USA Cricket News from DreamCricket

Selectors from the Atlantic Region have named the players who will represent the region in the upcoming USACA Eastern Conference tournament. The series of games will be played from September 17th through 19th in Atlanta.

A promising group of the best players from around the nation's capital is hoping to spring a surprise or two in the battle to win the Radiant Info Twenty20 USA.

The Atlantic All-Stars are not only the youngest team in the tournament, they are the most lethal. At the team's core are five players from the super-talented South Gujarat Cricket Club.

DreamCricket.com announced that several new sponsors have stepped forward in support of cricket.

Last year, New England Pioneers relied on the experience of Fazal Alam, Sharaz Baksh and Lakhram Sanichar to propel their team into the Semis. The missing ingredient was an element of surprise and some extra spring in their fielding.

The games will be held at the cricket fields at Watsessing Park, Bloomfield, New Jersey.

Bedessee NY Destroyers, the 2009 Radiant Info T20 champions, are strongly favored to make the finals this year as well.

For two years, two New Jersey teams managed to reach the semi-finals. Last year, the NJ Daredevils fell to the eventual champions New York in the semis.

What the team needs heading into Division 3 - A left-arm spinner: Or at least that's what Massiah said when posed with this question after the team qualified to play in Hong Kong.

DreamCricket.com announced today that Radiant Info Systems (www.RadiantInfo.com) will return as the title sponsor for its Twenty20 championship to be held over the Labor Day weekend (September 4-6, 2010) at Watsessing Park in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

The United States Youth Cricket Association held its first national elections last week, one month after its members adopted a constitution.

North West (226 for 9) defeated South West (201 for 7) by 25 runs.

New York Region scored their second consecutive win on Saturday defeating South East by 25 runs putting them on top of the Points Table and giving their side the Eastern Conference title.

Sushil Nadkarni was named Player of the Tournament after scoring three half-centuries on his way to being USA's leading run-scorer during the week with 216 runs at 108.00, collecting a Man of the Match award for each game in which he passed 50, including 64 not out in a crucial win over Nepal.

The tournament witnessed two centuries by SR Ahmad and Jafri.

The Eastern Conference got underway in Connecticut with South East scoring an emphatic victory over North East and New York scraping past Atlantic in a low-scoring affair.

USA takes on Italy at the Ovale del Pianoro in Bologna, Italy for the ICC WCL Division 4 title.

Thyagarajan was physically spent, batting for over three hours through the heat and humidity with the temperature into the 90s, and he barely had enough energy to raise his bat upon reaching his century. It was an innings that won't be forgotten anytime soon by those who witnessed it.

On day 1 of the USA Cricket U-19 Western Conference, North West Region primarily comprising Northern California defeated Central West (Texas and neighboring states). South West mainly comprising Southern California defeated Central East Region whose catchment includes Chicago, Detroit and vicinity.

USA takes on Argentina from the Ovale del Pianoro in Bologna, Italy in their final match in group play. USA won the toss and elected to bat and after being in massive trouble to start, they have staged a composed recovery.