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Buckeyes Club of the Year is OSU Cricket !

ljodah — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:37:44 +0000

”Despite some great performances by other clubs, the most coveted award, the Best Club of the Year goes to the Cricket Club….”

The announcement came at the Sports Clubs Banquet at the Fawcett Center on the Ohio State University campus, held by the Dept of Rec Sports. The Cricket Club was chosen as the Best this past year, out of over 60 clubs at the University.

” The 11 of us present there were shocked, we could not believe our ears….! Even now I can here those words of the announcer playing in my ears…

Thanks to a certain Anupam Vivek…for putting in all the hard work and leading from the front…publicizing our club and for making all of us strive for this day…And congratulations to each and every member of OSU CC playing/nonplaying/wags (who come regularly to the grounds to root for us)..current members/ex-members ! “

Cheers !
Uddyalok Banerjee

“The Ohio State Cricket Club is truly one of the most exemplary clubs in American College Cricket, in fact they won our “Spirit of Cricket Award” this year . They played a great role in organizing our very first regional tournament in 2010 and then Club President Romel Somavat convinced OSU President Gordon Gee to attend the Finals.

As Club Presidents, Deepak Sridhar and Anupam Vivek continued the great work. It’s great to see the Club get this recognition from the University ”, said Lloyd Jodah, American College Cricket President.

“Recognition like this help greatly our effort to return America’s Original Game-Cricket, to the mainstream.”

Anupam Vivek - on a 1 month study assignment in Europe

CricHQ & American College Cricket to revolutionize scoring & stats!

ljodah — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:54:59 +0000

American College Cricket and CricHQ are pleased to announce CricHQ will be the “Cricket Technology Partner” of American College Cricket.

Founder and President of American College Cricket Lloyd Jodah said,

“Beginning with Facebook, then webstreaming and TV broadcasts of games on TV Asia, to our use of the CricHQ scoring app in our 2012 National Championship, American College Cricket is happy to lead the way technologically for the game in the USA.

Late last year we tested the CricHQ iPhone scoring app and recognized it was the solution for scoring the 50 plus games of our National Championship,so we used it last March. The statistics breakdowns and summaries are tremendous too.

Now, with the addition of an Android app all our teams across the USA & Canada will have an easy scoring tool for our Championships and League games. Moreover all cricketers of every level will benefit, and keep track of their stats.”

Jamie Lloyd,the Regional Manager for CricHQ in the Americas has said, “We are very excited to be partnering with American College Cricket as they have the same pioneer spirit as we do! I’m sure we will work together to spread the awareness of the great game of cricket throughout USA and Canada.”

With American College Cricket adopting, and using the CricHQ scoring application, CricHQ will fast become ‘the’ live online scoring and stats solution for leagues and cricketers all over USA and Canada.

Check out www.AmericanCollegeCricket.com to keep up to date with all of the action.

To download the FREE CricHQ app go to the itunes or google play app stores (for iPhones & Android phones respectively), and checkout www.CricHQ.com and start scoring today !

“The FREE scoring application is easy to use for ball by ball scoring, using a smart phone. Stats are updated immediately, and every cricket stat is available for players & fans, and to settle any arguments ! ” explained American College Cricket IT Director, Rahul Potghan (Auburn).

Even text commentary is provided, and wagon wheels. A Final scoresheet is provided and a database built, with MVP, top batsman, top bowler, catches, run outs and other stats readily available.

People all over the world can follow your game,ball by ball on CricHQ !

The final four & Finals of the 2012 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship for the Shiv Chanderpaul Trophy,televised on TV Asia, was scored by the CricHQ app.

2011 Finalist LIC High undefeated after 9 games ! Hasan & Tajinder smash 100s !

ljodah — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:21:17 +0000

2011 PSAL Finalist Long Island City High School at the Finals last Year. Photo by Ken Achiron

Long Island City High School leads all schools in the NYC Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) Cricket, being undefeated with 9 wins.

FDR High School has 8 wins, 0 losses and John Adams High 7 wins with no losses.

Last year LIC made it to the Finals where they lost in a nail-biting finish to Brooklyn’s FDR High School led by star 2011 MVP Jazeb Tariq.

