Florida Cricket: Sportsman advances in SFCA Twenty20

SFCA Twenty20 Cricket – Sportsman knocks over Ambassador By Ricardo Inniss – Special Correspondent On yet another bleak Sunday, Sportsman convincingly knocked over Ambassador by 7 wickets at Lake Stevens Elementary, as the South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA), Twenty20 Cricket Competition continued on Sunday October 14.

Ambassador, taking to the crease first , in the Premier Division, was dismissed for a very modest 74 after 19.4 overs of the allotted 20. Only Antoine Charlery 28 and Errol Stuart 11, managed double figures. Bowling for Sportsman, Riad Mohamed took 3 for 16, Moien Mohamed 3 for 18 and Masood Mohamed, 2 for 11. Looking for 75 for victory, Sportsman rushed to 78 for 3, to win convincingly by 7 wickets. Moien Mohamed hit 24, Kaiume Mohamed carried his bat for 23, while Waffie Mohamed remained undefeated on 10. The best bowler for Ambassador, was Dwight McKenzie who took 2 for 19.

Following are the SFCA Twenty20 matches scheduled for Sunday October 21:

Premier Division

Zone A, Osswald Park vs. Lauderhill Jammers at Myrtle Grove Elementary (second match), Palm Beach vs. West Indies Alliance at John Prince Park, (one match only).

Zone B, Ambassador vs. Myrtle Grove at Lake Stevens Elementary (second match ), Sportsman vs. International at Lauderhill Sports Park.

Division 1 South

Zone A, Challengers vs. Leewards United at Miramar Regional Park- South (first match), Westside Cavaliers vs. Islanders at Lauderhill Sports Park (first match).

Zone B, Lauderhill Jammers 2 vs. St. Lucie at City Hall Park (first match), Broward United vs. R.L. Glass at City Hall Park ( second match).

Division 1

North, Parkway vs. Trinidad & Tobago at Myrtle Grove Elementary (first match), Ambassador 2 vs. United Sports at Lake Stevens Elementary (first match), Melbourne vs. Southshore at Miramar Regional Park-South (second match).

FSCL 30 overs Cricket Competition -India United defeats South India

India United defeated South India by a decisive 58 runs, when the two teams met as the Florida Southeast Cricket League (FSCL), continued at St. George Park on Sunday October 14.

India United, batting first after winning the toss, knocked up 126. Amol Sanap scored 29 and Ankur Gerg 20. The best Bowler for South India, was Matthew Phillips with 3 for 28. Replying, South India could only muster 68 all out. Justin Jose topscored with 33. Bowling India United to a decisive 58 run victory, Rajesh Thadani took 4 for 8 and Pranay Tigga, 2 for 4.

The FSCL matches scheduled for Sunday October 21 are as follows:

Broward C.C. vs. Cricketers at Brian Piccolo Park-North, WID C.C. vs. Fl. International at Brian Piccolo Park-South, Miramar Masters vs. Grenada at Miramar Regional Park-South, Atlantic vs.Toofan at Boynton Beach, India United vs. Fort Lauderdale at St. George Park, USC Academy vs. South India at Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek vs. Lagaan at Lyons Creek Middle School. Everest has a bye.

North-Lauderdale Tennis and Windball Cricket Competition

As the North-Lauderdale Tennis and Windball Cricket Competition, continued on Friday evening October 13, at the Jack Brady Sports Complex, Togetherness, Junkies and Hotshots, all chalked up wins.

On field 2 in the Tennisball Division, Togetherness batting first scored 82 for 9. Replying, D.C.C. 60 allout. Togetherness won by 22 runs. On field 3 batting first, Citrix 43 all out. Replying, Junkies 44 for 2. Junkies won by 8 wickets. In the Windball Division on field 4, Young Bloodz taking first knock, 50 for 9. Replying, Hot Shots 51 for 8. Hot Shots won by 2 wickets.

On Wednesday evening at 8 pm, on field 4, Invaders will take on Young Bloodz.