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Regional 4-Day Tournament | Pending milestones Floyd Reifer (CCC) has scored 6,667 runs and requires 333 to become the first player to score 7,000 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament
Devon Smith has scored 5,951 runs and requires 49 to become the third player overall and the first from Windward Islands to score 6,000 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has scored 4,618 runs and requires 382 to become first player from Guyana to score 5,000 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament
Narsingh Deonarine has scored 4,437 runs and requires 563 to become first player from Guyana to score 5,000 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament
Dave Bernard Jr has scored 3,869 runs and requires 131 to become the fourth player from Jamaica to score 4,000 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament
Lendl Simmons has scored 3,510 runs and requires 490 to become the third player from Trinidad & Tobago to score 4,000 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament
Shane Shillingford has 289 wickets and requires 11 to become the second player to capture 300 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament
Ryan Austin has taken 278 wickets and requires 22 to capture 300 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament
Nikita Miller has taken 266 wickets and requires 34 to capture 300 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament
Dave Bernard Jr has taken 190 wickets and requires 10 to capture 200 in the Regional 4-Day Tournament, becoming the third player to complete the double of 2,000 runs and 200 wickets
Results of matches
ROUND 1
Friday, February 28 to Monday, March 3
Windward Islands beat Barbados by 9 wickets – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. LuciaJamaica beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Sabina Park, JamaicaSaturday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 4
Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 72 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts Schedule of matches
(All scheduled start times are local times; NOTE–Jamaica is 1 hour behind the Eastern Caribbean)
ROUND 2Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10
Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad (10 am daily)Guyana vs Barbados – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana (3 pm daily)
Leeward Islands vs Jamaica – Warner Park, St. Kitts (3 pm daily)
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Patience key as T&T battles WindwardsPublished: Guardian
Friday, March 7, 2014
T&T manager Manohar Ramsaran says that patience has to play a key role if this country is to come away triumphant in their opening match of the Regional Four-Day tournament against the Windwards Islands, starting this morning at 10am at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain.
The local players will open their account in the tournament today after being on a bye for the first round. While T&T was inactive, the Windwards were busy dishing out licks to Barbados in their opening game in St. Kitts. The Islanders come into this game with their tails up, as they totally dominated the Barbadians who were recently crowned Nagico Super50 champions.
Yesterday, the T&T had a good work out at the Oval, while the Windwards took in a session at the National Cricket Centre (NCC) in Couva. Speaking to the media, Ramsaran said his players were fit and ready to go. “They have been playing a lot of cricket but now with this tournament about to get off, they are very excited and keen to do well. First Class cricket still remains a big deal for the players and they are keen to impress.
“We will be coming up against a Windwards team that has done well against us in the past and I can tell you that over the next four days, the cricket will be tough. We have a young team because most of our senior players are missing due to West Indies commitments or injury, and I am sure they will all contribute to fill the breach and come out with a good result.”
Ramsaran said the key to success will be patience. “Our players have been coming out of a diet of limited overs cricket both regionally and on the domestic scene and now they have to transform into four-day cricket. Patience is the key here, the batsmen have to occupy the crease for long periods and the bowlers have to be disciplined and continue to bowl and consistent line and length and wait for their results. I see patience as a key to us winning this game.”
The former Minister of Sports added that batsmen Darren Bravo, Adrian Barath and Evin Lewis have to come good and lead the others. “We have about three or four senior batsmen up front and they need to lead the others. They have to take charge, so that the others can come in, feel comfortable and continue the good work.”
He also had a lot of faith in stand in captain Rayad Emrit. “Emrit has been around for quite a while and although he is a substitute captain, as Denesh Ramdin is not available, he commands control of the players and this is important. He has a sound knowledge of the game and has been in good form with bat and ball, so he can lead from the front.”
In the other matches, Jamaica, with whom the Windwards share the lead on the points table, will be looking to continue their dominance over Leeward Islands, the other first round winning side – and mark the occasion of the first ever floodlit, first-class match at Warner Park in St. Kitts with their fourth straight victory there.
Guyana and Barbados, two of the beaten sides from the first round, will renew their long-standing rivalry in the other match of the round at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana.
A victory for the Guyanese would be a piece of history. They have not beaten the Barbadians on home soil for three decades – during which period they have collected three wins in their opponents’ backyard.
Teams: T&T: Rayad Emrit (captain), Evin Lewis, Adrian Barath, Daren Bravo, Jason Mohammed, Jonathan Augustus, Steven Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Marlon Richards, Akeil Hosein, Shannon Gabriel, Kavesh Kantasingh, Yannic Cariah, Manager: Manohar Ramsaran Coach: Kelvin Williams. Windwards: Liam Sebastien (captain), Andre Fletcher (vice captain), Alston Bobb, Johnson Charles, Lindon James, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Nelon Pascal, Kenroy Peters, Dalton Polius, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile.