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Remembering the mighty Shell Shield

 
Narper 2018-02-07 23:07:35 

January 26, 2016

Jeffrey Stollmeyer, former Test captain, later board president, regarded it as "probably the most significant development in West Indies cricket". Allan Rae, Stollmeyer's one-time opening partner and his successor as president, termed it "the missing link in the chain".


Wednesday marks 50 years since the inauguration of the Shell Shield, the first annual first-class tournament encompassing all six West Indies Cricket Board members - Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Leeward and Windward Islands (of which the last two initially joined as the Combined Islands).

By the time Shell Oil's sponsorship ended into 1987, the game was already being transformed by its many new innovations. Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket, featuring West Indies' 20 finest players, introduced one-day matches with a white ball under lights


In such an environment, the Shell Shield has faded to be a distant memory, yet it will always remain an integral part of West Indies cricket history


Tony Cozier

 
mikesiva 2018-02-08 03:02:44 

In reply to Narper

When it became the Red Stripe Cup it was also a great competition. I remember going to matches at sabina park that were packed and had a fantastic atmosphere in the late 1980s.

The decline in interest and quality seems to have started at the turn of the century.

 
Narper 2018-02-08 07:22:39 

In reply to mikesiva

Growing up in GT...every school boy owned or wanted to own a transistor radio especially to listen to cricket...on the streets people were listening to radio commentaries...walking , bicycling or driving....in those days Shell Shield was as big as test cricket smile

 
Emir 2018-02-08 07:35:45 

In reply to Narper & mikesiva

every school boy owned or wanted to own a transistor radio especially to listen to cricket...on the streets people were listening to radio commentaries...walking , bicycling or driving....in those days Shell Shield was as big as test cricket smile



True dat and it was simple and beautiful then. (In the 50's & 60's was the same)

But what happened was the world was changing- more entertainment options were becoming available and more efficiently and faster, among others variables such as globalization, and mass media.

But the administrators of the game back then simply did not have the vision and foresight to lead the game into the new century.

 
shivnotout 2018-02-08 07:38:41 

In reply to Narper

so you beat de system.you never pay for radio licence? lol

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 09:13:13 

In reply to Narper

Stirring up good old memories. Bhai.
Sweet innocent teenage years.
When memories come, a lot come, (flooded)


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goofballs 2018-02-08 09:19:44 

Some household names, specific to Shell Shield stars.

Bynoe
Lashley
McMorris
Prince Bartholomew
Joey Carew
Willie Rodriguez (yes, unreadable googley)
A chubby fair skin white or Portuguese hard hitting T$T middle order batsman who recently died.

Many, many more.
Call some names!

 
camos 2018-02-08 09:22:16 

In reply to goofballs
Desosa.

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 09:23:58 

In reply to camos

Thanks! A bit chubby.
My little bro and sister liked him, and the name.
Peter DeSouza?

 
Bigzinc 2018-02-08 09:26:04 

In reply to Narper

I can picture playing softball cricket in the yard and listening to the commentary on the beat up sony transistor radio. "Back to Bourda" after the ads.

 
googley 2018-02-08 09:27:37 

In reply to goofballs

you left out Uton Dowe! razz

 
tc1 2018-02-08 09:29:27 

In reply to goofballs

Richard is his name

 
camos 2018-02-08 09:31:33 

Pyadana

Matthews

Blair

Ralston Otto

Sabestain

Luther Kelly

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 09:40:57 

In reply to tc1

YEP! Thanks.
Memory slowly coming back.

We had Glasgow,
Adonis
Ramnarace
Baichan
Collymore, both the spinner and the pacer

 
jacksprat 2018-02-08 09:43:53 

In reply to goofballs

A chubby fair skin white or Portuguese hard hitting T$T middle order batsman who recently died.

Richard DeSouza, one of my favourite bats

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 09:47:06 

In reply to jacksprat

I can still clearly visualize him. Loved his hard hitting.

 
jacksprat 2018-02-08 09:49:49 

In reply to googley

you left out Uton Dowe!

One of the most menacing Shell Shield bowlers of his time. He once wrecked the Combined Islands with figures like 7-19 to force his way into the West Indies team against India.

He started out promisingly enough with something like 4-64 on debut. Then the wheels fell off.

His test career was brief- about 4 tests - but he should have been given more chances, especially before the emergence of Roberts & Holding.

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 09:53:19 

In reply to googley


you left out Uton Dowe!


He was a test star!
Who slaughtered him the most? Stackpole?
I saw Kanhai hooking him at Bourda for six from outside off stump.

Grayson Shillingford played a few tests.
Irvine Shillingford was the good batsman but it is alleged that the small islands were neglected/overlooked.

 
camos 2018-02-08 09:55:53 

In reply to goofballs

Irvine eventually played test.

 
googley 2018-02-08 09:57:38 

The Ali brothers from TnT...Inshan and Imtiaz

 
mikesiva 2018-02-08 09:59:32 

In reply to goofballs

Dowe shalt not bowl!
razz
I remember the players from the 80s and 90s, like that overweight but astute captain Marlon Tucker.

Mark Neita
Delroy Morgan
Wayne Lewis
Derron Dixon
Basil Williams
Timur Mohammed
Ganesh Mahabir
Thelston Payne

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 10:03:15 

In reply to camos


Irvine eventually played test.


Just a few. Like left overs, afterthought. smile

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 10:04:32 

In reply to mikesiva
I know Timur only from that list.
Played against him in under 14, QC v Saints.

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 10:06:41 

Remember leg spinner Barrett, Jamaican?
and a spinner from the small islands, ??Perry.
They got a few tests.

 
camos 2018-02-08 10:10:09 

In reply to goofballs
Barrett bowled Sobers!
lol

 
anandgb 2018-02-08 10:14:00 

In reply to Narper

Good memories.

