Barbados Advocate article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Too many primary school cricketers are not being exposed to hard ball cricket and the West Indies Cricket Board will be making serious steps to amend the situation.

KJ Singh, the WICB’s Senior Project Officer for Schools’ Cricket, told The Barbados Advocate that not being exposed to hard ball cricket at a young age is hurting West Indies cricket in the long run. He pointed out that at the moment hard ball cricket at the primary school level is played in just Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and to some extent in Dominica and St. Kitts’ Nevis. The other 12 territories play windball cricket up to the age of 13.

“It definitely affects us because what is happening is that when we should be doing tactical game play we are still doing technical game play. In the other regions such as England, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, kids there are exposed at the primary level. They start playing with the hard ball, hardball bats, pads etc, and learning to run between the wickets with the equipment very early, as early as seven.”

“The disadvantage that we have is that we start the hard ball format of the game in many of the territories until Under-13 or at age 13 flat. So they have a five year advantage over us in terms of how the technical components of the game develop. So by the time they get to the age of 15 they are thinking tactical. By the time we get to the age of 15 we are still thinking technical,” said Singh.

Singh believes that many of the territories may have shied away from exposing young players to hard ball cricket because of the fear of injury. In many of the territories the cost of safety equipment such as pads and helmets is very high and windball cricket was seen as a cheaper alternative.

He singled out the Guardian General Herman Griffith Primary Schools’ Cricket Competition as the kind of tournament they want to see happening throughout the Caribbean. It is the only hard-ball schools’ cricket competition for primary school children in the Caribbean.

Through the ScotiaBank Kiddie Cricket Program the WICB is now able to provide plastic kits to over 700 schools across the region. However, Singh noted that more must still be done to ensure that hardball cricket competition becomes the norm for all primary school children throughout the region.

“With mass participation for boys and girls we have that covered, but the next stage we would like to do on the West Indies Cricket Board agenda – and going out to corporate sponsorship – is to get branded equipment. It might be ScotiaBank helping us out or any other corporate to, in a phased approach from now until 2019, bring up the standard of the cricket programmes and to get coaches qualified in the schools and also to have equipment there to start tournaments,” said Singh.

Singh spoke to The Barbados Advocate after the launch of the WICB/UNICEF Fair Play Coaching Program at the Accra Beach Hotel on Wednesday night.

First Published In The Barbados Advocate.

CHENNAI, India, CMC - Both West Indies opener Dwayne Smith and teammate Dwayne Bravo failed with the bat, but Chennai Super Kings did just enough to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 24 runs in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

Playing at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the right-handed Smith made a six-ball nought while Bravo managed just two as Chennai rallied to 148 for nine off their 20 overs after opting to bat first.

Bravo then played a key role with the ball, snaring two for 17 from 3.4 overs to help limit RCB to 124 all out and two balls remaining in the innings.

Chennai suffered the worst possible start when Smith was bowled by Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc off the last ball of the game's first over, without a run on the board.

His partner, New Zealander Brendon McCullum, fell for 20 in the sixth over, leaving Suresh Raina to rebuild the innings in a 64-run, third-wicket stand with South Africa's Faf du Plessis.

The left-handed Raina top scored with 52 off 46 balls with five fours and a six, while du Plessis struck 24 from 20 deliveries.

Once du Plessis was bowled by Harshal Patel in the 15th over, wickets fell steadily with Bravo among the collapse - falling with two balls left in the innings to a catch at cover off Starc.

Without Chris Gayle in the line up, RCB were powered by captain Virat Kohli who stroked 48 off 41 balls at the top of the order in a 63-run fourth-wicket stand with Dinesh Karthik, who got 23 off 20 balls.

Bravo got the breakthrough when he ran out Kohli in the 14th over, after the right-hander squeezed out a yorker back to the Trinidadian seamer who threw down the wicket with the batsman out of his crease.

Struggling on 97 for four, RCB then lost a slew of wickets with Bravo picking up two to help the visitors' demise.

At Eden Gardens in Kolkata, there was also little success for West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, even though his Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs.

Russell scored just one in his team's total of 167 for seven, and took one for 10 from two overs as Sunrisers stumbled to 132 all out.

Barbados Cricket association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - The quarter-finals of the 2015 BCA Sir Everton Weekes Under-13 Competition are slated for Wednesday, May 6.

Matches are: Nicholls Baking Combermere v Deighton Griffith at Kingsland; Caribbean Alliance Insurance/Akobah Gardens Foundation v St. Leonard's at Church Hill; Alleyne v Coleridge & Parry at Belleplaine; Milo Lodge v Harrison College at Society.

The semi-finals are scheduled for Monday, May 13 with the venues to be determined by a draw, which will be held at the BCA Secretariat, Kensington Oval, on Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m.

The final will be played on Thursday, May 21, at Kensington.

All matches start at 11 a.m.

Summarised scores of preliminary matches and final standings:

Series 1 - April 23

ZONE A

At Crumpton Street 'A':

Combermere beat Harrison College by seven wickets.

Harrison College 90-8 (35 overs) (Tor Burrowes 18, Jabari Hunte 15, Ashan Branch 15; Nathan Goddard-McCarthy 5-29, Matthew Forde 3-17).

Combermere 91-3 (17.2 overs) (Reuben Agard 27 not out, Kai Rollins 20 not out, Amari Goodridge 11).

Points: Combermere 4, Harrison College 0.

At Content:

St. George beat St. Michael by four wickets.

St. Michael 73 all out (24 overs) (K. Ramsay-Rollins 21; Tireak Williams 3-8, Dashawn Thompson-Norville 2-12, Dashawn Brathwaite 2-12).

St. George 74-6 (15.3 overs) (Nathaniel Lovell 13, Tireak Williams 15, Ranako Harper 13; A. Scantlebury 3-17).

Points: St. George 4, St. Michael 0.

ZONE B

At Queen’s Street:

Alleyne beat Alexandra by 10 wickets.

Alexandra 52 all out (14.1 overs) (Renacko Belgrave 17; Hans Campbell 4-19, Alex Sealy 2-10, Ramon Simmonds 2-22).

Alleyne 53-0 (4.1 overs) (D'Angelo Springer 15 not out, Renaldo Bailey 14 not out).

Points: Alleyne 4, Alexandra 0.

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BYE: Foundation.

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ZONE C

At Husbands:

Queen’s College beat Frederick Smith by 109 runs.

Queen’s College 150-6 (34 overs) (Jazz Griffith 40, Osaze Smith 23, Kemar Jordan 20, Brandon Harrison 17, Nathan Moore 10; Josiah Headley 3-30).

Frederick Smith 41 all out (18.2 overs) (Thierry Walcott 10; Osaze Smith 4-11, Kemar Jordan 2-3, Chemar Burnham 2-8, Nicolas Grimes 2-14).

Points: Queen’s College 4, Frederick Smith 0.

At Beckles Road:

Coleridge & Parry beat Graydon Sealy by seven wickets.

Graydon Sealy 83-9 (32 overs) (T. Harewood 16; S. David 3-15, R. Haynes 2-10, Tyrell Norville 2-16).

Coleridge & Parry 84-3 (16.2 overs) (K. Lambert 38, R. Haynes 20, J. Crichlow 3-22).

Points: Coleridge & Parry 4, Graydon Sealy 0.

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BYE: St. Leonard’s.

ZONE D

At Kingsland:

Lodge beat Deighton Griffith by 16 runs.

Lodge 93 all out (33 overs) (Jonathan Griffith 49, Kwame Small 22 not out, Kawme Patton 10, Shamar Forde 2-21).

Deighton Griffith 77 all out (31.1 overs) (Shamar Forde 40, M. Alleyne 12; Jaden Norville 3-20).

Points: Lodge 4, Deighton Griffith 0.

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At Blackmans:

Lester Vaughan beat Grantley Adams by two wickets.

Grandly Adams 86 all out (26.2 overs) (Kevin Wickham 19, K Hoyte 15; Peter Walton 3-14, Tashaw Pollard-Roach 2-18).

Lester Vaughan 87-8 (33.4 overs) (Kyle Blackett 18, Jahkyi Codrington 11; K Chase 3-5, K. Hoyte 2-26).

Points: Lester Vaughan 4, Grantley Adams 0.

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SERIES 2 - April 25

ZONE A

At Martindale’s Road:

Harrison College beat St. Michael by 76 runs.

Harrison College 163-3 (35 overs) (Jabari Hunte 56, Tor Burrowes 52, Hayden Hart 24 not out).

St. Michael 87 all out (27.2 overs) (Lawrence Lamkin 17, Kodi Rollins 16; Jabari Hunte 2-2, Hayden Hart 2-7).

Points: Harrison College 4, St. Michael 0.

At Constant:

Combermere beat St. George by nine wickets.

St George 62-8 (35 overs) (Tireke Willams 17; Jamuel Miller 3-13, Seth Agard 2-8, Nicholas Austin 2-11).

Combermere 66-1 (5.4 overs) (Matthew Forde 37 not out, Reuben Agard 10 not out).

Points: Combermere 4, St. George 0.

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ZONE B

At Belleplaine:

Alleyne beat Foundation by 35 runs.

Alleyne 153-7 (34 overs) (D’Angelo Springer 73 not out, Hans Campbell 23; Jordan Layne 5-22).

Foundation 118 all out (32.4 overs) (Antonio Morris 24, R. Alleyne 13; D’Angelo Springer 3-15, Jaydon Holligan 2-19, Renaldo Bailey 2-16, Tristan Foster 2-18).

Points: Alleyne 4, Foundation 0.

NB: Match was played Monday, April 27.

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BYE: KFC Ellerslie.

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ZONE C

At Ashton Hall:

Coleridge & Parry beat Queen’s College by four wickets.

Queen’s College 154-4 (35 overs) (Brandon Harrison 51 not out, Jazz Griffith 37, Aaron Griffith 28).

Coleridge & Parry 156-6 (30 overs) (Depedro Jordan 57, Rashad Haynes 12, Tyrese Alleyne 11 not out, Nicolas Grimes 2-26, Kemar Jordan 2-26, Jazz Griffith 2-28).

Points: Coleridge & Parry 4, Queen’s College 0.

At Richmond Gap:

St. Leonard’s beat Graydon Sealy by nine wickets.

Graydon Sealy 172-6 (35 overs) (Tyrone Edwards 50, Jaden Crichlow 37, Aaron Lorde 19, Rashawn Archer 15; Rashawn Worrell 2-29).

St. Leonard’s 174-1 (26 overs) (Rivaldo Clarke 69, Shaquane Phillips 48 not out).

Points: St. Leonard’s 4, Graydon Sealy 0.

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BYE: Frederick Smith.

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ZONE D

At Cane Garden:

Deighton Griffith beat Lester Vaughan by six wickets.

Lester Vaughan 118-4 (32 overs) (Tireke Holder 29 not out, Keon Caddle 23, Jahkyi Codrington 17, Kenady King 10; Matthew Alleyne 2-29).

Deighton Griffith 119-4 (27.4 overs) (Jai Clarke 43 not out, Matthew Alleyne 24, Jayden Hoyte 16; Jamari Clarke 2-28).

Points: Deighton Griffith 4, Lester Vaughan 0.

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At Society ‘A’:

Lodge beat Grantley Adams by 43 runs.

Lodge 114-3 (22 overs) (Tennyson Roach 39, Delon Prescod 27, Jonathan Griffith 15, Corey Hoyte, 3-32).

Grantley Adams 71-9 (22 overs) (Kevin Wickham 12, O’neale Belgrave 10; Delon Prescod 3-16, Che Taylor 2-6).

Points: Lodge 4, Grantley Adams 0.

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SERIES 3 – April 26

ZONE A

At Crumpton Street ‘A’: Harrison College beat St. George Secondary by 198 runs.

Harrison College 283-4 (35 overs) (Hayden Hart 143, Kyle Lewis 73, Jabari Hunte 16).

St. George 85 all out (16 overs) (Joshua Griffin 4-28, Leonard O’Garro 2-6).

Points: Harrison College 4, St. George 0.

At Waterford ‘A’:

Combermere beat St. Michael by ten wickets.

St. Michael 55 all out (28.4 overs) (Raheem Holligan-Thomas 17; Nicholas Austin 4-11, Seth Agard 2-10).

Combermere 59-0 (6.1 overs) (Matthew Forde 43 not out, Amari Goodridge 15 not out).

Points: Combermere 4, St. Michael 0.

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ZONE B

At Church Hill:

Foundation beat Ellerslie by 103 runs.

Foundation 212-4 (26 overs) (Dasani Griffith 104, Romario Alleyne 32, Ramar Newton 28).

Ellerslie 109-7 (26 overs) (Demetrius Richards 36, Shaquan Henry 12; Jordan Layne 2-10, Rondre Yearwood 2-20, Afa Hutchinson 2-27).

Points: Foundation 4, Ellerslie 0.

BYE: Alexandra. 

