” or twice, it is very hard to come back at them. England’s success also stems from the strength of their squad. “Their confidence is high, yours is lower, and the teams sort of drift apart. That’s Chris Tremlett excelled as replacement maybe where we got to in this Test match for the injured Stuart Broad, taking 17 and it’s a great testament to what hap- wickets at 23.35, while Tim Bresnan was pened earlier in the series.”

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North American Cricket League files multi-million dollar civil action against United States of America Cricket Association American College Cricket, Florida

ew York, NY (December 9, 2010) license a USACA sanctioned Twenty20- N– North American Cricket League format professional cricket league in the – Twenty20, Inc. (“NACL”) has filed a United States. multi-million dollar civil action against the United States of America Cricket As- The complaint further alleges that USA- sociation, Inc. (USACA) in connection CA, by these fraudulent statements and with the NACL’s attempts to promote and communications, induced NACL to enter organize an official USACA-sanctioned into the Interim Agreement, make sub- premier level Twenty20-format profes- stantial monetary payments and dona- sional cricket league in the United States. tions, and disclose its proprietary busi- NACL is a sports media and entertain- ness information and trade secrets which ment company dedicated to promoting USACA misappropriated to its own ben- cricket throughout the world, including efit in violation of confidentiality provi- so-called “Twenty20” format cricket in sions. the United States. Gladstone Dainty was contractually bound to cease negotia- Among nine causes of action, the com- tions with any third parties for the same plaint alleges breach of contract, breach rights that it was negotiating to license to of the covenant of good faith and fair NACL. Instead, unbeknownst to NACL, dealing, fraud, promissory estoppel, mis- USACA had already entered into a simi- appropriation of proprietary business lar preliminary agreement with at least information, theft of trade secrets, un- one third party in violation of the Interim just enrichment, unfair competition, and Agreement. claims under the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) Additionally, while NACL continued to based on USACA and it’s board mem- negotiate a master agreement in good bers’ acts of mail and wire fraud as part faith, USACA had no intention of honor- of a fraudulent scheme to extract money ing the terms of the Interim Agreement from NACL and its investors. and engaged in a fraudulent scheme to extract money from NACL and its inves- The civil action was filed in New York tors. County Supreme Court, in New York, NY. NACL has retained The Law Offices of The complaint further alleges that while Paul J. Giacomo Jr., The Chrysler Build- NACL was negotiating with USACA in ing, 405 Lexington Avenue, 37th Floor, good faith, USACA entered into addi- NY, NY to represent NACL in this matter. tional agreements with third parties from which USACA also accepted large cash According to the complaint, NACL and payments for the licensing of the same USACA entered into negotiations for commercial rights. an agreement for NACL to promote and organize an official USACA-sanctioned NACL alleges that its directors attended premier level Twenty20-format profes- numerous meetings with members of US- sional cricket league in the United States. ACA’s board of directors, who repeatedly stated at these meetings, over the phone The parties signed an Interim Agreement and in email correspondence that it was that granted NACL an exclusive period negotiating in good faith and that it was of negotiations during which USACA not negotiating with any third parties to

8 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 The USA Cricket Association USACA, United States

Who we are Development in recent years them through: The USA Cricket Association (USACA) 1. started and promoted annual inter- • Tournament advertising is a (501)(3) not-for-profit organization regional league tournaments • Prominent national, regional, league which exist to promote, encourage, foster 2. prepared and competed US teams in and club website promotion and develop interest in an knowledge numerous international tournaments • Speaking opportunities and recogni- of the game of cricket throughout the winning the ICC Six Nations Tourna- tion at USACA tournaments United States of America. We are the ment in 2004 and qualifying for the • Your logo on our tournament shirts internationally recognized body ICC Champions Trophy and prize naming 3. iniated junior and women’s cricket • Personal satisfaction at providing op- What we do programs portunities for women and children to 1. Provide organized cricket competi- 4. attracted initial sponsors learn and play the game tion on a national level to build and • Tell us what you are lokking for and develop better player and teams and What we need we will try and accommadate you compete with other countries To continue to fulfill our goals we need 2. Run programs to grow cricket sponsors who can help fund our initia- Who do you contact • Encourage new regions, leagues tives and make the USA the world leader • Gladstone Dainty - President and clubs to form and develop in cricket. [email protected] or call (301) • Formally develop junior and 559-9128 women’s cricket In 2009 we need to raise $1MM to fund • John Aaron - Executive Secretary 3. Work to help our members build our initiatives. All amounts are welcome, [email protected] or call (917) local cricket assets tax deductible and sincerely appreciated 861-9110 4. Represent our member’s ineterest • John Thickett - Treasurer with the International Cricket Coun- What we can do for you [email protected] or call (512) 347- cil (ICC) There are well over 10,000 active cricket 8812 players in the USA and you can reach

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SFCA pays special tribute to former V.P. Brian Edun Ricardo Inniss, New Jersey

on January 06. 1960, in Guyana. During his early cricketing years in Guyana, he played for the Georgetown Cricket Club, and represented Guyana at Under-19 level against Barbados in 19 78. Brian, arrived in Florida in 1990, and was cap- tain of Reliance C.C. before moving to Browarad C.C., where he was also cap- tain. A right- handed hard-hitting batsman and right-arm off-spinner, Brian scored 3 Ricardo Inniss centuries (116 his highest), and had many he Hibiscus Restaurant, situated at five-wicket hauls, with 6 for 30 vs. Brigh- T6289 Sunrise Boulevard, in Planta- ton his best. In the Classic competition, tion South Florida, on Saturday night he was also captain of the Guyana team. December 11, 2010 between the hours of His best batting performance was an un- 9:30 PM, and 2:AM (the following morn- beaten 85 against Trinidad & Tobago, Brian Edun honored by South Florida ing), was turned into a kaleidoscope of while his best bowling figures were 5 for Cricket Association sheer glitz, as the final curtain came down 20 against Barbados. Brian’s father, the per wicket 7.70, went to Andre Forbes of on the 2010 South Florida Cricket Alli- late Wilfred Edun represented Guyana, Sportsman. Bowling average economy ance (SFCA) cricket season, with their and went on to tour New Zealand with rate 3.64, went to Lauderhill United’s lavish and impressive Awards Ceremony. the West Indies team in 1956. As a per- Fredrick Redwood. Leyton Blair of Unit- The highlight of the presentations was a son, Brian is made of the right stuff, very ed Sports, took the award for the most special tribute paid to Brian Edun, who sincere, well displined, dependable and a wickets in a match 6 for 50, against Os- served as a former SFCA vice president thorough gentleman. In essence, “A man swald Park 1. Most catches, was shared for three years. for all seasons.” by Timothy Surujbally of International and Ernie Joseph, of Lauderhill United, After President Melton Taylor welcomed Presentation of Awards: with 9 each. Most dismissals by a wicket- the guest, and introduced master of cer- 2010 Premier Division centuries: keeper 8, went to Osswald Park’s Shawn emonies Delroy “Festus” Lyn, the presi- Asad Alrashid, International, 125 vs. Al- Beckford. dent then addressed the guests, before liance. Glen Anglin, Palm Beach, 119 vs. passing it on to the MC for acknowledge- Lauderhill Jammers. Shawn Beckford, 2010 Division one 40 overs ments. The list of distinguished guests Osswald Park 1, 110 not out vs. Parkway. competition centuries: attending were as follows: Dale Hol- Kunal Suthar, Titans, 100 vs. St. Bess. ness Broward County Commissioner, Ryan Rambarine, Sportsman, 105 vs. Most runs Steve Wint, St Lucie, 230. Salman Ahmed, President and CEO of Osswald Park 1. Timothy Surujbally, Batting Average Melanius Sylvester, Big League USA; Manaf Mohamed, 2nd International, 104 vs. United Sports. Ambassador, 44.25. Most wickets 17 Vice President of USACA; Leslie John- Nicholas Mittoo, Lauderhiil United, 103 Andre Daley, Islanders. Bowling Aver- son, Special Project Manager and Public vs. Lauderhill Jammers. Garfield Harris, age runs per wicket 6.09, Panay Singh, Relations Officer City of Lauderhill; Ken Parkway, 101 vs. Lauderhill United. Joel India United. Bowling average economy Singh, USACA SE Region Director, Max Phamphile, Palm Beach, 100 not out vs. rate 2.42, Herlando Johnson, Ambassdor. Diah President Florida Umpires Associa- Parkway. The batsman with the most runs Hat Trick, Sashank Camasamudra, India tion, and Special Guest Brian Edun. The was Timothy Surujbally, of International, United vs. Titans. Most catches 6, Errol keynote speaker was Broward County with 434. Joey Pierre of International, had Rattigan, Miami. Most Dismissals by a Commissioner, Dale Holness. the best batting average, 60.00. wicket-keeper 12, Steve Wint, St. Lucie.

