West Indies ‘A’ took full control of the third and final unofficial Test against Bangladesh ‘A’ on Wednesday on the back of strong performances from their batsmen and bowlers at the Syhlet International Stadium. Carrying on from their overnight score of 320-6, the West Indies eventually scored 445 all out. Their bowlers then combined to reduce the hosts to 157-7, still 288 runs behind with only three wickets remaining. The day’s hero was Kevin Sinclair, who scored 60, the sixth half-century of the innings to help push the West Indies ‘A’ past 400 runs. Sinclair was 22 not overnight in...
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The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have confirmed their Caribbean player retentions ahead of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The tournament gets underway on 16 August with the final taking place on 24 September. There will be matches in Barbados, Guyana, St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago. The Caribbean players the Patriots have retained are as follows: EVIN LEWIS ANDRE FLETCHER SHERFANE RUTHERFORD DOMINIC DRAKES SHELDON COTTRELL JOSHUA DA SILVA The Patriots have also brought in Oshane Thomas who was transferred from the Barbados Royals. The overseas players and draft picks will be...
Guyana Amazon Warriors retain nine players for CPL 2023
The Guyana Amazon Warriors have confirmed their Caribbean player retentions ahead of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The tournament gets underway on 16 August with the final taking place on 24 September. There will be matches in Barbados, Guyana, St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago. The Caribbean players the Warriors have retained are as follows: SHIMRON HETMYER ODEAN SMITH ROMARIO SHEPHERD SHAI HOPE KEEMO PAUL CHANDRAPAUL HEMRAJ GUDAKESH MOTIE MATTHEW NANDU JUNIOR SINCLAIR The overseas players and draft picks will be announced during the Republic Bank CPL draft show which will be broadcast...
Runs for Chanderpaul, Athanaze, Da Silva and Reifer as Windies ‘A’ command
Half-centuries from Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Joshua Da Silva and Raymon Reifer have put the West Indies “A” in a solid position after the first day of their third four-day “Test” match against Bangladesh “A” at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday. The tourists currently find themselves 320-6 off 82 overs after winning the toss and batting first. Chanderpaul led the way with 83 off 160 balls, hitting nine fours and a six in the process. The 26-year-old also made 83 in the first game. Da Silva, the Captain, was much more proactive for his 82. His knock came off 94...
Hats off to Esuan! Kevin Sinclair credits Crandon for success
By Brandon Corlette Guyana and West Indies player Kevin Sinclair has been in good form in recent times, with both bat and ball, especially in First-Class cricket. The hard-working and motivated player – who is fresh from his third First-Class five-wicket haul, which came against Bangladesh A – credited former Guyana Head Coach Esuan Crandon. In an interview with the media on Sunday, Sinclair also spoke about what he WAS looking forward to achieve during the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) tour against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and he spoke about the knowledge he gained from legendary Jamaican left-arm spinner...
Urgent decisions to be made by Cricket West Indies, says “Reds”
By Brandon Corlette Cricket West Indies (CWI) has been moving full steam ahead as it relates to squad announcements and upcoming tours, but some urgent decisions are yet to be made public. Veteran cricket commentator Joseph “Reds” Perreira weighed in on the replacement of Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams and the selection of a new West Indies Women’s Head Coach. According to “Reds”, former West Indies Captain, Trinidadian Merissa Aguilleira has indicated interest in signing up for the West Indies Women’s Head Coach post. “The first urgent decision to be made by Cricket West Indies is to replace Jimmy Adams....
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Led by Mandy Mangru’s four-wicket haul, Guyana Women’s team defended 39 runs against Trinidad and Tobago Divas in the Women’s T20 Blaze. Playing in round five of the tournament in St Kitts, Guyana finished second as Barbados completed the double, claiming both the T20 and 50-overs title. Guyana and Barbados were tied on the points table, but Guyana lost the tournament on a head-to-head basis, after they suffered a defeat against Barbados. Batting first, Guyana posted 39 all out in 19.3 overs. Anisa Mohammed destroyed the Guyanese with 4 for 5 from four top overs. Only Shemaine Campbelle reached double...
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Sinclair bags 5-79, King scores 54 as West Indies ‘A’ defeat Bangladesh ‘A’
Player of the Match Kevin Sinclair’s five-wicket haul and Brandon King’s half-century, his first useful score on tour so far, steered West Indies ‘A’ to a narrow three-wicket victory over Bangladesh ‘A’ at Syhlet International Stadium on Friday. Resuming from their overnight score of 274-6, a lead of 166, the hosts only managed to add an additional 23 runs and were bowled out for 297 for a lead of 189. Chasing victory, The West Indies were in trouble at 70-5 before King scored a stabilizing 54 as the West Indies reached 191-7 in 49.5 overs. Irfan Sukkur, 64 not out...