Barbados Advocate article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - With everyone fit and up for selection, West Indies captain Darren Sammy is looking to start off the T20 Series against England at Kensington Oval on a winning note.

Today’s match has been sold out and Sammy mentioned to the media after the West Indies training session yesterday that they will be hoping to entertain the crowd by playing some good quality cricket and coming out victorious.

With all 15 members of the squad declared fit, Sammy said that the three T20 International matches offer a golden opportunity for the West Indies to finalise the members of the team ahead of their title defence of the World Cup.

However, it will be hard to pick a final 11 for today’s match as the right mix will have to be achieved for the victory and the future.

“It is our final preparation going into the World Cup and it is good to have matches where we can finalise the combination of our team.”

The hard-hitting all-rounder mentioned that although they lost the One-Day International Series to England, it did highlight that the visitors do not do well under pressure and he will be looking to exploit that in the upcoming matches.

“We (West Indies) normally have good matches here (Kensington Oval) and the last match we played which was against Australia was a very exciting encounter.

“England and West Indies always have these good battles and we are looking forward to that tomorrow (today) as both teams are looking to finalise their combination of their squad going into the World Cup, so it provides both teams with that opportunity.”

In the shorter format of the game, the West Indies have proven to be the one to beat with a number of their players playing the game around the world. However, as they look to get off to a winning start, it will be vital to put the right mix in the game today.

Sammy said that they must play as a team, as well as play as the defending champions that they are.

The top order batting has not been getting many runs lately and that is one area which they will be hoping to rectify as the tall left-hander, Chris Gayle, looks to make his return as well as some runs before they head off to Bangladesh.

However, still not up for selection is Kieron Pollard.

“We miss the services of Pollard, who is one of our more experienced T20 players, but now all of the players are much more experienced and the guys have gained more exposure all over the world. We still have the core in the team and we know once we go out and perform to the full potential, we will be the team to beat.

“It is a great feeling to be World Champions, but that is all gone,” said Sammy.

“When we get to Bangladesh, it is a fresh start and everyone has to do what we did in Sri Lanka, which is to play as a team, play for the people and the goal was to win the title, so this time around it is to defend the title.”

He mentioned that the players are confident and they have been working hard to retain that title. (CG)

FULL SQUAD: 

Darren Sammy (Captain), Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith

MANAGEMENT UNIT: Ottis Gibson (Head Coach), Sir Richard Richardson (Team Manager), Stuart Williams (Assistant Coach), Andre Coley (Assistant Coach), Saqlain Mushtaq (Assistant Coach), C.J. Clark (Physiotherapist), Hector Martinez Charles (Strength & Conditioning Co-ordinator), Richard Berridge (Video & Statistical Analyst), Virgil Browne (Massage Therapist), Philip Spooner (Media Manager)

T20 Series Schedule – Start 2 p.m./1 p.m. Jamaica Time

Sun 9: 1st Twenty20 International – Kensington Oval

Tue 11: 2nd Twenty20 International – Kensington Oval

Thu 13: 3rd Twenty20 International – Kensington Oval

First Published In The Barbados Advocate.

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - This is part one of a series about the life and times of one of cricket’s most famous commentators and writers, Tony Cozier….

Christened Winston Anthony Cozier on July 10 1940, he has made a name for himself for over five decades as the voice of cricket in the Caribbean. 

How did he start off in cricket? 

“I was at school, at Lodge School in Barbados,” he replied. “My father (Jimmy) was the editor of the Voice in St Lucia. I used to, as young boys do, listen to a lot of cricket and write something on the exercise books, some reports on the day’s play, that type of thing. 

“When Australia were in the West Indies in 1955, I would have been just 15 or thereabout. The Voice of St Lucia was a five-day-a-week publication and I said to him (dad), “you think I can cover the match for The Voice?” He said, “yea once you get some time-off from the head master”. He gave me time-off and I covered that match (in Barbados). 

“That was the famous match when (Denis) Atkinson and (Clairmonte) Depeiaza had their big partnership of 347. That was because my ‘old man’ was the editor of the paper and I was reporting for a very small paper in St Lucia.” 

Did the writing genes pass off from his dad to him? He responded, “maybe, I don’t know. I was interested in cricket. He covered the tour of England in 1950 for all West Indian papers. When he came back, he did some cricket as well, but he was into more day-to-day journalism, not cricket. He gave that up.” 

“Then he became the editor of The Voice of St Lucia, Barbados Advocate then he came here as the editor of the Trinidad Guardian. Then, when I came back on holidays, I would work at the Guardian, the Evening News radio as it was then. Cozier continued, “in 1958, I had just left school, and I was on summer holidays here. I was going to Guyana, I had friends there and I would stay with them. I said to the Guardian “do you want coverage of the West Indies games” because there were West Indies Track and Field Championships in those days. I went to cover those in 1958. 

“Then my father and some other investors started a paper in Barbados – the Barbados Daily News – in 1960. In 1958 I went to university in Canada, Carlton University. I studied journalism, but I knew a lot of journalism. It was more a Bachelor of Arts Degree, rather than journalism because I knew exactly what to do from the time I was probably ten years old in St Lucia.” 

The climatic conditions did not sit well with Cozier and he did not finish his stint at Carlton University. 

“I had one more year to go, but the paper my father started in Barbados was starting then. And I said there was no way I was going back up, I’m going to be with the Barbados Daily News from the start.” 

He then reflected on his stint with the Daily News. 

“At a small paper, you do all sorts of thing,” he noted. “I was sports editor and I would write all sorts of thing – football, track and field and so on, on a local basis. The paper closed in 1968 by, at which time, I had done two tours of England for the paper. 

“In 1963, I went (on) the Frank Worrell’s tour,” he continued. “I said to my father “let me cover the tour for the paper” (and) he said “we’ll pay your way and that’s it. You get there, you got to look after yourself.” I stayed in YMCAs and so on. I got some work on the BBC Caribbean Service. 

“Then I did the ’66 tour of England on a more formal basis. That was the first time I did radio commentary on BBC Test Match Special. Roy Lawrence, who was the Jamaica Gleaner Sports Editor and was the voice of West Indies cricket, a beautiful voice he had, and he had done a lot of tours around the Caribbean, was coming back from the Commonwealth Games in Kingston to oversee the Jamaica Broadcast Corporation’s coverage. He was doing the BBC (reports) and he left, missed the Test match in Leeds so I filled in for him.”

First Published In The Trinidad & Tobago Newsday.

St, John's, Antigua - The battle between the six competing teams in Round 2 of the Regional 4-Day tournament is heating up as some teams seek either outright victories while others try for first innings points.

The first match on Day 3 will start in Port of Spain where West Indies batsman, Darren Bravo, is leading his Trinidad & Tobago team after the hosts endured a major collapse on Day 2.

T&T go into the third day, leading the Windward Islands by 227 runs but have only three wickets in hand. Bravo is unbeaten on 57, batting with the tail.

In one of the day/night games, it is a battle for first innings points at Warner Park where Jamaica and the Leeward Islands are currently playing.

The Leewards made a commanding 322 in their first innings but Jamaica have responded through opener, John Campbell, who scored an unbeaten century on Day 2.

Campbell is still at the crease on 103 with Jamaica on 212/3, trailing the Leewards' score by 110 runs.

Finally, at Providence Stadium, Guyana are playing catch up in a match they once had the hold on. Sulieman Benn took five wickets on Day 2 to send the hosts crashing to 140 all out, giving the Bajans a 44-run first innings lead.

Barbados have stretched that lead in their second innings to 160 runs so far.

Day 3 of the T&T v Windward Islands match starts at 10am Eastern Caribbean Time while both day/night fixtures start at 3pm Eastern Caribbean Time.

You can watch or follow all three matches live:

WATCH LIVE: Guyana v Barbados (Day 1,Day 2)

Live streaming video by Ustream

Toss: Barbados won the toss and elected to bat

Guyana XI: Christopher Barnwell, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin, Raun Johnson, Keon Joseph, Veerasammy Permaul, Vishaul Singh

On The Bench: Chandrapaul Hemraj, Amir Khan

Barbados XI: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Tino Best, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashidi Boucher, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Ashley Nurse, Kevin Stoute

On The Bench: Shai Hope, Kenroy Williams

Umpires: Patrick Gustard & Nandkumar Shivsankar

Standby Umpire: Shannon Crawford

Match Referee: Colin Stuart

Live online text updates

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WATCH LIVE: Leeward Islands v Jamaica (Day 1,Day 2)

Live streaming video by Ustream

Toss: Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat first

Leeward Islands XI: Kieran Powell (captain), Jahmar Hamilton, Montcin Hodge, Sylvester Joseph, Anthony Martin, Mali Richards, Devon Thomas, Gavin Tonge, Hayden Walsh Jr, Kelbert Walters, Tonito Willett

On The Bench: Alzarri Joseph, Akeem Saunders

Jamaica XI: Tamar Lambert (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, David Bernard Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Jamie Merchant, Horace Miller, Nikita Miller, Andrew Richardson, Jerome Taylor

On The Bench: Damion Jacobs, Andre McCarthy

Umpires: Zahid Bassarath & Leslie Reifer

Standby Umpire: Carl Tuckett

Match Referee: Stuart Rawlins

Live online text updates

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WATCH LIVE: T&T v Windward Islands (Day 1, Day 2)

Live streaming video by Ustream

Toss: Windward Islands won the toss and elected to field

Trinidad & Tobago XI: Rayad Emrit (captain), Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Yannic Cariah, Shannon Gabriel, Akeal Hosein, Stephen Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Marlon Richards

On The Bench: Kavesh Kantasingh, Jonathan Augustus

Windward Islands XI: Liam Sebastien (captain), Alston Bobb, Romel Currency, Lindon James, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Nelon Pascal, Kenroy Peters, Dalton Polius, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile

On The Bench: Sunil Ambris, Mervin Matthew

Umpires: David Millns & Danesh Ramdhanie

Standby Umpire: Lyndon Rajkumar

Match Referee: Hayden Bruce

Live online text updates

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play in the two rescheduled quarter-final matches of the 2014 G4S Masters 35-over-a-side tournament on Saturday, March 8:

At Lowlands:  LIME beat Lords by eight wickets.

Lords 199-8 (35 overs) (E. Riley 43, J. Bend 28 not out, D. Bynoe 20, D. Johnson 18, B. Agard 18, D. Greaves 14, P. Griffith 11 not out; W. Lashley 3-23, W. Straker 2-38).

LIME 200-8 (33 overs) (W. Lashley 36, D. Estwick 34, A. Brathwaite 27 n.o, W. Straker 25 n.o, B. Johnson 18, R. Bates 17, L. Hutson 16; P. Griffith 2-19, P. Headily 2-28, J. Gibbons 2-47).

At Content:

Republic Bank St. Catherine beat BRC by 132 runs.

St. Catherine 226-6 (30 overs) (Othneil Sargeant 72 not out, T. Connell 36, G. Jones 28, D. Clarke 20, T. Payne 18 not out, B. Shepherd 16, F. Skeete 12; E. Batson 3-24).

BRC 94 all out (18 overs) (L. Garraway 48; Glyne Strickland 4-14, T. Connell 2-13, F. Skeete 2-18).

NB: In the two other quarter-finals on Saturday, March 1,

ICBL Empire beat Bristol on a faster scoring rate at Bank Hall and Banks Wildey beat Sagicor UWI by nine wickets at Samuel Jackman Polytechnic  (Pine/Wildey).

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SEMI-FINALS (Date to be announced):

Banks Wildey v LIME at Samuel Jackman Polytechnic (Pine/Wildey).

St. Catherine v Empire at Bayfield.

First Published On bcacricket.org.

Guyana Chronicle article.

Georgetown, Guyana - Asked to score 231 to record a come-from-behind victory after Devendra Bishoo claimed his 10th five-wicket haul at the first class level to bowl Barbados out for 186, hosts Guyana put on another pathetic batting display in the face of some disciplined bowling to be all out for 94.

This meant they lost their second round West Indies Cricket Board Regional four-day match at the Guyana National Stadium, last night by 136 runs inside three days, as Carlos Brathwaite (4 for 35) and Ashley Nurse (3 for 39) and Sulieman Benn 2 for 8 bowled their side to victory.

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Barbados resumed on 116 for 4 with Kevin Stoute and Shane Dowrich on 15 and 9 respectively, but lost both batsmen on the stroke of the first hour of play, after they added 13 and 14 to their overnight scores.

Stoute was caught by Christopher Barnwell at slip off Bishoo, while Dowrich edged one to Anthony Bramble off Veerasammy Permaul (2 for 54), with both wickets falling at 146.

Shortly after, Nurse (02) picked out Keon Joseph at mid-off, also off Bishoo while Assad Fudadin dived forward at forward short leg to take a chance from Carlos Brathwaite off Permaul.

The Guyanese mopped up the visitors’ innings 24 minutes before the dinner break, as Bishoo removed Tino Best (02) and Benn 20 (4×4, 16 balls), finishing with 5 for 71, leaving Miguel Cummins unbeaten on 5.

The Guyanese openers in Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Sewnarine Chattergoon (09) safely negotiated the three overs prior to the lunch interval and after the break, both openers got boundaries off Best and Nurse.

Chattergoon was bowled by Carlos Brathwaite in the 11th over at 22 for 1 and at the end of the first hour’s play, Guyana had moved to 38 without further loss, with Assad Fudadin who got boundaries off Nurse and Carlos Brathwaite on 12 and Chanderpaul 14.

Carlos Brathwaite removed Fudadin (12, 2×4) and Narsingh Deonarine (0) off successive deliveries, with Deonarine falling for a ‘golden pair’, which was also the third time he failed to score in four innings for this tournament, while Vishal Singh (1) failed to beat Jonathan Carter’s throw from point.

From 22 without loss, Guyana were shakily placed on 43 for 6 as Barnwell (4) edged one through to Dowrich, while Chanderpaul’s long vigil came to an end when he was lbw to Nurse for 14 (72 balls, 2×4).

The 50 was posted from 30 overs with Bishoo 3 and Anthony Bramble 5, but Carter took a low catch at gully to remove Bishoo and at tea, Guyana were 55 for 7, with Permaul 1 and Bramble 7.

A hat-trick of fours by Permaul off Carlos Brathwaite, coupled with a six back over the said bowler’s head by Bramble 21 (38 balls, 1×4, 1×6) pushed Guyana to 81 before Bramble picked out Carlos Brathwaite at mid-off, when he looked to hit Nurse over that area.

Barbados’ Kraigg Brathwaite brought on Benn, Guyana’s first-innings destroyer into the attack, but Permaul continued to show resistance, hitting the lanky left-arm spinner for two fours in his first over.

Benn trapped Permaul lbw in his next over, while the visitors wrapped up the win, their first of this year’s tournament when Joseph (3) hit one back to Benn at 20:28hrs, leaving Raun Johnson unbeaten on 1.

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Summary Scores:

Barbados 1st Innings: 184 All Out (76 Overs). Roston Chase 55, Shane Dowrich+ 35, Ashley Nurse 29*, Kraigg Brathwaite* 19; Veerasammy Permaul 15-3-33-3, Raun Johnson 13-2-38-3, Narsingh Deonarine 9-5-9-1, Davendra Bishoo 17-5-28-1.

Guyana 1st Innings: 140 All Out (68.4 Overs). Sewnarine Chattergoon 50, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 41, Anthony Bramble 22, Vishal Singh 5; Sulieman Benn 17-7-28-5, Ashley Nurse 26-12-51-3, Kevin Stoute 8-3-15-0, Miguel Cummins 6-3-12-0.

Barbados 2nd Innings: 186 All Out (75 Overs). Rashidi Boucher 36, Roston Chase 30, Kevin Stoute 28, Shane Dowrich 23; Davendra Bishoo 21-6-71-5, Veerasammy Permaul 26-6-54-2, Keon Joseph 11-5-15-1, Narsingh Deonarine 10-3-20-1.

Guyana 2nd Innings: 94 All Out (42.3 Overs) Veerasammy Permaul 21, Anthony Bramble+ 21, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 14, Assad Fudadin 12; Carlos Brathwaite 15-7-35-4, Ashley Nurse 20-8-39-3, Sulieman Benn 2.3-1-8-2, Tino Best 5-3-8-0.

Barbados won by 136 runs

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Barbados 1st Innings

K Brathwaite* c Bramble b Bishoo 19

R Boucher c Barnwell b R. Johnson 1

R Chase c Bramble b Raun Johnson 55

J Carter LBW Deonarine 5

K Stoute run out (Joseph) 0

S Dowrich+ c Permaul b Joseph 35

C Brathwaite LBWRaun Johnson 15

A Nurse not out 29

S Benn c Barnwell b Permaul 15

T Best LBWPermaul 0

M Cummins b Permaul 0

Extras: (5nb, 3lb, 2w) 10

Total: 184 All Out (76 Overs)

Fall of Wickets: 1-6, 2-47, 3-57, 4-58, 5-117, 6-132, 7-145, 8-184, 9-184, 10-184.

Guyana 1st Innings Bowling: Joseph 13-1-48-1, Raun Johnson 13-2-38-3, Barnwell 9-3-25-0, Bishoo 17-5-28-1, Permaul 15-3-33-3, Deonarine 9-5-9-1.

