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Sat, 7 pm on TV Asia – USF Bulls vs UF Gators ! For the SE Championship !

ljodah — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:51:52 +0000

Just a couple of years ago, could anyone in the USA have believed that there would be a full season of domestic cricket on TV (in the US & Canada) ?

In Fall 2012 TV Asia & American College Cricket partnered to film & broadcast a full season of American College Cricket, to follow the 6 done last year, and the 3 from the National Championship in March !

A total of 20 College teams got the dream of playing on TV this year – as Mastercard would say, “that’s priceless !”

Priceless for the players, and priceless for the game – giving it a visibility and credibility few imagined possible. And what could be better for the marketability of the game in the USA & Canada than young athletes chasing & diving after balls, competing passionately as young athletes will !

So this Saturday watch the University of South Florida Bulls try to wrest the South East title from the University of Florida Gators ! The Gators lost the Sugar Bowl but….

7 pm on TV Asia in USA & Canada

TV Asia is a TV channel available on ALL major cable systems in USA & Canada. You can also get it on college campuses, for a small fee annually paid by the school, & then its free for the students. Details available on the TV Asia website.

Can Gators retain South East Title ? Semis & Finals on TV in US & Canada !

ljodah — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:22:05 +0000

: USF Bulls – 2009 & 2012 Nationals Finalist

The team from Auburn University Cricket Club drove 14 hours to win the first South East Championship of American College Cricket in Nov 2010, by defeating SEC rivals the University of Florida Gators at the CBRP Cricket Stadium in Ft Lauderdale.

In October 2010 the Gator Cricket Club had finally been motivated by American College Cricket President Lloyd Jodah to begin a hard ball team, and prepare for competitive cricket. American College Cricket helped equip the club with uniforms and equipment. Being part of the national organization elevated the profile of the club immensely.

The Auburn Tigers blanketed the Stadium’s pristine outfield with their passion and teamwork, to earn the South East title, to follow their final 4 finish in the March National Championship.

November 2011, the tables were turned as University of Florida defeated Auburn in another hard fought South East Finals ! This year however it could be Roll Tide time as the boys at the University of Alabama get ready for their first American College Cricket tournament !

One of the founding pillars, the University of South Florida Bulls has been the most consistently high performing club in American College Cricket Nationals : in 2009 they were a Finalist, in 2010 a final four, 2011 undefeated & missing the final 4 on points,and in 2012 a Finalist ! Will this be the tournament they get a hard-earned title ?

Nov 3 & 4 the 2012 American College Cricket South East Conference Championship will take place at the CBRP, and TV Asia will televise the Semis and Finals. Email Lloyd Dogevpr2@aim.com to register now :

The following are the likely teams, but if you’d like to start a college club to play, contact Lloyd:

University of South Florida

University of Florida

Auburn University

Embry Riddle Aeronautical U

Florida Atlantic University

Florida International University

University of Alabama

Each team will play 2 matches on Sat Nov 3 – the Semi Finalists will be the 4 teams with the most points. The Semis and the Finals on Nov 4 will be televised by TV Asia and shown in the US & Canada.

Teams can begin earning Bonus Points from now

http://americancollegecricket.com/2012/08/01/regional-championships-more-info-format-points-rules/

2010 South East regional

http://americancollegecricket.com/2010/11/08/se-championship-game-florida-gators-vs-auburn-revival-of-a-rivalryphotos/

TV – Sai Ramesh is 2012 Championship MVP !

ljodah — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:24:30 +0000

UF’s Scholar Athlete of the Year is Gators Cricket’s Vijay Pappu !

ljodah — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:42:44 +0000

: Vijay Pappu (UF) Gators Cricket President & Captain

The University of Florida “Scholar Athlete of the Year” is an award given to one student selected from 42 sports clubs at the annual competitive sports banquet in UF. The main criteria for this award is that the selected student should be associated with the club activities on and off the field and have shown excellent academic achievement.

American College Cricket’s Gator Cricket Club President Vijay Pappu was last night declared UF’s “Scholar Athlete of the Year” !

Vijay said, “We would like to keep this award in GCC for years to come as there are many in our club who deserve it as much as I do.”

Vijay expects to graduate with his 3rd MA, in Management and his PhD in Operations Research in Dec 2013. He earned his first Master’s at Rutgers in 2008, in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. He worked for 2 years before enrolling at the University of Florida in Fall 2010.

There he earned his 2nd Master’s, in Industrial Systems Engineering in Fall 2011 at UF.

