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Cricket Anyone / World T-20 WC: WI vs SA, Nagpur, March 25, 2016
« on: March 25, 2016, 12:54:52 AM »
scores, updates here.
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Cricket Anyone / CPL results: March 18-51
« on: March 19, 2016, 03:20:30 PM »
http://newsday.co.tt/sport/0,225513.htmlhttp://newsday.co.tt/sport/0,225513.html
Deonarine (91) props poor Red Force batting
By JOEL BAILEY Saturday, March 19 2016
VETERAN BATSMAN Narsingh Deonarine struck an unbeaten 91 but the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force batting faltered on the opening day of their 10th and Final Round match in the Regional Four Day Championships.
Action was against the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the National Cricket Centre, Couva.
Deciding to bat first after winning the toss, the Red Force were dismissed for 211 with the 32-year-old Deonarine, the former Guyana and West Indies left-hander, offering major resistance to the steady Volcanoes bowling attack with a knock decorated with nine fours and three sixes off 182 deliveries.
Another veteran player, Imran Khan, hit 39 while the in-form Kyle Hope, the ex-Barbados batsman, scoring 28.
Doing the damage for the Volcanoes were debutant left-arm spinner Larry Edwards (4/77), pacer Kyle Mayers (3/37) and captain and off-spinner Liam Sebastien (2/22).
At the close, the Volcanoes were 33 without loss with Devon Smith on 20 and Tyrone Theophile on 13.
With Yannick Ottley in his first match in charge of the Red Force, the hosts brought in Justin Guillen, newcomer Ewart Nicholson and Darren Bravo for the injured Jeremy Solozano and the out-of-form pair of Yannic Cariah and ex-skipper Jason Mohammed.
Guillen and Nicholson were both dismissed in the first hour, with Guillen (11) edging Mayers to wicket-keeper Sunil Ambris and Nicholson (one) taken by Keron Cottoy at second slip off left-arm pacer Delorn Johnson.
Bravo, in his first four-day match since opting out of the West Indies T20 World Cup squad, joined Hope in the middle, but the pair were unable to stay beyond the lunch break.
Edwards took care for the two – Hope (49 balls, three fours and a six) was stumped and Bravo was bowled for two.
Lunch was taken with the Red Force on 61/4, with Deonarine on 13 and Ottley on four.
However Sebastien captured two wickets shortly after the resumption — Ottley (eight) caught by Smith running around from slip and Steven Katwaroo (duck) offering a return catch.
Khan joined Deonarine at the middle and they featured in a 62-run seventh wicket partnership, before the combination of Mayers and Sebastien accounted for two wickets in succession – Khan (49 balls and nine fours) and Rayad Emrit (seven) edging to second slip.
The Red Force were tottering at 146/8 at tea, with Deonarine on 46 and Richards on one, but they carried the score to 182 before Edwards had Richards (15) caught at slip while Jagessar’s brave vigil ended when he miscued an on-drive and returned a catch to Edwards.
Deonarine (91) props poor Red Force batting
By JOEL BAILEY Saturday, March 19 2016
VETERAN BATSMAN Narsingh Deonarine struck an unbeaten 91 but the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force batting faltered on the opening day of their 10th and Final Round match in the Regional Four Day Championships.
Action was against the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the National Cricket Centre, Couva.
Deciding to bat first after winning the toss, the Red Force were dismissed for 211 with the 32-year-old Deonarine, the former Guyana and West Indies left-hander, offering major resistance to the steady Volcanoes bowling attack with a knock decorated with nine fours and three sixes off 182 deliveries.
Another veteran player, Imran Khan, hit 39 while the in-form Kyle Hope, the ex-Barbados batsman, scoring 28.
Doing the damage for the Volcanoes were debutant left-arm spinner Larry Edwards (4/77), pacer Kyle Mayers (3/37) and captain and off-spinner Liam Sebastien (2/22).
At the close, the Volcanoes were 33 without loss with Devon Smith on 20 and Tyrone Theophile on 13.
With Yannick Ottley in his first match in charge of the Red Force, the hosts brought in Justin Guillen, newcomer Ewart Nicholson and Darren Bravo for the injured Jeremy Solozano and the out-of-form pair of Yannic Cariah and ex-skipper Jason Mohammed.
Guillen and Nicholson were both dismissed in the first hour, with Guillen (11) edging Mayers to wicket-keeper Sunil Ambris and Nicholson (one) taken by Keron Cottoy at second slip off left-arm pacer Delorn Johnson.
Bravo, in his first four-day match since opting out of the West Indies T20 World Cup squad, joined Hope in the middle, but the pair were unable to stay beyond the lunch break.
Edwards took care for the two – Hope (49 balls, three fours and a six) was stumped and Bravo was bowled for two.
Lunch was taken with the Red Force on 61/4, with Deonarine on 13 and Ottley on four.
However Sebastien captured two wickets shortly after the resumption — Ottley (eight) caught by Smith running around from slip and Steven Katwaroo (duck) offering a return catch.
Khan joined Deonarine at the middle and they featured in a 62-run seventh wicket partnership, before the combination of Mayers and Sebastien accounted for two wickets in succession – Khan (49 balls and nine fours) and Rayad Emrit (seven) edging to second slip.
The Red Force were tottering at 146/8 at tea, with Deonarine on 46 and Richards on one, but they carried the score to 182 before Edwards had Richards (15) caught at slip while Jagessar’s brave vigil ended when he miscued an on-drive and returned a catch to Edwards.
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Cricket Anyone / RIP Martin Crowe
« on: March 03, 2016, 10:26:55 AM »
http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/977963.html
Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, writer, broadcaster and mentor, has died in Auckland at the age of 53.
Crowe had suffered from lymphoma since 2012, and withdrew from public life in his final months.
"It is with heavy hearts that the family of Martin Crowe, MBE advise his death," his family said in a statement.
"Diagnosed in September 2014 with terminal double hit lymphoma he passed away peacefully today, Thursday 3rd March in Auckland surrounded by family.
"The family request privacy at this time."
Widely considered the finest batsman in New Zealand cricket's history, Crowe debuted against Australia aged 19 in 1982, and quickly established a reputation as the most meticulous of batsmen, his technique widely admired.
