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.

Hustlers 2 New Year Message

The Hustlers 2 team and management would like to wish everybody a Happy and Prosperous New Year for 2014.

Be safe and enjoy the holidays.

Sunday March 16th Food Drive 2014

Softball cricket has played an important role in our lives away from Guyana. It has permitted us to reconnect, make and nurture new relationships with our fellow Guyanese from our country of birth. As we plan to take part in one of many softball tournaments scheduled for 2014, we the players, management, sponsors and supporters of CricketZone Enforcers would like to introduce to you, the softball fraternity participating in the Florida Cup 2014, to a small charitable act that is generating immeasurable delight in the lives of orphans in Guyana.

The softball players, friends, supporters and close acquaintances residing in New York City have donated toys, books, sneakers as well as financial assistance to several orphanages ‘back home’.  This generosity was a result of a simple suggestion made on Facebook in November, 2013. The beneficiaries of our kindness were:

1)      Alpha Children’s Home, New Amsterdam, Berbice, GY
2)      Canaan Orphanage, Port Mourant , Berbice, GY
3)      Anjuman Orphanage, New Amterdam , GY
4)      The Guyana Red Cross Convalescent Home, Georgetown, GY

We will hold a non-perishable food drive on Sunday, March 16^th, 2014 during the final. We will accept can goods, dry foods, etc.  Our goal is to fill a 300 pounds barrel to ship to Guyana on Monday, March 17^th, 2014 on behalf of the Florida Cup 2014. We request your assistance to support children who are in need of basic necessities.  Please Contact Sureain (201)993-0951 Navin Narine (917)828-3489   Email Address: CRICKETFAN23@AIM.COM.

**SFSCL Annual Presentation date change.**

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)

Good job SFSCL for making the change from the original friday schedule. I am sure that it will be a bigger turnout and a great success,

SFSCL News

SFSCL 2014 AGM

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.

10th Edition Of The Florida Cup

The 10th Edition Of The Florida Cup Competition will be held on the 14th, 15th and 16th of March 2014 at Brian Piccolo Park in Forth Lauderdale Florida.

Finals Results Fall 2013

Premier Division

Hurricanes CC beat Outlaws CC

Division 1

Berbice beat Five Star

Division 2

Lehigh CC beat Guyana Heat

Congratulations to all  the 3 winning  championship teams in their respective divisions.
Tough luck to the losers.

Enjoy the weeks off for the holiday season guys as we all look forward to league action once again in January.

English round up for the 2013 Year

 

 

So another year has passed in the SFSCL and another season from Hustlers 2 of promising so much at the beginning saw us deliver very little at the end.

Key moments during the season saw availability of regular players hurting us in big games when they were not present. Relying on the same handful of players to produce match winning performances were few and far in between mediocre batting and bowling efforts. Availability of the big names in our side really do benefit us but at the same time we still have to play with whatever we have on the day and there were times when players were just going through the motions expecting a win without a 100% commitment. Commitment and mindset on match days are what wins you games as well as your fair share of luck which we were lacking for most parts of the year. Players at our advanced years we have reached, will never get better as they simply are too old to learn new tricks and improve their own game. In an ideal team we should always encourage youngsters to come and play and learn the game the way it should be played but with not many youngsters coming through the ranks, we at Hustlers 2 find ourselves in a difficult position in the future. Hopefully that will change soon.

Recruiting is always a hard task in our league and the most you will get is a few stragglers coming from other teams using our team as a stepping stone for better things for themselves later on which we must look at and take into consideration when we allow those individuals to join. Long term additions is what we expect. I always believe that team harmony and unity is top criteria in picking your squad and if you can all play together as one then you can be a match for anybody you face. 

