CBRP Stadium

Main Event Field and Viewing/Seating Section 
A circular, multipurpose, lighted field, 560 feet in diameter, with 5,000 covered seats and additional seating for 15,000 spectators possible. The venue may be used for concerts and sporting events or other special events. The field is capable of hosting a variety of local, national, and international sports championship games and will contain four turf pitches. Field use by permit only.

The first floor of the building includes the park lobby with receptionist/facility reservation area, elevator, team locker rooms, restrooms, concession area, and main event field viewing room that may also be rented for parties or other social occasions.

Second floor includes park and district management offices, concession warming area, and scoreboard operations center, along with a VIP viewing area and conference room that may be rented for small meetings and gatherings of up to 20 people. Call for fees and hours. Multipurpose Fields: Four lighted soccer/football fields with spectator seating that can also be used as two cricket fields with artificial pitches. Field use by permit only.

 

 

 

This approximately 110-acre multipurpose facility, located in the City of Lauderhill, is the first County regional park to be acquired and developed through the Broward County Commission's 2000 Safe Parks and Land Preservation Bond Program.

The park is open daily with no gate admission Monday through Friday (except holidays). Gate admission ($1.50 per person, children age five and under free) is collected on weekends and holidays.  There are many picnic tables located throughout the park that are available for free use on a first-come, first-served basis. Shelters can be reserved for groups and parties.  

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Kapil Dev inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Ani, ANI, 09 March 2010

New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): India's legendary fast bowler Kapil Dev has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in Dubai.

ICC President David Morgan presented a commemorative cap to Kapil in front of an audience of ICC officials and other invited guests.

The Hall of Fame, run in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA), recognises some of the legends of the game from its long and illustrious history.

Born on 6 January 1959 in Chandigarh, Kapil is probably best known for leading India to victory in the 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup while also playing in 131 Test matches and 225 ODIs in an international career that spanned 16 years.

The India legend made his ODI debut for India on 1 October 1978 against Pakistan in Quetta while his Test debut came two weeks later in Faisalabad against the same opposition.

Kapil played during what was a golden period for world-class all-rounders as other Hall of Famers Imran Khan of Pakistan, Ian Botham of England and New Zealand's Richard Hadlee were also plying their trade at that time.

Kapil was very much part of that elite company and is seen as one of the greatest pace bowlers India has produced and its finest bowling all-rounder. In total, he took a remarkable 434 Test wickets and 253 ODI wickets.

In 1994, he became the leading wicket-taker in Tests when he overtook Hadlee, a record that was eventually broken by West Indies pacer Courtney Walsh.

Also, in 1988 he leapfrogged another West Indies fast bowler, Joel Garner, to become the most successful bowler in ODIs, a record he held until 1994 when Wasim Akram passed his tally of 253 wickets.

On his induction into the Hall of Fame, Kapil said: "I am proud and happy to have been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and it's amazing to think that I have been picked as one of the greats of Indian cricket." (ANI)

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Gavaskar's legacy endures

Partab Ramchand, Friday, March 05, 2010

We human beings are creatures not of logic but of emotion. And when it comes to matters concerning Indian cricket we display this trait in no uncertain terms. Going over the top in our reactions is second nature to us. When the team notches up a victory we raise them to the skies and beyond. When they suffer a loss they are brought down to earth with a sickening thud and all sorts of abuses are hurled on them even while baseless and even outrageous charges are made.

 

And with the following he enjoys Sachin Tendulkar has frequently discovered that this fan base could be a double edged sword. To me the banner or slogan 'Cricket is religion, Sachin is god' symbolizes everything that is wrong and imbalanced in our reactions whether it is praise or criticism.

 

The debate whether Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of all time has been going on for some time now and it has intensified following the double hundred he made in the ODI against South Africa at Gwalior - a notable first no doubt. As far as I am concerned there shouldn't be any debate, for in my view he is not the greatest of all time despite his stupendous achievements. 

 

That accolade has to be reserved for Sir Donald Bradman, whose Test career average of 99.94 - arguably the most famous figure in cricket - has to dwarf all else that every champion batsman has produced over the last century and beyond. In this connection, I well remember Sunil Gavaskar rejecting suggestions that he had set a record with his 30th Test hundred in December 1983. He made it clear that only someone who makes 30 hundreds in 52 Tests - a reference to Bradman - could be classed as a record breaker.

 

Public memory is short and the young I find are more swayed by recent events rather than older people who have seen the game and players over a much longer period. A disturbing trend I have noticed is that today's generation of cricket lovers seem content to know about contemporary players.

 

Their knowledge of the past greats is very limited. This is borne out through my inter action with several hardcore cricket enthusiasts as also by a number of polls conducted by various publications. The questions pertaining to the greatest Indian team, greatest batsmen, greatest bowlers, greatest all-rounders and so on invariably have only cricketers stretching back at most to the seventies.

 

Today's generation of cricket lovers have been brought up on television and videos and because there is so little footage of cricket played from the thirties to the sixties, the younger followers of the game are quite ignorant of the feats performed by CK Nayudu and Lala Amarnath, Mohammed Nissar and Amar Singh, Vijay Merchant and Mushtaq Ali, Vinoo Mankad and Subash Gupte, Vijay Hazare and Vijay Manjrekar, Polly Umrigar and the Nawab of Pataudi.

 

Reading unfortunately is a vanishing habit. In my youth, in the fifties and sixties, we were brought up on books from where we got to know about the exploits of great cricketers of previous eras. I remember reading avidly about Trumper and Hobbs, Hammond and Hutton, O'Reilly and Grimmett, Nayudu and Merchant and going through books written by Neville Cardus, Ray Robinson, RC Robertson Glasgow, AA Thomson and Berry Sarbhadhikari. With reading a lost art, there is this tendency by today's generation of cricket lovers to belittle or dismiss the facts, figures and statistics associated with cricketers of a bygone period.

 

Just the other day, I was going through a website opinion poll asking readers to list the greatest Indian spin bowler of all time, even as some ten names (options) were listed. Anil Kumble alone got about two thirds of the vote, Harbhajan was way behind in second place while the members of the famous spin quartet all got single digit votes. Subash Gupte arguably the greatest of Indian spin bowlers (a view shared by Gary Sobers and Erapalli Prasanna among others) was second last in the voting.

 

Fortunately, we do have highly knowledgeable experts who are creatures not of emotion but of logic. They view things with their minds and not with their hearts and have a more balanced perspective of things in general.

 

Just the other day, it was good to read Graham Thorpe's column in the wake of Tendulkar's historic double hundred. The former England batsman states: ''I have always said that Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the two best batsmen of the modern game, and certainly the greatest I have played against. For me, Lara was the best Test batsman of the modern era, while Tendulkar is comfortably the greatest one-day player. He further cemented that status with his double hundred.''

 

An even more balanced judgment was presented by Gary Sobers a couple of days ago. He unwittingly entered the debate of greatest batsman by saying that the greatest of his time was Sunil Gavaskar, rating the former Indian opener ahead of Tendulkar, Lara and Vivian Richards, while spelling out the reasons for his views. I was happy to go through the comments of Sobers the greatest all rounder of all time – I hope there is no debate on this! – for I have always held the same view vis-a-vis Gavaskar and Tendulkar.

 

In fact, I know many, who despite the greatness of Tendulkar, still swear by Gavaskar as India's No 1 batsman of all time technically and temperamentally. After all, the pioneer, the man who showed the way, always has a special aura.

 

There is little doubt that Gavaskar's legacy endures and Tendulkar would be the first to admit the inspirational role that Gavaskar has played and the exalted status SMG enjoys in the history of Indian cricket.

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Letter from Mavericks to TFC

Raj, Vinod & TFC Group;

 

We want to thank you so very much for such warm hospitality that you showed us during our visit this past weekend. You guys have given us life long memories, especially to the young members of the club. The home cooked food was delicious. Sincere thanks to the lovely ladies who took all the effort and time to cook the food. Thank you also for the fantastic gifts and trophies. 

 

The only thing better will be our continued friendship for many years to come.

 

I hope TFC will give us a chance to reciprocate the hospitality that you guys have extended to us.

 

We would be privileged and honor to host you in Washington D.C next year some time.

 

With Warm Regards,

Mavericks, CC

 

Hi Sib, Taj & the Mavericks Team:


It was our pleasure to host such a wonderful group of Cricketers! Sorry that our Florida weather did not cooperate.

I thank everybody who made it happen. I specially want to thank our cricket ladies, Melanie, Amita & Manmeet for the delicious lunch. A special thank you to Dalip for volunteering his umpiring skills & Raj Data for making it all happen. 

Hope you'll had a good time.

Memories of our get together will stay with us forever & we hope our teams meet up another day to complete our match!


Have a great match today and all the very best always. from all of us here atTFC.


Cheers,


vinod gulati

Mavericks vs TFC Kings

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January 04, 2010

GET READY SOUTH FLORIDA!!!!!! HERE COMES THE 9TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CRICKET TOURNAMENT

Cricket Council U.S.A., Inc. (CCUSA) and The City of Lauderhill, FL are proud to announce The 9th Annual LAUDERHILL MAQ T20 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CRICKET TOURNAMENT will start on Saturday, January 23, 2010, at the Lauderhill Sports Park – 7500 W. Oakland Park Blvd, Lauderhill, FL. The City of Lauderhill and CCUSA signed a five year agreement to continue the promotion, growth and development of the game of cricket. Lauderhill’s T20 International Night Cricket Tournament has over the years established a professional set of rules, a refined format, business partners, avid participants, media attention, and a large number of spectators.  CCUSA, a sports and entertainment management company, and like Lauderhill, is firmly committed to developing cricket throughout the United States.  CCUSA has its roots firmly planted in Broward County, and received world-wide plaudits for making history in American sports via the MAQ T20 International Tournament 2008 and the 2009 US Cricket Open. As a the tournament underwriter, CCUSA wishes to continue its close cricket relationship with the City of Lauderhill, which is the only municipality in all of North America with a Cricket Stadium.  CCUSA and the City of Lauderhill together have enjoyed noted success last year with its joint sponsorship of the 2009 LAUDERHILL MAQ T20 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CRICKET TOURNAMENT. The Tournament has become a beloved component of the community and part of Lauderhill’s Family Sports Night at the Lauderhill Sports Park – which includes a highly competitive Netball and Soccer Tournament. The LAUDERHILL MAQ T20 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CRICKET TOURNAMENT will run through June on Saturday evenings. The schedule excludes holiday weekends. Through the endorsement of the South Florida Cricket Alliance and Florida Southeast Cricket League, the LAUDERHILL MAQ T20 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CRICKET TOURNAMENT has achieved the reputation as America’s largest and most-popular night cricket tournament. Team Jamaica won the championship in 2009 – as well as 7 of the tournament’s 8 years. Last year’s tournament proved to be the most exciting competition than ever before - as pooled resources between Lauderhill and CCUSA allowed the tournament organizers to issue prize money as well as web-casting some of the matches. “The tournament, growing in popularity, has been expanded to twelve teams, with the inclusion of Team USA and World XI,” noted Mayor Richard J. Kaplan. CCUSA’s, Jeff Miller, V.P. of Operations, stated that “CCUSA is committed to raising the profile of the Night Cricket tournament, and cricket’s fast growing T20 format, through its widely influential domestic and international network of cricket enthusiasts.”  Opening ceremonies are scheduled for January 23, 2010, at 4:00pm.  For information, please contact Jeff Miller at 561-361-1700 or visit our website at www.cricketcouncilusa.com. Cricket - WHAT IS IT ! Cricket: As explained to a "foreigner"...   In Cricket - you have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.   When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he's out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!    Help:   "IN" - liken it to a dugout & going in or being in ! "OUT" - on the field & out as in out or out on the field !

