Trinidad Express article.

Couva, Trinidad - The opening match of the 2015 Nagico Super50 featuring defending champions Barbados and the Combined Campuses and Colleges was abandoned without a ball bowled at the National Cricket Centre in Balmain Couva yesterday.

After four inspections by the umpires Joel Wilson, who is set to officiate in next month’s ICC World Cup, Nigel Duguid and Anthony Sanowar, the game was finally abandoned at 1.46 p.m. because the surface of the outfield was unfit for play.

There was no rain at the venue yesterday but showers earlier in the week left the outfield waterlogged as both teams had to settle for two points each.

The sides were frustrated with the eventual result with assistant manager of the Barbados Pride Dexter Toppin saying that for big tournaments such as the Super50, the games should be played at better grounds which have proper drainage.

“It is very unfortunate that we came here at the Cricket Centre and there is no play,” said Toppin. “We had rain probably for the whole week and Barbados in the first game as defending champions we would have really liked to get some cricket in but it is unfortunate.

“We can’t do much about the weather but again I think the authorities must look at it very closely in terms of conditions to meet to play cricket in a West Indies tournament because if tournaments like these is rained-off then it really doesn’t make sense because if you really want to push your cricket, you really need have the best facilities to play on,” Toppin added.

“There are two more games in the Zone to play and we have to make sure we win those games and we hope the rain does not affect us again,” he added.

CCC head coach Floyd Reifer said his players were also disappointed that they could not get onto the field yesterday.

The “Students” are not part in the West Indies Cricket Board Professional Cricket League four-day competition and this Super50 will be their only outing on the regional circuit this season.

“We came here to play some good cricket. We look forward to Saturday’s game and hopefully there will be no rain. We made some suggestions to the umpires and the officials here so I hope they will take our suggestions seriously going forward to Saturday,” said Reifer.

CCC play the Windward Islands Volcanoes tomorrow at the NCC from 9 a.m. while Barbados face the Guyana Jaguars at Queen’s Park Oval in the day-night fixture bowling off at 1.30 p.m.

Zone B actions bowls off today with hosts Trinidad and Tobago Red Force coming up against the West Indies Under-19s at Shaw Park in Tobago from 9 a.m. while the Leeward Islands tackle Jamaica at Queen’s Park Oval from 1.30 p.m.

First Published In The Trinidad Express.

Morning Match: Windward Volcanoes v CCC

8:00 JA | 8:00 EST | 9:00 ECT | 13:00 GMT |

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

Toss: To be confirmed

Windwards Volcanoes Squad: Liam Sebastien (Captain), Sunil Ambris, Miles Bascombe, Alston Bobb, Johnson Charles, Craig Emmanuel, Andre Fletcher, Tarryck Gabriel, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Kenroy Peters, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith.

Combined Campuses & Colleges Squad: Chadwick Walton (Captain), Cassius Burton, James McDonald, Paul Palmer, Christopher Powell, Royman Powell, Shacaya Thomas, Ryan Austin, Kyle Hope, Kyle Mayers, Keron Cottoy, Kesrick Williams, Kavem Hodge, Kristopher Ramsaran.

Umpires: Nigel Duguid & Gregory Brathwaite

Standby Umpire: Lyndon Rajkumar

Match Referee: Rawle Richards

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Afternoon Match: Guyana Jaguars v Barbados Pride

12:30 JA | 12:30 EST | 13:30 ECT | 17:30 GMT |

Toss: To be confirmed

Guyana Jaguars Squad: Vishaul Singh, Trevon Griffith, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Rajendra Chandrika, Christopher Barnwell (Captain), Jonathan Foo, Steven Jacobs, Royston Crandon, Raymon Reifer, Anthony Bramble, Devendra Bishoo, Veerasammy Permaul, Paul Wintz and Ronsford Beaton.

Barbados Pride Squad: Kevin Stoute (Captain), Tino Best, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, Kyle Corbin, Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Ryan Hinds, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Javon Scantlebury-Searles, Jomel Warrican, Kenroy Williams.

Umpires: Peter Nero & Patrick Gustard

3rd Umpire: Joel Wilson

Match Referee: Michael Ragonath

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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Raymon Reifer slammed a brilliant half century to rekindle a run chase which collapsed several times as Guyana Jaguars pulled off a sensational come-from-behind win over Barbados Pride in the NAGICO Super50 here Saturday night.

Jaguars edged the champions by two wickets in an evening thriller, spurred on by Reifer playing a gallant role to be undefeated on 84 and receiving support along the way.

The cliffhanger encounter played, especially in the final moments, like a grand finale as the Jaguars clawed their way back from a path of defeat to the edge of victory, needing one run from four balls after the scores were tied at 168 runs.

Reifer’s batting heroics pulled the Jaguars out of slumps at various stages to secure their second win and to virtually assure themselves of a place in the semi-finals.

He hit five fours and three sixes and dominated the innings to cancel out another impressive half century from Kraigg Brathwaite which setup Pride’s total of 168 for four after they won the toss and decided to bat.

Guyana suffered an early setback on the chase , stumbling to two wickets for two runs when openers Trevon Griffith and Rajendra Chandrika were removed for duck and two respectively, and plunged to 32 for three after Shivnarine Chanderpaul  was caught for 15.

Reifer put on 39 runs for the third wicket with Chanderpaul and 41 for the fourth wicket with Captain Chris Barnwell who was run out for 16, before Guyana experienced another batting collapse.

Three wickets fell in a short space of time as the Jaguars again hit turbulence and plummeted to 77 for seven, adding just three runs to the total during that shaky period.

Reifer, voted man-of-the-match, again led the revival by sharing a 51 run stand with Veerasammy Permaul for the seventh wicket as Jaguars fortunes changed from a daunting prospect to victory on the Horizon.

Tailender Devendra Bishoo batted sensibly to be not out on 26, providing vital support to Reifer, in a late innings partnership that produced 41 runs to ensure victory for the Jaguars with four balls to spare.

Javon Searles  and Ryan Hinds grabbed two wickets each for Barbados Pride.

Earlier, the inform Brathwaite top scored for the Bajans with a powerful knock of 73 that featured six fours and a six  and was part of a solid opening stand of 67 with Shai Hope.

Hope, who scored 26, was the first of three victims caught behind by Anthony Bramble as Barbados went through a state of chaos, losing those three wickets while adding 22 runs.

But a third wicket stand of  46 between Brathwaite and Ryan Hinds reignited the innings until the partnership expired when  Brathwaite lost his wicket by way of the run-out route and the efforts of Bishoo, who along with Royston Crandon and Barnwell picked up a wicket each.

Hinds was not out on 37.

The match was reduced to 35 overs a side because of rain which delayed the start of play.

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Summary Scores:

Barbados Pride Innings: 168/4 (36/36 Overs). Kraigg Brathwaite* 73, Ryan Hinds 37*, Shai Hope 26, Ashley Nurse 11*; Davendra Bishoo 8-0-29-1, Royston Crandon 3-0-16-1, Chrstopher Barnwell 4-0-24-1, Steven Jacobs 7-0-23-0.

Guyana Jaguars Innings: 169/8 (35.2/36 Overs). Raymon Reifer 84*, Davendra Bishoo 26*, Christopher Barnwell* 16, Shivnarine Chanderpaul 15; Javon Searles 7-0-31-2, Ryan Hinds 7-0-33-2, Kevin Stoute 4-0-15-1, Jomel Warrican 7-0-32-1.

Guyana Jaguars won by 2 wickets

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Barbados Pride

K Brathwaite* run out (D Bishoo) 73

S Hope c A Bramble b R Crandon 26

K Edwards c A Bramble b D Bishoo 7

S Brooks c A Bramble b C Barnwell 6

R Hinds not out 37

A Nurse not out 11

Total: 168/4 (36 Overs)

Extras: (0nb 6w 2lb 0b 0pen) 8

Did not Bat: S Dowrich+, F Edwards, K Stoute, J Warrican, J Searles.

Fall of Wickets: 1-67, 2-78, 3-89, 4-135.

Guyana Jaguars Bowling: R Beaton 7-0-42-0, S Jacobs 7-0-23-0, V Permaul 7-0-32-0, D Bishoo 8-0-29-1, R Crandon 3-0-16-1, C Barnwell 4-0-24-1.

Guyana Jaguars (Target; 169 (36 Overs)

T Griffith LBW F Edwards 0

R Chandrika LBW J Searles 2

R Reifer not out 84

S Chanderpaul c A Nurse b K Stoute 15

C Barnwell* run out (K Stoute) 16

R Crandon c S Dowrich b R Hinds 1

S Jacobs LBW R Hinds 1

A Bramble+ b J Warrican 0

V Permaul b J Searles 11

D Bishoo not out 26

Total: 169/8 (35.2 Overs)

Extras: (0nb 11w 2lb 0b 0pen) 13

Did not Bat: R Beaton.

Fall of Wickets: 1-0, 2-2, 3-32, 4-73, 5-74, 6-76, 7-77, 8-128.

Barbados Pride Bowling: F Edwards 6.2-1-33-1, J Searles 7-0-31-2, K Stoute 4-0-15-1, A Nurse 4-0-23-0, R Hinds 7-0-33-2, J Warrican 7-0-32-1.

Result: Guyana Jaguars won by 2 wickets

Toss: Barbados Pride won the toss and elected to bat

Umpires: Peter Nero & Patrick Gustard

3rd Umpire: Joel Wilson

Standby Umpire: Anthony Sanowar

Match Referee: Michael Ragoonath

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Kemar Roach claimed 6 for 27 against the Netherlands in a Group B game in a fiery spell of fast bowling that also included a late hat-trick.

Roach's performance on that night in New Delhi were the best individual bowling figures in 2011.

SIX-STAR ROACH STUNS THE NETHERLANDS

Background

The West Indies, after a seven-wicket defeat in the hands of South Africa in its opening match, was desperate to resurrect its World Cup campaign. And the Netherlands bore the brunt of the backlash at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi, the same venue where the West Indies had been humiliated by South Africa four days earlier.

Sent in to bat by Peter Borren, the Netherlands captain, West Indies got off to a great start courtesy a hundred-run opening partnership between Dwayne Smith and Chris Gayle (80). Once Smith (53) departed in the 17th over, Dwayne Bravo (30), Ramnaresh Sarwan (49) and Kieron Pollard (60) all chipped in with quick-fire knocks to help the West Indies post 330 for 8 in its 50 overs.

The Moment

Sulieman Benn, the left-arm spinner, started proceedings in the Dutch innings with a tidy first over, giving away just a run. But the drama started to unfold in the over that followed.

Roach found his first victim in Wesley Barresi, who edged the fourth delivery of the over – a length ball – to first slip, where Gayle lunged to his right to complete a brilliant catch.

Eight overs later, Roach went past Bas Zuiderent's defence with a seriously quick delivery pitched on good length. Sandwiched between this and Roach's first scalp were two wickets by Benn, and the Netherlands found itself tottering at 35 for 4.

Then, once Benn and Darren Sammy removed two more Dutch batsmen, the tail was exposed.

Sammy, with the intention of finishing the match as quickly as possible, tossed the ball to Roach, and he responded by bowling Mudassar Bukhari, the No. 8 batsman, in the 30th over.

Then, in the 32nd over of the innings, Roach was irrepressible. He trapped Pieter Seelaar lbw first ball and then sent Bernard Loots back the same way. This brought Berand Westdijk to the crease, and he was surrounded by fielders waiting to pounce on any possible chance that could make Roach become the sixth to grab a hat-trick in World Cup history. But Roach did it without anybody's help, splattering the batsman's stumps to register the first hat-trick in the 2011 edition.

“I am very proud of myself, the hat-trick is most memorable. When I took my fifth wicket, the captain (Darren Sammy) told me that I have a chance to take a hat-trick. I just concentrated on the job. Dwayne Bravo inspired me in the morning with his talk. He told me to enjoy myself and be confident of what you do. I am picked for a job and I am not under any pressure. My goal is bowl fast.” – Roach at the post-match press conference

What happened next

Roach was named Man of the Match for his heroics, and West Indies went on to beat Bangladesh and Ireland in its next two matches to manage a berth in the quarterfinal.

“It was not a fast pitch but Kemar bowled really well. He is a quick bowler and he wiped out the tail in no time.” Peter Borren at the post-match press conference

But a ten-wicket clobbering at the hands of Pakistan in the first knockout match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka put an end to its World Cup campaign.

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Morning Match: Volcanoes v Barbados Pride

Barbados Pride are batting

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

Toss: Windward Volcanoes won the toss and elected to bat

Windwards Volcanoes Final XI: Liam Sebastien (Captain), Sunil Ambris, Miles Bascombe, Alston Bobb, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith.

Barbados Pride Final XI: Kevin Stoute (Captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Ryan Hinds, Ashley Nurse, Javon Scantlebury-Searles, Jomel Warrican, Kenroy Williams.

Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite & Peter Nero

Standby Umpire: Lyndon Rajkumar

Match Referee: Hayden Bruce

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Afternoon Match: Guyana Jaguars v CCC Marooners

Guyana Jaguars are batting

Toss: Guyana Jaguars won the toss and elected to bat

Guyana Jaguars Final XI: Rajindra Chandrika, Trevon Griffith, Christopher Barnwell (Captain), Veerasammy Permaul, Anthony Bramble (Wicket-keeper), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Davendra Bishoo, Paul Wintz, Steven Jacobs, Royston Crandon.

Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners Final XI: Chadwick Walton (Captain, Wicket-keeper), Paul Palmer, Ryan Austin, Cassius Burton, Keron Cottoy, Kavem Hodge, Kyle Hope, Kyle Mayers, Christopher Powell, R Powell, Shacaya Thomas.

Umpires: Patrick Gustard & Joel Wilson

3rd Umpire: Leslie Reifer

Standby Umpire: Kellman Kowlessar

Match Referee: Michael Ragoonath

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SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC – West Indies batsman Johnson Charles stroked a career-best hundred to help Windward Islands Volcanoes beat Barbados Pride by 55 runs and eliminate the defending champions from the NAGICO Super50 here Monday.

Playing at Shaw Park, the Windwards rattled up an imposing 374 for six off 50 overs, with the right-handed opener Charles blasting 177 off 124 deliveries – the highest ever score in the tournament's history.

Sunil Ambris and Shane Shillingford both stroked 45 down the order while opener Devon Smith chimed in with 37 and Keddy Lesporis, 31.

Seamer Javon Searles led for Barbados with three for 60 as the entire attack suffered at the hands of Charles’ onslaught.

In reply, captain Kevin Stoute hammered a cameo top score of 82 at the top of the order and though Shamarh Brooks (61) and Shai Hope (58) chipped in with half-centuries, the order was simply too tall for the Barbadians.

They finished on 319 all out off 49 overs as left-arm pacer Delorn Johnson with four for 63 and off-spinner Shane Shillingford, with two for 62, undermined the innings.

The defeat left Barbados without a win for the competition after their first match against Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners was rained out without a ball bowled, and they lost their second match to Guyana last Saturday.

Opting to bat first, Charles and Smith posted a hasty 98 off 67 balls for the first wicket to hand their side the early initiative.

Charles smashed 12 fours and 11 sixes as he pounded the Barbados attack while Smith faced 29 balls and counted six fours and a six.

Charles raised his half-century off 37 balls with his third six – a hoist over long on off left-armer Ryan Hinds – as the Windwards headed towards the 100-run mark.

When Smith drove Searles to Hope at deep cover to fall in the 12th over, Charles continued his rampage in several other crucial partnerships.

He added 46 for the second wicket with Miles Bascombe (12), another 82 for the fourth wicket with Lesporis and 47 for the fifth wicket with Ambris.

Charles reached his hundred off 75 balls with a streaky single to third man, and needed only another 33 deliveries for his 150.

He eventually holed out to deep mid-wicket off Stoute’s medium pace in the 41st over but Shillingford and Ambris combined in a 62-run, sixth wicket stand to inflict more misery on the Barbadians.

Shillingford, especially, was severe, lashing two fours and four sixes off 28 balls as the Volcanoes gathered 90 runs from the last ten overs.

Stoute and Kraigg Brathwaite, who made 38, then handed Barbados a great start to pave the way for a fascinating duel.

The right-handed Stoute slammed six fours and three sixes off 71 balls while Brathwaite faced 39 balls and counted two fours and a six.

However, Pride suffered two setbacks in successive overs, when Brathwaite was lbw to Shillingford in the 14th over and Kirk Edwards was bowled by off-spinner Liam Sebastien in the following over for one.

Stumbling at 99 for two, Barbados recovered through a 47-run stand between Stoute and Brooks, whose knock comprised 59 balls and four sixes.

Once Stoute hit a return catch to left-arm spinner Alston Bobb at the end of the 24th over, Brooks and Hope picked up the slack with a valiant 87-run fourth wicket partnership.

Hope’s innings was busy, consuming only 49 balls and containing four fours and a six, and Barbados prospered at 233 for three because of his enterprise.

Brooks eventually skied seamer Mervin Mathew to long on in the 36th over and his dismissal triggered a slide which saw Pride lose four wickets for 33 runs in the space of 30 balls.

Languishing at 266 for seven in the 41st, there would be no way back for Barbados as Johnson finished off the innings with aplomb, taking the last three wickets to fall.

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Summary Scores:

Windward Islands Volcanoes Innings: 374/6 (50 Overs). Johnson Charles 177, Shane Shillingford 45, Sunil Ambris 45, Devon Smith 37; Javon Searles 9-0-60-3, Jomel Warrican 10-1-65-1, Ashley Nurse 6-0-45-1, Kevin Stoute 7-0-62-1.

Barbados Pride Innings: 319 All Out (49 Overs). Kevin Stoute* 82, Shai Hope 58, Shamarh Brooks 61, Kraigg Brathwaite 38; Delorn Johnson 9-0-63-4, Shane Shillingford 10-0-62-2, Liam Sebastien 10-0-55-1, Mervin Mathew 9-0-54-1.

Windward Islands Volcanoes won by 55 runs

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Windward Islands Volcanoes

J Charles c S Brooks b K Stoute 177

D Smith c S Hope b J Searles 37

M Bascombe LBW J Searles 12

A Fletcher+ c F Edwards b J Warrican 6

K Lesporis b A Nurse 32

S Ambris not out 45

S Shillingford c K Brathwaite b J Searles 45

M Matthews not out 6

Total: 374/6 (50 Overs)

Extras: (2nb 12w 0lb 0b 0pen) 14

Did not Bat: L Sebastien*, A Bobb, D Johnson.

Fall of Wickets: 1-98, 2-144, 3-162, 4-244, 5-291, 6-353.

Barbados Pride Bowling: F Edwards 6-0-48-0, A Nurse 6-0-45-1, R Hinds 10-0-83-0, J Warrican 10-1-65-1, J Searles 9-0-60-3, K Brathwaite 2-0-11-0, K Stoute 7-0-62-1.

Barbados Pride (Target; 375)

K Brathwaite LBW S Shillingford 38

K Stoute* c and b A Bobb 82

K Edwards b L Sebastien 1

S Brooks c K Lesporis b M Matthews 61

S Hope c D Smith b J Charles 58

A Nurse c L Sebastien b D Johnson 10

S Dowrich+ b S Shillingford 3

R Hinds LBW D Johnson 9

J Searles LBW D Johnson 22

J Warrican b D Johnson 0

F Edwards not out 16

Total: 319 All Out (49 Overs)

Extras: (0nb 11w 8lb 0b 0pen) 19

Fall of Wickets: 1-96, 2-99, 3-146, 4-233, 5-258, 6-265, 7-266, 8-297, 9-297, 10-319.

Windward Islands Volcanoes: D Johnson 9-0-63-4, M Matthews 9-0-54-1, S Shillingford 10-0-62-2, L Sebastien 10-0-55-1, A Bobb 8-0-55-1, J Charles 3-0-22-1.

Result: Windward Islands Volcanoes won by 55 runs

Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite & Peter Nero

Standby Umpire: Lyndon Rajkumar

Match Referee: Hayden Bruce

By CMC.

EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder has urged his failing side to muster all the pride they can and come back strongly in the two final One-Day Internationals of the five-match series.

The Caribbean side conceded the series on Wednesday when they went down by nine wickets in the third game at Buffalo Park here after a feeble performance with the bat.

Holder, in his first series as skipper, said the only thing left to motivate the Windies would be their sense of national pride.

“Obviously it’s a series loss and we need to salvage some pride but having said that we are still building towards the World Cup. We’ll be looking to get some combinations right and seeing if our batsmen can get some form going into the World Cup and finish off these two games well,” he told media following Wednesday’s contest.

“I think it’s down to pride. There is nothing more that can motivate you now more than pride. We’ve lost three games on the trot and pride tells you we’ve got to pick ourselves up. There’s nothing more to it, there’s no other motivation in my mind.

“We’ve got salvage some pride as proud West Indians and play that brand of cricket that we’re used to.”

West Indies never showed up on Wednesday. They were dismissed for a paltry 122 off 33.4 overs, after winning the toss and opting to bat first.

Only vice-captain Marlon Samuels with 26 managed to pass 20 as West Indies slumped to 96 for nine at one stage.

In reply, they got Rilee Roussouw cheaply for seven but opener Hashim Amla, with 61 not out, and Faf du Plessis, with 51, stroked half-centuries to see the hosts home comfortably.

Holder said he was concerned the Windies were not learning fast enough from their mistakes.

“I am worried about the way we are going about our cricket. I think we can be a lot more respectable and put up our hands sometimes when we make errors,” he pointed out.

“I think the quicker we learn from our errors the better we would make improvements. At the moment, it just seems as we are making the same errors over and over again. It’s just about correcting those errors and being man enough to say I’ve committed this error and just moving on from it.”

The 23-year-old said at some point the current scenario would require having a frank discussion involving him as the leader of the unit, and said he would speak when that time came.

“I believe in honesty. One thing I pride myself in being is honest so I’ll be very honest with the fellas,” Holder noted.

“I’m one to just speak my mind at times and when it is appropriate to speak my mind, I will speak my mind. It’s just about getting the message across and having players understand where I am coming from and I think once that is established, things become a lot easier.”

South Africa lead the five-match series 3-0.

By CMC.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play in Series 2 matches of the 2015 G4S Masters 35-over Tournament on Saturday, January 17:

ZONE A

At Holder's Hill:

Wotton beat St. John Baptist by eight wickets.

St. John Baptist: 146 all out (19.2 overs) (F. Stephenson 45, S. Alleyne 30; M. Seale 4-40, K. Seale 3-32).

Wotton 152-2 (21.4 overs) (Keith Seale 62 not out, L. Layne 39 not out, J. Browne 22, V. Best 20).

Points: Wotton 4, St. John Baptist 0.

At Rockville:

Wilfred Abrahams Rockville beat Oran/Carib Bristol by 13 runs.

Rockville 137-5 (26 overs) (A. Parris 48, C. Collymore 31 not out, S. Brome 28; S, Callender 2-31).

Bristol 124 all out (25.4 overs) (Wayne Williams 58, M. Broomes 21; H. Archer 4-34, C. Collymore 3-34, V. Haynes 2-25).

Points: Rockville 4, Bristol 0.

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At Dover:

Old Brigand Dover beat Earthworks Melrose on a faster scoring rate.

Melrose 217 all out (29.5 overs) (Victor Patrick 55, D. Small 36, W. Lovell 35, C. Inniss 26, G. Hinds 19, O. Gibson 12; A. Alleyne 4-49, M. Powlett 3-45, L. Kirton 2-34).

Dover 212-7 (28 overs) (McNeil Brewster 61, R. Durant 14, P. Sealy 12; A. Foster 4-26).

Points: Dover 4, Melrose 0.

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At Blackmans:

Brathwaite Construction/Republic Bank St. Catherine beat St. Joseph Cultural by six wickets.

St. Joseph Cultural 99 all out (25.1 overs) (A. Small 40, C. Griffith 20, Glyne Strickland 5-19, D. Clarke 3-16).

St. Catherine 103-4 (16.3 overs) (A. Jones 44 not out, E. Watson 20, R. Watson 19 not out).

Points: St. Catherine 4, St. Joseph Cultural 0.

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ZONE B

At Crab Hill:

CounterPoint Wanderers beat Mount Gay North Stars by four wickets.

North Stars 184-5 (35 overs) (R. Roach 41, A. Campbell 37, T. Toppin 31, H. Bryan 30, J. Gibbons 16; G. Beresford 3-49).

Wanderers 185-6 (34 overs) (Ian Bradshaw 60 not out, G. Beresford 43, B. Frost 24, D. Grant 10; R. London 2-18, H. Bryan 2-50).

Points: Wanderers 4, North Stars 0.

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At Chapel:

BRC beat BCL by five wickets.

BCL 94 all out (31 overs) (R. Alleyne 29, N. Chadderton 19, P. Waithe 11; T. Small 3-19, J. Hinds 3-31).

BRC 96-5 (18.1 overs) (T. Howell 21 not out, L. Garraway 17, G. Watson 13; P. Turney 2-32).

Points: BRC 4, BCL 0.

At Paragon:

BDF beat Digicel Carlton by 149 runs.

BDF 174-8 (29 overs) (E. Douglas 38, L. Brathwaite 28 not out, R. Prescod 14; S. Howell 12, S. Taylor 12, N. Willoughby 10; C. Small 3-28).

Carlton 25 all out (10.5 overs) (H. Reid 4-2, S. Howell 3-3 (a hat-trick).

Points: BDF 4, Carlton 0.

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At KMV Oval:

LIME beat Rocklyn Hardware Isolation Cavaliers by six wickets.

Isolation Cavaliers 111 all out (34.1 overs) (M. Phillips 24, D. Atherley 23, E. Springer 21, K. Vaughan 10; G. Small 4-19).

LIME 112-4 (29 overs) (B. Johnson 45 not out, D. Estwick 23, P. Bridgeman 22 not out; M. Jordan 3-32).

Points: LIME 4, Isolation Cavaliers 0.

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ZONE C

At Briar Hall:

ESSO Tweedside Maxwell beat Benfica by six wickets.

Benfica 137 all out (31.1 overs) (S. Monroe 26, E. Marshall 18, A. Stuart 17, W. Nicholls 14, W. Griffith 16, P. Barrow 16, R. Clarke 3-33, C. Yarde 3-38).

Maxwell 138-4 (25.1 overs) (Winston Herbert 83 not out, J. Stuart 40 not out; P. Barrow 3-19 (a hat-trick)).

Points: Maxwell 4, Benfica 0.

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At Lucas Street:

Windward beat Police by five wickets.

Police 184-6 (32 overs) (Vincent Bradshaw 61 (58 balls, 4x4, 2x6), R. Best 30, A. Skeete 23 not out, K. Marshall 21, R. Lavine 17 not out).

Windward 188-5 (24.1 overs) (Jeffrey Marshall 81 (46 balls, 10x4, 3x6), Jasper Seymour 51 (46 balls, 4x4), I. Weekes 17; Clyde Husbands 2-38, V. Bradshaw 2-45).

Points: Windward 4, Police 0.

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At Foursquare Oval:

ESA Field Pickwick beat Scotty’s King’s Park by 21 runs.

Pickwick 190-8 (34 overs) (J. Harris 39, W. Warren 34, T. Harris 23, M. Matthews 19; N. Burke 3-49, K. Mayers 2-24, D. Moore 2-26).

King’s Park 169-8 (34 overs) (David Moore 64, S. Wilkinson 33; T. Harris 2-28, G. Reifer 2-44).

Points: Pickwick 4, King’s Park 0.

BYE: Central.

ZONE D

At Bank Hall:

Lords beat ICBL Empire by seven wickets.

Empire 165 all out (28.3 overs) (H. King 43, J. Alleyne 41, M. Inniss 31, S. Greaves 11, N. Bowen 11; P. Griffith 2-30, P. Headley 2-31, J. Gittens 2-42).

Lords 169-3 (28 overs) (Edward Riley 64 not out, B. Agard 32 not out, J. Bend 31, D. Johnson 16, D. Bynoe 13; M. Burrowes 2-10).

Points: Lords 4, Empire 0.

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At Queen’s Park:

Sagicor UWI beat Massy Stores Spartan by five wickets.

Spartan 131 all out (34.4 overs) (R. Headley 21, D. Marshall 18, S. Greenidge 16, G. Rock 12, L. Puckerin 11; C. Estwick 3-16, N. Barnum 2-19, Don Marshall 2-21).

UWI 132-5 (27.1 overs) (I. Drakes 30, N. Barnum 30, H. Beckles 21 not out, Anthony Young 11; Dave Marshall 4-28).

Points: UWI 4, Spartan 0.

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At Pine/Wildey:

Wildey beat Wibix by seven wickets.

Wibix 120 all out (31.4 overs) (R. Trotman 26, B. Forde 21, F. Clarke 10; W. Gittens 3-25, T. Baker 2-7, W. Reid 2-15).

Wildey 121-3 (18 overs) (D. Jackman 39, T. Baker 27 not out, A. Springer 19, R. Carter 12).

Points: Wildey 4, Wibix 0.

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Points (After Series 2)

ZONE A – Wotton 8, Rockville 8, Dover 4, St. Catherine 4, Melrose 2, St. Joseph Cultural 2, Bristol 0 (1), St. John Baptist 0 (1).

NB: Bristol v St. John Baptist, Series 1 match; A decision to be made by the Organising Committee.

ZONE B – LIME 8, Wanderers 6, BRC 6, BDF 4, Isolation Cavaliers 4, North Stars 2, Carlton 2, BCL 0.

ZONE C – Pickwick 8, Windward 8, Maxwell 8, Police 0, King’s Park 0, Central 0 (1), Benfica 0 (1).

ZONE D – Wildey 8, Lords 8, UWI 4, Empire 0 (1), Spartan 0, Wibix 0 (1).

NB: Wibix v Empire, Series 1; Match to be replayed.

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Series 3 (Home teams mentioned first) January 24:

ZONE A: Wotton v Rockville, Melrose v St. John Baptist, St. Catherine v Dover,  St. Joseph Cultural v Bristol.

ZONE B: North Stars v BCL, BDF v Wanderers, Isolation Cavaliers v Carlton, LIME v BRC.

ZONE C: Central v Maxwell, King’s Park v Windward, Benfica v Pickwick, BYE: Police.

ZONE D: Lords v Spartan, UWI v Wibix, Empire v Wildey.

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Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play in Series 2 matches of the 2015 Inspire Sports/National Sports Council Under-13 35-over tournament on Sunday, January 18:

ZONE A

At Passage Road:

Fusionz Boutique Passage United beat Police Juniors by 24 runs.

Passage United 121 all out (29.5 overs) (Thierry Walcott 30, Rivaldo Clarke 11, Corey Hoyte 10; Jazz Griffith 2-12,  Antonio Morris 2-19).

Police Juniors 97 all out (31.2 overs) (Cody Scott 23, Jazz Griffith 20; Baggio Worrell 3-17).

Points: Passage United 6, Police 0.

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At Dover:

 Franklyn Stephenson Academy beat Dover Juniors by 66 runs.

Franklyn Stephenson Academy 139 all out (29 overs) (Hans Campbell 33, Jaden Roberts 26; Antoine Evelyn 2-7, Renaldo Bailey 2-28, Jidean Blades 2-35, Jakeem Forde 2-35)

Dover Juniors 73 all out (15 overs) (Kwami Small 10; Hans Campbell 6-13).

Points: Franklyn Stephenson Academy 6, Dover Juniors 0.

At Bank Hall:

Empire Juniors beat St. George Lions by seven wickets.

St. George Lions 51 all out (22 overs).

Empire 52-3 (20 overs) (Justin Greenidge 18; L.  Bispham 3-10).

Points: Empire 6, St. George Lions 0.

At Crab Hill:

North Stars Juniors beat Counterpoint Wanderers ‘B’ by four wickets.

Wanderers ‘B’ 108 all out (25 overs) (Brendon Walters 13 not out, Tyrell Norville 6-35).

North Stars Juniors 109-6 (22.1 overs) (Shaquanie Phillips 33 not out, Tyrique Norville 13, Tyrell Norville 12, Javonte Payne-Clarke 11 not out;  Brendon Walters 4-39, Christian Weatherhead 2-22).

Points: North Stars Juniors 6, Wanderers ‘B’ 0

ZONE B

At Desmond Haynes Oval:

Carlton Juniors beat Co-operators General Insurance St. Catherine Juniors by five wickets.

St. Catherine Juniors 93 all out (27.5 overs) (Jaden Small 13 not out, Latrelle Greenidge 13; Matthew Forde 3-29, Nichols Austin 2-7, Nathan Forde 2-14).

Carlton Juniors  94-5 (27 overs) (Matthew Forde 20 not out, Nicholas Austin 19, Rashad Armstrong 18, Christian Haynes 15 not out; Ramar Newton 2-16, Dashawn Norville-Thompson 2-23).

Points: Carlton Juniors 6, St. Catherine Juniors 0

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At Dayrells Road:

CounterPoint Wanderers ‘A’ beat Signia Wildey Juniors by eight wickets.

Wildey 58 all out (21 overs) (Ajani Watkins 18; Tariq O’neale 2-1, Hayden Harte 2-2, Jacob Bethell 2-5).

Wanderers ‘A’ 59-2 (18.5 overs) (Hayden Harte 19 not out, Tarik O’neale 19).

Points: Wanderers ‘A’ 6, Wildey 0.

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At King George V Memorial Park:

RBC Royal Bank St. Philip Juniors beat Isolation Cavaliers Juniors by four wickets.

Isolation Cavaliers 43 all out (17.4 overs) (Krisha Quintyne 11; Joshua Straughan 4-11, Matthew Alleyne 2-14).

St. Philip Juniors 44-6 (20.5 overs) Jamarico St. Hill 14; Kodie Ramsay 2-8, Seth Agard 2-15).

Points: St. Philip Juniors 6, Isolation Cavaliers 0.

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At Boscobelle:

Northern Cricket Academy beat The Mill Wall Saints by eight wickets.

Mill Wall Saints 57 all out (22.5 overs) (Shomar David 3-17, Donta Loudat 2-4).

Northern Cricket Academy 62-2 (12 overs) (Shomar David 25 not out, Donta Loudat 14 not out)

Points: Northern Cricket Academy 6, Mill Wall Saints 0.

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NB: Under the playing conditions for the Preliminary round of the tournament, matches that are rain-affected will be given two attempts to be re-played.

Points (After Series 2)

ZONE A – Franklyn Stevenson Academy 6, North Stars Juniors 6, Empire Juniors 6, Passage United 6, Police Juniors 0, Wanderers ‘B’ 0, St. George Lions 0, Dover Juniors 0.

ZONE B – St. Catherine Juniors 6 (2), Carlton Juniors 6, Northern Cricket Academy 6, Wanderers ‘ A’ 6, St. Philip Juniors 6, Wildey Juniors 0, Isolation Cavaliers Juniors 0, Mill Wall Saints 0 (2).

Series 3 (Home Teams mentioned first); January 25:

ZONE A: Passage United v Dover Juniors, Franklyn Stephenson Academy v Empire Juniors, St. George Lions v North Stars Juniors, Wanderers ‘B’ v Police Juniors.

ZONE B: Carlton Juniors v Wanderers ‘A’, St. Philip Juniors v Wildey Juniors, Isolation Cavaliers Juniors v Mill Wall Saints, Northern Cricket Academy v St. Catherine Juniors.

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By CMC.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa – With only pride left to play for, West Indies will go in search of their first win of the five-match One-Day International series when they face South Africa in the fourth game here Sunday.

The Caribbean side have been soundly whipped in the series, with drubbings in Durban, Johannesburg and East London sealing their fate, with two matches remaining.

Newly installed captain Jason Holder, who has had a baptism of fire at the helm, said Saturday it was now just critical the Windies broke their losing slump.

“It’s just to get [a win] on the board. We’ve obviously lost the series so it’s just about getting some momentum going forward into the World Cup,” he told reporters.

“We have lost the series 3-0 and we didn’t perform very well in the second and third ODI so it’s just about salvaging some pride and just putting some more into this performance and taking some momentum forward.”

West Indies’ chances of grabbing an elusive win have been significantly improved with the news South Africa’s selectors have rested strike bowler Dale Steyn for the last two games, and will allow prolific opener Hashim Amla to sit out Sunday’s contest at St George’s Park.

The tourists, meanwhile, can afford no such luxuries, though Holder has hinted at some experiment with the line-up, with the World Cup next month in mind.

“We need to get combinations right. We obviously haven’t gotten it right in the first three games,” he pointed out.

“We haven’t discussed the team as yet but I won’t say they will be too many changes if any at all. Going into this game we just need to win it.”

West Indies will need some runs from their senior players, all of whom have failed to fire in the one-day series. After a pair of scintillating displays in the Twenty20 series, opener Chris Gayle has struggled but Holder said the veteran left-hander just needed to get stuck in.

“I think he is committed. It’s just about getting in and setting it up for us,” Holder stressed.

“Everybody knows his power, everybody knows what he can bring so it’s just about Chris getting in and giving himself a chance and just carrying on.”

West Indies went down by 61 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first ODI, lost by 148 runs in the second in Johannesburg before collapsing to a nine-wicket defeat in East London last Wednesday.

SQUAD – Jason Holder (captain), Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle, Narsingh Deonarine, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin, Jonathan Carter, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Darren Sammy, Leon Johnson, Sheldon Cottrell, Lendl Simmons.

