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Atlant i s Cricket ClubNEW YORK

47th ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

HonoringHewlett Ewart “Letty” Matthias

Souvenir Journal

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Saturday, October 26, 2013Adria Hotel & Conference Center • Bayside, NY

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Annual Awards Dinner2 0 1 3

Saturday, October 26, 2013Adria Hotel & Conference Center, Bayside, NY

C O N T E N T S

MESSAGES:

Rudy Persaud, President – Eastern American Cricket Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Steve Welcome, President – Atlantis Cricket Club - NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2013 Club Honoree:

Hewlett Ewart “Letty” Matthias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2013: Year of the Women - Atlantis is Atlanta T20 Women’s Champion Again! . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

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2013 Outstanding Performance Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Honorary Members 1998 - 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Atlantis: More than just cricket! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Atlantis Cricket Club • New York

P.O. Box 1576, Valley Stream, NY 11582www.AtlantisCCNY.org � [email protected]

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President – Steve Welcome

Executive Vice President: Herbert Newton � Vice President & Manager: Lester Hooper

Secretary: John L. Aaron � Treasurer & Cricket Coach: Keith Aaron � Asst. Secty. Treas: Nigel Harper

Executive Members-at-Large: Julian Aaron, Hugh Craig, Courtney LeGall and Samantha Ramataur

Men’s Cricket Captain: Prashanth Nair � Vice Captain: Nicholas Standford

Men’s Cricket Coach: Kerk Higgins

Women’s Cricket Captain: Nadia Gruny � Vice Captain: Sara Farooq

Women’s Cricket Coordinator: Joan Alexander-Serrano

Women’s Cricket Coach: Keith Aaron

Honorary Club President: H. Carlyle Miller

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Rudy Persaud

President, Eastern American Cricket Association

On behalf of the Executive Committee and members of the Eastern American Cricket Association, I congratulate Atlantis Cricket Club on its 47th anniversary. As one of the premier clubs in the EACA, Atlantishas set so many examples of which all of us within the league are extremely proud.

Atlantis’ participation in the EACA over the years has been consistent, and one can always expect the performances of the club’s players to be of a high standard, on and off the field. Your organization has setthe bar for other clubs to emulate, and our league is pleased to have had Atlantis as a competitive memberover the years.

As one of the leading clubs within the EACA, Atlantis is a trailblazer, and this is evident in several areas onand off the cricket field. More recently, your women’s cricket program has garnered much respect and support across the USA. Your club’s support for the development of an Atlantis Women’s Cricket team hasresulted in back-to-back T20 championships in Atlanta, GA, and a host tournament against the AtlantaPearls in New York. This is indeed a remarkable accomplishment in only two years. The EACA hopes otherclubs within the league and the New York Cricket Region would follow your lead in helping women’s cricketto grow.

Congratulations Atlantis! The EACA wishes you much more success in the coming years.

The Executive Committee and Member Clubs

of theEASTERN AMERICAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Congratulates Atlantis on its 47th Anniversary!We also take this opportunity to extend

warm wishes and congratulations to

Mr. Hewlett Matthias

on becoming an honorary member of Atlantis Cricket Club

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Steve Welcome

President, Atlantis Cricket Club - NY

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our 2013 Awards Dinner. As we bring down the curtain on our 47th season, Iam pleased to report that our club is as strong as it’s ever been.

Not unlike last year, we had mixed fortunes on and off the field. As they did last year, the women’s team enjoyed success inthe two tournaments they participated in. In the Memorial Day Weekend Atlanta’s T20 tournament organized by the GeorgiaWomen Cricket Association (GWCA), the ladies dominated the competition in successfully defending their 2012 championshiptitle. Atlantis was led by US National player Nadia Gruny, who had a wonderful weekend, emerging as the tournament’s MVP.We were honored to be joined by West Indies women’s batting superstar, Stafanie Taylor, who sported the Atlantis colors in aone-time appearance in the finals. Stafanie did not disappoint and treated the crowd to a masterful display of strokeplay.

The women’s team did not miss a beat as they hosted the Atlanta Pearls team over the Labor Day Weekend at the ErskineCricket Ground in Brooklyn. Once again, the ladies emerged victorious. However, the theme of the weekend was less aboutwinning or losing, and more about showcasing women’s cricket and player development. Congratulations ladies, well done!

