Happy Belated Birthday Devya

The Hustlers team would like to wish our scorer Devya a happy belated 16th birthday from earlier this week.

She has grown up around us on sunday with the book in her hand at an early age and is always more than keen to score the book for us when we play in the SFSCL without questions.

We hope you have a fantastic day and many more to come.

Happy birthday Devya.

Hustlers lose at Breakaway Round 1 SFSCL

Hustlers first game of the new season ended in a disappointing loss yesterday to Breakaway CC.

Hustler captain Basil won the toss and decided to bat first with 3 of his players still on route to the ground. Chris and John opened the innings and John was out in the third over caught brilliantly at short mid off.

Ravi and Chris repaired the innings making sure that they didn't play any reckless shots and went to the break at 79 for 1 with Chris on 55 not out.

After the break Ravi went first for 24 and with Mike now at the crease the run rate went up for Hustlers. Chris was out for a fluent 86 followed by Mike for 26. Some later order hitting by Mohan saw the Hustlers total reach 176 in their 25 overs faced. We all felt that we were at least 50 runs short of a defendable total on the small outfield.

Breakaway came hard at the Hustlers bowling early on and with rustiness showing from the Hustler bowlers the target was reached by the 19th over. Ravi was the best bowler for Hustlers with 3 for 24 in his 5.

In general it was not a good start for Hustlers but they can still take some positives out of the game. Sanjeev bowled well in his first game back, Mohan showed that he is still a dangerous bowler, Ravi was back in the wickets instead of in the bushes, and Chris has continued his good form from last year with the bat again.

P.S
Players need to make sure they are in sync with their skipper during the week as to whether they are available or not for sundays game. Leaving their decision to the last minute will always impact the match result not knowing who is playing or not for the rest of the team as well as making the skippers job tougher.

Next week we face Vikings CC at the Yard.

Match Highlights
Chris 86
Mike 26
Ravi 24

Ravi 3 for 24

Division Two : Week 1 Results

Guyana Heat def Lehigh CC
Miami Royals def Vikings
Warriors def Starlite
Renegades def Wildfire
Lehigh Indians BYE

SprIng Season Fixtures 1/26/14 Round 1 SFSCL

Division Two : Schedule

Lehigh CC host Guyana Heat
Miami Royals host Vikings
Breakaway host Hustlers 2
StarLite host Warriors
Wildfire host Renegades
Lehigh Indians BYE

Division One :  Schedule

Hustlers host United
Raiders host Diamond
D’Diamond host Superkings
President host Berbice
Hurricanes host Five Star

The new Spring season in the SFSCL starts this coming sunday with all the teams in both divisions starting with a clean slate once more.

Some teams have strengthened up with some heavy recruiting and some have dropped out in the off season. Players have once again left teams to go to others looking for a Championship while some have stayed where they are. It's always a sad moment when teams fold up and even sadder when players themselves run back to teams they previously had problems with. Movement in the SFSCL is the norm and that will never change. Is it really the teams that cause the problems or is it the player himself?

This season sees the Florida Cup plans in full swing as the leagues from NY, Canada, and Guyana all look to walk away with the much coveted Florida Cup Championship Trophy. The competition is scheduled for March 14th to 16th.

Another year is about to start and the games will commence with a heavy schedule for all the teams concerned. Good luck to everybody.

SFSCL Awards Night

The SFSCL Annual awards Presentation was again another huge success for all the guests and teams who attended the event.

Basil & Chris

The Hustlers 2 team players who attended the event saw skipper Basil collect his 50 plus score trophies, Amar his bowling award, Cliff with his 3 fifty plus scores awards, and Chris with his batting trophies. Absentees Ravi, John, Mike, Deo, and Terry's awards for bowling, wicket keeping, and batting accomplishments were received on the night and will be boxed up and presented to them all at the start of the new season.

The biggest award winner on the night for Hustlers 2 was a surprise MVP Award for 2013 top player in Division 1 that went to Chris. His yearly run count was over 1200 runs in the 3 seasons played that included 9 fifty plus scores and 4 hundreds. He also was a league record maker with 5 fifty scores in one season that included 2 hundreds during the summer season which really was a purple patch for him. He was also the only person in the history of the SFSCL to score back to back centuries in consecutive innings. His record breaking batting consistency was awarded with a nice looking trophy courtesy of CRICKETZONEUSA.

Cliff, Chris, and Basil posing with the MVP Award for best Division player of the year.

Chris would like to thank the SFSCL for acknowledging his performances throughout the year from his peers with a beautiful looking award. He added, "Each and every one of my awards are special to me but I would gladly swap them all for a Championship win for my side, and maybe this year will be our year when we accomplish that".He also would like to add a special thanks to his skipper Basil for allowing him to keep the position as opener for the Hustlers team during tough times with the bat and is hopeful that he can continue to do a good job for his team in the future seasons.

As the night went on and more drinks were drank to wind down the 2013 year celebration, we at Hustlers look forward to another year in the SFSCL in 2014 and wish all the teams competing the best of luck in the new seasons.

