Division 2 Current Standings / Fixtures

Week 14	Home Team	Away Team	Field
Sun 4/27/2014	Lehigh Cricket Club	Hustlers 2	Veterans Park
	Miami Royals	Lehigh Indians	Southridge BBF
	Vikings	Renegades	Tamarac Park
	Warriors	Bye	Bye
	Breakaway	Guyana Heat	Willie Webb
	Starlite	Wildfire	Southridge 1

The last round of league fixtures complete this coming sunday.

Hustlers needing one more win to finish the regular season as the number 1 team and gain homefield advantage.
If they were to lose then they could potentially end up as the number 4 team in the playoffs.

The current top 4 teams are all guaranteed a playoff position but after this weeks games they will find out who finishes where.

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Points	P/Lost	Fines
Warriors	10	8	2			48
Hustlers 2	9	7	1		1	45
Lehigh Indians	9	7	2			42
Breakaway	9	7	2			42
Miami Royals	9	5	4			30
Guyana Heat	9	4	5			23	-1	$50
Wildfire	9	3	5		1	21
Lehigh CC	9	4	5			23	-1	$50
Renegades	9	2	7			12
Vikings CC	9	1	8			6
Starlite C C	9	1	8			6

Hustlers beat Guyana Heat

The penultimate game in the SFSCL for Hustlers saw them win in a close encounter with Guyana Heat CC yesterday to claim another 6 points.

A little pre match get together.

Hustlers won the toss and put Guyana Heat into bat first on a glorious day of sunshine at the Yard. Early wickets were taken by the Hustlers bowling attack before Guyana Heat started scoring freely to all parts of the ground and reach 73 for 5 at the break. The ground fielding and catching was very poor for Hustlers to add as they put down 4 crucial catches.

Another 70 odd runs were scored in the second half of their innings to see their total reach 143 all out with Ravi taking 3 wickets for 15, Sanjeev 3 for 34, and Amar 2 for 15 the best of the Hustlers bowling effort.

Hustlers went to bat and started off strong with early boundaries being hit before John was first out. With the scoring rate well past the required rate the Hustlers batsmen then decided to give away their wickets in a frenzy as they started to play undisciplined cricket.

Johnno warming up

At the break they had 95 on the board but had lost their top 4 batsmen.

It all boiled down to some sensible batting from Cliff, Sanjeev, and Amar to see their team home in a game they had made hard for themselves. Six points were collected but many of the Hustler batsmen need to take a week off and think why some of them played irresponsible shots when there was no need for panic.

Devya & Retesh

Warming down time.

Next week Hustlers venture off to Lehigh once again as they face LHCC in their last regular season game. A win will see them top the division in another important fixture for the Yard boys.

Game Highlights

Ravi 3 for 15
Sanjeev 3 for 34
Amar 2 for 15

Chris 33
Amar 15
Cliff 10 not out

Roundup of Week 13 Results

Breakaway def. Miami Royals
Warriors def. Vikings CC
Hustlers 2 def Guyana Heat
Lehigh Indians def. Starlite
Lehigh C.C. def. Renegades
Wildfire- BYE

Upcoming Sunday Fixtures and Division 2 Current Standings

Sun 4/20/2014	Miami Royals	Breakaway	Southridge BBF
	Lehigh Indians	Starlite	Veterans Park
	Warriors	Vikings	Tamarac
	Wildfire	Bye	Bye
	Guyana Heat	Hustlers 2	Wellman
	Renegades	Lehigh Cricket Club	Southridge 1

Hustlers find themselves at number 2 position after their rain affected game last week.

Two more games are scheduled against Guyana Heat and Lehigh CC before the playoffs start and both of these games are important to the Yard Boys as wins in these games will see them top the division going into the playoffs with home field advantage.

This time of the season gets very competitive with teams vying for playoff positions and managers looking and trying to work out who they will meet in the playoffs. At the end of the day, it does not matter who you meet in the knockout stage as all 4 teams who have made it there are usually all capable of winning a championship.

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Points	P/Lost	Fines
Warriors	9	7	2			42
Hustlers 2	8	6	1		1	39
Lehigh Indians	8	6	2			36
Breakaway	8	6	2			36
Miami Royals	8	5	3			30
Guyana Heat	8	4	4			23	-1	$50
Wildfire	9	3	5		1	21
Lehigh CC	8	3	5			17	-1	$50
Vikings	8	1	7			6
StarLite	8	1	7			6
Renegades	8	2	12			6

Hustlers v Wildfire CC Match Abandoned

Hustlers missed out in their latest league fixture against Wildfire CC after continuous rain abandoned play after 13th overs were bowled.

Wildfire had batted first and were at 63 for 5 at the break when the heavens opened up and made play impossible for the remaining of the game.

3 points shared was the final outcome. Hustlers final 2 games are against Guyana Heat and Lehigh CC and if they win both of those games, they will finish the season top of the table as number 1 seed and home field advantage.

The Hustler players still stayed back in the rain and celebrated Cliff's birthday celebration with a nice cake and some very cold liquids.
We would like to wish Cliff the very best on his special day.

Hustlers next game v Wildfire CC

Hustlers (6-1) meet Wildfire (3-5) this coming sunday at Lauderhill Middle School in their next round of league action.

The Wildfire team have impressed the teams they have played against this season with some outstanding results considering this being their first season as a team in the Division. To add some extra feeling to this regular season game, some ex Hustler players are now playing for the Wildfire team to make things more interesting.

No team is an easy game in the division and Hustlers will need to be at their best to beat this new side.

Game Start
12 30pm

Current Div 2 Standings

With only 3 more league fixtures remaining for the season, Hustlers sit at number 3 position in the league.

They will be looking to finish out the rest of the season strongly with tough games left against Wildfire CC, Guyana Heat, and Lehigh CC.

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Points	P/Lost	Fines
Lehigh Indians	7	6	1			36
Breakaway	8	6	2			36
Hustlers 2	7	6	1			36
Warriors	8	6	2			36
Miami Royals	7	4	3			24
Guyana Heat	7	4	3			23	-1	$50
Wildfire	8	3	5			18
Lehigh CC	7	2	5			12
Vikings	7	1	6			6
StarLite	7	1	6			6
Renegades	7	1	6			6

Hustlers v Lehigh Indians Match Report

Basil, Terry, Cliff, Retesh, John, & Mike riding in style.

The Hustler team met the undefeated Lehigh Indians CC last sunday in a clash of the in form teams from the Division. Not quite a must win game for both sides but it was definitely the biggest game of  round 8 where 6 points were on offer for the winners.

The day started off with team manager Derek picking up the hired 15 seater and meeting with the team players at 9 30am sharp at the Hibiscus parking lot. Surprisingly, everybody was on time for a change as the 15 seater was loaded up with various drinks, bats, bandages, walking aids, snacks, and players as they set off to Lehigh on time.


After one stop on route to Lehigh to load up more liquid refreshments, the team arrived early at Veterans Park at a new pitch that looked in immaculate condition except for the watered down batting strip. The toss was key and Lehigh inserted Hustlers in to bat first on the well doctored, watered down, jacuzzi of a pitch.

The sun was beating down with temperatures reaching the high 80's as the pitch became more playable as the game went on which made scoring quickly a bit easier.
John batted well throughout the innings and scored a ground breaking all run 51 since his return back to the Hustlers uniform before he retired out to take a well earned rest before the innings closed. Other contributions from Ravi, Mike, Basil , Mukesh, Sanjeev saw the Hustler total reach 157 for 5 after 25 overs.

Johnno 51 not out

Lehigh started off their run chase well before allrounder Mr Classic broke the opening partnership with his very own version of the Carrom ball. He calls it his Carrot ball (dangling the bait out there), giving the batsman a six ball to hit before deceiving the batsman by bowling him.

At the break Lehigh were not looking good with 6 wickets gone and only 53 on the board. Terry 3 wickets, Retesh 2 wickets, Ravi 3 wickets, Mukesh 1 wicket, and Sanjeev 1 wicket all bowled well as the Lehigh innings came to an end with their score at 94 all out.

