Mon, Nov 4, '02
Jamaica could miss miss out on hosting World Cup matches when
the tournament comes to the Caribbean in 2007 unless it shapes up
its facilities and make a well-considered local bid to host
matches, a senior WICB official has warned.
Managing director and CEO of Windies World Cup 2007 Chris Dehring
issued the warning in a report in Monday's Jamaica Gleaner. "Look
what's happening around the Eastern Caribbean. St. Lucia builds the
most fantastic cricket stadium you could ever imagine in the
Caribbean and they going to start taking cricket away from Jamaica,
who has been hosting Test since 1928."
Mon, Nov 4, '02
Did you know Shiv Chanderpaul's appetite for runs has now put
him in the rare company of Gary Sobers, Viv Richards and Brian
Lara? What does Marlon Samuels have in common with Clifford Roach
and Bernard Julien?
For all his failings, did you know Ridley Jacobs is the most
successful international 'keeper in calendar year 2002? What
happens when the West Indies fail to go into a Test without a
spinner?
These and other questions are answered in the latest installment of
statistical highlights by CaribbeanCricket.com guru Zito...
Sun, Nov 3, '02 by VENKY MALY
The third test at the Eden Gardens did not quite have the finish
that West Indies supporters may have been dreaming about, but the
truth is that there was a fair amount to cheer about in what turned
out to be an enthralling test match for all but the last half day.
The signs of resurgence among the West Indian ranks, and the
masterly batting of one of cricket's great batsmen made the final
day at Calcutta a day to remember.
Sun, Nov 3, '02
Carl Hooper's captaincy tactics was called into question Sunday
after the third Test dragged to a boring draw with former Indian
batting mainstay Sanjay Manjrekar saying Hooper's blunders may have
cost the West Indies a win.
In a column for Wisden Online
(paid subscription required), Manjrekar said there were only three
possible results when India walked out to bat on the final day but
"a few errors of judgement from Carl Hooper" allowed India to save
the match.
Sun, Nov 3, '02
Embattled Barbadian spinner Sulieman Benn can only blame himself
for his predicament.
But the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) will try its utmost to
help him get back on track, president Stephen Alleyne said,
according to a report in the Barbados Nation on Sunday.