Kaieteur News article.

Georgetown, Guyana - Following the completion of the first round of matches in the Republic Cup, the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL Inc) has issued a strong warning to teams and fans who attempt to bring the game into disrepute.

The caution came after players showed dissent at the Everest Cricket Club following the completion of the first round of matches in the open segment on Sunday. At an executive meeting held at GSCL headquarters in Seaforth Street on Sunday night, the body wishes to inform that stringent disciplinary actions will be enforced against any team, fans and umpires who bring the game into disrepute.

GSCL Inc apologises to the executive and members of the Everest Cricket Club for any inconvenience caused.

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WICB Media Release.

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board will hold its Annual General Meeting on March 7, 2015 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston Jamaica.

As part of the AGM, elections will be held for the positions of President and Vice President of the WICB.

The deadline for nominations to be received for the respective posts was Saturday February 7 last.

The following nominations were received (all in alphabetical order):

For President

Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron

Joel Garner

For Vice President

Baldath Mahabir

Emmanuel Nanthan

The voting members of the WICB are the shareholders and are as follows (in alphabetical order):

Barbados Cricket Association – 2 votes

Guyana Cricket Board – 2 votes

Jamaica Cricket Association – 2 votes

Leeward Islands Cricket Association – 2 votes

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board – 2 votes

Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control – 2 votes

WICB Media Release.

Guyana Chronicle article.

Georgetown, Guyana - The state owned National Communication Networks (NCN) yesterday said that they are currently in talks with rights holder ESPN, to air the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup which bowls off on Saturday February 14 in Australia.

Marketing Manager Raymond Azeez, speaking to Chronicle Sport yesterday, explained that unlike previous years when NCN had to simply deal with the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), now, it’s complicated, since they have to negotiate with ESPN who only distribute to its cable partners.

ESPN’s partner in Guyana is E-Networks and Azeez said that NCN is trying everything in its power to ensure that the Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation owned entity breaks protocol to allow them the right to air the matches.

He said that it will cost the Government of Guyana owned station approximately US$30,000 to have to the event shown; almost three times what was paid for the 2011 tournament rights.

“We understand that they (ESPN) are dealing with their cable partner who in Guyana is E-Networks. We had first reached out to E-Networks who pointed us to ESPN and we’ve been in talks with them. It’s just a matter of them (ESPN) understanding that in Guyana, more than 60% of the population depend on us for events like this and not everyone has E-Networks” said Azeez.

Azeez pointed out that NCN remains committed to bring ball-by-ball coverage of the ICC showpiece, adding “We’re going to fight hard to get the rights. It’s only a couple of days left and so we’re waiting on ESPN to give a final word after making a proposal”

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Georgetown, Guyana - In an effort to get its team ready, the junior selection panel of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), led by Leslie Solomon, has arranged several sessions across Berbice and advises that cricket teams send players who they think are good enough to make the Berbice Under-17 team that will participate in the upcoming Inter-County tournament. 

Today, sessions will be held at the Albion Sports Complex for players from the lower Corentyne area, while tomorrow the same will be done for players from West Berbice area at the Bush Lot ground.

For players from the Upper Corentyne area, sessions will take place at the Skeldon Community Centre ground on Saturday February 14 and on Monday, February 16, at the Cumberland ground, players from the East Bank/New Amsterdam/Canjie/No 19 areas will have theirs.

The BCB will wrap up its talent-spotting process at the Bush Lot Farm ground on Wednesday, February 18, for players from the Central Corentyne area.

According to the BCB, all sessions will commence at 15:00hrs except for the session at Skeldon Community Centre which will begin at 10:00hrs. Players have to be born on or after September 1 1998.

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Kaieteur News article.

Georgetown, Guyana - Led by sterling performances from Alphius Bookie and Ashmead Nedd, Georgetown defeated East Coast by 103 runs while East Bank overcame West Demerara by one wicket when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter Association Under-15 50-over tournament continued yesterday.

Bookie stroked 10 fours in a top score of 75 off 93 balls while Nedd lashed 4 fours and 2 sixes in scoring 51 from 61 balls as Georgetown posted a challenging 210 before they were bowled out in 48.5 overs, batting first at Everest Cricket Club.

The host were reduced to 15-2 before Bookie added 41 with Adrian Hinds who was bowled behind his back attempting a sweep shot for 17. The right handed Bookie then featured in a fourth wicket stand of 99 with Nedd to frustrate the visitors in blazing sunshine.