Brian Edun, made of the right stuff In the bowling department, the most Brian, who suffered a stroke earlier in the wickets was shared by Leyton Blair and year on June 6, 2010 and since then has Jamel Douglas, both of United Sports, made a remarkable recovery, was born with !8 each. The Bowling average runs continued on page 15 10 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 U.S. CRICKET Don Lockerbie Peter Simunovich, New York

why Lockerbie and USACA are no longer status quo right now as: “We are getting working together. What it is will remain there. The future looks very, very bright with Dainty and the USACA board for the for the younger players.” time being, anyway. Dainty said the board would like to get When asked to comment about Locker- sponsorship money, adding: “The more bie’s performance as a CEO, Dainty said: the better. Right now we are just scratch- “That is something very confidential.” ing the surface.” When asked about his Lockerbie also joined USACA at a very future as the president of USACA, Dainty Peter Simunovich difficult time. The economic recession said he had no leaning one way or the tightened the money belts of potential other on whether he would run again. But nited States of America Cricket As- sponsors and donors to help the game he gave a strong indication when he said: Usociation president Gladstone Dain- flourish, improve playing conditions and “People keep on asking me whether I will ty would have made a perfect opening to attract international teams to the US. run or not. It happens all the time. “Now batsman. He is stoic and once he makes I tell them that I am the president right up his mind he sticks by his decision. He Dainty repeatedly refused to answer in now and I have not yet decided that I am is like the former English Test batsmen any way why Lockerbie departed. It was not running.” Geoff Boycott and Trevor Bailey very an indication that there was a lot more to hard to remove while playing a straight the story and his departure than just “we Pressed to talk more about his future bat. are no longer together.” When the head plans, Dainty did not duck the question administrator leaves an employer it is and said: “It is a fair assumption that I Dainty, 58, has so far remained steadfast usually because he either resigned, was am running until I’m not.” Dainty and in his public comments about the depar- fired or the two parties reached a mutual his board have faced some rough waters ture of Don Lockerbie, USACA’s chief agreement to end the association. Dainty over the past few months without a chief executive officer, who left abruptly last politely declined to answer which one administrator following the departure of November leaving the administration side happened with Lockerbie. Lockerbie. of US cricket rudderless. Lockerbie had a successful history as a sports administra- When questioned about his relationship The board has been asked to do a lot more tor working at World Cup soccer tourna- with Lockerbie, he said: “If I called him, than just sitting in on meetings and mak- ments and Olympics. When he took the I’m sure he would take my call and I ing decisions. “It has been a very taxing job as the administrative head of USACA would take his if he called me.” Getting time for all of us,” said Dainty. “We are he was considered the right person to lead information from Dainty about Lockerbie not only running the game, but we are the game to prosperity and eventually turned out harder than trying to squeeze also trying to position cricket for the fu- success at international level. blood out of a banana. ture. We are working on some deals that will benefit cricket in the US and eventu- He said after just being hired that he was However, he said USACA was searching ally place the game in excellent shape.” there for the long haul. But after more for an administrator to replace Lockerbie. than a year at the helm Lockerbie has va- He said it was looking for the best per- Dainty said there was no time frame for cated his office at USACA headquarters son possible and available, and he hoped an election and that a date would be deter- without any type of farewell, explanation an appointment would be made soon. mined at a meeting by the board. He also or reason. He has also not returned calls He added there was no short list yet and said that he was working hard on the fu- left for him to talk about why he is no lon- that he did not have a particular person ture of cricket and that he spent little time ger with USACA. in mind. thinking about running for reelection.

Dainty has played every question relating Dainty said the USACA board was treat- During this difficult time, Dainty was to Lockerbie with a defensive and straight ing the search like a draft by a team, which asked, if the board was unified. He re- bat just like Boycott and Bailey much to struggled in its past season and is down plied: “The board is united, but not nec- the frustration of bowlers and fans. His in the standings. “We are looking for the essarily unanimous all the time.” That is standard answer is: “We are no longer to- best athlete. The needs are many and a good thing at least there are different gether anymore,” and it is USACA policy what we can afford.” He said he and his ideas and thoughts on the improvement “not to comment on former employees.” board were still working hard to improve of the future of cricket in the US, rather There is obviously a very strong reason the game in the US and he described the than a bunch of yes men.

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2010 Big Broward Cricket League T20 Tournament FSCL Phanters whip SFCA Cavaliers to win Championship Ricardo Inniss, New Jersey

