MCA Runners-up in FCA Tournament

MCA completed a very satisfactory weekend with a very narrow loss to the hosts on Sunday, MCA captain Kishan Patel collecting the Best Bowler award, and the MCA team going home with the runners-up trophy.

MCA, batting first, scored 186 a.o. (Dhwanit Patel 34, Akhil Sridher 33, Jay Nirban 20); when FCA’s powerful opening batsman Steven Taylor, scorer of double centuries in both previous matches, raced to a fifty in an opening stand of 77 in seven overs, things looked tough for MCA, but Zakaria Ahmed had him caught by Dhwanit Patel for 51, and MCA reined in the hosts, Ani Mayasandra’s left-arm spin again proving very economical, as well as destructive (4-1-10-4).  FCA teetered on the brink of defeat, but Ryan Ramnarine, batting with a broken wrist, hit a splendid one-handed six to win the match for the hosts by just one wicket.

DreamCricket Report

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Updates from the tournament:

Satuday, 5.15 pm

MCA defeated Big Broward Cricket Academy by 111 runs in the Florida Cricket Academy U-19 Tournament today.  MCA 276  (Vaibhav Ganesh 50, Paarth Joshi 45, Aniruddha Mayasandra 40, Gordon Makin 20), BBCA 165.  More details to follow.

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Friday 7.45 pm

MCA defeats CAUSA in Florida

 MCA, 201 a.o. in 30.1 overs, defeated CAUSA, Atlanta, 159 a.o. in 34.4 overs, by 42 runs. 

Dhwanit Patel (MCA) 40, Zakaria Ahmed (MCA) 33; Suneel Kumar (CAUSA) 3/28.
Viraj Patel (CAUSA) 27; Kishan Patel 5/38.

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Friday, 5.15 pm

 MCA defeated CCUSA by 42 runs.  More updates to follow.

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Friday,  3pm

At Miramar Regional Park, Florida, MCA batted first today against Cricket Academy USA of Atlanta in the Florida Cricket Academy Annual U-19 Tournament.   MCA were 201 all out, with Dhwanit Patel top-scoring with 40, followed by Zakaria Ahmed (33), Gordon Makin (22), Chicago’s Tanmaya Sambare (20), and Aniruddha Mayasandra (18).  After 21 overs the Atlanta side’s reply stood at 106/4. 

More updates to follow.

For a preview of the tournament, see Peter Della Penna’s article on DreamCricket.

FCA Tournament Details Announced

The Florida Cricket Academy has announced the schedule of its annual MLK Day Weekend Tournament (see attached). MCA plays Atlanta on Friday, 14 January; Big Broward Cricket Academy on Saturday; and FCA on Sunday. All matches are 40-overs, at Miramar Regional Park; starting time 10 a.m.

MCA Wishes all its Members and Friends a Very Happy New Year

 

Michigan Cricket Academy wishes you all a very Happy New Year. May 2011 bring you every possible success on and off the field.

Florida Cricket Academy Annual Tournament, MLK Day Weekend

FCA has announced more details of its MLK Day Weekend Tournament, 14-16 January, at Miramar Regional Park, Florida.  The competing teams are: FCA, Atlanta Academy, Big Broward Cricket Academy, and MCA.  See attached FCA Tournament Flyer, and FCA Playing Conditions.

MCA Practice, Saturday, 8 January, Novi Christian School, 8.15 pm

MCA will hold indoor practice on Saturday, at Novi Christian School (45301 West 11 Mile Road Novi, MI 48375), beginning at 8.15 pm. MCA members and friends of MCA are most welcome. Players traveling to Florida next week are particularly encouraged to attend.