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 10:15:38 

Guyana Shell Shield and Red Stripe

Mark Harper
Keith Cameron
Sydney Matthews
Sew Shivnarine
Amarnauth Ramcharitar
Suresh Ganouri
Tyrone Etwaroo
Romain Etwaroo
Reginanld Etwaroo
Keshwar Persaud
Philbert Blair
Adjodha Persaud
Andrew Jackman
Kamal Singh
Leslaine Lambert
Ray Joseph
Jerry Angus
Clayton Lambert
Rabindranauth Seeram
Paul Persaud
Sheik Mohammed
Stephen Bamfield
Keith Glasgow

Will add some more later!
cool

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 10:34:46 

The Jamaican keeper who was full of styles, ?obsessional rituals
PINNOCK!
Quite a character. smile
I think he wore a hat?

 
analyst-kid 2018-02-08 10:55:42 

I started as a school boy following Shell Shield cricket on my little transistor radio at Harrison College with all my school mates checking for the scores.

My hero worship reached its zenith with this 1981 Bajan team

Alvin Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Emmerson Trotman
Carlisle Best
Collis King
David Murray
Malcolm Marshall
Albert Padmore capt
Joel Garner
Sylvester Clarke
Wayne Daniel

and still despite that fearsome four prong....Chang and Dujon used to frustrate them when they meet Jamaica....Dujon has a century against them!

 
analyst-kid 2018-02-08 11:03:22 

Back then the only reason I wanted a transistor radio was to listen to Shell Shield cricket.

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 11:10:19 

In reply to analyst-kid

Odelmo Peters payed for Barbados, right?

 
camos 2018-02-08 11:11:44 

In reply to WestDem

jamaica

 
googley 2018-02-08 11:12:49 

elquemedo willett

 
camos 2018-02-08 11:12:55 

remember Luther Kelly getting out for 90+ the over before lunch.

 
googley 2018-02-08 11:13:29 

In reply to WestDem

Lal Munilall

 
camos 2018-02-08 11:13:50 

Wilfred Slack

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 11:14:06 

Familiar Names from CI/LI/WI I did not see mentioned yet...

Vance Amory
Victor Eddy
Norbert Phillip
Winston Davis
Elquimedo (spelling) Willet
Anthony Merrick
Lance John

 
googley 2018-02-08 11:14:41 

In reply to mikesiva

Dowe shalt not bowl!


I believe that was "Dowe shalt not bounce" lol lol lol

 
Dukes 2018-02-08 11:16:16 

In reply to Narper

Memories
1966-Clive Lloyd 0 and 107 at the Mecca, then 194 at Sabina Park but fails to gain selection for England tour.
Sobers dropped by Jackman off Gibbs when he had about 15,goes on to make 204 and Jackman never plays for Guyana again.

1967 Fredericks makes 2 hundreds against Barbados after being drafted into Guyana team when Camacho falls ill and Etwaroo had already gone back to Berbice.
Jackie Hendriks stumps somebody off fast bowler Lester King and we all swore the batsman was bowled. Pinnock as pretty as a picture.


1973 teenaged Mikey Holding as cool as a cucumber glides up to the wicket and Freddo like a ballerina deposits ball onto the South stand roof.

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 11:16:20 

In reply to googley

Yes...he too and Courtney Gonsalves...first Essequibo Player to represent Guyana....there was also Rupert Gomes my village peep...

 
camos 2018-02-08 11:21:31 

In reply to Dukes

remember Freddo 194 and McMorris 200+ in that game.

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 11:26:42 

In reply to Dukes

Best ton I heard was the Hooper debut ton against Barbados have to get there with 9 wickets down and Ray Joseph at the other end...Then that Lloyd/Kalli solving Harold Joseph mystery was also classic.

 
JoeGrine 2018-02-08 11:31:53 

My non-Jamaican favorites:

TRINIDAD
Bernard Julien
Richard DeSouza
Raphick Jumadeen

BARBADOS
David Holford
Thelston Payne
Winslow Ashby

GUYANA
Roy Fredericks
Basil Butcher
Lance Gibbs

COMBINED ISLANDS
Victory Eddy
Lochart Sebastian
Hugh Gore

 
thomasthomas 2018-02-08 11:38:24 

In reply to analyst-kid

Great memories!
I realised you didn't include Leslie Norman Reifer.
He played a magnificent innings against the Guyanese in 1981.

Bim defeated them by an innings and 200+ runs.
Reifer batted at #6 and scored 150+ not out.
Haynes, Greenidge, Payne, Trotman, Murray, Marshall, Clarke, Padmore and Allen made up the Bajan 11.

Guyana had Bacchus, Etwaroo, Mohammed and the 2 Harpers, Kallicharran, Persuad and others.

Clarke, Alleyne and Marshall nearly "kill" them with pace.
There was a chap from Windward Islands Kentish. He was one of my favorite small islanders also Guishard from Leeward.

Those glorious days. I am smiling from ear to ear. Lovely thread. big grin

 
FuzzyWuzzy 2018-02-08 11:38:39 

In reply to JoeGrine

Lawd of all the bajan players you picked those three?

 
Verstehen 2018-02-08 11:42:46 

Lovely thread.

 
allan 2018-02-08 11:44:09 

In reply to mikesiva

what ever happen to Derron Dixon? He was a promising all-rounder

 
Khaga 2018-02-08 11:44:19 

In reply to Verstehen

Rumshop has the potential to become the first and the best Digital/Online cricket museum..

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 11:44:54 

In reply to Verstehen

Narper going after our record. wink

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 11:45:45 

In reply to Khaga

Shut you skunt and list some West Indian players that you admire at the Regional level.... lol lol lol

 
camos 2018-02-08 11:47:11 

In reply to allan

what ever happen to Derron Dixon?


had some success but was not really good.

 
Khaga 2018-02-08 11:48:37 

In reply to WestDem

Seriously bro..the wealth of knowledge and experience of cricket..gladiatorial!

There will be shows like "1976 Sabina"..a bunch of you guys will start reeling off those stories,cussing Gavaskar,making fun of Bedi..

Then we go further back into the 60s...

About time these legendary posters start being selective and package their experiences for bitcoins..

 
Khaga 2018-02-08 11:50:43 

In reply to WestDem

I read quite a few of West Indies cricket annuals,edited by Tony Cozier.. But,that experience has long been surpassed by the knowledge imparted by the posters here.

I will take a moment off from cussing and thank everyone. big grin

 
Dukes 2018-02-08 11:54:01 

The most dramatic moment in shell shield cricket occurred when Clive Lloyd arrived by helicopter at Bourda with Guyana 5 wickets down, changed into his cricket gear and joined Kallicharran in a stand where both scored centuries.

 
googley 2018-02-08 11:57:19 

In reply to Dukes

That was where he earned the name "Burnham Magic?" lol

 
sgtdjones 2018-02-08 11:59:31 

In reply to Khaga

Still gats dat chip on ya shoulder about our savage bowling to ya sad bunch of homies huh?

tsk tsk

lol lol lol

 
Khaga 2018-02-08 12:04:06 

In reply to sgtdjones

Not chip..just to trying to glorify your past. lol

 
CWWeekes 2018-02-08 12:09:20 

Maurice Foster
Sam Morgan
Bruce Wellington
Castel Folkes
Roy McCatty
Livern Wellington
Lindel Wright
Victor Fray
Rudy Cohen
Desmond Lewis
Policeman - decent fastbowler who partnered Holding & Walsh, can't remember his name

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 12:12:25 

In reply to Khaga

I read quite a few of West Indies cricket annuals,edited by Tony Cozier..


I remember those...we use to use his score sheet for our yard cricket... lol lol

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 12:13:23 

In reply to Dukes

The most dramatic moment in shell shield cricket occurred when Clive Lloyd arrived by helicopter at Bourda with Guyana 5 wickets down, changed into his cricket gear and joined Kallicharran in a stand where both scored centuries.

I think that was the first time I saw a panty! Most dramatic!
The woman lifted her skirt/dress(can't remember as I was just looking at the panty) and wined like crazy!
Burnham was walking around South Stand lifting glass and cheering shouting "That's my boy, my boy!" That could have been the Australia match.
We were all equal where cricket was concerned. smile

 
jacksprat 2018-02-08 12:15:51 

In reply to CWWeekes

Policeman - decent fastbowler who partnered Holding & Walsh, can't remember his name

Cecil Lawson - they all played for Melbourne C.C

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 12:17:53 

In reply to Dukes

The most dramatic moment in shell shield cricket occurred when Clive Lloyd arrived by helicopter at Bourda with Guyana 5 wickets down, changed into his cricket gear and joined Kallicharran in a stand where both scored centuries.


That is the game I mentioned earlier about them solving the T&T Mystery Bowler...Harold Joseph... cool

? for you....who made their debut for Guyana in that game?

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 12:18:11 

In reply to googley

elquemedo willett

Remember the left arm spinner from "small islands" young kid bowling in the test at Guyana, flighting the ball nicely but Doug Walters and Greg Chappell dancing down the wicket and driving.
Both scored centuries, I think, at least a lot of runs.
We all kids loved Elquemedo with his baby looks.

 
ray 2018-02-08 12:35:37 

Aside from Shell Shield, I also remember those crazy matches between Berbice and Demerara...those were some real whoopers

Saw Kanhai towards the end of his great career representing Berbice at Bourda...what a memorable time!

 
Narper 2018-02-08 12:41:11 

In reply to shivnotout

In reply to Narper

so you beat de system.you never pay for radio licence?


In those days you had to get a bicycle license...otherwise you would be charged big grin

 
CWWeekes 2018-02-08 12:45:36 

In reply to jacksprat

No, wasn't Cecil "Pacy' Lawson; this guy came after Lawson. He played in the 80's.

How could we forget another worthy Shell Shield alumnus:

Cleveland Davidson

 
Narper 2018-02-08 12:48:30 

Muddies...which mudland cricketer in the 70s was called 'ball oil'

And he was have done well in T20...he used to light up Bourda in the days

 
Verstehen 2018-02-08 12:48:38 

In reply to WestDem

Oh I've got an even better one up my sleeve... wink

 
Narper 2018-02-08 12:52:42 

In reply to goofballs

I think that was the first time I saw a panty! Most dramatic!
The woman lifted her skirt/dress(can't remember as I was just looking at the panty) and wined like crazy
!

Goofy you mad like skunt big grin big grin big grin big grin

 
Kay 2018-02-08 12:53:57 

In reply to Narper

Muddies...which mudland cricketer in the 70s was called 'ball oil'

One of the Glasgows, can't remember. Heard that story quite a few times at wake house here in Toronto smile

 
JoeGrine 2018-02-08 13:33:48 

In reply to FuzzyWuzzy


Back then I waz in a fuz
big grin

 
Narper 2018-02-08 13:34:00 

In reply to Kay

Keith Galsgow wink

 
camos 2018-02-08 13:54:24 

In reply to CWWeekes

Patrick Patterson?

 
Dukes 2018-02-08 14:19:37 

In reply to WestDem


? for you....who made their debut for Guyana in that game?


IDK. I was in Hingland by then.

 
WestDem 2018-02-08 14:31:17 

In reply to Dukes

Clyde Butts...the first time we heard about him was on the morning of the game....word is he bowled to Alvin in the nets at Everest and he impressed Alvin so much, he was a last moment inclusion!

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 14:47:20 

In reply to Narper

Goofy you mad like skunt


lol lol lol lol
Because I tell de truth I turn into mad man now? razz

I have been known to be brutally honest!

 
Fivestar 2018-02-08 18:11:42 

In reply to Narper

I will never forget Roy Fredericks. My team, the Combined Islands, were playing a Shell Shield game against Guyana at Bourda. Guyana batted first and at lunch the score was 152 without loss. Fredericks had 111 and I can't even remember how many Stephen Camacho made.

 
analyst-kid 2018-02-08 18:21:14 

In reply to CWWeekes

Policeman - decent fastbowler who partnered Holding & Walsh, can't remember his name


was it Daley?

 
analyst-kid 2018-02-08 18:25:23 

REMEMBERING Shell Shield was always remembering Bajan batsmen loved fast bowling but there was one particular fast bowler who put fear in their hearts: ANDY ROBERTS...

I remember a time back in the 1970s when he ran thru a Bajan batting line-up terrorising with his variety of bouncers with only Collis King putting up a counter attack with hooks and pulls in what many called a running 75!

 
jacksprat 2018-02-08 19:07:51 

In reply to CWWeekes

No, wasn't Cecil "Pacy' Lawson; this guy came after Lawson. He played in the 80's.