phy. Neil Mungal, led the way with an Following are the summarized scores: enterprising 32 at the top, that included 2 towering sixes, backed up by a solid un- Broward C.C. 232 for 3 off the allotted beaten 30 spiced with 2 fours and a six, 30 overs. Anil Bhawani 74 (3 fours & from Ashton Dennis. Other useful knocks 3 sixes), Ryan Ramnarine 55 (5 fours), came from, Ullah Farhat who got 12 (1 Rhaines Boothe 40, Alastair Khan 27 and four & a six), and Hasan who remained Steven Taylor 16. Florida International in undefeated at the end on 8. The Best Of reply, 209. Syed Hassan 66 (6 fours & 3 the bowlers for the SFCA Cavaliers, were sixes) and Shabir Chaudery 28. Ricardo Inniss Herlando Johnson who captured 2 for 10 from 4 overs and Anil Bhawani 2 for 19 Bowling for Broward C.C., Steven Taylor n the first ever Big Boward Cricket from 3. was the best of the bowlers with 2 for 28. ILeague Twenty20 Tournament, staged The very young and talented opener Ryan at the Central Broward Regional Park Former Windies opener Gordon Ramnarine, was adjudged MVP, for his Stadium (main), on Sunday December Greenidge speaks at ceremony sparkling knock of 55, along with 2 wick- 19, 2010, the FSCL Phanters playing ets and 2 catches. Congrats are in order undefeated throughout the tournament, At a glittering ceremony after the match, for Broward C.C. whipped the SFCA Cavaliers by an em- Big league CEO, Salman Ahmed, pre- phatic 6 wickets, to walk away with the sented the winners with a $2,000 check. In the 30 overs Division two final, Florida championship. Phanters’ Haider Hussain Guest speaker, former West Indies open- Warriors defeated Pakistan Eleven by 2 was named “Player of the Match.” ing batsman, the legendary Gordon wickets, to take the Division two Robin Greenidge, in a stirring speech, spoke Mirjah 30 overs Trophy. Sent in to bat after losing the toss, SFCA about the importance of using cricket to Cavaliers found the going tough, and build character for the youth. The Presi- were pinned down by some very tight dent of the Big league, Shafaqat Chowd- bowling and very tidy out-cricket as-a- hary, was also in attendance and thanked whole, and could only muster 110 off the the gathering in his brief speech. allotted 20 overs. Hensworth Wallace, hit a quick-fire 42 decorated with 3 scorching The runners up, SFCA Cavaliers took fours and 3 huge sixes. home a check for $ 1,000, while the third place team Gators, received $500. Ken But after this, the only batsman to offer Singh was adjudged player of the tour- resistance was Clarence Salmon who got nament and Rizwan Mohammed, with 21 (1 four). Bowling for the FSCL Phant- a tournament haul of 15 wickets, was ers, Impressive bowling performances the best bowler. Congrats are in order to came from, Hussain who bagged 3 for for the FSCL Phanters, and the Big League 15 from 4 overs, Liyanage Priyantha with Cricket Administration. 2 for a miserly 8 from 4, Syed Hasan 2 for 16 from 4, Pieter Potgeiter 1 for 15 from Broward C.C. captures Division One 30 2 and Ken Singh, 1 for 34 from 3. There overs Trophy. Meanwhile, in an enthrall- was 1 run out. ing final, played at Brian Piccolo Park on December 12, 2010, Broward C.C. the In a bold reply, the FSCL Phanters youngest team in the Florida Southeast reached 111 for 4 after 19.2 overs to in- Cricket League (FSCL), defeated Florida flict an emphatic 6 wicket whipping, and International by 23 runs to take the Divi- take the inaugural Big Broward Cricket sion One Robin Mirjah 30 Overs Trophy. League Twenty20 Championship Tro-

12 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 WOMEN’S CRICKET Women’s cricket development in the United States of America Clarence Modeste, New York

twelve players went to the Caribbean where vs. Canada. When he joined Villagers he filled “they competed well”, said Mr. Hinds. With the roles of player as well as cricket manager. no sponsors, they had to pay their own way: travel expenses, accommodations, meals and Later he became club general manager and other costs made the trip costly. Lacking finan- continues to fill that role. His experience also cial, material and other support the groupfell includes 11 years as treasurer of the New York apart in 2006. Metropolitan & District Cricket Association. Since 1989 Mr. Pitter has also been general In 2008 the International Cricket Council manager of the committee of the New York (ICC) issued a mandate to the United States Region. Clearly then, Ms. Wallace as well Cricket Association (USACA) that, along as Mr. pitter bring considerable cricket orga- Clarence Modeste with a new constitution, Youth Cricket and a nizational experience to the effort to develop ny discussion of women’s cricket devel- new Chief Executive Officer, they establish women’s cricket, not only in the New York Aopment in the United States of America, a United States Women’s Cricket Division. Region but could be of considerable help in from the perspective of organizing a women’s Venelda Wallace, who has been Recording this regard throughout the United States. cricket team, will benefit from looking at the Secretary for the New York Metropolitan & efforts of Mr. Clifford Hinds. Mr. Hinds, who District Cricket Association for five or six In 2009 Women’s Cricket Development was played cricket in the New York metropolitan years, was appointed manager for Women’s launched in New York under the auspices of area for several decades, knows the cricket ter- Cricket Development by USACA. Ms. Wal- USACA, a major step toward toward fulfilling rain very well and has considerable experience lace’s own sports were handball and track the 2008 ICC mandates. At launch, 15 female in organizing cricket. He has spent a number and field. She has a keen sense of the need for cricketers made their appearance for the cer- of years organizing youth cricket and is still physical fitness, mental toughness and other emony. About ten of these women were from fully engaged in that effort. strong characteristics needed to play sports New York and the others were from New Jer- competitively. sey. In order to get cricket going, these wom- The idea of organizing a women’s cricket en, fewer than could form two teams, played team came to him in 2003 upon encountering Ms. Wallace joined the Villagers Cricket Club amongst themselves; played in mixed teams; twin sisters in New York who had previously as a non-playing member around 1995 and played vs. Under 15s; and played vs. men’s played in Jamaica. Mr. Hinds is also a Ja- became its cricket manager in 1999. Her in- league teams. maican cricketer who migrated to New York. volvement in New York cricket is substantial. He was also acquainted with another female She had also been treasurer of the New York The first national matches organized by US- cricketer who, in fact, was playing at the time Region. When USACA went searching for ACA for women’s cricket in the United States for the Excelsior cricket club in Broklyn, New someone to manage U.S.A. Women’s cricket took place in Florida in 2009. The matches York. His fortunes improved as he met another in 2008 Ms. Wallace was recommended by were played at the Central Broward Regional lady, Louise Brown, who was the first captain Mr. Carlyle Miller, a former officer of USACA Park, not on the Stadium Ground, but on the of the West Indies women’s cricket team and and long-time New York area cricketer. Upon outer fields.Two 35 overs games were played shortly afterwards her sister, Ann Brown John, accepting the task of forming a U.S.A. Wom- over a weekend between an Eastern Confer- a member of the West Indies Cricket commit- en’s Cricket Team Ms. Wallace, who knew ence team and a Western Conference team. tee. Mr. Hinds and knew of his previous work in The Eastern Conference team was made up women’s cricket, searched him out and he of players from the New York/New Jersey In these women he had a promising nucleus. passed on to her whatever files and other help area combined with players from the Atlanta, He spread the word among teams and leagues he could provide. Georgia area. The Western Conference team in the New York metropolitan area that he was was made up of players from California and in search of women that play or have played Ms. Wallace formed a committee, which she other parts of the United States. The players cricket and would like to join a women’s chairs, to carry out the work necessary for received some funding from the ICC through cricket team. He received considerable help the development of women’s cricket. When USACA which helped to pay for travel and from Sam Belnavis, another cricketer in the Ms. Wallace accepted the job of developing hotel accommodations and some meals. The New York area and a former president of the women’s cricket there was no active women’s players paid for their other meals and part New York & District Cricket Association. cricket group in the New York area. And thus, of their uniforms. Fortunately they found a Eventually, in 2003, Mr.Hinds put together a Ms. Wallace started the journey as Manager of couple of sponsors who paid for for the rest of squad of about 20 female cricket players. New York Women’s Cricket. One member of their uniforms and some other expenses. They the Women’s Cricket Committee interviewed had to do some fund raising in order to get In 2004 the New York Women’s Cricket for this article is Mr. Hugh Pitter. Mr. Pit- through. According to Ms. Wallace and Mr. Team formed by Mr. Hinds were invited to ter has been a part of New York cricket for Pitter “things went reasonably well”. compete in Caribbean Women’s cricket. The many years. He is a left arm leg spin bowler women from the United States, including one and played for Primrose CC, then Brooklyn The second test of organisational, manage- American, were joined by two or three fe- CC before joining Villagers CC in 1981. In rial and cricketing skills for U.S.A. Women’s male cricketers from Canada and a squad of 1977 Mr. Pitter played for the United States continued on page 15

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Re: Article USA cricket chief on Gloucestershire fact finding mission John Aaron, New York

government ministry is often referred in any way as a representative of the to as the head of that entity, similar to a USA Cricket Association (USACA), CEO in a USA corporation, hence the although I do recognize that as the possible confusion with that writer’s Executive Secretary of USACA, I style or social references. am always an ambassador of the association and the sport. More importantly, I thought your article could be perceived as divisive, For the record, I didn’t take your as it was never my intention to be criticism of me personal, I just disingenuous or disrespectful to any felt it was more important that the of the hard-working volunteer cricket inaccuracies in your article be pointed coaches and stakeholders in the USA. out and that American Cricketer However, it would be narrow-minded continue to be a significant contributor to assume that I or any one else knows to the discussion on the development John L. Aaron everything about the development of the sport in the USA, and not in of cricket, and therefore not in need offering or encouraging negative ear Editor and Publisher of any additional knowledge of the perspectives. D subject. There is a popular saying - Re: Article USA cricket chief on “The man who knows everything, I sincerely hope that American Gloucestershire fact finding mission knows nothing.” Cricketer give this response to the article, as much prominence as the I recently read an article by Mr. Mo To quote your article “Everyone article referenced above. Ally with the above captioned title in Cricket in the United States, is appearing in your summer-fall 2010 unhappy with our youth development Here’s wishing American Cricketer all edition of American Cricketer. program and if asked what is the the very best for a successful 2011. problem they will tell you we need I have always admired and respected to teach the kids early and in the Yours in cricket! Mr. Ally’s contribution to cricket in public schools.” It appears to me that the USA and the American Cricketer, such an admission on behalf of your John A. particularly for its editorial content readers surely is an indication that any and its significant contribution to assistance is welcomed beyond that the on going dialogue of cricket which may be obtained from those development in the cricketing Diaspora individuals and organizations listed in of the United States. However, it was your article. Further, even established rather disappointing to read such a cricketing nations are always seeking misleading and inaccurate article. ways to take the game to higher levels in their countries. Should the USA be The article suggests that I represented any different? myself as the “cricket chief” of the USA, something I am not, nor did I Although inaccurately reported as a represent myself as such. The article fact-finding mission, my sole purpose was an extract of an audio interview for being in the United Kingdom this of me by BBC Radio Gloucestershire, fall was as a guest speaker, at the and not an interview conducted by invitation of a Gloucestershire county the writer. It may be worthy to note cricket club’s 50th anniversary awards here that in the United Kingdom dinner. It was a private visit and not the Secretary of an organization or

14 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 BIGBig LEAGUE League Cricket TournamnetCRICKET Mo Ally, North Carolina continued from page 10 appy days are here again for cricket was founded a few years by LLoyd Jodah 2010 Sims Twenty/20 Premier Division Hfans and players. This is primarily due and Nino DiLoreto. They promoted cricket centuries: to the vision of Salman Ahmad a young, vi- in the U.S. and Canadian Universities. Fortu- Shawn Findlay, Osswald Park 1, 149 brant, educated Pakistani who has brought nately for American College Cricket, instant the American dream of cricket to the United credibility was given to the organization and 101, both vs. United Sports. Most States. [ACC] when it was endorsed by Shivnarine runs 184 Shawn Findlay, Osswald Park Chandrapaul. 1. Most wickets 8 Anthony Russell, Os- Mr Ahmad has convinced his associates of swald Park 1. Bowling average economy the great opportunity in promoting cricket American Cricketer was told that since US- rate 3.33 Owen Roper, Osswald Park 1. in the U.S. Big League President, Shafquat ACA is not funding the organization it was Six or more wickets in a match, Anthony Chaudhary, said they are prepared to spend difficult to expand, but through the genius Russell, Osswald Park 1, 6 for 8 vs. Park- $50,000 per month to promote cricket from incite with Lloyd Jodah he hooked up with way. the grassroots to International level. A suc- another genius Mr. Salman Ahmad who pro- cessful entrepreneur in New York is now vides the funding to ensure the success of 2010 Division one Sims Twenty/20 venturing in his native sport cricket. cricket in this venture. competition centuries: Albert Gibson, South Shore, 112 not out In 2011 Big League Cricket will promote Big League took cricket to new horizon by vs. Westside Cavaliers. Sandip Desai, In- tournaments in the U.S. with a purse of engaging the Cricket Stadium at the Cen- dia United, 100 vs. Titans. Most runs 149 $100,000, enough funding to make one look tral Broward Regional Park as their official at cricket seriously. What an opportunity for home. It is the only ICC certified stadium in Justin Holder, Westside Cavaliers. Most young cricketers. In the past many people North America. Situated in the city of Lau- Wickets Robin Myers, South Shore and come with ideas for a quick buck since in the derhill the stadium is the property of Bro- Tanmay Kadam, Titans, both with 8 each. U.S. it is open season but often they fail for ward County and is managed by Broward Bowling average economy rate 3.25 Rob- they have poor ideas and are underfunded. Parks and Recreation. in Myers, South Shore. However in this case Mr. Chaudhary is put- It has a state-of-the-art scoreboard and Cricketer of the year ting money where his mouth is for he has re- a seating capacity of 5,000 but can be ex- International’s Timothy Surujbally, was tained Mr. Clive Lloyd, former West Indian tended by using bleachers to accommodate declared Cricketer of the year. Mean- Captain and who was the Chairman of ICC 20,000 fans. Big League is making cricket while, the 2011 SFCA cricket season will Cricket Board, to head his advisory board. happy days again for families and fans. Big kick-off on Sunday January 23, with the Lloyd hails from Guyana and is indeed a leg- League Cricket Academy is extremely pro- opening of the SFCA/Sims Classic. end of Cricket. gressive and one can expect in years to come Big League will be household name associ- Big League recently acquired, the most suc- ated with Cricket. cessful, American College Cricket which continued from page 13 through to the second round matches. The sec- Mr. Pitter would like to see “politics kept out ond round matches consisted of 40 overs. The of the cricket”. That is a belief also strongly Cricket Developing took place in Florida in U.S.A. were beaten by Canada but had a re- held by Ms. Wallace. Mr. Pitter believes that May 2009. This second engagement involved freshing win against Argentina. Another posi- New York is full of “prospects: talent, play- ICC Americas matches. The teams (countries) tive outcome for the U.S.A. is that they had ers, coaching clinics, indoor practice facili- involved were Brazil, Argentina, Bermuda, the top run-maker on their team as well as the ties, tours and so on” that can be enormously Canada, Trinidad & Tobago and the United best bowlers. The results put the United States helpful to women’s cricket development. Ms. States of A merica. These matches afforded the in a position to play Canada in Canada in July Wallace agrees: “Also very good prospects U.S. women cricketers their first international 2010. The winner there will go on to the next from cricket playing nations”. She continued, exposure as a team. The six teams were di- women’s World Cup. “We are inclusive; we turn away no one; older, vided two zones. Argentina, Canada and Ber- younger, anyone who wishes to participate or muda were in one zone and Brazil, Trinidad & Clearly, Ms. Wallace, her committee and her support is welcome”. She finished, “Unity, Tobago and the U.S.A. were in the other. team had returned from their Florida encoun- growth, equality, build cricket”. ters with pride and confidence, as well they The first matches undertaken were Twenty20 should. But clearly there is need to improve Anyone interested in joining, supporting or games. Unfortunately, some confusion ensued the competitiveness of the team. According otherwise becoming involved in United States as rain interrupted play; there were questions to Mr. Pitter. “we have to get some younger Women’s Cricket Development may go to the surrounding the toss; and finally Duckworth- ladies”. He believes that prospects are bright, USACA cricket website: http://usaca.org or Lewis was applied. Although the U.S.A. team that the composition of the present team is a directly contact Ms. Wallace at: venelda@aol. lost to Argentina in the Twenty20 game, it was good-a mix of experienced and younger play- com or Mr. Pitter at: [email protected] or the U.S.A., Argentina and Canada who went ers. [email protected].