In all he would tally a New Zealand record 17 Test centuries, including an innings of 299 against Sri Lanka in Wellington that also stood as the national record until Brendon McCullum overtook it, also at the Basin Reserve.
Arguably Crowe's finest month was his inventive and inspirational leadership of New Zealand during the 1992 World Cup, when he took an unfancied side to the top of the competition table before a narrow defeat to eventual champions Pakistan in the semi-final at Eden Park. This performance confounded many, not least the co-hosts Australia who were completely overshadowed by Crowe's tactics and skill during the opening match of the tournament.
Knee problems were to curtail Crowe thereafter, and he retired from the game in 1995, aged only 33. His post-playing life was to be equally rich and constructive.
He worked often as a television commentator, and was also visionary in his invention of a third format for the game, Cricket Max, that served as a precursor to Twenty20.
In 2011, Crowe made the bold decision to attempt a return to cricket at the age of 48, turning out for his local club side Cornwall with a view to playing again for Auckland. He was to be curtailed not by slowed reflexes but a series of soft tissue injuries.
Most valuably he served as a mentor for several members of the New Zealand side, notably Ross Taylor. After his replacement as captain by McCullum in 2012, Taylor leaned heavily upon Crowe as he rebuilt his confidence and career, going on to play brilliantly for a Test double century against in Perth last year, the highest ever score by a visiting batsman in Australia. Michael Clarke, the former Australia captain, was another friend.
Crowe's influence was also seen in his writing, much of which appeared on ESPNcricinfo, where his advocacy of a more personable era of player behaviour was taken up by McCullum's team. At the end of the recent Australia series, McCullum noted to team-mates that "we got our soul back", and Crowe's influence in this is not to be underestimated.
Despite worsening health as he sought numerous remedies to his lymphoma, Crowe was a welcome presence at last year's World Cup, where he watched McCullum's team go one better than the 1992 team by making the final. Crowe was presented with ICC Hall of Fame status during the pool game between New Zealand and Australia in Auckland, and was also present for the final.
One of his last public appearances would take place in April, when he delivered a typically articulate and heartfelt tribute to the retiring Daniel Vettori.
Crowe is survived by his second wife Lorraine Downes, daughter Emma and step-children Hilton and Jasmine. Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.
Daniel Brettig is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @danbrettig
Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, writer, broadcaster and mentor, has died in Auckland at the age of 53.
Crowe had suffered from lymphoma since 2012, and withdrew from public life in his final months.
"It is with heavy hearts that the family of Martin Crowe, MBE advise his death," his family said in a statement.
"Diagnosed in September 2014 with terminal double hit lymphoma he passed away peacefully today, Thursday 3rd March in Auckland surrounded by family.
"The family request privacy at this time."
Widely considered the finest batsman in New Zealand cricket's history, Crowe debuted against Australia aged 19 in 1982, and quickly established a reputation as the most meticulous of batsmen, his technique widely admired.
In all he would tally a New Zealand record 17 Test centuries, including an innings of 299 against Sri Lanka in Wellington that also stood as the national record until Brendon McCullum overtook it, also at the Basin Reserve.
Arguably Crowe's finest month was his inventive and inspirational leadership of New Zealand during the 1992 World Cup, when he took an unfancied side to the top of the competition table before a narrow defeat to eventual champions Pakistan in the semi-final at Eden Park. This performance confounded many, not least the co-hosts Australia who were completely overshadowed by Crowe's tactics and skill during the opening match of the tournament.
Knee problems were to curtail Crowe thereafter, and he retired from the game in 1995, aged only 33. His post-playing life was to be equally rich and constructive.
He worked often as a television commentator, and was also visionary in his invention of a third format for the game, Cricket Max, that served as a precursor to Twenty20.
In 2011, Crowe made the bold decision to attempt a return to cricket at the age of 48, turning out for his local club side Cornwall with a view to playing again for Auckland. He was to be curtailed not by slowed reflexes but a series of soft tissue injuries.
Most valuably he served as a mentor for several members of the New Zealand side, notably Ross Taylor. After his replacement as captain by McCullum in 2012, Taylor leaned heavily upon Crowe as he rebuilt his confidence and career, going on to play brilliantly for a Test double century against in Perth last year, the highest ever score by a visiting batsman in Australia. Michael Clarke, the former Australia captain, was another friend.
Crowe's influence was also seen in his writing, much of which appeared on ESPNcricinfo, where his advocacy of a more personable era of player behaviour was taken up by McCullum's team. At the end of the recent Australia series, McCullum noted to team-mates that "we got our soul back", and Crowe's influence in this is not to be underestimated.
Despite worsening health as he sought numerous remedies to his lymphoma, Crowe was a welcome presence at last year's World Cup, where he watched McCullum's team go one better than the 1992 team by making the final. Crowe was presented with ICC Hall of Fame status during the pool game between New Zealand and Australia in Auckland, and was also present for the final.
One of his last public appearances would take place in April, when he delivered a typically articulate and heartfelt tribute to the retiring Daniel Vettori.
Crowe is survived by his second wife Lorraine Downes, daughter Emma and step-children Hilton and Jasmine. Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.
Daniel Brettig is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @danbrettig
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Cricket Anyone / CPL results Feb. 26-29
« on: March 01, 2016, 10:26:41 PM »
will post results later.
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Cricket Anyone / CPL results Feb 19-22
« on: February 25, 2016, 10:22:07 AM »
Offspinner Jon-Russ Jaggesar's 8 for 58 and Evin Lewis' 104 in the second innings, shaped Trindad & Tobago's eight-wicket win over Jamaica at Sabina Park.
Jaggesar's eight-for helped bowl Jamaica out for 155 in the second innings after his side had conceded a 19-run lead in the first innings. None of the Jamaica batsmen managed a score more than 30, Nikita Miller top scoring with 28.
Lewis anchored T&T's chase of 175 with his maiden first-class century. He shared a 102-run partnership with Kyle Hope before falling with T&T's score on 168.
In the first innings, Jamaica were guided to 225 by Shacaya Thomas' 64 and Kirk Edwards' 66. They shared a 100-run stand for the second wicket before Jaggesar and Imran Khan picked up six wickets between them to help ensure that no other batsman crossed the score of 40.
In response, Nikita Miller rattled T&T by picking up 7 for 69, to help bowl them out for 206. Lewis' 87 at the top of the order was the only score of note, with as many as six T&T batsmen falling for single-digit scores.
Barbados 274 ( Brooks 56, Stoute 56*, Joseph 3-49) and 320 for 4 dec (Hope 114, Carter 100*) drew with Guyana 190 (Johnson 40, Chase 5-27) and 252 for 7 (Chanderpaul 69, Johnson 50, Chase 5-77)
Scorecard
Fifties from Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Leon Johnson helped Guyana manage a draw against Barbados despite Roston Chase's career-best match figures of 10 for 104.
Chasing a target of 405, Chanderpaul made a patient 69 after which captain Johnson too resisted with a fifty. Chase kept Barbados' hopes alive with by picking up wickets in clusters, but couldn't manage to take his side to victory as Guyana ended at 252 for 7.
Barbados were in a strong position after centuries from Shai Hope and Jonathan Carter helped them set Guyana a target of 405 in the final innings. While Hope's ton was a more patient effort, Carter's 100 came off 104 balls during which he hit eight fours and three sixes.
Chase cut through Guyana in the first innings to help bowl them out for 190, and end with figures for 5 for 27. Barbados too had a top-order collapse in the first innings, as they were reduced to 154 for 6. Kevin Stoute then revived the innings with an unbeaten 56 at No. 8 that took them to 274 before being bowled out.
With the draw, Guyana maintained their position at the top of the points table with 107 points, while Barbados follow at second position with 90 points.
Leeward Islands 327 (Cornwall 97, Hamilton 46, Mayers 5-83) and 171 for 8 (Bonner 46, Hamilton 40, Sebastien 4-49) drew with Windward Islands 389 (Hodge 105, Smith 89, Mayers 58)
Scorecard
Leeward Islands' fixture with Windward Islands winded down to a draw in St Thomas. Choosing to bat, Leewards posted 327 on the back of Rahkeem Cornwall's 97 and handy forties by Orlando Peters, Nkrumah Bonner and Jahmar Hamilton. Cornwall's 97 came off just 95 balls, during which he smashed ten fours and six sixes. Kyle Mayers was Windwards' best bowler, picking up 5 for 83.
Windwards responded strongly with Kavem Hodge scoring his maiden first-class century. He was assisted by Devon Smith (89), Sunil Ambris (56) and Kyel Mayers (58), helping Windwards post 389 on the final day.
Leewards made 171 for 8 in the second innings, thanks to captain Bonner's 46 and Hamilton's 40, before the match ended in an inevitable draw. Liam Sebastien was the pick of Windwards' bowlers, picking up 4 for 49.
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
Jaggesar's eight-for helped bowl Jamaica out for 155 in the second innings after his side had conceded a 19-run lead in the first innings. None of the Jamaica batsmen managed a score more than 30, Nikita Miller top scoring with 28.
Lewis anchored T&T's chase of 175 with his maiden first-class century. He shared a 102-run partnership with Kyle Hope before falling with T&T's score on 168.
In the first innings, Jamaica were guided to 225 by Shacaya Thomas' 64 and Kirk Edwards' 66. They shared a 100-run stand for the second wicket before Jaggesar and Imran Khan picked up six wickets between them to help ensure that no other batsman crossed the score of 40.
In response, Nikita Miller rattled T&T by picking up 7 for 69, to help bowl them out for 206. Lewis' 87 at the top of the order was the only score of note, with as many as six T&T batsmen falling for single-digit scores.
Barbados 274 ( Brooks 56, Stoute 56*, Joseph 3-49) and 320 for 4 dec (Hope 114, Carter 100*) drew with Guyana 190 (Johnson 40, Chase 5-27) and 252 for 7 (Chanderpaul 69, Johnson 50, Chase 5-77)
Scorecard
Fifties from Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Leon Johnson helped Guyana manage a draw against Barbados despite Roston Chase's career-best match figures of 10 for 104.
Chasing a target of 405, Chanderpaul made a patient 69 after which captain Johnson too resisted with a fifty. Chase kept Barbados' hopes alive with by picking up wickets in clusters, but couldn't manage to take his side to victory as Guyana ended at 252 for 7.
Barbados were in a strong position after centuries from Shai Hope and Jonathan Carter helped them set Guyana a target of 405 in the final innings. While Hope's ton was a more patient effort, Carter's 100 came off 104 balls during which he hit eight fours and three sixes.
Chase cut through Guyana in the first innings to help bowl them out for 190, and end with figures for 5 for 27. Barbados too had a top-order collapse in the first innings, as they were reduced to 154 for 6. Kevin Stoute then revived the innings with an unbeaten 56 at No. 8 that took them to 274 before being bowled out.
With the draw, Guyana maintained their position at the top of the points table with 107 points, while Barbados follow at second position with 90 points.
Leeward Islands 327 (Cornwall 97, Hamilton 46, Mayers 5-83) and 171 for 8 (Bonner 46, Hamilton 40, Sebastien 4-49) drew with Windward Islands 389 (Hodge 105, Smith 89, Mayers 58)
Scorecard
Leeward Islands' fixture with Windward Islands winded down to a draw in St Thomas. Choosing to bat, Leewards posted 327 on the back of Rahkeem Cornwall's 97 and handy forties by Orlando Peters, Nkrumah Bonner and Jahmar Hamilton. Cornwall's 97 came off just 95 balls, during which he smashed ten fours and six sixes. Kyle Mayers was Windwards' best bowler, picking up 5 for 83.
Windwards responded strongly with Kavem Hodge scoring his maiden first-class century. He was assisted by Devon Smith (89), Sunil Ambris (56) and Kyel Mayers (58), helping Windwards post 389 on the final day.
Leewards made 171 for 8 in the second innings, thanks to captain Bonner's 46 and Hamilton's 40, before the match ended in an inevitable draw. Liam Sebastien was the pick of Windwards' bowlers, picking up 4 for 49.
