Gentlemen:

It gives me great honor to announce the selection of the following members of the Central West region to the USA national team. It is indeed a historic moment for the region and the leagues involved.

The members selected are:

· Rahul Kukreti (NTCA)

· Amir Nanji (Houston League)

· Usman Shuja (Houston League/ NTCA /Austin League)

· Arjun Rajagopalan (NTCA)

· Rafaie Kazi (Houston League)

I would like to personally congratulate these players on this unique achievement and my heartiest congratulations to the leagues and clubs involved. Never in the history of the region have 5 players represented the USA team at the same time, from a virtual unknown to a dominant cricketing force, Central West has sure established it’s presence in the national arena. It is the effort and hard work of these players, volunteers and leagues in the area that has helped the region move to the next level. I am very confident that this is just the beginning and that there is more to come.

The complete USA Team:

• Nasir Javed Charlie SE
• Amjad Khan NY
• Richard Staple NY
• Amer Afzal uddin CE
• Amir Nanji CW
• Wasim Khan CE
• Clinton Lambert SE
• Tony Reid SE
• Khawaja Usman Shuja CW
• Brighton Mumtambwa SE
• Rahul Kukreti CW
• Rohan Alexander NY
• Steve Pitter NY
• Hasan Shah CE
• Arjun Rajgopalan CW
• Zamin Amin NY
• Adit Nagarajan SW
• Steve Massiah NY
• Raffaie Kazi CW
• Ali Aijaz SW

USA is scheduled to play Cayman Islands on November 7^th and 8^th at Miami, Florida. On behalf of the region, I would like to wish all the players luck and that they bring more laurels to their local clubs, leagues, region and cricket in America!

Syed Shahanawaz, Director
Central West Region
United States of America Cricket Association.