Kingston, Jamaica - Two uncapped players have been named in Jamaica Franchise 13-man squad for their opening West Indies four-day tournament match against Windward Island Volcanoes at Sabina Park, beginning next Friday.
The players are fast bowlers, Marquino Mindley, a former West Indies Under-19 representative, and Keno Wallace, who represents St Thomas CA in national club competitions.
The duo are among four pacers who are in the squad. The others are experienced all-rounder David Bernard Jr, and Jason Dawes
Bridgetown, Barbados, November 7 - (www.bcacricket.org) - Title holders Barbados have named a 13-man squad of experience and youth for their opening WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL) first-class match against Trinidad & Tobago at Queen's Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, November 14-17.
The team will again be captained by opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite, who is one of six players with Test experience.
The others who have played at the highest level are opener Omar Phillips, all-rounders Ryan Hinds and Dwayne Smith and fast bowlers Kemar Roach and Jason Holder.
East London - Chris Gayle put on a fireworks display with the bat to power the Lions to a comprehensive 10 wicket victory over the Warriors in their Ram Slam T20 Challenge clash at Buffalo Park, East London on Friday night.
Gayle smashed an unbeaten 108 off 55 balls - with partner Alviro Petersen scoring 29 off 35 balls. The pair made easy work of the opposition as they chased down the 145 target set by the Warriors with aplomb.
Russell sees Knights past Titans
Pretoria - A solid all-round bowling performance helped the Knights beat the Titans by 35 runs in their Ram Slam T20 Challenge match in Centurion on Friday.
Despite having wickets in hand at the back end of their innings, the Titans were unable to keep up with the rate required chasing 180 to win.
In the end, all the Titans could manage was 144/5 in their innings. Despite Dean Elgar making the highest score of the match with 65, it came from 64 balls as he struggled to find the boundaries his side needed.
West Indies players who took strike action and abandoned the recent India tour, have come in for scathing criticism from former Australian international cricketer and commentator, Dean Jones.
In an interview with PakPassion.net today, Jones described the Dwayne Bravo-led squad as “dummies”. Jones said he fully understood that the players needed to be paid but suggested they just hadn’t thought their actions through or worked out the implications. He noted tours had been abandoned before for reasons ranging from riots to assassinations, but the West Indies were the only ones to abandon a tour over money. read more at Barbados Today
Melbourne, Australia - Stafanie Taylor hammered a half-century for the West Indies Women against Australia's Southern Stars in the 3rd Twenty20 International at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but it wasn't enough.
The Windies Women fell to a 4-wicket defeat against the Aussies, in the process conceding the series 3-0 with one match to play. Taylor helped the Windies get to 149/6 from their 20 overs but the Australians got home with one ball to spare.
Captain Meg Lanning was the highlight of the Southern Stars' innings, hitting 51 runs from just 35 balls, in a knock that included eight boundaries. Elyse Villani was also good at the top, hitting 28 while wicket-keeper, Alyssa Healy was unbeaten on 25. The Aussies got to 150/6 in 19.5 overs.
