SFSCL Presentation 2015

The SFSCL had it's annual cricket dance and presentation last Saturday and it turned out to be a great success once again with many teams showing up to collect their awards. Cheap drinks, an excellent selection of foods, and great company were all on show during the night.

English, Mo, Cliff, Dillon, Derek, Terry, Bayo,John, Basil. (Missing: Mukesh, Slim, Altaf, Amar, Deo, Retesh, Ravi & Zaheer)

The Yaadboys went in force and stood proudly with the best of them as they collected their Fall Div 2 Championship trophy which was duly presented to our manager Derek for all the hard work he put in this past season. Thanks again Derek.

Individual awards were collected by Basil, Johnno, Zaheer, Altaf, Ravi, Terry, and the British guy for performances throughout the year.

The SFSCL must be thanked for all the hard work they put in throughout the year and also must be commended for all the time they spent planning, organizing, and making sure our league was run sufficiently in the last 12 months. Great job and well done to all the execs for 2015 and we hope you all continue to do an adequate job in a league that is not always an easy one to run.

2016 will be soon upon us and we would like to wish all the teams the best of luck in the new year and hope we can all continue to help the league grow in the best way we can.

Happy New Year......

Yaadboyz CC Fall 2015 Division 2 Champions - Match Report

YAADBOYZ CC are CHAMPIONS

Yaadboyz CC

Who would of thought we would become Champions of the Division at the beginning of the season with the same group of players we had previous in past seasons with many outsiders doubting our ability to play the game with our old over the hill team?

We managed to prove a lot of people wrong with a fantastic performance rated right up there with the best of them in a run chase for a Final. Berbice CC played their part in this Final with a great batting display of their own with a fine  individual contribution of 73 coming from one of their youngest players Mikey. Their score of 235 in a Final batting first would normally be a winning score to defend but we had other ideas in the outcome.

Having to score at an rate of 9 plus runs and over, we saw Cliffy take the fight to the Berbice opening bowlers right from the off. His short but sweet quickfire knock set up the tempo of our innings which we carried on all the way through until the 24th over.

Play action

In came Ravi who started off cautiously with the bat but once in, he found his range to send bad balls out of the park with ease. His contribution with the bat was immense as he saved his best batting performance of the entire  Fall season for the Final. After he completed his fifty he was unfortunately run out for 57. At the break the score was an impressive on target, 126 for 3 with another 110 required in the next 12 overs for victory with wickets remaining and the excitement building. With still a lot of work to do this was was going to go right down to the wire and keep the crowd on their seat edges entertained all the way to see who would win.

Skipper & vc

Slim was the next man out attempting to accelerate the scoring after the resumption. Altaf and Mukesh then tucked into the Berbice attack with sixes and fours raining down all around to send the scoring rate up and back in our favor. Mukesh was out for a swashbuckling 24 and shortly afterwards Altaf was gone for a fine 63 of MVP proportions. This left the skipper and vice captain together at the wicket with 21 needed of the last 18 deliveries.

Any chance of a Berbice victory was lost once Basil hit a 4 boundary and this was then followed up in the 24th over with  2 sixes by the British guy to see us go past Berbice's score with an over to spare. This was a team batting masterclass as everybody contributed to our win. It really was a very special moment for all of us to be involved in but to win a game in such a manner it had fans applauding us well into the night.

A few shell shocked Berbice players after the defeat

This was really a memorable game to play in especially in the way we batted as a unit and  to chase down the 235 for the win. Our aging bodies may let us down every so often in the field thesedays but the old experience heads of ours saw us through when it mattered most. We would like to offer thanks to all our supporters who came and watched us win against the much fancied Berbice squad and hope our win will stick in your memories for a longtime to come. Thanks also to Raj and Tariq for their umpiring duties as they both did an excellent job for both teams.

Once again we celebrated together as a team in our normal manner well into the night but this time the drinks tasted a little bit sweeter due to our Championship win.

As for us now, we will rejoice and marvel at our amazing accomplishment for the next few weeks and remind people out there that our will to win against all the odds will be with us forever and nobody can take away our hard fought Championship win.

Cheerz everybody......See you next year in Div 1.

Yaadboyz CC Fall Divison Champions

Yaadboyz through to the Fall Divison Final

Yesterday, Yaadboyz CC beat Lehigh CC in one of the two semi final Div 2 games by 6 wickets in a game that saw both teams on top at different stages.

(In the other semi final game, Berbice beat Wildfire CC in a game that went to a thrilling Super Over).

Yaaboyz skipper Basil won the toss, and after careful thought, decided to put Lehigh into bat first on a surprisingly dry wicket considering the previous 2 days of constant rain.(It appears that our ground is very thirsty and drinks a lot of liquids just in the same style as our players).

Lehigh lost one of their openers early on to a suicidal run out courtesy of a Cliff and Terry combination. Lehigh again lost crucial wickets upfront as they found the bowling of Terry, Bayo, and Retesh accuracy too much for them to score quickly. Once Mukesh was brought on to bowl he took out 2 wickets in his first over and then in his next bowled Lehigh's top batsman Raj to see Lehigh stumble to 49 for 6 at the 13th over break. The Yaadboyz at this stage were truly on top.

Once the game restarted this is when the game changed as Lehigh came back into the game with good contributions from their lower order batsmen. Not only did they bat well but they scored at a rapid 12 runs an over to see their score rise to an impressive 175 for 9 after their bad start.

Shell shocked and still wondering what had just been witnessed, the Yaadboyz players knew the 175 would have to be made in a positive way against arguably one of the best bowling lineups in the Division. Kudos to the young Lehigh batsmen for posting a fighting total for them to try and defend.

Cliff and Johnno got the innings off to a flyer as they punished loose deliveries all around the ground with Cliffy being severe on anything near his hitting zone as he raced to a quickfire 39. With Johnno batting comfortably at his end and dispatching boundaries at a regular rate also, the Yaadboyz went to the 13th over break with their score sitting on an outstanding 128.

With only another 48 runs required in the next 12 overs, Johnno and skipper Basil put on a solid partnership before Johnno was bowled for a match winning knock of 69. Slim and Altaf saw off the few runs necessary at the end to see the Yaadboyz win in a canter by 6 wickets all within 18 overs in  a run chase straight out of the top drawer.

Tough luck to all the Lehigh players who fought us all the way in this semi final encounter but in every game unfortunately there has to be a loser and yesterday's game was your turn. Lehigh proved to us that are are a tough side to break down as their batting lineup is definitely a long one.

The oldest team in the Division has now proved some people wrong who doubted us at the season beginning saying we should all give up and we were all over the hill. One loss in the entire season is not too bad for an accomplishment by us Oldies.

This win is dedicated to all the doubters out there.

Coming Soon
Div 2 Fall Final

Yaadboyz CC v Berbice CC

Div 2 Semi Final Line Up

• Berbice CC vs Wild Fire CC
  
• Yaad Boyz vs Lehigh CC 
  
  All the regular season games and quarter finals have now been completed as we now come down to the last 4 teams left in the competition in this sunday's semi final matchups.
  
  The Yaadboyz face off against Lehigh CC scheduled to be played at Lauderhill Middle School (aka The Yard) with a 12 30pm start.
  
  In the other semi final game, Berbice CC take on the very underrated Wildfire CC team.
  
  Spectators are more than welcome to attend to support their favourite team at either venue and hopefully experience two very evenly matched games.
  
  Good luck to all 4 teams this coming sunday.
  
  
  
  

Upcoming fixtures Div 2

Quarter Finals and Semi Finals line ups

11-22-2015	Q-Final	Lehigh CC v	Warriors CC	Veterans Park
11-22-2015	Q-Final	BreakAway CC v	Wild Fire CC	Willie L Webb Pk.
12-06-2015	S-Final	Berbice v	Breakaway or Wildfire CC	TBA
12-06-2015	S-Final	Yaadboyz v	Lehigh CC or Warriors	Lauderhill Middle School
12-13-2015	Final	Game 3 Winner	Game 4 Winner	TBA

Yaadboyz beat Breakaway CC

The Yaadboyz played Breakaway CC in their final regular season game at Willie Webb Park yesterday and came away with all 6 points for a great win.

Having lost the toss Breakaway decided to bat first on their wicket and found scoring quickly was not easy with Zaheer and Amar (Bollywood) bowling with great speed and accuracy in tandem upfront. Breakaway found themselves at 64 for 0 at the 13th over break in dire need of fast runs in the second half.

Some players should take notice of his attire for semi finals day, it may help with ball impacts and potential bruising.

Once the innings commenced the Breakaway batsmen started to find boundaries and their scoring rate went up drastically as they added an additional 125 in the next 12 overs to post a solid 189 all out. The bowling award for Yaadboyz went to their skipper Basil who sneaked in at the end with 3 good wickets. Shankar and Jay both hit fifties for their side.

Yaadboyz got off to the worse possible start as Johnno was out in the first over from a spectacular catch at square leg. The run rate was still pretty good with the boundaries coming every over before Cliff was out for 21 followed by Ravi. Meanwhile, Altaf was smashing the ball high, wide, and handsome, as he tore into the Breakaway bowlers. With Basil at the other end batting sensibly giving him the strike the Yaadboyz went to the break sitting pretty at 114 for 3.