By CMC.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - For the third successive year Combermere School cricketers under the leadership of Coach Roddy Estwick travelled to Miramar, Florida to participate in the Miramar Youth Cricket Festival. And as in 2013 and 2014, Combermere ‘A’ won the tournament. 

The three-day competition involved teams from the Florida Cricket Academy (FCA), Cricket Academy USA (CAUSA) out of Atlanta and 23 players representing the Alex Fergusson-led Combermere ‘A’, and  Combermere ‘B’ captained by Hasani Newton. 

FCA were runners-up, with Combermere 'B' placing third and a much improved CAUSA, fourth.

Eight matches comprising three of 40 overs and five Twenty20’s were contested over three days on adjoining grounds at the Miramar Regional Park. Matches bowled off on January 16 following an opening ceremony which was addressed by Tournament Coordinator Wayne Ramnarine and Colin Mayers, Barbados’ Consul General in Miami.

Among the spectators was West Indies Legend Lawrence Rowe who addressed the players and presented the Tournament MVP Award to Leniko Boucher who scored the only century of the weekend.

Coach Estwick complimented the players and organizers on the improvements shown over the years as well as the more professional level of officiating. 

Following is a list of awards presented and the match summaries.

Most Runs – (197) Leniko Boucher

Most Wickets – (8) Matthew Jones

Barbados Consul General’s Award for Highest Run Scorer in the Final – (130 runs) Leniko Boucher

Tournament MVP – (197 runs, Ave 65.7) Leniko Boucher

Summarised scores:

Day 1, Friday, January 16 (40 over Matches)

Cricket Academy USA 90 (27.3 overs) (Suneel Kumar 36, Salman Saifu 17; Ian Boyce 3-21, Shakeem Clarke 3-24, Raneil Smith 2-13).

Combermere ‘A’ 91-0 (9.4 overs) (Leniko Boucher 63 not out, Alex Fergusson 18 not out).

Combermere ‘A’ won by 10 wickets. Man of the Match – Leniko Boucher

Florida Cricket Academy 234-6 (40 overs) (Shayan Ahmed 50 not out, Steven Taylor 50, Ani Mayasandra 36, Omari Williams 28, Muhammed Raju 13 not out; Runeko Layne 4-21).

Combermere ‘B’ 233-9 (40 overs) (Hasani Newton 48, Joshua Cooke 48, Kofi Gilkes 37 not out, Kevon Bartlett 19, Runeko Layne 18 not out, Kcey Williams 16, Zachary Sattur 2-28, Shayan Ahmed 2-30)

FCA won by 1 run. Man of the Match – Steven Taylor

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Day 2, Saturday, January 17 (20 over matches)

Florida Cricket Academy 170-4 (20 overs) (Ryan Ramnarine 67, Steven Taylor 49, Omari Williams 18)

Cricket Academy USA 108-8 (20 overs) (Neil Tagare 25, Azeem Charania 22, Bhavya Mital 17 not out, Sahil Charania 13; Omari Williams 3-16, Zachary Sattaur 2-15)

FCA won by 62 runs. Man of the Match – Wayne Ramnarine

Combermere ‘B’ 84-7 (20 overs) (Dashawn Sylvain 21, Shakkae Marshall 16, Tremaine Edwards 11, Kcey Williams 11 not out, Joshua Cooke 11 not out; Matthew Jones 2-2, Keon Harding 2-8, Najee Holder 2-27)

Combermere ‘A’ 88-7 (18.5 overs) (Lee-Germon Gaskin 42, Alex Fergusson 15 not out, Najee Holder 14, Zachary McCaskie 10; Shakkae Marshall 2-5, Kevon Bartlett 2-23)

Combermere ‘A’ won by 3 wickets. Man of the match – Shakkae Marshall                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Combermere ‘B’ 137-2 (20 overs) (Hasani Newton 70 not out, Kcey Williams 29, Joshua Cooke 27 not out)

Cricket Academy USA 125-5 (20 overs) (Neil Tagare 71 not out, Vibhav Altekar 15, Salman Saifu 10; Kevon Bartlett 2-23)

Combermere ‘B’ won by 12 runs. Man of the Match – Hasani Newton

Florida Cricket Academy 113-7 (20 overs) (Zachary Sattaur 23, Shayan Ahmed 21, Rizwan Aziz 15 not out, Ryan Ramnarine 14, Steven Taylor 12, Akhil Sridher 11; Matthew Jones 4-23, Zachary McCaskie 3-12)

Combermere ‘A’ 114-2 (19.3 overs) (Lee-Germon Gaskin 64, Thaddaeus Chase 22 not out, Zachary McCaskie 20)

Combermere ‘A’ won by 8 wickets. Man of the Match – Lee-Germon Gaskin.

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FINALS DAY – Sunday, January 18

Combermere ‘B’ 160-7 (20 overs) (Hasani Newton 69, Kevon Bartlett 22, Joshua Cooke 19, Kcey Williams 10, Shakkae Marshall 10, Salman Saifu 4-21)

Cricket Academy USA 118 (17.1 overs) (Vibhaz Altekar 48 not out, Neil Tagare 36, Suneel Kumar 13; Kevon Bartlett 3-15, Shakkae Marshall 2-19)

Combermere ‘B’ won by 42 runs. Man of the Match – Hasani Newton

Combermere ‘A’ 288-8 (40 overs) (Leniko Boucher 130 – 116 balls, 18 x 4, 1 x 6, Alex Fergusson 45, Keon Harding 29 not out, Ian Boyce 28, Zachary McCaskie 26, Shakeem Clarke 13 not out; Steven Taylor 3-51, Noman Maqsood 3-54, Omari Williams 2- 61)

Florida Cricket Academy 160-9 (40 overs) (Omari Williams 46, Steven Taylor 31, Rizwan Aziz 28, Ryan Ramnarine 27; Zachary McCaskie 2-11, Ian Boyce 2-18, Keon Harding 2-31)

Combermere ‘A’ won by 128 runs. Man of the Match – Leniko Boucher

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Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play in Series 3 matches of the 2015 Inspire Sports Under-13 35-overs tournament on Sunday, January 25:

ZONE A 

At Passage Road:

Fusionz Boutique Passage United beat Dover Juniors by four wickets. 

Dover Juniors 135-8 (35 overs) (Jedia Blades 59 not out, Nathan Goddard 24; Rashawn Worrell 2-14). 

Passage United 136-6 (33.4 overs) (Thierry Walcott 41 not out, Rivaldo Clarke 27, Corey Hoyte 16, Jahdai Belle 10; Jedia Blades 2-23).

Points: Passage United 6, Dover Juniors 0.

At Bennetts:

Franklyn Stephenson Academy beat Empire Juniors by eight wickets. 

Empire Juniors 98 all out (29.1 overs) (Jemeuel Miller 19, Keimar Chase 11; Renacko Belgrave 4-13, Hans Campbell 3-10).

Franklyn Stephenson Academy 99-2 (20.1 overs) (Jaden Leacock 42 not out, Malik Young 20).

Points: Franklyn Stephenson Academy 6, Empire Juniors 0.

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At Market Hill:

St. George Lions v North Stars Juniors

NB: No play due to wet conditions, Match to be re-played.

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At Briar Hall:

Police Juniors beat Wanderers Juniors ‘B’ by 78 runs. 

Police 154-5 (24 overs) (Antonio Morris 65 not out, Shareeq Belle 17, Shamar Forde 14, Cody Scott 13; Zane Corbin 2-29). 

Wanderers Juniors ‘B’ 76-4 (24 overs) (Osaze Smith 11 not out, Kamario Grant 11 not out, Kyle Lewis 10). 

NB: Match was reduced to 28 overs due to rain at the start.

Points: Police Juniors 6, Wanderers Juniors ‘B’ 0.

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ZONE B

At Bridgefield:

CounterPoint Wanderers ‘A’ beat Carlton Juniors by nine wickets. 

Carlton Juniors 63 all out (26 overs) (Rashad Armstrong 24, Jacob Bethell 3-9, Tor Burrowes 2-14, Tariq O’neale 2-0). 

Wanderers  Juniors ‘A’ 64-1 (20 overs) (Hayden Hart 23 not out).

Points: Wanderers Juniors ‘A’ 6, Carlton Juniors 0.

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At King George V Memorial Park:

Signia Financial Wildey Juniors beat RBC Royal Bank St. Philip Juniors by 33 runs. 

Wildey Juniors 85 all out (24.3 overs) (Micah Hoyte 12, Kemar Jordan 12, Adjani Watkins 12; Saveyo Blenman 5-13, Romario Roach 2-2).

St. Philip Juniors 52 all out (27.5 overs) (Micah Stuart 10; Adjani Watkins 3-5, Joshua Hoyte 2-14, Koby Waite 2-16).

Points: Wildey Juniors 6, St. Philip Juniors 0.

At KMV Oval:

Isolation Cavaliers Juniors beat The Mill Wall Saints by 175 runs.

Isolation Cavaliers Juniors 205-6 (35 overs) (Seth Agard 58, Reuben Agard 34, Kristian Quintyne 33, Tre Riley 20; Kyle Jordan 2-28, Emmerson Hooper 2-40). 

Mill Wall Saints 30 all out (12 overs) (Tre Riley 4-11, Kodie Ramsey 3-8).

Points: Isolation Cavaliers Juniors 6, Mill Wall Saints 0.

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At Speightstown:

St. Catherine Juniors v Northern Cricket Academy

NB: Match to be re-played.