The pair rotated the strike almost at will and was quick to take advantage of the wayward deliveries. However pacer Tyrese Assanah provided his team with the breakthrough when he uprooted the stumps of Nedd just after the batsman reached his fifty.

Bookie continued to play his shots before he became Assanah’s third victim. Yodester Persaud was the only other batsman that showed fight with 16; extras contributed 22. Assanah swung the ball considerably and was the pick of the bowlers with 3-29; Pradesh Balkishun claimed 2-30 and Arvin Gangadin 2-32.

Anil Singh and Robin Williams started off positively for East Coast with a first wicket partnership of 35 before Williams (13) nicked pacer Qumar Torrington through to wicket-keeper Yodester Persaud.

Left arm spinner Nedd then snapped up three quick wickets to put East Coast on the back foot. They never recovered and were sent packing for 107 in 40.3 overs which included 34 extras. Singh made 19 while Gangadin (14) and Denesh Ali (13) were the only other batsmen that reached double figures. Nedd snared 3-15 and Sachin Singh 2-6.

At Demerara Cricket Club ground, West Demerara took first strike and managed 128 all out in 39.4 overs. Sayendra Pooran scored 20 while extras assisted with 62; Jamal Michael grabbed 4-15 and Tuen Hicks 3-27.

East Bank encountered some nervous moments before reaching their target in 34 overs, ending on 129-9 aided by 49 extras. Michael made 19 and Hicks 17. Jitendra Ghisiwan bagged 4-33 and Satesh Basdeo 2-24. The competition continues today.

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Georgetown, Guyana - The GBTI sponsored Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Silver Jubilee Anniversary Inter Secondary Tapeball cricket tournament is set to bowl off today with three matches.

Male and female teams will contest this competition which will see the club identifying 30 promising players for its Cricket Development Programme which would be conducted by Coach Delbert Hicks.

The seven competing schools are Central Corentyne, Winifred Gaskin, Manchester High, Corentyne Comprehensivey, Port Mourant, J.C. Chandisingh and Lower Corentyne. Female 10-overs matches’ start at 09:30hrs, the male segment begins at 11:30hrs.

Following are the fixtures:

1.   Winifred Gaskin v Manchester High @ Ulverston Ground

2.   Corentyne Comprehensive v Port Mourant Secondary @ Port Mourant

3.   Lower Corentyne v J.C. Chandisingh @ Area ‘H’ Ground

Central Corentyne drew the bye.

The semifinals are slated for Monday February 16 while the finals are scheduled for Friday February 20, all at the Area ‘H’ ground. GBTI’s Port Mourant Manager Mr. Ghoeblall Mahadeo and RHTYSC Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster would declare the tournament open today at the Area ‘H’ Ground at 09:00hrs.

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Georgetown, Guyana - As celebrations to commemorate the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) continues in the Ancient County, four Primary Schools wil take centre stage from tomorrow when the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) Inter-Primary school softball tournament is contested at the Area ‘H’ ground.

The competing schools are Rose Hall Town, Port Mourant, Belvedere and Tain. An added incentive for the competing players is the fact that RHTY&SC coach, Delbert Hicks would witness the tournament to identify promising young players for the club’s developmental programme.

Club Secretary/CEO, Hilbert Foster indicated that they have already secured sponsorship for a female softball tournament also among Primary Schools that would be held next month.

Fixtures for tomorrow are as follows: Rose Hall Town and Belvedere would set the tone for the remainder of the day when they face off from 09:30hrs while Port Mourant and Tain will engage each other from 11:00hrs.

The losing teams will meet in the third place game at 12:30hrs while the winning team will collide in the championship game from 13:45hrs. The 10-over competition would see the top team and leading individual performers receiving trophies and medals.

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Georgetown, Guyana - As Guyana celebrates 45 years as a Cooperative Republic, the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association will start its year’s activities with a Mashramani One Day Softball tournament.

The day/night tournament will be held on Saturday February 21st at the DCC ground on Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown. Matches start at 2:00pm and will conclude at 11:30pm. Fourteen teams will be accepted.

Eight teams will play in the Open category (males of any age) and six teams will play in the Masters category (40 years and over). The Male Open will be a 5 overs affair while the Masters will be 10 overs.  Matches will be played on two pitches simultaneously.

Entrance fee for the Open category is $15,000 and the Masters is $20,000. Winner of each category will receive $50,000 and the Runner-ups will receive $15,000 each. The yellow Floodlight ball will be used.

