Just look at last year's report

Some say it's all in the cards.

Glenn helping to train our new scorer Margaret 

Frank & Bhupraj battling Ashok & Rani (eventual winners)

Muscle power from the President. Ram looks like he could do with a beer.

coming out...even if you are only substituting for a few games.

 

CHUTNEY SOCA vs ICCA

In our third and somewhat controversial match, Chutney Soca defeated ICCA

by 15 games. Final score was 28-13 for Chutney Soca. At the start of this game,

there was only one pair on table three. This pair was registered to both teams.

Needless to say you can’t have one pair playing for two teams at the same time.

It’s physically impossible. In fairness to both sides, the MAA decided not to award

a 9-0 score to any of the teams. The game was played with three tables only.

Two pairs from Chutney Soca finished the day with 10 wins each.

 

*******

The pair of Ken & Beth who have been looking after us for many years.

Thanks...we appreciate it ..!!! 

 

  WEEK 2 ACTION – MARCH 10TH  

Jump & Wave 30  vs Chutney Soca 29

Suresh (right) puts on his badjohn face for Chutney Soca against Jump &

Wave. After being down at the half 3-6, Suresh and playing partner Vijay

rallied in the second half to finish ahead 10-8. Don't mess with the best.

 

 This was the closest game of the day. Chutney Soca trailed Jump & Wave

by 2 games at the half and at one time was leading them by 2 games late

in the 2^nd half.  A last minute surge by J&W was just enough to snatch

victory from their opponents. Both Vijay & Suresh and Cliff & Michael

had 10 bullseyes to lead all pairs.

 

One Family 33  vs  ICCA  26

Erwin 'The Professor' Carrington

-- the maestro of all fours and rummy 

-- the winner of countless trophies

-- recent recipient of President Obama Award for All Fours in Winnipeg 

-- former Tobago Mayor and All Fours Champion

-- planted peas with the Mighty Shadow in Castara, Tobago

 

Professor, if each team used to wear jerseys with numbers, yours

would be the first one the MAA would retire and hoist to the rafters.

Always glad to have you back, buddy.

 

Still can't believe Selvon came back to play with his old team ICCA. Last

time he  played in the league was at the Norwood Community Centre....

some 15 years ago. 'Playing all fours is just like riding a bicycle again,'

said Selvon, 'you never forget how to do it.' He won 9-8 on his table.

 

 One Family led at half time 17 – 11, thanks to some outstanding plays

by ‘Professor’ Carrington and ‘Slim’ (no longer Big) Ray in the first half.

The pair amassed a total of 8 wins against 1 loss. ICCA never recovered

and a lead of 6 wins was maintained right throughout the second half

by One Family. In the 2^nd half, two pairs played brilliantly. Shammi &

Sadiiqa (One Family) had 6 wins & 1 loss while Nyron (formerly Dan

Sankar) and Harry scored 6 wins against 2 losses.

 

 

WISA  33  vs  SAINTS  18

 

Two faces we haven't seen in quite awhile (Vishnu & Vijay). Both wishing

they were still playing. Glenn boasting that he can handle Charley &

Omar by himself.

 

WISA, despite losing the first 6 games, recovered nicely to lead Saints 17

wins to 11 losses at half time. They continued this domination in the 2^nd

half looking like the WISA of old. They played like they were possessed

as though they were on a mission to seek and destroy. Overall, it was a

very solid performance. Final score was 33-18 for the defending champs.

 

  **  WELCOME  GUESTS  ** 

  

Balram Mahase welcomes guests Sam Raminair (left) and ex-ICCA player

Ken Modoo (centre).Always a pleasure having you guys drop by to see

the teams in action. Thank you both for the visit.

 

 

 WEEK 3 ACTION - MARCH 17 

 ** CARDS IN FULL SWING **

  

EITHER YOU'RE SHARING LICKS OR TAKING LICKS

******* 

 

It was great seeing Alan Sampson again. Alan came by to support his old

team mates. Alan, you are always welcome to drop by and spend some

time with us.

Our President (forefront) always takes a nice picture.
That's why he is our leader..lol

 

ONE FAMILY  26  vs  JUMP & WAVE  32

Jump & Wave led the first half 17-10 and went on to win by six games.

Sunil Ramlochan & his partner Kelvin Rampersad put on an outstanding

performance winning on table 3 (12-6). As a matter of fact, this pair won

the most bullseyes (12) for the day and are now in the lead for the Most

Bullseyes Award. Congrats, guys!

 

*******

Omar telling Terry & Sunil how they're putting 'plenty' licks on Chutney Soca. 