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
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Cricket Anyone / RIP Andy Ganteaume
« on: February 18, 2016, 04:09:59 PM »
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2016-02-17/test-legend-ganteaume-dies
Published:
Thursday, February 18, 2016
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Andy Ganteaume
The world’s oldest Test cricketer, Andy Ganteaume, has died at 95.
The Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies batsman, who famously played just one Test, passed away peacefully at his home in Santa Margarita on Wednesday morning.
In his only Test innings, Ganteaume hit a remarkable 112, in the second Test of the 1948 Home Series against England at the Queen’s Park Oval here.
He shared an opening partnership of 143 with George Carew, who also made a century in the drawn encounter.
When Ganteaume turned 95 last month, the West Indies Cricket Board hailed the landmark by labelling the former player a “stalwart” and a “patriot”, as it cited his contribution to the game.
“He is one of the stalwarts in Trinidad & Tobago and West Indies cricket. We must always remember the contribution of the pioneers and forefathers of our game,” WICB president Dave Cameron said at the time.
“… we salute Andy Ganteaume, one of the patriots of our great game. His most memorable performance on the field is his 112 – and that will forever be a famous performance in our history. Andy has also contributed a lot off the field as well, especially with the development of our cricket.
“He has contributed immensely to the game in the Caribbean as a wonderful player and administrator.”
In addition to his one Test, Ganteaume also played 50 first class games, scoring 2785 runs at an average of 34, with five centuries.
Following his playing career, he also served as a selector and West Indies team manager.
He was an avid footballer, representing the Colts Football Club and Maple Football Clubs of Port-of-Spain.
Published:
Thursday, February 18, 2016
.
Andy Ganteaume
The world’s oldest Test cricketer, Andy Ganteaume, has died at 95.
The Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies batsman, who famously played just one Test, passed away peacefully at his home in Santa Margarita on Wednesday morning.
In his only Test innings, Ganteaume hit a remarkable 112, in the second Test of the 1948 Home Series against England at the Queen’s Park Oval here.
He shared an opening partnership of 143 with George Carew, who also made a century in the drawn encounter.
When Ganteaume turned 95 last month, the West Indies Cricket Board hailed the landmark by labelling the former player a “stalwart” and a “patriot”, as it cited his contribution to the game.
“He is one of the stalwarts in Trinidad & Tobago and West Indies cricket. We must always remember the contribution of the pioneers and forefathers of our game,” WICB president Dave Cameron said at the time.
“… we salute Andy Ganteaume, one of the patriots of our great game. His most memorable performance on the field is his 112 – and that will forever be a famous performance in our history. Andy has also contributed a lot off the field as well, especially with the development of our cricket.
“He has contributed immensely to the game in the Caribbean as a wonderful player and administrator.”
In addition to his one Test, Ganteaume also played 50 first class games, scoring 2785 runs at an average of 34, with five centuries.
Following his playing career, he also served as a selector and West Indies team manager.
He was an avid footballer, representing the Colts Football Club and Maple Football Clubs of Port-of-Spain.
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Cricket Anyone / WICB CPL Feb. 12-15, 2016
« on: February 14, 2016, 03:42:32 PM »
TT vs Guyana.
Day 3, Guyana 244/4.. (237, first innings)
TT went from 154/4 to 179 all out in their firs innings.
Day 3, Guyana 244/4.. (237, first innings)
TT went from 154/4 to 179 all out in their firs innings.
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Cricket Anyone / T-20 WC 2016
« on: February 13, 2016, 01:43:15 PM »
Narine, Pollard pull out of WC, citing rehabilative work to done.
VB
VB
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Cricket Anyone / U-19 Youth World Cup, Bangladesh, 2016
« on: February 01, 2016, 01:55:35 PM »
Scores, updates here.
VB
VB
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Cricket Anyone / Australia vs WI, 2ND Test, Melbourne, Dec. 26-30, 2015
« on: December 26, 2015, 11:08:58 AM »
Cut ass here.
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Cricket Anyone / WICB PCL Dec. 11-14
« on: December 18, 2015, 01:56:39 PM »Guyana 189 (Fudadin 47, V Singh 45, Miller 6-46) and 282 (Tagenarine 81, Johnson 42, Jacobs 4-78) beat Jamaica 146 (Permaul 5-25) and 208 (Motie 6-33) by 117 runs
Scorecard
Gudakesh Moti, the left-arm spinner who made his first-class debut only a month ago, has taken a fourth five-wicket haul in five matches to entrench Guyana atop the Regional 4-day Tournament points table for 2015-16. He bowled 23.3 overs, allowed a meager 33 runs, and snatched up six wickets to hand Jamaica their second loss of the season, by 117 runs at Sabina Park.
Fourth-innings chases are invariably tough, but the hosts' battling line-up did not do themselves any favours. They had already been bundled out for 146 in their first innings, which was the major reason for their target being 326. In the second innings, as many as six batsmen faced more than fifty balls each, but none of them could reach a score of fifty. That is not to slight the increased determination. Tamar Lambert made 30 off 128, debutant Rovman Powell spent over two hours at the crease for his 23 and Jamaica batted out more than 100 overs in search of the draw, but it wasn't to be as Motie broke through. The 20-year old dismissed the final six batsmen, including Lambert and Powell to become the top wicket-taker in the competition.
That mantle had been with Jamaica's own left-arm spinner Nikita Miller only a few days ago. He had taken 6 for 46 off 26 overs to restrict Guyana to 189 in their first innings, and claim the top spot. Motie only got one wicket off 11 overs on his first try, but Jamaica didn't have it much easier as his left-arm team-mate Veerasammy Permaul spun them out with 5 for 25 in 22. 5 overs, an economy rate of 1.09.
Guyana claimed a lead of 43, then Tagenarine Chanderpaul became the only batsman with a substantial score in the entire match, a situation his father Shivnarine has come across many a time. Tagenarine made 81 off 249 balls and, with handy contributions down the order, pushed the lead past 300.
Windward Islands 306 (Shillingford 64, Fletcher 63) and 198 (Smith 56) drew with Trinidad &Tobago 382 (Ottley 99, Cariah 70, McLean 4-66)
Scorecard
A string of top-order fifties from Trinidad & Tobago beat a string of lower-order fifties from Windward Islands for the first-innings points in St Lucia.