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TFC 2009

Articles SAF -"TAAZA KHABAR" CBRP - "an essay be Mr. Chand Singh" Cricket in South Florida by Rizwan Cricket Facts for Fun 5 Differences Between Cricket and Baseball  1. Cricketers run in straight lines, not in circles  2. No baseball fielder would be stupid enough to stand at silly mid off  3. Baseball games will never stop for afternoon tea 4. Cricketers pants aren't skin tight 5. Cricketers sometimes will wear baseball caps, but baseball players never wear cricket caps     5 Animals That Have Disrupted A Cricket Match 1. 1889- A Pig stops play when it runs across the pitch (Worchestershire v Derbyshire)  2. 1936- A Sparrow stops play when a ball hit it in midflight, and killed it. The Sparrow is currently on display at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. (MCC v Cambridge University) 3. 1957- A Hedgehog stops play when it runs onto the field. The fielding wicketkeeper carries it off the pitch. (Glouchester v Derbyshire) 4. 1957- A Mouse stops play. Its schoolboy owner runs onto the field to retrieve it with his hat. (Kent v Hampshire) 5. 1962- Bees stop play. Players evacuate the pitch and flee to the pavilion. (Oxford University v Worchestershire)     5 Topics Occasionally Discussed By the BCC Radio 3 Cricket Commentary Team 1. The color of the local buses 2. The weather 3. Chocolate cakes, cream cakes, and all other types of sweets 4. Status of one's dry cleaning 5. The cricket match that is taking place     5 Other Activities On Lord's Cricket Ground 1. 1802- A French baloonist makes his second ascent in England from Lord's 2. 1844- A tribe of American Indians from Iowa set up camp as part of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations at Lords 3. 1868- A team of Aboriginies give a boomerang throwing demonstration 4. 1874- A team of baseball players from Boston and Philadelphia give a display of their sport 5. Lord's was used as a military camp     Films in Which Cricket Features: 1. The Lady Vanishes(1938)- An Alfred Hitchcock thriller in which two of the characters are obsessed with wanting to know the score of a Test Match 2. A Yank at Oxford (1938)- Robert Taylor and Vivian Leigh star in a film in which cricket is one of the eccentricities the American visitor has to come to terms with 3. The Final Test (1953)- Jack Warner plays a cricketer looking forward to his last Test match 4. The Go-Between(1970)- Farmer Ted is caught by the boy Leo on the boundary 5. Hope and Glory (1987)- Life in the suburbs during World War 2, in which a small boy is taught how to bowl a googly 6. Laagan- Once Upon a Time in India (2001)- A group of rural Indian's fight against an opressive land tax imposed by the British Army, by playing a game of cricket of which they must win. AVAILABLE AT THE EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH PUBLIC LIBRARY  7. Wondrous Oblivion (2004)   The above are from Robert Eastaway's "Cricket Explained" However I've added a few of my own points so American readers will better understand...   Quick Facts about the Sport: Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world and is played in over 130 countries. Cricket was played in the US as early as 1700 in the Cheseapeake Area Cricket was played in a primitive form beginning in 1200 CE The official laws of cricket were first created in 1744, by the Marylebone Cricket Club in London, England Cricket was the forerunner of the game rounders, of which developed townball, of which developed New York Baseball. Cricket is America's first bat and ball sport and was quite popular all across the country during the 19th century Between 1834 and 1914 over 1000 cricket clubs were formed in 46 states 19th century American cricket became primarily a middle/working class sport   1859- US Cricket Team played the Canada Cricket Team in the FIRST International sporting event Currently, US Cricket is governed by the USA Cricket Association http://www.usaca.org and the USA Junior Cricket Association. http://www.usjrcricket.org Cricket is being used not only in a sporting capacity, but also as a tool for character development in Los Angeles and Miami. The following Newspapers and publications (19th century) carried extensive cricket reports: Sports Periodicals: Spirit of the Times, the Clipper, Porter's Spirit of the Times, Wilkes Spirit of the Times, New York Sportsman, Ball Players Chronicle (an its successor the National Chronicle),Turf Field and Farm, and the New England Base Ballist  Newspapers:   New York Times, New York World,  PhiladelphiaPublic Ledger, Chicago Daily Inter Ocean, Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, St. Paul Pioneer Press, San Francisco Call, and the Omaha World Herald. Other Publications (mainly during the 1880's and 1890's):  Outing, Sporting Life, Forest and Stream, Ameture Athlete, and the Illistrated Sporting News, American Cricketer, American Cricket Annual which after 1904 became Spalding's Official Cricket Guide

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"WINNERS IRCC TFC - I 2009"

"We Thank Arwinder, an arts student for this lovely logo"

Cricket - The Friendship Cup  

"Pre-sale" of tickets is "ON".  

ONLY pre-sale tickets "YELLOW" qualify for the Raffle - a chance to WIN BIG!  

First prize - signed / autographed "BAT" from Kapil Dev

Second prize - signed / autographed "photograph" from Kapil Dev  

Drawing will be held at about 5:30 on game day - after the finals on Saturday March 14th, 2009.

Winning numbers posted on our website.

You do not have to be there to win! BUT your Ticket Stub must be in the "BAG".   

TICKETS - $ 15/- per adult

CHILDREN under 18 - FREE!  

We will have a DJ, food, drinks, games, clown, candy floss, face painting, water slide and lots more…….. 

"thefriendshipcup.org" - in support of "Indian Youth Cricket" in South Florida! 

www.thefriendshipcup.org

info@thefriendshipcup.org