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Memphis, Wayne State & UT-Arlington get media, West Virginia tables a motion!

ljodah — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:26:03 +0000

West Virginia University cricketers spreading the word about the American College Cricket Nationals

Jasim Khan (Virginia Tech) said it well recently :
“we are not just players but ambassadors of our sport; so promote it !”

One of the duties of members of American College Cricket is to help raise the profile of the game and several of our new clubs’ trip to the Nationals earned them coverage by their college media.

University of Memphis
http://www.dailyhelmsman.com/cricket-team-heads-to-nationals-1.3006910#.UTq2k9b2YzF

Wayne State University
http://thesouthend.wayne.edu/index.php/article/2012/04/wayne_state039s_cricket_team_looking_to_meet_big_goals

A major supporter of the team is the Michigan Cricket Assoc.

University of Texas-Arlington
http://www.theshorthorn.com/news/uta-to-participate-in-cricket-championship-for-first-time/article_f9f6a24c-8773-11e2-9aba-0019bb30f31a.html#.UTpzxl2D0lM.facebook

Major supporters of UTA are Samosa Hut & Grill, Currytos Restaurant & Dallas Premiere League.

West Virginia University
The West Virginia Mountaineers Cricket Club set up a stall to publicise their Nationals trip, and American College Cricket. They displayed cricket equipment and showed videos about the game to students. The major supporter of the team is Icore Infotech Inc. Below are more photos :

WVU Student Govt Association President-elect Ryan Campione (bottom with backpack) was among the many who stopped by

Harvard among 7 first timers at the National Championship !

ljodah — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:11:38 +0000

: Lloyd & Colin Michael Jodah (died Jan 18, RIP), Shiv Chanderpaul & Sher Tereen (Harvard) at Press Conference to launch the Hall of Fame

Playing in a National Championship is an accomplishment, and college sports clubs get increased recognition by schools for doing so. Therefore every team playing in the 2013 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship is already a winner, and a major step further along in the development of cricket in their college, the USA & Canada.

This year 7 new college teams did the hard work required to play in their first National Championship and excitement is running high, like a volcano about to erupt.

University of Memphis, University of Texas-Arlington, West Virginia University, University of South Alabama, Wayne State University, University at Buffalo, Phoenix East Aviation and Harvard University will for the first time share the sun and fun of Ft Lauderdale, South Beach & Miami, and compete on the beautiful cricket fields of Florida.

The players will no doubt marvel at how much better the Florida fields are, than those they get to play on in other parts of the USA. Interestingly the 7 new colleges are from 7 different states !

Sports pioneer Harvard, which started an official cricket team 150 years ago in 1862, and was an important part of the birth of organized sports in America, looks to re-establish itself as a cricket power.

Top Newcomer of 2012 Murali Ankaraju, who scored 131 and 82 in the South Central regional will be coming with the Memphis Tigers.

In just a few months South Alabama has made the Nationals, and UT Arlington was just begun this Feb, when student Umer Musharraf contacted Lloyd Jodah, American College Cricket President and asked how to do so. Lloyd told him what to do, and Umer pulled together experienced players, had meetings, filed paperwork etc and voila, the UTA Mavericks were in as a wild card !

The clubs have received significant support from their schools, and other supporters including Icore Infotech Inc http://www.icoreinfotech.com/ (West Virginia U),Samosa Hut & Grill, Currytos Restaurant & Dallas Premiere League (UT Arlington), Michigan Cricket Assoc.(Wayne State), Red Bull (U at Buffalo) and Dr Shehzad Topiwala, MD (Phoenix East Aviation).

Some players will squeeze in school assignments and practically all will have the best Spring Break of their lives.

The National title & the Chanderpaul Trophy is at stake, and to the players the opportunity to possibly play on TV is a dream ! Add to that possibly playing in the ICC-Certified CBRP Cricket Stadium and the rewards for the students’ efforts are extraordinary and priceless !

Just like in March 2012, TV Asia will televise the Semis & Finals (on tape-delay) with a professional 9 cameras production in HD with commentary,slo mo replays,close-ups etc across the USA & Canada. TV Asia will also do features on players & reports from the other matches.

The Championship will be dedicated to Colin Michael Jodah (brother of Lloyd) who was an important part of American College Cricket, behind the scenes. He died Jan 18 at age 56.

Alumni & others, to show your support :

University at Buffalo

http://www.gofundme.com/ubcricket

for West Virgina U

http://www.gofundme.com/20jfzg

for Wayne State

http://www.gofundme.com/WAYNE-STATE-CRICKET-CLUB

5 Texas Colleges in National Championship !

ljodah — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:43:11 +0000

The Lone Star State may have the most colleges playing for the National Championship in Ft Lauderdale March 13 -17 on TV Asia – five !

Texas A & M , a 2012 Club of the Year, have lost only one of the 12 matches they’ve played in American College Cricket – and that was to eventual National Champions York College in the Semis of the Nationals.

That was a game on TV Asia, under the glare of 9 TV cameras and in the magnificent CBRP Cricket Stadium – to some observers it seemed the pressure of the situation got to the Aggies’ strong team, and they are eager to go all the way this time. Anurag Verma, their left-handed stroke player & a 2012 College Player of the Year will be a delight to watch opening the batting with Hamza Mohammed. Contribute to Texas A & M’s effort http://www.gofundme.com/20f6aw

Texas Tech, Club of the Year 2012, has its own cricket field, and the ability to practice anytime weather allows. With efficient and very pro active executive, members and alumni the Raiders are eyeing the Chanderpaul Trophy, and visualizing it back in Lubbock to show to the people in Buddy Holly’s hometown.

There are 2 different University of Houstons in Texas – the Cougars and the Hawks (until recently called the Blue Herons). The Cougars have played in 2 Nationals and a Regional, and have a lot of talent including USA player Ryan Corns, so they think its time they became National Champions.

The University of Houston Hawks are led by the passionate Vivek Kotadia, and accomplished a lot in their first year – over the past months they have been practicing hard for Florida.

Contribute to UH Hawk’s efforts : http://www.gofundme.com/2186lc

A completely new team, the University of Texas – Arlington student Umer Musharref was excited at the chance to play in the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship, contacted Lloyd Jodah (American College Cricket President) and together they started the process to begin a club – whilst Umer organized the players and other details to play in the Nationals ! In a short time Umer secured sponsors -Samosa Hut & Grill, Currytos Restaurant & Dallas Premiere League https://www.facebook.com/samosahut?fref=ts

Cricketstoreonline.com ‘s (home of Hammer Cricket bats) Jason Mellet will be one of the commentators at the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship, and Cricket Store Online is one of our supporters.

http://https://www.facebook.com/cricketstoreonline