T&T won the toss and their bowlers put on a strong show to reduce Windward Islands to 76 for 5. Then came the rally with Andre Fletcher digging in for 63 off 159 balls and offspinner Shane Shillingford eventually outscoring him with 64 off 161 balls. No. 10 Mervyn Matthew chipped in with 48 runs, including seven fours to drag Windward Islands to 306.
T&T had help from the lower order too - No. 10 Marlon Richards whacked 60 off 58 balls with five sixes - but their total of 382 was set up by No. 3 Yannic Cariah's 70 off 216 balls and middle-order batsman Yannick Ottley's 99 off 218 balls, with 12 fours. They took a lead of 76 runs, and the subsequent seven points that came with it. Left-arm fast bowler Kevin McClean took 4 for 66.
Windward Islands then batted out 81.4 overs and were at 189 for 8 when the match came to a close. It was a slow moving draw, with the run-rate less than three in all three innings Devon Smith made 56 off 186 balls at the top of the line-up and Shillingford again showed his capability to bat by spending 94 balls at the crease for his 34, which included 4 sixes.
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Cricket Anyone / Aus. vs WI, 1st Test, Hobart, Dec. 10-14,2015
« on: December 09, 2015, 04:43:51 PM »
All cut ass listed here.
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General Discussion / Registering a business in TT
« on: December 06, 2015, 06:47:48 PM »
For those of you in the know.
What documentation do you need to register a business in TT and where does one go to do so.
VB
What documentation do you need to register a business in TT and where does one go to do so.
VB
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Cricket Anyone / WICB PCL Dec. 4-7, 2015
« on: December 06, 2015, 04:17:43 PM »
scores, updates here.
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Cricket Anyone / WI vs CA 11,Brisbane, Dec. 2-5, 2015
« on: December 02, 2015, 02:25:40 PM »
scores, updates here.
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Cricket Anyone / WICB PCL GAMES: Nov. 20-23, 2015
« on: November 20, 2015, 06:43:03 PM »
scores updates here.
Those in TT could help us out with a few updates during the day as there is no link online.
VB
Those in TT could help us out with a few updates during the day as there is no link online.
VB
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Cricket Anyone / WICB PCL Games: Nov. 13-16, 2015
« on: November 13, 2015, 03:05:32 PM »
Barados vs TT.
End of Day 1, BIM 247/4.. Brooks, 102 no, Dowrich 15 no.
VB
End of Day 1, BIM 247/4.. Brooks, 102 no, Dowrich 15 no.
VB
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Cricket Anyone / SL vs WI, 1ST T-20, Pallekele, Nov. 9, 2015
« on: November 10, 2015, 03:11:52 PM »A rollicking 91-run opening partnership, brisk stands through the middle, and a violent Angelo Mathews finish sent Sri Lanka hurtling to 215 for 3 - the highest ever T20 international total on the island - and set the scene for a 30-run victory. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 56 off 37 balls, but it was Mathews' 13-ball 37 that grew Sri Lanka's total from imposing to enormous.
Andre Fletcher cracked 57 off 25 balls in response, but his teammates could not prosper long against Sri Lanka's spin. Sachithra Senanayake claimed four wickets, Milinda Siriwardana two, and Shehan Jayasuriya picked up the last scalp, to wipe out the visitors for 185 in the penultimate over. The start of the match had been delayed by over an hour due to rain, but it commenced at 8:10pm with no overs lost.
Mathews arrived at 155 for 3 in the 17th over, and began his innings ominously, launching his first ball high over cow corner, before whipping his wrists to send Dwayne Bravo's full toss over deep square leg, next ball. He smote a third leg-side six off Jerome Taylor next over, before Bravo came back for more punishment. Another Mathews six and two fours off the final over completed a six-over sequence that cost West Indies 78 runs. Mathews hit four sixes and two fours in his cameo.
Earlier, Kusal Perera ignited the innings with a four over mid off, before Dilshan began just as belligerently at the other end, crashing his first two balls to the boundary. They preyed on length balls to start with, but soon began flitting around on the crease to turn decent balls into boundary options. Kusal began to sweep and Dilshan soon unfurled his over-the-shoulder scoop. By the end of the fourth over, both batsmen had five fours to their name, and the score had hurtled to 46. When Holder's sixth over was tonked for 17 - mostly by Dilshan - Sri Lanka moved to 65.
Sunil Narine forced a brief decline in the scoring rate with a seventh over that conceded only three runs, but the openers continued to hit boundaries off the other bowlers. Dilshan, who had earlier become the first Sri Lanka batsman to 1500 T20 international runs, completed a 28-ball half-century in the tenth over.
Kieron Pollard dismissed the openers in quick succession, getting Kusal to bunt a slower ball to cover and bowling Dilshan with a slower delivery, but incoming Jayasuriya and Dinesh Chandimal began to quickly create their own momentum. Chandimal crashed three early boundaries through the covers, while Jayasuriya took a particular liking to Pollard. He scooped Pollard for four at the start of the 16th over, slog-swept the fourth ball over cow corner, then collected a top-edged six to seal a 23-run over.
He was out to Narine soon after, but Chandimal continued to gallop, cracking a reverse-sweep for four, then a slog sweep for six off Narine, before Mathews took over at the finish. Each of the five Sri Lanka batsmen to come to the crease hit at least 35 runs. The strike rates - all of which were higher than 130 - increased for each new batsman.
Johnson Charles was cleaned up by a Lasith Malinga yorker second ball, but West Indies regrouped through Fletcher, who began to bludgeon indiscriminately through the leg-side. The sixth over, delivered by debutant Dushmantha Chameera, disappeared for 19, then Senanayake was tonked for 16, but wickets soon began to stem the flow of runs.
Siriwardana dismissed Andre Russell with a round-arm yorker, then Chameera returned to the bowling crease to get rid of Fletcher with a slower ball. Bravo and Pollard raised West Indies' hopes with a 51-run fifth-wicket stand, which contained four fours and four sixes, but the middle order fell in a heap to spin. Bravo was caught behind, while Pollard, Darren Sammy and Jason Holder all holed out attempting sixes.
The tail arrived to hit a few boundaries for themselves, but didn't ever look like threatening Sri Lanka's target.