Lehman High almost spoiled LIC’s undefeated streak in a nail-biting finish at the picturesque Baisley Park South after Lehman restricted LIC to 105 total runs, but then failed to seize the opportunity for the “big” win.

Martin Van Buren, with top batsman Amarnauth Persaud, has won 7 games, but lost 2.

Runs feast continues during week six as Lehman High’s Saiful Hasan scored his first century (112) of the season against Bronx Science HS, while Martin Van Buren’s Tajinder Singh slamed his first unbeaten century (108*) against Newcomers Hgh School, whilst his teammate Amarnauth Persaud scored 69.

Syed Islam fell five runs (95) short of his first century and lead wicket taker, Taher Miah of Clinton HS thumped William Bryant HS by 9 wickets at Kissena Park on Saturday, May 12th.

Hat-trick: Dhanraj Hansraj (3 wickets, 3 runs allowed) – Richmond Hill HS

Five wicket haul:

Keifer Phill (5 wickets) – HS of Construction
Naquarn Charlemagne (5 wickets, 23 runs allowed) – Prospects Heights

Top five leading run scorers:

Name	Total Runs	Batting Average	School
Amarnauth Persaud	518	129	Martin Van Buren
Aown Iqbal	444	55	William Bryant
Troy Mars	427	61	John Adams
Salam Sajib	374	74	Long Island City
Mohammed Sadat	321	53	John Bowne

Report compiled from info by Ricky Kissoon, additional info by Lloyd Jodah

May 7th.

Lafayette Educational Campus vs. Prospect Heights Campus @ Marine Park 1

Lafayette Educational Campus – 114/9
ATIF AZAM – 17
KEVOY VASSELL – 3/26

Prospect Heights – 118/6
WARRELL BIGGS – 23
IMAIR HASSAN – 2/19

Brooklyn International vs. Midwood @ Marine Park 2

Brooklyn International – 102/7
AKRAMOL HAQUE – 47
MUHAMMAD AWAIS – 4/12

Midwood – 91 all out
MUHAMMAD AWAIS – 35
SYED FORHADUDDIN – 3/19

Hillcrest vs. Queens HS of Teaching @ Kissena Park 1

Queens HS of Teaching – 44 all out
HARMANJOT SINGH – 8
JAHED ALAM and MD RAYHAN UDDIN – 2 wickets each

Hillcrest – 45/3
JASON ROONEY – 23
DEORAM PURAN – 2/8

Aviation vs. Martin Van Buren @ Baisley Park South

Martin Van Buren – 168/3
AMARNAUTH PERSAUD – 90*
MARJANUL KARIM and HARIS SHAH – 1 wicket each

Aviation – 113/7
MARJANUL KARIM – 36*
ABHISHEK PATEL – 3/13

Long Island City vs. William Bryant @ Baisley Pond Park

Long Island City – 167/6
MD ISLAM – 51
AHMAD WYNE – 46
NASIR IQBAL and MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUI – 2 wickets

May 8th.

Bronx HS of Science vs. Lehman @ Van Cortlandt Park

Lehman – 186/1
SAIFUL HASAN – 113
ZAHID HASAN – 33
SHYAM BHATT – 1/32

Bronx HS of Science – 64 all out
MOHAMMAD RIZWAN – 19
SAIFUL HASAN – 3/17

HS of Construction vs. Queens HS of Teaching @ Kissena Park 1

Queens HS of Teaching – 37 all out
HARMANJOT SINGH – 8
KEIFER PHILL – 5 wickets

HS of Construction – 38/2
VICKRAM ARMOGAN – 6
DEORAM PURAN – 1/11

John Bowne vs. Richmond Hill @ Baisley Park South

John Bowne – 70 all out
RAHUL SINGH – 17
YASIN ARAFAT and HASAN GHAFFAR – 3 wickets each

Richmond Hill – 73 without loss
DHANRAJ HANSRAJ – 31*
RAFEEK NAZEER – 30*

Jamaica vs. Hillcrest @ Baisley Pond Park

Jamaica – 100 all out
TARIQ MAHMOOD – 23
MD RAHAD HOSSAIN – 3/10

Hillcrest – 101 without loss
AHSAN RIAZ – 32*
VIJENDRA MOHABIR – 25*

May 10th.

