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UF Gators defeat Auburn Tigers to be SE Champs !

ljodah — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:57:48 +0000

: UF Gators – 2011 American College Cricket South East Conference Champs

It was the Fall Semester in 2010, and, after 1 and a half years of work, I finally was able to motivate the (new) executive of the Gators Cricket Club to begin playing with the “season ball”. Uncertainly they agreed, and said they would be ready for the 2012 Championship ( another year & a half later !).

But I challenged them to participate in the 2010 Southeast regionals and they did, led by Club President Krishnaro Dase !

American College Cricket assisted the Club in getting equipment. With very little practice, they played well and, resplendent in uniforms, reached the Finals where they put up a fight before losing to Auburn !

The Auburn club, led by Rahul Potghan and Naveen Thiagarajan, had itself become official for the 2010 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship, when the Auburn admin conferred official status on the club, because it was about to play in the national championship. Now after 3 roadtrips to Ft Lauderdale, the Auburn team was finally able to buy new uniforms and fly !

Now its Nov 2011, and on the beautiful cricket fields of Ft Lauderdale, Auburn and UF do battle again !

The University of Florida Gators batted first, Vijay Pappu and Hassan Baber opening the batting. The Tigers’ bowlers were not effective, and Pappu and Baber put on 40 runs before Baber was caught off Vibudh for 24 ( 1 four,3 sixes).

However, in walked the dangerous Ricky Nayer who, in 2010, had made a magnificent 64 to almost win the title for UF ! After 15 overs it was 95 for 1, as the Auburn bowlers,especially Vibudh & Vijith kept the pressure on.

Then Nayar turned it on, and brought up his 50 with a six, followed by another. His 58* (455 balls) included 4 fours & 3 sixes, whilst Pappu was run out at the end for 49 (3 four & 1 six in 60 balls).

Nayar & Pappu put on 97 and the UF Gators reached a good total of 149 for in 20. Vibudh finished with 4 overs for 18 runs & 1 wicket, and Vijith 3 overs for 17.

Needing a run rate of 7.5 to win Auburn’s openers, captain Naveen Thiagarajan and Prassana, both in form, Naveen having struck 59 vs FAU, and Prassana 64 ( 7 fours & 4 sixes) vs USF.

Auburn was going along steadily before Anuj, who took 3 wickets for 2 runs vs USF, struck for UF getting Prassana caught for 13, and Auburn was 43 for 1 in the 7 th over.

After 10 Auburn was in a great poition on 70 for 1, with Naveen and Shakti going strong. Some great fielding slowed the scoring rate and led to 2 quick run outs, Shakti for 28 ( 2 fours 1 six, 20 balls) and Faraz for 0, making Auburn 102 for 3 after 15.( Gators were 95 for 1 after 15).

Aditya Kasi then took the prize wicket of Thiagarajan for 50 ( 50 balls, 8 fours) and Auburn was now 110 for 4 after 17 . Syam and Vibudh tried to go after the bowlers but eventually the Gators, led by Vijay Pappu got the win by 16 runs !

In the tournament Auburn captain Naveen Thiagarajan made 2 half centuries, 59 and 50 plus featured in a 93 run partnership, of which he made 19. Prassana made a 64, but Championship MVP was definitely Gators’ Ricky Nayar- 2 game winning innings of 25* and 58* and bowling of 2 for 10, and 3 for 15 plus his wicketkeeping !

With this win of the South East Conference Championship the Gators Cricket Club will soar in the rankings, and now can now utilise this victory to motivate the University of Florida to provide a cricket field – which would greatly help the club bring a national title to UF !

University of Florida (USF) vs Florida Atlantic University (FAU) .

USF and FAU played a game that had implications for national ranking.

For FAU Stefan Babulal smashed 76 (8 fours 3 sixes)- Babulal is the name the legendary Rohan Kanhai, one of the world’s greatest batsman ever, was known by !

Lakitosh contributed 32 (3 fours & 1 six), as FAU made 129 for 6 in their 20 overs. Arjun took 2 wickets for 20 in 3, and Prashant Pal 1 for 14 in 4 overs.

