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TV Highlights from Iowa State vs U at Buffalo !

ljodah — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:37:26 +0000

This match was the 10th American College Cricket match televised by TV Asia (we have now done 21).
It was the first ever televised on a college campus – the Ohio State University cricket field, thanks to the Buckeyes Cricket Club ! Edited by Ganesha Upadhyaya (Iowa State)

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TV- Ohio State defeat Iowa & Iowa State, retain Gordon Gee Trophy ! Photos!

ljodah — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:24:11 +0000

The American College Cricket season began on TV Asia as 3 matches of the Mid West Regionals were televised, ball by ball, from the Ohio State University campus. Last Saturday, Oct 27 the Finals were televised, with commentary by Lloyd Jodah & Jamie Lloyd (from CricHQ & New Zealand) and students Sameer Mohd (Iowa State) and Asad Khawaja (OSU).

MID WEST FINALS – IOWA STATE vs OHIO STATE

The first regional championship of American College Cricket was hosted by the Buckeyes Cricket Club under its then President Romal Somavat. Somavat went on to be the 2010 Regional Tournaments MVP for on & Off the Field accomplishments as he was able to get OSU President Gordon Gee to attend. Somavat also smashed 97 and 55*. At the end of the Year Somavat was announced as a 2010 College Player of the Year.

Fro 2012 it was appropriate that OSU should defend the Gordon Gee Trophy it won in 2011, on its campus field. Its opponent Iowa State University had performed well at the Nationals, getting to the final 16.

Batting first the Iowa State batsmen couldn’t get a handle on the OSU bowlers as Anupam Vivek and Somavat kept it tight putting pressure on the batsmen leading to Sannel Patel’s run out by Rachit, and Nitin by Vivek. A wicket by Somavat and Iowa State was 19 for 3 !

Another run out and 2 wickets for 13 runs by Kislaya Kannan and Iowa State could only manage 73 before being all out in 16.2 overs.

Ohio State’s Somavat made 15 as he and Kislaya Kannan put on 38 for the first wicket. Kannan delighted with gorgeous shots around the wicket giving TV Asia viewers a real look at some of the talent in American College Cricket.

Kannan’s 45* in 28 balls with 5 fours and 1 six was an exciting demonstration of exquisite strokeplay as Ohio State retained the Gordon Gee Trophy, on TV Asia in the first cricket matches televised from a US college campus !

Ohio State captain Kislaya Kannan was the TV Asia Match MVP. SCORECARD & other stats :

http://www.crichq.com/matches/20151#inning1

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HAWKEYES vs OHIO STATE BUCKEYES – televised on Oct 20

The University of Iowa Hawkeyes squeezed into the Semi finals of the American College Cricket Mid West Championship, but then had to face 2011 Gordon Gee Trophy winners, Ohio State.

Playing on their homefield on campus for the TV Asia cameras Ohio State was pretty confident, especially with Romal Somavat having rocked a century in a preliminary match vs College of Wooster.

Batting first Iowa found it tough going against OSU’s bowlers, particularly Romal Somavat who struck early to make Iowa 17 for 1 after 3.2 overs. Somavat finished with 3 wickets for 13 runs in his 4 overs. For Iowa Gupta made 28 in 34 balls, hitting 2 fours as the Hawkeyes made 90 for 8 in their 18 overs.

Somavat, who always looks to attack,smashed 2 sixes before getting out at 19 but the Captain Kislaya Kannan,20, Neeraj 27 and Bodhi 12* steered the Ohio State Buckeyes to an easy win in 10.3 overs, losing only 3 wickets as Ohio State ensured they got to the finals of the Mid West Championship.

Romal Somavat was the TV Asia Match MVP. SCORECARD & other stats:

http://www.crichq.com/matches/20152#inning1

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Iowa State defeat U of Buffalo in TV match ! Photos – Mid West Semis !

ljodah — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:27:36 +0000

In another first American College Cricket and TV Asia televised the first ever cricket match from a college campus in the US. College-level sports has been the “grass roots” of all major American sports so bring televised cricket on a college campus is another huge step in the sports development.

The Mid West regional Championship sponsored by Coca Cola involved Carnegie, Mellon,Penn State,College of Wooster, Iowa State,University at Buffalo, University of Iowa and the hosts, Ohio State University playing for the Gordon Gee Trophy. The Semi-Finalists were Iowa State Cyclones vs Buffalo Bulls, and Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes.

In damp conditions Buffalo won the toss and chose to field. Dense fog blanketed the field when the players arrived, and play began an hour late. Sannel Patel and Aditya Ashok opened for Iowa state and had a good start before the first wicket fell at 25 off 4.1 overs. Wickets fell steadily as the thick damp outfield made it difficult to get 2s or 3s.

