Edwards, Samuels prop up WI batting

Thu, Dec 12, '13

 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Kirk Edwards scored his second straight half-century of the series and Marlon Samuels his first in six innings, but another top-order batting slump left West Indies under a cloud in the rain-marred second Test against New Zealand on Thursday here.

Edwards, once more opening the batting, hit 55 and Samuels was unbeaten on an even 50, as West Indies, replying to the New Zealanders’ first innings total of 441, reached 158 for four at the close on the second day at the Basin Reserve, where 28 overs were lost due to the weather.

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West Indies announce squad for ODIs in New Zealand

Thu, Dec 12, '13

 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The West Indies Cricket Board advised that its selection panel has chosen a 15-member squad for a series of five One-day Internationals against New Zealand, starting later this month.

 

Squad

Dwayne Bravo (Captain)

Tino Best

Darren Bravo

Johnson Charles

Narsingh Deonarine

Kirk Edwards

Jason Holder

Nikita Miller

Sunil Narine

Kieron Powell

Denesh Ramdin

Ravi Rampaul

Darren Sammy

Marlon Samuels

Lendl Simmons

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West Indies' woeful quicks waste a green top

Wed, Dec 11, '13

 

You'd have got long odds on Shane Shillingford and Narsingh Deonarine bowling unchanged for the best part of a session.

But such was the collective ineptitude of the West Indies fast bowlers on day one of their second test against New Zealand that the visiting spinners wheeled down 39 uninspired overs between them.

Wasn't the Basin Reserve pitch meant to be a green seamer? Hadn't Windies captain scored a decisive blow by winning the toss and asking New Zealand to bat? Apparently not.

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Windies punished by Taylor

Wed, Dec 11, '13

 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – West Indies paid a heavy price for sloppy fielding, missing a chance to remove Ross Taylor early, and he gathered his second hundred in as many matches to prop up New Zealand’s batting in the second Test on Wednesday here.

Greeted by a green-top pitch and chilly, overcast weather, the Windies had the New Zealanders on the ropes early, when they removed openers Peter Fulton and Hamish Rutherford cheaply in the first hour, but they gave Taylor a reprieve before he had scored and were punished with a typically purposeful 129, as the home team reached 307 for six at the close on the opening day at the Basin Reserve, after they were sent in to bat.

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Decisions from WICB Board of Directors meeting

Tue, Dec 10, '13

 

Basseterre, St Kitts – Under the chairmanship of President Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron, the Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board convened its final meeting for 2013 at the Marriott Hotel in St Kitts on Saturday December 7th. Following are the major decisions taken and issues addressed at the meeting:

1.    The Board appointed two new directors – Mr. Billy Heaven and Dr. Donovan Bennett. Mr. Heaven and Dr. Bennett were recently elected President and Vice President respectively of the Jamaica Cricket Association.

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