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Regional Chairman: |
Asif Bari |
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Regional Secretary: |
George Gordon |
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Regional Treasurer: |
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USACA Full Member Leagues |
Presidents |
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Cricket League of New Jersey |
Asif Bari |
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Garden State Cricket League |
Basil Butcher |
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Millennium Cricket League |
Zahid Inayat |
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New Jersey Cricket Association |
Govind Itwaru |
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Washington Cricket League |
Sheldon Ellis |
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Washington Metro Cricket Board |
Michael Dupingy |
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Representatives of the Regional Board |
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Youth Development Coordinator: |
Kalpesh Patel |
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Youth Development Coordinator: |
George Gordon |
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Women's Cricket Coordinator: |
Ivy Mahabir |
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Member-at-Large: |
Jaideep Reddy |
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Representative to the USACA Board of Directors |
Shelton Glasgow |
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Delaware, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia & Maryland. |
PROFILE:
The Atlantic Region encompasses North and South Carolina , Virginia , West Virginia , Washington DC , Maryland , Pennsylvania and New Jersey . There are six cricket leagues and 140 clubs that are full members of the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA).
The ARCB is a centralized source of information for both the clubs and USACA. Its’ goals are to standardize the rules and playing conditions within the region and to set guidelines that will perpetuate the improvement and publicity of the sport of cricket. The Atlantic Region Cricket Board (ARCB) acts as a facilitator and coordinate tournament specific activities regionally. The Board consists of at least one member from each full member league. Non USACA members may deliberate during quarterly meetings but they cannot vote.
REGIONAL PLANS & PROGRAMS:
- Provide opportunities for cricketers to demonstrate their skills.
- Coordinate the senior inter-league competition.
- Improve and expand the existing under-19 program.
- Establish an under-13 & under 15- program.
- Appoint two youth program coordinators who will be located in Washington and New Jersey .
- Certify 15 to 20 level 1 coaches through seminars to be held in February.
- Conduct umpiring seminars in March to improve the standard of umpiring.
- Start an adopt-a-school program extolling the virtues of cricket to participants ages 6 to 18.
- Establish a divisional format of cricket regionally.
- Appoint regional selectors.
- Seek sponsorship for the above developmental programs.
CRICKET LEAGUES:
There are six full member leagues in the Atlantic Region.
- Washington Metropolitan Cricket Board (WMCB)
- Washington Cricket League (WCL)
- New Jersey Cricket Association (NJCA)
- Millennium Cricket League (MCL)
- Cricket League of New Jersey (CLNJ)
- Garden State Cricket League (GSCL)
There are two other leagues in the region that has shown a keen interest in USACA membership. They are the Mid Atlantic Cricket Conference (MACC) and the Pittsburgh Cricket Association (PCA). Their inclusion will increase membership in the Atlantic Region to approximately 200 clubs.
2006 LEAGUE PRESIDENTS:
- Selwyn Holder (WMCB) Email: holder@prodigy.net;
- Sheldon Ellis (WCL) Email: sellis1045@aol.com:
- John Patterson (NJCA) Email: john_patterson@ml.com
- Zahid Inayat (MCL) Email: szinayat@yahoo.com
- Asif Bari (CLNJ) Email: executive@njcricket.com:
- Shelton Glasgow (GSCL) Email: s.glas@comcast.net:
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