Mon, Mar 31, '03 by RYAN NARAINE
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has decided to clean house.
Roger Harper is gone and now captain Carl Hooper has been sacked,
leaving manager Ricky Skerritt as the sole survivor of the
leadership triumvirate that presided over some of the darkest days
in West Indies cricket.
By going back to Brian Lara and opting to give the head coach
job to Australia's Bennett King -- the first time a foreigner will
coach the Caribbean side -- the board has made it clear it's time
to think outside the box and plan definitely for the future. These
are decisions that should be applauded throughout the
Caribbean.
Mon, Mar 31, '03
BREAKING NEWS:
The West Indies Cricbet Board (WICB) has sacked Carl Hooper as
captain for the upcoming Australia and New Zealand home tours and
given the captaincy to champion batsman Brian Lara.
The board's bombshell announcement also included news that
Australian academy coach Bennett King had been chosen to replace
Roger Harper as team coach. Incumbent manager Ricky Skerritt has
been retained while the WICB promoted Ramnaresh Sarwan to serve as
Lara's deputy. The board also announced Gus Logie would serve as
assistant coach.
Sun, Mar 30, '03
All-rounder David Bernard (jnr) became the first Jamaican to
register a century in this year?s Carib Beer International
Shield/Cup tournament as Jamaica held a firm grip against defending
International Shield champions Guyana at the end of the second day
of their semifinal clash at the Albion Community Development Centre
ground.
Sun, Mar 30, '03
Veteran opening batsman Philo Wallace smashed his 12th
first-class hundred and shared in a crucial fifth-wicket century
partnership with captain Courtney Browne, as Barbados gained first
innings lead over Trinidad & Tobago on the second day of the
Carib Beer International Shield semifinal at Kensington Oval.
By the close, Barbados who are seeking a double title after
winning the Carib Beer Cup with a match to spare, were 288 for
seven, in reply to Trinidad & Tobago's 258 all out, after they
had resumed on 250 for nine. At the crease are Vasbert Drakes on 11
and Pedro Collins, one.
Sun, Mar 30, '03
Dominican multimedia company Freestyle Inc. has inked a
deal with the Dominica Cricket Association (DCA) to sponsor the
local intermediate one day league as well as to serve as the
marketing agency for the Association.