Aaron Daley or Earl Daley?

I was away so didnt follow cricket at any level throughout the 80s. I only heard some of the names later, but didn't actually see them play.

 
sunfish 2018-02-08 19:15:17 

In reply to analyst-kid

I saw one day of that match. The highlight was when Andy bowled Ashby first ball of the second innings. Combined won the match because of Andy and think for the first time..

 
CWWeekes 2018-02-08 19:48:32 

To: Jack Sprat, Camos, Analyst Kid

Analyst Kid & Spratty, thanks, you got it, Earle or Aaron Daley is the name I couldn't recall.

 
JoeGrine 2018-02-08 21:13:53 

In reply to CWWeekes

John Earle

 
camos 2018-02-08 21:18:13 

In reply to JoeGrine

did he ever played for Jamaica.

 
shivnotout 2018-02-08 21:18:53 

In reply to googley

how many shell shield games you ever see.? and me nah talk about reading news paperslol

leh me hear

 
jacksprat 2018-02-08 21:20:40 

In reply to JoeGrine
John Earle was a Senior Cup folk hero from the early 70s but I do not recall him ever playing for Jamaica.

 
Raggs 2018-02-08 21:24:34 

I soundly remembered the Jamaican opening pair



Richard Austin and Desmond Lewis putting on loads of century partnerships

 
camos 2018-02-08 21:25:45 

No one mentioned Sam Morgan.

 
jacksprat 2018-02-08 21:43:12 

In reply to Raggs
Richard Austin and Desmond Lewis only played a few games together. I do not recall "loads of" , or any, century partnerships between them.

Basil Williams, a converted middle order batsman, was pressed in to service to partner Austin
at the top of order, when Dessie Lewis stopped playing, circa 1976.

 
Raggs 2018-02-08 21:59:31 

In reply to jacksprat

Shotgun Williams was a shot a ball man. But lewis and Austin burns in my memory as a successful opening pair. I must find a way to check the records.

 
goofballs 2018-02-08 21:59:39 

The U19 kid Sew Shivnarine (Black Jack) trapping Lawrence Rowe LBW and Bourda went wild. People ran out with money.

 
analyst-kid 2018-02-09 02:27:08 

In reply to jacksprat

Richard Austin and Desmond Lewis only played a few games together.


I think raggs really mean Richard Austin and Shotgun Williams or Everton Matthis

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JoeGrine 2018-02-09 08:37:14 

The stable Jamaican opening pair was Samuel Morgan and Desmond Lewis. Williams and Austin (who mostly played in the middle) came after.

I don't recall John Earle ever playing for Jamaica.

 
CITYBOY 2018-02-09 08:51:49 

Hola....you can call it anything...bottom line is..cricket was played with a passion and nuff players had ability and desire to make the opposition
crumble.....
thats why it was enjoyable and we yearned and appreciatied it...

the cricket today is played by persons with no ability...no desire to improve ....who can excited over that....
More fun watching crabs march at the sea dam and scurring to their holes...
Adios
CB

 
goofballs 2018-02-09 08:56:37 

In reply to CITYBOY

cricket was played with a passion
True, and with fairness, merit, etc.


More fun watching crabs march at the sea dam and scurring to their holes...

lol lol lol That too probably true!

 
googley 2018-02-09 10:01:21 

In reply to shivnotout

a few..not much. like most, followed the games on my transistor radio

lol

 
WestDem 2018-02-09 10:12:04 

In reply to googley

Watched quite a few from around 1980...before that it was transistor radio... cool

 
Bigzinc 2018-02-09 10:12:09 

In reply to googley

Very happy memories

Guyana never had decent pacers until Croft came along. Was always Harper, Butts, D. Kallicharran

 
goofballs 2018-02-09 10:21:41 

In reply to Bigzinc

Before I left the colony I saw Butts and D. Kallicharran in some youth trial match at Bourda.
Butts was a big hard hitting middle order batsman and Derek was bowling spin, I think..

 
Bigzinc 2018-02-09 10:39:15 

In reply to goofballs

Butts was an Offie good enough to play test for the west indies, D Kallicharran was a bowling all rounder (leg breaks and googlies)

 
WestDem 2018-02-09 10:42:17 

In reply to goofballs


Before I left the colony I saw Butts and D. Kallicharran in some youth trial match at Bourda.


I don't think its Butts...he was an unknown in the cricketing world until Alvin found him....

 
runout 2018-02-09 10:49:18 

In reply to WestDem
An underlying fact is that those players played for pride...there was not much money in the game.

But then because of the competitive nature of the games, the level rose, the players remained dedicated to their countires. There were no IPL, CPL etc...the lone commitment for most were English league and test matches.

 
goofballs 2018-02-09 11:18:31 

In reply to WestDem

1973 or 74.

This Butts?
I know they were very young. Can't forget a name like that.
Maybe was schoolboys' game or another Butts. The ole timers watching were very excited about the two of them.Derek was bowling spin to the "Butts" fella.

"Full name Clyde Godfrey Butts
Born July 8, 1957, Perseverance, East Coast, Demerara, British Guiana"

 
Baje 2018-02-09 11:42:02 

In reply to WestDem
Livingstone Sargeant was a very elegant batsman. I believe that he was from St. Kitts.

 
POINT 2018-02-09 11:51:04 

In reply to Emir

Once again YOU have hit the nail on the Head . Our Problem is that those
in the Governance of Cricket in the Region are not interested in making Our Players fully Competitive .

Their only goal is to preserve the archaic Structure that was formed many years ago .

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS TO THESE

EGOTISTICAL MIMIC MEN .

 
SirGarny 2018-02-09 12:07:33 

In reply to Dukes

Jackie Hendriks stumps somebody off fast bowler Lester King and we all swore the batsman was bowled


WOW!! And Lester King was no trundler!

 
SirGarny 2018-02-09 12:17:42 

In reply to Baje

Bwoy...these names...

Livingstone Sargeant


Prince Bartholemew


Elquimedo Willett


Uton Dowe


smile wink

 
Dukes 2018-02-09 12:56:55 

In reply to SirGarny

That is why all the experts rate JOHN LESLIE "Jackie" HENDRIKS as THE BEST WEST INDIES WICKETKEEPER.