NB: Under the playing conditions for the Preliminary round of the tournament, matches that are rain-affected will be given two attempts to be re-played.

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Standings (After Series 3) NB: Matches played in brackets.

ZONE A: Franklyn Stephenson Academy 18 (3), Passage United 18 (3), North Stars Juniors 6 (1), Police Juniors 6 (2), Empire Juniors 6 (2), Dover Juniors 0 (2), St. George Lions 0 (2), Wanderers ‘B’ 0 (3).

NB: North Stars Juniors v Police Juniors & Dover Juniors v Empire Juniors Series 1 match to be replayed; St. George Lions v North Stars Juniors Series 3 match to be replayed.

ZONE B: Wanderers ‘A’ 18 (3), Carlton Juniors 12 (3), St. Catherine Juniors 6 (2), Isolation Cavaliers Juniors 6 (2), Northern Cricket Academy 6 (2), Wildey Juniors 6 (2), St. Philip Juniors 6 (3), The Mill Wall Saints 0 (3).

NB: Wildey Juniors v Isolation Cavaliers Juniors Series 1 match to be re-played.

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Series 4 (Home Teams mentioned first); February 1:

ZONE A: St. George Lions v Passage United, Dover Juniors v Wanderers ‘B’, Empire Juniors v North Stars Juniors, Franklyn Stephenson Academy v Police Juniors.

ZONE B: Isolation Cavaliers Juniors v Carlton Juniors, Wanderers ‘A’ v Northern Cricket Academy, St. Philip Juniors v Mill Wall Saints, Wildey Juniors v St. Catherine Juniors.

NB: Carlton Juniors will now be playing at Bridgefield until further notice.

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Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play in Series 3 matches of the 2015 G4S Masters 35-over Tournament on Saturday, January 25:

ZONE A

At Wotton:

Wilfred Abrahams Rockville beat Wotton by three wickets.

Wotton 194-5 (32 overs) (Leon Layne 69, K. Seale 44, V. Best 20, J. Browne 16, C. Alleyne 13 not out; S. Ellis 2-5). 

Rockville 195-7 (31.2 overs) (Shawn Brome 68, C. Collymore 31 not out, R. Yard 20, R. Pilgrim 12, E. Culpepper 11, A. Scott 10 not out; C . Gaskin 3-29, M. Seale 2-20).

Points: W. A Rockville 4, Wotton 0.

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At Bridgefield:

Earthworks Melrose beat St. John Baptist by seven wickets. 

St. John Baptist 95 all out (29.5 overs) (G. Gaskin 34, G. Boyce 13; Dennis Nowell 5-18, V. Patrick 2-14). 

Melrose 97-3 (22.3 overs) (David Small 64 not out, C. Chapman 20; G. Boyce 3-35).

Points: Melrose 4, St. John Baptist 0.

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At Bayfield:

Old Brigand Dover beat Brathwaite’s Construction/Republic Bank St. Catherine by five wickets.

St. Catherine 160-7 (30 overs) (Thelston Payne 54, T. Connell 24 not out, A. Jones 18, R. Watson 18; L. Kirton 2-19, A. Alleyne 2-40). 

Dover 161-5 (27 overs) (M. Brewster 47, R. Burrowes 46, M. Powlett 37; D. Clarke 3-24).

Points: Dover 4, St. Catherine 0.

At Blackmans:

St. Joseph Cultural beat Oran/Carib Bristol by eight wickets. 

Bristol 143-9 (29 overs) (R. Roach 33, M. Broomes 20, T. Reece 17 not out, S. Vaughn 17, L. Thompson 15; L. Leacock 4-50, D. Redman 2-33). 

St. Joseph Cultural 144-2 (13 overs) (Anthony Small 56 not out, D. Burrowes 34 not out).

Points: St. Joseph Cultural 4, Bristol 0.

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ZONE B 

At Crab Hill:

Mount Gay North Stars beat BCL by 146 runs.

North Stars 261-5 (34 overs) (Troy Toppin 92, D. Archer 49 not out, A. Carmichael 47, H. Bryan 20, A. Griffith 18 not out, R. Roach 15; A. Clarke 2-60). 

BCL 115 all out (33 overs) (B. Morris 29, N. Knight 22, R. Turney 12 not out; L. Brathwaite 4-10, R. London 2-9).

Points: North Stars 4, BCL 0.

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At Paragon:

BDF beat CounterPoint Wanderers by 61 runs. 

BDF 170 all out (28.3 overs) (R. Trotman 39, N. Willoughby 24, R. Prescod 20, E. Douglas 14, S. Howell 11, H. Reece 10, L. Brathwaite 10; G. Beresford 4-44, E. Ince 3-19, G. Pedro 2-22). 

Wanderers 109 all out (30.1 overs) (B. Frost 28, R. Clarke 26, G. Pedro 10, A. Weekes 2-14, S. Howell 2-16, G. Pitt 2-35). 

Points: BDF 4, Wanderers 0.

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At KMV Oval:

Rocklyn Hardware Isolation Cavaliers beat Digicel Carlton by eight wickets.

Carlton 103-9 (35 overs) (O. Lewis 26, S. Cooper 23, R. Prescod 21, J. Clarke 3-19, T. Greene 2-13, J. Kellman 2-26).

Isolation Cavaliers 104-2 (16.4 overs) (K. Mayers 40, N. Phillips 38 not out).

Points: Isolation Cavaliers 4, Carlton 0.

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At Wildey:

LIME beat BRC by 83 runs.

LIME 224-4 (35 overs) (Ron Bates 63, Dave Estwick 59 not out, B. Johnson 31, P. Bridgeman 30 not out, G. Maxwell 17; C. Small 2-38). 

BRC 141-6 (35 overs) (M. Hinds 26, E. Watson 25, C. Small 20, T. Howell 19 not out, P. Mayers 16, G. Small 2-20). 

Points: LIME 4, BRC 0.

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ZONE C 

At Vaucluse:

Central beat ESSO Tweedside Maxwell by seven wickets.

Maxwell 115-7 (25 overs) (R. Clarke 23, W. Herbert 19, W. Haynes 17; M. Murrell 4-38). 

Central 120-3 (20 overs) (P. Agard 38 not out, C. Browne 36 not out, T. Alleyne 22). 

Points: Central 4, Maxwell 0.

At King’s Park:

Scotty’s King’s Park beat Windward by eight wickets. 

Windward 122 all out (34.3 overs) (A. Edghill 28, A. Archer 23, J. Thornton 18, J. Wilson 18, C. Vaughn 12; D. Moore 3-10, N. Burke 2-23).

King’s Park 123-2 (23.4 overs) (D. Moore 39 not out, N. Burke 39, I. Coppin 27 not out, S. Wilkinson 10; J. Wilson 2-28). 

Points: King’s Park 4, Windward 0.

At Blenheim ‘B’:

ESA Field Pickwick beat Benfica by 69 runs. 

Pickwick 192-5 (31 overs) (George Harris 77, J. Harris 37, T. Harris 28 not out, W. Warren 27; S. Burrowes 3-58, E. Marshall 2-28). 

Benfica 123 all out (29.2 overs) (Anthony Stuart 53, E. Marshall 12, W. Nicholls 12; G. Reifer 4-16, L. Applewhaite 2-14, W. Miller 2-37).

Points: Pickwick 4, Benfica 0.

BYE: Police

ZONE D 

At Lord’s:

Lords beat Massey Stores Spartan by 72 runs.

Lords 228-6 (28 overs) (Derek Greaves 108 not out, J. Bend 47, D. Bynoe 30, J. Gibbons 16; D. Toppin 2-30, D. Marshall 2-56). 

Spartan 156-6 (28 overs) (J. Crichlow 42 not out, L. Puckerin 42, R. Griffith 25, D. Toppin 12; D. Johnson 3-46, J. Kellman 2-38). 

Points: Lords 4, Spartan 0.

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At 3Ws Oval:

Sagicor UWI beat Wibix by eight wickets. 

Wibix 148-8 (35 overs) (C. Estwick 3-20, N. Barnum 3-31).

UWI 151-2 (22 overs) (Aubrey Towler Sr 50 not out, I. Drakes 31, N. Barnum 27, F. Reifer 20 not out). 

Points: UWI 4, Wibix 0.

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At Bank Hall:

Wildey beat ICBL Empire by four runs. 

Wildey 146 all out (30.5 overs) (M. Estwick 30, O. Bostic 29, R. Carter 17, T. Baker 15, W. Collin 12, H. Austin 11, A. Springer 10; M. Blagrove 3-22, C. King 2-9, R. Parris 2-33, S. Greaves 2-35). 

Empire 142 all out (28.4 overs) (R. Parris 32, M. Inniss 22, J. Greaves 19, S. Greaves 18, H. King 17; W. Reid 4-30, E. Jordan 2-19, W. Gittens 2-21, H. Austin 2-23). 

Points: Wildey 4, Empire 0.

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Standings (After Series 3) 

ZONE A : Rockville 12, Wotton 8, Dover 8, Melrose 6, St. Joseph Cultural 6, St. Catherine 4, Bristol 0 (2), St. John Baptist 0 (2).

NB: Bristol v St. John Baptist, Series 1 match; A decision to be made by the Organising Committee.

ZONE B: LIME 12, Isolation Cavaliers 8, BDF 8, North Stars 6, Wanderers 6, BRC 6, Carlton 2, BCL 0.

ZONE C: Pickwick 12, Maxwell 8, Windward 8, King’s Park 4, Central 4 (2), Police 0 (2), Benfica 0 (2).

