SEPTEMBER 08 , 2014

FREE YOUTH CRICKET CAMP 2014 

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AUGUST 28, 2014

 

USA Cricket Academy is conducting an International Tour to India for U-17 & U-19 players.

The players will get a chance to play games at international venues in Gujarat , Rajasthan and Mumbai ( Maharashtra).

Departure Date: December-18-2014 and Return Date January-05-2015.

 

Trials will be conducted by coaches appointed by USA Cricket Academy, who will be accompanying the team in India. If you are an advanced level cricketer and wish to be part of the India tour, please contact Rahul Sharma or Mr. Ashok Patel ( President and Founder of USA Cricket Academy NJ) at usacricket@mail.com. Details about trials will be posted soon, so keep yourself updated with these posts if you are interested.

All selected players' air tickets will be booked by October 20th 2014. USA Cricket Academy will be taking care of players' local boarding, lodging, transportation, breakfast , lunch and dinner during their stay.

Note: A player's selection will be based on his existing and past performance at the regional and international level. USA Cricket Academy management will make the final decision regarding team selection.

USA Cricket Academy is a registered 501(c)(3) organization located in Matawan, NJ. EIN #22-3777977 and associated member of www.USACA.org.

USA Cricket Academy is also looking for potential sponsors for helping these young, talented players for this tour. If you are willing to sponsor, please contact Mr. Ashok Patel ( President USA Cricket Academy NJ) & Rahul Sharma usacricket@mail.com
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JULY-22-2014

USACA WELCOMES BACK ASHOKKUMAR P. PATEL, USA CRICKET ACADEMY & OLD BRIDGE CRICKET CLUB

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA: The President of the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA)  today welcomed back the USA Cricket Academy & Old Bridge Cricket Club under the leadership of Ashokkumar P. Patel and his firm D&D International, LLC.

Speaking from Washington DC today, Mr. Dainty commented:

“Ashokkumar P. Patel and his two clubs have been leaders for many years in the development of cricket in the USA and played a key role in the preparations for USACA’s U19 team for the 2006 World Cup.

Ashok and his clubs have conducted many development tours for both grassroots and youth cricket in this country and internationally. USACA is also pleased to announce that Ashok has agreed to join our National Youth Committee effective immediately and looks forward to his contributions.”

 

Ashokkumar P. Patel, talking from New Jersey, noted:

“I am very excited that my two clubs will be actively participating in the Atlantic Region activities as USACA members and my new role on the National Youth Committee. I am committed to helping the National Youth Committee with its important mission and plan to focus my energies on the development

of our U15 and U19 teams for world cup success.”

Photographs will shortly be available of USACA’s 2006 U19 team and will be found at www.usaca.org/u19pics2006

For further information on this media release please contact:

Mr. Michael Gale

1st Vice President - USACA

Cell: +1 (512) 415 6622

E-Mail: mgale@pulsepointgroup.com

 

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JULY-08-2015

NYCL Under 16 Tournament 2014

Gauranshu Sharma of USA Cricket Academy participated in the Dallas U-16 tournament and won the following awards.

NYCL Under 16 Tournament 2014
1. MVP of the Tournament Gauranshu Sharma 142 Runs 9 Wkts 2 Catches
2. Best Batsman Gauranshu Sharma 142 Runs Join...t Winner Arjun Patel Of [SoCal]
3. Best Bowler Gauranshu Sharma 9 Wickets Joint Winner Karthik Gattepalli Of [NTCA
4. Best Bowling Figure Gauranshu Sharma 4/18 (Wkts/Runs) See More —

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JUNE-11-2015

Pioneer/Tristate loses to Suburbia by 46 runs as the “Sheriff “strikes again

Author Clifford Hinds

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JUNE-04-2015

USA Cricket: 16 year old Gauranshu Sharma scores century on debut in Metropolitan

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JUNE-03-2015

Author Clifford Hinds www.tristatecricket.com

A  NEW SHERIFF ARRIVES IN METRO TOWN

Sunday June 1st 2014 at High Noon, a new Sheriff arrived at the scheduled game between Pioneer/Tristate Cricket Club and Lions United Cricket Club which was to be played at Seaview Avenue and 80th Street. He was armed only with his cricket gears and accompanied by his bodyguard.

The story unfolds as Pioneer/Tristate’s captain; USA under 19 player, Omar Afridi won the toss and had no hesitation in choosing to bat. Of course, when the Sheriff is in town he always gets first choice. So it was no surprise when the captain called on former New York Region U/19 representative, left hand batsman, Lekhram Latchman  and the Sheriff, 16 year old right hand batsman, Gauranshu Sharma to open the innings.

