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South Africa looking for change of fortune in third Test against England

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South Africa’s captain needs some runs in Port Elizabeth although his teammates would also like him to win the toss. Ā©AFP” /> Port Elizabeth (South ]]> <![CDATA[ Africa) (AFP) – South African captain Faf du Plessis returns to one of his most productive venues, seeking a change of form and fortune in the third Test against England, starting at St Georgeā€™s Park on Thursday. In six Tests at the ground where South Africa played their first Test match, against England in 1888/89, Du Plessis has scored 509 runs at an…

Starc takes three as Australia dismiss India for 255 in first ODI

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=”Australia’s Ashton Agar took a smart catch to dismiss India’s Shikhar Dhawan for 74 in the first one-day international of their three-match series . Ā©AFP” /> Mumbai (AFP) – Paceman Mitchel Starc claimed three wickets Tuesday as Australia bowled out India for 255 despite opener Shikhar Dhawan’s 74 in their first one-day international. Starc struck early with the wicket of Rohit Sharma for 10 to put India on the backfoot after electing to bowl first at the start of the three-match series in Mumbai. Starc, who returned figures of 3-56,…

Qureshi stars as Maq Cricket59 comes to US

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BOCA RATON/FL – USA: Chairman of Cricket Council (CCUSA) Mahmmad Qureshi starred with both bat and ball, as the first day of Maq Cricket59 to be played in the United States came off as a tremendous success. A good turn out was evident at the Maq Cricket Stadium in Boca Raton to witness the Maq Cricket59, which is a 59-ball encounter. Two matches were played on the day and Qureshi had scores of 44 and 18 and also grabbed two wickets for just 13 runs. In the first game of…

MAQ Cricket59 comes to the US

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MARGATE/ USA: The popular Maq Cricket59 comes to America on Sunday with an exhibition match to be held at the MAQ Cricket Stadium in Boca Raton. The Maq Cricket59 made its debut in November 2019 at the Carib Lumber Ball Park in St. Maarten. The tournament was a success with Pelicans winning the first title. The Maq Cricket59 an idea conceptualized by cricket administrator Mahammad Qureshi is a 59-ball match with the first ball being a ‘free hit’. In the inaugural tournament, this created tremendous excitement as batsmen took a…

US Open T20 boosts Fort Lauderdale economy

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VINODE MAMCHAN Santa Claus came disguised as the US Open T20 cricket tournament for businesses in Fort Lauderdale as they received a welcome boost just ahead of Christmas with the staging of the tournament in Sunrise at the Central Broward Regional Cricket Stadium. Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) led by Mahammad Qureshi staged their 11th edition of the tournament and speaking to business people in the area they were really grateful for the business drummed up during the period. Sheila Swah Gowkeran owner of the popular Joy’s Roti Delight said that…

CCUSA Youth US Open Cricket 2019

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In line with its vision to develop cricket in the US, CCUSA organized the Youth US Open Cricket 2019 from 21st to 23rd December, 2019. The total number of teams participating in the tournament were 4 in U-17 category and 5 in U-15 category; namely Ontario Greens U-17, Kumar Rampat Cricket Academy U-17, Ontario Reds U-17, Presentation College U-17, Central Zonal Council U-15, AK Cricket Academy U-15, Woodland Cricket Club U-15, Guyana Floodlight U-15. For the U-15 category, woodland cricket club U-15 (WCC) faced Central Zonal Council U-15 (CZC) in…

MAQ T10 bowls off in April

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By Staff Reporter BOCA RATON/FL – USA: The very popular MAQ T10 tournament will be played in April this year at the Central Broward Regional Cricket Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.This is the news coming to hand from chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi on Wednesday.He declared that the third edition of the MAQ T10 USA Nationals will take place from April 17 to 19.Ā  This tournament comes on the heels of the very popular US Open T20 tournament that was played in December last year. According to Qureshi…

11th US Open 2019: A Highly Entertaining Edition

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The 11th US Open turned out to be an entertaining tournament with the unpredictable weather hitting Florida with inconsistent rain throughout its duration; having 28 teams participating this year in a span of 4 days seemed to be a great challenge for CCUSA with 70% of rain predicted the same week. However, CCUSA pulled off this tournament by braving the storm and organizing the matches as planned. Following were the 28 teams that took part in the tournament: The matches were held in 7 different cricket grounds including the Central…

West Indians Skerritt, Mamchan honoured

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PLANTATION/FL -USA: Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt and West Indian journalist/commentator Vinode Mamchan were honoured recently by Cricket Council USA for their contribution to cricket. At a gala affair hosted by CCUSA on December 18 at the Hilton hotel in Fort Lauderdale the duo came in for high praise by CCUSA for their work in developing the game. Skerritt a former manager of the West Indies cricket team took over the reigns of Cricket West Indies CWI last year. The former government minister in St. Kitts was praised…