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 796 total views,  274 views today Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi has congratulated newly installed president of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Dr. Shallow and says that his association stands ready to work with CWI for the betterment of the game.Dr. Shallow became CWI president replacing the outgoing Ricky Skerritt on Sunday at the board’s AGM in Antigua. Dr. Shallow will have as his deputy the president of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB), Azim Bassarath. Qureshi a long standing cricket administrator from Boca Raton in Fort Lauderdale said : “I…

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 3,361 total views,  274 views today MARGATE/FL – USA: While strife continues in US cricket with the latest battle between USA Cricket and the league organizers of the upcoming Major League Cricket, cricket officials are saying that Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) is the only stable body in the USA. At present the MLC which had its player draft a couple days ago has been caught in the battle with USA Cricket over sanctioning of the tournament. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has gotten involved and now they have sent out instructions to…

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 29,764 total views,  274 views today By VINODE MAMCHAN TAMPA/FL-USA: Titan Scorpions repeated as champions of the Tampa MCL tournament when they got the better of newcomers Gladiators by five wickets in a tense final at Wesley Chapel in Tampa, Florida last Sunday. Tampa won the second tournament held in 2022 following in the footsteps of Samp Army who claimed the initial title in 2019. Led admirably by Chitranjan Singh Rathod, the Titan boys played unbeaten in the tournament to walk away with the US$6,000 first prize. Titans had earlier played the…

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 54,628 total views,  150 views today Cricket Council USA will partner with the Tobago House of Assembly and the Tobago Cricket Association to boost sport on the Caribbean Island. News coming to hand is that chairman of Cricket Council USA Mahammad Qureshi made a trip down to Tobago and met with Chief Secretary of the THA Farley Augustine and discussions centered around the construction of a new cricket ground which would aid the country’s cricketers by providing a world class cricket facility for them to work on their craft. Qureshi speaking to…

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 60,097 total views PORT-OF-SPAIN/WI – The visit by chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi to Trinidad and Tobago has been hailed a success by president of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) Azim Bassarath. Qureshi paid a one-week visit to the twin-island republic visiting the TTCB head offices in Couva where he met with Bassarath and a number of executive members. Speaking to News925 Bassarath said: “We were very happy to welcome the chairman of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi. He spent a good time with us and got a firsthand idea…

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 47,511 total views SOUTH won the toss and decided to bat first in the Soca Kings-sponsored North/South Classic which started on Thursday (January 12) at the National Cricket Centre Ground in Balmain, Couva. The four-day match is being used as the final opportunity for the leading cricketers to address the national selectors for selection on the Red Force team to play in the CWI Regional 4-Day Tournament. In a short opening ceremony, special guest Mahammad “Maq” Qureshi, chairman of the Cricket Council USA, advised the players that the match was a…

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 35,560 total views The 2022 Edition of the US Open T20 tournament has been hailed a tremendous success by players and officials who participated. The 14th Edition was the longest in the tournament’s history spanning over nine days from December 5 to 13 at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale. The tournament got the full backing of USA Cricket and was also sanctioned by the International Cricket Council.(ICC). This ensured that international players would have taken part and a total of 63 players from around the world participated. Twelve teams…

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 40,752 total views,  1 views today By VINODE MAMCHAN Shayan Jahangir was brilliant in the 2022 US Open T20 tournament and was presented with a gift of land by president of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi after he was named tournament MVP. The right hander was superb during the tournament and ended with the most runs. He was also skipper of the Stallions X team as his led them to the title with a crushing victory over Dallas All Stars. Jahangir was the leading run scorer at the tournament and scored…

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 35,885 total views By VINODE MAMCHAN The X-factor came in the form of skipper Shayan Jahangir as his led the Stallions X to the title at the coveted 14th edition of the US Open T20 tournament at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. Jahangir was the leading run scorer at the tournament and scored a magnificent 79 not out in the finals that took his team to the title and the US$100,000 first prize. Batting first, Stallions X made a wonderful 201/4 off their 20 overs on a…