Hustlers beat Warriors CC in Round 4

The stage was set for another big game for the Hustler squad as they faced the undefeated Warriors CC team in Round 4 yesterday. A good crowd had turned out at the Tamarac Sports Complex to watch both teams in action including the president of the SFSCL.

Warriors won the toss and inserted Hustlers into bat first on a dampish wicket. The Hustler innings got off to a slow start and lost early wickets trying to force the pace as the Warriors bowling attack bowled tight early on.

At the break the Hustler score read a sorry looking 50 for 3 after 13 overs faced.

The next 12 overs saw another 140 runs added by the Hustler middle order as Mr Classic Ravi 91, Mukesh 22, Basil 22 not out, and The Tall left hander, Deo 16 all go about their business with some ferocious hitting. Ravi as always batted slowly to start with but when it came to accelerate the run flow he did what he does best by finding boundaries all around the park. It was an impressive innings from one of the most consistent batsmen over the years for the Hustler team and it was a shame he couldn't reach his century.

MVP Classic with 91 and 2 for 19.

 With a final total of 190 reached by the Hustler batsmen, Warriors knew they would have to get after the Hustlers bowlers early on to keep up with the run rate required.

Key wickets of Shazam, Mahese, Anoop, Mickey, Mustaq, and Wayne in the first 13 overs saw the Warriors total at 81 for 6 at the break. The bowling attack for Hustlers was again led brilliantly by Mukesh who snared 5 wickets for 36 runs in his 5. Sanjeev took 2 for 17, Mohan 1 for15, and Ravi finished off his fine all round display with 2 for 19 to see the Warriors team bowled out for 123 in the 19th over.

The Hustler outfielding and catching was again top drawer as they held onto everything hit in the air to back up their bowling efforts. This indeed was another great team performance by Hustlers as they showed that on their day they can compete with the best of teams in the Division and was led fantastically by their skipper Basil who made every call and decision correct to enable his side to win.

We would like to thank everybody who came out to watch the game and support both sides, Warriors for preparing a lovely feast for us to eat, and most importantly Tamarac Sports Complex for allowing us to stay until after 9pm to down a few extra cold ones.

Next week we have no game scheduled as we will be playing our biggest game this saturday night. We will be celebrating our skipper's own half century.

Game Highlights

Ravi 91
Basil 22 no
Mukesh 22
Deo 16

Mukesh 5 for 36
Sanjeev 2 for 17
Ravi 2 for 19 
Mohan 1 for 15


Week 5 Sun 2/23/2014 / RESULTS

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

West Indies v Ireland, 2nd T20, Kingston

West Indies 96 for 9 (Cusack 4-11) beat Ireland 85 for 8 (Wilson 35, Sammy 3-22) by 11 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details 

Andre Fletcher top-scored with 19

West Indies were far from unfortunate in defeat two days ago but for the first half of this match it looked as if they could be accused of carelessness. Ireland had squeezed West Indies until pips squeaked and seemingly done the hard work in attempting to secure a first bilateral series win against a Full Member. But the reigning World Twenty20 champions scrapped hard for their dignity and a narrow 11-run win.

Unlike in Colombo, there was no "Gangnam Style" in victory, just relief at West Indies' first in six matches. Time is running out for them to re-learn the moves ahead of their World T20 defence. 

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Hustlers next game v Warriors CC at Tamarac Sports Complex Round 4

Hustlers next game will go ahead at Tamarac Sports Complex this coming sunday as previously planned against the unbeaten Warriors CC team.

The game is scheduled for a 12 30pm start.

WICB Media Release 20/20 WCup Squad

Squad

Darren Sammy (Captain)

Samuel Badree

Dwayne Bravo

Johnson Charles

Sheldon Cottrell

Andre Fletcher

Christopher Gayle

Sunil Narine

Denesh Ramdin

Ravi Rampaul

Andre Russell

Marlon Samuels

Krishmar Santokie

Lendl Simmons

Dwayne Smith

Team management unit

Ottis Gibson (Head Coach)

Richie Richardson (Team Operations Manager)

Stuart Williams (Assistant Coach)

Andre Coley (Assistant Coach)

Saqlain Mushtaq (Assistant Coach)

No Pollard due to injury or Roach. 

Preliminary round

March

Sun 23: West Indies vs India – Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur (7 p.m.)

Tue 25: West Indies vs ICC Qualifier – Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur (7 p.m.)

Fri 28: West Indies vs Australia – Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur (3 p.m.)

April

Tue 1: West Indies vs Pakistan – Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur (7 p.m.)

Hustlers v Warriors Round 4

The game this sunday in our next league game against Warriors was originally scheduled for Tamarac Sports Complex.

Warriors have accidently double booked the ground and are currently looking for an alternative venue to play.

The final details will be confirmed as to where we will be playing shortly.

More info to follow as it becomes available.

Hustlers beat Miami Royals in Round 3 SFSCL

Hustlers managed another good performance against a very strong Miami Royals team in round 3 to take the 6 points in the SFSCL earlier today.

