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The USA Under-19 World Cup XI today scored a victory in a practice match against a Canterbury Select XI at Burnside West Christchurch University Ground in Canterbury, New Zealand. The 50-overs match was a warm up for the lads who had arrived in New Zealand some forty-eight hours earlier.

 

Canterbury won the toss and elected to take first strike, scoring 167 all out in 48.3 overs. Top scorers for Canterbury were T. Walsh batting at number nine with 33 not out, along with opener C. McGoldrick, 30 and number three batsman C. McConchie, 31.

 

Canterbury XI started off well, but some very tight spin bowling in the middle by the US trio of Shah, Saleem and Ghous pulled it back for USA. At one point Canterbury was reeling at 103 for 7, before an 8th wicket partnership of 59 runs between H. Teale, 22, and the aforementioned T. Walsh, 33 gave the home team a decent total to defend.

 

 

Current West Indies assistant women’s cricket coach Stephanie Power was in the New York metropolitan area and willingly agreed to conduct two coaching sessions for USA women cricketers in the area. The two coaching sessions were sponsored by USACA, taking advantage of Ms. Power’s presence in the area during her recent vacation to New York City.

 

Fifteen players, along with two area coaches Linden Fraser and Dr. Leon Copeland attended the first session held at New York Indoor Cricket in Brooklyn, NY. Most of the players in attendance were from the Atlantic

Region, with USA captain Roselyn Emanuel and pacer Joy Jones; the notables from New York, along with USA vice captain Candacy Atkins from the Northeast Region.

 

A second coaching clinic was held at Indoor Cricket USA in Morristown, NJ and led by the Atlantic Region’s Women’s Cricket Coordinator Ivy Mahabir, who led a group of several Atlantic Region women players, along with a few New York Region players, again including USA national captain Roselyn Emanuel.