Kingston, JAMAICA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), through the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communications (CARIMAC), today (April 18), signed a Memorandum of Understanding for five bursaries to begin September 2017.
The five bursaries are being named in honour of five Caribbean media stalwarts. The honourees are the late Roy Lawrence and Tony Cozier; Tony Becca, Headley Samuels and Joseph Perreira.
Head of CARIMAC, Professor Hopeton Dunn says “the programme is geared towards affording students with a specific interest in cricket as they pursue further education in Media/ Communications programmes to include undergraduate studies in Integrated Marketing Communication, Journalism (Radio, Television, Print and Online) and Digital Media Production. This relationship is for three years. Professor Dunn also noted that the MOU has prompted CARIMAC to add two new courses in the short term – Cricket Commentary and Analytics and Sport Culture and Caribbean Media. This the Professor says will begin for the new academic year. WICB President, Dave Cameron says “the investment is for US$150,000 over the period and the students who get selected for the bursaries will have access to work experience in WICB’s international and regional series and with other partners where applicable.”
Cameron noted that “it was important that two of the oldest Caribbean institutions partnering for such an important programme, is a signal of the commitment of the WICB to continue on to facilitate the growth of cricket across the region. Education forms part of that role.”
The selection criteria for the programme has been prepared and the five students will be selected shortly.
THE Guyana Jaguars crushed the Windward Islands Volcanoes by an innings and 122 runs in the ninth round West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League (PCL) Four-day game inside three days to be crowned Regional four-day champions for a third straight year.
The Volcanoes were bowled out for 163 in 46.1 overs in their second innings, after 45 minutes of play yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.With the win, Jaguars moved to to an unassailable 131.4 p0ints, with their rescheduled ninth round game against Leeward Islands Hurricanes still to be played this coming weekend.
The Jaguars are well clear of their closest challengers Barbados Pride who were locked in a keen tussle with Jamica Scorpions at Kensington oval in Barbados.
Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie garabbed four for 45.Medium pacer Keemo Paul (3-36) and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie (4-45), ensured it was another tough session for the Volcanoes remaining batsmen, as the duo shared the remaining five wickets.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Jamaica Scorpions, chasing 341 to win against Barbados Pride, were 114 for one at the close on the penultimate day of their final-round clash in the Regional four-day championship here at Kensington Oval. Chadwick Walton guided the Scorpions’ charge yesterday with an unbeaten 70, while Trevon Griffith is on 25. Earlier, Captain Nikita Miller and his left-arm spin bowling partner Fabian Allen took four wickets each to help skittle out the Pride for 187 in their second innings. The Pride had dominated the opening two days of the match, compiling 377 on the back of Justin Greaves’ century and then dismissing the Scorpions for 224 in their first innings.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Another devastating spell of leg-spin bowling from Imran Khan in between showers topped half-centuries from Chesney Hughes, Montcin Hodge and Kacey Carty to give Trinidad & Tobago Red Force the edge against Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the Regional 4-Day Tournament on Monday. The lanky Khan snared 5-66 from 28 overs to undermine the work of Hughes, Hodge and Carty, as the Hurricanes reached 273 for six, replying to Red Force’s first innings total of 533, at the close on the rain-affected third day of the 10th round match at Warner Park. Hughes, the big left-handed Anguillan, led the way with 71, but Khan removed Hodge for 64 and Carty for 53, as he made some telling strikes in between several stoppages for rain to put the visitors’ noses in front. Bryan Charles however, made the breakthrough for the Red Force, after the Hurricanes starting the day on 120 without loss, and Hughes and Hodge in full command.
Kieran Powell celebrated his recall to the West Indies Test squad with his second half-century of this match, as the WICB President's XI and Pakistan drew their tour game yesterday.
Powell followed up his first innings score of 58 with an unbeaten on 84, as the President's XI reached 152 for two in their second innings when stumps were drawn about half-hour after tea on the final day of the three-day contest at the Trelawny Multiplex. His batting followed purposeful bowling from the home team's attack, led by leg-spinner Damion Jacobs with four for 45 from 16 overs, to dismiss the Pakistanis for 192, replying to their opponents' first innings total of 419.
Left-arm fast-medium bowler Raymon Reifer ended with two for 21 from 13 overs and Kemar Roach grabbed two for 71 from 18, as the Pakistanis, batting one short due to a groin injury to Hassan Ali, were dismissed about 40 minutes before the scheduled lunch interval with opener Ahmed Shehzad leading the way with 55 and Sarfraz Ahmed hitting a rapid-fire 50.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board announced today a 13-member squad for the historic first Test of the Brighto Paints presents the Q Mobile Cup Series against Pakistan, starting on Friday at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, which will be hosting its 50th Test.
SQUAD Jason Holder (Captain) Devendra Bishoo Jermaine Blackwood Kraigg Brathwaite Roston Chase Miguel Cummins Shane Dowrich Shannon Gabriel Shimron Hetmyer Shai Hope Alzarri Joseph Kieran Powell Vishal Singh
