Last year’s finalist, Guyana, were trounced by Jamaica in the opening round of the 2017 City of Lauderhill T20 Int’l Night Cricket Tournament last Saturday.
Under the patronage of the City of Lauderhill Mayor, Richard J. Kaplan and Broward County Commissioner, Dale V.C. Holness, the 15-year-old cricket tradition got off to a thriller in the Cricket Capital of the United States of America-the City of Lauderhill.
The Jamaicans won the toss and elected to bat then scored a competitive 181 for 4 in the allotted 20 overs. Jamaica and USA national representative Steven Taylor, entertained the spectators by smashing a whirlwind 61 from 28 balls including three fours and six sixes. Other useful contributions came from Wayne Cuff 28 not out, Omari Williams 21, Sherwin Powell 13 and Sheldon Erving 11.
Bowling for Guyana, former USA national player Masood Mohammad bagged 3 for 29, whilst Dale Africa took 1 for 26 and Fizul Shariff 1 for 51.
In reply, Guyana were dismissed for 82 in 19.2 overs with Vickram Kumar ending on 23 not out. Only two other players reached double figures with Raid Mohammed scoring 17 and Dale Africa 15. Bowling for Jamaica, Steven Taylor grabbed 2 for 8, whilst Elvin Watson collected 3 for 17, Jammie Smith 2 for 6, Herlando Johnson 2 for 18 and Omari Williams 1 for 12.
Taylor was awarded Man of The match honors.
Through the endorsement of the South Florida Cricket Alliance and Florida Southeast Cricket League, the City of Lauderhill T20 International Night Cricket Tournament has achieved the reputation as one of America’s largest and most-popular night cricket tournaments.