 
Narper 2018-02-09 13:02:54 

Who remembers Winston English and Philbert Blair?

 
Dukes 2018-02-09 13:09:02 

In reply to Narper


I remember Philbert Blair very well because he used to play for DCC.I remember Blair and the "BEAST" whose name I think was Layne used to open the bowling for DCC. Blair was faster than the Beast but the Beast was awesome. I am pretty sure he was a body builder.

Who can forget the Policeman Winston English getting Garry clean bowled for 165. My cousin who was as much a Sobie fanatic as I was claimed that the ball hit a piece of mud and shot along the ground. English bowled left handed and batted right.

 
Ewart 2018-02-09 13:21:07 

In reply to Bigzinc

Guyana never had decent pacers until Croft came along. Was always Harper, Butts, D. Kallicharran



You forget or are too young to remember John Trim. took 96 first class wickets and played 4 Test matches.


//

 
WestDem 2018-02-09 13:25:46 

In reply to Dukes

Heard quite a few stories of one Ivan Madray....how good was he?

 
Bigzinc 2018-02-09 13:42:02 

In reply to Ewart

john trim was way way back..you might as well mention charlie stayers..

 
Bigzinc 2018-02-09 13:42:48 

In reply to SirGarny

richard desouza and oscar durity

 
Dukes 2018-02-09 14:17:18 

In reply to WestDem

Heard quite a few stories of one Ivan Madray....how good was he?


He was before my time boss!!!!!!!



lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

 
natty_forever 2018-02-09 14:19:37 

In reply to WestDem... them era there don't count, cause if Dukes nuh know ... that too long to be counted.

big grin

 
Dukes 2018-02-09 14:20:52 

The 2 Bajan batsmen who used to frustrate us in Guyana were Robin Bynoe and Peter Lashley. The reason we were upset about them is that they always seemed to score massive runs against Guyana but could not buy a run for the West Indies.
They were the Devon Smith and Lockhart Sebastien of the 60's.

 
Prako 2018-02-09 14:42:48 

In reply to Dukes

And then there was the case of Carlisle Best - despite making runs he couldn’t get into the WI team because of Greenidge/Haynes.

I remembered him scoring a century in an ODI vs England. He pushed and went from 99 to 100 and went for another run and got run out - aptly summed up his career sad

Anthony Gray was another “born in the wrong time” player. Would have walked into a WI team in any other decade.

Good memories this thread. During cricket season, it was almost imperative the radio at home would be on “loud” from Friday to Monday listening cricket

 
camos 2018-02-09 14:53:22 

In reply to Prako

didn't Best made 127 or 112 in test against England?

 
Prako 2018-02-09 15:00:20 

In reply to camos

He made a 164 at the Mecca against England batting at #4 between Richardson and Viv

Later that year Brian Lara made his debut and Carlisle never played Tests against for WI.

 
amedatman 2018-02-09 15:07:06 

In reply to CWWeekes

Colin Hinds
Cleveland Davidson
Aaron Daley
Colin Fletcher



There was a s-l-o-w scoring opener from Islands. Can't memba his name now too, but was always reliable.

 
Bigzinc 2018-02-09 15:11:15 

In reply to Prako

lots of players in the 80s who were very good and did not represent WI

Victor Eddy, Ralston Otto, George Ferris, Anthony Merrick, Andy Jackman , Timur Mohamed, Franklin Stephenson, Emmerson Trotman, Herbert Chang, Delroy Morgan, Jim Allen

 
camos 2018-02-09 15:14:27 

Laurie Williams

 
Dukes 2018-02-09 15:43:53 

In reply to Prako

Tony Gray was an outstanding fast bowler who was clearly born at the wrong time.I remember vividly the Late Great Freddie Trueman saying he was a wonderful bowler.

 
WestDem 2018-02-09 16:05:53 

No love fuh Richard Gabriel? He was pretty good fuh T&T...

 
Narper 2018-02-09 16:36:56 

In reply to Dukes

The 2 Bajan batsmen who used to frustrate us in Guyana were Robin Bynoe and Peter Lashley.


Like McMorris and Pinnock of Jamiaca

Richard DeSouza for T&T

 
alfa1975 2018-02-09 17:06:07 

In reply to amedatman I dont recall Colin Hinds playing for Jamaica.

 
CWWeekes 2018-02-09 17:07:59 

In reply to Narper

Remember McMorris and Pimmock scoring heavily against Guyana in Guyana in 1967; Ja got first innings points. I believe McMorris scored a double in this game after taking a century off Barbados in the previous game,if memory serves me right.
I believe Geoffrey Greenidge as a teenager had scored a double off JA in the B'dos. ghame.

Another Shell Shield alumnus - Geoffrey Greenidge

 
NYCGURU 2018-02-09 17:25:37 

In reply to Bigzinc

I played for a US 11 against a windies select in Mount Vernon many moons ago.Ralston Otto had just played a lofted off drive that sailed out of the ground as if it had wings. Des Haynes was talking to us on the sidelines. He said Otto in his estimation, was one of the best batsmen to have not played for the Windies.

 
alfa1975 2018-02-09 17:48:22 

In reply to SirGarny Here are a few Uton Dowe anecdotes...
1. We are sitting at the public bathing beach in my hometown.We are talking things cricket and the usual banter, town school versus country school.He went to XLCR (town). He turns to me and says " Allie me ago play fi West Indies you know". I was a bit taken aback.
Two (2) or three (3) years later,that dream came to pass.
2.He tells of a Shell Shield game- Jamaica versus Combined Islands in Antigua and Roberts is bowling super fast.Purportedly Roberts hits Rowe on his pads and his contact lens fall out.He pitches one short to Dujon.His evasive action has the entire Jamaica team turning their heads away.
He said the only Jamaican batsman who stood out was Desmond Lewis, who was daring Roberts to pitch up to him.
3.Jamaica is playing Trinidad & Tobago at QPO and Charlie Davis is killing the Jamaican bowling.Our man goes over to the Jamaican skipper and suggests that he can get Davis out.Short while after the skipper hands him the ball.He goes into his run oversteps by about 3 or 4 feet and the delivery hits Davis in midsection,the umpire's hand is out long time-No Ball.The skipper is almost in tears.

 
Narper 2018-02-09 17:48:51 

In reply to CWWeekes

Another Shell Shield alumnus - Geoffrey Greenidge


Played test cricket too

Saw him against the touring OZ at Bourda in 1973

 
amedatman 2018-02-09 18:33:33 

In reply to alfa1975
I thought he was selected in the squad but never played. How about Errol Wilson, Hylton Gordon, Dago, & Danny Germs.


cool

 
Narper 2018-02-09 18:40:00 

In reply to WestDem

No love fuh Richard Gabriel? He was pretty good fuh T&T..


Not fuh Cappo Viv Richards tho. big grin

Remember when Viv signaled him off the field after he misfielded

 
goofballs 2018-02-09 18:41:36 

In reply to Bigzinc

richard desouza and oscar durity


Trinidad had some real pokey Joes. Durity and some others I can't recall.
DeSouza used to clap ball.

 
goofballs 2018-02-09 18:44:41 

In reply to CWWeekes


Geoffrey Greenidge

Was he the"white Greenidge?"
He played a few tests. I saw him at Bourda. Real conservative, probably more so than Steven Comacho. He quickly disappeared.

 
culpepperboy 2018-02-09 18:49:24 

I remember that Barbados vs Jamaica in the 1980s was called a "mini test"

Barbados: Haynes, Greenidge, Best, Payne, Marshall, Garner
Jamaica: Dujon, Holding, Walsh, Patterson

 
camos 2018-02-09 19:11:12 

In reply to amedatman

Wilson the offspinner from Lucas I think played,but can't remember Dago Gordon playing!

 
db 2018-02-09 21:35:22 

In reply to Baje
Sargant from Nevis; remember Veron Edwards from Antigua; he was special to look at

 
db 2018-02-09 21:40:13 

Rawle Brancker from Barbados; Barbados and Guyana had awesome batting; their matches were often first innings points affairs

 
alfa1975 2018-02-09 21:50:05 

In reply to culpepperboy Yes, and the Barbadian groundsmen flattened out the wicket to minimise the Jamaican pacemen

 
Runs 2018-02-09 22:37:42 

In reply to WestDem

Sen Gopaul cool

 
Norm 2018-02-10 00:58:35 

It was not the Shell Shield that was mighty, but regional cricket. These were the days when regional cricketers were inspired by PRIDE only - personal, national and regional. No Guyanese was ashamed to say that he or she was Guyanese, for example, and no West Indian was ashamed to say he or she was West Indian. Is was quite the opposite, in fact.

These were the days when players only received a match fee as remuneration. They even had to take unpaid leave to represent their country in the Shell Shield. Yet they excelled and made themselves into world class cricketers.

Out the early Shell Shield came Rowe, Desmond Lewis, Dowe, Boyce, Holford, Julien, Freddo, Kalli, Lloyd and others, and many lesser lights at that time. Unforgettable contests and episodes were played out - some with the lesser lights as the stars of the day. After these came Viv, Roberts, Patterson, Holding, Dujon, Larry Gomes, Collis King, Garner, Croft, Hooper and many others.

Freddo put an unforgettable beating on a Uton Dowe opening over - to the tune of 22 runs off the over - a thing unheard of in regional cricket at the time. Baichan scored 95 over almost 2 days with a runner to rescue Guyana from an impossible situation at hands of Jamaica. Rowe's double century off Guyana, and Jamaica's opener Morgan's exciting batting against all comers made the Shell Shield "mighty" - even while it was still being played.

No team relished playing at Queen's Park Oval, where T&T's spin quartet was bound to become magicians on a wicket sure to take plenty of spin from the very first ball! Inshan Ali, Raphick Jumadeen, Imtiaz Alli, Jack Noriega, Ranjie Nanan, etc, all quite ordinary elsewhere, morphed into spitting cobras at Queen's Park Oval, causing the regional selectors plenty of headaches.

Bourda was a featherbed - a place where batsmen became murderers and bowlers their hapless victims - on the days when play was possible. About half the time, however, the skies would open up and storms of biblical proportions would convert the Bourda sward into a profound looking lake, with only the bowlers on both teams smiling from ear to ear!

Sabina Park was a featherbed like Bourda - except that the Yard had this guy named Yagga. You just didn't want to bowl him at Sabina Park - especially when he started whistling! Yagga'a able accomplices at Sabina included Morgan, Maurice Foster, etc, and Jamaica was rarely ever bowled out on that track. No so the opposition, however!

Kensington alone was somewhat fair - giving fast bowlers a better chance than anywhere else in the Caribbean. Scoring a century at Kensington, especially against Barbados's outstanding pacemen, was to write your name permanently into Shell Shield history. Freddo scored over 200 in a day's play there, going on to 250 the next morning. It was there too that Carl Hooper's dazzling batting came to the attention of the rest of the region.

But the biggest success story of the Shell Shield was probably that of regional newcomers the Combined Islands - regional Cinderellas in the Shield's early days. Despite talent such as Ralston Otto, Lochart Sebastien, Vic Eddy, Jim Allen, Irving Shillingford, Grayson Shillingford, etc, they were being whipped regularly, to the point where victory over them was taken for granted.

Then came one Andy Roberts and one Viv Richards to change the fortunes of the Combined Islands - but it was Jim Allen that led them to regional "equality". A brilliant century at Kensington Oval by the mercurial Allen - who was probably second to no other batsman in the world on his day - set up an incredible victory by the regional underdogs over regional powerhouse Barbados.

Then came the famous Tante Merle match at Queen's Park Oval - when the scores were level when the match ended - and the underdogs were now joint regional champions! Ironically, the Combined Islands would have been outright champions if Mike Findlay had run himself out, thus causing the the match to end in a tie, instead of a draw!

What followed after that was the West Indies' rise to the top of world cricket - as the very rich vein of talent from the Windwards and Leewards was finally allowed to flow into the regional team - talent developed in the Shell Shield competition.

