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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.  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…

CCUSA Celebrates its 20 Years Anniversary, a glimmering affair

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December 18, 2019 marked an exciting occasion for CCUSA as the organization celebrated its 20 years anniversary with a banquet dinner featuring VIP guests. The event was held at the Double Tree, Hilton Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Interestingly, the following day CCUSA kicked off with the 11th edition of its highly renowned US Open T-20 cricket tournament officially sanctioned by the ICC and attended by Mr. Andrew, the anticorruption officer at the ICC. The evening started with the vocals of highly talented singer: Bianca Sperduti who entertained the audience with…

KRCA wins US Open U17 Title

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The Kumar Rampat Cricket Academy (KRCA) did T&T proud after they won the 2019 Under-17 US Open T20 title at the Central Broward Regional Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Monday. They defeated the Ontario Reds, Canada to wrest the trophy from them. The Ontario Reds were the U-17 Champions in the 2018 US Open. The tournament is an eleven year old one organized by Maq Qureshi to provide a platform for cricket lovers of North America. The tournament has grown to the point of having teams from all over the…

World lauds Qureshi over Cricket Efforts

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VINODE MAMCHAN (MAQ TV) Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi has received praises from players and officials around the world for his efforts at developing cricket in the United States. CCUSA recently celebrated their 20th anniversary at a glitzy banquet at the Hilton Double Tree in Fort Lauderdale. Leading the chorus of praises for Qureshi was president of Cricket West Indies CWI Ricky Skerrit. According to Skerrit ;”It is clear that Maq has done a lot for cricket in these parts and we praise him for his efforts.…