Gayle, Bravo sign central contracts. West Indies news

Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo have signed the West Indies Cricket Board's annual retainer contract after a gap of three years. Both players were offered board's Grade A contracts, but Kieron Pollard, who was the third player in 2010 to refuse the central contract, did not feature in the list. 

 "I would like to believe it was a recommitment to West Indies cricket from both of them," Michael Muirhead, the WICB chief, told the Trinidad Express. "They were advised that they were being awarded contracts and they accepted, so it augurs well for West Indies cricket and we really did not have to go into negotiations or anything. The fact they are presenting themselves, making themselves available at the expense of the other leagues speaks for itself. I am happy about that."

Muirhead said the board was in discussions with the West Indies Players Association to work out the best solution for issuing no objection certificates to players when they go and play in other leagues. "For West Indies cricket to thrive and to grow they have to make themselves available," Muirhead said. "At the same time, we don't want to limit the amount or prevent their opportunities to earn." 

Other cricketers to make it to the top grade include Sunil Narine, Darren Sammy, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels. While only Kemar Roach was offered a Grade B contract, seven players were added to the Grade C list. The board also announced the list of 10 contracted women cricketers.

SFSCL News

SFSCL Election Results 2014

A successful Executive Board Members and  Disciplinary Committee elections were held at the 2014 AGM on January 11th. The following individuals was elected to fill an expanded Executive Board and DC.

1. President : Sal Hussien
2. Vice President:  David Brijbasu ( Hustlers Cricket Club)
3. Secretary: Anoop Basdeo  ( OutLaws Cricket Club)
4. Treasured: Jamal Mohamed ( Lehigh Indians Cricket Club)
5. Assist. Sec/Trea. : Raj Phagu  ( Lehigh Cricket Club)
6. Executive Assistant: Jay Mahadeo ( Guyana Heat Cricket Club)
7. Executive Assistant: Abdul Sattaur ( Hustlers Cricket Club)

 Disciplinary Committee members elected are :

1. Subash Singh ( Hustlers Cricket Club)
2. Jainan Harnarrine ( Hurricanes cricket Club)
3. Dave Gurdeo ( Superkings Cricket Club)
4. Faizul Azeez ( Guyana Heat Cricket Club)
5. Ray Daljeet ( Vikings Cricket Club)

Congrats to the new governing board and the members of the DC.
We hope you all continue to promote the SFSCL in the best interests of all the playing member teams this coming year.

Injury prone Rampaul to return home.....Again !!!

West Indies in New Zealand 2013-14

West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul will miss the two T20s against New Zealand due to a thumb injury and will return home. Rampaul picked up the injury during a training session before the fourth ODI in Nelson and didn't play the two remaining ODIs.

"Ravi has sustained a fracture and we are looking to allow optimal healing rather than pushing an early return," said West Indies physiotherapist CJ Clark. "He will return home to allow the fracture time to heal and will commence fitness training in preparation for the Regional Super50 Tournament, starting later this month in Trinidad."

There will be no replacement for Rampaul in the T20 squad, which has now been reduced to 14. He is the latest West Indies player to join the injury list that includes Darren Sammy and Marlon Samuels. Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard were ruled out before the tour began.

The injury prone Rampaul made a return to the ODI squad during the tour of India, following an ankle injury. He didn't figure in the Test squad in New Zealand but played the ODIs in Auckland and Queenstown.

 

All these West Indian injuries to key players in the squad with the IPL just around the corner is interesting. I wonder how many of them will be fit for the IPL?

USA National Championship to be broadcast live

The USA Cricket Association announced on Tuesday that its 2014 National Championship will be broadcast live on ESPN3. The tournament is scheduled be to played in the Twenty20 format from August 21-24 at a new facility scheduled to be opened this summer in Indianapolis, Indiana. It will be the first USACA National Tournament involving teams from the eight USACA Regions since 2011. It will be the first time that USACA will have live broadcast coverage for one of its domestic tournaments. 

"2014 will be an exciting year for US cricket and the agreement with ESPN3 is a positive start. The US cricketing scene will receive a boost by not only having the chance to play on the brand new Worlds Sports Park in Indianapolis including a new turf pitch, but to follow the lead-up to the Championships starting in May," said Darren Beazley, CEO, USACA. "By working closely with ESPN3, we hope that the Finals on August 24 will draw a significant audience across a number of platforms."

SFSCL News 2014

The 2014 AGM is scheduled for Saturday Jan 11th at the Tropics Restaurant starting at 2:30 pm.

All teams are expected to send a representative as this is a mandatory meeting. 


 

Reminder - SFSCL Annual Awards Presentation 2014

SFSCL Annual Awards Presentation 

 

 

SFSCL 2013 Annual Awards Presentation will be held on Saturday, Jan.18th, 2014 at the American Legion, 4250 NE 5th Ave Ft. Lauderdale,FL 33334 (5 -12 PM).

 

All players are to be reminded to keep the date available and to get ready for a fun night at the awards dinner and dance.

 

Prepare your best shiny shirts, polish up your gold shoes, and get the white suit cleaned and ready to wear.

Any of you guys thinking of strutting your stuff on the dance floor after the presentation better be weary of the cameras ready to take pictures of your John Travolta steps.