 

SAINTS  33  vs  CHUTNEY SOCA  23

Strong performances from Shavan Ali & Danny Ali (10-5) and Darren

Maharaj & Ron Ramberran (9-5)  made this an easy contest for Saints.

Chutney Soca never recovered from trailing at the half (17-11). The

Saints went marching home all the way without a fight.

 

*******

Ram is telling Harry about the days he used to play for the Dallas Cowboys.

It's nice to fantasize sometimes. Never hurts anyone.

One man who is not willing to share. He missed the cards, the lime and

especially the food and drinks. Right, Vijay?

 

ICCA   21  vs  WISA  33

WISA was awarded 7 extra bullseyes because ICCA was one table short.

As a result, it was an easy win for WISA. The extra bullseyes certainly

help WISA plus/minus ratio.

 

 - Video below submitted by Neal Baksh  

 

   WEEK 4 ACTION - MARCH 24  

 

 ** HELPING KEN & BETH **
It is such a beautiful thing to watch the guys help Ken & Beth with 
setting up the refreshment area. The MAA, Beth & Ken would like to
thank everyone for their help. As well, special thanks to all the guys
who helped to arrange the tables & chairs.

 

Sais having the most fun

Station 55 getting into the action

Terry always a gentleman.

 

   ** WEEK  4    SUMMARY ** 

ONE FAMILY  33  vs  SAINTS 26

Saints trailed at half time (12 - 17) and never recovered in the 2nd half,

eventually losing (26-33). It looks like One Family is heading for their

third championship in the last four years. Only Chutney Soca stands in

their way. A win over Chutney Soca gurantees them first place. A loss

on the other hand could give WISA the championship if they win over

ICCA . An outstanding performance by Slim Ray (formerly Big Ray) and

partner Johnny (10 wins against 3 losses) was the highlight of this match.

Congrats guys!

 

 

*******

WISA 32  vs  CHUTNEY SOCA 26

The boys from Chutney Soca were up at the half by only one game. (17-16).

In the second half they were completely outplayed by a rejuvenated WISA

team (8-16). Great comeback WISA!

 

 

 

President Khemraj is giving final instructions to scorer Magaret to

mark 2 out of every 3 bullseyes for his team Chutney Soca. 

It didn't work. Nice try Khemraj.... lol

 

*******

ICCA  31  vs  JUMP & WAVE  25 

As mentioned last week, this team has good players. If they ever formed a

full team, there would be trouble. Well that's exactly what took place last

weekend. All 4 tables were involved.  It has been a long time since we have

seen such a great performance from ICCA. Too bad they started the season

without a full team. Two pairs are to be commended for their performances.

Selvon Manmohan & newcomer Vic Sorensen (9-5) and Robin & Randy

Maharaj (9-5). Ram Mangroo, thanks for doing a wonderful job!

 

 

 

Ram "Saga Boy" Mangroo, ICCA Acting President, General Manager,

Coach, Trainer and sometimes Team Doctor celebrating the team's

victory over Jump & Wave. Some say Ram was modelling for Team

Sweden while others say he was the senior model for Carib Beer.

Then again there were some opponents who claimed that the bright-

ness of his outfit blinded them and that his team should have been

disqualified.

 

 

 #   VISITORS  # 

 

Welcome One, Welcome All.

It's always nice when visitors drop by, especially those

you haven't seen in ages.

 

 

The Three Amigos

 

 

MAA Recording Artiste Bob Balkaran

 

 

 

   WEEK 5 ACTION - MARCH 31 

 

ONE FAMILY  21  vs  CHUTNEY SOCA 33

One Family trailed at half time (9 - 17) and never recovered in the 2nd half,

eventually losing (21 - 33). One Family tried everything in the book to win

their 3rd championship in 4 years. At the half the 'Professor' joined the

battle along with Ashok, arguably the two of the best players in the league,

but in the end it was to no avail. Khemraj & Lincoln (11-3) and Vijay & Ram

(11-5) were outstanding from start to end for Team Chutney Soca.

 

 

 

Johnny having a great time in spite of things not going well for his team

One Family. That's the spirit. By the way nice sunglasses!

 

*******

WISA 33  vs  JUMP & WAVE 22

 

The lead for WISA at halftime was 17-10. At no point in time was WISA

threatened and so it was smooth sailing for them throughout the match.

All four pairs for WISA contributed to their 4th victory against only one

defeat for the season. Well done guys. Congrats!

 

 

 

 

Above, Sais & Azie leading the way for WISA (8-4).

