Sun, Oct 13, '02
A week after being named in a 37-man squad to train for the 2003
regional season, former Trinidad and Tobago captain Richard Smith
has retired from first class cricket.
The 30-year-old Smith, who appeared in 70 matches for Trinidad and
Tobago between 1990 and 2002, retired in a letter to TTCBC
president Alloy Lequay and chief selector Ian Bishop. "My decision
has been brought about by the need to focus on my business and to
make way for the young talent that we have available," Smith said.
(Click
to read the retirement letter, courtesy Andre Baptiste).
Sun, Oct 13, '02
Did you know Merv Dillon and Pedro Collins share a unique (but
dubious) batting record? Do you know who is now the master of all
"caught & bowled" dismissals? Why was the record partnership
between Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Sanjay Bangar so
special? Who are the only three players to debut and appear in
their 100th Tests on the same cricket ground?
All these questions were answered in the first Test between the
West Indies and India at Mumbai, where the visitors faced a
crushing and humbling defeat. CaribbeanCricket.com statistician Zito sifts through the
numbers and finds some nuggets from the Mumbai Test:
Sun, Oct 13, '02
Former Test pacer Ian Bishop believes the "psychological" aspect
of touring assignments are responsible for the poor West Indies
record when they travel.
As India crushed the West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium by an
innings and 112 runs on Saturday to snatch a 1-0 lead in the three-
match series, Bishop said there is a vast difference between the
team's performances in the Caribbean against overseas.
"Psychologically, I don't think they were up to it...they don't
have those familiar pillars of strength to fall back on while they
are at home," Bishop said.
The first Test match ended Friday with the West Indies yet again
coming out on the short end of an overseas encounter. While this
loss was as troubling as the others that preceded it, in that the
West Indies did not show any fight, or any willingness to do so
after the second day, the pitch while not a minefield, was
tailor-made for the Indian Spinners, with the Indian wicket-keeper
Patel, having to continuously take deliveries from the spinners
above his head.
In such an environment, the West Indian bats were clearly
overmatched, and it would have taken Kanhai, Sobers, Kallicharran,
Lloyd and Richards to fight their way back into this match. So
without further ado, here are the performance grades of the West
Indies players.
Sat, Oct 12, '02
This week's talkback column includes a response from Dr Mike
McLean that continues the discussion about the state of cricket
administration and fund raising in Canada.
We also received a letter from a cricket fan concerned about the
"Bajanisation" of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and a plea
from an overseas-based fan for local cricket information from
Antigua. Have a read ...
