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