ZONE D: Lords 12, Wildey 12, UWI 8, Empire 0 (2), Spartan 0, Wibix 0 (2).

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Series 4 (Home teams mentioned first) January 31:

ZONE A: Dover v Bristol, St. Catherine v St. John Baptist, Rockville v Melrose, Wotton v St. Joseph Cultural.

ZONE B: BRC v Carlton, Isolation Cavaliers v Wanderers, BCL v BDF, North Stars v LIME.

ZONE C: Benfica v Windward, Maxwell v Police, Central v Pickwick, BYE: King’s Park.

ZONE D: Spartan v Wibix, UWI v Empire, Lords v Wildey.

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By CMC.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa – Captain Jason Holder believes West Indies’ triumph in Sunday’s fourth One-Day International against South Africa, was a reminder the Caribbean side can compete strongly with top sides in the world.

Trailing 3-0 in the series, West Indies bounced back to beat the Proteas by one wicket at St George’s Park, after chasing down 263 with nine balls to spare.

“We have known it from the start, that we have the ability to win cricket games. It’s just one or two mistakes that have cost us games – losing wickets in clusters, a dropped chance or even one or two big overs when we bowled,” said Holder.

“It’s all about putting together the complete game. Fortunately … we were able to get over the line even though I don’t think we played the complete the game in that we let it get down to number 11.

“Having said that, it’s just good to get across the line, it does a lot for our morale.”

Holder was the best bowler with four for 53 as West Indies strung together a disciplined performance to limit the Proteas to 262 for eight, despite David Miller’s splendid unbeaten 130.

West Indies then fought their way out of trouble thanks to half-centuries from Andre Russell (64 not out), Marlon Samuels (68) and Darren Sammy (51).

“I’m obviously very pleased. It’s been a tough tour so far and we’ve already lost the series but as I said before, it’s just about salvaging some pride and I was just very pleased to see how the guys came out and won this game …,” Holder pointed out.

“Being three-nil down is not a good note but it was very fitting how the guys came out to this game and performed. They were always up for it, the attitude was very good.

“We just had a little blemishes in the field here and there but apart from that, I thought we played a really good game of cricket.”

Holder, revelling in his first win since taking over as captain at the start of the series, admitted there was some doubt about the result with the last pair at the wicket.

“I was worried when it was down to the last pair obviously but knowing the expertise of my finisher Russell, I still had that hope and obviously Russell pulled it off for us.”

By CMC.

Cricinfo article.

Port Elizabeth, South Africa - West Indies opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite talks about his mental approach to batting, trusting his game, and his captaincy ambitions.

Subash Jayaraman (SJ): You made your first-class debut as a 16-year-old and you debuted for West Indies at 19. Who were your role models?

Kraigg Brathwaite (KB): In terms of role models, when I was a youngster, obviously everyone liked Brian Lara. As I started to get older and get into the game, I got to like [Shivnarine] Chanderpaul as well. The main aspect about his game is his concentration and he bats for long periods. I really admire that about him. Batsmen across the world - Hashim Amla and Alastair Cook - these are guys I like to watch scoring hundreds across the world.

SJ: Has there been an influence from within the dressing room on how you play, from Chanderpaul?

KB: No, not necessarily. As I said, I am learning a lot [from him]. Every chance that I get, I ask him a few questions. For me, it is just about playing my own game and not necessarily worrying about what people say. I still look up to him, he works hard. One thing I have learned from him is that if you put in the hard work, you will get the results.

SJ: You play for the Wanderers Cricket Club [in Barbados]. What is the influence of club cricket in your development as a cricketer?

KB: I think it is very, very important because I remember when I was dropped, against Australia. It was in 2010 I think. I went back home. You know, it's easy to say you don't want to play club cricket but I believe [playing club cricket] helped me a lot. Obviously, I scored some runs and that did a lot for me. I played for Wanderers last year. That has helped my game, my confidence. No matter what kind of cricket you play, you have to take it seriously.

SJ: Even when you played club cricket, your outlook on playing - you seem like a very focussed cricketer and you take that into club cricket as well.

KB: It is a habit, I think. So wherever I play, I play as seriously as possible, because you score anywhere, runs is runs. I believe it's habit, whatever you do, wherever you are playing - whether you are playing Test cricket or club cricket, I take everything seriously.

SJ: How would you describe your growth as an international opening batsman?

KB: A lot has changed. When I first started, I had some technical flaws that I had to work on. I am better now. But I think I have batted well, especially in the last year. It's about improving, and like I said, there is still some things to work on. It's just about believing in your ability whenever you go out to bat.

SJ: People say that 90% of the game is played in your mind. From your point of view, what has been the mental approach and focus?

KB: I do believe it is a mind game. Coming in and playing here [in South Africa] against the No. 1 team, you tell yourself you can do it, but it isn't easy. Obviously, they have some good bowlers, and you are going to have [to face] good spells and tough spells. You have to work through it. Once you fight hard, stay strong in the mind and say to yourself that you can do it, then you will get through. You have got to be strong.

SJ: You made your first century in your 11th Test, at Port-of-Spain against New Zealand. Did you feel any pressure coming into the Test, that you needed to produce a big hundred as a top-order batsman?

KB: I obviously felt the pressure. I had played before, and had four fifties then, I think. In the end, you are coming back, and you already want to show what you can do. I played against Bangladesh a year ago and got a hundred and played a first-class season and got three or four 90s, so I knew that I could do it. I had the scores behind me. I was hitting the ball well, too.

The feeling [on scoring the century] was unbelievable. I couldn't believe that I had done it at first. I never thought that I would ever score a hundred for West Indies. Then it was a reality and I really enjoyed my moment. I just want to keep growing from strength to strength.

SJ: You come from Barbados, which has produced many legends. What does it feel like for you, coming from Barbados, and playing for West Indies?

KB: I am a very proud Barbadian. A lot of legends come from Barbados. Not that I feel any pressure to become a legend or anything, the aim is to score as many runs as I can. That's my only goal.

SJ: Do you feel that with your technique and mental approach to the game you have arrived as a Test batsman?

KB: I believe I have what it takes to be a great Test batsman. But as I said, I am still learning. I am very young. No matter how many runs I score, I have to improve. That is my goal. No matter how many runs I have in club cricket or first-class or Test cricket. I have to improve all the time.

"For me, it is just about playing my own game and not necessarily worrying about what people say"

SJ: Where do you improve as a batsman from here on?

KB: Well, for me, it's about being as mentally strong as possible, because I know sometimes you don't score for a few innings, it can put you off. It's just about keeping strong always.

There are different shots that you could work on. Also, there are various aspects of the game that I can develop. Different shot selections. So far, I have been batting well, hitting my shots with variety around the ground. Let us hope I get the confidence to play more and more.

SJ: How satisfying was it to get a hundred against the No. 1 team in the world [in Port Elizabeth], against bowlers like Steyn, Morkel and Philander?

KB: When you are opening [the batting], it's about being patient, trying to hit the ball as straight as possible. As I said, I have been working on different shots. When I see the balls in my zone, I backed myself to go after them.

[Getting the hundred against Steyn and Co] was another unbelievable feeling. As I said, I knew I can do it. It's about not putting pressure on myself. These guys are top bowlers, so just go out there and play and see [what happens].

SJ: In that match where you made a hundred against New Zealand, in the second innings Chris Gayle made 80 in 46 balls, chasing 93. How do you recalibrate your approach to batting when you see these guys at the other end who make batting look so easy?

KB: It may not be easy for me but I know that these guys are very good players. So all I have to do is make sure I don't get caught up in it, not that if they are going after it then I must too. I just have to play my game and keep patient. Otherwise, you are going after balls that aren't in your zone. Like I said, it may not be easy. Those guys go after it, but they are playing some good shots. You just have to make sure you are playing your own game.

SJ: What sort of captain are you? Are you laidback, intense, aggressive, or do you adopt a wait-and-watch approach, like your batting?

KB: I am still learning a lot about captaincy. I think I could be laidback, but I like to be aggressive, to tell you the truth. Especially, with spinners bowling, you don't necessarily want to [be laidback]. You want to try and make the batsmen go over the top, with different field settings. At times I tend to be aggressive. Still learning, there is a lot to work on. I can't say much as yet.

SJ: But there have been some voices around the West Indies saying that Kraigg Brathwaite is a possible candidate for the captaincy of the West Indies Test team. Your thoughts on that?

KB: Well, captaining my first-class team [Barbados] back home, I have some experience with captaincy. If the opportunity presents itself, obviously, I will be very happy. But I'm still learning a lot. When I go back home, I will be captaining my first-class team again and will try to learn as much as I can from that. Like I said, if it comes, I will be very happy to take it, but you have to keep learning.

SJ: Do you feel that you will be ready if and when it comes?

KB: Yes, absolutely ready.

SJ: Do you have any such goals, like 20 or 30 Test hundreds or 8000-10,000 runs?

KB: I obviously have a goal. For me, especially now, it's focusing series by series. This series [v South Africa] I'm trying to get as many runs as possible. Later on, we have some tough series coming up. I just want to take it series after series from now and score as many runs as possible.

First Published On Cricinfo.

Cricinfo article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Small chases are always tricky - even for two-time world champions against a team of no-hopers, as Joel Garner found out.

It was a strange conversation.

As Joel Garner strolled off the Lord's outfield after India had been bowled out for 183 in the 1983 World Cup final, he asked an odd question of his fast bowler pal Malcolm Marshall. Marshall's reply was odder.