Teams can purchase it at Mike’s Pharmacy on Sheriff Street. Teams who are interested can call GFSCA organiser Wayne Jones at 650 1790 or 685 6908 to book their spot early. This one day, day/night softball 14- team tournament will be held every last Saturday of every month at the DCC ground.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Guyana Jaguars Head Coach Esaun Crandon is a happy man after his team’s convincing 105-run win Western Union logoin their fifth round West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional First-Class Franchise encounter against Jamaica last Monday at Sabina Park, their first win against Jamaica since the 51-run win at Chedwin Park in 2006.

The victory was more pleasing for the 33-year-old Crandon, who took 16 wickets in seven First-Class matches against Jamaica, since he opened the bowling with Reon King in that game at Chedwin Park in 2006.John Fernandes logo

“Twice I came here as Coach without any success so this is my first win against Jamaica as Coach and Guyana only beat Jamaica once when I was playing so I must commend the guys for a job well done,” said the former Guyana pacer, who played seven times against Jamaica since doing so for the first time in the 2003 Carib Beer Four-Day semi-final at Albion.

“This was the first that I can remember that we used a four-prong pace attack and the fast bowlers bowled 34 overs before spin was used and they all bowled well, in fact the seamers on both sides bowled well on this pitch which I think was a good cricket pitch,” said Crandon, who was in charge of the team which was beaten by seven wickets at Sabina Park last year and failed to win a single game in last year’s tournament.

“We scored over 300 runs in our first innings and when you do that you always put yourself in a good position to press for a win. Getting a big score in the first innings is also important for batting points,” Crandon explained.

Guyana got six bonus points for getting to 300 runs before 110 overs and taking 10 wickets in Jamaica’s first innings in addition to the 12 they got for their outright win to take them to 75 points and maintain their top of table position.

Although the Jaguars are well placed to lift their seventh Regional First-Class title and first since 1998 with five matches to go including their next match on Friday against the Leewards who occupy the cellar position, Crandon says there is still improvements to be made.

“We are looking to work on improving all the time and are looking at the boxes that we have not ticked off as yet like our batsmen getting starts but not going on to really big scores. Also, while we dismissed Jamaica twice with almost two sessions to spare, we give them too many ‘four balls’ and we also need to do some work on our fielding,” Crandon pointed out.

“While our openers have not been at their best and our batsmen have not scored runs as a collective unit, everyone has stepped up when it mattered most to ensure that we got most of the highest totals in the competition,” said the right-arm pacer and left-handed batsman.

In 38 First-Class matches the Berbician scored one fifty and captured 90 wickets in a career that spanned a decade and ended with his last match against the Windwards in St Vincent in 2011 when he played in the same teams as current players, Rajendra Chandrika, Leon Johnson, Vishaul Singh, Veerasammy Permaul and Devendra Bishoo.

Now the Head Coach of a team including prolific Test batsman Shiv Chanderpaul, who has been playing at this level since he was a 16-year-old, Crandon is comfortable with his Job and says he is getting the full support of everyone.

“Shiv has been taking to the batsmen while (Assistant Coach/Manger) has been most helpful and would like to say that the addition to our squad of a physiotherapist (Paul Gomes) is going a long way in ensuring the guys remain injury free,” added Crandon.

Narsingh Deonarine and Devon Smith are the only batsmen with over 300 runs in the tournament, while left-arm spinner Permaul has the most wickets so far with 38 from five games.

Crandon informed that both Deonarine (flu) and Chandrika (Gastro) have recovered and will be available for Friday’s clash. The team left Jamaica yesterday and travelled to Trinidad en route to Antigua.

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By CMC.

SYDNEY, Australia – Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd on Tuesday remembered Richard Austin as a “talented and fanatic cricketer and wonderful team man”.

Lloyd, the legendary captain of the 1970 and 1980s, captained Austin during his time in West Indies team. Austin a right-handed batsman and off-spinner, played two Tests and a single ODI.

He played 38 first-class matches making four centuries.

“He was a tremendous talent – a terrific cricketer and a very good footballer...a wonderful team man,” Lloyd told CMC Sports here.

“While he was in the team he did really well and made a very good contribution. He was also a fantastic footballer and played other sports as well.

Austin was a member of the West Indies team that played in World Series Cricket and one of the rebel players who toured South Africa in the early 1980s.

