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On Monday, September 26, I watched Trinidad and Tobago play their hearts out in a losing cause to the Mumbai Indians in the T20 Champions League. After being bowled out for 98 runs in their turn at bat, the Trinidadians fought so bravely Mumbai must have felt like they were chasing 980 runs.
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The International Cricket Council today confirmed that following significant remedial work, an independent test has found the bowling action of the West Indies’ off-spinner Marlon Samuels to be legal and, as such, the player can resume bowling in international cricket.
A comprehensive analysis revealed that his mean elbow extension was now comfortably within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the relevant regulations. During the original test on 11 February 2008, his mean elbow extension had been calculated to be in excess of 15 degrees.
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FORMER West Indies vice-captain Brendan Nash will play for Doutta Stars in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association this year.
Doutta announced the star signing to Leader today, president Paul Gleeson declaring he was “beside himself’’ with the news.
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West Indies vice-captain Brendan Nash has withdrawn from Jamaica's squad for next month's West Indies Cricket Board Super50 Tournament, which will be held in Guyana.
The 33-year-old, who was expected to play a lead role in Jamaica's bid to claim their first regional 50-over title in four years, pulled out due to personal reasons.
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Before the Second World War, West Indies were a decidedly lightweight Test side. They began their Test journey in 1928, and over the next 11 years played 22 times, but with limited success - four wins were offset by 12 defeats, eight of them by an innings, and another by 10 wickets. They notched up their first innings win in 1935, against England in Kingston, but played only three more times before the war intervened and ensured there was no further cricket for them for the next eight years.
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