Sun, Feb 15, '15
Windwards in control at Arnos Vale Stadium
Windward Islands Volcanoes took control of their WICB Professional Cricket League match against Jamaica Franchise at the Arnos Vale Stadium here yesterday.
Replying to Jamaica Franchise's 204 all out, the Windwards were 289 for seven at the close on the second day of their sixth-round match.
Leading the way for the Windwards was André Fletcher, who will enter today's third day unbeaten on a solid 102. Tyrone Theophile made 55. Jamaica's best bowler yesterday was David Bernard Jr, who has so far taken four for 41.
Barbados Pride vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force
Bridgetown, Barbados, February 14 - (www.bcacricket.org) - Barbados Pride, with a first innings lead of 57, were 15 without loss off three overs in their second innings - an overall lead of 72 - at the close of play on the second day of their sixth round WICB PCL first-class match against Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at Kensington Oval today.
The not out batsmen were captain Kraigg Brathwaite on five and Kyle Corbin, four.
Guyana tighten the noose around the Hurricanes
EVEN though the Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall took seven wickets, the Guyana Jaguars will be pushing for victory inside three days against his team in their sixth-round WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day match.The Hurricanes, batting a second time, closed day two on 36 for 1, still 92 runs away from making the Jaguars bat again.
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Fri, Feb 13, '15
HUNGRY JAGUARS CHARGE ATTACK HURRICANES
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Guyana Jaguars put themselves in position to continue their winning run in the WICB Professional Cricket League when they manhandled Leeward Islands Hurricanes on the first day of their sixth round contest here Friday.
Opting to bowl first, Jaguars bundled out the hosts for 139 and had reached 14 without loss in reply, at the close at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.
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BOBB SPINS VOLCANOES TO EARLY ADVANTAGE
ARNOS VALE, St Vincent, CMC – Test batsman Jermaine Blackwood narrowly missed out on his fourth first class hundred and Jamaica Franchise made little use of his effort, as they collapsed to hand the advantage to Windward Islands Volcanoes on the opening day of their sixth round clash here Friday.
Opting to bat first at Arnos Vale Stadium, Jamaica were dismissed for 204, with the right-handed Blackwood striking 96.
DOWRICH, CHASE DOMINATE T&T RED FORCE
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich extended his rich vein of form with another half-century as Barbados Pride emerged with the better of exchanges on the opening day of their clash with arch-rivals Trinidad and Tobago Red Force here Friday.
The right-hander finished the day unbeaten on 83 as Pride closed on 246 for four after they were sent in at Kensington Oval in good batting conditions, in their sixth round contest of the WICB Professional Cricket League.
Fri, Feb 13, '15
THE 2015 Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 tournament is expected to be the most entertaining yet, according to CPL cricket operations director Michael Hall.
Hall, who spoke to the Jamaica Observer at the close of the player draft last week, said general improvement of the batting surfaces remains a key objective for this year's tournament, set to run from June 21 to July 26.
"We are going to be working very closely again with [curator] Ken Crafton, who was our pitch consultant last year. His job is to go around to all the islands, do an assessment and leave a programme of rehabilitation or a programme of maintenance, depending on what is required," Hall said.
Thu, Feb 12, '15
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – West Indies opening batsman, Lendl Simmons, who argued that he had a one-time affair with an account executive, is scheduled to appear in court on March 23, for the start of a lawsuit relating to the dissemination of intimate photographs of the woman.The woman, Therese Ho, has filed a breach of confidence lawsuit against Simmons alleging that he had disseminated the photos electronically to several of his colleagues.