By Lloyd Jodah Nepal has eight of the world’s highest mountains, and today all of them seemed to be standing in the way of Team USA getting to Division 4 in the ICC World Cricket League. The excitement over recent initiatives by USA Cricket stood to be enhanced tremendously... Read more
By John L. Aaron Team USA was today caught in the middle of a disturbance at the Tribhuvan University cricket ground, as the USA engaged Nepal in a must-win match up to advance to the ICC’s World Cricket League Division 4 Group. From all reports, all members of the... Read more
By Orin Davidson Whether it is the senior or the junior team, there is a recurring theme with the national squads representing the United States in overseas competition. A combination of poor fitness and flawed strategy is robbing the country of the level of success you would expect from... Read more
ICUSA’s Winter Cricket League Tournament resumed last Saturday with three more matches. The highlight of the evening was the excellent performance of the teenaged youth team “Stripes”, whose current winning momentum earned them two wins. This had a positive impact on the team’s moral and self-confidence, which propelled them... Read more
By Lloyd Jodah The name Singapore has its ancient origins in Sanskrit, with “Singa” derived from the Sanskrit word for “Lion,” whilst “pore” might come from “pura” meaning “city” or “fortress.” The USA team took on the “Lion-city” cricket team, in its effort to get to the next stage... Read more
By John Aaron Team USA with a 2-0 record going into the third match series of the ICC’s World Cricket League Division 5 tournament, won the toss and elected to bat against Jersey, to whom it had lost in 2008. Whether it was the hazy and humid conditions that... Read more
By Joe Mahabir Better Hope (New York) defeated Floodlights A from Guyana by an exciting three-wicket margin in the 2010 Florida Cup Masters 20-over softball tournament on Sunday at the Fort Lauderdale Cricket Stadium, Florida. Notably, this championship encounter was considered the match of the tournament and it was... Read more
On a morning where the temperature was in the 50’s USA Team won the toss against Bahrain and decided to bat. The rhododendrons might not yet be blooming in Nepal but an early springtime had come for the USA batting in their previous game, and they hoped to continue... Read more
ICUSA’s Winter Cricket League Tournament resumed last Saturday with three more matches. The highlight of the evening was the excellent performance of the teenaged youth team “Stripes”, whose current winning momentum earned them two wins. This had a positive impact on the team’s moral and self-confidence, which propelled them... Read more

USA Gain Easy Win Over Fiji

News February 20, 2010 0

USA achieved a crushing 285-run win over Fiji on Saturday to secure a perfect start to its Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 campaign. Batting first it made an impressive 353-8 off 50 overs, with skipper Steve Massiah (74 not out), Rashard Marshall (61) and Lennox Cush (50)... Read more