Thu, Sep 25, '14
Lancashire, England, September 25 - (www.bcacricket.org) - The Lancashire Cricket Board (LCB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA).
2015 will see the sixth year of partnership working between the BCA and the LCB when two Under-20 players from Barbados will come to England via the Lord Gavron Scholarship Programme to play and experience club cricket and cricket development in the UK.
They will be placed in Liverpool under the supervision of David Goodall, the LCB’s Community Cricket Development Co-ordinator in the city and play their club cricket at Sefton Park and Wavertree CC.
Thu, Sep 25, '14
HYDERABAD, India (CMC) — Sunil Narine once again proved his weight in gold, conjuring up a four-wicket haul to help fire Kolkata Knight Riders to a three-wicket win over Perth Scorchers and into the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 here yesterday.
The West Indies off-spinner took four for 31 from his four overs as the Scorchers, choosing to bat first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, were limited to 151 for seven off their 20 overs.
Thu, Sep 25, '14
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels is expressing pleasure at being recalled to the regional outfit.
The 33-year-old, who was dropped from the team in June, was on Tuesday recalled by the new Clive Lloyd-led West Indies selection panel for the team's upcoming tour of India.
"It's always a wonderful feeling to wear the maroon and gold (colours) of the West Indies," said Samuels.
"The journey continues and my story continues and, going forward, the intention is to go out there and put in the work."
Thu, Sep 25, '14
Manager of the West Indies Cricket Team, Sir Richie Richardson, has called on the region to support wicket-keeper batsman Denesh Ramdin as captain of the regional squad.
Sir Richie’s call follows the team’s successful showing against Bangladesh in a recent home series in which they won all two Test matches and all three ODIs while the lone T20 match was cancelled due to rain.
Thu, Sep 25, '14
THANKS to some penetrative medium-pace bowling from Christopher Barnwell, backed by spinners Raj Nannan and Amir Khan, Demerara placed themselves in a comfortable position at the end of the first day of their second-round fixture against the GCB Developmental XI yesterday, in this year’s Guyana Cricket Board senior Inter-county four-day tournament.