The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Bottom-of-the table Guyana stumbled out of the gate but hung on
for an outright win against frontrunners Windward Islands at Arnos
Vale at the end of second round Busta Cup action. Set a target of
51, Guyana lost five wickets in the victory chase.
In the other unfinished match, the Leewards polished off the
Windies 'B' side by eight wickets. Click on read more below
for summarised scores of both matches.
Just who is responsible for the financial fiasco that has caused
one of our few heroes, Courtney Walsh, to lose US$85,000 and the
WICB to lose much needed funds. Many others have suffered and it
will be interesting to know who they'll blame.
Guaranteed flak will fall with the past administration, but just
check out who's the brother-in-law of which West Indies cricket
financial bigwig and who actually released the funds without board
approval.
Beleaguered and humiliated, West Indies captain Carl Hooper
summed up his team perfectly: "We batted poorly, the bowling was
average and we fielded terribly."
His brutally honest summation came on the heels of a 2-0
humiliation at the hands of Pakistan. This BBC Sports
report checks the pulse of administrators in the Caribbean
while Craig Cozier's coverage
on Hooper's post-licking press conference offers the captain's
thoughts.
A top-notch all-round display by Gareth Breese helped Jamaica
inflict a thrashing on Barbados at the end of day three in their
Busta Cup match at Sabina Park. Breese, who took 5/47 in the match
to go along with a knock of 57, teamed up with Laurie Williams
(2/25) to skittle out the Barbadians.
Final scores: Barbados 179 and 133. Jamaica 351. (Jamaica won by an
innings and 39 runs). Click on read more below for
summarised scores of all matches.
West Indies batting maestro Brian Lara has hinted he would
continue playing for the regional team through the 2007 World Cup
once he can command a place in the team.
Lara, recovering from a shoulder injury in his native Trinidad and
Tobago, said he is motivated to continue playing international
cricket "until at least the 2007 Cricket World Cup, which will be
played in the Caribbean," according to a report by BBC Sports.