Brooklyn International vs. Wingate Educational Campus @ Marine Park 2

Wingate – 40 all out
GRANTLEY HOLDER – 9
AKASH CHOWDHURY – 3/6

Brooklyn International – 41/1
ABU SHARIF – 14

Prospect Heights Campus vs. Sheepshead Bay @ Marine Park 1

Prospect Heights – 127/7
RICHARD DAVIS – 35
SAMEET KHAWAJA – 3/19

Sheepshead Bay – 128/9
QAMAR ABBAS – 23
NAQUARN CHARLEMAGNE – 5/23

Hillcrest vs. John Bowne @ Kissena Park 1

John Bowne – 147/6
MOHAMMED SADAT – 59
MD RAHAD HOSSAIN – 1 wicket

Hillcrest – 148/4
AHSAN RIAZ – 84
ABHISHEK SATYAM – 1 wicket

Jamaica vs. John Adams @ Baisley Park South

Jamaica – 81 all out
GURKIRAT SINGH – 18
ZAFAAR YUSUF – 3/15

John Adams – 83/4
GURPRIT SINGH – 34*
SYED SHAHI PIR – 2/8

Richmond Hill vs. HS of Construction @ Baisley Pond Park

HS of Construction – 16 all out
LAKSHMIDAT CHAITRAM – 10*
DHANRAJ HANSRAJ – 3/3 (hat-trick)

Richmond Hill – 20/1
SUBHAN ZAIB – 9*
KEIFER PHILL – 1 wicket

Franklin K Lane vs. Thomas Edison @ Kissena Park 2

Franklin K. Lane – 167/4
WILLIS RAMDAS – 36*
ISAAC RAMNARAIGN – 26*
MD RAHMAN – 3/19

Thomas Edison – 67 all out
FARIAL HAQUE – 27
ALEX CHATTERGOON – 3/4
GAVINDRA JAINARAINE – 3/8

May 11th.

Prospect Heights vs. Midwood @ Marine Park 1

Prospect Heights – 95/8
VIC JOHNNY – 28
MUHAMMAD AWAIS – 3/16

Midwood – 96/8
MUHAMMAD AYAZ – 19
RICHARD DAVIS – 2/10

Long Island City vs. Aviation @ Baisley Park South

Aviation – 98 all out
KAZI ISLAM – 28
MAHNAZ MUSTAFA – 4/6

Long Island City – 102/1
AHMAD WYNE – 50*
ATTAUR KHAN – 36*

Newcomers vs. Martin Van Buren @ Baisley Pond Park

Martin Van Buren – 218/1
TAJINDER SINGH – 108*
AMARNAUTH PERSAUD – 69

Newcomers – 139/6
MOJEEB AHMED – 50
SAKIB RAHAT – 25
TAWHIDUL ISLAM and AMARNAUTH PERSAUD – 2 wickets

Herbert H. Lehman vs. Thomas Edison @ Kissena Park 2

Lehman – 112/8
ZAHID HASAN – 69
NIKUNJ AGARWAL – 2/3
DERON SCOTT – 2/11
Thomas Edison – 93 all out
DERON SCOTT – 18
NIKUNJ AGARWAL – 13
ZAHID HASAN – 3/8

May 12th.

Lafayette vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt @ Marine Park 1

Franklin D. Roosevelt – 252/3
MOHAIMINUL ISLAM – 65
ZAHIB TARIQ – 60
ABRAR ZAFAR – 58
MOHAMMAD QURESHI and MUHAMMAD ADNAN – 1 wicket each

Lafayette – 79/8
MUHAMMAD AMIN – 20
HAMZA RANA – 3/5
MOHIB TARIQ – 2/4

Midwood vs. Lincoln @ Marine Park 2

Lincoln – 134 all out
ZEESHAN ARIF – 27
FAHAD RIAZ – 18
MUHAMMAD AYAZ – 3 wickets

Midwood – 92/ 4
TANVEER KHAN – 35*
AMRANUL HAQUE – 1/11

Bronx HS of Science vs. Aviation @ Baisley Pond Park

Aviation – 120 all out
HUMZA AHMAD – 19
PAVIL SABU – 3/6

Bronx HS of Science – 81 all out
PRASENJIT SAHA – 13
KAZI ISLAM – 4/19

Brooklyn International vs. Franklin K. Lane @ Canarsie Park

Franklin K. Lane – 131/6
WAYMON WOOLFORD – 47*
ALEX CHATTERGOON – 28
SYED FORHADUDDIN and AKASH CHOWDHURY – 2 wickets each

Brooklyn International – 106/8
SYED FORHADUDDIN – 17
ZAHEER AHMAD – 3/17

Herbert H. Lehman vs. Long Island City @ Baisley Park South

Long Island City – 105 all out
REDWANUR KHAN – 19
AMJAD HUSSAIN – 3/29

Lehman – 92 all out
SAIFUL HASAN – 39
IBRAHIM ALI – 27
TUFAYEL AHMED – 3/9

Dewitt Clinton vs. William Bryant @ Kissena Park 1

William Bryant – 170/9
MUHAMMAD SAEED – 51
AOWN IQBAL – 38
TAHER MIAH – 2/16

Clinton – 171/1
SYED ISLAM – 95*
ASMAR KHAN – 31*
ASFAQUE CHOWDHURY – 29

Photos – NASA Zero G flight by Auburn Captain !

ljodah — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:28 +0000

by Lloyd Jodah

: Auburn University Cricket Captain Naveenan Thiagajaran

“It was a one of a kind experience !” the usually cool Naveenan Thiagajaran said.

“We went up in the plane on two days, and I spent a total of 1600 seconds in zero-gravity. It was the next best thing to actually being in space. Wearing the NASA uniform was really cool , like wearing the Auburn Cricket uniform !”

When asked what he thought would be the efffect of Zero Gravity on a cricket bowler, Naveen laughed and said, “The ball would never hit the ground, it would be kind of like a Shoiab Akhtar beamer lol !”

What about a batsman hitting a six ? “That would never come down, it would be like an Afridi or Chris Gayle 6 !”

Naveenan Thiagajaran, Captain of the Auburn University Cricket Club, and a 2011 American College Cricket Player of the Year was chosen for the flight together with Sushil Bhavnani, Auburn faculty member and Auburn undergrad Travis Wheeler.

TV – Philadelphia Int’l Cricket Festival – keeping the flame alive !

ljodah — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:37:58 +0000

TV Asia news report : Lloyd Jodah, American College Cricket President at the 20th Phildelphia International Cricket Festival

American College Cricket is dedicated to raising the profile of America’s original game which was America’s top sport until the 1890s.

The “Gentlemen of Philadelphia” (which in effect represented the USA) even defeated the touring Australian Test side in 1893, which couldn’t handle John Bart King’s swing bowling. Australia’s Captain Jack Blackham said of the Philadelphian players, “They class with England’s best.”

The Philadelphia International Cricket Festival keeps the flame alive, and helps remind us of a vital part of American history. The club houses of the Merion, and Germantown Cricket Clubs are rightly designated as historical.

Coach Amir knows Track & Field, Baseball & Cricket !

ljodah — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:05:31 +0000

Amir Saddiqui’s greatest joy is the little baby girl Areesha, that his wife Fida recently gave birth to. But meet him, and after a few minutes, you’ll realize his passion for cricket is very strong….and then you could find out that he’s a very unusual cricketer – who also loves, and competed in baseball and track & field !

In that sense he resembles American boys of the 1800s , who might play cricket & baseball. It was cricketers in fact,the Wright Brothers, who went on to start Major League Baseball (when they founded the Cincinatti Reds) !

Amir, 34, will now channel his knowledge and enthusiasm into being a Coach for the South East Conference of American College Cricket. He is available to work with college teams in that region, on fitness, mental preparation and technical skills.

Using the Cricket Stadium at Central Broward Regional Park near Ft Lauderdale, Florida as a base to meet with players, and Amir will also,when possible, visit clubs on campus.

Saddiqui received his BA in Physical Education from the University of Islamabad, and followed up with courses in sports medicine in Virginia.