Altaf was out in the first over after the game resumption for a well played 57. The next partnership between Basil and English saw their team near the winning score with English out for 33 in the 22nd over with only 5 runs needed. Basil fittingly hit the winning runs to finish the game and also see his personal score reach 54 not out and claim the MVP award for his top all round performance as the Yaadboyz won the game with 5 wickets to spare.

With all the regular season games finishing, the Yaadboyz end up second in the table which sees them automatically qualify for the semi finals where they will meet the winners of the Lehigh CC or Warriors CC game in 2 weeks time.

Div 2 Results from the Make up Weekend

Division 2 Results

 

• Starlite vs Indians -Pending
• WildFire def. FL Lightning
  
• YaadBoyz def. BreakAway 
  
  
  
  

  Team	Mat	Win	Lost	Tie	NR	PL	Points
  Berbice CC	10	8	0	1	1	1	53
  Yaad Boyz	10	8	1	0	1	0	51
  Lehigh CC	10	7	2	1	0	0	45
  BreakAway CC	10	6	4	0	0	0	36
  Wild Fire CC	10	6	4	0	0	0	36
  Warriors CC	10	5	4	1	0	0	33
  Florida Lightning	10	4	6	0	0	0	24
  Starlite CC	9	2	6	1	0	0	15
  Miami Royals CC	9	2	7	0	0	1	11
  Krishnar Tigers	9	1	8	0	0	0	6
  Lehigh Indians	9	1	8	0	0	0	6

  
  
  

Yaadboyz CC beat Miami Royals in round 10

Round 10 saw Yaadboyz CC take on Miami Royals at Southridge Park and come away with 6 points for their 8 wicket win.

Hey, Johnno we made better use for your car while you were away.

Having lost the toss the Yaadboyz had to field first in hot temperatures meaning drinking 10 beers minimum was the required intake before cooling off.

The Royals started off badly losing too many wickets upfront and were always struggling to score runs freely. Amar , Bayo, Retesh, Terry, and Ravi all took wickets to see the Royals bowled out for 57 in a great team bowling performance straight out of the top drawer. Justin showed great promise with the bat for the Royals but they still need to persevere and encourage him 100/% for the next few years so he can reach his true potential. Good luck for the future and well played Justin.

With only 57 to win, Chris and Cliff opened the innings for Yaadboyz and went about the task in the only way they knew best. See ball hit ball !!!!

Chris was out for a quick 23 and Cliff ended up with 28 not out to see Yaadboyz win the game in a canter losing only 2 wickets in the process.

Once the customary handshakes were finished, the Yaadboyz and Royals did their best to down as much as possible before the light faded before venturing off back home in search for the Bengay. It was great to catch up with ex team mates from years gone by and exchange old time stories once again. We would also like to thank the Royals (Sunil, Boey, Narine,Uncle Singh and co...) for their great hospitality. Food and drinks were plenty as always.

Next week the Yaadboyz visit Breakaway CC in their final game of the regular season at Willie Webb Park.

Div 2 Round 10 Results and Table

• Florida Lightning- Bye
  
• Berbice def. BreakAway
  
• YaadBoyz def. Miami Royals
  
• KrishNar def. Warriors
  
• Lehigh CC def. Indians
  
• WildFire def. Starlite
    
  

  Team	Mat	Win	Lost	Tie	NR	PL	Points
  Berbice CC	10	8	0	1	1	1	53
  Yaad Boyz	9	7	1	0	1	0	45
  Lehigh CC	10	7	2	1	0	0	45
  BreakAway CC	9	6	3	0	0	0	36
  Warriors CC	10	5	4	1	0	0	33
  Wild Fire CC	9	5	4	0	0	0	30
  Florida Lightning	9	4	5	0	0	0	24
  Starlite CC	9	2	6	1	0	0	15
  Miami Royals CC	9	2	7	0	0	1	11
  Krishnar Tigers	9	1	8	0	0	0	6
  Lehigh Indians	9	1	8	0	0	0	6

Div 2 Results and Tables Round 9

• BreakAway- Bye
  
• FL Lightning def. Indians
  
• Warriors def. Starlite
  
• Berbice def. Krishnar
  
• Lehigh CC def. Miami Royals
  
• WildFire- Bye
   

Team	Mat	Win	Lost	Tie	NR	PL	Points
Berbice CC	9	7	0	1	1	1	47
Yaad Boyz	8	6	1	0	1	0	39
Lehigh CC	9	6	2	1	0	0	39
BreakAway CC	8	6	2	0	0	0	36
Warriors CC	9	5	3	1	0	0	33
Florida Lightning	9	4	5	0	0	0	24
Wild Fire CC	8	4	4	0	0	0	24
Starlite CC	8	2	5	1	0	0	15
Miami Royals CC	8	2	6	0	0	1	11
Lehigh Indians	8	1	7	0	0	0	6
Krishnar Tigers	8	0	8	0	0	0	0

Yaadboyz beat Krishnar CC by 7 wickets in round 8

The day started off like a typical summers day in London unlike a normal blazing hot day in South Florida with heavy clouds and rain in the air meaning winning the toss was a must to dictate the game plan and not allow the rain to interrupt the outcome.