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South Florida Cricket Association Presentation

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Edun Dale Holness, Comissioner District 9 Salman Ahmed, CEO of Big League Broward County, Florida Cricket in Broward County, Florida

16 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 PHOTO GALLERY Cricket in Japan at Kenny Matsumura’s Academy

WINTER ISSUE 2011 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 17 INTERNATIONAL CRICKET ESPNcricinfo Covers the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup ESPNcricinfo.com s the excitement builds towards the of leading writers, including Sambit Bal funniest man”, will be writing a daily AICC Cricket World Cup on February (ESPNcricinfo editor), Andrew Miller dairy/travelogue from the host cities. 19, ESPNcricinfo is delivering multi-plat- (UK editor), Osman Samiuddin (Pakistan • Running between the wickets: A video form coverage that celebrates the past and editor) and columnists including Peter diary capturing the passion and co- present of cricket’s premier one-day tour- Roebuck and Gidoen Haigh. lours of the World Cup, produced by an nament. ESPNcricinfo.com, the world’s award-winning Indian film maker. leading cricket website, will be providing The new launches come as ESPNcricinfo • How We Won the World Cup: weekly in- extensive coverage of this year’s Cricket enjoys record growth. Boosted by interest terviews with players from the winning World Cup. A specially dedicated section in the Ashes and the test series between teams of previous World Cups of the site will include ball-by-ball up- South Africa and India – the top two- • Great Performances: weekly video se- dates, scores and text commentary as well ranked Test sides globally - ESPNcricinfo ries in which by Ian Chappell picks the as recaps and player profiles from every recorded a new monthly record audience top individual performances from the match. for the third month in a row in December, past World Cups. and broke the 20 million unique browser • Daily news round-up: Harsha Bhogle, ESPNcricinfo.com is also launching a barrier for the first time. Tom Gleeson, a leading Indian cricket journalist, will mobile app ahead of the ICC Cricket vice president, digital media, ESPN Inter- host a daily news round-up including World Cup. More details of the app will be national, said: “ESPNcricinfo is preparing match clips. unveiled later this month. Expert analysis for its most comprehensive Cricket World and insight will be led by ESPNcricinfo. Cup coverage to date. The launch of the ESPNCricinfo will also produce a wide com’s team of cricket greats such as Ian site’s new app is another step in ESPN’s range of special Cricket World Cup ser- Chappell, former Australia cricket cap- bid to serve sports fans on multiple de- vices such as a Cricinfo Fantasy Game tain, Geoff Boycott, former England vices with the very best sporting content.” based on performances in the tournament, cricketer and fourth highest accumula- ESPNcricinfo.com’s correspondents and allowing users to play the role of team tor of Test centuries in history, Sanjay experts will also bring fans the very best manager. Extending its connection to Manjrekar,former India Test batsman, in multimedia coverage from the tourna- cricket fans, the site will also offer a wide Ian Bishop, former West Indies cricketer ment, including: range of social media applications – in- who took 100 wickets in just 21 Tests and cluding Facebook Connect and a variety Mahela Jayawerdene, Sri Lanka’s lead- • On the road with Zalztman: Andy of services for Twitter fans. ing batsman. Further reporting and anal- Zaltzman, British comedian and regular ysis will be delivered by the site’s team ESPNcricinfo blogger dubbed “cricket’s

18 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 INTERNATIONAL CRICKET ICC calls on supporters to remember the greatest ODI players and matches of all-time as part of 40th anniversary celebrations ICC, Dubai

o mark the 40th anniversary of One- The Australian ODI team from 1971 will er, Anil Kumble, Muttiah Muralidaran, TDay International (ODI) cricket, the also be presented to the crowd during the Saqlain Mushtaq, Harbhajan Singh, ICC’s official website is asking support- innings break of the first ODI match of Shane Warne, Daniel Vettori ers from across the globe to select their the series between Australia and England choice of the greatest ODI match and at the MCG on Sunday 16 January. Greatest ODI match of all-time team of all-time. Greatest ODI team of all time oWest Indies beat Australia by 17 runs at Voting on www.icc-cricket.com is now Lord’s, 21 June 1975 open asking supporters to select a dream Opening batsmen (2) – Saeed Anwar, team from a shortlist of 48 players and Sourav Ganguly, Gordon Greenidge, oIndia beat West Indies by 43 runs at pick their favourite game from a choice Matthew Hayden, Sanath Jayasuriya, Vi- Lord’s, 25 June 1983 of 10 memorable matches. render Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Glenn Turner oPakistan beat India won by one-wicket Supporters will have until midnight at Sharjah, 18 April 1986 Dubai time (GMT+4) on 2 January 2011 Middle-order batsmen (3) – Michael Be- to make their selections, with the fans’ van, Martin Crowe, Aravinda de Silva, oEngland won by three wickets against choices set to be announced on 5 January Inzamam-ul Haq, Brian Lara, Javed Mi- Australia at Sydney, 22 January 1987 2011 to coincide with the 40th anniver- andad, Ricky Ponting, Viv Richards sary of the first-ever ODI match between oAustralia won by one-wicket against Australia and England. While fans have All-rounder (1) – Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, West Indies at Sydney, 12 January 1996 the chance to vote using the nominations Andrew Flintoff, Richard Hadlee, Jacques suggested by the ICC on www.icc-crick- Kallis, Imran Khan, Lance Klusener, oAustralia tied with South Africa at Edg- et.com, the ICC is also requesting sup- Shaun Pollock baston, 17 June 1999 porters to send in their dream teams and favourite matches via www.facebook/ Wicket-keeper (1) – Mark Boucher, MS oPakistan tied with Sri Lanka, at Sharjah, cricketicc or www.twitter.com/cricketicc. Dhoni, Andy Flower Adam Gilchrist, Ro- 15 October 1999 mesh Kaluwitharana, Moin Khan, Alec ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat Stewart, Kumar Sangakkara, oIndia beat Pakistan by five runs at Kara- said:“With the ICC Cricket World Cup chi, 13 March 2004 2011 now less than two months away, Fast bowlers (3) – Wasim Akram, Allan excitement and interest in the one-day Donald, Joel Garner, Michael Holding, oBangladesh beat Australia by five wick- format of the game will certainly inten- Dennis Lillee, Glenn McGrath, Chamin- ets at Cardiff, 18 June 2005 sify. We know that fans will enjoy having da Vaas, Waqar Younis the chance to remember some of the great oSouth Africa beat Australia by one- games and great players that have played Spinner (1) – Shahid Afridi, Carl Hoop- wicket at Johannesburg, 12 March 2006 in ODI cricket during the past 40 years.”

