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New Rankings Dec 8 !

ljodah — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:19:36 +0000

: Ravi Timbawala (USC Trojans)

With the addition of Cailfornia batting sensation Ravi Timbawala to its ranks the Trojans greatly increased their chance of winning the Chanderpaul Trophy in March. Timbawala transfered to the USC School of Pharmacy, and many of his colleagues showed up to see him be the West Coast Championship MVP.

Register now for the national championship taking place March 13 – 18, 2012 in Florida, TV Asia will televise the Semis and the Finals from the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship, with commentary,slow-motion replays & graphics.

Additional TV coverage and reporting will be done by TV Asia of all of the other 60 plus games, as well as leading up to March.

Register before DEC 15, and pay a lower registration. Teams entering between Dec 10 and final deadline Jan 31 will pay a higher registration fee.

CONTACT Lloyd Jodah to register. EMAIL : Dogevpr2@aim.com, Phone # 646 515 0712

If you’d like to establish a club in your school, contact Lloyd Jodah, President of American College Cricket.

1. Ohio State University – Buckeyes
2. University of Florida – Gators
3. Ryerson University – Rams

4 University of Southern Cal – Trojans
5- Rutgers – Scarlet Knights
6- Auburn – Tigers
7- George Mason – Patriots, 2011 Champion- Chanderpaul Trophy winner
8- University of Pennsylvania – Quakers
9- Texas A & M – Aggies
10- Texas Tech – Red Raiders
11- North Carolina State – Wolfpack
12- York University – Lions, 2010 Champion-Chanderpaul Trophy winner
13- University of South Florida – Bulls
14- University of Iowa – Hawkeyes
15- York College – Cardinals

16- Thunderbird School of Global Management – T-Birds
17- NYU-Polytechnic – Violets
18- NJ Institute of Technology – Highlanders
19- University of Maryland-Baltimore County – Retreivers
20- Carnegie Mellon – Tartans
21- Cleveland State – Vikings
22- Iowa State – Cyclones
23- Purdue – Boilermakers
24- Penn State – Nittany Lions
25- Boston University – Terriers

26- UC Riverside
27- Florida Atlantic – Seminoles
28- University of Houston – Cougars
29- College of Wooster – Fighting Scots
30- George Washington U – Colonials
31- University of Buffalo – Buffalo Bulls
32- Virginia Tech – Hokies
33- Indiana University – Hoosiers

Power Rankings are based on :

1. Off the Field Performance – such as promotion of American College Cricket on Facebook, Google Plus,Twitter etc, elevation of the your Club’s profile in school & media, increased financial support of your school, better facilities such as a cricket field etc.
2. Recent performances
3. Regional championship participation
4. National championship particpation & performances

Though the rankings reflect the top 33 there are many more colleges in American College Cricket. Attached is the plan (created 3 months ago) for 2012 – we reserve the right to make changes to teams, dates etc.

http://tvasiausa.com/images/pdf/acc.pdf

by Lloyd Jodah.

More Photos – USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins; UC Riverside & Thunderbird !

ljodah — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:10:53 +0000

American College Cricket staged the 2nd Annual game between the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins for the Varma-Sentance Trophy, to begin the West Coast Championship. The game was played under floodlights at Cromwell Track & Field Stadium on the USC campus on Friday night.

It seemed like deja vu, as the UCLA Captain Abhinav Singh smashed 72 in trying to lead his team to victory against the Tojans. Like last year’s effort by then UCLA Captain Junayd Bandaya the effort was in vain and USC won the game.

Sat and Sunday the West Coast Championship took place on the Pac 12 soccer field of USC where tailgating USC fans watched their cricket team go on to retain the West Coast Championship,defeating UC Riverside and Thunderbird Graduate School for Global Management.
TV Asia reported on the Championship.

Photos – Tailgating & the West Coast C’ship at USC !

ljodah — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:29:50 +0000

So it was with USC tailgaters watching, American College Cricketers battled on the USC soccer field – delighting in playing on the best outfield I have seen a cricket game played on in the USA !

The tailgaters ate & drank, and asked questions about cricket and what they were witnessing – they the unexpected cricket contest as a build up to the USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins football game !

CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE WHOLE.

The Trojans Cricket Club of the University of Southern California (USC) and the Southern California Junior Cricket Association hosted the American College Cricket West Coast Championship this Thanksgiving Weekend for the TV Asia Trophy.

The perfect outfield was fast, and allowed playing of shots like real cricket – along the ground! This was definitely not “bush cricket” as novelist Joseph O’Neill said.

Ammerican College Cricket Advisory Board members David Sentance and Arvin Varma played huge roles in a delightful weekend of competition, as a TV Asia crew reported on the West Coast Championship – next year the 3 games – the Semis and the Finals will be televised from California.

The USC Trojans played undefeated winning all their games, including the Finals vs Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management. Ravi Thimbawala was declared the Championship MVP for his batting which included scores of 74,44 and 32. Ravi also took 4 wickets with his medium pace, and a run out.

UC Riverside made their American College Cricket debut, won 1 game and lost 1.

The Thunderbird team once again made the 8 hour drive from Arizona, and lost in the Finals for the 2nd year to USC.

USC won their game against rivals UCLA Bruins, just as the Trojans did later in football.

The air was electric as thousands of fans tailgated Saturday for the USC/UCLA football game – hundreds did so whilst watching the American College Cricket teams play on the USC campus.