Ganesha Upadhaya, coming low in the order made 46 off 41 balls with 2 sixes and 1 four as the Iowa State Cyclones got a respectable 127 in their 19 overs.

Gunkreet Dhillon and Anirudh Reddy set the stage for Buffalo with an opening partnership of 32 in 5.5 overs and after 6 overs Buffalo was scoring at exactly the same rate as Iowa State had. But by the 10, Iowa State was putting the brakes on, and Buffalo had 57 to Iowa State’s 70 at the same stage.

Aman Bhattia, at # 7, struck 30*,2 fours and 1 six, but it was not enough and at the end of their overs Buffalo made 115, and Iowa State won by 12 runs.

SCORECARD - stats, run worm & more

http://www.crichq.com/matches/20153

Next Saturday at 7 pm University of Iowa will play 2012 Mid West Champion Ohio State University to determine who plays Iowa State for the Gordon Gee Trophy.

Tune to TV Asia each Saturday this Fall at 7 pm for American College Cricket TV Asia – the largest desi channel in the USA & Canada !

Photos by Darren Stortz & Lloyd Jodah

Season starts Oct 13, 7pm on TV Asia in USA & Canada ! & Every Sat !

ljodah — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:11:47 +0000

Saturday Oct 13 on TV Asia at 7 pm, kicks off the 2012 American College Cricket TV season – 18 matches from 6 regional Championships across the USA being televised ball by ball in USA & Canada !

The “grass roots” of all major American sports has always been at the college level – all major American sports have developed from the college level historically. American College Cricket’s efforts gives the game its best shot at becoming a vital part of the American sports scene.

TV Asia is the largest desi channel in the USA & Canada, available on all major cable systems on Dish Network and all major Cable systems such as Cablevision, Time Warner, Comcast Xfinity, Cox,Verizon FIOS and A T & T u verse as well as Rogers and Bell Canada.

Colleges can get TV Asia on campus easily, and some,including Rutgers and Auburn, have already done so : http://americancollegecricket.com/2011/10/14/how-to-get-tv-asia-on-campus-at-home-college-cricket-more/

Despite the many hurdles and the lack of cricket infrastructure the coverage by TV Asia is moving forward and improving each time. Students are getting opportunities to try out their sports announcer skills, or dreams, as well as play on TV.

Though we, the cricket community, treat start times as suggestions, American College Cricket has pioneered the playing of 3 matches in a day which is now used by practically every tournament organiser in the USA & Canada.

‘TV Asia is proud to be associated with American College Cricket in televising the regionals and the Spring break Championship Cricket matches in USA & Canada”, stated Mr. H.R. Shah Chairman of TV Asia. “This agreement reaffirms TV Asia’s commitment to be the Voice and Mirror of the South Asian Community in United States and Canada,”

”American College Cricket pioneered cricket promotion on Facebook, Twitter and now Google +, to reach the Cricket audience in the USA and Canada and was the first to webstream domestic cricket in the USA in March 2010. TV Asia’s mission and strategy is geared towards the American and Canadian audience so they are the ideal Media Partners”, American College Cricket’s founder and President Lloyd Jodah stated.

“Through this partnership members of American College Cricket and its associated student organisations have a major media entity now, TV Asia, to cover your accomplishments and provide an outlet for your talents,and your educational,cultural and sporting activities.”

Iowa State University Cylcones vs University at Buffalo Bulls at 7 pm…..TV Asia, Sat Oct 13

Matches will be bradcast every Saturday at 7 pm

TV & Dates set for 2012 Midwest, Northeast & Great Plains regionals !

ljodah — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:44:34 +0000

As announced in 2011 the Semis and Finals of ALL the 2012 regionals will be televised by TV Asia – a total of at least 18 more matches in 2012. TV Asia will also televise the 2013,2014,2015 & 2016 American College Cricket seasons.

Coca Cola sponsored the national Championship in March, and will be the main sponsor of the regionals in 2012.

The dates of the Midwest and Northeast regional Championships have been set. The Mid Atlantic, South East, West Coast & South West will follow.

The Midwest regional for the Gordon Gee Trophy will be on Sept 29 & 30, in Ohio. This year the Great Plains regional will be merged with the Midwest to faciltate televising. Gordon Gee is the President of Ohio State University.

The Northeast regional will be held on Sept 22 & 23, in New York City. Additionally the weekend of Sept 15 & 16 may be utilised for matches involving the All America, All Canada & a Special Guest team.

Ohio State Buckeyes ( # 7) are the defending Midwest Champions, Ryerson Rams (# 5) the Northeast Champs and Iowa State Cyclones( # 8) the Great Plains Champions.