Vijay is the President and the Captain for Gator Cricket Club for the academic year 2011-2012. His duties have included organizing internal cricket tournaments at UF, coordinating over 100 hours of community service and fund raising events for the club – over $1800 has been raised for the club during his tenure.

“During my stint as the Captain for GCC, UF won the South East Regional Championship for the first time, I scored 49 in the finals and had a match winning partnership of 97 runs with Ricky Nayar.” said Vijay. Only a loss to George Washington University prevented the strong Gators from making the Quarter Finals at the nationals in March 2012.

Vijay said:

“Gator Cricket Club has come a long way in terms of its development and I would like to credit American College Cricket for its growth. American College Cricket has given the university cricket clubs across the country a platform to showcase their cricketing skills and compete on a national level, providing high visibility through various media outlets like TV Asia.

The growth of American College Cricket has been exponential in the last 2 years with respect to the publicity, involvement of more universities and the sponsors. Coca-Cola’s involvement as the official sponsor for the Nationals 2012 goes to show the tremendous potential for the sport in this country.

Personally, I believe, Lloyd Jodah, the President of American College Cricket, is a great visionary and leader, and has played a monumental role in promoting Cricket in North America. He saw the great potential for Cricket in this country and has been promoting the game through the right channels. His vision for the sport is clearly evident in the fact that he was the first to encourage UF to practice with the leather ball and join American College Cricket in Sept 2010.”

Cricket TV – 5 College Players of 2011 on TV Asia !

ljodah — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:04:25 +0000

TV Asia reported on the 5 College Players of 2011. Previous winners in 2010 & 2009 were not eligible to repeat.

New College Rankings ! New Number 1 !

ljodah — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:33:07 +0000

A quartet of top batsmen headed by swashbuckling left hander Anurag Verma gave Texas A & M Aggies 2 scores over 200 in the South West regional against # 10 ranked Houston Cougars & # 12 Texas Tech Raiders.

A pace attack that includes Ochert Greyvenstein ensures the Aggies will be strong contenders for the Chanderpaul Trophy.

From their first American College Cricket Spring Break Championship (in 2011) the Texas A & M Aggies have been undefeated, (7 games)culminating in being South West regional Champions – earning them a # 1 national Ranking in one year of American College Cricket membership.

American College Cricket & TV Asia televised the first ever domestic cricket in the USA & Canada last October.

For the national Championship, March 14-18 in Ft Lauderdale FL, the Semis and Finals on March 18 will be televised by TV Asia in the USA & Canada. It will be a full professional 9 cameras production with commentary, graphics, slow motion replays etc.

RANKINGS

1- Texas A & M – Aggies
2- Ohio State University – Buckeyes
3- University of Florida – Gators
4- Ryerson University – Rams
5- Rutgers – Scarlet Knights
6- Auburn – Tigers
7- George Mason – Patriots, 2011 Champion- Chanderpaul Trophy winner
8- University of Pennsylvania – Quakers
9- York University – Lions, 2010 Champion-Chanderpaul Trophy winner
10- University of Houston – Cougars
11- University of Southern Cal – Trojans
12- Texas Tech – Red Raiders
13- University of South Florida – Bulls
14- York College – Cardinals
15- NYU-Polytechnic – Fighting Blue Jays
16- University of Maryland-Baltimore County – Retreivers
17- Montgomery College – 2009 Champions-Chanderpaul Trophy, 2011 Finalist
18- University of Iowa – Hawkeyes
19- Thunderbird School of Global Management – T-Birds
20- Carnegie Mellon – Tartans
21- Cleveland State – Vikings
22- Iowa State University – Cyclones
23- Boston University – Terriers
24- Virginia Tech – Hokies
25- Penn State – Nittany Lions
26- University of Houston Clearlake -Blue Herons
27- George Washington U – Colonials
28- Florida Atlantic – Seminoles
29- College of Wooster – Fighting Scots
30- North Carolina State – Wolfpack
31- NJ Institute of Technology – Highlanders
32- West Texas A & M – Buffs
33- University of Buffalo – Buffalo Bulls

Power Rankings are based on :
1. Off the Field Performance – such as promotion of AmericanCollegeCricket.com 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. 2012 National championship participation & past performances
3. Regional championship participation

Pulled together in 2 weeks by Vivek Kotodia, new team University of Houston Clearlake looked strong and gave the Aggies a tough fight. West Texas A & M cricket club, led by Navdeep Uppal makes their first appearance in the Rankings,reflecting their commitment, manifested by their 10 hour drive to play in the South West regional, and support drawn from their school.