The big game failed to reach up to all the pre match hype as Lehigh took a sound beating at their home field by a very impressive Hustler squad led by Basil. The after match congratulations were appreciated by the Hustler team from the much improving Lehigh team players as they all headed off to down a few extra cold ones hosted at Tyrone's house as the evening drew in.

With Mohan driving and last orders called, the Hustler players then set off on the homeward bound journey back to Ft Lauderdale downing a few more on the way as well as the customary pit stop to drain the oil.

Lastly, Cliff was serenaded by his fellow team mates on the bus as they sang happy birthday to him before they reached home to round up a great day out for everybody involved.

Happy birthday to Cliff

Next sunday's game is against Wildfire CC at Lauderhill Middle School (The Yard).
12 30pm game time start

Next week full schedule

Guyana Heat host Miami Royals
Lehigh Indians host Warriors
Hustlers 2 host Wildfire
Vikings host Lehigh C.C.
Starlite host Renegades
Breakaway  - BYE

Hustlers beat Lehigh Indians in Round 8

Hustlers

157 for 5
John 51 not out
Ravi 29
Mike 28

Lehigh Indians

94 all out
Ravi 3 for 18
Terry 3 for 20
Retesh 2 for 11
Mukesh 1 for 15
Sanjeev 1 for 13

Match Report to follow

Some pictures of the round trip to Lehigh.

Veterans Park, Lehigh

Hustlers next game v Lehigh Indians CC

The Hustler side face the undefeated Lehigh Indians CC team this coming sunday at Veterans Park, Lehigh in Round 8.

After their close one wicket win against the no2 side Breakaway last week, they will be looking to carry on their winning run but the Hustlers players may have other ideas for them. Hustlers have continued with their impressive form and now have gone 5 games in a row with wins.

This game could be the best fixture of the sunday fixtures coming up with two evenly matched teams facing each other.

Current Div 2 Standings

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Points	P/Lost	Fines
Lehigh Indians	6	6	0			36
Warriors	7	5	2			30
Breakaway	7	5	2			30
Hustlers 2	6	5	1			30
Guyana Heat	6	4	2			23	-1	$50
Miami Royals	6	3	3			18
Wildfire	7	2	5			12
Lehigh CC	6	2	4			12
Vikings	7	1	6			6
StarLite	6	1	5			6
Renegades	6	1	5			6

Hustlers beat Renegades in Round 7

Hustlers put in another fine all around performance against Renegades CC yesterday in their latest SFSCL league fixture to win by 9 wickets.

Renegades won the toss and elected to bat first at the Yard with only 9 players starting in their side. Facing any team without their full squad would need a special effort from them and they got off to the worst possible start as they lost their first wicket with the first ball of their innings when Mohan comprehensively bowled their opening bat. A mini recovery by Renegades ensued but they were never scoring freely with fine bowling efforts coming from Mohan, Amar, Sanjeev, Retesh and Terry.

At the break Renegades found themselves at 60 for 6.

Once the second half of their innings recommenced, they again lost wickets and were bowled out for a low score of 74 within 16 overs. Retesh was again the top bowler for Hustlers as he snared 4 wickets for only 18 runs in his 5 overs. Sanjeev 1 for 7, Mohan 2 for 17 and Terry 1 for 5 were the other wicket takers for Hustlers.

Retesh 4 for 18

Hustlers went to bat and started off solidly with John hitting 2 boundaries early on before he was bowled for 13. Chris and Ravi saw their team home in the 13th over without any more wickets falling and cantered to an easy win. Chris finished off the innings with a 6 over deep mid wicket as his own personal score reached 51 not out.

Chris 51 not out

Next week Hustlers face the undefeated Lehigh Indians CC team in round 8. 

The Hustler players were celebrating the win well into the sunday evening as their normal routine win or lose and it was also nice to see team players from Warriors, Vikings, Hustler 1, Five Star, Guyana Heat and Wildfire at the Yard enjoying the social after the game with us.