Despite being one of the youngest and more talented teams in the Eastern American Cricket Association, our men’s teamonce again failed to deliver a championship in either the Power40 or T20 tournaments. We played well enough to make it tothe semi-final in the Power40 competition where we lost to Richmond Hill Cricket Club. In the T20 tournament we suffered asimilar fate in the quarter-final match to the same team.

As we reflect on this season past, it is clear that our talent alone is no guarantee for success. We all have to re-dedicate our-selves to working together to provide a quality and fun-filled environment to help us achieve our goals.

Once again this year, we honored the memory of Shevonne Mentis, through the Shevonne Mentis Educational ScholarshipFund by awarding financial stipends to Jasmine Newton, the daughter Herbert Newton, our Executive Vice President, and At-lantis all-rounder Alex Amsterdam. The Shevonne Mentis Educational Scholarship Fund is funded entirely by Atlantis’ mem-bers and friends who support our various fundraising activities. Part of the proceeds of every dollar we raise goes into thescholarship fund. Thank you all for you support.

Today, as we look forward, Atlantis Cricket Club is in a unique position. We have an opportunity to positively impact thegrowth and development of cricket in the United States. With the team of dedicated cricket enthusiasts and administrators inour midst, we must continue to seek new ways to encourage young people to join our sport. While at times frustration withthe many obstacles we face in trying to grow the game may derail us, it is important that we remember the many benefits thislovely game has given us and look to pass that on to the next generation of cricketers here in the USA.

I want to take this time to thank the members of our club for their support throughout the year. In particular, I would like togive special thanks to Leslie “Tulu” Lewis and John Aaron for their tireless efforts in working to keep our club as one of thepremier institutions in the cricketing community. I firmly believe that our club would be infinitely better as an organization ifwe were to use these two gentlemen as examples of the commitment required to build a successful organization.

Tonight Atlantis honors one of the stalwarts of our club; Hewlett Ewart “Letty” Matthias, is a living testimony to the longevityof Atlantis, and our ongoing effort to acknowledge the contributions of such individuals as tonight’s honoree. Letty you arejoining an esteemed bunch of Life Members. Congratulations and enjoy the company.

To all of you here tonight and all of our supporters around the world, and our sponsors, my heartfelt thanks for you supportand generosity.

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Congratulates 2013 HonoreeHewlett Ewart “Letty” Matthias

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2013 Club Honoree: Hewlett Ewart “Letty” Matthias


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Hewlett Ewart “Letty” Matthias grew up in the village of Agricola on the East Bank of the Demerara River in Guyana, where he first learned his basic cricketing skills.

The fourth of six children, Letty played “Little League Cricket” in his native British Guiana, later Guyana, and grew up playing in the shadows of such cricketing stalwarts as Vincent Mayers and Neville “Plantain” Waldron, and according to his brother Oscar Matthias, “…much to the amusement of others like Carlyle Miller, Winston English and Rudolph Phillips.”

In 1968, Letty followed his oldest brother and two sistersto North America and with him traveled his passion for the sport of cricket, where he later joined Atlantis Cricket Club in New York and played alongside

many of same players he associated with in Guyana, including Vincent Mayers with whom he played for the East Bank XI in Guyana, and later under the

captaincy of Oscar Williams, for Atlantis in New York.

Rudolph "Philly" Phillips, who has known Letty for more than 35 years, recalls Letty playing for theCatholic Youth Organization (CYO) and Maltenoes Sports Club in Guyana, as an opening batsman,before leaving Guyana for Canada and subsequently the USA. Another Atlantis stalwart CarlyleMiller fondly remembers the days when Letty played alongside him as an opening batsman andoff-spinner on the Atlantis team and under the captaincy of Oscar Williams in the early 70s.

Unfortunately, in 1997 Letty lost the love of his life and wife of 22 years, who left behind an adopteddaughter that now resides in South Carolina. Five years later, Letty suffered a stroke and lost hisability to speak. Everyone hopes that with God’s help and the ever-improving nature of science andmedicine, that one day Letty would regain his ability to discuss, and even debate who the cricketingheroes of his time were. Letty, through his brother Oscar, remains thankful for his friends who havebeen able to support him throughout his ordeal, and steadfastly holds out the hope that the goodLord works in mysterious ways.

It is obvious from speaking with some of the former Atlantis cricketers, themselves Honorary LifeMembers of Atlantis that Letty Matthias is more than deserving of such an honor.

Tonight, Atlantis is proud to add the name of Hewlett Ewart Matthias to its honor roll, and as one ofits Honorary Life Members. Letty is more than deserving of joining such an esteemed fraternity ofthose who were similarly honored.

