Fri, May 31, '02
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flooding, numerous landslides, power blackouts and water outages.
The situation has worsened and is
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Thu, May 30, '02
Controversial cricket commentator Colin Croft has landed a gig
with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to run the operations
the school's sports centre in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Guyana-born Croft, who was recently
accused of domestic violence, will run the operations of UWI's
sports center at the St Augustine campus, which offers academic
degrees in sports management and education administration.
Wed, May 29, '02
Indian Left-hander Dinesh Mongia stroked a quickfire 74 as India
humbled the West Indies by seven wicket in the third ODI match at
Kensington Oval, Barbados on Wednesday. India now leads the series
1-0 after the first two games were washed out in Jamaica.
Mongia led the way as India easily reached the 187-run target with
more than five overs to spare for the loss of three wickets. His
knock included nine fours and spanned 113 balls. He was supported
by Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly (41) and master batsman Sachin
Tendulkar, who was unbeaten on 34.
Tue, May 28, '02
Mali Richards, the heralded son of former West Indies batting
maestro Viv Richards, has been named in University of the West
Indies (UWI) Vice Chancellor's XI to play against the visiting New
Zealand team next month.
The 18-year-old England-born left-hander was named in the team that
also includes hot prospects Devon Smith and Tino Best. The Vice
Chancellor's XI will be captained by world record-holder Courtney
Walsh and also includes former West Indies openers Gordon Greenidge
and Desmond Haynes.
The impressive batting performances of Carl Hooper and
Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the recent series against India have
compelled cricket lovers to revisit the question of the
contribution of Guyanese to West Indian Cricket. This is not
surprising; it was expected. And as we go down memory lane, there
conjured up the wizardy of Robert Christiani, against spin bowling,
the genius of Rohan Kanhai, the dependability of Basil Butcher, the
solidity of Joe Solomon, the courage of Roy Fredericks, the
brilliance of Alvin Kallicharran and the aggression of Clive Lloyd.
All of this reinforces the view that Guyana has produced great
batsmen over the years and they have made a signal contribution to
West Indian Teams and Regional Cricket. There is no doubt about
this.