TRACK & FIELD, HANDBALL & ROUNDERS

Amir Sadiqqui has coaching Certifications in Track & Field and Handball and he also competed in both sports. As an athlete he won Punjab State Gold Medals in the 100m and 200m, and in Handball he was Captain of Pakistan. Additionally he was Business Manager of the Pakistan Rounders Federation.

BASEBALL

Amir first came to the United States in 1997 and tried out for the Baltimore Orioles and the Yankees Minor League teams, getting the chance to play in the old Yankee Stadium.

He was a Pakistan National Captain and Coach and participated in two Asian Baseball Championships. He did various baseball coaching courses including : a Certificate from the International Baseball Federation in Basic Baseball Coaching and later attended former Major League star & World Series winner Bucky Dent’s Baseball Academy in Delray Beach, Florida .

CRICKET

Amir received his Level 1 Coaching Certification from Cricket Australia, and has been active as a player and coach since moving to America,and is respected in cricket circles all along the East Coast : the Washington Cricket League,Philadelphia Cricket League and in New Jersey and New York.

Amir has coached extensively at the youth level,including stints with Worldwide Cricket Academy, United States Cricket Academy and Big Broward Cricket Academy.

Most importantly, for the past two American College Cricket Spring Break Championships Amir has worked as one of the Field Managers,and Coach-at-large to the participating teams. Players are familiar with his work ethic, knowledge, and passion for the game.

Amir’s love for tapeball cricket also fits nicely with American College Cricket President Lloyd Jodah’s belief that tapeball provides a vehicle for enabling more people to play cricket, at the college and non-collegiate level.

Amarnauth Persaud slams 90,& 56 tops High School averages !

ljodah — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:29:21 +0000

: Amarnauth Persaud (Martin Van Buren High School) shown playing for USA Under 19 in Ireland

The 5th week of the NYC High School cricket league (PSAL) took place this week in cricket fields all over New York City.

Here is the report by Ricky Kissoon.

John Bowne’s Mohammed Sadat slammed a ton (119*) against High School of Construction, while Taher Miah took seven wickets against Bronx HS of Science. Miah edged out Lincoln’s Bilal Khan by one wicket to become the leading wicket taker (17) thus far.

Van Buren’s Amarnauth Persaud continued to have the season of his life after missing out on his third century (90*), and also scoring 56*. Persaud leads all players in total runs scored and is sitting comfortable on the highest batting average (149) thus far.

Amarnauth’s numbers remind one of his hero,fellow left hander Shiv Chanderpaul who is also difficult to get out !

Top five leading run scorers:

Name	Total Runs	Batting Average	School
Amarnauth Persaud	449	149	Martin Van Buren
Troy Mars	409	68	John Adams
Aown Iqbal	406	58	William Bryant
Salam Sajib	318	106	Long Island City
Mohammed Sadat	262	52	John Bowne

Leading wicket taker: Taher Miah (17 wickets) – Dewitt Clinton

April 30th.

Thomas Edison vs. Dewitt Clinton @ Van Cortlandt Park

Dewitt Clinton – 200/4
ASFAQUE CHOWDHURY – 57
TAHER MIAH – 47

Thomas Edison – 95/5
NIKUNJ AGARWAL – 36
CHAD SINGH – 24*
TAHER MIAH – 2/9

Lafayette Educational Complex vs. Brooklyn International @ Marine Park 2

Lafayette – 89 all out
HAMZA MUHAMMAD – 31
SYED FORHADUDDIN – 3/19

Brooklyn International – 90/2
SHIFUL ISLAM – 35*

Prospect Heights Campus vs. Wingate Educational Campus

Prospect Height – 164/7
WARRELL BIGGS – 56*
GRANTLEY HOLDER – 3/15
DERRICK WALTERS – 2/32

Wingate – 45/7
SHERVIN BOBB – 10
VIC JOHNNY – 5/24
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May 1st.