The list of players and matches that fans are being asked to vote on at www.icc- cricket.com is listed below.

Cricket Australia will also mark the 40th anniversary of ODI cricket with a number of events, including a cocktail reception with members of Australia’s first ODI team at Victoria’s Government House, during Melbourne’s Cricket Weekend – which also includes a Twenty20 Interna- tional – from 14-16 January.

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or a team sport to succeed in the ing it hard for batsmen to time their shots, to fail. In recent years, administrative FUnited States, it usually needs to have resulting in exceptionally low scores and chaos made the development of a strong been born there. A sport that can last for the more or less total absence of the sort domestic structure even more distant: ages; sometimes doesn’t produce a win- of baseball-style slugging that was sup- The USACA was suspended from the In- ner; and looks to many American eyes posed to sell to the wider American pub- ternational Cricket Council in 2005 over like a deeply weird version of baseball lic. alleged irregularities in the elections of where the ball bounces, nothing much officials, and again in 2007 for not adopt- happens if a batter misses it, and you’re Then there were the two teams them- ing a new constitution or holding elec- never quite sure who’s winning? It’s a selves. Neither is the most eye-catching tions quickly enough. In a pair of matches longshot. in international cricket and, worse, nei- played alongside the recent Sri Lanka- ther country has a sizable diaspora in New Zealand fixtures, the U.S. team was But for cricket, like many other nonnative the U.S., let alone in Florida. An India- soundly beaten by Jamaica, which as one sports such as soccer and rugby, crack- Pakistan match-up fought in New York of the constituent nations of the West In- ing the U.S. market has long been a holy or Los Angeles, or a West Indies contest dies isn’t even an international side. grail. The potential benefits are clear: It’s held in Florida, would have drawn bigger a wealthy, sports-mad country of 300 mil- crowds. To really take off, however, cricket in lion people. Even if the baseball-loving America will need to attract people with majority is unlikely ever to be convinced, Still, despite the problems, cricket might roots beyond cricket’s traditional homes. there are still the millions of Americans not be as crazy a sell for the U.S. as it Events such as the current one might at- who were either born in or have recent first appears. It’s a fallacy that American tract cricket-mad expatriates, but in all family history in the formerly British sports all have Attention Deficit Disorder. probability the only way cricket can truly parts of South Asia, the Caribbean and American football and baseball are both penetrate mainstream American sporting elsewhere where cricket is king. pause-ridden and full of downtime, and culture is for there to be a successful U.S. both run longer than, say, soccer or rugby. team. And that’s a very long way from In the latest attempt, America finally host- The three-hour-long, all-action Twenty20 happening. ed its first modern, top-level international format could work well. cricket last weekend. Sri Lanka played New Zealand in a pair of internationals at Cricket would be returning to the U.S., Central Broward Regional Park in Lau- not entering for the first time. The U.S. derhill, South Florida. The games were hosted and participated in the first inter- the result of a partnership between New national cricket match—against, of all Zealand Cricket and the USA Cricket As- nations, Canada—in September 1844 at sociation. the St. George’s Cricket Club (now long closed) in Staten Island. That the U.S. lost It should have been a great showcase probably doesn’t account for the demise for the sport. Nearly one-quarter of the of cricket as a popular sport in America. residents of the host city were born in But continued defeats, such as a wal- the Caribbean, a cricket hotspot. The loping at the hands of an England tour- Main Event Field of the $70 million park, ing side in 1859, dovetailed with the rise which opened in 2007, was built specifi- after the Civil War of indigenous sports. cally for cricket and has hosted previous Baseball in particular came to form part tournaments involving international play- of the American national identity in the ers, although not international teams. A way that an imported game strongly as- groundsman was shipped in from New sociated with the nation’s former colonial Zealand to ensure the pitch was in tip-top master never could. shape. It doesn’t help that the U.S. has never Unfortunately, the series itself, which was had a credible domestic competition. At drawn 1-1, was far from ideal. Despite least soccer has occasionally managed to the groundsman’s best efforts, the all- get reasonably competitive domestic U.S. important pitch was low and slow, mak- leagues off the ground before they go on

20 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 INTERNATIONAL CRICKET Cricket-Suspended Pakistan duo say no evidence against them Reuters, London uspended Pakistan cricketers Salman SButt and Mohammad Amir accused the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday of treating them unfairly and said it had no evidence against them re- garding spot-fixing allegations. The two players have returned to Lahore from Dubai where their appeals over their pro- visional suspensions were rejected by the chairman of the ICC code of conduct commission, Michael Beloff, after a two- day hearing that ended on Sunday. Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif, Salman Butt

The pair, who were suspended on Sept. the involvement of Butt who was then The two players said they would wait for 2 by the ICC along with team mate Mo- Pakistan captain. the ICC to send them a date for the hear- hammad Asif, have been told to prepare ing before deciding on their next step. for a full hearing of the case as they are Left arm pace bowler Amir said the al- Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz facing serious allegations of spot fixing. legations against them were a conspiracy Butt said the spot-fixing allegations were “They have no evidence and it appears against Pakistan cricket. “To me it ap- damaging attempts to revive international they are just trying to corner Pakistan,” peared as if this is a conspiracy to de- cricket in the country. angry former test captain Butt told report- fame Pakistan cricket. I am hurt and sad ers at the airport. “They have no evidence because we want the truth to come out,” Foreign teams have refused to tour except for what has appeared in the News the 18-year-old said. “I am disappointed Pakistan since militants attacked the Sri of the World and they didn’t even give us because they didn’t even tell us the reason Lankan team in Lahore in March 2009. a date for the full hearing, we are totally for rejecting our appeals. It appeared to be “Zimbabwe was lined up to tour Pakistan disappointed.” as if the decision of the hearing had been and the International Cricket Council and made beforehand.” Marylebone Cricket Club were also plan- A report in British newspaper the News ning to send a world XI to play a couple of the World alleged Amir and Asif delib- Butt’s lawyer Aftab Gul said after Sun- of matches, but this scandal put us back,” erately bowled no-balls to order in a test day’s decision that while the hearing was Ijaz Butt told a news conference. against England at Lord’s in August, with fair he was disappointed by the outcome.