  

 

Russell & Wayne fell short of tying Sunil & Kelvin for most hangs

 jacks this season by 1 hang jack. The pair missed one Sunday

and still came close.

 

 *******

ICCA  29  vs  SAINTS  33

This was the closest contest of the day. Trailing by five wins at halftime,
ICCA could only gain little ground by the end of the match. Table 0ne
(N. Baksh/M. Moreau) 11-6 & table two (D. Maharaj/R. Ramberan) 11-7
did most of the damages for Saints. For two Sundays ICCA played a table

short and lost both games. In the 3 other Sundays when they fielded a full

team, their record was 1 win and two very close losses. The potential is

there for them to do well next year should they start each match with a

full team.

 

 

(Above) All four men carry the same last name Maharaj - the first time
this has ever happened. They weren't concerned about the match. They
were just playing to see who were the better 'Maharajs'.

 

Vijay & Vishnu outplaying Danny & Shavan (9-5) but ICCA still end up
losing. Great to see you guys having a great time.

 

 HALFTIME

Ram planning strategy on how to beat Saints in the second half.
Thank you Vic for coming to the rescue of ICCA. We look forward
to having you join us for another season next year. You too Selvon!  

The Professor talks to one of his former all fours students, Omar
Maharaj. Omar said nowadays the student is constantly beating
the teacher and that's why Erwin is sort of semi-retired.

It's been a very long time. It was great seeing Bing 'Amos" Mohammed
(left). Bing, you are always welcome to drop by.

 

 

 

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

 

& PRESIDENT'S CUP 

 

ONE FAMILY - ('A' DIVISION)

 

Winners of the Champion of Champions Cup

 

 

 

In the winners' circle once again. Kudos to Dennis Horsford &

Scotty Bowen (6-0) for a flawless performance in the finals.

Dennis & Scotty won 12 to 3 to finish with a percentage 0f 80%.

 

 

WISA - ('B' DIVISION)

 

Winners of the President's Cup

 

 

 

A dominating performance By Larry Hart & Russell Chan (4-0)

helped WISA to narrowly defeat Chutney Soca (last year's

champions) in the finals.

 

 

Sunil Ramlochan (above) & Kelvin Rampersad won the Most

Bullseyes Award with 13. D. Horsford & S. Bowen finished

second with 12 bullseyes. A. Mohammed & J. Dominique

finished third with 11 bullseyes.

 

Ram Dyal & Balram Mahase won the Most Hang Jacks Award

with 7.  (They only played 2 games together and still won). S.

Ramlochan & K. Rampersad along with D. Maharaj & R.

Ramberran tied for second with 6 hang jacks.

 

.  

 

 Our scorer Margaret did an awesome job right through

out the season. On behalf of the MAA and its members,

thanks Margaret for your outstanding efforts. 

 

 

What a crowd! Even though some teams had extra players,

everyone got to play. A great time was had by all. Thanks to

 everyone who contributed in making this year another

successful one. Congrats from the MAA!

 

 

 

These are two of the many beautiful ladies in attendance.

(The Honorable First Lady (right) & the Second Lady)

 

 

 

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AGAIN!

 

WISA 

 

 

Jubilation, pandemonium & a tiny bit of disbelief. We got our butts kicked in

the 1st game of the season -- didn't think we could do it, but look at us today.

 

  C H A M P I O N S !

 

 

 

WISA are the 2019 MAA League Champions. They now hold the record (9) for

the most championships in the history of the Manitoba All Fours Association.

Left to right Terry Bhuckal, Sais Madansingh, Glenn Manoosingh,Wayne

Dinzey, Karl Jaikaransingh, Marc Kowlessar, Azie Mohammed &

Russell Chan, all chanting and singing......

        " Who sah?....WISA "     

 

  

WISA  A  CHAMPION

 

see link

 

https://youtu.be/NWCQlx0uYcU

 

Most Bullseyes & Most Hang Jacks went to Sunil Ramlochan & Kelvin

Rampersad.

 

 

Sunil  & Kelvin. Congrats... well done! 

 

 

 

 From the analysis below, we have a tie for the MVP Award.

The co-winners are the pairs of Omar & Charley Maharaj and Khemraj

Ramnarine & Lincoln Chan. Congrats to all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

  THE  TRUE  MVP  ???  

 

 

 

Vijay Goolcharan played all 5 Sundays with two different

partners, never lost a Sunday and had a 59.38% average

(best in the league). Hmmm..?  Vijay, to many of us, 

you are the true MVP player. Brilliant season!