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USACA Press Release - ICC Leadership to tour USA

"ICC President Mr. Alan Isaac, Chief Executive Mr. David Richardson and Global Development Manager Mr. Tim Anderson [will] arrive in New York on Tuesday May 7", USACA CEO, Darren Beazley.

FEATURE

Dainty administration the albatross around the neck of CHA?

The removal of Secretary Williams begs the question: Is this merely the latest in a laundry list of sordid episodes that many as proof, indisputable, that USACA is redundant, useless and outdated; and should be tossed on the junk heap of history?

Sarwan celebrates Caribbean return with match winning ton
Ramnaresh Sarwan marked a return to form with a match winning hundred in Grenada on Sunday to lead Windies to victory.

When Brian Lara led a players' strike
Can you imagine? Brian Lara, a black man, ignored a request from Mandela? There are guys who would jump off buildings for Mandela, bigger heroes than Lara. He never answered Mandela, and I don't think he has ever answered him since then." - Pat Rousseau, the WICB president.

Australia win Women's World Cup
Australia defeated the West Indies by 114 runs in the World Cup finals in Mumbai.

Fiery Steyn destroys Pakistan at the Wanderers
Dale Steyn's career best figures of 11-60 lead proteas to comprehensive 211-run win over Pakistan in the first test.

Michael Clarke wins fourth Allan Border medal
Australian skipper Michael Clarke whose 2012 record of 1595 runs at an average of 106.33 is fourth on the list of runs in a calendar year, also equalled Ricky Ponting's record of three Test Player of the Year awards

The most beautiful cricket grounds in the world
Readers share their views with the Guardian on the most beautiful grounds

Hunte apologizes for Hillaire interview after Sarwan arbitration victory
The conduct of the arbitration by Mr. Jairam, SC was in all respects fair and proper and the WICB unequivocally retracts any previous statement made in an interview given by our former Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ernest Hilaire

Sarwan wins case, $161,000 in damages from WICB
Sarwan testified that CEO Hillaire, threatened "to end his career" and then hung up the phone.

WIPA slams Tony Cozier for "glaring inaccuracies"
It is not the first time that Mr. Cozier has attempted to misinform the public about matters relating to WIPA. In his article, Mr. Cozier attempted to pass off some statements as facts to an unsuspecting public.

Where's the outrage over Sarwan's continued omission?
The young players – Edwards, Bravo, Fudadin, Powell, Charles are being sacrificed while the focus remains on freezing out Sarwan.

Consistency defines Tendulkar's greatness
More than numbers, it’s consistency over a 23-year career that underlines Tendulkar’s greatness. A career in which he often carried the hopes and expectations of one billion people.“No player, not even Bradman”, said Chappell, “ever had to shoulder such a burden, and that he is able to consistently deliver is what sets him apart from every other batsman”.

Gayle and Pollard maul Kiwis in Florida
It was carnival in South Florida with the tassa drums; pyrotechnics from Gayle and Pollard, and the unmistakable charm of the Digicel beauties

Tendulkar is "world's best athlete" - Time Magazine

Tendulkar’s super-human feats have earned him the title of “The God of Cricket” - Time magazine's latest issue

Selfish gene fails shallow talent pool
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is not the first selfish batsman but his talents might be better utilised to benefit the West Indies

Holding thinks Aussies not good enough for Ashes win
If they were to play right now, I would be selling my house, my car, everything to put it on England," Holding was quoted as saying by the Australian media.

The legendary Curtly Ambrose
Ambrose recalls the infamous Steve Waugh confrontation 17 years later

USACA April Fool's Day Surprise

I mean, come on, Selwyn Caesar? National Chairman of Selectors? Really? Selwyn Caesar has held just about every position in USACA – he was Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.

We must make cricket a sport for all Americans - Darren Beazley

USACA new CEO wants to make America a destination for international cricket

Secretary Kenwyn Williams - hero or villain?

Could Secretary Williams simply want nothing for himself ? Could Williams be motivated to act simply because it is the right thing to do?

Time for Gladstone Dainty to leave USA Cricket?

For most of the last 15 years, USACA has been in a permanent state of disrepute, degradation, disgrace, divisiveness, discord, disunity and debt, if many close to the game here are to be believed. And throughout those years, there has been one constant – Gladstone Dainty.

