Fri, Jan 25, '02
Middle order batsman Lincoln Roberts struck a flamboyant
unbeaten 107 to guide Trinidad and Tobago to a formidable 310 for
six in their opening Busta Cup game against the Leeward islands at
the Queen's Park Oval Friday.
Roberts, who played one Test match for the West Indies against
Australia in 1999, shared in three major partnerships including an
unbroken 76 for the seventh wicket with Dave Mohammed (38), to put
his team in the ascendancy
after the Leeward islands looked threatening with three wickets
before lunch.
Fri, Jan 25, '02
Pacer Mohammed Kabir grabbed four wickets as Bangladesh "A"
restricted West Indies "B" to a sub-200 total on the opening day of
their 2002 Busta Cup first round match at the Edgar Gilbert Park
Friday.
At stumps, Bangladesh "A", replying to the West Indies "B" team
score of 193 all out, were four without loss.
Fri, Jan 25, '02
After a captain's knock of 99 by Philo Wallace and an
enterprising knock of 92 by newcomer Kurt Wilkinson, Guyana did
well to strike back and dismiss Barbados for 304 in the first day
of the opening round Busta Cup match.
At one stage, Barbados was cruising at 189 for one wicket.
Thu, Jan 24, '02
Trinidad and Tobago pacer Mervyn Dillon, heads a list of four
West Indies players, who will be closely looked at over the next
couple days by the team management.
This is because the quartet, the others being Chris Gayle, Marlon
Samuels and Pedro Colins, are all carrying minor injuries.
Thu, Jan 24, '02
The final 15 for the West Indies tour of Sharjah has been named
and the respective territorial boards have decided on their final
13 for the opening round of the 2002 Busta Cup tournament.
This year's tournament is likely to produce quite a few new
names that are likely to be elevated to the top of regional cricket
in years to come. I offer a preview: