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

Phagwah Celebrations 2014

Some members from the Hustler squad enjoyed celebrating the Phagwah / Holi at Brian Picolo Park yesterday with the usual festival of colours and more importantly, the festival of numerous drinks. The gang had some fun in the park like they usually do wherever they go.

It was by all accounts a great day out and was well supported by players from all the teams from the SFSCL as well local people from the community. The six-a-side tournament was played as per usual  with the eventual winners being a made up team of players from various sides with all entrance fees and money collected going to the Mandir.

6 a side Champions

Nice work ladies and gentlemen.

SFSCL Florida Cup Masters 2014 Champions

SFSCL Masters 2014

The SFSCL Masters squad became the new reigning Florida Cup Champions this past weekend after beating the much fancied Betterhope team in a fantastic game of cricket.

The weekend started off by beating the SCI team on friday morning but losing comprehensively to Betterhope in their second group game. Saturday morning the SFSCL had to beat the undefeated Orlando squad and came away with an emphatic victory, beating them by 55 runs to put them into the semi finals to face a strong Guyana Floodlights team.

Chris, Mahese & Bier

SFSCL once again and overcame the odds as they beat Guyana Floodlights by 4 runs in a thriller of a game in the semi final to see them advance to the final to face Betterhope once again. The much fancied Betterhope were in for a shock as the SFSCL team played to their maximum ability and gave one last effort to see them win by 22 runs.

The games were tough and the players themselves suffered with pains and sore muscles but when it mattered them came good in the end to claim the winners prize. Great friendships were formed over the weekend of fierce competiton but the real winner was the game itself. It was played in the best of spirit right to the end,

Bier, Ramesh & Chris

Well done guys and now you can take a bow.

FLORIDA CUP MASTERS CHAMPIONS 2014 SFSCL

The SCI team put together by Amar played their heart out over the weekend but fell short in their 3 games and were defeated by the stronger SFSCL, Orlando, and Betterhope teams. They all had fun in the competition and were all out to support the league side on finals day. Congrats to Amar and his crew for trying their best in between supplying plenty of jokes and liquid refreshments to everybody supporting them. The entertainment was very special.

SCI Masters minus a few

 See you all in 2 weeks time guys when once again we get back to league action for Hustlers.

Fans moment

SFSCL Florida Cup 2014 Champions

Champions 2014

Johnno & Long lost Twin

SCI dankeys eating between games.

Florida Cup 2014 Masters Draw

Masters Zone A Teams

Betterhope
SCI
Orlando
SFSCL

Masters Zone B Teams

Brooklyn
Guyana Floodlights
NYSCL

Friday Morning Zone A

SCI v SFSCL
Betterhope v Orlando

Friday Afternoon

SFSCL v Betterhope
SCI v Orlando

Friday Morning Zone B

Brooklyn v NYSCL
Guyana Floodlights Bye

Friday Afternoon 

NYSCL v Guyana Floodlights
Brooklyn Bye

SCI Masters Squad for Florida Cup 2014

1. Amar Singh
2. Suresh Roy
3. Cliff Rahman
4. Basil Ramotar
5. John Suku
6. Muniram Pooran
7. Annand Ramcharan
8. Reggie Pralahad
9. Mohan Harko
10. Jamal Yasin
11. Ravi Ramdeo
12. Deo Garness
13.Feroze Khan
14.Raj Bharat
15.Naresh Sookdeo

The Hustlers and Raiders cricket clubs make up most of the SCI squad this year and  it wouldn't surprise me to see them do well this time around.
With their unpredicted semi final appearance in last years Florida Cup, this time they look forward in going one step further to the final.

The ambulances and nurses are already on speed dial just in case the bones and muscles seize up for the squad after fridays games are finished. Ice baths are required straight after the games to rest those aging bodies as well as fish broth for the hungover ones on saturday morning.

Good luck guys.

Sir Legends

Sobers & Richards

Sir Vivian Richards

Mat	Inns	NO		RUNS	HS	AV		100	50		Ct
121	182	12		8540	291	50.23		24	45		122

Sir Garfield Sobers

Mat Inns NO RUNS HS AV 100 50 Ct 93 160 21 8032 365* 57.78 26 30 109

Division 2 Points Table

The mid season break see Lehigh Indians and Breakaway CC the only undefeated teams in Division 2 so far.
The season will be a tough run in for all the top 6 teams all looking to lock in a playoff position in the following weeks as the games all come quick and fast.

Good luck to all the sides competing in the Florida Cup this weekend and to all the Hustler players who will be playing in their various teams.

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Points	P/Lost	Fines
Lehigh Indians	5	5	0			30
Breakaway	5	5	0			30
Hustlers 2	5	4	1			24
Warriors	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 beat Starlite by 5 wickets

The Hustlers team beat a potentially slippery banana Starlite team in Round 5 yesterday.

Having lost the toss, Hustlers fielded first on a sweltering hot afternoon as the players got another shade darker than they already were under the hot sun.

The Yaad boys taking a few

Mohan started off the bowling well with his partner in crime Amar bowling superbly well together. They managed to get rid of the opener and then the Situationlist specialist batsman Ravi took care of 2 wickets.

