Wed, Jun 4, '14
Fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo grabbed three wickets each as the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre (HPC) stayed on top against Bangladesh A on the second day of their four-day “Test” at Kensington Oval, Barbados, yesterday.
The visitors were dismissed for 219 with Cottrell sending back both openers Imul Kayes (21) and Samsur Rahman (four) in the first ten overs before trapping Elias Sunny lbw for nine late in the innings to finish with three for 30 off 11 overs.
Wed, Jun 4, '14
The world's No. 1 sport takes centre stage next week in Brazil, but No. 2 only relinquished it last week in Bangalore. The Indian Premier League ended on Sunday, and the maharajah of cricket tournaments again brought the largest stars, crowds, brands and pay cheques in the game. A host of imitators have sprouted across the former British Empire, including our Caribbean Premier League, hoping to capitalise on the novelty appeal of three-hour fixtures. Today’s top talent, like Chris Gayle, criss-cross the globe from one domestic T20 league to the next, racking up salaries inconceivable to the stars of even a decade ago, like Brian Lara. To the casual observer, the game of cricket is doing very, very well, thanks for asking.
Lost somewhere at the back of this noisy, glitzy, profitable parade is the elderly grandfather of the game — Test cricket. The five-day original is hopelessly anachronistic in an age of television, Twitter and twenty-over matches.
Tue, Jun 3, '14
June 2, 2014 -
Kingston, Jamaica:- Cricket fans from 29 countries will be able to watch the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) & the West Indies Player Association (WIPA) honour the top performers in West Indies cricket at the WICB/WIPA Awards. Caribbean sports cable giant, SportsMax & their Diaspora Channel, CEEN will air the awards live throughout 27 Caribbean markets & in the New York Tri-state and In Ontario, Canada on Thursday, June 5 from the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.
The coverage will begin with a live airing of the popular SportsMax Zone with Simon Crosskill & Jeffrey Dujon at 4:30pm-6pm, with live coverage of the awards ceremony starting with the red carpet interviews at 7:30pm followed by the Awards at 8pm.
Tue, Jun 3, '14
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the 13-man squad for the 1st Test Match against New Zealand. The match will be played at Sabina Park, Jamaica from Sunday June 8 to Thursday, June 12.
FULL SQUAD
Denesh Ramdin (Captain)
Sulieman Benn
Kraigg Brathwaite
Darren Bravo
Shiv Chanderpaul
Kirk Edwards
Shannon Gabriel
Chris Gayle
Kieran Powell
Kemar Roach
Marlon Samuels
Shane Shillingford
Jerome Taylor
NOTE: Dwayne Bravo is unavailable for selection due to injury. He returned to Trinidad to continue his rehabilitation.
Tue, Jun 3, '14
Legspinner Damion Jacobs undermined New Zealand's batting, as he claimed four for 69 from 22 overs to help Jamaica reduce the Kiwis to 203 for nine on the opening day of their practice match, at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium yesterday.
Kane Williamson top-scored for the New Zealanders with 47, as most of his teammates failed to come to terms with the Jamaica bowling.
But before Jamaica could start their reply, rain brought play to a halt for the remainder of the day's schedule and is set to resume with the Jamaican openers taking strike today at 9:30 a.m.