From: andyc@is.morgan.com (Andrew Coad)
Subject: USA Cricket (East) Results '92
Organization: Morgan Stanley - IS
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:28:47 GMT


 Press Release
For More Information, Call: Andrew Coad (201) 509-9533 H, (212) 703-2379 O
For Release November 16, 1992 21:00

1992 Cricket Season Summary (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut)
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American League
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Division A. Winners: Somerset CC 'A'. Runners up: Casablanca. Best batting,
most runs & highest indiv. score: Hubert "Stocky" Blackman (Somerset 'A') 
(11i-2n-537r-59.66) HS 119* vs Somerset 'B'. Best bowling: Richard Louis 
(Swansea 'A') (94.3o-9m-279r-27w-10.33). Most wkts: Michael Griffith 
(Casablanca) 28.Best performance: Steve Daniel (Surrey vs Melborne) 
6w-22r including hat trick.
Division B. Joint winners: Empire 'B' & Somerset 'B'. Best batting: Linton 
(13i-0n-413r-34.41) HS 59. Highest indiv. score: Winston Eastmond 
(Empire 'B') 109* vs Somerset 'B". Best bowling: Michael Whittaker 
(Swansea 'B') (76o-3m-249r-22w-11.03).
The American League Presentation dinner was held on Sunday, Oct. 11th. 
Guests included two representatives from the Barbados High Commission.

Brooklyn League
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Joint winners: Carricou & Cambridge, runners up: Spartan & Queensland. 
Playoff final winner: Carricou (K. Mitchell 89).

Commonwealth League
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Division 1. Winners: New York Eagles. MVP for 1992 was Tyrone Etwartoo with
3 excellent half centuries and Amjad Khan cam a close second with over 600
runs for his club New York Eagles.

Connecticut League
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Division 'A' (Avalon Conference) winner: Norwalk. Best batting & most runs:
Emite Evertz (Norwalk)(10i-2n-411r-51.38) HS 104* vs New England. Best 
bowling: Ashok Ramganadan (New England) (64.2o-13m-138r-20w-6.9). Most wkts:
Everton McHargh (Norwalk) (24). Best indiv. perf. E. Evertz 6w-6r vs Mahas-
abha CC.
Division 'B' (Bilboa Conference) winners: Newhaven. Best batting: Altan 
Ferguson (Newhaven)(11i-2n-314r-34.89) HS 57. Best indiv. perf. Girish 
Agashe 93. Best bowling & most wkts: John Williams (Newhaven) 
(61.3o-11m-153r-21w-7.29). Best indiv. perf. Navim Bodenaraim (Mahasabha) 
(6o-5m-2w-1r) vs Yellowbird. Div 'A' & Div 'B' playoff winners: Norwalk.

Eastern American League
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Division 'A' winners (Presidents Trophy) Hillside C.C. Most runs: Amanath 
Ramcharitar (Hillside) 585 inc. 3 centuries. Highest score: Khamal Singh 
(Hillside) 175* vs Vikings. Most wkts: A. Ramcharitar (18).
Division 'B' winners American Sports Club (ASC). Most runs, best perf. 
R. Ramboram (ASC) 497 inc. 2 centuries, HS 145*.
Knockout championship: Overall champions: Queens County C.C.

Metropolitan League
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Division 1 winners: Westbury, runners up New York West Indians (NYWI). 
Higest indiv. score Compton Adams (Excelsior) 200 vs International C.C. of 
Philadelphia.
Division 2 winners Mid Island C.C., runners up Jamaica Sports & Atheletic 
Club (JSAC).
Division 1/2 playoff winners (Presidents trophy) Westbury, runners up Mid 
Island C.C.

Eastern Zone League Competition
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Metropolitan League defeated Commonwealth League. Met League 215-5 in 40 
overs (Compton Adams (Excelsior) 65), Charles Walker (NYWI) 61); Common-
wealth League 126 all out (Kishwar Prashad 56).

New Jersey League
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Division A (BWIA Div.) winners: Eclipse C.C., runners up Newark C.C. Best 
batting: Tony Rampersad (Eclipse) (10i-2n-323r-40.38). Most runs: Noah 
Bryan (10i-0n-347r-34.7). Best bowling: Mike Hall (47o-13m-101r-27w-3.7). Best
perf. Ram Budhu (Mirro C.C.) 10wkts inc. hat trick for 4 runs vs. General
Electric.
Division B (Guyana Airlines Div.) winners Chiefs C.C., runners up Common-
wealth C.C. Best batting Nehal Patel (7i-1n-216r-36.00), most runs: Gowton 
Achaibar (9i-0n-246r-27.3). Best bowling: Winter Jones(130r-31w-4.19). Hat 
trick: Vishnu Cooblal (Mirro C.C.) vs Indians C.C.
Mirro Corporate Competition: Div A Eclipse C.C. defeated Newark C.C. Div B 
Commonwealth C.C. defeated Chiefs C.C.
New Jersey League travelled to California over Labor Day weekend to win all
three matches (vs. North Calif State Team, Carribbean C.C., Davis University
) and reverse a 3-1 defeat sustained in 1991. best tour bat: Dr Leon Copland
, best tour bowler: Sherman Michael.
NJL Presentation Dinner at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark attracted over 
400 guests. Clyde Walcott was guest of honour and his speech highlighted the
 desire of the WI Cricket Board of Control to work more closely with U.S. 
administration and to encourage the growth of the sport in the U.S. He sugg-
ested a future World Cup venue in Bermuda with teams from Canada, U.S., West
Indies and Beumuda taking part. Individuals honoured at the dinner included:
Mr Johnny Gayle (Secretary W.I. Umpires Assoc., President Jamaica Umpires 
Assoc.), Mr Tony Becca a long time sports editor and contributor to The 
Gleaner, the Mayor of Newark, Hon. Sharp James for his support of cricket 
within the region and Hon. Earl Glasgow High Commissioner, Barbados Consul 
General.

Staten Island C.C.
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SICC completed their season with the traditional games against Prior in 
Philadelphia on October 3/4 with the last game of the season producing spec-
tacular results. SICC, batting first, scored 307-3 in 35 overs with Glen 
Lorick the Club Captain hitting 218 (retired) including 18 6's and 14 4's 
(75% of runs in boundaries) to set a new U.S. record for limited overs 
cricket (confirmed by C.C. Morris Library). SICC felt comfortable with this 
total but Prior attacked hard scoring at the same rate only to be all out in
the 34th over for 289. A total of 596 runs were scored on a cool Sunday 
afternoon.

The SICC League team (Metropolitan) won 7 out of 12 with two games rained 
out to finish 6th in the overall League standings. The social team completed
a season of 24 fixtures, winning 17 and losing 7. and also winning the 
Somerville Cup on September 12/13. SICC hosted the touring teams Montreal 
C.C. and Trinadad Customs and Excise. The Labor Day tour to Canada produced
a win against Air Canada and a loss to Montreal C.C.
SICC will be touring England in July 1993 with games against Bramhall, 
Warrington, Cheshire Cats, Northwood, Lloyds Bank and others.


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