On his return to the Caribbean he fell on hard times and died last weekend in his native Jamaica at age 60.

“I first met him when he played for Jamaica and you could see his immense talent. He was very stylish and you could tell he would go on to play at the highest level,” the legendary former skipper said.

“He played Test cricket and World Series Cricket and he opened the batting and also batted in the middle, as well as bowled a bit of off-spin and was a very good fielder. He was a great utility man.”

By CMC.

Guyana Times article.

Georgetown, Guyana - Camille’s Institute for Business and Science Studies (CIBSS) opened the 2015 windball cricket season with a win over rivals Friendship Secondary at the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry/National Sports Commission/AL Sport and Tour Promotions’ 23rd annual Easter Term Championship.

Playing at the Timehri Red Ground on Saturday, CIBSS won the toss and inserted Friendship in to take first strike.

Friendship batted their way to 75 for 6, off the allotted 10 overs with Lorenzo O’Neil making 20 and Dhanpaul Bisoon 15.

Bowling for CIBSS, Deshawn Fernandes picked up 2 for 9 and Bhajnarine Singh 2 for 18.

In reply, CIBSS reached 76 for 5 off 6.3 overs, with Kevin Lawrence topscoring with 18.

Sunil Tulisdas picked up 2 for 2 bowling for Friendship. Action in the tournament will continue with the female teams playing.

The tournament is being organised by Sport Officer Allister Munroe.

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Guyana Times article.

Georgetown, Guyana - Close to 100 teams are expected to participate in Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/New Building Society Limited Over-40 Second-Division Tournament, which is expected to commence shortly in the Ancient County.

The outstanding relationship between the BCB and its many sponsors continued on Wednesday last when the NBS renewed its sponsorship with the Board.

At the presentation ceremony held at NBS’ New Amsterdam Branch, BCB Competitions Committee Chairman Carl Moore applauded the bank for continuing its investment in the sport, stating that it was another giant step in the development of cricket in the Ancient County.

The Second-Division Tournament, he said,  is by far the largest organised by the Board as almost every village and township takes part since it provides the avenue for young players to rub shoulders with some veteran players who still play at the level.

“Teams are drawn from all geographic areas in the Ancient County. It brings the entire family out on Sundays in a picnic atmosphere. It helps to keep the village cricket alive and the grounds in good condition so that people of all ages can use the facilities to play and exercise, helping a healthy lifestyle,” Moore concluded.

Speaking on behalf of NBS, Manager of the Rose Hall Branch, Rana Persaud expressed delight at the continued involvement of the bank in Berbice cricket. He said that the New Building Society is proud to be associated with Berbice cricket.

“The company is always aware of its role in the development of the communities and by sponsoring this important competition, it’s an ideal way of giving back to the County,” Persaud pointed out.

BCB President Anil Beharry thanked NBS for its trust and confidence shown in the work of the Board. He also thanked Moore and his committee for doing a fantastic job in organising such a huge competition.

He expressed hope that the tournament would produce new talent for Berbice as it has done in the past.

The BCB is encouraging all Second-Division clubs in Berbice to fill out the forms sent to them by the Board or call the office on 333-2375 for more information.

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Kaieteur News article.

Georgetown, Guyana - Georgetown trounced West Demerara by 221 runs to capture the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) inter association round robin U-15 50-over title yesterday at Everest Cricket Club.

Batting first after winning the toss, Georgetown rattled up 275-9 off their allotted overs. Alphuis Bookie continued his fine form with an authoritative 79, while Ashmead Nedd stuck 67. Bookie slammed nine fours off 86 balls while Nedd faced 75 balls and hit six fours and one six. Extras assisted with 41 as medium pacer Parmand Gootipersaud grabbed 5-29 from 10 overs while Sachin Basdeo snared 2-27.

West Demerara never threatened and were sent packing for 54 in 31.2 overs including 26 extras, in reply. Aftab Basheer made 20. Off spinner Andrew Persaud grabbed 3-11 off five overs including a hat-trick, while Jospice Jones claimed 3-14 for Georgetown who played unbeaten throughout the competition.

At Demerara Cricket Club, East Coast defeated East Bank by 130 runs. East Coast took first strike and posted 239-4 in 50 overs.

Ronald Williams and Anil Singh (04) added 53 for the opening stand to set the tone for a mammoth total before Singh was lbw to Travis George. Williams gradually grew in confidence and shared in a second wicket stand of 50 with Avin Gangadin to further frustrate East Bank. Williams was caught and bowled by Jamal Michael for 41 (4×4,1×6) while Gangadin went for 31 (4×4). Danesh Ally (02) was the last wicket to fall for East Coast as Pradesh Balkishun and Chandra Mohan steadied the innings with an unbroken 73-run fourth wicket stand. Balkishun stroked six fours in a top score of 60 while Mohan counted three fours and two sixes in 43. Michael picked up 3-45 and George 1-44.

East Bank were routed for 109 in 35.4 overs in response. Navendra Persaud and Tuen Hicks added 34 for the first wicket before Hicks was bowled by Balkishun for 13. Balkishun then uprooted the stumps of Jeremiah Scott (00) to make it 37-2. Persaud and Daniel Scott gave their team some hope with a third wicket stand of 34, but leg spinner Byron Bissu (1-31)- also a national table tennis player, had Persaud taken in the deep for 19. East Bank never recovered despite a fourth wicket partnership of 24 between Scott and Michael (02) as Balkishun finished with 6-7 from eight overs while Anil Singh had 2-7.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Orlando Jailall and Mahendra Dindyal slammed half centuries when the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) held its’ inter county U-15 trials matches recently at Imam Bacchus ground, Affiance.

In the first game, Omesh Ramdahin XI went down to Orlando Jailall XI by five wickets. Batting first Ramdahin XI scored 105 all out in 30 overs. Bhumeshwar Ramdahin struck 40; Romario Stephen took 3-28 and Mahendra Dindyal 2-24. Jailall XI replied with 110-5 in 24 overs. Jaiall slammed 57 not out and Bhumeshwar Ramkissoon made 12. Bhumeshwar Ramdahin had 3-5 and Renesh Persaud 2-18.

In the second match Jailall XI triumphed by 124 runs. Jailall XI posted 224 all out in 39.2 overs, batting first. Jaiall stroked 42 and Dindyal 34. Vicquam Clarke took 3-13. Ramdahin XI were sent packing for 120 in 27 overs in response. Bhumeshwar Ramdahin made 36; Sachin Persaud snared 5-18.

Jaiall XI won the third encounter by 120 runs. Jailall XI rattled up 207-6 in 34 overs, taking first strike. Dindyal scored 59 and Renesh Persaud 23. Bhumeshwar Ramdahin claimed 2-21. Ramdahin XI fell for 87 in 23 overs in reply. Dindyal took two wickets.

The board will announce their squad for the inter-county competition shortly.

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Georgetown, Guyana - The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) competitions will continue this weekend with matches in the first and second divisions and U-13 categories.

In the Hadi’s World City Mall Inc first division two-day at 09:30 hrs which starts on Saturday, Guyana Defense Force will play GNIC at Everest (Ernest Hinds and M. Yosef Yisrael) and Police will travel to Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) (Cyril Garnath and Javed Persaud).

In the New Building Society 40-over second division at 10:30 hrs on Saturday, Everest will play Transport SC at MYO (Zaheer Mohamed and Linden Matthews), Malteenoes SC will host St. Stanislaus (Daniel Richmond and Matthew Kissoon), University of Guyana will journey to Demerara Cricket Club (Reginald Grant and Ashok Brijcoomar) and Police will entertain GCC (Clyde Layne and Deon Feassal).

In the lone Banks Malta Supreme U-13 fixture GCC and MSC will battle at GYO (Randolph Rose and Heuvel Cunha).

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Georgetown, Guyana - The Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL Inc) has received the backing of Metro Office and Computer Supplies for its second annual Republic Cup which is currently underway.

The entity at their head office in Quamina Street yesterday presented all the trophies for the tournament to representatives of GSCL.

Metro’s representative, Shavane Sooklall said the company is pleased to be associated with the GSCL Inc in promoting the game. Organising Secretary Samuel Kingston and Assistant Secretary Russell Jadbeer both expressed gratitude for the support.

Metro has now joined Memorex Enterprise and Regal Stationery and Computer Centre as the tournament sponsors.

The competition is being contested in two categories: Open and Over-40. The action will continue on Saturday at the Everest from 10:00 hours when Parika Defenders, Regal Masters, Tropical Spring Masters and Amazon Masters battle for the remaining two spots in the Over-40 semi-finals. East Coast Masters and Floodlights are already through.

The finals will be played Sunday at the said venue with the Masters final at 10:00 hours and the Open final between Farm XI and Regal XI at 14:30 hours.