Guyana 1st Innings

S Chattergoon c Brathwaite b Nurse 50

T Chanderpaul run out (Carter/Dowrich) 41

A Fudadin c Boucher b Nurse 0

N Deonarine run out (Carter/Benn) 0

C Barnwell c Stoute b Nurse 2

V Singh c Dowrich b Benn 5

A Bramble b Benn 22

D Bishoo LBW Benn 4

V Permaul b Benn 0

K Joseph not out 1

R Johnson c Nurse b Benn 2

Extras: (5nb, 4b, 4lb) 13

Total: 140 All Out (68.4 Overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-92, 2-92, 3-97, 4-99, 5-111, 6-111, 7-121, 8-127, 9-138, 10-140.

Barbados 1st Innings Bowling: Best 8-1-20-0, Cummins 6-3-12-0, Nurse 26-12-51-3, Stoute 8-3-15-0, Benn 17-7-28-5, Carter 2-0-8-0.

Barbados 2nd Innings (Lead; 44)

K Brathwaite LBW Joseph 5

R Boucher c Singh b R Johnson 36

R Chase b Deonarine 30

J Carter c T Chanderpaul b Bishoo 19

K Stoute c Barnwell b Bishoo 28

S Dowrich c Bramble b Permaul 23

C Brathwaite c Fudadin b Permaul 9

A Nurse c Joseph b Bishoo 2

T Best c Permaul b Bishoo 2

M Cummins not out 2

S Benn b Bishoo 20

Total: 186 All Out (75 Overs)

Extras: (6b, 1nb) 7

Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-61, 3-90, 4-100, 5-146, 6-146, 7-159, 8-160, 9-164, 10-176.

Guyana 2nd Innings Bowling: Joseph 11-5-15-1, Raun Johnson 6-1-18-1, Permaul 26-6-54-2, Deonarine 10-3-20-1, Bishoo 21-6-71-5, Chattergoon 1-0-2-0.

Guyana 2nd Innings (Target; 231)

S Chattergoon b Carlos Brathwaite 9

T Chanderpaul LBW Nurse 14

A Fudadin lbw b Carlos Brathwaite 12

N Deonarine b Carlos Brathwaite 0

V Singh run out (Carter) 1

C Barnwell c Dowrich b Carlos Brathwaite 4

A Bramble c Carlos Brathwaite b Nurse 21

D Bishoo c Carter b Nurse 3

V Permaul LBW Benn 21

K Joseph c & b Benn 3

R Johnson not out 1

Total: 94 All Out (42.3 Overs)

Extras: (1nb, 3b, 1lb) 5

Fall of Wickets: 1-22, 2-38, 3-38, 39-4, 5-43, 6-43, 7-53, 8-81, 9-89, 10-94.

Bowling: Best 5-3-8-0, Nurse 20-8-39-3, Carlos Brathwaite 15-7-35-4, Benn 2.3-1-8-2.

Result: Barbados won by 136 wickets

Toss: Barbados won the toss and elected to bat

Points: Barbados 15 (0 batting points + 3 bowling points + 12 points for winning) | Guyana 3 (3 bowling points + 0 batting points)

Umpires: Patrick Gustard & Nandkumar Shivsankar

Standby Umpire: Shannon Crawford

Match Referee: Colin Stuart

First Published In The Guyana Chronicle.

Barbados Nation article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - It was a jam-packed party at Kensington Oval yesterday.

And to add icing on the party cake, the West Indies won too.

There was standing room only at “The Mecca” as eager spectators filled every available seat to witness the first Twenty20 between England and the West Indies.

And it turned out to be a perfect Sunday outing for most of them, as they witnessed the home side romp to a comfortable 27-run win over the visitors.

It was a kaleidoscope of colour across the Hewitt & Inniss, Greenidge & Haynes, Hall & Griffith and 3Ws stands, while flags of all nationalities could be seen flying high.

Every boundary, especially those made by West Indian batsmen, was greeted with the sounds of thundersticks, whistles, claps and screams, which added to the festive mood.

Over in the Party Stand, it was a Carnival-like atmosphere as patrons wined and dined to the latest soca, calypso and reggae tunes.

There was even a “raging bull” on hand for those daring people brave enough to ride it, although they all suffered the same fate of being tossed off.

And even hours after the match had finished, the Party Stand resembled that of a fete, with the majority of its patrons opting to stay and enjoy the entertainment.

For 26-year-old Josh Taylor from Birmingham, England, his first visit to the island was turning to be a very enjoyable one.

“The atmosphere here is unbelievable, it’s quite awesome to tell the truth,” he told the DAILY NATION while gyrating to Rihanna’s Drink To That as it blasted from the speakers.

“It’s my first time here and I really came to watch the cricket, but I haven’t been able to do much of that as yet.”

Up in the third floor of the 3Ws Stand, things in the Barbados Cricket Association’s Presidential Suite were a bit more relaxed.

Among those opting to watch the match from the Suite’s bird’s eye view was Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture Stephen Lashley and Director of Sport at the National Sports Council, Erskine King.

First Published In The Barbados Nation.

Trinidad Guardian article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Left arm orthodox spinner Akeal Hosein who grabbed eleven wickets in T&T’s opening win of the 2014 Regional First Class series against the Windwards Islands, has come in for praise from Barbadian cricket officials.

Hosein playing at his ground, the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain grabbed six wickets in the first innings and followed with five in the second, as the home team won by 186 runs.

Leading the praises for Hosein was former corporate secretary of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Andrew Sealy. Hosein plays for Sealy’s club Spartan in the Barbadian domestic cricket league. 

According to Sealy: “I am very happy for the young man. He plays for my club in Barbados and has been outstanding. I must say that I always saw the potential in him but to get eleven wickets in the one match, even I am surprised. He however, has a very bright future ahead of him because he is a talented boy. Once his talent is harnessed properly he will make it.”

Barbadian journalist and statistician Keith Holder said he expected Hosein to get many wickets because he is prolific. 

“He got 37 wickets in five matches in the leagues here, so this tells me that the man is a wicket-taker. I am very happy for him and the exposure he would have gotten playing in Barbados would have also assisted him in his development.”

First Published In The Trinidad Guardian.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - It was a matter of living up with the Joneses as far as the winners of the Lord Gavron award for 2013 were concerned.

Not only do they share the same surname but the unrelated Jerome Jones and Aaron Jones are also from the same school, Christ Church Foundation, which in recent years has dominated local cricket competitions with titles in the BCA Schools' Under-19 (2012 and 2013), Goddard Enterprises (2013), Sir Garfield Sobers Schools' International (2012) and the BCA Intermediate division (2013).

Both have also represented the Barbados Under-19 team with Jerome turning out for the West Indies Under-19s at the last two ICC Youth World Cups in Australia and the United Arab Emirates.

They received their prizes from Lord Gavron at a recent function held by the Barbados Cricket Association at Kensington Oval.

Jerome Jones is a tall, left-arm fast bowler, who bats right-handed. He has also represented Guardian General Barbados Youth in major BCA competitions.

Aaron Jones is elegant batsman and leg-spin bowler, considered unlucky not to have been selected on the West Indies Under-19 team for the recent Youth World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

Now an Upper Sixth form student at Foundation, Aaron has also represented Guardian General Barbados Youth. (Please see bios of both below).

The Lord Gavron award is given to a Barbados Under-19 cricketer, who has been outstanding on the field of play, has displayed the correct attitude and shown progress in his technical and tactical awareness.



It reached a total contribution of $1 million a few years ago.



Winners are presented with cash, a computer, cricket gear, a trophy and an attachment to a cricket club in an international playing country. If the cricket attachment does not materialise, winners are given an opportunity to study at a local institution. 



The winners in order from the inception are:



2001 - Ryan Nurse (fast bowler).



2002 - Jason Smith (off-spinner).



2003 - Martin Nurse (batsman).



2004 - Renaldo Parris (batsman, off-spin bowler).



2005 - Javon Searles (fast bowling all-rounder).



2006 – Kemar Roach (fast bowler).



2007 – Shamarh Brooks (batsman, leg-spinner) and Rashidi Boucher (batsman).



2008 – Kyle Corbin (batsman/wicket-keeper) and Kraigg Brathwaite (batsman).



2009 – Jason Holder (fast medium bowler, batsman) and Jomel Warrican (spin bowler).



2010 - Roston Chase (batsman, off-spin bowler) and Shane Dowrich (wicket-keeper/batsman).



2011 - Anthony Alleyne (batsman) and Kyle Mayers (batsman, medium-fast bowler)

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2012 - Shai Hope (batsman/wicket-keeper) and Craig St. Hill (batsman).

2013 - Jerome Jones (left-arm fast bowler, right-hand lower order batsman) and Aaron Jones (batsman, leg-spin bowler).


Roach, 25, has been the most prominent of the winners, having represented West Indies in 23 Tests, 61 One-Day Internationals and 11 Twenty20 Internationals.

The 21-year-old Brathwaite, now the new Barbados first-class captain, has played ten Test matches, while Holder, 22, has also had a taste of international cricket with 17 ODIs and one T20I. 
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Following are edited bios of Jerome Jones and Aaron Jones, as prepared by former Barbados Under-19 and senior team manager, Livingstone Coppin:

JEROME JONES

Born: January 26, 1995 Major teams: Barbados Under-15, Under-17, Under-19, West Indies Under-19.

Playing role: Left-arm fast bowler, Right-hand lower-order batsman 

Fielding Position: Boundary Fielder

Education: Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School, Christ Church Foundation School

Height: 6’ 4”

Current Residence: # 11 Hilton Row, Princess Royal, the Pine, St. Michael

Coaches: Geoffrey Mapp, Bruce Cosens, Dennis Osbourne, Roderick Estwick, Dexter Toppin, Nhamo Winn

Mission: To represent Barbados and West Indies and play professionally around the world.

Jerome is also a product of the Sir Everton Centre of Excellence and the Guardian General Barbados Youth. He is also a good fielder with a safe pair of hands in any position, especially when patrolling the boundary. 

He is blessed with all the qualities needed to become a successful fast bowling all-rounder at the highest level. He has immense natural ability, physical strength, determination, confidence, courage and a will to win. Very athletic and well built, looking every inch a cricketer. He is deceptively quick and occasionally bowls with hostility and swing showing the ability to lift his game to the next level when required to do so. His most devastating spell thus far was 7 for 21 against the Parkinson Secondary School during the 2012 BCA Schools' Schools Under-19 competition. He reckons that his most memorable bowling spell was 5 for 23, including a hat-trick against a touring under-19 Bangladesh side during a seven-match 50-over series played in Guyana, October 5 to 21, 2013. 

Jerome is also a very useful batsman, known for playing some crucial innings especially when his team is under pressure.

He was also a promising young athlete before he became an avid cricketer. As an athlete he performed with some merit. At eight (8) years of age, he represented Barbados at the Caribbean Union of Teachers games held in the Cayman Islands in 2003, winning the 100 metres and placing second in the 200 metres. 

However, he was discovered by Mr. Bruce Cosens, a former coach at the Christ Church Foundation School and encouraged to attend his cricket practice sessions, thereafter his cricket career progress at a rapid pace. 

¬He started playing cricket in the under-13 competition after he was spotted by Mr. Cosens.

¬Playing for Foundation School, he recorded his first century at age 14 versus Princess Margaret in the Goddards Enterprises Schools' competition. The same year and in the same competition he scored another century (110) versus Harrison College.

¬ In the 2012 BCA Intermediate competition he scored 106 not out , again against Harrison College 

¬Mr. Cosens recognised his leadership potential and as a result he was first made captain of the Foundation School under-15 team versus the Coleridge and Parry Secondary School. He later went on to captain his school's under-19 team in the BCA Schools' schools competition and the Guardian General Barbados Youth team in the Elite Division.

¬He first represented Barbados in the 2010 West Indies Regional Under-15 tournament in Trinidad during April. On his return from that tournament he was drafted into the Guardian General Barbados Youth team on recommendation from his coach during the under-15 tournament Mr. Dexter Toppin, who saw the potential.

¬At the end of the 2010 WICB Regional Under-15 tournament Jerome joined several other Under-15 fast bowlers from across the Caribbean for a week-long fast bowling clinic conducted by former Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott held in Trinidad and Tobago during April 2010

¬He represented Barbados in the 2012 WICB Regional Under-17 tournament held in Tobago during July. Jerome was the leading bowler at the end of the tournament with 14 wickets at an average of 10.21. He was Barbados’ MVP.

¬He represented Barbados in the WICB 2011 Regional Under-19 tournament held in Guyana during July and August 2011. He also represented Barbados in the WICB 2013-Regional Under-19 tournament held in St. Kitts during July and August 2013. He missed the 2012 WICB Regional Tournament held in Barbados July/August 2012 because he was on duty as a member of the West Indies Under-19 team at the ICC Under-19 World Cup held in Australia during August.

Jerome has been part of the nucleus of the present West Indies Under-19 team since 2011. The tournaments for which he was selected are as follows:

1.Australia Under-19 versus West Indies Under-19 in a three game 50-over Series played in Dubai - United Arab Emirates during April 2011. The West Indies won the series 2-1. He had a match winning spell of 3 wickets for 24 runs.

2.He was a member of the 2011 West IndiesUnder-19 team that defeated the USA Under-19 team in a four-match series in Miami, Florida during July 2011

3.BCCI’s Quadrangular Under-19 Series (India, Australia, Sri Lanka, and West Indies) played in India during September/October 2011. (Winner - India Under-19s)

4.ICC Under-19 World Cup played in Australia during August 2012 which was won by India. Jerome took 11 wickets.

5.Bangladesh Under-19 versus West Indies in a seven game 50-over Series played in Guyana during October 2013. (Winner - Bangladesh 4/3)

6.The West Indies Under-19 team tour of Bangladesh in December 2013 where they played seven 50-over matches against the Bangladesh Under-19 team, in preparation for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World in the United Arab Emirates in February 2014.

Other Career Highlights: 

•Also a product of the Sir Everton Centre of Excellence, on his return from the WICB 2010-Regional Under-15 Tournament Jerome was drafted into the Guardian General Barbados Youth team, recommended by the Barbados 2010 Under-15 team coach Mr. Dexter Toppin who recognized the potential. Of course, this was after serious consultation with his dad Mr. Wendle Jones who has closely followed and chartered Jerome’s cricket career all the way.

•Member of the Barbados under-19 Cricket Team that dominated the 2011 West Indies Regional Under-19 One-day (50-over) competition, winning all five (5) games and the championship, played in Guyana.

•He was a member of the Foundation School champion teams that defeated Combermere in both the BCA Schools' Under-19 finals in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

•Jerome was included in the West Indies Pool “B” list of players available for the 2013 CPL T20 draft, however he was not selected in a final squad. 

•He was in the 36-man provisional list of players invited by the Barbados Senior National Selectors in preparation for the 2014-WICB Regional Super-50 Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago from January 30 to February 16, 2014.

Jerome is a very dedicated, committed and determined young cricketer with good work ethics. He has already demonstrated that he is ready to take on the challenges of his more illustrious opponents. He is seriously on a mission to represent Barbados and the West Indies at the highest level, and to play professionally around the world.

He continues to show improvement and maturity in his approach to the game and if he continues to take the game seriously, reflecting the right values, there is a bright future ahead for him in international cricket.

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AARON JONES

Full Name: Aaron Jones

Born: October 19, 1994

Current Residence: #12B Shrewbury, St. Philip

Playing Role: Top-order batsman

Batting Style: Right-hand 

Bowling Style: Right-arm Leg break

Fielding Position: Any Position

Height: 5’ 5” (170 cm)

School Teams: Bayleys Primary School; Christ Church Foundation School U13, U15, U19

Major Teams: Barbados U15; Barbados U19; Guardian General Barbados Youth.

Education: Bayleys Primary School; Christ Church Foundation School; 

Coaches: Trevor Alleyne, Bruce Cosens, Dennis Osbourne, Dexter Toppin, Livingstone Puckerin, Pedro Collins, Nhamo Winn. 

Mission: To represent Barbados and West Indies and play professionally around the world. 

Aaron Jones was born October 19, 1994. He is a stroke-making right-handed top-order batsman, a clever leg-spinner and a very competent fielder in any position. He is a talented all-rounder recording many outstanding match-winning performances for the Christ Church Foundation School, the Guardian General Barbados Youth and Barbados at the Under-15 and Under-19 levels.

He first started playing competitive cricket in year 2005 representing the Bayley’s Primary School in the Herman Griffith tournament. Such was his natural ability that he opened both the batting and the bowling that year, ending the tournament among the top run scorers and wicket takers. 

In 2006 Aaron graduated to Foundation School, making significant contributions to his school’s success at cricket.

¬He was Player-of-the-Match in final when Foundation won the 2007 BCA Sir Everton Weekes Under-13 championship;

¬He recorded his first century in the Goddard’s Enterprise Schools Second Division tournament during the 2009 season;

¬He was Player-of-the-Match when Foundation won the 2012 Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools championship;

¬He was Player-of-the-Match in both finals when Foundation won the 2012 and 2013 BCA Schools' limited overs Under-19 championships

¬His highest score is 149 for Foundation in an Intermediate division game versus Conrad Hunte Cricket Club in 2012. In that same game he took four (4) wickets for 20 runs;

¬He recorded three (3) five wicket hauls in the intermediate Division for Foundation;

¬He was a member of the Foundation team that won the 2013 BCA Intermediate title 

Aaron would also have made meaningful contributions to the Guardian General Barbados Youth reaching the 2012 semi-finals and the quarter-finals of the 2012 and 2013 BCA Sagicor Twenty20 competitions respectively. At the 2012 BCA Awards Ceremony, Aaron received the Award for the bowler in the Sagicor General T20 competition with the Most Wickets (19).

He also represented Barbados in the WICB Regional Under-15 and Under-19 competitions respectively. However it was at the Under-19 level that he excelled. 

In the 2012 WICB Regional 1-day competition:

¬He finished with the Best Bowling Average 8.18 (RPW); 

¬The Most Wickets in an innings - 6/14 versus Windward Islands; 

¬The bowler with the best Strike Rate 12.00 (BPW). 

¬He placed 5th among the Top Wicket Takers with 7 wickets.

Aaron Jones was Barbados’ most outstanding batsman in the 2013 WICB Regional 3-day and 1-day competitions respectively. He batted impressively showing great character, good judgement and sound technique in recording the highest individual score (143 runs) of the entire tournament versus Guyana in the 3-day competition. He placed third (3rd) among the Regional top-five batting performers with an aggregate of 284 runs at an average of 40.57 in the 3-day competition. He also collected eight (8) wickets in the 3-day competition. 

Aaron was also Barbados’ leading batsman in the 1-Day competition with 116 runs at an average of 23.20. He was the only Barbados batsman to total over a hundred runs in the 2013 WICB Regional 1-day competition. He also had an exceptional bowling performance taking a hat-trick in the final 1-Day game versus the Windward Islands, confirming his all-round ability.

Aaron received the award for Barbados’ Most Valuable Player in the 1-Day competition. However, he was not selected in the West Indies Under-19 seventeen-man squad to face a Bangladesh Under-19 team in a seven (7) match 1-Day Series to be played in Guyana, October 05 to 21, 2013, in preparation for the ICC Under-19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in February 2014.

It should also be noted that although Aaron was the leading wicket-taker in the BCA 2012 Twenty20 competition, he was not selected/invited/included in the BCA trials squad in preparation for the regional T20 tournament.

Looking back at the early stages of his career confirms a passion for high performance. If he continues to work on his game more seriously, he has the ability and talent to reach the highest level in cricket.

First Published On bcacricket.org.

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - This is part two of a series about the life and times of one of cricket’s most famous commentators and writers, Tony Cozier….

A number of old-stagers will remember Tony Cozier, not only for his match reports and television commentaries, but also for his radio commentaries, especially when the West Indies cricket teams were on tours all over the globe. 

But he admitted that he had no formal radio training, a stark contrast to the modern era when radio courses are aplenty all over the world. 

“As far as radio was concerned, it was quite by chance here in Trinidad,” he said. “In 1960-61 the West Indies were in Australia and there were about seven Barbadians on the squad. When Barbados came down to play Trinidad, I came down just to cover for the Barbados Daily News. (Radio) 610 were covering it and they didn’t know the new Barbados players. So they asked me to come on.” 

Cozier continued, “the general manger then was Peter Pitts, a friend of mine. I came on and did a stint just to identify the Barbados players. And they said, ‘stay on’. I think they were pleased with what I did. I stayed on and that’s how I started commentary.” 

However, he faced a little challenge during that decade, in terms of his writing and subsequent income. 

“The newspaper closed in ’68,” he said. “I then arranged (to work) for the Advocate newspaper in Barbados. Thomson Organisation paper, which bought the Advocate, the Guardian here, they took over. They closed the Daily News. But I had arranged with (the Advocate) before that I would cover the 1968 tour of Australia. So I went on that tour, of Australia and New Zealand.” 

Cozier added, “when I came back, I had no cricket except regional cricket and every now and again, for an international tour, I would come and do radio work. But I needed something outside of cricket. I then went and (became) the Associated Press correspondent for the Caribbean. 

“I covered West Indian politics and current affairs, the Black Power riots in Trinidad, the Grenada elections. I did a lot of that, and features for the London Financial Times. I was doing a bit of cricket still but then supplementing that with writing on West Indian current affairs.” 

The love for cricket did not die, and he was able to continue his coverage of the “gentleman’s game” during those times. 

“I then went on every tour of England from ’66, I missed ’69, then went back in ’73 and worked on BBC Radio. I’ve worked on BBC Radio for every tour since ’73 when West Indies were there, and World Cups and so on,” he said. 

“From (’71) on, West Indies went through a long period where they did not win a Test match. So we were going through a bad period then but we picked up in England in ’73, won the series and that gave us a kick-on. Clive Lloyd then took over from Rohan Kanhai as captain for the tour of India in ’74-75 which, again, I covered for West Indian papers and also did All India Radio as the West Indian commentator. Lloyd took over, won the World Cup and from there on I was just travelling with the West Indies team all the time. So it became cricket all the time.” 

First Published In The Trinidad & Tobago Newsday.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Key batsman and former national captain Kirk Edwards, along with his West Indies team-mate, fast bowler Jason Holder, have been drafted into the Barbados 13-man squad for the third round WICB first-class match against Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) at 3Ws Oval, March 14-17.

They have replaced all-rounder Kenroy Williams and pacer Miguel Cummins, who has a niggling injury.

Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Tino Best, Rashidi Boucher, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Kirk Edwards, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Kevin Stoute.

Management: Hartley Reid (manager), Henderson Springer (coach), Jacqueline King (physio), Rodney Ashby (analyst), Shannon Lashley (trainer).

First Published On bcacricket.org.

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings after the second round of matches in the Regional 4-Day Tournament ended on Monday.

Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points

Results of matches

ROUND 1

Friday, February 28 to Monday, March 3

Windward Islands beat Barbados by 9 wickets – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia

Jamaica beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica

Saturday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 4

Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 72 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts

ROUND 2

Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10

Trinidad & Tobago beat Windward Islands by 186 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

Guyana lost to Barbados by 136 runs – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana

Leeward Islands beat Jamaica by 3 wickets – Warner Park

Schedule of matches

(All scheduled start times are local times; NOTE–Jamaica is 1 hour behind the Eastern Caribbean)

ROUND 3

Thursday, March 13 to Sunday, March 16

Guyana vs Windward Islands – Guyana National Stadium (10 am daily)

Friday, March 14 to Monday, March 17

Combined Campuses & Colleges vs Barbados – Three Ws Oval, Barbados (10 am daily)

Trinidad & Tobago vs Leeward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval (3 pm daily)

ROUND 4

Friday, March 21 to Monday, March 24

Combined Campuses & Colleges vs Guyana – Three Ws Oval (3 pm daily)

Jamaica vs Windward Islands – Sabina Park (10 am daily)

Barbados vs Trinidad & Tobago – Kensington Oval, Barbados (10 am daily)

ROUND 5

Friday, March 28 to Monday, March 31

Jamaica vs Barbados – Sabina Park (10 am daily)

Trinidad & Tobago vs Combined Campuses & Colleges – Queen’s Park Oval (3 pm daily)

Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands – Queen’s Park, Grenada (10 am daily)

ROUND 6

Friday, April 4 to Monday, April 7

Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica – Queen’s Park Oval (10 am daily)

Windward Islands vs Combined Campuses & Colleges – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent (10 am daily)

Leeward Islands vs Guyana – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua (10 am daily)

ROUND 7

Friday, April 11 to Monday, April 14

Guyana vs Trinidad & Tobago – Guyana National Stadium (10 am daily)

Leeward Islands vs Barbados – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground (10 am daily)

Combined Campuses & Colleges vs Jamaica – Three Ws Oval (10 am daily)

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 22

Semi-final 1: 1st vs 4th – To be hosted in the territory of 1st

Semi-final 2: 2nd vs 3rd – To be hosted in the territory of 2nd

THE FINAL

Friday, April 25 to Monday, April 28

Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 – To be hosted by higher placed team from the preliminary round

WICB Media Release.

Barbados Nation article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Athletes are always being asked to give back.

Kemar Roach did just that earlier this week.

The West Indies pacer, who is home recovering from an injury, made the trek back to his roots, visiting the Ignatius Byer Primary School on Tuesday.

Roach’s visit to the Lowlands, St Lucy-based school was part of the Scotia Bank Kiddy Cricket Programme, which urges West Indian players to pass on information about their exploits on the regional side, to children across the country.

After passing on life-earned tips and advice about being a role model, the always-smiling Roach was involved in an autograph signing session.

First Published In The Barbados Nation.

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - This is part three of a series about the life and times of one of cricket’s most famous commentators and writers, Tony Cozier….

Barbadian journalist Tony Cozier has also done publications of West Indies cricket, including “The West Indies: 50 Years of Test Cricket (published 1978)” as well as books with former greats Lloyd, Sir Garfield Sobers and Michael Holding.

Cozier noted, “I started the West Indies Cricket Annual in 1970 and that went until 1991 before the sponsors Benson and Hedges pulled out. So I converted that into the Caribbean Cricket Quarterly which was (sponsored by) Red Stripe. That went until 2001, when they pulled out. I said financially it wasn’t viable so I pulled out of that.” 

He also reflected on the rise of the West Indies team, during the famed glory days. 

“But going through the ’80s it was quite magnificent. I can’t imagine teams stronger than that. You turned up for a tour of Australia or England, or wherever, and never wondered if the West Indies would lose, just wondering when they would win, if in four days or three days. It was just a foregone conclusion. They were very confident. 

“The (Kerry) Packer experience (in Australia) in ’78-79 then gave them autonomy, they didn’t have to worry about the Board, they had to worry about Packer because he was a very hard taskmaster,” Cozier noted. 

“They became very fit, very disciplined and that was the big advantage when Packer left the scene and they came back in ’79. From then on, the West Indies did not lose a Test series. It was the Packer experience which got them up to that level of experience, which they maintained.” 

And it was also during the Kerry Packer World Series Cricket (WSC) that Cozier made his entry into TV commentary. 

“I never did television before,” he commented. “Packer started television there and I knew he did not have a West Indian commentator so I was going to go down anyhow to cover for the West Indian papers, just to see how it (the Packer series) went. 

But then the manager of the West Indies’ Packer team was Dr Rudi Webster. “I rang him and said “I understand there is no West Indian commentators, could you see if they can use one, a West Indian voice, because there were about 24 West Indian players there, the West Indian team, the Australian team and the World team.” So he checked it out and they said “okay come and we’ll put you on and see how you go.” 

At the end they said up until Christmas, which was the end of the West Indies involvement, and the top West Indians would go into the World team. That was it.” 

A person who Cozier credited for his growth as a TV commentator was Australian producer David Hill “who was the top director (then) who is now a top man at Fox Sports in the US, we got on really well and he liked my style of commentary. 

“He said “we want you to stay for the full season” but I couldn’t do that because I left home to (return) for Christmas. He said “we’ll fly your wife out” and they did that. I then stayed on and was with Packer then, and then Channel Nine when (the West Indies) went there regularly.” Cozier added, “from then, which would have been 1978 with Packer and then all the way until ’92, whenever the West Indies were in Australia. The last time I worked with them was in the ’92 World Cup and then Michael Holding took over from me. I had that experience with them. 

“I never did television in England, always radio. I never did television outside of Australia because we didn’t have television outside of the West Indies until 1990 when England were here. IMG (International Management Group) started it. They were contracted by the (West Indies Cricket) Board to produce the cricket for them.” 

Cozier was interviewed in Barbados “and (the interviewer) offered up a price. I said “well I get more than that doing cricket for Radio Montserrat”. I let him know because he thought I was a poor West Indian fellah and I would take it, but it wasn’t that way. So I went on and worked with them on every West Indian series.”

First Published In The Trinidad & Tobago Newsday.

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – With leaders Jamaica indulging in their bye week, the other six teams in the Regional 4-Day Tournament will be looking to make strategic moves in the table when the third round begins on Friday.

Leeward Islands, with West Indies opener Kieran Powell at the helm, have enjoyed a bit of a revival in this year’s competition, entering this round of matches in second place.

They travel to Port of Spain to face Trinidad & Tobago for their second straight day/night fixture at Queen’s Park Oval.

The Leewards will be aiming to reverse their recent history against Rayad Emrit’s side. They have only beaten T&T twice since the turn of the century, coincidentally both times in the two-island republic, including a 29-run victory three years ago at the Oval.

T&T however, have won four of their last five matches against the Leewards – all on foreign soil. Peculiarly, they have won only once in eight matches on home soil.

Another side looking to reverse recent form will be Guyana, when they host third-placed Windward Islands, starting a day earlier than the remaining matches on Thursday at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence.

The Windwards have been the dominant side in this head-to-head battle, winning six of the 16 contests between the two sides since the turn of the century.

This includes five of the last six matches, most of which they played on home soil, but it also includes a 151-run victory at this same venue five years ago.

Guyana’s previous victory over the Windwards was 11 years ago at Albion – the last in the sequence of three straight – and they have either been beaten or led on first innings in drawn matches against this opponent, all except once in the last 12 contests.

The other match of the round is expected to be a keenly-contested affair between the Barbados-based Combined Campuses & Colleges and reigning champions Barbados at the Three Ws Oval on the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies.

All seven matches in this head-to-head battle have ended in a victory with the Barbadians holding a 4-3 edge.

They however, have lost three of the four matches they have contested at the Three Ws Oval – only breaking the sequence of losing at this venue last year with a resounding innings and 185-run victory.

This will be a boon to their confidence as they seek to get their title defence back on track.

Squads

GUYANA (from): Shivnarine Chanderpaul (captain), Christopher Barnwell, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin, Raun Johnson, Keon Joseph, Amir Khan, Veerasammy Permaul, Vishaul Singh

WINDWARD ISLANDS (from): Liam Sebastien (captain), Sunil Ambris, Alston Bobb, Romel Currency, Lindon James, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Nelon Pascal, Kenroy Peters, Dalton Polius, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile

BARBADOS (from): Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Tino Best, Rashidi Boucher, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Kirk Edwards, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Kevin Stoute

COMBINED CAMPUSES & COLLEGES (from): Steven Jacobs (captain), Anthony Alleyne, Ryan Austin, Kyle Corbin, Akeem Dewar, Kavem Hodge, Kevin McClean, Floyd Reifer, Raymon Reifer, Shacaya Thomas, Chadwick Walton, Jomel Warrican, Kesrick Williams

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (from): Rayad Emrit (captain), Jonathan Augustus, Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Yannic Cariah, Shannon Gabriel, Akeal Hosein, Kavesh Kantasingh, Stephen Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Marlon Richards

LEEWARD ISLANDS (from): Kieran Powell (captain), Justin Athanaze, Jahmar Hamilton, Sylvester Joseph, Anthony Martin, Mali Richards, Lyndell Richardson, Akeem Saunders, Devon Thomas, Gavin Tonge, Hayden Walsh Jr, Kelbert Walters, Tonito Willett

OFFICIAL POINTS STANDINGS

(After second round)

Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points, RPW-Aggregate runs/wickets taken

PENDING MILESTONES

Sulieman Benn (BAR) has taken 288 wickets and requires 12 to capture 300 wickets in his overall first-class career. He has also scored 1,874 runs and requires 126 to score 2,000 in his overall first-class career, thus completing the first-class double of 2,000 runs and 200 wickets.

Devendra Bishoo (GUY) has taken 183 wickets and requires 17 to capture 200 wickets in his overall first-class career

Darren Bravo (T&T) has scored 3,731 runs and requires 269 to score 4,000 in his overall first-class career

Jonathan Carter (BAR) has 1,732 runs and requires 268 to score 2,000 in his overall first-class career

Sewnarine Chattergoon (GUY) has scored 3,822 runs and requires 178 to score 4,000 runs in his overall first-class career

Shannon Gabriel (T&T) has taken 93 wickets and requires 7 to capture 100 in his overall first-class career

Sylvester Joseph (LWD) has scored 4,910 runs and requires 90 to score 5,000 in his overall first-class career

Liam Sebastien (WWD) has taken 85 wickets and requires 15 to capture 100 in his overall first-class career

Tonito Willett (LWD) has scored 2,999 runs and requires 1 to score 3,000 in his overall first-class career

Results of matches

ROUND 1

Friday, February 28 to Monday, March 3

Windward Islands beat Barbados by 9 wickets – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia

Jamaica beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica

Saturday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 4

Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 72 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts

ROUND 2

Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10

Trinidad & Tobago beat Windward Islands by 186 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

Guyana lost to Barbados by 136 runs – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana

Leeward Islands beat Jamaica by 3 wickets – Warner Park

Schedule of matches

(All scheduled start times are local times; NOTE–Jamaica is 1 hour behind the Eastern Caribbean)

ROUND 3

Thursday, March 13 to Sunday, March 16

Guyana vs Windward Islands – Guyana National Stadium (10 am daily)

Friday, March 14 to Monday, March 17

Combined Campuses & Colleges vs Barbados – Three Ws Oval, Barbados (10 am daily)

Trinidad & Tobago vs Leeward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval (3 pm daily)

ROUND 4

Friday, March 21 to Monday, March 24

Combined Campuses & Colleges vs Guyana – Three Ws Oval (3 pm daily)

Jamaica vs Windward Islands – Sabina Park (10 am daily)

Barbados vs Trinidad & Tobago – Kensington Oval, Barbados (10 am daily)

ROUND 5

Friday, March 28 to Monday, March 31

Jamaica vs Barbados – Sabina Park (10 am daily)

Trinidad & Tobago vs Combined Campuses & Colleges – Queen’s Park Oval (3 pm daily)

Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands – Queen’s Park, Grenada (10 am daily)

ROUND 6

Friday, April 4 to Monday, April 7

Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica – Queen’s Park Oval (10 am daily)

Windward Islands vs Combined Campuses & Colleges – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent (10 am daily)

Leeward Islands vs Guyana – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua (10 am daily)

ROUND 7

Friday, April 11 to Monday, April 14

Guyana vs Trinidad & Tobago – Guyana National Stadium (10 am daily)

Leeward Islands vs Barbados – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground (10 am daily)

Combined Campuses & Colleges vs Jamaica – Three Ws Oval (10 am daily)

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 22

Semi-final 1: 1st vs 4th – To be hosted in the territory of 1st

Semi-final 2: 2nd vs 3rd – To be hosted in the territory of 2nd 

THE FINAL

Friday, April 25 to Monday, April 28

Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 – To be hosted by higher placed team from the preliminary round

NOTES

Follow live tweet updates on Twitter: @WindiesRegional

Match reports and other tournament details available here: www.windiescricket.com

Photographs from selected matches – for editorial use only – available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/windiescricket/

Video streaming

To view Guyana vs Windwards, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchone

To view T&T vs Leewards, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchtwo

To view CCC vs Barbados, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchthree

WICB Media Release.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) today named an unchanged 13-man squad for the third round WICB first-class match against defending champions Barbados at 3Ws Oval, starting on Friday, March 14.

Squad: Steven Jacobs (captain), Anthony Alleyne, Ryan Austin, Kyle Corbin, Akeem Dewar, Kavem Hodge, Kevin McClean, Floyd Reifer, Raymon Reifer, Shacaya Thomas, Chadwick Walton, Jomel Warrican, Kesrick Williams.

Management Unit: Steven Leslie (manager), Floyd Reifer (coach), Sir Curtly Ambrose (bowling consultant), Corey Collymore (Assistant Coach), Andrew Simpson (Physiotherapist/Trainer).

First Published On bcacricket.org.

Trinidad Guardian article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Barbadians are expected to show up at Kensington Oval today with ‘brooms’ as they are looking for a clean sweep from the West Indies team when they meet in the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) from 2 pm.

Yesterday, a group of men were eagerly looking to gather old brooms at the Oistins Fish Market in Christchurch and will be at Kensington today armed with their collection, as the West Indies go into the match loading 2-0.

Meanwhile, the West Indies team is expected to give a run to Andre Fletcher, Sheldon Cotterrell and Johnson Charles, who have not featured in the series thus far. With the World Cup just a week away the defending champions would want all their players match ready and the trio is expected to come in.

Also making a return to the line up will be Sunil Narine, who was rested for the last game. West Indies skipper Darren Sammy says that the team has the right momentum going into the World Cup and they love to leave here with a 3-0 series win.

“We wanted to leave here with good momentum going into the World Cup,” Sammy said. “For two games it has been a complete team effort, I can’t fault the lads. In T20 cricket the momentum shifts at different times and we wanted to make sure we started well and we finished well. It feels good. It’s been a long time since we won a series, much less winning 3-0.” 

England on the other hand will be aiming to stop their T20 slump which has seen them lose their last six matches on the trot. Going into the World Cup having lost seven matches leading up will be terrible for their confidence and stand in skipper Eoin Morgan knows that. 

“The boys gave a better showing in the second game which is good but we were still not able to get a win. This is worrying with the World Cup ahead but we are hoping to turn things around in the last match of the series on Thursday,” said Morgan.

“We have enough power in the tank, but we’re just faltering at the very start. Finding the balance between being really positive and not losing wickets is difficult, and the margin for error when momentum is against you is very, very small.”

Teams:

West Indies: Darren Sammy (Captain), Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Sunil Narine, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons and Dwayne Smith.

England: Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan (capt), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, James Tredwell and Chris Jordan.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Twenty players have been selected by the Barbados Cricket Association to continue training in preparation for the 2014 WICB Women’s competition in Dominica from August 6 to 24. 

Squad: Aaliyah A. Alleyne, Shanika Bruce, Savyair Byron-Toney, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Reshelle Griffith, Krystal Harewood, Nadia-Rose Hinds, Malissa Howard, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight, Shalite Lopez, Sharika Lopez, Hayley Matthews, Kyann Maynard, Shaquana Quintyne, Shakera Selman, Danielle Small, Charlene Taitt, Shanna Thompson.

Training sessions will be held every Tuesday and Thursday commencing from Tuesday, March 18, from 3:30 pm - 6:00pm. The sessions will be held at Yorkshire Sports Club, Friendship on Tuesdays and at Carlton Club, Desmond Haynes Oval, Black Rock on Thursdays. They will continue weekly until July 31.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - In the first of two warm-up practice matches prior to the Barbados Blind Cricket Association (BBCA) travelling to Guyana to compete in the Regional Blind Tournament from March 30 to April 7, BBCA defeated a Celebrity XI by four wickets in a limited overs match at Melrose.

After being sent in, the Celebrities XI were restricted to 130 for four off their 25 overs. 

There was a fine knock of 61 by 16-year-old Dominic Drakes, the son of former Barbados and West Indies player Vasbert Drakes. He faced 61 balls and struck two fours and seems to understand how blind cricket is played.

Cliff Gooding-Edghill Jr, with 23 off 39 balls, Charlene Taitt 12 (24 balls) and Rashida Goring 11 (16 balls) were the only other players to get into double figures. 

Barbados and West Indies hard hitting all-rounder Halden Forde categorised as B3 (sighted player), the only West Indian to score a quick-fire century (105 not out off 57 balls) against South Africa at the 2012 Blind cricket World Cup, was the most successful bowler with two for 14 from four overs, while Ricardo Manning B2 (partially sighted player) was the only other wicket-taker with one for 19 from his 5 overs. 

The BBCA replied with 134 for six off 21.4 overs. Forde with 32 off 27 balls and another B3 player John Reeves 32 not out off 30 balls both striking one four each were the top scorers for their team.

The other double-figure contributions came from Granville Carter B1 (totally blind) who scored 18 from 19 balls, and Mark Goddard B2 who made 12 from 20 balls.

Rashida Goring was the most successful bowler with two for 34 from five overs.

Dubbed The Battle of Black Rock, the second match of the warm-up games is set to be played on Saturday, March 15 at the Desmond Haynes Oval commencing at 1.oo p.m. 

Teams (from):

Celebrities XI - Rollins Howard (captain), Roxanne Forte, Dominic Drakes, Danielle Small, Clifford Gooding-Edghill, Pamela Lavine, Charlene Taitt, Rashida Goring, Mark Seale, Mac Fingall, Jason King, Shelly-Ann Waston, Patrick Gollop, Vasbert Drakes, David Dowridge.

Barbados Blind - B1 (totally blind): Anthony Cummins, Trevor Bishop, Osmin Edwards, Anderson Lowe and Granville Carter.

B2 (partially sighted) - Mark Goddard, Cheryl Griffith, Adrian Daniel and Ricardo Manning.

B3 (sighted) - Halden Forde, Tremaine Forte, Carl Sobers, John Reeves, Trevor Broomes, Kci Ward-Ryan, Patsie Cummins.

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St John's, Antigua - Round 3 of the Regional 4-Day Tournament fully gets underway today with all three matches set to take place across the Caribbean.

It will be Day 2 at Providence Stadium where the Windward Islands are resuming on 289/6 against hosts, Guyana. Debutant, Sunil Ambris, scored a century on Day 1 while captain Liam Sebastien will resume on 60 not out today.

Barbados and the Combined Campuses & Colleges meet at the Three Ws Oval. This is always a keenly contested affair. All seven matches in this head-to-head battle have ended in a victory with the Barbadians holding a 4-3 edge.

They however, have lost three of the four matches they have contested at the Three Ws Oval – only breaking the sequence of losing at this venue last year with a resounding innings and 185-run victory.

Finally, T&T will play their first day/night game of the season when they host the Leeward Islands at the Queen's Park Oval. With West Indies opener Kieran Powell at the helm, have enjoyed a bit of a revival in this year’s competition, entering this round of matches in second place.

The Leewards will be aiming to reverse their recent history against Rayad Emrit’s side. They have only beaten T&T twice since the turn of the century, coincidentally both times in the two-island republic, including a 29-run victory three years ago at the Oval.

T&T however, have won four of their last five matches against the Leewards – all on foreign soil. Peculiarly, they have won only once in eight matches on home soil.