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WINTER ISSUE 2011 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 25 CARIBBEAN CRICKET CORNER Daren Ganga leads T&T’s Red Force back to Caribbean T-20 Championship for 2011! Colin E. H. Croft, Trinidad

understanding their responsibilities and as a batsman. It has given Daren rewards, roles. That is exactly what we are trying proving to be very successful in his game. to do at this level. It is cricket, at the end He knows that cricket is always a learn- of the day. There is need to apply thought ing game, one that teaches as progress is throughout, understand situations. We made. I am sure that he will continue to encourage players to think on their feet, learn. Daren is indeed a great talent, de- understand what is happening around veloping very well. He has moved from them, assess conditions, and to make cal- No. 5 to batting at No. 3. He is learning culated decisions. that it is not just about talent, but working hard in some situations. Both Daren and Colin E. H. Croft If you continue doing that, you will get Adrian Barrath are two young, very excit- CC Cricket World Cup 2011 is soon, positive results. Those are habits that we ing players for both T&T and West Indies. Ibut, first, to immediate business; Trini- are trying to inculcate in our players. It is We will try our level best to nurture these dad & Tobago, playing unbeaten, again already paying good dividends. guys and to make them the best they can being regional T-20 champions (2011). possibly be. Daren Ganga was again the happy cap- CC: T&T lost the Champions League tain. T-20 2009 final. After also losing Carib- CC: Lendyl Simmons - ‘Man of the Se- bean T-20 2010 final, you said that T&T ries’ in Caribbean T-20 2011 - yet cannot Colin Croft (CC): Even with the excite- must come back, in 2011, ‘for our game!’ make West Indies 30 called up for ICC ment, you are a very reflective person. You are back! What about the 2011 final CWC 2011, much less the final XV. Is Was that win in the Caribbean T-20 2011 then? something wrong there? as easy for T&T as it looked? DG: It is very difficult to say that you DG: Of course. There is a formal in- Daren Ganga (DG): It was not! This will win any tournament, especially a vestigation as to why he has not been in- world of sports is amazing. Six months T-20 tournament. It is important to have volved. I will not pre-empt. Lendyl is an- ago, we lost the 2010 T-20 semi-final to players in prime form and to understand other very talented player. Batsmen rec- Guyana. Then, we were not able to retain that that is critical to team dynamics. ognize that consistency is very important, our 50-over championship. There was our biggest challenge. For the last 12-18 much criticism and many doubts about If you dissect a T-20 game, your top months, he has been on the outside, talk- the quality of our team, and how well we three batters need to be in good nick, to ed about in a very negative light. It just would do this time in. This is just testi- lay proper foundations, but flexibility is goes to show that when care is taken of a mony that T-20 cricket is very volatile. necessary too. Much went well for us, and player, with efforts and focus put on that As we bask in the glory of this champion- a lot happened positively because of the player, most times, that feel-good factor ship, if we do not go on to win the 2011 preparation that we put in to appear in this will have a positive impact on his state of Champions League, or if we do not regain tournament. We know, from experience, play. We West Indians need to understand this title next year, it will not be testimony that, critically, tournaments are won on the ‘man-management’ in cricket. The that we are a bad team. That is the real- the training fields, and that is exactly what key is player motivation, especially for ity of this version of the game. It is very we will try to do for Champions League young players from varying backgrounds. important for supporters and doubters to T-20 2011. understand that! It is very important to make sure that they CC: Daren Bravo has been brilliant. I are well taken care of, feel valued in a CC: You normally look ahead. Cham- do not agree that he is just a ‘young Brian team context. Lendyl will definitely be pions League 2011; India; is six months Lara’. He is an excellent prospect, who playing international cricket in the near away. Can you maintain this intensity? could have his own character in interna- future. We hope that he will maintain the tional cricket. consistency that is required for that level. DG: We have designed a structure to play T-20 cricket, how we approach T-20 DG: Many have seen semblances of CC: There are also Kieron Pollard and overall, and the varying situations in that Brian in Daren’s batsmanship. He recog- Dwayne Bravo to come back into your version of the game. I think that com- nizes that those are very big shoes to fill. munications is paramount, players all Daren’s cricket is based on Brian’s efforts continued on page 28

26 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 CARIBBEAN CRICKET CORNER Sarwan, Taylor and Ramdin cut from WI contract list ESPN/CricInfo amnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor against Ireland but he was less effective There was better news for Pollard, Barath, Rand Denesh Ramdin have been de- when facing the better teams. Taylor was Darren Bravo, Shane Shillingford, Nikita moted from the West Indies contract list sent home from the tour of Australia late Miller and Nelon Pascal, who were given while Kieron Pollard and Adrian Barath last year with back stress fractures and their first central contracts. Pollard has have been promoted to full deals. The has made only nine limited-overs appear- become an international star for his big fitness of Sarwan, a former captain, and ances since then. hitting and medium pace in the limited- Narsingh Deonarine was “deemed unsat- overs arenas while Barath, 20, showed isfactory” by the selectors while Taylor, The wicketkeeper Ramdin and Travis his potential with a Test century on debut the fast bowler, was not helped by his lim- Dowlin, the batsman who has played six against Australia last year. ited availability following a back injury. Tests, were cut from the list due to poor form. “Ramdin and Dowlin’s perfor- The players have until September 10 to Sarwan, who was most recently affected mances over the past year have been less accept the offers. Those outside the con- by a hamstring problem, has not played than favourable in the view of the selec- tract list are still able to represent West a Test since 2009 and he has appeared tion committee,” the board said in a state- Indies. in four ODIs and seven Twenty20s this ment. year. He has a top score of 100 not out

Michael Conrad “Joey” Carew – West Indies’ Mr. Cricket Colin E. H. Croft, Trinidad

hate funerals! To me, they, normally, By the turn out of West Indian cricketers, FTR: Joey played only 19 Tests, making I are just social events, organized by Joey had a “State of West Indies’ send off! 1127 runs with average 34.15, and also very guilty, hypocritical people, trying to No one who had been involved in West 129 1st Class games; 7,810 runs, average make up for what they never did in the Indies cricket, especially over the last 40 38.47 – good, but not remarkable returns. departed’s life! Have you ever wondered or so years, and no one who would have However, had he been playing now, he how come people will do anything pos- enjoyed our cricket worldwide (billions) would have been a West Indies super-star, sible to attend a funeral – travel from including that most dominant period of at least. Consider that a full WICB retain- hell – especially for a relative’s funeral, our cricket (1976 – 1995 when we beat er contract had been given to such truly when they had not seen the deceased for that same world at their own great game) nonentity cricketers as Devon Smith – 32 eons? How come they never visited when could have done so without the absolute Tests, 1370 runs; average 25.37! Carew’s the dead was alive? However, sometimes, influence of Joey! cricket - he made his Test debut on that funerals can even be changed to great, great West Indies 1963 tour to England magical celebrations! Michael Conrad ‘Joey’ Carew was the - was for another time, when players ac- only West Indian that I know that I would tually thought the game out, minute by In the last 20 years, I have gone to four give the moniker – “Mr. Cricket.” It is minute, and also played it with such gusto funerals – Stafford Croft, 1998; Malcolm because of him that the entire world came and intensity that had to be experienced Marshall, 1999; Roy Fredericks, 2000; to know about Michael Holding, Joel to be believed. and Michael “Joey” Carew. One was Garner, Colin Croft, Ritchie Richardson my brother. The others were just as im- and Brian Lara, to name just a few. Joey He also had to contend for a West Indies portant, as they were great friends, and had been involved in direct West Indies opening position with such Caribbean West Indies cricketers. Last Friday, we cricket from 1955, when he made his 1st cricket luminaries as Roy Fredericks, Ste- had a celebration, not a funeral, for Joey class debut for Trinidad & Tobago, aged ven Camacho, Easton Mc Morris, Sey- Carew’s truly wonderful life! 18. His long innings ended last week. mour Nurse, Peter Lashley, Brian Davis and the best of them all, Conrad Hunte. Sir Ellis Clarke, Trinidad & Tobago’s last If you played for West Indies between Those were just the opening contestants Governor General, and 1st President, also 1976 and 2006, you could not have done then. Can you believe the cricketing gold died recently. He was afforded a state fu- so without Joey’s input; as selector, chair- we had? Unbelievable! neral. I believe that even though Sir Ellis man of selectors or, to his dying day, men- was monumental in T&T’s history, Joey’s tor. The man’s influence on West Indies influence worldwide far outstripped Sir cricket has been extremely profound. He Ellis’. helped us all! continued on page 28