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Georgetown, Guyana - As promised by Anil Beharry, the newly elected president of the Berbice Cricket Board and his executives, Under-15 Cricket Competition for Secondary Schools in Berbice will return after many years.

The sponsor is a friend of Berbice cricket and he is from the United States of America. His name is Dalchand Rambharose, a former resident of Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice and a keen follower of Berbice cricket.

In a message sent through his father who was present, Mr Deonarine Rambharose, he said he always had a keen interest in cricket in general with Berbice Cricket having a special place in his heart. The message added that he is always impressed with the work of the Berbice Board despite the limited resources. He added that the BCB is the shining light in an otherwise chaotic situation in Guyana and West Indies cricket. He blamed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not intervening in Guyana’s cricket and resolve the issues.

He said that the ICC should have done the same as FIFA with football. He mentioned that he was closely following the BCB recently held election and had no doubt that Anil Beharry would have been the winner for he is the best man for the job. When he learned of the results and saw the promise made by Beharry, he thought that helping with the school cricket might be the best option.

Speaking on behalf of the BCB, the president thanked Mr Rambharose for sponsoring this important competition that was missing for so many years. He said that the nursery level is important so as to bring back interest to the youngsters and at the same time give the clubs an opportunity to do talent spotting. The board hopes that more international players will be born out of this tournament. He reminded that the school system in the past produced several outstanding cricketers. He added that the interest is high among teachers, parents and students for the ongoing A Ally and Sons Under-17 Schools Cricket Competition and said the Under-15 will be no different.  Special mention was made of Miss Volaika Jaikishun for supporting the idea and her ministry for approving the tournament.

Miss Jaikishun was present and said that physical fitness increases mental alertness and will surely help the kids to be more successful academically, provided they maintain the balance. She said the ministry will always support sports in schools for it helps with their discipline and gives them the opportunity to mix with others.

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Georgetown, Guyana - Enterprise SC will take on Canal number two in a specially arranged T20 fixture on Sunday on the West Bank of Demerara. Action gets underway at 10:00 hrs.

Enterprise team reads; J. Jawharlall, C. Singh, S. Yadram, B. Yadram, V. Gobin, R. Mankad, K. Mohammed, V. Albert, V. Lall, N. Ulla, R. Beepat,. N. Komar, R. Ramnarace, A. Roman and D. Mangru. The coach is Kavita Yadram and the manager is Richard Albert.

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SYDNEY, Australia – Outstanding former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has cautioned critics not to write of the Caribbean side’s World Cup chances just yet.

The Windies have been given little hope of winning cricket’s biggest prize, against the backdrop of their poor run of recent form and the number eight ranking in ODI cricket.

However, Lloyd argued that several underdogs – including the West Indies in the inaugural tournament in 1975 – had already won the World Cup, and said once the Caribbean side gelled their performances, they could pose a threat.

“When I see the players here, they must feel proud to be here. This is the showpiece of cricket. I want to see them happy, I want to see them go out there and give their all – blood and guts – because if they win this World Cup – I know a lot of people don’t give us a chance but you never know,” said Lloyd, who was at the helm when West Indies won in 1975 and again in 1979.

“We weren’t supposed to be winners in 1975, Pakistan were not supposed to be the winners in Melbourne [in 1992], India weren’t supposed to be the winners [in 1983] and they came out of a situation where Zimbabwe had them 80 or seven [in a group stage match] and Kapil Dev played a masterful innings.”

West Indies are coming off a 4-1 drubbing in a five-match series against South Africa, and also slumped to an embarrassing nine-wicket defeat to England in their first official warm-up match for the World Cup last Monday.

The side is also missing the likes of senior all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, and is being led by new installed captain Jason Holder, himself a new-comer to international cricket.

Lloyd, the current chairman of selectors, said, however, West Indies could defy the pundits and produce good results.

“You never can tell. We have talented cricketers. If we can just get it together, we can give a good account of ourselves and surprise a lot of people,” he stressed.

West Indies face Scotland in their second warm-up game on Wednesday night before taking on Ireland next Monday in their opening group stage fixture at Saxton Oval in Nelson in New Zealand

They will also clash with the likes of defending champions India, South Africa, Pakistan and United Arab Emirates, in a tough Group B campaign.

By CMC.

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Guyana Jaguars and Barbados Pride, the two front-running sides in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament, will be looking to forge further ahead in the sixth round of matches, starting on Friday.

