PSAL Cricket Season 2013
Week 4 Match Summaries and Results
Bryant’s Aown Iqbal unbeaten ton (121*), Hubert H. Lehman’s Zahid Hasan seven-wicket-haul, and FDR’s Nueed Patwary five-wicket haul concludes week four.

Aown Iqbal struck his second ton of the PSAL cricket season. Photo by Shiek Mohamed

On April 22nd. Brooklyn International defeated winless Franklin K. Lane by seven wickets.  Akash Chowdhury picked up 3 wickets for 14 runs.  At Marine Park, Aown Iqbal (55) and William Bryant handed FDR its first defeat of the season.

On April 23rd. FDR bounced back to score 207 runs against Brooklyn International with strong contribution coming from Mohib Tariq (82), Hamza Rana (60), and Nueed Patwary (5 wicket haul).  In Queens, Hillcrest defeated John Bowne by 37 runs, Jamaica defeated HS For Construction by 9 wickets, and John Adams was too good for Richmond Hill.  Randall Wilson of Adams finished with an excellent all-round performance.  Wilson captured 4 wickets, and scored 59 runs in the win, but Ganesh Bheir (22*) once again brought it home for the Spartans.

On April 24th. Wingate recorded its first win in PSAL history after they defeated Stuyvesant by 105 runs, but Wingate’s Alex Ross (95) missed out on his first century.  Hubert H. Lehman continues to impress as they defeated Thomas Edison at Kissena Park.

On April 25th. Bronx HS of Science registered its first win of the season against struggling Queens HS of Teaching.  In Brooklyn, Franklin D. Roosevelt made light work of Midwood with excellent performance coming from Nueed Patwary (3 wks.), Hamza Rana(34*), and Antu Das(32*).  In Queens, Dewitt Clinton, and John Bowne easily defeated Aviation and Richmond Hill.  At Baisley South, John Adams and Hillcrest battled it out, but the Spartans always seem to entertain the crowd with thrilling and nail biting matches.

Top four leading run scorers:

Name

Total Runs

Batting Avg.

School

Aown Iqbal

444

88

William C. Bryant

Tajinder Singh

281

70

Martin V. Buren

Rafeek Nazeer

249

62

Richmond Hill

Mohammed Hossin

233

46

Newcomers

Lead Wicket Taker – Randall Wilson (11) John Adams HS

April 22nd.
(1)Franklin K. Lane vs. Brooklyn International(win)  @ Canarsie Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252634

(2) HS for Construction (win) vs. Queens HS of Teaching @ Baisley  Pond Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252532

Randall Wilson is the leading wicket taker with 11 victims. Photo by Shiek Mohamed

Queens HS of Teaching – 55/7
JESSE SCALI – 11*

HS for Construction – 57/4
KEIFER PHILL – 23*

(3) Franklin D. Roosevelt vs. William C. Bryant(win) @ Marine Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252624

William C. Bryant – 133/7
AOWN IQBAL – 55
ANTU DAS and MOHIB TARIQ – 2 wks. each

Franklin D. Roosevelt – 119/6
MOHIB TARIQ – 36 and HAMZA RANA – 36
HAROON ALI – 2/15

April 23rd.
(1)Brooklyn Technical vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt(win) @ Marine Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252500

Franklin D. Roosevelt – 207/2
MOHIB TARIQ – 82
HAMZA RANA – 60
NUEED PATWARY – 5 wks.

(2) John Bowne vs. Hillcrest(win) @ Kissena Park 1
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252533

Hillcrest – 163
John Bowne – 126

(3) Richmond Hill(win) vs. John Adams @ Baisley Pond Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252531

Richmond Hill – 126/7
RAFEEK NAZEER -59 and DHANRAJ HANSRAJ – 50
RANDALL WILSON – 4/15

John Adams – 127/5
RANDALL WILSON – 59 and GANESH BHEIR – 22*
DHANRAJ HANSRAJ – 3 wks.

(4) Jamaica(win) vs. HS for Construction @ Kissena Park 2
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252536

HS For Construction – 85/8
AHAMED RIZVI – 13
ARSHAD MAHMOOD and TANZEEM MAHTAB – 2 wks. each

Jamaica – 86/2
BAJINDER SINGH – 29* and SYED SHAHI PIR – 27

April 24th.
(1) Stuyvesant vs. Wingate (win) @ Kissena Park 2
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252653

Wingate – 182/5
ALEX ROSS – 95
KEVIN EVARISTE – 27*
VINIT SHAH – 2 wks.

Stuyvesant – 77/6
JOYDEEP BAIDYA – 21

(2) Sheepshead Bay(win) vs. Martin Van Buren @ Baisley Park South
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252617

Sheepshead Bay – 83/2
SAQIB SHAHID – 57
ABHISHEK PATEL – 2 wks.

(3) Herbert Lehman (win) vs. Thomas Edison @ Kissena Park 1
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252615

Herbert Lehman – 134/8
KAMRANUL HAQUE – 41
NAIMUL ISLAM – 2 wks.

Thomas Edison – 89/5
SHOUN BABURAM – 24*

April 25th.
(1)Bronx HS of Science(win) vs. Queens HS of Teaching @ VCP
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252605

(2) Midwood vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt(win) @ Marine Park 1
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252642

Midwood – 84/8
MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD – 12
NUEED PATWARY – 2 wks.

Franklin D. Roosevelt – 85/1
HAMZA RANA – 34* and ANTU DAS – 32*

(3) Aviation vs. Dewitt Clinton(win) @ Baisley Pond Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252612

Dewitt Clinton – 163/5
ASMAR KHAN – 57*
HUMZA AHMAD – 2/13

Aviation – 80/9
ROLEX KAPALI – 48
MAHBUB HASAN – 4/14
TASAWAR KHALIL – 3/9

(4)  John Bowne(win) vs. Richmond Hill @ Kissena Park 1
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252535

John Bowne – 149 all out
MUHAMMAD KHAN – 53*
HARDEEP SINGH – 22
ROBIN RAMASAMI and GOVINDA BALGOBIN – 2 wks. each

(5) John Adams(win) vs. Hillcrest @ Baisley Park South
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252534

John Adams – 137/6
RANDALL WILSON – 38 and ZAFAAR YUSUF – 37

April 26th.
(1)Abraham Lincoln(win) vs. Martin Van Buren @ Marine Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252619

(2) Thomas Edison(win) vs. Brooklyn Technical @ Kissena Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252651

(3) Stuyvesant vs. William C. Bryant(win) @ Kissena Park 2
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252658

William C. Bryant – 213/6
Aown Iqbal – 121*
SAYADUR RAIHAN – 41*
VINIT SHAH – 2 wks.

(4) Springfield Gardens vs. Herbert H. Lehman(win) @ Baisley South
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252620

Herbert H. Lehman – 171/8
ZAHID HASAN – 30
ZAHID HASAN – 7 wks.