WINTER ISSUE 2011 WWW.AMERICANCRICKETER.COM 27 CARIBBEAN CRICKET CORNER continued from page 26 CC: Many suggest that you are the best I, as captain of Trinidad & Tobago, and cricket captain in the Caribbean. You too as a player. Everything else will take care Champions League 2011 team. How do were not in West Indies 30, much less of itself. I am enjoying my cricket and we you deal with their considerations? consideration for the last 15. Yet, as cap- are getting success. I am having a won- tain of Trinidad & Tobago, you keep win- derful time, seeing so many of our young- DG: There are many permutations ahead. ning tournaments? er players develop into world beating po- Many people need to put their heads to- tential. It is not just about Daren Ganga, gether and come up with correct decisions DG: They say that doing well in regional and achieving what I want to achieve, as in order to go forward, and to do so in tournaments is the prerequisite for be- a player or captain. It is about ensuring very quick time. There is no time to pon- ing selected for West Indies international that young players that come into the fray der. It is about making firm decisions that duty. Prior to 2010-2011, for the last two will develop in the correct manner. That are going to be beneficial to all parties years or so, I have been averaging, as a is probably the best thing of a leader; to involved. That would require substantial batsman, the highest in our 50-overs recognize that talent and to make the right dialogue, investigation, and research as to competitions, and helping to win titles for decisions so that these youngsters can de- what could transpire in India. Whatever T&T. Yet, I cannot even be considered in velop properly and to fully blossom into decisions are made, we hope and expect a 30-man squad. Ahead for me is playing being the players that they can be. that they will be in the best interest of cricket for Trinidad & Tobago. That is my T&T’s cricket. focus. The selectors, whomsoever they CC: Thank you. may be, have got a job to do, and so do

continued from page 27 Paragon’s team then had such T&T stal- Guyana has meted out to me. That is an- warts as Pascal Roberts, Prince Barthole- other story for another time! What Carew Yet Carew survived, with his diabolical mew, Richard Gabriel, Leo John, Jack did was to follow my cricket everywhere, memory, frivolous diatribes that could Noriega, Bernard Julien and Ron Faria, a making me think that I was special, not have you in laughter and stitches for very powerful unit indeed. We won ev- knowing that he had that same attitude for hours, and his very serious, honest analy- erything that year, playing on both mat- every player that he picked. ses of the game. ting and grass pitches. Carew, by 1975, had stopped playing for West Indies and He would come to the dressing rooms When I last spoke to Joey, last year, he Trinidad & Tobago, but he still captained often, ala Clyde Walcott, Joe Soloman continued to try to convince me that it was Paragon’s arch rivals, Queens Park Crick- and Jackie Hendricks, other selectors, to he, not as is normally suggested, Clive et Club, whose playing field is the revered encourage, or simply to hang out – one Lloyd, the then West Indies captain, who, Queens Park Oval. Those games were the of the boys – having a casual, friendly in 1976/77, had the insight, foresight and closest I have come to cricket war! beer. I know that I will miss the man belief enough to select Garner and me to much; very much indeed! Some say that the West Indies team, especially when we Yet, it was what Carew said to me after he liked horse racing more than cricket. had, between us, the grand total of only such a game, at QPO, one in which I actu- I do not know about that. I would say five 1st class games. That conversation ally got him out, caught at fine-leg, after that he liked them equally, as he and Mi- had been going on since I became the he had hooked, that has stayed with me chael Holding had almost daily conversa- Sports Journalist in 1994/5! to this day: “Crofty, you will play for the tions on trifectas, form and blood lines, West Indies soon,” this assessment, mind but Joey also kept fully up to date with Like everyone else, later, I always sought you, about a cricketer who had not been cricket. out Joey, wherever we were, for informa- called to Guyana’s trials after a debut tion, assessments, overview and just fun, game in 1972, aged 18. He continued: We all know that he loved his family; about our cricket. The man was fully “But I want you to stay and live here wife Marion, and the boys, Michael and encyclopedic. He could recount any in- in Trinidad & Tobago. If you do that, I David; and his Catholicism. Personally, stance about any cricketer that he had will guarantee that you will do well as I thank them for sharing, so unselfishly, seen over the years. Earlier, I had seen a cricketer, and doubly so, as a profes- this real icon of West Indies cricket with Joey play many times at Guyana’s Bourda sional. I will make sure that we look af- us. In my mind, no one have done more! Oval, while in high school and as a club ter your education, your well being and cricketer. But I only met Joey for the 1st your cricket.” While I could not remain in According to the priest last Friday, Joey time in 1975, when I played in T&T, for T&T; I was on a G of G scholarship; I did attended mass every Sunday. That de- Paragon Cricket Club, while on a Guy- play for West Indies. Also, I have lived scribes a very complex man, near to God, ana Government navigation scholarship. to badly regret no taking him up on that but very human too! RIP, Joey! offer, to his dying day, considering what

28 AMERICAN CRICKETER WINTER ISSUE 2011 USA Cricket Association: Title Search Mo Ally, North Carolina

The USA cricket team is in search of a they realize it’s a Cricket Game and not a known. USA is at the bottom of the points new title. A team that was formerly in Di- Curry Cook Out. table but there is a ray of hope for them, vision 1 is now having a difficult time in based on the outcome of some of the other Division 3.The team and four officials are All of the above did not make a run, matches. in Hong Kong to compete against the host and Rurua Dikhana was the MVP for Hong Kong, Oman, Italy, Denmark and he bowled 4 over’s 3 maiden, one run Papua New Guinea. for 4 wickets. Shame on you for such a performance in your goal to get back to USA trash Hong Kong with 7 wicket win Division 2. Guess you are a far way from and a fantastic knock by Skipper Steve Division 1. Coach Clayton Lambert in an Messiah with a 97 not out. However it interview felt the team need more time in was short lived since team Denmark de- the middle. I do know what he means by feated USA by 30 runs. that but this is the team’s 4th game and not the first. Most of all Howard Johnson Believe it or not the USA was embar- might be a Super Star but at 46 years of rassed by (PNG) Papua New Guinea for age depriving young cricketers in the U.S. they were bowled out for a measly 44 is also absurd. Who are the selectors? runs, yes its correct 44 runs. Lennox Cush, Ritesh Kadu, Richard Marshall, Ushman Are they blind or is this a buddy sys- Shuja, Asif Khan and Howard Johnson tem. Please feel free to let us know and U.S Cricket Coach Mr Clayton Lambert were bowled for duck Yes 6 ducks I hope we would be happy to let your views be

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