Mon, Aug 16, '21
West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan in Kingston.
Seales was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “Using language, actions or gestures which disparage, or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”
In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Seales, for whom it was the first offense in a 24-month period.
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Mon, Aug 16, '21 by KRISSANIA YOUNG
On an easy Sunday afternoon in Kingston—under bright sunshine and encompassed by strong breeze—every push from the region’s team was met by a pull from the visitors. Leaving those of us who pen this great game, scrambling to put into words precisely the events which led to this first Test climaxing in the manner cricket purists desire every Test match to unfold.
The Sabina Park pitch was anything but fast. Yet, from Kemar Roach beating Imran Butt outside the off-stump with the fifth delivery of the very first over of the Test, to Roach himself guiding Hasan Ali through the covers three days later for the winning runs—there was movement on offer throughout.
Movement which swung the West Indies into the ascendancy early on the final day; allowing the Pakistanis—who started the day on 160/5, 124 runs ahead, and with a set Babar Azam at the crease—just 43 additional runs. The hosts now needing 168 runs for victory. However… there was movement on offer. And for Pakistan, there were Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi available. The latter did indeed make his presence felt—removing the WINDIES top-three with a measly 16 runs on the board.
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Sun, Aug 15, '21
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced that the Barbados Women’s team will participate in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, England. The event will be held from July 28 to August 8 and women’s cricket tournament will be staged for the first time at Edgbaston.
This follows the CWI Board of Directors decision, taken on Friday, July 30 to postpone the 2021 T20 Blaze tournament and the 2021 Women’s CG Insurance Super50 Cup until 2022. The 2021 CWI T20 Blaze competition was to be the West Indies qualifying tournament for the Commonwealth Games. Following the postponement, the Barbados Women’s team will be the representative team from the West Indies as a result of their victory in the 2020 CWI T20 Blaze tournament and in line with Commonwealth Games Association Tournament rules agreed by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The decision to postpone regional Women’s cricket tournaments was taken with the news of the recently announced Women’s international CG Insurance ODI and T20 fixtures between West Indies and South Africa – August 31 to September 19 – and the ongoing logistical challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic requiring multiple teams to be hosted in one country. This has made it very challenging to find a suitable scheduling window.
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