Bronx HS of Science vs. Dewitt Clinton @ Van Cortlandt Park

Dewitt Clinton – 188/7
ASFAQUE CHOWDHURY – 43
JALAL AHMED – 32
PRASENJIT SAHA – 3/18

Bronx HS of Science – 39 all out
PRASENJIT SAHA – 4
TAHER MIAH – 7/14

HS of Construction vs. John Bowne @ Kissena Park

John Bowne – 211/4
MOHAMMED SADAT – 119*
GURSIMRANJ SINGH – 34*

HS of Construction – 40 all out
KEIFER PHILL – 14
PIYUSH SALARIA – 3 wickets

Queens HS of Teaching vs. John Adams @ Baisley Park South

John Adams – 116 all out
RANDALL WILSON – 25
ZAFAAR YUSUF – 17
GURBHEJ SINGH – 6/23

Queens HS of Teaching – 46 all out
SUKHJINDER SINGH – 18
ZAFAAR YUSUF – 4/6

Richmond Hill vs. Hillcrest @ Baisley Pond Park

Richmond Hill – No scorecard reported
Hillcrest – 76 without loss
VIJENDRA MOHABIR – 34
AHSAN RIAZ – 35

May 3rd.

Franklin K. Lane vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt @ Marine Park 1

Franklin K. Lane – 107/7
ALEX CHATTERGOON – 47
GAVINDRA JAINARAINE – 21 and ZAHIB TARIQ – 5/25

Franklin D. Roosevelt – 108/4
ZAIN ALI – 17
WAYMON WOOLFORD – 2/19

John Bowne vs. Queens HS of Teaching @ Kissena Park 1

John Bowne – 152/8
HAMAD HUSSAIN – 39 PIYUSH SALARIA – 23
DEORAM PURAN and SABIN SAJI – 3 wickets each

Queens HS of Teaching – 70 all out
GURBHEJ SINGH – 21
HARDEEP SINGH, VISHAVJEET PATHANIA, and HAMAD HUSSAIN – 3 wickets each

Bronx HS of Science vs. Martin Van Buren @ Kissena Park 2

Bronx HS of Science – 60 all out
ADAM FREILICH – 8
AMARNAUTH PERSAUD and TAJINDER SINGH – 3 wickets each

Martin Van Buren – 63 without loss
AMARNAUTH PERSAUD – 56*

John Adams vs. HS of Construction @ Baisley Pond Park

HS of Construction – 82 all out
LAKSHMIDAT CHAITRAM – 24
TROY MARS and ZAFAAR YUSUF – 2 wickets each

John Adams – 83/4
ZAFAAR YUSUF – 32
KEIFER PHILL and VICKRAM ARMOGAN – 2 wickets each

May 4th.

Jamaica vs. HS of Construction @ Baisley Pond Park

Jamaica – 83/5
TARIQ MAHMOOD – 34
KEIFER PHILL – 2 wickets

Ball State University ready to play ball !

ljodah — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:05:35 +0000

by Lloyd Jodah

Its appropriate that a University named Ball State should have cricket, and so it is that American College Cricket has now extended to Ball State University in Indiana.

: some members of the Ball State University Cricket Club

A small club begun 2 years ago the Ball State Cricket Club is now headed by freshman Vishal Patel (President) , sophomore Rushi Parikh is Vice President.

Club President Vishal said, “We want to be the best college team in Indiana, and beat schools like Indiana and Purdue Universities. We look forward to playing in the fall American College Cricket Midwest Championship (for the Gordon Gee Trophy), and then make it to the Nationals next March. Getting the opportunity to play on TV would be like a dream come true.”

He added, “We’re hoping to teach cricket to Middle School kids in Muncie, and expand the gaame further in our community.”

TV Asia will televise over 20 American College Cricket matches in 2012, all the Semis & Finals of the regional Championships. 3 matches of the American College Cricket National Championship last March were on TV Asia in the USA & Canada.

With International Programs set up in 2 cricket playing countries, cricket now gives Ball State University an additional connection to those countries. Established in 1972 the oldest Ball State international program, the London Center, hosts 25-35 full-time students, who live and study in London. There is also a Worcester Center in England, and an Australia Center.

Charlie Cardinal is Ball State’s mascot. He is sometimes called “Charlie.” Actor Doug Jones, who has appeared in many films,including Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Hellboy, Batman Returns, Men in Black II and Hellboy, was Charlie Cardinal, whilst attending Ball State.

Other alumni include David Letterman,cartoonist Jim Davis, the creater of Garfield and Joyce DeWitt, who played Janet Wood in the 1970s sitcom Three’s Company. John Schnattner, another alumni, is the founder and Chairman of Papa John’s Pizza - which makes the cricket team wonder if they’ll get free pizza for a year if they win a regional Championship !