National Championship or Kaka Bowl?

How embarrassingly ironic that an organization whose sole business is cricket has not hosted a national domestic tournament in over a year? Earlier this year, the ICC stripped USACA of the hosting rights for the World Cricket League Division 4 tournament which was to be held in Florida.

Secretary Kenwyn Williams issues call to remove Gladstone Dainty

USACA Secretary, Kenwyn Williams, is issuing a motion for the removal of president Gladstone Dainty. According to Williams, Dainty has repeatedly violated the Constitution and should all stated conditions be satisfied be removed from the Office of the President of USACA.

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Swaying to the Caribbean Beat

''Hit 'eem in de head for me, Win-starn,'' they urged as their beloved Winston Benjamin ran in to bowl.

Is the Dainty administration the albatross around the neck of Cricket Holdings America?

Dainty and his board seems all set to suspend yet another elected secretary, Mr. Kenwyn Williams. That this is the third consecutive elected secretary that Dainty is seeking to remove begs the question: Are all of these individuals wrong? Or is this merely the latest in a laundry list of episodes that many believe is proof, indisputable, that USACA is redundant; useless and outdated; and should be tossed onto the junk heap of history?

SCCA wins ACF T20 Tournament defeating CLNJ by 8 wickets

Tournament MVP Muhammad Asad Khan guided Southern California Cricket Association to an 89-run win over Massachusetts State Cricket League in the semis and an 8-wicket win over Cricket League of New Jersey in the finals to capture the inaugural American Cricket Federation (ACF) T20 tournament in Los Angeles.

ACF T20 tournament gets SG sponsor boost

SG, one of the world's leading cricket brand that sports such legendary names as Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, and Sunil Gavaskar will be the equipment sponsor for the highly anticipated ACF T20 that begins this weekend in Califormia. Ondrive will bring full coverage of the games and results.

Six Teams to participate in USA T20 in 2013 - Podar

Cricket Holdings America Director, Rajiv Podar, anticipates start of a six team T20 League in the USA by the summer of 2013 with venues like New York and San Francisco earmarked for hosting.

Southern Connecticut supports American Cricket Federation

An ACF Press release announces that the SCtCA has thrown its support behind the new democratic body

American Cricket Federation holds first face to face meeting

The meeting began with a formal welcome by Khalid Motiwala, CEO of the Orlando based host league - Dreamcricket

Would the real Hemant Buch please stand up?

Perhaps it's an unfair characterization but a well-placed source desribed Hemant Buch as "someone who is always ready to make a deal".

American Cricket Federation names sub committees

A ‘Who’s Who’ of American cricket have signed on to the important and Herculean work of creating a new cricket body and serve as its founding members.

A win win solution for Dainty and USA Cricket - Resign from USACA and Cricket Holdings America

Major cricket leagues in America form new organisation

More than twenty cricket leagues from across the United States joined together to form a new organization to manage the sport

A Cricket Dream or nightmare

I don’t have to work for my piece of the pie. Why, all I have to do is lie, steal, cheat, bribe, back stab

Allen Stanford found guilty in $7bn Ponzi scheme

Dravid irreplaceable - Tendulkar

Cook hails 'brilliant' whitewash

World Cricket Committee wants life ban for cheats

Too much at stake to fail - Tony Cozier

ICC President Sharad Pawar slapped

A look back at 2011 and ahead to 2012

A call to Darren Sammy

Barry Richards attacks cricket's money culture

Sir Viv attacks dictatorial WICB

Sarwan responds to shocking omission

ICC President Sharad Pawar slapped

Jesse Ryder equals most sixes record

Peter Roebuck jumped to his death

Cosmos Rana T20 Champs
Cosmos delivered searing riposte to an overloaded powerhouse Queens Mastersat Floyd Bennett field
Cheteshwar Pujara hopes to fulfill early promise
Batsman returns afer IPL injury | A player whose time has come
Cosmos twice as nice in doubleheader weekend
Cosmos edged ahead in two thrillers last weekend at Floyd Bennett in the Hussein Rana T20 Knock Out
MMZ and BACC in EACA T20 finals
T20 madness comes to the cage on Sunday
Cheteshwar Pujara hopes to fulfill early promise
Batsman returns afer IPL injury | A player whose time has come
Dave Mohamed blasts United Sports to Nassau T20 Title
Progressive and Parsons MCL Cup Champs
Nazeer and James seal Cosmos Semis
Berbice Royals 3-peat champs of NJSCUA
Umpire Jerry Kishun laid to rest
MMZ defeat Everest in EACA finals
Humility good for the BCCI soul