The dates and venue are subject to change if TV logistics dictate.

FREE uniforms will be provided to ALL teams by American College Cricket sponsor Coca Cola. (Teams from the nationals already received theirs).

For top quality equipment such as helmets,colored & white pads, gloves, guards (arm, thigh,chest,ribs), balls, stumps etc you may purchase at a LOW price through American College Cricket by emailing :

Lloyd @ Dogevpr2@aim.com …….starting NOW.

Equipment Items will be displayed on AmericanCollegeCricket.com soon

Video – Indiana University CC meets World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh !

ljodah — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:10:34 +0000

The Indiana University Cricket Club recently visited Yuvraj Singh, as he receives treatment for cancer in the US.

Yuvraj’s health first deteriorated during the World Cup in 2011, but he persevered and was declared Man of the Tournament (MVP), helping India win the one day World Cup for the first time since 1983. He scored 352 runs and took 15 wickets.

At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit 6 sixes in an over against England’s Stuart Broad, including one for 390 feet.

He has a rare, but curable form of cancer called seminoma.The 30 year old 6′ 2′ Yuvraj said he’s inspired by Lance Armstrong, and has received a message of support from Armstrong.

Touched by their gesture, Yuvraj, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy in US, wrote on Twitter, “Local students and fans came to wish me just outside my app! Felt like I was in india ! Sweet of them…………Some came with flowers some came with cards some with home made food ! Touched!!”

The Indiana University Cricket Club’s first hardball team was motivated by Aoun Jafarey and American College Cricket President Lloyd Jodah in August 2010 for the American College Cricket Midwest Championship. Now led by Joseph Ipe, it had a strong performance in 2011.

All of American College Cricket wish Yuvraj Singh the best, and is looking forward to seeing him on the field soon….”Yuvistrong !”
Photos courtesy : Joseph Ipe

Iowa State University Cricket makes giant strides !

ljodah — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:30:57 +0000

: The Iowa State Cyclones Cricket Club will be in uniforms at the nationals, courtesy of Coca Cola

Countless times I’ve heard the refrain, “we get no help from the school”……and usually those “teams” never make it to the national Championship.

Fortunately however, many other teams, with a strong leader, work harder, and see the rewards like the Iowa State University Cricket Club featured in this piece by Emily Hejlik in the Iowa State Daily.

In a few months being a part of American College Cricket has brought immense benefit to the Iowa State club.

In the article is a brief partial explanation of cricket that might be the best I’ve ever seen

READ ARTICLE

http://www.iowastatedaily.com/sports/article_cc9e9ebc-6253-11e1-9c56-001871e3ce6c.html

Iowa State Cyclones defeat Iowa Hawkeyes for Great Plains Ch’ship !

ljodah — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:42:41 +0000

Though the University of Iowa belongs to the Big 10, and Iowa State University to the Big 12, the two universities have a strong rivalry in sports.

They compete annually for the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series trophy, an athletic competition between the two schools. Sponsored by the Iowa Corn Growers Association, the competition includes all head-to-head regular season competitions between the two rival universities in all sports.

Now the two schools have a new sport to battle in -cricket !

On the picturesque cricket field on the campus of the University of Iowa, the Hawkeyes and rivals the Cyclones of Iowa State University played for the Great Plains Championship. The Hawkeyes Cricket club led by its President Anup Gandhi had put tremendous effort into hosting the first small regional Great Plains Championship – now it was time to play !

On a perfect day for cricket ISU won the toss and decided to bat. Opening batsman Deepak Navi kept his end going, while wickets fell on the other.

It started with a brilliant catch by Sajan at mid-on followed by a brilliant throw from Darren “Jonty Rhodes” Stortz creating a runout, and an amazing stumping by the wicketkeeper….. back to back on 3 legal deliveries. The Hawkeyes were on top with 3 wickets in the bag in just the second over.

Deepak and Sannel steadied the innings. Deepak was the highest scorer for ISU (28 runs). The middle and lower middle order attempted to score some quick runs, but some good bowling by Nikhil and Anup restricted ISU to 97, bowled out in 18.5 overs. Pradeep was the leading wicket taker with 4 wickets followed by Nikhil (3 wickets) and Anup Gandhi(2 wickets).

The Hawkeyes started off cautiously. Iowa State’s opening bowlers Anwar and Usman exhibited some accurate swing bowling. At the end of 9th over, the Hawkeyes were struggling at 19 for 3 when the captain Abhinabha went out to bat. An unfortunate runout ended the quick flow of runs by Abhinabha.