The unforgettable names of cricketers who played in the Shell Shield are many, and so too were the unforgettable episodes and matches. Regional cricket under the Shell Shield was indeed mighty!

 
jacksprat 2018-02-10 09:35:39 

In reply to amedatman

Dago Gordon never played cricket for Jamaica at any level but many felt he had the innate talent to play not only for Jamaica but West Indies with both bat and gloves.

Unfortunately, the circumstances of his birth - plus his parrarel career as a brilliant footballer -militated against him being allowed to achieve more in cricket.

In addition, he migrated when he was still in his prime.

 
goofballs 2018-02-10 09:55:01 

It is said that Lall Munilall was a better batsman the Kalli but he had the Sarwan like syndrome.
Enjoyed watching him at Everest.

 
CWWeekes 2018-02-10 10:42:42 

In reply to jacksprat

True, Dago never represented JA in cricket at any level. I heard a story, don't know if its true but its kinda funny so I will repeat here.

The story I heard was that Dago was at Up Park Camp at a camp for the youth cricket team and sneaked out on a Saturday. On the following day his picture was in the Gleaner as a member of Boys Town's minor league football team which had won the finals that Saturday evening. The story as given to me was that he was kicked out of the camp for this.

 
ychs67 2018-02-10 11:29:05 

In reply to CWWeekes

Your story is true... however it was the policy at that time that whenever the cricket camp was in session you were not allowed to leave the base without permission and they would not allow you to go play any game outside neither cricket or football. Some very good cricketers choose to leave the camp for football like EB Barrett (vere) Las Shaw (vere) Errol Hanson (steths) Xavier Henry (KC), while others stayed Jeff Macleod (cornwall) Beenie Lewis (Kths).
The issue was that Dago choose to leave the camp without permission and do something that he was warned not to do hoping that the coaches would not find out.
Now Richard Austin (staths) stay in camp during his schoolboy years but choose to go play a major league football game on the same day that he played a shell shield game in MoBay but there was no rule in play for the senior team so he was ok...
btw did you know that Lloyd "Respic:"Morgan also played cricket and football for Jamaica on the same day

 
CWWeekes 2018-02-10 11:47:42 

In reply to ychs67

Thanks for the confirmation.

Know that Respic played both cricket & football for JA. but never heard of him representing Ja at both on the same day; could be a Guinness record.

By the way, since this thread is about the Shell Shield I remember listening on the radio and hearing Respic having Derryck Murray at sea in one mesmerizing over in a Shell Shield game at "Bina".

 
openning 2018-02-10 11:59:49 

In reply to Narper

Remembering the mighty Shell Shield

Thats why I had subscription to the Red Stripe Caribbean Cricket Quarterly and Benson & Hedges West Indies Cricket Annual.
For you guys, the 1987 Shell shield champion team was;
R. Seeram, S Matthews, CV Solomon, CL Hooper, GE Charles, S Dhaniram, AF Sattaur, S Banfiel, AFD Jackman,, CG Butts, RA Harper, T Mohamed, CB Lambert, WE Edun (Manager)

 
culpepperboy 2018-02-10 12:22:22 

In reply to openning

I only remember Sir Carl,
cool
Dhaniarm, Butts,Harper and Lambert!!

 
culpepperboy 2018-02-10 12:24:08 

In reply to alfa1975

That's not how I remembered it. Barbados had Marshall, Garner and Milton Small, I think.
I can still remember Haynes and Best ducking from some Holding bouncers!! cool

 
Drapsey 2018-02-10 12:38:02 

I didn't read the entire thread, so I don't know whether this has already been mentioned.

What about that Sabina park match when Muddies Sydney Matthews and Roy Fredricks got off on Uton Dowe?

That beating was even worse that the infamous Dowe shalt not bowl saga.

 
LBW375 2018-02-10 14:25:30 

In reply to culpepperboy

I remember that Barbados vs Jamaica in the 1980s was called a "mini test"

Barbados: Haynes, Greenidge, Best, Payne, Marshall, Garner
Jamaica: Dujon, Holding, Walsh, Patterson


Jamaica vs Leeward Islands at Sabina Park.

Place pack solid.

Viv come out to bat, crowd roar, Skipper hand the ball to Patterson, crowd roar louder. Electrifying !!

 
dax 2018-02-10 14:31:07 

Peter Lashley

Sheldon Gomes

Prince Bartholomew

Luther Kelly

Rex Collymore

Philbert Blair

Ranjie Nanan

Victor Eddie

David Holford

Uton Dowe

Collis King

Keith Glasgow

Milton Pydana

Desmond Lewis

Imtiaz Ali

to name a few!

 
FuzzyWuzzy 2018-02-10 15:06:26 

The 2 Bajan batsmen who used to frustrate us in Guyana were Robin Bynoe and Peter Lashley.


Like McMorris and Pinnock of Jamiaca

Richard DeSouza for T&T
In reply to Narper



Shell shield bullies all...never made it at the test level

 
hubert 2018-02-10 16:00:48 

In reply to JoeGrine

Correct..John ( Prekkeh ) Earle who became on of my best buddies and sparring
partner( an excellent dancer ) never played for JA. His lifestyle and being from
St Catherine did not sit well with the higher authories.He was a sporer night owl. smile
But he was a very good fast medium pacer..Gave Roy Fredericks nightmares when he
faced him the Sugar Estates Tests then...BG,TT and Jamaica used to have Sugar Estate
cricket exchangies..
He clean bowled 'Cement Head' Freddo twice in three innings.
But while Earle did not play for Jamaica he became the yadrstick by which upcoming
batsmen were measured. When One tonned up against Prekky in Senior Cup, he was
assured of a Jamaica pick. When a young Maurice Foster tamed him at Bina,I knew
Fos was headed not only for JA but WI.

Nice thread this BTW.

Some of my favorite players in Shell Shield were from Leewards and Windwards.
Livingstone Sargent, Sebastien,Alford Corriette out of Montserrat( Is cricket still played there ?),
Norbert Phillip, Victor Eddy, Irvine Shillingford and Viv of course.Always wanted them to excel.

 
Curtis 2018-02-10 16:58:32 

Guyana's 1966-7 squad: what great names!