You can watch or follow all the matches live:

WATCH LIVE: Guyana v Windward Islands (Day 1)

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Toss: Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat

Guyana XI: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (captain), Christopher Barnwell, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin, Keon Joseph, Veerasammy Permaul, Vishaul Singh

On The Bench: Raun Johnson, Amir Khan

Windward Islands XI: Liam Sebastien (captain), Sunil Ambris, Alston Bobb, Romel Currency, Lyndon James, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Nelon Pascal, Kenroy Peters, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile

On The Bench: Dalton Polius, Mervin Matthew

Umpires: Leslie Reifer & Nandkumar Shivsankar

Standby Umpire: Colin Alfred

Reserve Umpire: Reon King

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WATCH LIVE: CCC v Barbados

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Toss: Combined Campuses & Colleges won the toss and elected to bat

Barbados Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Tino Best, Rashidi Boucher, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Kirk Edwards, Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse

On The Bench: Shai Hope, Kevin Stoute

Combined Campuses & Colleges Squad: Steven Jacobs (captain), Ryan Austin, Kyle Corbin, Akeem Dewar, Kavem Hodge, Floyd Reifer, Raymon Reifer, Shacaya Thomas, Chadwick Walton, Jomel Warrican, Kesrick Williams

On The Bench: Kevin McClean, Anthony Alleyne

Umpires: David Millns & Christopher Taylor

Standby Umpire: Jonathan Blades

Reserve Umpire: Mervyn Jones

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Toss: Trinidad & Tobago won the toss and elected to bat first

Trinidad & Tobago Squad: Rayad Emrit (captain), Jonathan Augustus, Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Yannic Cariah, Shannon Gabriel, Akeal Hosein, Stephen Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed

On The Bench: Kavesh Kantasingh, Marlon Richards

Leeward Islands Squad: Kieran Powell (captain), Justin Athanaze, Jahmar Hamilton, Sylvester Joseph, Anthony Martin, Mali Richards, Lyndell Richardson, Devon Thomas, Gavin Tonge, Hayden Walsh Jr, Tonito Willett

On The Bench: Akeem Saunders, Kelbert Walters

Umpires: Zahid Bassarath & Verdayne Smith

Standby Umpire: Anthony Sanowar

Reserve Umpire: Michael Ragoonath

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Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – A defiant stand between Kavem Hodge and Jomel Warrican followed half-centuries from Kyle Corbin, Chadwick Walton and Shacaya Thomas to prop up Combined Campuses & Colleges’ batting against Barbados in their grudge match here Friday.

Hodge was not out on 34 and Warrican made 24, sharing 56 for the ninth wicket, as CCC, choosing to bat, were dismissed for 269 in their first innings about 20 minutes past the scheduled close on the rain-marred first day of their third round match in the Regional Four-Day Tournament at the 3Ws Oval.

Corbin hit the top score of 55, Walton supported with a typically free-scoring 54 and Thomas made an aggressive, even 50, but Hodge and Warrican had to rescue the home team when they plunged to 202 for eight just before tea.

Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn was the most successful Barbados bowler with four for 66 from 23 overs, Roston Chase purchased two for 24 from 11 overs of his uncomplicated off-spin, lanky fast bowler Jason Holder snared two for 44 from 15 overs and off-spinner Ashley Nurse grabbed two for 58 from 15 overs.

Kraigg Brathwaite was not out on one and Rashidi Boucher was unbeaten on the same score, as the Barbadians reached three without loss from two overs in reply.

Hodge and Warrican spent close 1-¾ hours together to frustrate the Barbadians, after it looked like they would roll over CCC before tea.

The pair emerged from the break and batted sensibly, mixing sound defence with aggression to add respectability to their side’s total, as the Barbadians were hamstrung by a typically easy-paced pitch and a worn ball.

Neither Hodge, a Domincan, nor Warrican, a Barbadian, and both former Young West Indies players and West Indies High Performance Centre grads, offered a semblance of a chance, as they earned CCC a second batting point.

It took Holder armed with the second new ball to make the breakthrough, when he had Warrican caught behind, gloving a snorter, although the batsman rubbed his right bicep to suggest he had not gained a touch.

Benn soon brought the innings to a close, when he trapped Kesrick Williams lbw for six, playing defensively forward, earning Barbados all three bowling points.

Earlier, Thomas and Corbin endured two stoppages for rain in the morning period to give the CCC a solid base, sharing 76 for the first wicket.

Jamaica-born Thomas reached his 50 from 61 balls with a drive off Benn, but he was unfortunate to have been dismissed from the next delivery to send CCC to lunch on 76 for one.

Thomas drove Benn powerfully into the body of silly point fielder Rashidi Boucher and the ball ricocheted in the air to be caught at extra cover by Barbados captain Kraigg Brathwaite.

After the interval, CCC suffered an early setback in the first over, when left-hander Raymon Reifer, another grad of the HPC, was lbw for two playing back and across to a delivery from Nurse, leaving CCC 79 for two.

But Corbin took control and hastened to his 50 from 84 balls, when he pulled a short ball from Holder to the deep backward square leg for his fourth four which also brought up a 50 partnership for the third-wicket from just 38 balls, with the typically free-scoring Walton.

Just when it appeared he was getting into the thick of things, he was caught at deep backward square leg from a miscued hook at another short delivery from Holder.

Veteran Floyd Reifer came to the crease and spent 17 minutes before Nurse trapped him lbw for one, playing forward and across a well-pitched delivery, leaving CCC 143 for four.

CCC captain Steven Jacobs, the former Guyana off-spin bowling all-rounder, joined Walton and consolidated for the home team, putting on an even 50 for the fifth wicket.

Walton reached his 50 from 75 balls with a square drive off Chase for a deuce before he was caught at mid-wicket off Benn from a miscued flick, triggering a slide that saw CCC crash to 204 for eight at tea.

Jacobs was caught behind for 22 playing defensively forward to Chase in the next over, Akeem Dewar was caught at slip for one also playing defensively forward to Chase two overs later, and Ryan Austin earned CCC one batting point before he was bowled for four by Benn three overs later.

Barbados, who hold a 4-3 edge in this head-to-head battle, are fourth on 19 points and CCC are bottom of the seven-team table on four points.

The Barbadians have lost three of the four matches they have contested at the Three Ws Oval – only breaking the sequence of losing at this venue last year with a resounding innings and 185-run victory.

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Summary Scores:

Combined Campuses & Colleges 1st Innings: 269 All Out (89 Overs). Kyle Corbin 55, Chadwick Walton+ 54, Shacaya Thomas 50, Kavem Hodge 34; Sulieman Benn 23-8-66-4, Roston Chase 11-4-24-2, Jason Holder 15-3-44-2, Jonathan Carter 3-1-2-0.

Barbados 1st Innings: 3/0 (2 Overs). Kraigg Brathwaite* 1*, Rashidi Boucher 1*; Kesrick Williams 1-0-1-0, Jomel Warrican 1-0-2-0.

Stumps, Day 1

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Combined Campuses & Colleges 1st Innings

S Thomas c Kraigg Brathwaite b Benn 50

K Corbin c Best b Holder 55

Raymon Reifer lbwNurse 2

C Walton c Carter b Benn 54

Floyd Reifer LBWNurse 1

S Jacobs c Dowrich b Chase 22

K Hodge not out 34

A Dewar c Benn b Chase 1

R Austin b Benn 6

J Warrican c Dowrich b Holder 24

K Williams LBW Benn 6

Total: 269 All Out (89 Overs)

Extras (b3, lb5, w1, nb5) 14

Fall of Wickets: 1-76, 2-79, 3-136, 4-144, 5-193, 6-193, 7-195, 8-202, 9-258, 10-269.

Barbados 1st Innings Bowling: T Best 9-2-43-0, J Holder 15-3-44-2, Carlos Brathwaite 13-4-24-0, A Nurse 15-1-58-2, S Benn 23-8-66-4, R Chase 11-4-24-2, J Carter 3-1-2-0.

Barbados 1st Innings

Kraigg Brathwaite* not out 1

R Boucher not out 1

Total: 3/0 (2 Overs)

Extras: (nb1) 1

Still to Bat: K Edwards, J Carter, R Chase, S Dowrich+, Carlos Brathwaite, A Nurse, S Benn, J Holder, T Best.

Combined Campuses & Colleges 1st Innings Bowling: J Warrican 1-0-2-0, K Williams 1-0-1-0.

State of Match: Barbados trail Combined Campuses & Colleges 1st Innings score by 266 runs

Points-to-date: CCC 2 (2 batting points) | Barbados 3 (3 bowling points)

Toss: Combined Campuses & Colleges won the toss and elected to bat

Umpires: David Millns & Christopher Taylor

Standby Umpire: Jonathan Blades

Reserve Umpire: Mervyn Jones