Our cooler struggling to hold everything down.

Yaadboyz duly won the toss and had no hesitation in sending in Krishnar to bat first on a damp batting wicket which in turn proved to be a masterstroke. Terry 5 wickets and Retesh 4 wickets were the chief destroyers as they used the slippery conditions to their advantage. The Krishnar batsmen had no answer how to survive let alone score runs quickly as they were dismissed for a low 57 all out in 14 overs.

The Yaadboyz batsmen took just 7.2 overs to reach their target with only 3 batsmen out as they finished the game before 3 o'clock meaning the celebration and customary drink up started early for all.

Next sunday the Yaadboyz have no scheduled game due to 4 of their squad heading off to Guyana to play in the Guyana Cup. We wish them well but they also must be reminded the main purpose of the trip is to compete in the competition and not to go awol bar hopping. Historically going by past trips to Guyana this seems an impossible task though.

Good luck guys and try to stay sober.......

Latest Div 2 Results & Positions

• Indians Bye
  
• FL Lightning def. Miami Royals
  
• Berbice def. Starlite
  
• Lehigh CC w/o BreakAway
  
• Yaad Boyz def. Krishnar
  
• WildFire def. Warriors
  
  Div 2 Table
  
  

  Team	Mat	Win	Lost	Tie	NR	PL	Points
  Berbice CC	8	6	0	1	1	1	41
  Yaad Boyz	8	6	1	0	1	0	39
  BreakAway CC	8	6	2	0	0	0	36
  Lehigh CC	8	5	2	1	0	0	33
  Warriors CC	8	4	3	1	0	0	27
  Wild Fire CC	8	4	4	0	0	0	24
  Florida Lightning	8	3	5	0	0	0	18
  Starlite CC	7	2	4	1	0	0	15
  Miami Royals CC	7	2	5	0	0	1	11
  Lehigh Indians	7	1	6	0	0	0	6
  Krishnar Tigers	7	0	7	0	0	0	0

Yaadboyz lose to Lehigh CC in Round 7 by 2 wickets

Yaadboyz lost their first game of the season to Lehigh CC in a close encounter played at Veterans Park, Lehigh last sunday.

Having lost the toss and put into bat, the Yaadboyz openers scored at a slow rate early on and were only at 54 for 1 at the 13th over break with the Lehigh bowlers on top. Another 95 runs were scored in the next 12 to amass a score of 149 for 9 in 25 overs. Key contributors for Yaadboyz were Johnno 29, Cliff 28, Basil 21, and Altaf 17.

Veterans Park Lehigh

With only 149 on the board, Lehigh knew they would have to bat sensibly against the Yaadboyz bowling attack to win the game. They lost both openers to loose shots and with wickets tumbling at a regular rate, their only chance of winning was with their skipper Raj who batted with total control at his end.

Even with the winning total fast approaching, the Lehigh batsmen still managed to get out but as long as Raj was at the crease he knew they would win. It was a fitting moment that Raj hit the winning boundary with 8 men out to finish on 51 not out to see his team home for the win and 6 points.

Top bowlers for the Yaadboyz were Terry with 3wickets and Ravi 2 wickets.

It was a tough loss to take but congratulations to Lehigh for their win and for hosting us as they were the better side on the day.

It was another enjoyable roadtrip for the Yaadboyz as drinks flowed all the way home with very few spillages in the rented 15 seater. Special thanks go out to our very own hard working manager Derek for his planning, collection, and returning of the vehicle. Cheers Derek for a great job making our journey as easy as possible.

Our next game is against Krishnar CC being played at the Yard this coming sunday in round 8 when we hope to get back to winning ways.

Div 2 Results from Round 7

• Lehigh CC def. Yaad Boyz
  
• Starlite def. BreakAway
  
• Berbice def. FL Lightning
  
• WildFire def. Miami Royals
  
• Warriors def. Lehigh Indians
  
• Krishnar- bye
  
  Word around the SFSCL scene says a few upsets happened this past sunday.
  Just because 2 out of the first 3 teams lost it does not always mean an upset happened. Credit must be given to Lehigh CC and Starlite cricket teams for their well deserved wins as on any given day any team can beat anybody in the Division.
  
  Current Standings
  
  

  Team	Mat	Win	Lost	Tie	NR	PL	Points
  BreakAway CC	7	6	1	0	0	0	36
  Berbice CC	7	5	0	1	1	1	35
  Yaad Boyz	7	5	1	0	1	0	33
  Lehigh CC	7	4	2	1	0	0	27
  Warriors CC	7	4	2	1	0	0	27
  Starlite CC	6	2	3	1	0	0	15
  Florida Lightning	7	2	5	0	0	0	12
  Wild Fire CC	6	2	4	0	0	0	12
  Miami Royals CC	6	2	4	0	0	1	11
  Lehigh Indians	6	1	5	0	0	0	6
  Krishnar Tigers	6	0	6	0	0	0	0

  
  
  

Yaadboyz beat Starlite by 7 wickets

The Yaadboyz CC managed another 7 wicket win against Starlite CC this past sunday in round 6 of the SFSCL.

A Yaadboyz bucket of beer....Note the size

Having won the toss, Starlite decided to bat first at The Yard with only 7 players playing in their side. They started off well, scoring when required, and after a sluggish start they looked pretty good at 76 for 2 at the 13th over break.

Once the second part of their innings started they lost their remaining wickets all too quickly and were bowled all out for 117 as the Yaadboyz bowling attack continued to bowl impressively as a unit once again.

The Yaadboyz top bowler award this week went to Ravi with 3 wickets including the prized wicket of the dangerous Mack. Amar grabbed 2 of his own.

The  new pairing Yaadboyz openers of Johnno and Bayo didn't last long as Johnno was bowled in the first over. Bayo and yours truly, then saw Yaadboyz reach 92 for the next wicket before Bayo was out for a well  played 27. The random english guy was the only other batsmen out for a back into form innings of 61 before Retesh 12 not out and Amar 13 not out saw their team over the winning line by trying to out hit each other with monster sixes of their own.

The Yaadboyz celebrated well after the game with the Starlite team giving us good time catchups with Mack and Sunil. The liquids flowed freely as per usual and after everything dried up, the Yaadboyz headed off to Hibiscus to top up on some more beverages.

Once again it was a job well done on the field and more importantly, a better job done off the field socially. Thanks go out to Hibiscus for the food provided on the day and also Satti for her expertise in scoring the book for us.

Next week we are off to Lehigh again when we face Lehigh CC in round 7.

News from Round 6 Div 2

Warriors Bye Lehigh def. KrishNar Tigers YaadBoyz def. StarLite BreakAway def. FL Lightning Berbice def. WildFire Miami Royals def Indians

Team	Mat	Win	Lost	Tie	NR	PL	Points
BreakAway CC	6	6	0	0	0	0	36
Yaad Boyz	6	5	0	0	1	0	33
Berbice CC	6	4	0	1	1	1	29
Lehigh CC	6	3	2	1	0	0	21
Warriors CC	6	3	2	1	0	0	21
Florida Lightning	6	2	4	0	0	0	12
Wild Fire CC	5	1	4	0	0	0	6
Lehigh Indians	4	1	3	0	0	0	6
Miami Royals CC	4	1	3	0	0	1	5
Starlite CC	4	0	3	1	0	0	3
Krishnar Tigers	5	0	5	0	0	0	0

News from Round 5 Div 2

Results

		Krishnar Tigers	BreakAway CC	NE High School	BreakAway
		Berbice CC	Lehigh CC	Brian Piccolo Park	Berbice
		Starlite CC	Miami Royals CC	SouthRidge 1	Miami Royals
		Florida Lightning	Warriors CC	Tamarac Rec. Center	Warriors
		Lehigh Indians	Wild Fire CC	Veterans Park	Pending
		Yaad Boyz	Bye		Bye

Division 2 Points Table

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	PLost	Points	NR
BreakAway CC	5	5	0	0	0	30	-
Yaad Boyz	5	4	0	0	0	27	-
Berbice CC	5	3	0	1	0	24	-
Warriors CC	6	3	2	1	0	21	-
Lehigh CC	5	2	2	1	0	15	-
Florida Lightning	5	2	3	0	0	12	-
Wild Fire CC	4	1	3	0	0	6	-
Lehigh Indians	4	1	3	0	0	6	-
Starlite CC	2	0	1	1	0	3	-
Miami Royals CC	3	0	3	0	0	0	-
Krishnar Tigers	4	0	4	0	0	0	-