Lions countered with medium pacers Clint Wiseman and   H. Douglas.   Latchman did not last long as he drove with his head in the air and was caught at extra cover for 5 off Douglas with the score on 7. 

Left hander, Horatio Paul next arrived at the wicket and immediately began to tear the bowling apart, reaching his fifty in ridiculously quick time.  In the meantime, young Sharma, playing in his first league game, was stroking the ball beautifully and he too reached a well-played fifty. He played almost every stroke and like so many great players, rarely hit the ball in the air.  He is a beautiful driver of the ball and a master of the cover drive.

Paul, at times, batted as if it was he who invented the game and was a joy to watch.  He had just reached his century to tremendous applause when he was given out stumped for exactly 100 runs. It was a magnificent inning and included 8 fours and 3 sixes.  The partnership was worth 174 runs and the score was 181 for 2.  President, John Mitchell, Coach, Linden Fraser, Technical Director, Clifford Hinds, Rahul Sharma and Mrs. Mirza could not control their enthusiasm as the inning unfolded.

The next batsman was Cameron Mirza, former USA under 19 and current English league player. The pyrotechnics continued. Cameron batted with increasing authority reflecting fine attacking strokes with flawless defense.  He played with great elegance and fluency and after he had reached fifty, his race to the century mark was only interrupted by his effort to give Sharma the strike so that he could complete his century.  These batsmen were taking no prisoners and soon after, Sharma entered the record books of the Metropolitan Cricket League and the New York Region by completing his century on debut.

 When the game was called after 37 overs, Sharma was not out on 111 with 9 fours and Mirza 61 not out with 8 fours. The pair had put on 149 runs as the batting team ended with 323 for 2 wickets.

After being battered in the field, no one expected Lions to make a strong reply, and they were right. After being down 55 runs for 8 wickets, they were finally bowled out for 131 in 26 overs.  Bill Waysome top scored with 24 not out and Clint Wiseman scored 17 as Youdgesh Ganesh bowled with guile and fire to claim 5 for 19 in 7 overs. New York Region under 17 candidates, Chetram “Mario” Persaud bowled well to take 2 for 26 in 4.1 overs.  As of press time, the pundits were still checking the archives to see if Sharma is the youngest player to score a century in the league.

The next game is against Suburbia C.C. at Gateway and Pioneer/Tristate will be without the services of Omar Afridi who will be spending the summer in England on a medical internship. He has our prayers and best wishes.

 

Ashok Patel - Hands on cricket donor with grassroots philosophy

Apr 08, 2009

By Peter Simunovich
 

Ashok Kumar P. Patel loves his cricket. He knows the game and has played it at close to the top level in England. He also sees the future of the game in the United States mushrooming if it is nurtured from grass roots level.
Patel, 47, is passionate about his belief in developing the game with players at an early age. For years he has been vocal about his thoughts with anyone who cares to talk to him about the game.
But he goes one step further than most when it comes to backing up his words or following his dream. He puts his money where his mouth is.

Almost a decade ago, Patel founded the USA Cricket Academy in Old Bridge, New Jersey, to help in the development of youngsters from eight to 19 to play the game with proper coaching, instructions and advice.
The academy is located on seven acres of land with nets and a field exclusively used for cricket even though it is known as Pension Rd. Soccer Field, simply because it was a soccer ground before Patel took it over. The academy has six coaches, nets and a matting pitch, which will be replaced in mid April by Astro Turf.
Patel is one of the coaches and he is happy to pass on his past playing experiences and advice to the youngsters for free. Since he began the academy 30 players have represented the US national team at different age groups.
It is a very good strike rate even in a sport that is way down the list of popularity in the US. Patel, who moved here from England with his family in 1988, has a history of conquering difficulties.
He was born in Uganda, but his family was evicted by the Idi Amin regime and it was forced to relocate to England.
Patel, a manager of several small family businesses, was a groundsman with the MCC in London between 1980 and 1983. In effect he was an apprentice cricketer and in dressing room duties he remembers cleaning the boots of players, including the great Sunil Gavaskar.
Patel elevated himself from groundsman to a No. 7 batsman and opening medium fast bowler with the Essex County side second XI. He also played for four years with the South Woodford in the Essex League.
It was all solid grounding for his coming role in the US. When he first moved here he decided he would not play because he did not want to block any youngster from competing.
"When I came here I studied the structure of cricket and in 1999 I told the ICC that the only way the game would succeed is starting at grass roots level," he told DreamCricket.com.
Patel remembers thinking how the US team looked like a senior citizens or dad's army combination. The fitness of the team was questionable. While two players - current captain Steve Massiah was one of them - were in their teens while the rest were made up of players in their 30s and some as old as 45.

He had a vision that grass roots level was the way to go and he began his academy, which was recognized by the ICC in 2001 and the following two years he received awards for development of youth cricket - around the globe and in the Americas region.
The academy now has a senior team that plays as the Old Bridge Cricket Club in the Garden State League and as the USA Cricket Academy in the Cricket League of New Jersey.
Over the years, Patel estimates he has poured about $500,000 into his academy, coaching, sponsoring teams, paying fares, accommodation and buying uniforms in international competition and developing his field in New Jersey. It is all about cultivating youth, grooming them from grass roots level to be ready for first class competition.
"I have always maintained that we should stop older players from competing. We need younger ones coming through. I am 100 percent behind this. The future is in these youngsters. We have to motivate them," he said. "Sponsors will come if you develop youth."

Patel believes USACA is now heading in the right direction, but he is still sensitive to some past paid appointments where the job was not performed satisfactorily. However, he praised volunteers for making themselves available virtually 24 hours a day.
"I would like to continue to work with USACA and Don Lockerbie (new CEO). I am happy to work alongside him if he wants my services," he said.
Over the years Patel has a long and distinguished association with junior teams: In 2003 he took a Under 13 team to Barbados, four Under 18 teams to Trinidad, Under 15 and Under 19 teams to Wales, four Under 19 teams to the Sir Garfield Sobers tournaments in Barbados, the Under 19 US team to India and Sri Lanka in 2006, last year he took the USA Cricket Academy Under 19 team to India and the Under 13 and Under 15 teams to Florida for an ICC endorsed tournament.
The 14-player U19 team, which went to India and Sri Lanka three years ago, was made up of 12 players from his USA Academy, a testament to his grass roots philosophy.
Patel is very much hands on. In one tournament he flew in overnight matting and with the help of players he rolled up his sleeves and laid it down in time for the first day's play.
His latest venture is negotiating with Australian grade clubs to have his players compete with them to gather more experience and eventually help the US.
So far his grass roots philosophy is paying off handsomely.

 

CCA and USA Cricket Academy organize an U-14 tour of India

Dec 12, 2012

[Source: CCA/USA Cricket Academy Press Release]

California Cricket Academy and USA Cricket Academy of NJ are organizing an U-14 India tour starting December 18th.  The CCA/USCA India tour, dedicated to the memory of Late Shri Purushottam Patel, will play eight games andall games will be held at international and first class game venues.

Upon arrival in India, the team will play two games in Rajkot on December 22nd and 23rd, three games in Ahmedabad and Anand on 25th, 26th and 27th.  Following a break, the team will play three games in Ahmedabad, Nadiad and Gandhinagar. 

Announcing the tour, Kinjal Buch, President of California Cricket academy said: “The boys will get an opportunity to play on turf pitches against well trained youth teams in the same age group. This will help them assess and fine tune their skills and set new goals for them to work on."

Several current USA players have participated in tours with CCA and USA Cricket Academy including Mittal Patel, Abhijit Joshi, Pranay Suri, Ryan Persaud, Arsh Buch, Roshan Varadrajan, Karteek Kankanala, Vibhav Altekar, Neil Tagare and Dave Parikh.

Hemant Buch, co-founder of CCA said: “These tours help prepare strong candidates for Junior US cricket team as the boys become technically sound and mentally tough."  Hemant Buch and Rahul Sharma who are organizing logistics for this tour are members of USACA youth committee.

The two organizations appreciated various cricket associations of Gujarat and BCCI for hosting the boys.  "Local expenses are about $8,000 to $10,000.  We could not pull this off without continuing support from various well wishers of cricket in USA," Kinjal said.

Pic (Right): The tour is dedicated to Late Shri Purushottam Patel, who was a devoted supporter of youth cricket and whose family is a platinum sponsor of this tour.

The tour's sponsors include the family of Late Shri Purshottam Patel, KeypointCredit Union and Michael Gale at the Platinum Level.  Silver level sponsors include Madan Ahluwalia Law Firm and DreamCricket.com. 

Rahul Sharma, Team Manager, said: “On behalf of the team, we request youth cricket promoters to come forward and donate so these boys can hire services of professional video analyst and physio."

The team will be coached by Amit Buch and Chetan Mankad of the Gujarat Cricket Association.