We also need to get more tougher on the field and play harder, we have to play like it is a final every game, and most importantly be big enough to know when your form is not good and to allow your captain to make the correct cricketing decision when it matters. Remember, he is your leader and what he sees during the game is not always going to be what you see as a regular player. We need to support him and go with his decision when things are not going smoothly on the field of play. It is not always about getting your allocated overs or batting where you think you should be batting, there is more to winning games than that. Cricket games can be looked at as a team game but in reality it is not. When you have a bat in your hand, it is only down to you to bat and also when you have the ball in your hand to bowl. These two disciplines of the game are individual and it is up to you as an individual to take the game by the scruff of the neck and do what you have to your best ability. If that happens then results will change over the course of time.

The Yard used to be our fortress when no team liked coming to our place to play. Now we see everybody lining up taking tickets eager to come to the Yard to give us a tough time. We simply have got to go back to the basics of the game and do them well from start to finish if we want to compete once more. Thinking like a competitive cricketer and behaving like a cricketer doesn't always come naturally to everybody and that is where you need to accept guidance from the experienced players and not show that you know everything and don't need advice. Everybody needs advice and it is only the real players who take in that advice who succeed.

If that can happen consistently, then we will be everyone's nightmare once again and bring fear to the opposition with our strong batting lineup and bowling attack.

Players such as Retesh have come on leaps and bounds since the start of the year and is gelling into a very nice opening bowler capable of causing problems to batsmen all around the league. If he carries on in the way he is improving right now, he will become a very good player for us in seasons to come. Ravi as always does his usual thing by getting wickets and scoring runs in his own casual manner. Whatever anyone says about him, I think he is useful in our side still....lol 

Hustler stalwarts Basil and Cliff have scored runs throughout the year as per norm but both of them will be the first to admit that they can both of done better individually with the bat as their returns should have been more.

Terry, Mohan, and Amar have led the bowling attack all year and somedays they all look unplayable and fearsome but too many times they have looked pretty ordinary. With a little more control they could be dangerous as a unit and we look forward to a bit more improvement from the three of them.

Deo, when available, was a big plus when he played with his contribution with the bat and also with his mouth shouting pointers to our bowlers from deep mid off. Jai, Derek, Keshore, and King all chipped in when necessary when numbers were short.

Hopefully, Mike thinks twice about his retirement plans as he still has alot to offer Hustlers as both as a batsmen and also with his years of experience and knowledge. Johnno is another one who would be the first to admit his batting form was way below his normal returns and we are sure he will be out to impress next season.

As for me, I am pretty happy with the year I had as a batsman even though there were times when I could have done better for my team  by not throwing my wicket away at crucial times. I need to concentrate more at the crease which I'm planning on doing next year.

The ladies, Satti, Joanie, and Devya have been with us all year and I would like to say a special thank you to them for all their support and help they gave our team.

 With that all of my chest, I would like to wish everybody at Hustlers the best of luck.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all in the cricket world and enjoy this beautiful game when your turn comes along. See you all next year.

Chris

Fall Finals Day 2013

Premier Division Final : 12/15/13 Start Time : 12 Noon
Outlaws vs Hurricanes @ Miramar Regional Park North Umpires: Cliff and Drepaul
 
Division One Final: 12/15/13 Start Time : 12 Noon
Berbice vs FiveStar @ Brian Piccolo South Umpires: Neil and Jamal

Division Two : 12/15/13 Start Time : 12 Noon
Lehigh CC vs Guyana Heat @ Miramar Regional Park South Umpires: Mahase and Masood Khan


Finals day is once again here upon us and the SFSCL is inviting all specatators to come and support their teams early this coming sunday.

We would like to wish all the teams the best of luck in their respective finals and hope everyone has an enjoyable day.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Hustler 2 Team

The Hustler 2 organisation would like to wish all our families, friends, fans and other teams in the SFSCL a Happy Thanksgiving.

Enjoy the holidays and be safe wherever you are.

