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He now sits on 7102 runs. The other West Indians to reach 7000 runs are legendary left-hander Brian Lara with 10405 in 289 innings and opening batting great Desmond Haynes with 8648 in 237 innings.
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Jamaican opener Brenton Parchment has won a call-up to the West Indies team for the upcoming five-match ODI tour of Zimbabwe. Parchment joins Devon Smith and captain Chris Gayle as the three openers chosen for the tour.
The team, picked only for the Zimbabwe one-dayers, also sees the return of middle-order batsman Marlon Samuels. Leg-spinner Rawl Lewis also finds a place but, surprisingly, there is no place for pacer Pedro Collins.
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Mike Findlay has lost his job as manager of the West Indies team.
At a meeting of its board of directors, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today chose Clive Lloyd to replace Findlay for the upcoming tours to Zimbabwe and South Africa. The board also named opener Chris Gayle as the captain in place of the injured Ramnaresh Sarwan.
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by IAN McDONALD
(Republished from the Jamaica Gleaner)
It has been a lifetime highlight to serve, along with Sir Alister McIntyre, on the governance committee on West Indies cricket chaired by former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. It was a privilege, a revelation, a shock and a challenge.
I have loved West Indies cricket since I was a small boy and now to be near the centre of things for a while was an unforgettable experience. Very memorable was the eager and overwhelming desire expressed throughout the region to restore West Indian pride, superior performance and international impact in this greatest game of them all.
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