With the season now halfway complete, the teams are now in the return leg of the Tournament and some will be looking to gain revenge on their opponents from the first leg of matches.

In North Sound, Antigua: Bottom-placed Leeward Islands Hurricanes will be hoping that home advantage will breed success for the first time this season, when they face chart-toppers Guyana Jaguars at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

This is definitely the tale of two extremes: The Hurricanes have failed to win a match this season, sinking to a heavy defeat against the Pride on the road in the previous round, when the Jaguars made a huge statement, gaining a significant boost of confidence with a solid victory over the Jamaica Franchise on the road.

So current form and recent history strongly favour the visitors, as the Jaguars, whose 13-member squad is unchanged, have won five of their previous 10 matches including in the first round of this season’s tournament.

The Hurricanes, whose side is also unchanged, can take comfort in the knowledge that the last time the two teams met at this venue early last year, they landed a five-wicket knock-out punch to the Jaguars.

In Bridgetown, Barbados: The Pride will be looking to collect their fourth straight victory and prove what a difference a format makes when they host long-standing arch-rivals Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at Kensington Oval.

Pride and Red Force were truly last season’s top two sides – the home team lifted the NAGICO Super50 title and followed up with the R4Day crown, while T&T finished in the runners-up spot in both competitions.

This season however, the Pride struggled in the NS50 which the full-strength Red Force won – and it has been vice versa in the R4Day with the embattled visitors find the going tough as their hosts have recovered strongly from weather setbacks early in the season.

Current form and recent history are also on the side of the Pride. They seemed destined to win their tournament opener against the Red Force, but the weather intervened and prevented them from clinching a sixth straight victory over this same opponent.

Both sides are unchanged from the previous round.

In Kingstown, St. Vincent: Judging on recent results, the most competitive contest of the round could emerge, when the Windward Islands Volcanoes meet the Jamaica Franchise at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex.

Volcanoes breathed life into their season with a resounding victory over the Red Force in the previous round, at the same time that the Franchisers stumbled when they were dominated by the Jaguars.

Both teams need all the points they could acquire to keep the two front-running sides within reach, so expect a keen affair.

This will be the first time the two sides will meet at Arnos Vale in 15 years, but recent history favours the visitors, since they have won nine of the 20 matches in the same period, including the first round encounter this season on home soil.

Windwards are unchanged, but the Franchisers are the only side this round to make an adjustment, bringing Brandon King in to replace Shacaya Thomas.

Squads:

Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Jamaica Franchise

(AT THE ARNOS VALE SPORTS COMPLEX, ST. VINCENT)

WINDWARD ISLANDS VOLCANOES (from): Liam Sebastian (captain), Sunil Ambris, Alston Bobb, Johnson Charles, Craig Emmanuel, Andre Fletcher, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Kenroy Peters, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile

Squad unchanged

JAMAICA FRANCHISE (from): Tamar Lambert (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, Dave Bernard Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Gavon Brown, Odean Brown, John Campbell, Jason Dawes, Damion Jacobs, Brandon King, Horace Miller, Marquino Mindley

IN–King; OUT–Shacaya Thomas

UMPIRES: Zahid Bassarath (Trinidad & Tobago), Steve O’Shaughnessy (England)

MATCH REFEREE: Selwyn Allen

STANDBY UMPIRE: Deighton Butler

Barbados Pride vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force

(AT KENSINGTON OVAL, BARBADOS)

BARBADOS PRIDE (from): Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Tino Best, Carlos Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Kyle Corbin, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Kevin Stoute, Jomel Warrican

Squad unchanged

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO RED FORCE (from): Jason Mohammed (captain), Yannic Cariah, Derone Davis, Shannon Gabriel, Akeal Hosein, Steven Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Kjorn Ottley, Yannick Ottley, Marlon Richards, Jeremy Solozano, Daniel St. Clair

Squad unchanged

UMPIRES: Leslie Reifer Jr, Christopher Taylor (Jamaica)

MATCH REFEREE: Mervyn Jones

STANDBY UMPIRE: Troy Tudor

Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Guyana Jaguars

(AT VIVIAN RICHARDS CRICKET GROUND, ANTIGUA)

LEEWARD ISLANDS HURRICANES (from): Devon Thomas (captain), Quinton Boatswain, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton, Colin Hamer, Montcin Hodge, Jeremiah Louis, Orlando Peters, Sherwin Peters, Austin Richards Jr, Akeem Saunders, Gavin Tonge, Hayden Walsh Jr

Squad unchanged.