In Defense of the NYCR
A leader should not micromanage
The Spirit of the game
Cricket is often referred to as the "Gentleman's game"
FDR PSAL 2011 Champions

A brief history of the Guyana Intercounty Championships

This is the duplicate of the classic Inter-County tournament that started in British Guiana over fifty years ago, and which have been revived in New York by the cricket-loving immigrants from Guyana.

Sunil Narine full of confidence as Florida series looms

Stanford sentenced to 110 years in prison for $7bn ponzi scheme

ICC Test rankings reflect India's status

West Indies to blame for my absence - Sarwan

I have no more dreams to chase

"No one should tell me when to retire. "I feel that when I retire is something that I would decide because when I started it was not decided by someone else."

BBC Tribute - How Sachin became the Little Master

Cricinfo Tribute - The man who beat the machine

I am madly in love with the sport - Sachin

"in 2003, John Wright had told me that you should be the first player to score 100 international hundreds."

Shane Warne leads international tribute

"Congrats to Sachin on reaching his 100th international 100 - just awesome buddy.

The past year was difficult - Sachin

Maybe God planned it this way. Watch video

Sachin's 100th ton - Greatest sport event?video

Tendulkar - Poetry in motion

He never chased it but some used it to question his credibility and commitment.

Hail the boy king Tendulkar

Tendulkar is a credit to the precious game

Retire, Sachin, Retire. But do we deserve a Sachin?

The problem with being Sachin in India is simple: in an ocean of mediocrity, he is an island of excellence

MS Dhoni - From captain cool to captain rule

Players are not allowed the freedom to play their natural game.

One of the best sessions of my life

Tendulkar goes over his epic battle with Dale Steyn in Cape Town in 2011, the winner of ESPNcricinfo's Test Batting award for the year

Yuvraj inspired by Armstrong message

Yuvraj feeling "better" after message of from USA cycling legend Lance Armstrong.

Colin Croft slams dictatorship of Guyana cricket

I thought that Guyana's first and last "African-style" dictator, Forbes Burnham, parading through Georgetown on a white horse, has died - Colin Croft

Ajmal gets his angles confused

SAEED Ajmal surprised the ICC by claiming that it gave him special permission to bend his arm 23.5 degrees.

Leicestershire seals Ramnaresh Sarwan deal

While the Guyana government and the Guyana Cricket Board play politics.

Gavaskar inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

In a 16 year international career from 1971 to 1987 Gavaskar scored 10,122 test runs at an average of 51.12

Pakistan complete series whitewash

Pakistan became the first side since 1907 to win a Test after making fewer than 100 in the first innings.

WICB press release re: Decision on Guyana Situation

Dilemma for WICB as Guyana government nationalizes cricket

ICC condemns Guyana government interference

Clive Lloyd, head of the ICC cricket committee, was appointed by the Guyana government to head the controversial interim committee after the GCB was locked out of their offices.

Sahara dumps BCCI sponsorship

Sahara is withdrawing from all cricket under BCCI

Pakistan Mohammad Amir released from jail

Amir was released from Portland Prison in Dorset Dominant Australia sweep pathetic India

The defeat in Adelaide is India's 8 consecutive loss in away tests

Kiwis enjoy historic win

The Kiwis won by an innings and 301 runs after bowling out Zimbabwe twice in one day

Sehwag away record a liability for Team India

On the last four tours to New Zealand, South Africa, England and Australia, Sehwag's average has never touched 30. In 21 innings, he has less than 500 runs.

Three cheers for captain Michael Clarke

With time and opportunity to seek the world record, the elegant right hander shows that it must always be team first before personal glory.

Aussie collapse to historic test defeat

Watch video of all 10 Aussie wickets to fall as the Kiwis record first away win in 25 years

Hunte, Hilaire and St Lucia general election

Last time Hunte ran for president of St Lucia with Hilaire, his campaign manager. Hilaire’s subsequent choice as WICB CEO now appears incestuous - Is it?

