Wed, Dec 31, '14 by ANDRE BAPTISE
A place in history can either be good or bad. There is simply no room for middle ground. So when the history of West Indies cricket is finally written, the name Wycliffe Dave Cameron may become synonymous, with disaster, destruction and depravity of West Indies Cricket.
While not for the first time, a sitting West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president finds himself in the firing line, Cameron seems heading to be top of the list as the “Worst WICB president in history”. Not that this seems to matter much to Cameron, a man who appears consumed by power and prestige of a job, rather than the unification of the islands. In the most recent scenario where Dwayne Bravo was sacked as West Indies captain and several other players thrown to the side, Cameron has shown no remorse for angering not only the people of the region but also appearing to break a gentleman’s agreement with two Caribbean Prime Ministers, Dr Ralph Gonsalves (St Vincent) and Dr Keith Mitchell (Grenada).
The Trinidad Guardian has the full article
Tue, Dec 30, '14
A waterlogged outfield and persistent rain ruled out any chance of play on the fifth day of the Port Elizabeth Test, which ended in a draw with only 201 overs having been possible over five days. Whenever play had been possible, the pitch threw up an excellent contest between bat and ball, with four batsmen scoring centuries, one tonking a 26-ball half-century, and the bowlers responding with 17 wickets, but the weather ruined any chance of a result. Replying to South Africa's 417 for 8 declared, West Indies had ended day four on 275 for 9.
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Mon, Dec 29, '14
Centuries from Kraigg Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels steered West Indies past the follow-on mark before a familiar collapse revived the possibility, albeit slight, of a South Africa win. Brathwaite and Samuels added 176 for the third wicket before West Indies let slip a position of apparent safety by losing seven wickets for 44 runs. They trailed by 142 with one wicket in hand when rain intervened for the umpteenth time to end play with an hour still left.
After some predominantly short bowling from South Africa's quicks that discomfited Brathwaite and Samuels without quite threatening to dismiss them, Vernon Philander broke the partnership with a full ball that moved in sharply and rapped Samuels' front pad, punishing his non-exitent front-foot stride.
Sun, Dec 28, '14
Spinner Nikita Miller has described his appointment as captain of Jamaica Franchise's one-day team as an honour and a privilege.
The 32-year-old, who has been representing Jamaica in the format since 2004, was, last week, handed the post ahead of next month's staging of the WICB Super50 Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.
"I feel honoured to be named captain," said Miller. "It is a job that not many have the privilege of doing, so for me, personally, it is an achievement.
"I just hope that I will be able to go out there and make an impression by leading the team to victory," he pointed out.
A former vice-captain of Jamaica's four-day and limited-overs teams, Miller was appointed to the post by the Wavell Hinds-chaired national selection panel last week
Sun, Dec 28, '14
West Indies had the better of large swathes of day three, but Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, with bat and ball respectively, made the high-impact contributions that ensured South Africa were still in control of the game at stumps. Kraigg Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels put on an unbroken 92-run stand after Morkel had rocked West Indies with twin strikes just before tea, and West Indies were 71 short of the follow-on mark when rain and bad light brought play to a close.
After a wet outfield delayed the start of play, West Indies' seamers scythed through South Africa's middle order in rain-freshened conditions. It meant South Africa had lost five wickets for 74 runs starting with Faf du Plessis' dismissal on the rain-soaked second day. Steyn counterattacked thereafter, and hastened South Africa's declaration with a 28-ball 58 that lifted South Africa's score from 369 to 417 in five manic overs after lunch.