"I turned to Malcolm and said, 'Do you think you'll have to bat today?'" Garner recalls. "He came back with, 'Yeah, and you too.'

"I think he saw the look on my face. After all, he would bat at No. 8 and I was No. 10."

Marshall's explanation was straightforward: "You know when we chase small totals, everybody looks to the next person to finish the job," he reasoned. Marshall's forewarning and Garner's response - "In that case, well then, we've got a problem" - were prophetic.

Both did bat. Marshall was eighth out for 18, Garner was left unbeaten on 5. West Indies, champions of the first two tournaments, in 1975 and 1979, were all out for 140, a result that sent Garner and the last man, Michael Holding, dashing to the sanctuary of the dressing room to escape the jubilant swarm of onrushing Indian fans across Lord's hallowed turf.

It was a monumental upset, more staggering than any others in the ten World Cup finals. India had not made it past the group stage in 1975 and 1979; West Indies' only defeat in 17 previous cup matches was against India.

That it was in their first match of the tournament should have been cautionary. West Indies were 157 for 9 going after India's 262 for 8 before Garner and Andy Roberts saved some face with 71 for the last wicket. Even then it was regarded, not least by West Indies, as a mere blip on the record of the most formidable team in the game, especially after they won the return group match by 66 runs.

"Overconfidence is a hell of a thing," Garner says. "It was just that they took it for granted that they would make the 183."

"They" were the batsmen who fell one after the other to the underestimated Indian bowling - captain Kapil Dev, supported by a group of medium-paced swingers: Balwinder Sandhu, Madan Lal, Roger Binny and Mohinder Amarnath.

Fulfilling Marshall's prediction, Garner entered at 124 for 8, passing Marshall on the way back in, caught off Man of the Match Amarnath.

The outcome had a profound effect on West Indies players. Marshall wrote in his autobiography that they "had paid the ultimate price for an act of complacency". Captain Clive Lloyd acknowledged afterwards that his team had approached the small target "in a complacent manner", conceding that India had played better on the day. "They were perhaps mentally stronger," he said.

Garner was especially livid. In the victorious 1979 final, his 5 for 38 had followed Viv Richards' unbeaten 138 and Collis King's swashbuckling 86 from 66 balls against England.

"Afterwards, I went into the dressing room, packed my bags and went to the presentation," he relates. "I then went into the Tavern, had a few drinks and went back to the Westmoreland hotel that was just across the road."

"There must have been 5000 Indian fans there in the lobby with their cowbells and their music, taunting 'We beat you.' I said to myself, 'You mean I've got to put up with this?'"

I could empathise with him. It was close to 11pm when I filed the last of my reports back to the West Indies papers. The only place I could locate for a meal at that time was an Indian restaurant, by then raucous with the joy of the victory. When I did manage to get a table, Farrokh Engineer, with whom I had shared commentary on BBC's radio coverage, was a few feet away with his entourage. I couldn't escape the same taunts to which Garner was subjected at the team's hotel.

In his disappointment, Lloyd held himself responsible. There was a feeling that he should not have played after pulling a muscle that kept him off the field for much of the semi-final against Pakistan three days earlier. He aggravated it once more batting in the final, requiring Desmond Haynes as his runner. He chose the after-match function, prearranged by the West Indies board, certainly in the expectation of a celebration, to announce his resignation as captain.

The occasion had already been transformed into a wake. It was the second shock to the players within a few hours. It took persuasion from board president Allan Rae, the opening batsman of the 1950s, and some of the senior players for Lloyd to reconsider his decision. He changed his mind the next day.

No one on the team was more crestfallen than Garner, who returned to his English county, Somerset, and brooded over the manner of the loss. "For a long time, two or three months, I wouldn't talk to any of my team-mates," he admits. "I would say that the World Cup 1983 was the biggest disappointment in terms of my cricket career."

The full tour of India at the end of the year went some way to avenging those embarrassed by the World Cup defeat. They won all five one-day internationals, by then 50 rather than 60 overs an innings, and the six-Test series 3-0.

There was a solitary sorry exception. Garner couldn't get his own back. He was injured and had to follow the series from back home in Barbados. By the time the next World Cup came along, in India and Pakistan four years later, he had retired from international cricket.

First Published On Cricinfo.

Barbados Nation article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - WANTED: Young people seeking to become cricket umpires; becoming professional is an option.

That’s the want ad the Barbados Cricket Umpires’ Association (BCUA) wants placed across Barbados’ sporting landscape.

President Gregory Brathwaite made the plea on Saturday night, after the association held its annual awards ceremony at the Cricket Legends of Barbados complex at Fontabelle, St Michael.

“There are opportunities out there for umpires. It can be a great career path without a doubt,” Brathwaite, himself a full-time professional umpire, told NATIONSPORT after the ceremony.

According to the president, there are many challenges the BCUA is facing at the moment as it tries to improve across the board, but at the head of the list is attracting young blood.

First Published In The Barbados Nation.

Barbados Advocate article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Batsmen generally made the most of the excellent conditions which prevailed on Sunday, in the latest round of matches in the Inspire Sports under-13 cricket competition.

Title-holders Carlton Juniors were one of two teams which successfully chased down targets. They made up for a loss in the previous series with a comfortable eight-win over Isolation Cavaliers Juniors at KMV Oval. Matthew Forde ushered them to victory with a splendid unbeaten 83, with 70 balls to spare chasing 144.

At Bennetts, Franklyn Stephenson’s Academy led by an undefeated 58 from Hans Campbell, won by five-wickets against Police Juniors to maintain their unbeaten record.

Dover Juniors recorded the highest total of the round, amassing 221 for eight at Dover, against winless CounterPoint Wanderers ‘B’. 

Renaldo Bailey had an excellent all-round performance. He followed –up his 46, with figures of four for four as the visitors were dismissed for 64.

At King George V Memorial Park, eleven- year-old St. Giles Primary student Jamario St. Hill stroked his way to a superb 84 not out in RBC St. Philip Juniors’ 199 for one from their 35 overs. Left-arm seamer Joshua Straughn then snatched five for ten as Mill Wall Saints tumbled to 45 all out.

Jacob Bethell finished undefeated on 62 as CounterPoint Wanderers Juniors ‘A’, recorded a 98-run win over BWUCCUL Northen Academy. Off-spinner Tariq O’neale took five for 18 as Wanderers Juniors ‘A’ picked up their fourth win on the trot. 

At Passage Road, off-spinner Corey Hoyte snatched six for 19 to route St. George Lions for a paltry 53. Earlier, Rivaldo Clarke top-scored with 48 in Fusionz Boutique Passage United’s 178 for seven. The win carried their record to 4-0. 

Co-operators General insurance St. Catherine Juniors rattled up 213 for eight with consistent batting down the line. In reply, Signia Financial Wildey Juniors lost both openers inside the first two overs and never recovered. Eventually they fell for a meagre 41, on home-turf at Polytechnic ground in Wildey.

First Published In The Barbados Advocate.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Title holders Barbados Pride today named the squad for the fifth round WICB Professional Cricket League first-class match against Leeward Islands Hurricanes at Kensington Oval, starting February 6.

Squad: 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.

Management and technical staff: Henderson Springer (Coach), Dexter Toppin (Assistant Coach), Hartley Reid (Manager), Jacqueline King (Physiotherapist), Rodney Ashby (Video Analyst), Shannon Lashley (Trainer).

Patrons will be accommodated in the 3Ws Stand and entry to the stadium will be via the North Gate. 

Members of the Barbados Cricket Association in possession of valid membership passes and school children will be admitted free of charge whilst admission for the general public is $5.

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By CMC.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Newly installed West Indies one-day captain Jason Holder has been given a boost ahead of his first World Cup campaign, after jumping 18 places in the latest ICC One-Day International player rankings.

The lanky 23-year-old seamer snatched eight wickets in the recent five-match series against South Africa, and has risen to a career-best 41st in the latest rankings announced Tuesday.

He finished with a best of four for 53 in the fourth ODI in Port Elizabeth which West Indies won by a wicket, with nine balls to spare.

That victory was their only of the series as they lost 4-1.

Champion off-spinner Sunil Narine, who recently ruled himself out of the World Cup to continue remedial work on his action, remains second in the bowlers’ rankings headed by Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.

Narine is the only West Indies bowler in the top 20, with fast bowler Kemar Roach lying 23rd.

Meanwhile, all-rounder Andre Russell has also made good movement in the batting rankings, jumping 18 spots to 54th.

The big-hitting lower order batsman also came to the fore in the fourth ODI against South Africa with a brilliant unbeaten 64, which powered West Indies to their target.

Marlon Samuels is the highest ranked West Indies batsman at 40th.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – West Indies will enter the World Cup this month still stuck at number eight in the International Cricket Council one-day rankings.

In the latest rankings released on Monday, the Caribbean were still wallowing in the bottom end of the standings on 94 ratings points but just two behind Pakistan.

Their position comes on the backs of a heavy 4-1 hammering at the hands of South Africa in the recent one-day series in South Africa.

Their last one-day series prior to the South African tour was the ill-fated campaign in India which was abandoned after four matches, after players quit because of an unresolved contracts dispute with their union, WIPA.

They were trailing 2-1 in that five matches series.

West Indies will hope for a turnaround in their fortunes when they open their World Cup campaign against Ireland on February 16th in Group B, which comprises the likes of defending champions India, South Africa, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates.

They are currently in Sydney preparing for the showpiece that runs from February 14th to March 28th.

Meanwhile, Australia will start the tournament in top spot, six ratings points clear of India, with South Africa lying third.

By CMC.