Thu, Nov 14, '02
West Indies manager Ricky Skerritt defended his decision to take
his players off the field in the disrupted third limited-overs
international against India, saying yesterday he would do so again
if his players faced any physical harm.
"It's my duty to ensure that my players don't face any bodily harm.
During Tuesday's match in Rajkot, my players felt they faced bodily
harm and that made me decide we weren't going back into the ground.
Skerritt declared.
Wed, Nov 13, '02
At 50, former West Indies batting great Sir Vivian Richards
looks like he could still do some damage in the crease. Imagine
Marvin Hagler with a bat. And then picture him knowing how to use
it. Style meets menace.
Bowlers around the world once feared the powerfully built Richards,
who remains a striking figure with hawk nose and shaven head. Today
his role is chairman of selectors for the West Indies Cricket
Board. It's a demanding job.
Wed, Nov 13, '02
In a last-ditch effort to squash hooliganism during the
India-West Indies one day series, the Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) has installed closed-circuit TVs at the stadiums in
Ahmedabad, Baroda, Jodhpur and Vijayawada -- the venues for the
remaining matches.
With a threat from the ICC to withdraw international status from
unruly venues, a rattled BCCI directed the staging centres of the
remaining four one-dayers to take effective security measures to
check rogue elements.
Wed, Nov 13, '02
Trinidad and Tobago's National Cricket Centre at Couva is set to
become the sixth first class venue in the twin-island republic.
Reports say the facility is being configured to the exact
specifications of the more famous Queens Park Oval in Port of
Spain.
The Couva ground will host two matches in the regional four-day
tournament next year. The other five first-class venues in Trinidad
are the Queen's Park Oval, Guaracara Park, Wilson Road Recreation
Ground, Roxborough and Shaw Park.
Tue, Nov 12, '02
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has slapped a one-year ban
on Leeward Islands batsman Runako Morton after its disciplinary
committee found him guilty of breaching the board's code of
conduct.
The board announced that Morton was banned with immediate effect
for one year from participating in all cricket matches held under
the auspices of or involving the WICB. He was also fined 10 percent
of his tour fee for the 'A' team trip to the U.K and Canada.