Basil Butcher
Steve Camacho
Lloyd Cornelius
Winston English
Lance Gibbs
Roy Fredericks
Ovid Glasgow
Alvin Kallicharran
Rohan Kanhai
Clive Lloyd
Vincent Mayers
Edwin Mohamed
Geoffrey Murray
Randolph Ramnarace
Joe Solomon

 
Curtis 2018-02-10 17:00:29 

T&T's squad in 66-67:

Willie Rodriguez
Inshan Ali
Jamiel Ali
Joey Carew
Andrew Clarke
Bryan Davis
Charlie Davis
Richard de Souza
Kenneth Furlonge
Wes Hall
Leo John
Deryck Murray
Harry Ramoutar
Pascall Roberts

 
Curtis 2018-02-10 17:01:25 

Windwards in 66-67:
Evelyn Gresham (c)
David Archer
Hollis Bristol
Earl Cenac
C. Charlemagne
Sparrow Duncan
Henry Elwin
Mike Findlay
Tyrone Harbin
Clem John
Kaleb Laurent
Bryan Mauricette
Jerome Mellow
Irvine Shillingford

 
Curtis 2018-02-10 17:02:03 

Bim 66-67:

Gary Sobers (c)
Arthur Bethell
Rawle Brancker
Robin Bynoe
Richard Edwards
Geoff Greenidge
Charlie Griffith
Vanburn Holder
David Holford
Tony Howard
Conrad Hunte
Erskine King
Peter Lashley
Seymour Nurse
Wycliffe Phillips
Alfred Taylor

 
Curtis 2018-02-10 17:03:01 

Jamaica in 66-67:

Jackie Hendriks (c)
Arthur Barrett
Paul Buchanan
Rudolph Cohen
Maurice Foster
Victor Fray
Teddy Griffith
Ferdie Harvey
Neville Hawkins
Lester King
Easton McMorris
Renford Pinnock
Altemont Wellington

 
Curtis 2018-02-10 17:03:43 

Leewards 66 - 67:

Len Harris (c)
Hesketh Benjamin
Leroy Coury
William Duberry
Clement Francis
Adolphus Freeland
Edgar Gilbert
Auckland Hector
Clement Hicks
Cecil Martin
Hilson Phillip
Lionel Thomas
Harold Walters

 
Curtis 2018-02-10 17:05:26 

when Guyana played Barbados - looking at legends playing regional cricket, better than today's lineups

 
googly1961 2018-02-10 17:15:08 

In reply to dax

Excellent thread that has resurrected some memories for me...

It was tough and good cricket.

Most of the players were part time cricketers who had to make a living with real jobs.
Makes me you realize how good they were


big grin big grin

 
dax 2018-02-10 17:35:54 

In reply to googly1961


Great memories from back then

For muddies -

Rex Ramnarace

Syd Matthews

Ajodha Persaud

Lal Munilal

Faoud Bacchus

Sew Shivnarine


And I am not talkig test players like

Freddo
Camacho
Kanhai
Kalli
Big Cat

Gibbs and the rest

 
NYCGURU 2018-02-10 18:22:30 

In reply to Curtis

Great job indeed kind Sir. The memories are all we can hang our hats on these days, considering the state of our cricket.

 
Dukes 2018-02-10 19:07:36 

I remember a trial match during preparations for the Shell Shield in 1973. Kanhai was named captain of the Guyana team as well as the WI team and he came out to bat late one Saturday afternoon in the trial match.Robert Adonis who was nicknamed Pacer was pretty quick in those days and he was bowling.The crowd was egging him on to bounce Kanhai out and he obviously took the bait and bounced the Babu.The first bouncer had Kanhai ducking and he ended up on the seat of his pants. The crowd roared and Adonis being somewhat clever bowled a yorker next ball which Kanhai easily dug out.
Next ball was another screaming bouncer which Kanhai easily ducked. By this time the crowd was going wild and a chant was started and then Pacer bowled another bouncer.Quick as a flash Kanhai swivelled and the ball soared out of the ground and ended up in Fatima church yard.I will never forget that afternoon snd my respect for Rohan Bholall Kanhai as Guyana's greatest batsman will never change.

LONG LIVE ROHAN KANHAI!!!!!!!!!

 
camos 2018-02-10 19:40:07 

Rex Collymore

 
Dukes 2018-02-10 23:22:46 

In reply to camos

The man from Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

 
Narper 2018-02-10 23:31:50 

In reply to Dukes


Robert Adonis who was nicknamed Pacer was pretty quick in those days

!972 Guyana vs the touring NZ.....Guyana batted first and Kalli ,Lloyd and Fredericks made tons

Time for NZ to bat....Opener Jarvis bowled first ball by Adonis....Adonis was so shocked....his celebration was so comical....he went down on the pitch....got up...wentt down again..the Bourda crowd roared....then Bevan Congdon mudered mudlanders to a ton and Glen Turner chipped in with 259 boring runs wink....Adonis did not get another wicket

Glen Turner then made 259 boring runs in the test match which followed...at Bourda

 
Narper 2018-02-11 05:45:24 

In reply to Dukes

Former New Zealand skipper Bevan Congdon passed away on Saturday (February 10), one day short of his 80th birthday, in Auckland, after battling a long illness

Regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest allrounders, Condon's batting style was largely dour but could switch gears and bat aggressively as well. With the ball, he was a genial medium pacer, who was more than handy with his outswingers.


Wow only last night I remembered him at Bourda

 
Dukes 2018-02-11 08:26:29 

In reply to Narper

DAMN.
I remember he had an excellent tour of England in the 70's
RIP Bevan Congdon

P.S Just looked it up.He scored 175 and 176 in consecutive innings

 
dax 2018-02-11 10:55:15 

In reply to Narper

Time for NZ to bat....Opener Jarvis bowled first ball by Adonis....Adonis was so shocked.


Off the top of my head I thought he was caught by Pydana bowled by Adonis

but I will have to check - I remember Reds making the call

I think he will be OUT, He is OUT!

 
dax 2018-02-11 11:11:50 

In reply to Narper

What a coincidence WRT Congdon.

He saved a test by himself vs WI on that 72 tour.

I think he made 166 n.o.

Batted with the tail for most of a day.