West Indies go 0-1 down in the two-match series, and are still awaiting their first win on tour.
Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo's Sri Lanka correspondent. @andrewffernando
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Cricket Anyone / SL VS WI, 3RD ODI, Pallekele, Nov. 7, 2015
« on: November 10, 2015, 03:05:56 PM »
CUT ASS.
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Other Sports / Netball legend Janet Bailey dies
« on: November 09, 2015, 04:35:06 PM »Netball legend, Hall-of- Famer Janet Bailey dies
Monday, November 9 2015
TRINIDAD and Tobago netball fraternity lost a legend with the passing of Janet Bailey.
She died at her daughter’s residence in the United States on Friday night, aged 80.
Bailey, who was inducted into the Netball Hall of Fame, was a member of the national netball team at the first-ever World Netball Championship in Eastbourne, England, in 1963.
And she went on to represent her country in two more world tournaments 1971 and 1975.
Among her peers on that first world series were Marjorie John, Judy Francis, Enid Browne, Phyllis Pierre-Walker and the late Jean Pierre.
The powerfully- built Bailey was a stalwart goal-keeper, and many goalshoots and goal-attacks feared that big left hand.
After one game between a men’s team and the nationals in a practice match at the Eddie Taylor Court, later the Lystra Lewis Court, Princes Building grounds, legendary West Indies fast bowler Wes Hall who was in the men’s team said “she beat me more than my mother.” Bailey and a cadre of top netballers, Pierre-Walker, the late Pearl Francis and John entered the Police service and made that netball team champions.
On leaving the service, Bailey became a member of Carib Senators and teamed up with another national star goal-defence Althea Thomas to form a destructive defensive duo while winning the Port -of-Spain Netball League title multiple times.
Always flashing a broad smile, “Jay” as she was popularly called by her peers was the mother of three girls—Jacinta, Jeanne and Jessel.
Only Jeanne followed her footsteps into the top flight of netball, becoming one of the country’s elite goal-shoots.
After her playing days, Bailey entered into administration and became president of the Port -of-Spain Netball League for two consecutive terms.
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Cricket Anyone / WICB PCL games, Nov. 6-9, 2015
« on: November 06, 2015, 04:19:09 PM »
Games and results here.
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Cricket Anyone / SL vs WI,2nd ODI, Colombo, Nov. 4, 2015
« on: November 03, 2015, 03:34:23 PM »
Scores, updates here.
I think we go win this one.
I think we go win this one.
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Cricket Anyone / SL vs WI 1st ODI, Colombo, Nov. 1, 2015
« on: October 31, 2015, 10:50:36 PM »
scores, updates here.
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Cricket Anyone / SL Pes. 11 vs WI OD. Colombo, Oct. 30,2015
« on: October 30, 2015, 01:17:40 PM »http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2015-16/content/story/934831.html
A breakneck 193-run eighth-wicket stand between Carlos Brathwaite and Andre Russell transformed West Indians' position from dire to dominant in the Colombo practice match, which the visitors went on to win by 43 runs. The Sri Lanka Board President's XI's chase was cut short by rain at 21 overs. Their response of 103 for 3 to West Indians' 318 was found to be well short via the Duckworth-Lewis method.
West Indians had been 109 for 7 after 30 overs, before Brathwaite walloped seven sixes and 10 fours to make a 58-ball 113. Russell struck six sixes to make 89 from 54, helping propel West Indians beyond 300, before both batsmen got out in quick succession, and the innings ended in the 49th over.
The President's XI began poorly when Danushka Gunathilaka, who is in the ODI squad, was dismissed for 13 by Ravi Rampaul. Recent Test debutant Kusal Mendis hit 32 from 46, and Lahiru Thirimanne hinted at a return to better form, in his preferred format, with 41 from 48. Russell and Jason Holder took the other two wickets.
Earlier, left-arm seamer Isuru Udana and legspinner Seekkuge Prasanna seemed to have West Indians pinned, when they claimed two wickets each by the end of the 26th over. Only Darren Bravo, from among West Indians' top seven, made it past 20. Seamer Binura Fernando was expensive, but claimed three wickets - including those of Brathwaite and Russell - towards the end of the innings. Suraj Randiv delivered five overs for 20 runs and took one wicket.
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Cricket Anyone / 2ND Test: SL vs WI, Colombo, Oct. 22, 2015
« on: October 20, 2015, 03:05:51 PM »
All wood, cut ass, pull stones and capitulation posted here.
VB
VB
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Cricket Anyone / 1st Test: SL vs WI, Galle, Oct. 14-18,2015
« on: October 13, 2015, 02:33:16 PM »
Scores, updates here.
VB
VB
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Cricket Anyone / Twelve months of West Indian turmoil
« on: September 29, 2015, 01:40:38 PM »
Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, persona non grata with certain Selectors
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/we-chart-the-12-months-of-turmoil-suffered-by-west-indies-cricket/story-fnp050m0-1227548962166
ONCE the jewel in world cricket’s crown, the West Indies have fallen a long way from the dizzy heights of being the best team on the planet.
While the decline of Caribbean cricket is nothing new, the shambolic circus that has followed the national side for quite some time has reached new levels over the past 12 months.
The stunning decision to suspend coach Phil Simmons just days out from a tour of Sri Lanka – and a couple of months before a visit to Australia - is just the latest in a series of confounding situations the Windies have found themselves in over the past year.
We look at the 12 months of turmoil West Indies cricket has experienced.
October 2014 – Player strike ends tour of India
A giant black hole is hovering over West Indies cricket, threatening to swallow it up. The hole is about the size of $60 million.
That’s how much the Board of Control for Cricket in India is hoping to recoup from the West Indies Cricket Board after the Windies abandoned a tour of India last year.
The matter is yet to reach the courts but it seems only a matter of time before things ramp up a notch and the Windies are made to pay for an issue that stemmed from a three-way dispute between the players, the union that is supposed to represent them, and the board.
SHOCK: WEST INDIES SUSPEND THEIR OWN COACH
The players’ strike in India could end up sending West Indies cricket bankrupt.
The players’ strike in India could end up sending West Indies cricket bankrupt.