For USF, Anshul’s 46* ( 6 fours 1 six), Viral 33 (3 fours 2 sixes) & opener Abhay (2 fours 1 six) gave USF the victory – 130 for 5 in 17.4 overs.

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Auburn & Gators get past USF & FAU to Finals of SE C’ship !

ljodah — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:52:11 +0000

: Legendary Dilip Shenoy (Gator)

The Auburn Tigers look to retain thier SE Conference title, whilst the UF Gators make it back to the Finals to try to avenge their loss last year.

Both teams will zoom up the national rankings with their performances this weekend!

Auburn University vs Florida Atlantic University :
Auburn : 119 in 20 overs and FAU : 116 in 20 overs
Naveen (Auburn ) – 59 ( 6 fours)
Prasanna (Auburn) – 20 ( 1 Six and 1 Four)

          Venkat (FAU) – 40 runs ( 4 fours and 2 sixes)
         Minhas(FAU) – 35 ( 3 sixes and 3 fours)
         Bowling : Pramod (Auburn) – 4 overs 2 for 19

2 -University of South Florida ( USF) vs University of Florida (Gators):
         USF : 122 in 20 overs and UF : 123 in 16 overs
         Anshul (USF) – 36 ( 4 4′s and 2 6′s)
         Abhay (USF) – 21 ( 5 4′s)
         Harshul (UF) – 30* ( 1 six and 4 4′s)
         Hassan (UF) – 29 (2 six and 3 4′s)
         Bowling : Ricky (UF) – 4 overs one maiden – 2 for 10
         Prashant Pal (USF) – 4 overs – 3 for 27

3 -Florida Atlantic University (FAU) vs Univessity of Florida (Gators) :
          FAU : 54 all out and UF losing only 1 wicket
          Zohaib (FAU) – 24 ( 2 6′s and 1 four)
          Ricky Nayar (UF) – 25* ( 2 sixes and 1 four)
          Hassan (UF) – 26* ( 3 sixes and 1 four)
          Bowling : Ricky (UF) – 4 overs – 3 for 15 runs
          Anuj (UF) – 4 overs – 2 maidens – 3 for 11 runs

4 – USF Vs Auburn :
          Auburn Scored 179 in 20 overs and USF Scored 120
          Prasanna (Auburn) – 64 (3 6′s and 6 4′s)
          Shyam (Auburn) – 33 (6 4′s)
          Vibudh – 29* ( 2 6′s and 2 4′s)
          Nirav (USF) – 44 (2 6′s and 4 4′s)
          Anshul – 34 (4 4′s)
          Bowling : Ben(USF) – 4 overs one maiden – 2 for 19 runs
          Prashanth Pal (USF) – 4 overs – 2 for 28 runs
          Vibudh (Auburn) – 4 overs – 3 for 20 runs

Live Updates !- South East Championship-UF Gators vs USF Bulls ! Auburn vs FAU !

ljodah — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:44:10 +0000

Auburn smahes 179 in their 20 overs vs University of South Florida !

AUBURN vs USF – Auburn,2010 Southeast Champions, batting first, 107 for 4 in 14 overs !

FAU VS UF GATORS : FAU struggling against the Gators at 46 for 9 in 15 overs !

close game between FAU & Auburn !…..Auburn made 119 then got Florida Atlantic out for 116 ……..Tigers win !

UF Gators defeat USF Bulls 123 to 122…..Gators got 123 for 5 in 16 in SE C’ship !

Gators trying to get 123 to win….at halfway point, after 10 overs…..71 for 2 vs USF Bulls

Auburn 119 in 20 overs vs Florida Atlantic……….USF 122 in 20 vs Gators ……in SE Championship !

Auburn Tigers 82 in 15 overs vs FAU……USF Bulls 81 for 4 in 14 vs Gators

Gameday !….. USF Bulls : 48 for 1 in 8 overs against UF Gators in South East Championship !

