I sure wouldn't want to be a cricket ball when this man is on strike.
Posted on 07/28/2006 9:15:06 AM PDT by BaBaStooey
United States of America Cricket Association WORLD CRICKET LEAGUE QUALIFIER – AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP
2006 WCLQ SQUAD
Steve Massiah - Captain (New York Region) Jignesh Desai - Vice Captain (Southwest Region) Khawaja Shuja - (Central West Region) Chintan Patel - (Atlantic Region) Abhishek Pawar - (Southwest Region) Akeem Dodson - (New York Region) Sushil Nadkarni - (Central West Region) Niraj Shah - (Central West Region) Carl Wright - (Atlantic Region) Steve Pitter - (New York Region) Fauad Hasan - (Northwest Region) Gowkaran Roopnarine - (Atlantic Region) Lennox Cush - (New York Region) Imran Awan - (Atlantic Region)
Mustaq Muhhamed - Coach Orville Hall - Manager
SCHEDULE -- WORLD CRICKET LEAGUE QUALIFIER – AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP Aug. 21 CAYMAN ISLANDS vs USA at Maple Leaf C.C. Aug. 23 USA vs ARGENTINA at G. Ross Lord Park Aug. 25 BERMUDA vs USA at Maple Leaf C.C. Aug. 26 CANADA vs USA at Maple Leaf C.C.
Team USA plays Argentina today.
Argentina (batting first) are 70 for 5 in 22 overs.
The wicket-takers for Team USA are Imran Awan (2), Khawaja Shuja (1), Lennox Cush (1). Not sure who got the other one, it may have been a run-out. Awan was our best bowler on Monday, taking 3 Cayman Island wickets for 47 runs.
Argentina are currently on pace for 159 runs (and that is assuming they manage to bat all 50 overs without getting all out, which may not happen). Even if they make it to 200, if the big bats for Team USA (Massiah, Nadkarni) bat like they did on Monday (when they scored 300, then this one will be in the bag.
I will post more updates as they become available throughout the day. And there should be an article detailing the match via the ICC tomorrow morning.
Argentina are now 126 for 5 in 36 overs. They have picked up their pace slightly, from 3.18 runs per over before the first update to 4 runs an over between then and now.
If they continue at 4 an over, they will reach 182 if they bat for all 50 overs. If Team USA can take wickets and/or slow down the pace of the Argentine batsmen, then our batsmen will have a very low target to chase.
2:10pm
Argentina 182 all out, 49 overs.
Team USA Bowlers:
Shuja: 2 wickets, 9 overs bowled, 22 runs allowed
Cush: 2 wickets, 9 overs bowled, 30 runs allowed
Awan: 2 wickets, 9 overs bowled, 51 runs allowed
Patel: 1 wicket, 10 overs bowled, 29 runs allowed
I don't have any info on the other 12 overs, but they went for 50 runs. I also don't know who got the other 3 wickets. They could have been other bowlers or run outs.
This is a very reachable target for the quality batsmen on our side.
USA wins by 7 wickets.
New article/post here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1689154/posts
I will be posting in-match details of the all important USA-Bermuda (Aug 25, today) and USA-Canada (Aug 26, tomorrow) matches in this thread.
When these matches end I will, as I have so far for the first 2 matches, start a separate thread containing the post-match recap article.
Play is scheduled to begin at 10:30 in Toronto. At the moment, there is some concern because rain is in the forecast. The tournament officials are planning to implement the Duckworth-Lewis method if necessary (and it would take a whole other thread to explain how that crazy rule works). Each team must bat for a minimum of 20 overs for the match to be official.
According to a member of the bigcricket.com website who is at the ground reporting, "Now it is to be cloudy with sunny breaks this morning, and then 50% chance of scattered showers in the afternoon"
Whomever bats first may do so for a full innings (max 50 overs), however, whomever fields first may see their innings shortened by rain. The coin toss may play a role in this match, as it may be an advantage to bat first or second depending on the weather conditions. Let's hope our captain Massiah is as good with decisions as he is with the bat.
At 8:40 EDT, it began to "drizzle" in Toronto.
At 8:52, the description changes to "pouring rain."
The covers are on the pitch, and the match isn't scheduled to begin for another 90 minutes. Hopefully the rain stops before then.
Since I have some time, I decided to compile the stats for the USA players from the 2 matches:
USA Batting
Steve Massiah, Captain
Matches: 2
Innings: 2
Not Out: 2
Runs: 190
High Score: 136*
Batting Average: INF
Balls: 199
Strike Rate: 95.48
100s: 1
50s: 1
4s: 23
6s: 1
Sushil Nadkarni
Matches: 2
Innings: 2
Not Out: 0
Runs: 127
High Score: 111
Batting Average: 63.50
Balls: 165
Strike Rate: 76.97
100s: 1
50s: 0
4s: 13
6s: 2
Lennox Cush
Matches: 2
Innings: 2
Not Out: 2
Runs: 79
High Score: 73*
Batting Average: INF
Balls: 55
Strike Rate: 143.64
100s: 0
50s: 1
4s: 8
6s: 5
Gowkaran Roopnarine
Matches: 2
Innings: 2
Not Out: 0
Runs: 28
High Score: 17
Batting Average: 14
Balls: 28
Strike Rate: 100.00
100s: 0
50s: 0
4s: 2
6s: 0
Carl Wright, Wicketkeeper
Matches: 2
Innings: 1
Not Out: 0
Runs: 8
High Score: 8
Batting Average: 8
Balls: 13
Strike Rate: 61.54
100s: 0
50s: 0
4s: 1
6s: 0
And those are the only batsmen who have recorded anything in this tournament so far. USA batsmen have been very good at not getting themselves out.
USA Bowling
Imran Awan
Matches: 2
Balls: 102
Runs: 98
Wickets: 6
Best Bowling: 3/47
Average: 16.33
Economy: 5.76
Strike Rate: 17.00
Chintan Patel
Matches: 2
Balls: 120
Runs: 59
Wickets: 3
Best Bowling: 2/30
Average: 19.67
Economy: 2.95
Strike Rate: 40.00
Khawaja Shuja
Matches: 2
Balls: 84
Runs: 43
Wickets: 3
Best Bowling: 2/22
Average: 14.33
Economy: 3.07
Strike Rate: 28.00
Steve Pitter
Matches: 2
Balls: 72
Runs: 34
Wickets: 2
Best Bowling: 2/21
Average: 17.00
Economy: 2.83
Strike Rate: 36.00
Lennox Cush
Matches: 2
Balls: 61
Runs: 35
Wickets: 2
Best Bowling: 2/30
Average: 17.50
Economy: 3.44
Strike Rate: 30.50
Steve Massiah, Captain
Matches: 1
Balls: 60
Runs: 55
Wickets: 0
Best Bowling: 0/55
Average: -
Economy: 5.50
Strike Rate: -
Jignesh Desai, Vice-Captain
Matches: 1
Balls: 12
Runs: 13
Wickets: 0
Best Bowling: 0/13
Average: -
Economy: 6.50
Strike Rate: -
Niraj Shah
Matches: 1
Balls: 36
Runs: 27
Wickets: 0
Best Bowling: 0/27
Average: -
Economy: 4.50
Strike Rate: -
From "our man at the scene:"
Well, at 10:18 in King City the drizzle has stopped completely and light skies are covering about half the ground. The covers are still on, but I expect them to be coming off soon. I will keep you all posted.
From bigcricket.com: The covers are off and the captains are inspecting. The revised start time is 11:00 am.
For those of you who are interested, here are the places of birth of each of our players:
Steve Massiah - Captain (Guyana)
Jignesh Desai - Vice Captain (United States of America)
Khawaja Shuja (Pakistan)
Chintan Patel (India)
Abhishek Pawar (United States of America)
Akeem Dodson (United States of America)
Sushil Nadkarni (India)
Carl Wright (Jamaica)
Steve Pitter (Jamaica)
Gowkaran Roopnarine (Guyana)
Lennox Cush (Guyana)
Imran Awan (Pakistan)
Niraj Shah
Fauad Hasan
I wasn't able to find out info on the last 2 fellows but if I had to guess I would say subcontinent region.
Canada is playing Argentina as well today. They won the toss and decided to field. My guess is that the team winning the toss in the USA/Bermuda match will choose to do the same.
Bermuda Win The Toss And Send Usa To Bat
..04 Sushil Nadkarni Not Out
..00 Gowkaran Roopnarine LBW Kevin Hurdle
..06 Steve Massiah Not Out
..02 Extras
..12 Total for 1 Wicket
Hopefully Massiah and Nadkarni can keep this partnership together for a while.
USA are 48-1 after 9 overs.
"Our man in the field" reports: The weather presently is overcast but thankfully, dry for now. Not sure if it will stay this way.
..33 Sushil Nadkarni Not Out
..00 Gowkaran Roopnarine LBW Kevin Hurdle
..19 Steve Massiah Not Out
..05 Extras
..57 Total for 1 Wicket
That last update was after 12 overs.
..33 Sushil Nadkarni Not Out
..00 Gowkaran Roopnarine LBW Kevin Hurdle
..52 Steve Massiah Not Out
..11 Extras
..96 Total for 1 Wicket after 17 Overs
Great job by our two big bats. Hopefully Cush (likely waiting to come in at number 4) can repeat his crushing performance with the bat from the last match.
"Man in the field" update: USA are 134-1 after 24 overs. There is still a light mist falling, but nothing that will stop play. The sky is suprisingly light, so that won't be a problem.
USA are 140 for 1 after 26 Overs
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