Mark Champion, the narrator of the “I’m going to Disney World !” Superbowl commercials attended Ball State.

Ball State has appeared in five NCAA Division I postseason bowl games, but they have yet to win. However in 2006 Ball State placed 8th in the nation in the Cheerleading Championship.

Ball State University Cricket Club will get free uniforms courtesy of American College Cricket sponsor Coca Cola.

Arkansas Razorbacks join American College Cricket !

ljodah — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:13:25 +0000

The Razorbacks have joined American College Cricket ! A cricket club was formed at the University of Arkansas last year and held its first meeting Sept 8.

Club President Eric Holder said, “We are excited to be a part of such a strong cricketing body. Thank you for accepting our club into your association ! UACC is eager to further the passion of cricket throughout the University and the surrounding area.”

The Executive Committee is:

Eric Holder – President

Sandeep Rana – Vice President

Ashfaqur Rahman – Publicity/Marketing Officer

Pratyush Rai – Treasurer

Jay Rayaprolu – Secretary

The Club held an internal tournament in October . They also held a fundraiser at TCBY, Garland Ave to raise funds and awareness for the Cricket Club. The Cricket club was also heavily involved in the Clothes Donation Drive by University Recreation towards the end of the year, donating more than 100 pounds of clothes.

Some members also visited the Baptist Collegiate Mission on Campus to give a little ‘tutorial’ on cricket.

The University of Arkansas’ mascot is the Razorback, a type of wild boar, and UA’s teams are often referred to as the Hogs (shortened version of Razorbacks). School colors are cardinal red and white.

A football team began representing the University of Arkansas in 1894 and ended the 2011 season ranked # 3.

In basketball the Razorbacks won the 1994 National Championship under coach Nolan Richardson, and has been to six Final Fours .In baseball it went to the College World Series 6 times.

In 2004 Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown became the first Razorback woman to win a gold medal in the Olympics.

Fans of the University of Arkansas have been “Calling the Hogs” since the 1920s.

University of Arkansas alumni include Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and MLB Cy Young Award winning pitcher Cliff Lee.

Founded in 1871, for the 2011 Fall semester University of Arkansas had an enrollment of 23,199 students, with 5.3 % being International students. The University is ranked high in many academic categories.

The Razorbacks are preparing for their first American College Cricket matches, a double-header against Arkansas State University, which could be the first League games of American College Cricket.

Virginia Tech’s Male Athlete of the year is Kartik Radhakrishnan !

ljodah — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:03:54 +0000

Kartik Radhakrishnan was selected as the Virginia Tech Sports Club Male Athlete of the Year 2011 ! This award was presented from among 31 sports clubs listed under the Department of Recreational Sports.

Karthik is a batsman, and an off spinner. He was the Vice Captain of the Virginia Tech Hokies team that participated in their first National Championship, the 2012 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship last March.

The Virginia Tech team also plays in the Mid Atlantic Cricket Conference and here are Kartik’s stats for the 2011 season:- 11 matches, 344 runs at 34.40 average including 3 fifties (1 in semis) and 1 century. All this after he had one of the worst start to the season scoring 0,1,0,0 (total 1 run) in the first four games

Kartik took 26 wickets, 10.31 average, 15.58 strike rate and an economy rate of 3.97. He was the highest wicket-taker of the season among all the teams. He had 6 catches and captained the team in the semifinals in the absence of the regular captain.

Kartik graduated Sept 2011 with a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech. He received his B.Tech Civil Engineering from one of the premier institutes, NIT Nagpur, India in 2007 then worked for 2 years at Essar Steel Ltd in Gujurat as a Structural Engineer.

Kartik Radhakrishnan’s selection as the VT Sports Club Male Athlete of the Year follows the Gators’ Ricky Nayar’s groundbreaking nomination for a similar Award at the University of Florida last year.

This is another manifestation of how participation in American College Cricket is giving cricket, and our players, a profile in Colleges all over the USA & Canada. In 3 and a half years we’ve progressed from where there was no organized collegiate cricket, to now our players are being recognized as just like in any other sport !