Wed, Nov 5, '03
FIRST TEST, DAY TWO: Zimbabwe 507-9 declared; West Indies
11-0.
On a day when the West Indies learnt that Jerome Taylor's back
injury ruled him out of the rest of the innings, and possibly the
match, Fidel Edwards turned in a manful bowling performance (5 for
133 from 34.3 overs) to brighten an otherwise gloomy Test match
against Zimbabwe.
Edwards, the slinging right-arm pacer from Barbados, charged in
gamely to provide Brian Lara with a wicket-taker on a day when
Zimbabwe's batsmen dug in and scored runs at will.
Tue, Nov 4, '03
FIRST TEST, DAY ONE: Zimbabwe 284-6.
Perhaps it was fitting that the majority of West Indians could
not see the lackluster bowling effort on the first day of the first
Test in Zimbabwe.
Going into the opening Test with one of the most
inexperienced attacks in living memory, the West Indies
sleepwalked for most of the day as Tetenda Taibu (75 not out) and
Stuart Matsikenyeri (57) pushed the home side to 284 for six at the
close.
Tue, Nov 4, '03
West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt has undergone tests in a
private hospital in Zimbabwe after complaining of chest pains three
times in the past week, according to a report from Tony Cozier in
Tuesday's Trinidad Express.
The report said Skerritt was back on duty here on Monday morning
after undergoing tests that cleared him of suspected heart
problems.
Mon, Nov 3, '03 by JOHN RICHARDSON
On the eve of the first Test against Zimbabwe, the memories of
our first post-apartheid tour to Africa are still hard to dismiss.
That time around, we were treated by the South Africans to a
humiliating whitewash which sparked the realisation that something
was very wrong with our cricket.
The charade was ended, no longer could there be any pretense
that it was just a slump, and not something bigger and far worse.
Prior to that African tour, there was a general feeling that all
that was needed was some tinkering -- a new captain perhaps, a
slightly different mix of players, maybe a couple new faces in the
mix, and we'd be back on top.
Mon, Nov 3, '03
The West Indies will go into the first Test against Zimbabwe
Tuesday with one of its most inexperienced four-pronged pace attack
in living memory.
With Merv Dillon sidelined with a shoulder strain, the selectors
opted for a pace attack led by Vasbert Drakes and Corey Collymore
-- two bowlers with a combined 10 Tests (38 wickets) between them.
Jerome Taylor (2 Tests, 2 wickets) and Fidel Edwards (1 Test, 6
wickets) round out the bowling attack.