Texas A & M take # spot in American College Cricket rankings !
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Contributed by :Lloyd Jodah
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A quartet of top batsmen headed by swashbuckling left hander Anurag Verma gave Texas A & M Aggies 2 scores over 200 in the South West regional against # 10 ranked Houston Cougars & # 12 Texas Tech Raiders.
A pace attack that includes Ochert Greyvenstein ensures the Aggies will be strong contenders for the Chanderpaul Trophy.
From their first American College Cricket Spring Break Championship (in 2011) the Texas A & M Aggies have been undefeated, (7 games)culminating in being South West regional Champions - earning them a # 1 national Ranking in one year of American College Cricket membership.
American College Cricket & TV Asia televised the first ever domestic cricket in the USA & Canada last October.
For the national Championship, March 14-18 in Ft Lauderdale FL, the Semis and Finals on March 18 will be televised by TV Asia in the USA & Canada. It will be a full professional 9 cameras production with commentary, graphics, slow motion replays etc.
RANKINGS
1- Texas A & M - Aggies 2- Ohio State University - Buckeyes 3- University of Florida - Gators 4- Ryerson University - Rams 5- Rutgers - Scarlet Knights 6- Auburn - Tigers 7- George Mason - Patriots, 2011 Champion- Chanderpaul Trophy winner 8- University of Pennsylvania - Quakers 9- York University - Lions, 2010 Champion-Chanderpaul Trophy winner 10- University of Houston - Cougars 11- University of Southern Cal - Trojans 12- Texas Tech - Red Raiders 13- University of South Florida - Bulls 14- York College - Cardinals 15- NYU-Polytechnic - Fighting Blue Jays 16- University of Maryland-Baltimore County - Retreivers 17- Montgomery College - 2009 Champions-Chanderpaul Trophy, 2011 Finalist 18- University of Iowa - Hawkeyes 19- Thunderbird School of Global Management - T-Birds 20- Carnegie Mellon - Tartans 21- Cleveland State - Vikings 22- Iowa State University - Cyclones 23- Boston University - Terriers 24- Virginia Tech - Hokies 25- Penn State - Nittany Lions 26- University of Houston Clearlake -Blue Herons 27- George Washington U - Colonials 28- Florida Atlantic - Seminoles 29- College of Wooster - Fighting Scots 30- North Carolina State - Wolfpack 31- NJ Institute of Technology - Highlanders 32- West Texas A & M - Buffs 33- University of Buffalo - Buffalo Bulls
Though the rankings reflect the top 33 there are now more than 50 colleges in American College Cricket. New members that have not played an American College Cricket game, such as Arkansas State and Embry Riddle are not yet ranked.
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