2013 PSAL Cricket Season
Submitted by: Ricky Kissoon
Tajinder Singh of Martin Van Buren (2-0) slams an unbeaten ton (106*) against newly added Springfield Gardens (0-2) on the opening day of the 2013 PSAL Cricket season.

An unbeaten 60 runs by MD Muhtash Fuhad of Jamaica (1-0) surprised Richmond Hill (0-1) in the final over at Kissena Park, while Midwood (1-0) and William Bryant (1-0) recorded easy wins against Lafayette (0-1) and Aviation (0-1).  On April 4th. Lehman (1-0), Clinton (1-0), Sheepshead Bay (1-0), and Hillcrest (1-0) recorded their first win of the season.  On the following day, second year team John Bowne (1-0) chased down 172 posted by HS of Construction (0-1), while defending Champion, Long Island City (1-0) handed Springfield Gardens its second defeat of the season.  Martin Van Buren continued its winning streak after defeating Thomas Edison (0-1) by 80 runs, while two time Champion Newcomers HS (1-0) easily took care of Aviation at Baisley Pond Park.

Top five leading run scorers:

Name

Total Runs

Batting Avg.

School

Tajinder Singh

106

106

Martin V.  Buren

Muhtash Fuhad

60

60

Jamaica

Sajib Salam

58

58

Long Island City

Manoj Pandey

52

52

Long Island City

Tufayel Ahmed

40

40

Long Island City


Leading wicket takers:  

(1) Elliot Bedessee – 4   (Aviation)
(2) Mahmudu Rahman – 4 (William Bryant)

Week 1 Match Summaries and Results:
April 3rd
(1) Lafayette Complex vs. Midwood (win) @ Marine Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252476

Lafayette – 98/6
S. Asghar – 28 and B. Saeed – 2 wks.

Midwood – 104/4
B. Saeed – 35

(2) Martin Van Buren (win) vs. Springfield Gardens @ Baisley South
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252558

(3) Jamaica (win) vs. Richmond Hill @ Kissena
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252517

Richmond Hill – 105/2 after 15 overs
S. Singh – 35 not out and R. Nazeer – 27

Jamaica – 106/3 after 15 overs
MD Muhtash Fuhad – 60 not out

(4) William Bryant (win) vs. Aviation @ Baisley Pond Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252560

William Bryant – 141/9 after 20 overs
A. Iqbal – 21 and E. Bedessee – 4/21

Aviation – 75 all out
T. Singh – 30 and MD Mahmudu Rahman – 4/8

April 4th
(1) Stuyvesant vs. Dewitt Clinton (win) @ Kissena 2
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252465

Stuyvesant – 89 all out
Clinton – 90/3
S. Islam – 28 and T. Miah – 24 not out

(2) Herbert H. Lehman (win) vs. Bronx HS of Science @ Kissena 1
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252464

(3) Sheepshead Bay (win) vs. Franklin K. Lane @ Marine Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252496

(4) Hillcrest (win) vs. Queens HS of Teaching @ Baisley Pond Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252516

April 5th
(1) Aviation vs. Newcomers (win) @ Baisley Pond Park
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252563

(2) John Bowne (win) vs. HS of Construction @ Kissena 2
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252518

(3) Thomas Edison vs. Martin V. Buren (win) @ Kissena 1
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252562

(4) Springfield Gardens vs. Long Island City (win) @ Baisley South
http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#056/252561