Geoff Boycott on the D'Oliveira legacy

I was playing a match with Dolly when he heard that he was not selected | His life in pictures|

No Test Championship until 2017 - Haroon Lorgat

The first Test Championship, expected to take place in England in 2013, will not now be played before 2017

Gayle must retract comments before selection - WICB

Gayle has not played for West Indies since the 2011 World Cup.

No Holding Back - Michael Holding unplugged

As the name suggests, No Holding Back, The Autobiography packs a punch

ESPN buys US rights for 2015 World Cup

ESPN acquired rights for live coverage in the US of ICC events: 2015 World Cup, Champions League Twenty20

South Africa CEO Majola to return money from Modi

CEO Majola to return R1 million he got from Modi

USA Cricket News

USA guilty of interference with the work of the auditor?

These allegations of interference by the Dainty Board are nothing new. It has happened before in previous USACA elections. In one instance, it forced the Arbitrator, Dr, Julian Hunte, WICB president, to conduct an investigation

NACL rejects USACA request for secrecy

Counsel’s argument is that no confidentiality applies to any of these documents and they should all be open to the public to expose the misdeeds of the USACA Board and Officers.

Dainty reelected in controversy-filled election

Dainty may have won the battle but may still lose the war as this election would have done very little to boost the sagging confidence of potential investors – the life blood of Cricket Holdings America.

Liberty Dilly Khilawan cops MVP Award

USACA compliance tango

To deal with these appeals USACA President tactfully handpicked a five member Appeals Committeemade up of three of his cronies

ICC cuts off funding grants to USACA

The ICC has suspended its Associate funding to USACA due to poor governance, sources have confirmed to ESPNcricinfo

Varadarajan takes USACA to court over elections

"This is a historic fight. The one organisation that they cannot ignore is a judge in a court of law", says Varadarajan.

NACL claims pre-trial victory over USACA

In another embarrassing rebuke of the Dainty-led administration, this ruling could not have come at a worse time with elections around the corner and USACA desperately seeking to convince New Zealand and West Indies to play in Florida this summer.

FSCA Disciplinary Committee on Trial

Rising Stars of Indoor Cricket USA win contract

Three players from Indoor Cricket USA were rewarded with an equipment sponsorship from manufacturer SM Pintu.

Holidays, honor, hoax or horror show?

John Aaron on the compliance review and election dates

The USACA election riddle

The Gladstone Dainty administration is about to start the fifth (5th) year of a 3 year term. How can one lecture others about compliance when one cannot get one's own dysfunctional house in order?

Open Letter to the ICC President

From all appearances Gladstone Dainty seems to bring a mafia style of governance to American Cricket

Nair and Davis win Atlantis scholarship stipend

Four Freshmen awarded the Shevonne Mentis scholarship

Massiah omitted from Team USA

Steve Massiah, the USA captain who was arrested by federal authorities in November, is not among the 29 players invited.

USACA in the Year 2011

You expected disappointments, and still you were disappointed. The elections were off; then they were on; then off again, on again…

Atlantis Honours Gus Logie

Deserving Player, Coach, Motivator and a Giant

Cosmos Awards Dinner - An evening to remember

Cricket is going nowhere says Executive

The new president has a lot of work to do if USACA is to regain its credibility

T&T Legions maul Chargers in US Open finals

Skipper Shazam Babwa smashed whirlwind ton

US Cricket Open kicks off

USA Secretary John Aaron resigns

Aaron cites USACA Board's failure to hold elections as per the constitution

Haroon Lorgat shows Dainty the way

The ICC chief will not seek a new term and will step down when

Project USA - When ICC scolded Dainty

Dear Gladstone: we question whether the current administration of USACA can play any constructive role in taking the game forward in the United States.

his term expires in 2012

CCA ends year on a high note

CCA concluded year 2011 with an award function attended by more than 200 youth

Are the elections for real this time

It is comical to watch some try to put a spin on the repeated calls for accountability and transparency

A Fireside Chat With USA Cricket

Is the current Board the right people making the right decisions for the right reason

Cricket Canada mirrors USACA problems

It’s striking, the similarities between Cricket Canada and USACA – the egotistical power-play, the political infighting and the turf wars.

League Presidents Meeting rescheduled

Meeting delayed temporarily to allow the current administration to complete the process as per the timelines recently announced

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