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Qureshi says Bassarath is the right man

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MARGATE/FL: Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi says that newly elected vice president of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Azim Bassarath is the right man for the job. Bassarath was elected unopposed as vice president of the regional cricket body at the board’s AGM recently held in Antigua. Newly elected president also unopposed is Dr. Kishore Shallow. Qureshi a veteran cricket administrator from America said he has observed Bassarath’s work for quite a while and is impressed with his leadership style. He recently made a trip down to Trinidad…

Broward adds a third pitch

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Chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi at right with ground authorities

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Authorities at the Central Broward Regional Park have added a third pitch to the playing square at the sprawling facility. The ground which is the only International Cricket Council (ICC) approved venue in North America will play host to the 12th Edition of the US Open T20 tournament from December 15 to 20. Chairman and CEO of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi paid a visit to the venue on Monday and saw first hand the work being done. He said: “There is now a third pitch…

Teams vie for $25K in Chicago Cup

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MARGATE/FL – USA: The 2021 Chicago Cup will carry a winning purse of $25,000 and will be played on July 4. The tournament which will be hosted by Midwest Cricket Conference is under the umbrella of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA). Interested teams can go to www.cricketerbook.com and register for this tournament or they can contact the president of Midwest Cricket Conference Shiraz Najam. Speaking about this tournament the chairman of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi said: “We are all looking forward to this tournament and, we hope that by the time the tournament rolls…

CCUSA brings Hall of Fame W Cup

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) has gotten together with the US Cricket Hall of Fame and will host the first-ever Hall of Fame Cricket World Cup event in Fort Lauderdale next September.This was revealed by the chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi. Speaking to 925 News Qureshi said: “This year we are assisting the Cricket Hall of Fame by taking their Induction ceremony on October 3 ‘live’ across the world on MaqTv. Next year we have invited them to come to Florida for the 2021 Induction ceremony…

MCL T10 bowls off Sunday

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BOCA RATON/FL – USA: The inaugural MLC Maq Cup will bowl off on August 15 at the Maq Cricket Stadium in Delray Beach, South Florida. This is the news coming out of CCUSA headquarters at Margate. According to the chairman of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi, this is another tournament that will keep the US cricketers in the park. “After a while, into the lockdown, we were looking for ways to get our cricketers back unto the park and this is just another tournament where they can have a hit and keep…

Teja pulls Tigers through

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SUNRISE/FL – USA: Tampa Tigers are through to the quarter-finals of the MaqT10 USA Nationals after their seven-wicket victory over the Chicago Catchers at the Central Broward Regional Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Catchers with a top score of 25 from Shiraz Najam, 20 from Timmy Surujbally and 16 from CCUSA chairman Maq Qureshi, reached 88 for six off their 10 overs. Their bowlers then brought them back into the contest and Tigers needed 31 runs from the last three overs. It went down to the last over with nine runs…

16 teams in line for glory

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SUNRISE/FL – USA: A total of 16 teams will vie for honors when the 2019 MaqT10 USA Nationals bowls off at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale on April 26. Over 50 teams had registered for the event, looking to be the second winners of the T10 format after Washington Tigers took the inaugural title in 2018, however, organizers Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) could not have accommodated more than 16 teams at this point in time. The 16 teams that will compete will include the defending champions, as…

9.5 million viewed US Open T20

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MARGATE – FL: A total of 9.5 million viewers enjoyed the 2018 US Open T20 tournament that was staged at the Central Broward Regional Park and aired on MaqTv.    Mere days after the event ended on Monday, December 17th the statistics on viewership came out and it was recorded at 9.5 million. The 10th edition of the tournament attracted tremendous interest from cricket fans around the world, as a number of top T20 practitioners from around the globe came to Lauderhill for the event.    There was a total…

What’s sleep when cricket needs you

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MARGATE/FL – He sends out messages to his contacts at 2am and then normally is chatting at around 4am as well. In between he catches something call sleep. This is the life of cricket administrator and businessman Mahammad Qureshi. His work in the development of cricket is on par with the best in the business and even surpasses them at times. With the 2018 US Open T20 tournament approaching, Qureshi has been burning the proverbial midnight oil. He has been flying around the United States, meeting with team owners and…