The players were furious that the head of the West Indies Players Association, former Test batsman Wavell Hinds, agreed to a new pay agreement that would see them take a significant pay cut.
The decision by the players to quit the Indian tour with a one-day international, Twenty20 match and three Tests left unplayed was labelled “an act of terrorism” by WICB president Dave Cameron.
The financial implications still have the potential to send West Indies cricket bankrupt.
January 2015 – Superstars left out of World Cup squad
Chris Gayle is always happy to speak his mind, although the subject is just as likely to be partying and sexual escapades as it is the internal machinations of Caribbean cricket.
But Gayle touched on the latter when, during a post-match interview in South Africa, he slammed the decision to leave fellow superstars Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard out of West Indies’ World Cup squad.
Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard would have been handy for the Windies at the World Cup.
Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard would have been handy for the Windies at the World Cup.
The official explanation for their omission was that it was part of a generational change, but many interpreted the move as punishment for the pair’s leadership during the player strike.
“How can those two guys not be in the team?” Gayle said. “To me it (has) got to be like victimisation when you look at it towards those two guys.
“Come on ... it is just ridiculous ... (it has) really hurt ... just sad.”
The Windies were knocked out of the World Cup by South Africa in the quarter-finals.
May 2015 – Shivnarine Chanderpaul dropped
The axing of veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul earlier this year was one of the most divisive issues West Indies cricket has seen in recent times.
Old complaints about island-based favouritism were trotted out, with Chanderpaul’s home island of Guyana releasing a furious statement in which they labelled the decision “ridiculous”, “senseless” and “a matter of gross disrespect”.
But the decision also ran deeper than intra-island rivalry, cutting to the core of an issue that is faced by all cricketing nations – does a true legend of the game deserve to go out on his own terms?
Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s controversial axing sparked heated debate in the Caribbean.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s controversial axing sparked heated debate in the Caribbean.
Opinion was split among several West Indies greats, with world record-holding batsman Brian Lara insisting Chanderpaul had earned a farewell series, while respected commentator Michael Holding said the 40-year-old no longer deserved his spot in the team.
Things got ugly when communications between Chanderpaul, chief selector Clive Lloyd and coach Phil Simmons were leaked to the media. Lloyd penned a letter in which he decried the fact Chanderpaul had refused to return his calls, while in a Whatsapp exchange with Simmons, Chanderpaul demanded he should not be pushed into retirement.
In the end the decision to axe the champion batsman – and effectively end his international career - was upheld, and a very youthful-looking Windies side was hammered 2-0 in the Test series against Australia.
September 2015 – Rumblings after new captain appointed
On the surface, the decision to elevate young all-rounder Jason Holder to the Test captaincy was a logical one.
He had already been appointed one-day captain ahead of the World Cup, and in consecutive Test series against England and Australia he showed the capacity to match it with the world’s best players and be an inspirational team man who led from the front.
Denesh Ramdin has been relieved of the Test captaincy.
Denesh Ramdin has been relieved of the Test captaincy.
Yet when his appointment as Test skipper was announced, the backlash almost seemed inevitable.
“I have spoken to Denesh and he understood the situation and there was no animosity,” Lloyd said.
Yet that wasn’t the impression left by former West Indies manager Omar Khan, who suggested Ramdin was axed as skipper to punish him for his role in the player strike in India nearly a year earlier.
“It is alleged that a number of senior West Indies players have resigned from the Players Association (WIPA) with Ramdin being one of them, and it seems as if this has cost him the captaincy,” Khan told the Jamaica Observer.
September 2015: Coach suspended
Coach Phil Simmons was suspended by the same group of people who had hired him barely six months earlier.
The former international all-rounder had promised to shake things up when he came on board as head coach after eight years in charge of Ireland, but some of his shake ups weren’t quite to the West Indies Cricket Board's liking.
West Indies coach Phil Simmons has been suspended by the WICB.
Phil Simmons has been suspended as West Indies head coach.
Last week Simmons spoke out about the outside interference that saw Pollard and Bravo omitted from the one-day squad to tour Sri Lanka, and also revealed captain Holder wanted the pair in the squad.
“I think it’s disappointing from the fact that I haven’t got the best 50-over ODI squad that we can select in the Caribbean,” Simmons said.
For his troubles, Simmons was suspended pending an investigation.
Originally published as The most tumultuous year in cricket
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Cricket Anyone / Narine, Rampaul return for the WI/Simmo suspened for SL tour.
« on: September 24, 2015, 02:41:39 PM »Narine, Rampaul return for Sri Lanka
Vinode Mamchan
Published:
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Sunil Narine...back in West Indies colours for Sri Lanka ODIs.
Mystery spinner Sunil Narine has been selected on the West Indies team for the limited overs segment of their upcoming tour to Sri Lanka.
This is welcome news for the West Indies, as Narine last represented the region back at the World T20 in Bangladesh last year. He was then no-balled for an alleged illegal bowling action during the Champions Trophy in India and since then has been out of action at the international level while working on fine tuning his action.
During the period of exile from international cricket, the Queen’s Park player has been actively involved in ODI cricket for the Red Force and T20 cricket for the Guyana Amazon Warriors.
Also making a return to the West Indies ODI outfit is fast bowler Ravi Rampaul, who has been putting in the hard work at the National Cricket Centre (NCC) in Trinidad with the T&T Red Force team.
The other locals on the team are opener Lendl Simmons, middle order batsman Darren Bravo and wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin.
Of note though is the continued exclusion of all rounders Dwayne Bravo and Keiron Pollard who have been overlooked for ODI cricket, since the aborted tour of India last October. Bravo was at the helm of the regional team when they decided against completing their tour of India due to a payment structure dispute with the WICB.
Immediately after they were excluded from the West Indies ODI team for the tour of South Africa, although they got slotted in for the T20 matches. They were also snubbed for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.
Recently, there was an attempt by new coach Phil Simmons to get Bravo and Pollard involved in the team set up but it is understood that talks broke down due to the decrease in match fees offered for Test cricket. The players were however still interested in playing ODI and T20 cricket for the Caribbean side.
The West Indies tour of Sri Lanka opens with the first Test at Galle on October 14. They play the second Test match at Colombo from October 20 and this will be followed by three ODI matches and two T20 clashes.