2010 South East Champ - Auburn's Rahul Potghan & Naveen Thiagarajan

More TV Cricket – Finals of Northeast C’ship ! Southeast C’chip at CBRP !

ljodah — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:02:19 +0000

: Adrian Gordon bowling vs Ryerson. Batsman is Rahat

The groundbreaking televising of cricket in USA & Canada continues this Saturday Nov 12, at 7 pm on TV Asia, with the Finals of the American College Cricket Northeast Championship !

Frrom 10 teams we have the Final two : NYU – Polytechnic featuring America’s fastest bowler, Adrian Gordon, vs Toronto’s Ryerson University, featuring 4 pacers !

Gordon has made possibly the highest score in a 20/20 game in America – he scored 145* at last March’s national Championship, whilst Chintan Modi looked in great form in the semis vs Rutgers.

However Ryerson has 4 pacers over 6 feet tall, including Warren Rajroop at 6’5′ and Rayan Pathan at 6’4′ ,capable of generating great bounce. Then there is the effective medium pacer Harsh Desai.

At the Central Broward Regional Park, the American College Cricket Southeast Championship begins Sat with Auburn University defending its SE title. Last year the newly formed University of Florida Gators team put up a strong fight in the Finals, spearheaded by a magnificent innings by Ricky Nayar.

But the Auburn Tigers led by Naveen Thiagarajan and Rahul Potghan,has played as one of the most tightly knit teams in college cricket and were crowned the SE Champs.

The Gators Cricket Club have also gone on to start an Alumni Network to support their cricket club. They have won 9 of 11 “practice games” played this semester in preparation for the regionals said Vijay Pappu.

The University of South Florida (USF) Bulls under Sri Harsh Boddepalli, have been consistently strong since they were started for the first National Championship (2009 ). They were in a Finalist in 2009, a Final Four in 2010, & played undefeated in 2011, narrowly missing the final four on points.

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) led by Ranjit feel they are ready to become the top team in the Southeast.However USF’s Nagesh Nayak says, “Even the Indian team doesn’t practice as much as USF does.”

More March Madness! Final Teams List for Spring Break Cricket Craziness!

ljodah — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:15:11 +0000

The colleges from the USA & Canada playing for the Chanderpaul Trophy in the 2011 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship have been finalized and they are :

University of Iowa
University of Pennsylvania UPenn
Rutgers University
Texas Tech University
Ohio State University OSU
University of Central Florida UCF
College of Wooster CW
Texas A&M University
University of Florida UF
Penn State University
University Maryland (Baltimore County) UMBC
York University (defending Champions)
University of Tampa UT
University of Minnesota UMN
NJ Institute of Tech NJIT
St. Cloud State University
North Carolina State University NCSU
Montgomery College MC
Auburn University AU
Florida International University FIU
McGill University
George Mason Unniversity
University of South Florida USF
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Boston University BU
George Washington University GWU
NYU-Polytechnic
Cleveland State University
University of Southern California USC
University of Houston UH
Florida Atlantic University FAU

The Championship will take place in Ft Lauderdale, FL from March 15 to 20, at the Cricket Stadium and sidefields of Central Broward Regional Park, and at Brian Picolo Park.

American College Cricket and its strategic partner BIG League USA have reserved the Stadium itself for all six days of the Championship and at least 18 games will be played on its turf pitches.This is a far cry from the embattled status the stadium had up to recently,when even the pitch curator was laid off, but fortunately BIG League USA came in to bat and is playing a dynamic innings.

The teams competing will be split into 4 Conferences,and 1 of the top 4 seeds will be placed in each Conference. The top 4 seeds are University of Southern California, Auburn University, Rutgers University and North Carolina State University.

Special Guests Excelsior High School of Jamaica, and Presentation College of Trinidad & Tobago, will play against College teams in games that will NOT count towards the Championship.

The Drawing to determine who plays who will be done Sunday March 6th beginning at 8 pm, and will be WEBCAST LIVE on AmericanCollegeCricket.com.
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