Mon, Jan 14, '08
West Indies head coach John Dyson has indicated there were "a number of positives" the team could take away from the three-match Test series, which finished on Saturday."I can say we played some very good cricket and we can take a number of positives from this series. Throughout the series we have shown that we can be competitive. I was pleased with the way the boys fought," Dyson said.
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Mon, Jan 14, '08
The Stanford 20/20 Antigua and Barbuda Pro Team took top honours as they secured a stunning victory over host St Lucia to end the four way Stanford Pro Team tournament at the Beausejour Cricket Ground on Sunday evening. In the main event of the three day, six match tournament, Antigua batted first and found themselves in a hole at 73 for 9 but Larry Joseph and Mali Richards ensured they recovered to 127 all out in 20 overs with a 54 run last wicket partnership. Joseph hit 34 while Richards, son of legend Sir Vivian Richards, made 20. In form all rounder Wilden Cornwall hit 21 early in the innings.
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Mon, Jan 14, '08
by CHRIS GAYLE (Diary provided by Digicel)
Well, the Test series against South Africa is over and unfortunately we were beaten in the final match at Durban by an innings and 100 runs.
There’s really no point in sulking over our performance. I think by now everyone knows what we did wrong and where our plans fell apart. Suffice it to say that when any team is dismissed for 139 quickly on the opening day of a Test – and then faces a first-innings deficit of more than 400 runs – it would take a miracle to escape defeat.
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