Hustlers 2 Yearly Stats...Spring, Summer, & Fall 2013

BATTING : SPRING, SUMMER, & FALL 2013

NAME	INNS	NOT OUT	50'S	100'S	HIGHEST	RUNS	AVERAGE
CHRIS	25	3	9	4	109*	1166	53
RAVI	23	3	4	1	107*	771	38.5
CLIFF	23	3	3	0	88	484	24.2
BASIL	20	7	3	0	72*	415	31.9
DEO	11	5	1	0	50*	259	43.1
MIKE	6	0	1	0	96	167	27.8
JOHN	7	0	0	0	32	109	15.5
MOHAN	15	5	0	0	41	84	8.4
TERRY	14	4	0	0	12	50	5
KING	4	0	0	0	44	44	11
RETESH	12	6	0	0	10*	32	5.3
JAI	4	2	0	0	9*	29	14.5
AMAR	12	7	0	0	5	21	4.2

BEST BATTING PERFORMANCES

CHRIS 109* v Miami Royals CC
CHRIS 107 v D Diamond CC
RAVI 107* v Raiders CC
CHRIS 102 v Lehigh Indians CC
CHRIS 101* v Starlite CC
MIKE 96 v Breakaway CC
CLIFF 88 v Raiders CC

BOWLING: SPRING, SUMMER, & FALL 2013
 

NAME	OVERS	RUNS	WKTS	BEST	AVERAGE
RAVI	101.1	751	40	5 FOR  24	18.7
TERRY	95.1	695	39	5 FOR 21	17.8
AMAR	106.3	604	28	5 FOR 14	21.5
MOHAN	94	638	27	3 FOR 7	23.6
RETESH	89	617	26	3 FOR 28	23.7
DEO	6	42	4	4 FOR 30	10.5
CLIFF	7.1	55	4	3 FOR 19	13.7
KING	8	67	3	1 FOR 10	22.3

BEST BOWLING PERFORMANCES

AMAR 5 for 14 v Miami Royals CC
TERRY 5 for 21 v Vikings CC
RAVI 5 for 24 v Warriors CC
TERRY 5 for 24 v Lehigh Indians CC
RAVI 5 for 34 v Breakaway CC
RAVI Hat Trick v Warriors CC



HIGHEST BATTING PARTNERSHIPS


CLIFF & RAVI 204 v Raiders CC
CHRIS & CLIFF 144v Starlite CC
RAVI & CLIFF 107 v Guyana Heat CC
CHRIS & RAVI 100 v Guyana Heat CC

HIGHEST TEAM SCORES

242 for 2 v Raiders CC
241 for 7 v D Diamond CC
233 all out v Breakaway CC

LOWEST TEAM SCORES

89 all out v D Diamond
98 all out v Vikings CC

MOST CATCHES ALL SEASONS

RAVI 12
CHRIS 10
TERRY 8
BASIL 7
MOHAN 6
CLIFF 6
RETESH 6

Hustlers lose at Raider in last game

Raiders 163 for 8 in 25 overs

Hustlers 140 all out

Hustlers lose by 23 runs

Match report and Fall season round up to follow.

Guyana Softball Cup III

The Guyana Softball Cup is almost here with the SCI team led by Hustlers Amar all making last minute preparations to try and compete at the highest level.

Other Hustler players, Cliff, Basil, and John are also supporting the SCI team and will be playing in Guyana and we wish them all well.

Remember guys that your first priority is to go out there and play hard, play fair, and do all the basics against the other sides you face to give yourself a chance.

Second priority is to ease off on the customary late nights and social get togethers as you potentially have 3 days of hard competition.

Thirdly, don't get injured as most of you tend to creak after playing one game. Stretch, stretch and again stretch before the games and also after the games to loosen up and warm down.

Good luck guys from the rest of the Hustlers squad.

Masters 20/20 Category

Zone	Team
A	Brooklyn Legends
A	Floodlights
A	New York Better Hope
A	Savage Masters (2012 champions)
B	Industry Super Kings
B	New York President's XI
B	Regal Masters (2011 champions)
B	SCI Miami
C	Mike's Wellman
C	New York Sea-View
C	Ontario Masters Softball International
D	New York Softball Cricket League Legends
D	Parika Defenders
D	Success Masters