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CPL official explains absence of Hawksbills

Seven teams are just too much for the Caribbean Premier League at this time. According to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the CPL, that is the reason the Antigua Hawksbills will not be a part of the third edition of the Digicel-run Twenty20 tournament this year.

Yesterday, COO Pete Russell told the Express that with St Kitts and Nevis acquiring a new franchise, the League could not still accommodate the Hawksbills.

“We haven’t terminated the (Antigua) franchise,” he said. “The rationale behind it is we have a window which the WICB gave us within which we have to play all the games. It’s impossible with the window for us to play more than six teams.”

Keith Holder– WI must improve

Just a couple weeks before the start of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, West Indies must be concerned about certain aspects of their batting and bowling which were exposed in the 4-1 loss to South Africa in the just concluded One-Day International series.

The consolation win by one wicket with nine balls to spare in the penultimate match at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth was a big relief for Jason Holder, the 23-year-old fast bowling all-rounder in his first series as captain. One only had to look at the expressions of the players after Andre Russell smashed the winning shot with his fifth six, along with five fours in a fine, unbeaten 64, to realise how much the victory meant to the team.

But let us be honest. The West Indies bowling got a battering for the most part and Scores of 439 for two off 50 overs in the second match at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg and 361 for five off 42 overs in the final match at SuperSport Park in Centurion are perfect examples of the ball-beating they suffered.

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Emphasis must be placed on developing Guyana’s cricket first – Kallicharran

FORMER Guyana and West Indies captain Alvin Kallicharran said that the time has come for him to play an active role in helping to develop the game of cricket in his homeland.

The now 65 year-old Kallicharran scored 12 centuries in his 66 Tests played for the West Indies, with 187 his highest score.. He also played 31 ODIs during his 1972-1981 stretch of his playing career, after making his debut against New Zealand at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground Bourda in 1972..
While the focus is on developing West Indies Cricket, Kallicharran said that emphasis should be placed on developing Guyana’s cricket first.
Speaking at a Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) press conference on Friday at the Grand Coastal Inn, Kallicharran said his aim is to work with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) from the grassroots level of the game; something he had even written to the Government of Guyana about approximately three years ago.

Guyana Chronicle has the full article