Retesh and Sanjeev bowled magnificently in the middle overs with Retesh claiming a hat trick to finish with match figures of 4 for 28 off his 5. Sanjeev 1 for 20, Ravi 2 for 28, and Amar 2 for 28 were the other wicket takers as Starlite were bowled out for 103 in the 22nd over. Richard and S Sarran were the only batsman of note for Starlite with 35 and 27 scores respectively.

The ladies pose up

Mr Situationist, Devya, and Retesh 4 for 28 (hat tick)

Hustlers went to bat and lost John early once again with 28 on the board. Ravi went at 59 for 2, followed by Chris for 42. With the score at 74 for 3 at the break the Hustler team reached the winning total with Mike 16 not out and Sanjeev 15 not out in the 16th over seeing their team home with no other major scares.

It was once again another professional performance by the Hustler team as they now make it 4 wins in a row. With 2 weeks break now due to the Florida Cup and Phagwah festivities, the Hustler team can rest up and look forward to the second half of the season with good performances under their belt in the first half.

Skip and Imran (9 for 1) enjoying a few.

Young Hustlers

We would like to thank you all our spectators who came to watch, Lucky City for the food, and the local store for once again supplying enough liquid refreshments for the exceptionally thirsty Hustlers. Starlite, as usual were a great ambassador for the SFSCL as they played tough but fair all the way to the end and it was also good to catch up with some of my ex team mates, Morris, Buddy, Butts, Uncle Singh, Richard and Narine for a drink after the game.

Match Highlights

Retesh 4 for 38 including a hat trick
Ravi 2 for 28
Amar 2 for 28
Sanjeev 1 for 20

Chris 42
Mike 16 not out
Sanjeev 15 not out

Week 7 Results

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

SFSCL Masters & Allstar Squads for the Florida Cup 2014

The following listed players have been selected to represent SFSCL in this years Florida Cup 2014.

We would like to wish them all the best in their respective competitions.

Masters Squad

Manager - Subash Singh

1. Harastali Amin (capt)
2. Trevor Persuad (vc)
3. Vishnu Narine
4. Anthonie Dhannie
5. Rajin Ramnarine
6.Vijai Narine
7. John Otto
8. Mahase Bissoon
9.Mike Khan
10. Deodat Ramjeed
11.Abdul Razack
12.Joe Ramgobin
13.Kem Persaud
14. Jay Mahadeo
15.Chris Arjoon

Allstar Squad

Manager - Manny Hussein

1.Ramesh Persaud
2.Andrew Premaul
3.Kaiume Mohamed
4.Randy Narainasami
5.Vivian Khan
6.Anil Bhawani
7.Keshan Budhna
8.Andy Ramsaywack
9.Anoop Basdeo
10.Rasheed Bacchus
11.Raj Seepersaud
12.Imran Sadick
13.Mark Mukhlall
14. Ansar Buksh
15.Ryan Munisar

Good luck.

Hustlers next game v Starlite CC

After last weeks bye week, the Hustler team face Starlite CC at the Yard this coming sunday.

With 3 solid performances in their last 3 fixtures, the Hustler team is looking to continue with their impressive form against one of the most underestimated teams in the Division.

Starlite CC will be a no easy pushover so we will have to be on top of our game in Round 5.

Venue - Lauderhill Middle School

Start - 12 30pm

**DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS ON SATURDAY NIGHT TO AN HOUR AHEAD AS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IS HERE AGAIN**

For those of you who are already confused, that means we lose 1 hour of drinking time on saturday night. Hopefully, that makes more sense now.

Div 2 results after Round 5

Week 5 Results

Miami Royals def. Renegades @ S Ridge BBF
Wildfire def. Lehigh CC @ Veterans Park
Lehigh Indians def. Guyana Heat @ Wellman
Starlite def Vikings
Breakaway vs Warriors @ Rescheduled
Hustlers 2 – BYE

Div 2 Tables 

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Points	P/Lost	Fines
Breakaway	4	4	0			24
Lehigh Indians	4	4	0			24
Hustlers 2	4	3	1			18
Warriors	4	3	1			18
Miami Royals	4	3	1			18
Guyana Heat	4	2	2			12
Wildfire	5	1	4			6
Lehigh CC	5	1	4			6
Vikings	5	1	4			6
StarLite	5	1	4			6
Renegades	5	0	5			0

Skipper's half century Big Bash

It was a great night for our skipper as he brought in his first half century all run in singles last night. Everybody who attended had a brilliant night with some fine food and drinks on offer all evening.

The Hustler team was in full force to celebrate this special day for skip apart from Terry who we all wish a speedy recovery from his recent illness who could not be present.

We would like to congratulate our skipper for a brilliant choice in selecting the venue. It was more than big enough to cater for all the guests who attended. The bar staff also did a fine job supplying drinks to the very thirsty all night long. All in all it was a superb night to enjoy this special day with our skipper.

Here are some of the pictures taken from last night at our skipper's 50th celebration.
There will be more to follow soon.

Skipper's 50th Click this link for slideshow