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CRICKET IS USA'S FIRST INTERSCHOLASTIC GIRLSSPORT - 1895 CRICKET MATCH BETWEENPELHAM HALL AND ROSEMARY HALL

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In 1895, Rosemary Hall, a girls preparatoryschool founded by Mrs. Caroline Ruutz-Rees of England defeated Mrs. Hazen'sSchool for Girls (popularly known asPelham Hall) in a cricket match playedat Wallingford, Connecticut.

There is no official record of this firstever match but New York Timesreferred to the 1895 victory of Rosemary Hall ayear later when Pelham Hall returned the favor.

The contest, where the winner took home a "lightblue banner," became an annual tradition, and isthe oldest interscholastic sporting event for girls inUSA for any sport.


Indeed, girls played sports before 1895, but thesewere intramurals. A basketball match wasplayed between girls of Montclair High andHorace Mann of New York City in 1897. Butthe Pelham Hall versus Rosemary Hall cricketmatch preceded both this basketball match andthe Girls Interscholastic Athletic League, which wasformed in 1900.

In fact, a photo is said to exist in the Pelham Libraryin a book titled The Pelham Manor Story 1891 - 1991written by James B. Saunders, who wrote "Youngladies of Mrs. Hazen's School (Pelham Hall) droppedtheir bat and ball long enough to pose for thephotographer before engaging the girls of RosemaryHall in a serious contest of cricket." Mr. Saunders alsowrote, "Results of the game are lost in history."

Mr. Saunders need not have despaired. Thanks toNew York Times, there is a more detailed record ofthe Pelham Hall versus Rosemary Hall inter-schoolmatch for 1896, which DreamCricket.com trackeddown.

In a story filed on November 14, 1896, Times noted:The Esplanade lawn at "Prospect Hill was the scene

here today of a winter contest of a most unusualkind." The writer was quite taken by

the novelty of it all and wenton to describe the occasion

vividly. "Bareheaded andwearing sweaters and short

skirts, daughters of some of themost prominent men in the

country defiedthe cold,

wintry wind.With enthusiasm

and skill the twenty-two bowled,batted, and fielded. A large crowd,

chiefly composed of Pelham's mostfashionable folk, witnessed the game.

Excitement ran high, for last year thePelham Hall girls journeyed to

Wallingford and were defeated by the Rosemarycricketers. Today the losers on that occasionstruggled successfully to win back the light-bluebanner they lost in Connecticut." Reproduced

courtesy of dreamcricket.com

Women’s cricket has been around for quite sometime, de-spite the dominance of men at the sport.

Atlantis Cricket Club - NY is making it possible forwomen to once more become actively involved in thesport, in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.

Atlantis...more than just men’s cricket!

2013 Year of the Women -Atlantis is Atlanta’s

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"I feel extremely grateful to Atlantis for providing rare opportunities for female cricketers to get the exposureand experience so necessary to thedevelopment of women's cricket. I willalways cherish my time at the AtlantaWomen's T20 tournament and willremember it for the wonderfulencouragement, competitive challengeand most importantly, fun we all had."

- Tarika Khattar

“It was fun to be a part ofAtlantis Cricket Club. I reallyenjoyed my participationwith the other girls and Ihope I can be a part of theteam again. Thanks formaking me a part of theteam.”

- Sana Ilahi

“The (2013 Atlanta Women’s

Cricket T20) tournament was

a lot of fun. The tournament

provided anotheropportunity to play cricket,

and as always, it was great

to play for Atlantis Cricket

Club, and be a part of the

winning team. I hope to play

more cricket for Atlantis in

the future.”

- Sara Farooq

Atlantis Women’s Vice Captain

GWCA 3rd Annual Women’s T20 Cricket Tournament • Atlanta, Georgia GWCA 3rd Annual Women’s T20 Cricket Tournament • Atlanta, Georgia

T20 Women’s Champion Again!