Having been put into bat by Miami, the Hustlers innings started off poorly after John was brilliantly caught at short cover in the 3rd over with 19 on the scoreboard. Ravi and Chris then solidly rebuilt the innings with some smart batting as well as a lot of luck as the Miami fielders put down numerous catches on offer. The two of them took advantage of their good fortune as the innings progressed at a steady pace.

Ravi and Chris went to the break undefeated with the score at 74 for 1.

Ravi 74 & 4 for 28

After the break Chris completed his fifty, shortly followed by Ravi and the both of them decided to up the tempo of the run rate by hitting boundaries to all parts of the ground. Chris was finally out in the 19th over for a workmanlike 79 and Ravi fell later for a fluent 74. Their partnership together of 128 for the second wicket was not an easy one at the start but the longer they stayed at the wicket, the easier it became for them both.

The Hustler innings ended at competitive 199 for 9 in their 25 overs faced.

Chris 79

 Miami knew they would have to come out aggresively and were soon forcing shots. Two quick wickets fell but Sunil and Rajin took their team to the break at 84 for 2. Another 114 in the next 12 overs would have been a big ask but not impossible for the Miami team,.

Amar bowled the best over of the innings after the break and had the dangerous Rajin caught behind in the 14th over. Left hander Sunil followed quickly after and the Miami innings struggled to pick up again with the run rate climbing steadily and batsmen getting out. The catching and ground fielding for Hustlers was outstanding which made life very difficult for the Miami batsmen to score with ease.

The last Miami wicket fell  in the 23rd over with their score at 157.

The Hustler bowlers once again put in a top performance collectively with the outstanding bowling coming from Ravi with final figures of 4 for 27. Amar 3 for 12, Sanjeev 2 for 28, and Terry 1 for 9 were the other contributors.

Miami, as always, were a tough team to play against and we would like to wish them the best of luck for the rest of the season. They also are one of the fairest and most respected teams in the division and during league action they play the way the game should be played without any dramas, they are also great ambassadors in the SFSCL. Both teams enjoyed the customary story telling and leg pulling between themselves after the game which is the real reason why we play cricket most sundays. It is not always about the win all the time as both of these showed.

After a break from league action next week due to Presidents Day preparations for the Florida Cup, the Hustlers team will face Warriors at Tamarac in Round 4.

Once again we would like to thank our supporters for coming out and backing our side, Devya for scoring the book as well as thanks to Mike for the preparation of the gameday food.

Game Highlights

Chris 79
Ravi 74

Ravi 4 for 28
Amar 3 for 12
Sanjeev 2 for 28

Other Results

Week 3 Sun 2/9/2014
Lehigh CC walkover Startlite
Warriors def Wildfire
Lehigh Indians def Vikings
Breakaway def Renegades
Guyana Heat – BYE

Results after Round 2 SFSCL

Division 2

Sun 2/2/2014 Results

Guyana Heat def Startlite
Breakaway def Wildfire
Hustlers 2 def Vikings
Warriors def Lehigh Cricket Club
Lehigh Indians w/o Renegades
Miami Royal- Bye Bye

Division 1

Sun 2/2/2014 Results

Hurricane def President
Raiders def D’Diamond
Five Star def Berbice
Hustlers 1 def Superkings
United 1 def Diamond

Hustlers beat Vikings CC in Round 2 SFSCL

Hustlers round 2 performance against Vikings CC turned out to be a comprehensive win for them.

The margin of victory was an impressive 115 runs thanks to a superb bowling performance from Mukesh who finished with match figures of 6 for 13.

He was backed up brilliantly by some miserly bowling from Sanjeev, Amar, Mohan, and Retesh as the victory was completed in the 15th over of the Vikings innings.

Hustlers lost the toss and batted first. The start was a disaster for them as they were soon looking at the scoreboard reading 35 for 4 until Mukesh and Mike constructed a semi recovery with the bat. Sanjeev added a useful 26 runs in the second half and with Mike getting 68, and Retesh 12 (including 2 big sixes), the Hustler team finished their 25 overs at 179 for 9.

After a loose first over from Amar that cost 14 runs, the Vikings batting lineup fell to catches at mid wicket all eying the small boundary. Basil and Mohan taking crucial catches to change the quick start Vikings had. Mukesh then found his line and length immediatley and was soon troubling all the middle order batsmen with 3 wickets in the 12th over.

At the break Vikings were on the brink of a heavy loss with their score at 63 for 8. With one of their key batsmen on his way to hospital with a suspected dislocated finger, the final wicket was taken soon after the resumption of the game after the break with a spectacular catch from Chris. His easy catch was made to look spectacular with a jump, a roll, and a quick bow to the crowd as he held onto the ball to finish the Vikings innings at 63 all out.

Mukesh was oustanding with the ball and with Mike's 68, the new blood in our team looks like it is finally showing it's true potential for the rest of the season and the rest of the games coming up. The added energy and enthusiasm which had been lacking in past seasons is now back.

Next weeks game is against Miami Royals at the Yard once again.

Match Highlights

Mike 68
Sanjeev 26

Mukesh 6 for 13
Sanjeev 2 for 9

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.