Recently, the WICB changed the leadership of the Test side and Barbadian Jason Holder will travel to Sri Lanka at the helm, replacing Ramdin who was on the job for 15 months.
Holder will also be captain of the ODI side which he started back in January against South Africa, while St Lucian Darren Sammy, who led the West Indies to a World T20 title back in 2012, will stay as captain of the team for the T20 matches.
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Cricket Anyone / SL Pres. 11 vs WI, Colombo, Oct. 8-10, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 02:28:09 PM »
Scores and upates here.
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Cricket Anyone / Philo Wallace: Actions of Selectors, puzzling
« on: September 19, 2015, 08:12:17 AM »
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2015-09-19/former-windies-opener-calls-selectors-actions-puzzling
Vinode Mamchan
Published:
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Former West Indies opening batsman Philo Wallace is saying that the recent decisions by the West Indies selectors is a bit puzzling. The selectors have removed three captains from T&T on different West Indies teams. The first to feel the hurt was One Day International (ODI) captain Dwayne Bravo, who was removed as captain prior to the World Cup and after the aborted tour of India last October. The WICB said it was not a case of Bravo being victimised after the aborted series that has left them with a bill of US$41.97M.
Next was Denesh Ramdin who was replaced by Barbadian Jason Holder as Test captain. Holder was also chosen to replace Bravo as ODI captain.
Also falling by the wayside was women’s captain Merrisa Aguilleira who was sacked as leader although she led her team to the series win against Sri Lanka not too long ago.
Wallace speaking on the weekly talk show CRICKET360 on WinTv said: “The actions of the selectors in recommending the removal of the captains is a bit puzzling to me. I could understand why the people in Trinidad would want to get some answers from the president of the WICB, when they host their town hall meeting last this month.”
Holder, 23, was named as Ramdin’s successor for the two-Test series that gets underway in Galle on October 14 after displaying impressive leadership credentials at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.
The West Indies under Holder battled back from an early defeat against Ireland to reach the quarterfinals, where they eventually lost to the finalists, New Zealand.
However, Wallace thinks it might be too soon to burden Holder with leading the Test side.
“Jason has shown good leadership qualities so far but I think to put him as Test captain at the age of 23 is just not right. He has not led Barbados in the PCL and to give him captaincy in the longer format without the experience is too much at this stage in my opinion.
“Jason has a tremendous amount to offer West Indies cricket but we must be careful that we don’t push him too soon, which I think is what is happening here. When you look at the Barbados set up, Kraigg Brathwaite is the captain of the team in the PCL. Kraigg who was put as understudy to Ramdin remains the vice-captain and this is also puzzling to me. He is the captain of the Barbados team in the longer format, Jason plays under him and now he will play under Jason in the Test team.
“This puts the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) in a very interesting position and they will now have to decide whether they continue with Brathwaite as captain or remove him and put Holder.
“I thought that Ramdin suffered as a result of not being T&T’s captain in the PCL. You see I am always one to believe that even captaincy needs practicing and Ramdin should have been left as captain of the T&T team and this would have sharpened his skills for the bigger matches with the West Indies.”
Wallace also said that the West Indies is not totally out of it in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, as consistent intelligent cricket can take them over the hosts.
“The West Indies is not totally out of the upcoming contest. The key is to keep it simple and the end result would hinge on how well they play left arm spinner (Rangana) Herath. This man bowls out team by himself and we all know that our players have shown great difficulty with good quality slow bowling in the past.”
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Vinode Mamchan
Published:
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Former West Indies opening batsman Philo Wallace is saying that the recent decisions by the West Indies selectors is a bit puzzling. The selectors have removed three captains from T&T on different West Indies teams. The first to feel the hurt was One Day International (ODI) captain Dwayne Bravo, who was removed as captain prior to the World Cup and after the aborted tour of India last October. The WICB said it was not a case of Bravo being victimised after the aborted series that has left them with a bill of US$41.97M.
Next was Denesh Ramdin who was replaced by Barbadian Jason Holder as Test captain. Holder was also chosen to replace Bravo as ODI captain.
Also falling by the wayside was women’s captain Merrisa Aguilleira who was sacked as leader although she led her team to the series win against Sri Lanka not too long ago.
Wallace speaking on the weekly talk show CRICKET360 on WinTv said: “The actions of the selectors in recommending the removal of the captains is a bit puzzling to me. I could understand why the people in Trinidad would want to get some answers from the president of the WICB, when they host their town hall meeting last this month.”
Holder, 23, was named as Ramdin’s successor for the two-Test series that gets underway in Galle on October 14 after displaying impressive leadership credentials at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.
The West Indies under Holder battled back from an early defeat against Ireland to reach the quarterfinals, where they eventually lost to the finalists, New Zealand.
However, Wallace thinks it might be too soon to burden Holder with leading the Test side.
“Jason has shown good leadership qualities so far but I think to put him as Test captain at the age of 23 is just not right. He has not led Barbados in the PCL and to give him captaincy in the longer format without the experience is too much at this stage in my opinion.
“Jason has a tremendous amount to offer West Indies cricket but we must be careful that we don’t push him too soon, which I think is what is happening here. When you look at the Barbados set up, Kraigg Brathwaite is the captain of the team in the PCL. Kraigg who was put as understudy to Ramdin remains the vice-captain and this is also puzzling to me. He is the captain of the Barbados team in the longer format, Jason plays under him and now he will play under Jason in the Test team.
“This puts the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) in a very interesting position and they will now have to decide whether they continue with Brathwaite as captain or remove him and put Holder.
“I thought that Ramdin suffered as a result of not being T&T’s captain in the PCL. You see I am always one to believe that even captaincy needs practicing and Ramdin should have been left as captain of the T&T team and this would have sharpened his skills for the bigger matches with the West Indies.”
Wallace also said that the West Indies is not totally out of it in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, as consistent intelligent cricket can take them over the hosts.
“The West Indies is not totally out of the upcoming contest. The key is to keep it simple and the end result would hinge on how well they play left arm spinner (Rangana) Herath. This man bowls out team by himself and we all know that our players have shown great difficulty with good quality slow bowling in the past.”
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