In an interview before the third ODI, an upbeat Ottis Gibson focuses on the West Indies' win in the first game in the series, following the rained out second match and the team's poor showing in the Test matches. "We had a good win; obviously it was a tense win but the way things were going previous to that, to get over the line was the most important thing," Gibson said.
"Hopefully we can come out and show that we're improving, certainly in this format, " he continued, noting "we have one eye on 2015 with the World Cup over here".
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara Monday donated J$500,000 to the Ministry of Youth and Culture to provide assistance to children in the care of the Child Development Agency (CDA).
A portion of the funds will also be used to assist a 15-year-old girl who is in need of a vital surgery, the Ministry said in release Monday. read more at Jamaica Observer
Former West Indies Under-19 leg-spinner Donovan Nelson was in sterling form yesterday during the second two-day warm-up match to help select Jamaica's team for the upcoming regional Four-day and Super50 tournaments.
The 23-year-old, one of several young spinners who are hoping to get the nod of the selectors, claimed six for 29, the best haul by any bowler in the two matches to date.
His achievement, however, was not enough in the end to prevent his team, Bonner XI, from going down in the first innings to Paul Palmer Jr's XI on the second day.
All-rounder Kevon Cooper slammed four sixes and four fours in a 68-ball 69 before his teammate Imran Khan snatched four wickets for 15 runs with his leg-spin to lead the Trinidad and Tobago A to a 57-run win over T&T B in the final Super50 trial match at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain yesterday.
Khan also contributed with the bat, hitting 43 off 67 balls to help T&T A reach a competitive 187 all out off 44.5 overs.
Leg-spinner Yannic Cariah was the chief wicket-taker for T&T B, grabbing five for 30 from 8.5 overs, including the wickets of Cooper and Khan.
Thirty-three (33) members of the provisional squad of 37 players named by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) underwent their first day of fitness training at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday, as selectors began to explore for players who will comprise the touring squads for next year’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-day and NAGICO Super50 tournaments. The sessions were conducted under the watchful eyes of Head Coach Esaun Crandon, Chairman of the Senior Selection Panel of the GCB, Rayon Griffith, and coach Julian Moore.