GUYANA JAGUARS (from): Leon Johnson (captain), Christopher Barnwell, Ronsford Beaton, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Rajindra Chandrika, Narsingh Deonarine, Shimron Hetmyer, Keon Joseph, Veerasammy Permaul, Raymon Reifer, Vishaul Singh

Squad unchanged

UMPIRES: Patrick Gustard (Jamaica), Gregory Brathwaite (Barbados)

MATCH REFEREE: Vanroy Burns

STANDBY UMPIRE: Bernard Joseph

OFFICIAL POINTS STANDINGS

(After the fifth round)

Following are the Official Points Standings after the fifth round of matches in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament ended last Monday.

Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, T-tied, I-incomplete match, A-abandoned match, DP-Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch, MR-match referee awarding match, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points

ROUND 1

November 14 to 17

Jamaica Franchise beat Windwards Volcanoes by 13 runs – Sabina Park

T&T Red Force drew with Barbados Pride – Queen’s Park Oval

Guyana Jaguars beat Leewards Hurricanes by an innings and 10 runs – Guyana National Stadium

ROUND 2

November 21 to 24

Guyana Jaguars beat Windwards Volcanoes by 92 runs – Guyana National Stadium

Leewards Hurricanes lost to T&T Red Force by 6 wickets – Warner Park

Barbados Pride drew with Jamaica Franchise – Windward Sports Club

ROUND 3

November 28 to December 1

Windwards Volcanoes beat Leewards Hurricanes by 9 wickets – Grenada National Stadium

Guyana Jaguars lost to Barbados Pride by 2 runs – Guyana National Stadium

T&T Red Force lost to Jamaica Franchise by 37 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 4

December 5 to 8

Windwards Volcanoes lost to Barbados Pride by 11 runs – Arnos Vale Sports Complex

Jamaica Franchise beat Leewards Hurricanes by 4 wickets – Sabina Park

T&T Red Force lost to Guyana Jaguars by an innings and 60 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 5

February 6 to 9

Jamaica Franchise lost to Guyana Jaguars by 105 runs – Sabina Park

Windwards Volcanoes beat T&T Red Force by an innings and 148 runs – Beausejour Cricket Ground

Barbados Pride beat Leewards Hurricanes by an innings and 190 runs – Kensington Oval

REMAINING MATCHES

(Home teams mentioned first; all matches start at 10 a.m. local time)

ROUND 6

February 13 to 16

Windwards Volcanoes vs Jamaica Franchise – Arnos Vale Sports Complex

Barbados Pride vs T&T Red Force – Kensington Oval

Leewards Hurricanes vs Guyana Jaguars – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

ROUND 7

February 20 to 23

Leewards Hurricanes vs Windwards Volcanoes – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Barbados Pride vs Guyana Jaguars – Kensington Oval

Jamaica Franchise vs T&T Red Force – Sabina Park

* * * BREAK * * *

ROUND 8

March 6 to 9

T&T Red Force vs Windwards Volcanoes – National Cricket Centre

Guyana Jaguars vs Jamaica Franchise – Guyana National Stadium

Leewards Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride – To be confirmed

ROUND 9

March 13 to 16

Barbados Pride vs Windwards Volcanoes – Kensington Oval

Leewards Hurricanes vs Jamaica Franchise – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Guyana Jaguars vs T&T Red Force – Guyana National Stadium

ROUND 10

March 20 to 23

Windwards Volcanoes vs Guyana Jaguars – Windsor Park

T&T Red Force vs Leewards Hurricanes – National Cricket Centre

Jamaica Franchise vs Barbados Pride – Sabina Park

ONLINE COVERAGE

1. Match reports and other tournament details here, www.windiescricket.com

2. Select one of the links below to watch single-camera, “live” webcasts of the matches:

-View Volcanoes vs Jamaica Franchise here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchone

-View Pride vs Red Force here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchtwo

-View Hurricanes vs Jaguars here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchthree

3. Images from selected matches will be available here, http://tinyurl.com/k44ld4o

4. Follow “live” text updates on Twitter here, http://tinyurl.com/qbqfzou

5. Audio files (mp3) of media opportunities will be available here, http://tinyurl.com/pa5lpo8

6. Video files of media opportunities will be available here, http://tinyurl.com/lkdxwfh

WICB Media Release.