Villagers Stun Westbury in 40-Overs Finale
By John L. AaronIn what was considered an exciting and heart-throbbing season finale, Villagers Sports Club upset the highly-favored Westbury Cricket Club in the just concluded NY Metropolitan Cricket League’s Clement “Busta” Lawrence Premier 40-overs final at Roy Sweeney Cricket Oval last Sunday. It was a nail-biter of a... Read more
Villagers Run Atlantis Out of The Village
By John L. AaronVillagers Sports Club, last Sunday, ran Atlantis Cricket Club – NY out of the Roy Sweeney T20 Challenge Cup, defeating the boys in green by six wickets. Coincidentally, the Roy Sweeney Cricket Oval was the scene of the onslaught as Villagers won the toss and invited... Read more
Steve Massiah Bats For USA As ICC Men’s T20 WC Global Qualifiers B Begins Monday
By Ravendra MadholallFormer USA skipper Steve Massiah is batting for his adopting country USA at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers B which is slated to commence on Monday in Zimbabwe. The tournament will have eight countries participating for the two opening spots. The... Read more
Villagers Keep Atlantis On The Ropes
By John L. AaronVillagers Sports Club played host to Atlantis Cricket Club – NY last Sunday at the Roy Sweeney Cricket Oval just off the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. It was a match-up that lived up to the pre-game hype of youth versus experience. The experience got the final... Read more
Atlantis’ Seth Maughn Combines Hat-trick With 7 for 24 League Record, Amsterdam Misses Ton
Atlantis Cricket Club – NY vs. Lucas Sports ClubAtlantis Cricket Club – NY won by nine wickets.Putting Lucas in to bat first, Atlantis quickly dispatched the lot back to the bleachers at 50 all-out. The top scorer was Dorrel Evelyn, with 21 caught by Randall Wilson off the bowling... Read more
American Cartoonist And Players Featured In Cricket Book
An American cartoonist has taken center stage in a book about the most English of sports – cricket. Real USA players also feature in the unusual book. Jeff Hobbs, from Louisville, Kentucky, has provided six hilarious cartoons for Cricket’s Craziest Teams, a witty and off-beat book available from Amazon,... Read more
Gajanand Singh: Titans as Diverse as the Empire State
Gajanand Singh, a former West Indies Under-19 player, relished leading the Empire State Titans during the recent USA Minor League Cricket (MiLC) exhibition matches. Despite not finishing atop of the charts, he compiled 147 runs at a strike rate of 145.54. USAcricketers.com asked him a few questions regarding MiLC,... Read more
Empire State Titans Set To Take New York By Storm
By Orin DavidsonIf you enjoyed the Empire State Titans in the Minor League Cricket T20 exhibition series this year, then brace yourself for more exciting times in the future as New York’s lone recognized franchise team aims to take America’s cricket by storm. Owner and founder Hiren Chauhan took... Read more
New York Can Become Mecca For America’s Cricket…… USA Director Ajith Bhaskar
By Orin DavidsonHe hails from Bangalore, one of India’s most progressive cricket cities, home of the popular IPL RCB Challengers franchise and where the game is more than a religion among residents. For Ajith Bhaskar, who left for New York many years ago, New York has the potential to... Read more
USA Cricket Announces Six New Zonal Selection Panels And Youth Selectors
USA Cricket is pleased to announce the creation of a new Men’s Youth Selection Panel, as well as the creation of six new Zonal Selection Panels. These new selection panels will come into place as of October 2020, with all selectors beginning their roles with immediate effect. The Men’s... Read more