CongratulatesATLANTIS CRICKET CLUB – NY

on its 47th Anniversary

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2013 Outstanding Performance Awards

Most Valuable PlayerAlex Amsterdam

Most Promising PlayerRyan Girdhary

Highest Batting Aggregate 40-oversAlex Amsterdam - 412 Runs

Highest Batting Aggregate T20Ryan Girdhary - 157 Runs

Best Batting Average 40-oversAlex Amsterdam - 58.86 Runs per inning

Best Batting Average T20Ryan Girdhary - 78.5 Runs per inning

Highest Score in a Single MatchNicholas Standford - 158

Most WicketsPrashanth Nair - 23 Wickets

Best Bowling AveragePrashanth Nair - 14.9 Runs per wicket

Best Bowling Performance in a Single MatchPrashanth Nair 8-0-53-5

Five or more Wickets in a Single MatchPrashanth Nair 5/53

Most Economical Bowling PerformanceAlex Amsterdam 6-2-8-2

Most Catches for the SeasonKeon Lake - 12

2013 Centurion’s ClubNicholas Standford, Alex Amsterdam, Ryan Girdhary

Most Disciplined PlayerHugh Craig


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Honorary Lifetime Members

1998Lawrence DuncanH. Carlyle MillerVictor Scholar

Evelyn SimmonsClyde Taitt

Oscar Williams

1999Clive Hubert LloydWinston A. EnglishRobert GonzalezDr. Sonny Joseph

Lancelot KingLeslie G. Lewis

2000Anderson Montgomery Roberts

Neiberth HohenkirkWeygand HohenkirkThelma Holder-Boza

Courtney “Sarge” LeGallVincent Mayers

Keithly Dexter Warner

2001Alvin Isaac Kallicharran

Bernice BouyeaLennox Bouyea

Alvin Lloyd

2002Lancelot Richard Gibbs

Ed AhmadRoland “Royco” Featherstone

Pauline Lloyd-HindsElroy Moe

2003Roger Andrew Harper

Claudette BennGerald Arnold Johnson

Aubrey MentisJoan Mentis

2004Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose

Roger Evard BoxhillRoma Agusta LeGall

2005Lawrence George Rowe

2006Basil Fitzherbert Butcher

Joseph Stanislaus Solomon

2007

Joel “Big Bird” Garner

2010Clayton Benjamin Lambert

Vibert “Darge” Durjan

2011Augustine “Gus” Logie

Keith CameronHerbert Newton

2012Stephanie Power

Dr. Glendon Archer


In demonstrating that Atlantis is more than justcricket, the Shevonne Mentis Educational ScholarshipFund was established by Atlantis Cricket Club – NYfollowing the tragic events of September 11, 2001, andin memory of the 25-year old daughter of Aubrey“Major” Mentis, a member of Atlantis. Ms. Mentis wasan employee of Marsh USA Inc. in the World TradeCenter. At her untimely death, the very ambitious youngwoman was pursuing a degree in BusinessManagement the from the Borough of ManhattanCommunity College of the City University of New York.

The fund provides financial scholarshipsand/or book stipend awards toapproved individuals pursuingeducational opportunities and

recommended by members ofAtlantis Cricket Club. It is funded by the

financial contributions of members, supporters, andpart-proceeds from the club’s fundraising events.

Since the fund wasestablished, twenty-threerecipients have benefited andhave or are currentlyattending such Americaneducational institutions asthe University at Buffalo, TheUniversity of Maryland,Harvard University, Universityof New Mexico, New York CityCollege of Technology, NassauCounty Community College, Bard College and BostonUniversity.

In addition, the fund has made an award in Ms.Mentis’ name to her alma mater the Borough ofManhattan Community College, for students majoringin Business Management.

The fund wishes to thank those individuals andbusinesses that have contributed, for their generosity.

Coat Collection DriveAtlantis Cricket Club collectsseveral dozen coats and otherarticles of warm clothing eachyear and present same tohomeless persons andcommunity outreach agenciesthat provide warm clothing for the less fortunatemembers of our society.

Habitat for Humanity ProgramAtlantis Cricket Club participates in

Habitat for Humanity’s homebuilding program in the New Yorkmetropolitan area. A program

aimed at assisting low-incomefamilies construct their first homes.

Annual Toy Collection DriveFor the past eleven years, themembers of Atlantis Cricket Clubhave collected new unwrappedtoys for donation to the pediatricdepartments of local New Yorkhospitals, the College Opportunity to Prepare forEmployment (COPE) program, and many other not-for-profit agencies that distribute toys to childrenat Christmas.

The toys are collected at the club’s annual holidayparty in December, and presented to the agenciesin time for distribution to the children during theChristmas holidays.

NOTE: To contribute or participate in any of the above programs,please e-mail us at [email protected]

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Shevonne Mentis Educational Scholarship Fund

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Congratulations to

Atlantis Cricket ClubNEW YORK

on its 47th Anniversaryand a salute to this year’s honoree

Hewlett Ewart “Letty” Matthias

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