Match Highlights

Renegades 74 all out

Retesh 4 for18

Sanjeev 1 for 7

Mohan 2 for 17

Terry 1 for 5

Hustlers 76 for 1

Chris 51 not out

John 13

Ravi 6 not out

Sunday Results

Guyana Heat def Warriors
Lehigh Indians def Breakaway
Hustlers 2 def  Renegades
Wildfire def Vikings
Lehigh C.C. def Miami Royals
Starlite CC – BYE

**One final thought of the day**
The skipper has a brand new FAT CAT he has the pleasure of using every sunday now. Congrats skip

Top Wicket Takers & Batsmen Div 2

The Division 2 top batsmen at the halfway stage see 2 Hustlers batsmen in the top 10. Hopefully, the two of them can add to their run count with 5 games still to be played.

#	Name	Club	Mts	Inn	NO	Ct	St	50s	100s	HS	Avg	Runs
1	Denny Nagapen	BR	6	6	1	5	-	1	1	110	53.00	265
2	Imran Sadick	WF	6	6	1	3	-	3	-	87	47.80	239
3	Chris Arjoon	H2	5	5	-	2	-	2	-	86	44.60	223
4	S Mohammed	WR	6	6	-	3	-	2	-	78	33.50	201
5	Deo Ramdeo	H2	4	4	-	1	-	2	-	91	47.75	191
6	Anoop Basdeo	WR	6	6	1	6	-	1	-	64	36.40	182
7	Azam Alli	MR	5	5	-	2	-	-	1	113	34.60	173
8	Mohamed Yasin	LI	5	4	2	1	-	2	-	69*	76.00	152
9	Mahase Bissoon	WR	6	6	-	-	-	1	-	84	23.00	138
10	S Azeerulla	GH	4	4	1	-	-	-	-	34	42.00	126

The Division 2 top bowlers at the halfway stage see 2 Hustler bowlers in the top 10.
Ravi and Mukesh will be looking to add to their haul with 5 games left

#	Name	Club	Mts	Overs	Maids	Runs	Wd	NB	5I	10M	BBowl	Econ	Avg	Wkts
1	Imran Sadick	WF	6	29.0	1	141	6	4	-	-	4-16	4.86	10.85	13
2	S Bhawani	BR	6	25.0	1	163	2	1	-	-	4-36	6.52	12.54	13
3	P Churaman	H2	3	14.0	-	81	-	-	2	-	6-15	5.79	7.36	11
4	Deo Ramdeo	H2	4	16.4	-	93	-	-	-	-	4-27	5.58	8.45	11
5	Ansar Buksh	GH	4	19.2	-	94	9	-	-	-	3-19	4.86	8.55	11
6	K Raj	VCC	5	25.0	1	152	10	2	-	-	4-38	6.08	13.82	11
7	S Subeydhi	STC	4	20.0	3	95	3	-	-	-	3-14	4.75	9.50	10
8	M Surujpaul	LCC	4	19.2	-	113	-	-	-	-	4-20	5.84	11.30	10
9	K Baksh	MR	5	24.0	-	135	2	-	1	-	5-23	5.62	15.00	9
10	T Persaud	BR	6	26.3	-	138	5	-	-	-	3-25	5.21	15.33	9

Division 2 Points Table

Here is the updated current standings in Division 2.

Hustlers sitting at the number 4 position with still 5 games to play.

Next game is against Renegades CC for Hustlers at Lauderhill Middle School this coming sunday.

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Points	P/Lost	Fines
Lehigh Indians	5	5	0			30
Warriors	6	5	1			30
Breakaway	6	5	1			30
Hustlers 2	5	4	1			24
Miami Royals	5	3	2			18
Guyana Heat	5	3	2			17	-1	$50
Wildfire	6	1	5			6
Lehigh CC	5	1	4			6
Vikings	6	1	5			6
StarLite	6	1	5			6
Renegades	5	1	4			6

Hustlers next game v Renegades CC

After a 2 week break due to the Florida Cup and Phagwah Festivites, the Hustler team are back to league action in Round 6 of the SFSCL against Renegades CC to be played at the Yard (Lauderhill Middle School) this coming sunday.

Hopefully, the Hustler players are rested up well as the run in to the playoffs start this week as all the remaining games are of high importance from now right til the end of the season.

All players are to reminded to call the skipper or vc if you are unavailable asap and not leave it until sunday morning unless there is an emergency or other means out of your control (being drunk and disorderly does not count).

Thanks