The middle and lower middle order got the Hawkeyes close, but great bowling by ISU restricted Iowa to 89 for 7 at the end of 20 overs. Abhinabha was the leading scorer for the Hawks (25) followed by Anup Gandhi. Usman was the leading wicket taker for the ISU Cyclones with 3 wickets.

Usman was adjudged the man of the match for his awesome bowling (3 wickets) and captaincy.

The Iowa State Cricket club, new to American College Cricket and not yet even in uniforms, won the first Great Plains Championship and made them eligible for the nationals in March, the 2012 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship ! Now the ISU guys are anxiously waiting for the new national rankings to see where they are !

by Lloyd Jodah

Gameday ! Cleveland State v Buffalo, Carnegie v Penn State, Iowa v Iowa State, Purdue v Carnegie, Ohio State v Buffalo!

ljodah — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:10:20 +0000

It’s autumn, the leaves are evolving into dazzling hues, the winds blow a bit chilly and in the Heartland of America college cricket teams take the field to battle !

The old custom of cricket sweaters, which originated in the English weather, achieve a new relevance in American College Cricket season – only now it may be hoodies !

It may be in the 50′s some days, but the 50′s the batsman is focused on is his own half century of runs !

Saturday, Oct 1st, gameday, there will be matches in Ohio and Iowa, with many Big 10 colleges competing - with national rankings, and 2 Championships, the Midwest and Great Plains, at stake !

The Buckeyes open their campaign against newcomer University of Buffalo, hoping to keep the Gordon Gee Trophy at Ohio State. Defending Champion Purdue want to win here to regain their top 10 ranking – which they lost after not making it to the nationals.

American College Cricket pioneer school Carnegie Mellon has a tough schedule taking on Purdue and Penn State. The Nittany Lions have some new blood eager to take the Gordon Gee Trophy back to Paterno country – Joe Paterno has been coaching there so long he might actually have been around when Philadelphia had one of the strongest cricket teams in the world (in the 1880′s & 18890′s).

New team Iowa State, will face the Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Gophers. The Gophers have been getting stronger each since beginning in 2010.

The guys from Buffalo, and Iowa State are dark horses, whilst University of Iowa showed flashes of strength at the 2011 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship.

Cleveland State Vikings had their first tournament at the nationals, and have been practising hard since for this regional.

Ohio State University President Gordon Gee (who is also a member of the American College Cricket Advisory Board) is expected to attend the finals on Sunday.

by Lloyd Jodah

Oct 1,Saturday : Minnesota vs Iowa State,Cleveland State vs Buffalo,Carnegie vs Penn State, Iowa vs Iowa State, Purdue vs Carnegie, Ohio State vs Buffalo

Iowa Hawkeyes host the Great Plains Championship ! Build it, they will come !

ljodah — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:03:14 +0000

: Iowa Hawkeyes in Florida at the national Championship

Travelling for hours was tough for colleges like University of Iowa and University of Minnesota (UMN), but they did, to play in the first Midwest, the equivalent of the Big 10, Championship last year September.

UMN also made the even longer trip to the nationals in 2010 and 2011, whilst Iowa did the road trip for the 2011 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship (nationals).

Most of our players will go to the ends of the earth to play the game they love, cricket, but we don’t want them to always have to do that, hence a new regional was scheduled this year: the Great Plains Championship.

Choosing a name was not easy, one suggestion was “the regional slightly to the left of the Midwest Championship”, another was “the Little Big 10″. In the end we decided the “Great Plains Championship” said it best.

The University of Iowa is one of the universities that has provided a cricket field for its cricket players, and the Great Plains Championship recognizes and rewards that support by having Iowa host. Hawkeyes Cricket Club President Anup Gandhi has been one of the strongest student leaders in American College Cricket, and has played the key role in organizing the Championship.

American College Cricket will bring games and tournaments to, and highlight every on-campus cricket field across the USA and Canada.

The colleges playing in the first Great Plains Championship include 2 Big 10 schools, University of Minnesota Gophers and University of Iowa Hawkeyes, along with Iowa State University and Northwestern University.

Charles Peterson,who teaches the only college credit course in cricket in the USA, at the University of Minnesota, will oversee the Championship. Charles will also be the Official Photographer.

Northwestern cricket club is new,developed by Greg Uzelac, a New Yorker spent his high school years playing every chance he could in Brooklyn. Greg and Lloyd Jodah, American College Cricket President, have been in contact on Facebook since 2009, and Greg was inspired to volunteer to assist at the 2011 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship. His duties included taking a lot of the great photos you see of the nationals action.

Upon returning to Northwestern Greg and Lloyd worked on creating the Northwestern Cricket club – now here they are ready to face their first serious action !

by Lloyd Jodah.