Though the rankings reflect the top 33 there are now more than 50 colleges in American College Cricket. New members that have not played an American College Cricket game, such as Arkansas State and Embry Riddle are not yet ranked.
by Lloyd Jodah

Gators’ Ricky Nayar – a 2011 College Player of the Year !

ljodah — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:08:01 +0000

: Ricky Nayar (Gators) wicketkeeping

Five College Cricket Players of the Year 2011 will be declared, in no special order. Selection criteria includes OFF the field and on the field performances.

Last year University of Florida’s Vaibhav Ricky Nayar gave warning when he came close to taking a very new Gators Cricket team to victory in the Finals of the 2010 American College Cricket South East Championship, against SEC rivals Auburn.

At the nationals, the 2011 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship, Ricky scored 181 runs in 3 innings with a Highest Score of 101* (against the Ohio State Buckeyes), averaging 90.5. He also took 9 wickets, including 5 for 16 as the Gators narrowly missed the Semis.

At the 2011 Southeast regionals Nayar made 103 in 3 innings,being out only once,resulting in an average of 101. His 58* steered the Gators to victory over Auburn Tigers in the Finals. He took 8 wickets with a best of 3 for 9.

Overall his American College Cricket stats for 2011 : BATTING : 6 matches, 284 runs, 3 NO, 94.67 average, 101* highest score. Bowling : 17 wickets, best of 5 wickets for 17 runs.

In addition, Nayar wicket keeps well for the Gators.

As Vice – Captain of the USA Under 15 team at the ICC Americas tournament in 2005 Ricky was the MVP. Later he played for the USA Under 19 team. The 21 year old senior is double majoring majoring in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Unquestionably a star on the field, Nayar humbly plays as part of the Gators team, and does as much as anyone off the field, for American College Cricket, as his Captain Vijay Pappu and previous Club President Krishnarao Dase attest.

Off the field he :

1. helped organize the Fall Gator Cricket Club tournament which raised $ 800 for the club

2. distributed flyers to promote Gator Cricket around UF.

3. volunteered at the Thrift Store and participated in “Project Downtown” for community service to help the club go from “Blue” to “Orange” level (& increased funding from the school).

4. obtained his CPR & First-Aid certificate to satisfy club emergency requirements.

Early in 2011, for the first time ever a cricketer was nominated for Athlete of the Year at the University of Florida (& probably any American or Canadian university in over 100 years) – that cricketer was Ricky Nayar, the epitome of an American College Cricket player.

As Ricky said then, “ Thank you and American College Cricket….I got nominated for athlete of the year at UF because of my performances in regionals and nationals of American College Cricket. I never dreamt of this recognition for cricket in college.”

by Lloyd Jodah

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.

New Rankings ! New Top 3 !

ljodah — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:12:47 +0000

Surges by Ryerson University, the Gators and the Buckeyes mean huge changes in the Power Rankings, with more likely as the Trojans,T-Birds, UC Davis Aggies and UC Riverside battle for the West Coast Championship this weekend.

For the national championship taking place March 13 – 18, 2012 in Florida, TV Asia will televise possibly 6 matches, including definitely the Semis and the Finals from the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship.

Additionally 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 10, 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.

RANKINGS Nov 24:

1. Ohio State University – Buckeyes
2. University of Florida – Gators
3. Ryerson University – Rams
4- Rutgers – Scarlet Knights
5- Auburn – Tigers
6- University of Southern Cal – Trojans
7- George Mason Patriots
8- University of Pennsylvania
9- Texas A & M – Aggies
10- Texas Tech – Red Raiders
11- North Carolina State – Wolfpack
12- York University – Lions, 2010 Champions,Chanderpaul Trophy winner
13- University of South Florida – Bulls
14- University of Iowa – Hawkeyes
15- York College – Cardinals
16- NYU-Polytechnic – Violets
17- Montomery College – Knights
18- Carnegie Mellon – Tartans
19- Thunderbird School of Global Management – T-Birds
20- NJ Institute of Technology – Highlanders
21- University of Maryland-Baltimore County – Retreivers
22- Cleveland State – Vikings
23- Iowa State – Cyclons
24- Purdue – Boilermakers
25- Penn State – Nittany Lions
26- Boston University – Terriers
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

A team, led by Kalpesh Patel (UM,Columbia) is currently working on a more detailed matrix for Rankings-based on the above 4 criteria,which will be sent to all Club Presidents soon.
by Lloyd Jodah

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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