ZONE C

At Ashton Hall:

St. Leonard’s beat Coleridge & Parry by eight wickets.

Coleridge & Parry 140-7 (33 overs) (Tyreke Norville 46 not out, Depedra Jordan 13; Rashad Haynes 3-26, Tremaine Dowrich 2-16).

St. Leonard’s 141-2 (20 overs) (Dashawn Worrell 51 not out, Rivaldo Clarke 50, Rashon Scott 11 not out).

Points: St. Leonard’s 4, Coleridge & Parry 0.

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At Beckles Road:

Frederick Smith beat Graydon Sealy by seven wickets.

Graydon Sealy 87 all out (29.1) (R. Archer 13, A. Lorde 10; D. Walcott 2-10, G. Depeiza 2-18).

Frederick Smith 91-3 (21.2 overs) (G. Depeiza 36, S. Depeiza 20 not out, D. Price 15 not out).

Points: Frederick Smith 4, Graydon Sealy 0.

ZONE D

At Kingsland:

Deighton Griffith beat Grantley Adams by nine wickets.

Grantley Adams 81 all out (30.5 overs) (J. Busby 19, Rashawn Welch 10; Shamar Forde 4-9, Jayden Hoyte 3-16, Romario Brathwaite 2-11).

Deighton Griffith 82-1 (15 overs) (Jai Clarke 27 not out, Shareeq Belle 17, Jayden Hoyte 14 not out).

Points: Deighton Griffith 4, Grantley Adams 0.

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At Cane Garden:

Lodge beat Lester Vaughan by 121 runs.

Lodge 154-4 (29 overs) (Jonathan Griffith 34, Kwame Small 33 not out, Jaden Norville 21, Lemar Depradine 20; Romari Archer 2-13).

Lester Vaughan 33 all out (12.4 overs) (Tyreke Harewood 18; Delon Prescod 6-13, Jonathan Griffith 4-20).

Points: Lodge 4, Lester Vaughan 0.

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SERIES 4 – April 29

ZONE B

At St. Stephen’s Hill:

Alexandra beat Ellerslie by three wickets.

Ellerslie 140 all out (31.4 overs) (Shaddico Lythcott 20, Tyrel Rayside-Demendonca 18, Malik Holder 14; Renacko Belgrave 4-36, Davionne Lavine 3-20, Thierry Jordan 2-15).

Alexandra 141-7 (28.5 overs) (B. Worrell 2 not out, N. Knight 28; Noah Bishop 4-7).

Points: Alexandra 4, Ellerslie 0.

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BYE: Alleyne.

ZONE C

At Richmond Gap:

St. Leonard’s beat Queen’s College by 15 runs.

St. Leonard’s 136-8 (30 overs) (Rashawn Worrell 35, Rivaldo Clarke 25, Shaquane Phillips 20; Charles Griffith 3-9, Kemar Jordan 2-25).

Queen’s College 121 all out (27 overs) (Brandon Harrison 36, Charles Griffith 13; Coshon Scott 2-13, Shaquane Phillips 2-14, Tremaine Dowrich 2-31, Rivaldo Clarke 2-43).

NB: Match was played May 4.

Points: St. Leonard’s 4, Queen’s College 0.

At Trents, St. James:

Coleridge & Parry beat Frederick Smith by ten wickets.

Frederick Smith 64 all out (20.1 overs) (Shomar Davis 5-18, Rashad Haynes 3-14, Depedro Jordan 2-12).

Coleridge & Parry 66-0 (13 overs) (Rashad Haynes 31 not out, Kurt Lambert 19 not out).

Points: Coleridge & Parry 4, Frederick Smith 0.

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BYE: Graydon Sealy.

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SERIES 5 – April 30

ZONE B

At Queen’s Street:

Foundation beat Alexandra by 122 runs.

Foundation 227-2 (31 overs) (Dasani Griffith 89, Antonio Morris 44 not out, Ramar Newton 41).

Alexandra 105 all out (18 overs) (S. Clarke 22, R. Belgrave 12, D. Green 10; Rondre Yearwood 5-23, Jediah Blades 3-43).

Points: Foundation 4, Alexandra 0.

At St. Stephen’s Hill:

Alleyne beat Ellerslie by 48 runs.

Alleyne 173-8 (30 overs) (D’Angelo Springer 88; Xavier Springer 5-25).

Ellerslie 125-5 (30 overs) (Malex Holder 31, Demekins Richards 22).

Points: Alleyne 4, Ellerslie 0. 

BYE: Princess Margaret.

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ZONE C

At Husbands:

Queen’s College beat Graydon Sealy by five wickets.

Graydon Sealy 72-7 (35 overs) (R. Archer 10, A. Lorde 10; Nicholas Grimes 3-6, Jazz Griffith 2-17).

Queen’s College 73-5 (19.4 overs).

Points: Queen’s College 4, Graydon Sealy 0.

At Beckles Rd:

St. Leonard’s beat Frederick Smith by nine wickets.

Frederick Smith 113 all out (18.2 overs) (Shawn Prince 41, Gevonte Depeiza 18, Shamario Depeiza 10; Tremain Dowrich 5-25, Rashawn Worrell 2-27, Rivaled Clarke 2-37).

St. Leonard’s 114-1 (19 overs) (Rivaldo Clarke 53 not out, Shaquawnie Phillips 22, Rashon Worrell 10 not out).

NB: Match was played May 2.

Points: St. Leonard's 4, Frederick Smith 0.

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BYE: Coleridge & Parry

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FINAL STANDINGS:

ZONE A – Combermere 12, Harrison College 8, St. George 4, St. Michael 0.

ZONE B – Alleyne 12, Foundation 8, Alexandra 4, Ellerslie 0.

ZONE C - St. Leonard’s 16, Coleridge & Parry 12, Queen’s College 8, Frederick Smith 4, Graydon Sealy 0.

ZONE D - Lodge 12, Deighton Griffith 8, Lester Vaughan 4, Grantley Adams 0.

First Published On bcacricket.org.

BBC Sport article.

Hampshire, England - West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards says he is excited by the opportunity to play for Hampshire.

Edwards bowled his first overs for the county on Monday in their T20 victory over Dorset.

The 33-year-old sent down just three overs at a cost of 24 runs as Hampshire won on a faster scoring rate.

"This is a new chapter and I've always wanted to come over and play, especially in the T20," Edwards told BBC Radio Solent.

"Watching them on TV they look pretty exciting so hopefully I can get a couple of T20s under my belt and hopefully do good in the four-day games."

He arrived earlier than planned because of an injury to Australian Jackson Bird , and Edwards knows exactly the job he has been brought in to do..

"My job is very easy; bowl fast and get wickets," he added.

Edwards will return to the West Indies towards the end of June to play for the St Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League but will return to Hampshire after the tournament.

First Published On BBC Sport.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

London, England - Shayne Moseley, the CounterPoint Wanderers and former Barbados Under-19 team batting all-rounder, has made an impressive debut for Frinton Cricket Club with a century.

Playing in the Suffolk and Essex League Division 1, Moseley hit 107 off 127 balls with seven fours and two sixes in a winning cause against Hadleigh at Hadleigh.

Frinton scored 258 for eight off 50 overs and went on to triumph by 70 runs.

Moseley, a left-hand opening batsman who bowls right-arm medium-pace, also had the honour of becoming the first overseas player to achieve the feat of a century in his first match for the club. 

Two other Barbadians - all-rounders Raymon Reifer and Justin Greaves - have also represented Frinton, as well as New Zealanders Doug Bracewell and Adam Milne.

Moseley's contract was partly organised by Emmerson Trotman, the former Spartan, Barbados and Border (in South Africa) batsman who now works as a coach at the Barbados Cricket Association after he scored an impressive century (132) for a Barbados XI against West Indies 'A' in a two-day practice match at the 3Ws Oval last September.

A product of St. Patrick's Primary (now Gordon Walters) School and Combermere, Moseley was a member of the champion Barbados Under-19 team three-day team in 2012 under the captaincy of Shai Hope, who made his debut for West Indies in the just concluded third and final Test against England at Kensington Oval.

The 5ft, 11inch Moseley comes from a cricketing family. One of his uncles, Hallam Moseley, was a hard-working fast bowler, who represented current BCA top league (Elite) three-day champions Empire in the 1960s and early 1970s, as well as Barbados in the then Shell Shield first-class Championship before turning out for Somerset in the English County Championship.

Another uncle, Colin "Rex" Moseley, played for Princess Margaret Secondary and Banks in BCA competitions, while his father Ronald "Padda" Robinson represented Foundation School in the 1970s.

Shayne Moseley has also played in Barbados and Combined Campuses & Colleges trials in recent seasons.

The Suffolk and Essex League is their highest division and is also known as the two Counties League because it incorporates the two Counties.

A resident of Pilgrim Place in the southern Barbados parish of Christ Church, Moseley will miss the majority of the 2015 BCA domestic season, which starts May 16, as he is not due to return home before mid-September.

First Published On bcacricket.org.

Barbados Advocate article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play in the quarter-final matches of the 2015 BCA Sir Everton Weekes Under-13 limited overs Championship on May 6:

At Kingsland:

Nicholls Baking Combermere beat Deighton Griffith by 115 runs.

Combermere 151-6 (32 overs) (Nicholas Austin 31, Jemuel Miller 29, Reuben Agard 17, Krishnan Quintyne 14; Jayden Hoyte 3-24, Dakarai Gittens 2-33).

Deighton Griffith 36 all out (25 overs) (Nathan Goddard-McCarthy 4-3, Jemuel Miller 2-6, Nicholas Austin 2-6).

At Richmond Gap:

Caribbean Alliance/Akobah Gardens Foundation beat St. Leonard’s by 19 runs.

Foundation 207-8 (35 overs) (Dasani Griffith 83, Antonio Morris 33, Romario Alleyne 25, Ajani Watkins 14; Shaqwane Phillips 4-33).

St. Leonard’s 188 all out (33 overs) (Diego Browne 50, Rashawn Worrell 27, Jaden Layne 13, Rivaldo Clarke 12; Jordan Layne 4-48, Antonio Morris 3-31, Rondre Yearwood 2-49).

At Belleplaine:

Alleyne v Coleridge & Parry.

NB: Match rescheduled for Saturday, May 9.

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Quarter-final 4

At Society ‘A’:

Milo Lodge beat Harrison College by 44 runs.

Lodge 154-7 (32 overs) (Delon Prescod 31, Kwame Small 29, Tennyson Roach 10, Jaden Norville 10, Jelani Evelyn 10; Justin Greenidge 2-22, Joshua Griffin 2-42).

Harrison College 110 all out (29.1 overs) (Hayden Hart 42, Jabari Hunte 13, Joshua Griffin 12 not out; Jelani Evelyn 3-23, Delon Prescod 2-25).

Semi-finals: Wednesday, May 13 (A draw to be made to determine the venues).

Semi-final 1 – Combermere v Foundation

Semi-final 2 – Winner of QF3 v Lodge

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Final: Thursday, May 21 at Kensington Oval

NB: All Matches commence at 11.00 a.m.

First Published In The Barbados Advocate.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Opener Lendl Simmons and West Indies teammate Kieron Pollard suffered contrasting fortunes but still emerged on the winning side, as Mumbai Indians produced a late surge to beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the Indian Premier League here Friday.

Playing at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Mumbai chased down Chennai’s 158 for five, reaching their target in the final over with four balls to spare.

Simmons and Parthiv Patel gave the hosts a rollicking start, adding 84 from 61 balls for the first wicket.

The right-handed Simmons gathered 38 off 31 balls with three fours and two sixes while Parthiv top-scored with 45 from 32 deliveries, with six fours.

In one over from seamer Ashish Nehra – the fifth of the innings – Simmons plundered 15 runs, crashing the left-armer for two fours and a six.

Parthiv fell off the first ball of the 10th over and Simmons followed three deliveries later, skying a sweep to another West Indies teammate Dwayne Smith at mid-wicket, at 85 for two.

Pollard fell in the next over, run out for one, with a throw from his fellow Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies counterpart Dwayne Bravo, finding him short of his ground at the striker’s end.

Facing a tall order of 51 runs from the last 24 balls, Ambati Rayudu (34 not out) and Hardik Pandya (21 not out) came to Mumbai’s rescue with an explosive, unbroken 34-run stand for the fifth wicket.

With just five runs needed from the last over, Bravo could do little as Mumbai gathered the runs required from the right-armer’s first two balls.

Earlier, Smith cracked 27 off 34 balls in a 44-run opening stand with big-hitting New Zealander Brendon McCullum who hit 23 from 11 balls.

When Chennai slumped to 104 for four in the 16th over, captain MS Dhoni (39 not out) and Pawan Negi (36 not out) put on 54 from 28 balls for the fifth wicket, to lend energy to the innings.

Jamaica Gleaner article.

Kingston, Jamaica - The St. Michael School has hundreds of alumni that they are proud of and Jason Holder is one of them.

As part of the school’s 87th anniversary celebrations, a reception was held in Holder’s honour at the Martindale’s Road institution last Thursday. Holder entered the school at the third form level after being transferred from the now defunct Louis Lynch Secondary School.

Just last year, Holder was appointed as the West Indies One-Day International Captain, the youngest ever captain in West Indies’ history. He was also instrumental in helping the West Indies to draw the recently ended Test series against England.

A number of former Barbados and West Indies cricketers attended the reception, including Barbados Cricket Association President Joel Garner, who gave a short speech praising Holder for his performances for the regional outfit thus far.

The articulate Holder noted that he didn’t think that he would have been showered with so much appreciation for what he has done in his short career thus far.

“It is very good to see the young players that played with me during my school days here. One thing I always tried to do with the youngsters is try to pull them up, put them on the right path and 

encourage them to do great things. 

“I stand here tonight because for me it is all about belief. A lot of people in cricket want personal glory, but they don’t want to work for it; they don’t have that inner belief. I think belief begins within and I think the more people we get to believe within, the better cricketers we will produce,” said Holder.

On display at the back of the hall at the St. Michael School is a small exhibit with photos of Holder from his school days right up to now he is playing for the West Indies. Also on display are some pieces of memorabilia he has signed.

First Published In The Jamaica Gleaner.

Barbados Nation article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Six of Barbados’ and the West Indies’ cricketers read the game wrong when they heeded Barbados manager Hartley Reid’s suggestion to turn out at the Maria Holder Nursery in Jackson yesterday.

The six, openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope, 50-overs captain Jason Holder, all-rounders Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich, thought that they were going to the nursery to interact with the over 30 children.

However, the joy and excitement shown by head of the nursery Shelley Boyce and her staff rivalled that of the children as the adults sought every chance to take photos and chat with the cricketers.

Later the children were given opportunities to practise their bowling, batting and fielding skills with the six players who were part of Barbados’ squad this year. And Kenrick Hinkson didn’t waste a chance to learn from Brathwaite, being shown in this Kenmore Bynoe photo a compact stance while Dowrich kept wicket.

First Published In The Barbados Nation.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - D'Angelo Springer produced an excellent all-round performance to propel Alleyne to the semi-finals of the 2015 BCA Sir Everton Weekes Under-13 Championship with a 51-run win over Coleridge & Parry today.

Playing on home turf at Belleplaine in the last quarter-final match, Springer hit an unbeaten 91 in Alleyne's 172 for three off 33 overs.

He then snatched four for 26 as Coleridge & Parry were restricted to 121 for eight.

Alleyne will clash with Lodge and Combermere oppose Foundation in the semi-finals which are scheduled for May 13. A draw is to be made to determine the venues.

The final is slated for May 21 at Kensington Oval.

Summarised scores:

At Belleplaine:

Alleyne beat Coleridge & Parry by 51 runs.

Alleyne 172-3 (33 overs) (D'Angelo Springer 91 not out, R. Bailey 21, H. Campbell 12).

Coleridge & Parry 121-8 (33 overs) (Tyrell Norville 18, R. Haynes 18, K. Lambert 17, S. David 12; D'Angelo Springer 4-26, H. Campbell 2-19).

First Published On bcacricket.org.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Long-standing member and former President, Vernon Wilkinson, has returned to the top post of the North Stars Cultural and Social Club.

Wilkinson, a former senior member of the Royal Barbados Police Force, was elected at the recent 22nd annual general meeting at Crab Hill, St. Lucy.

He replaces Lynthia Skeete, who held the position for the last three years but did not seek re-election.

Skeete, the only woman who has ever served as president, now takes over as Secretary/Treasurer following the passing last December of Ashley Toppin, who had held that office for 18 unbroken years.

Apart from Toppin, North Stars were also rocked last year by the death of another veteran member and former president, Arthur Cadogan, in October.

North Stars will again be competing in the Barbados Cricket Association Intermediate and Second division Championships. Practice sessions are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting at 3 p.m.

Those elected for 2015-16 are:

Vernon Wilkinson - President; Godfrey Moore - Vice-President; Lynthia Skeete - Secretary/Treasurer; Floyd Branker - Assistant Secretary/Treasurer; Arlington Kellman - Director of Sports and Games; Andrea Small - Director of Educational, Cultural and Social Activities; Kyle Carrington - Director of Membership Services.

The Committee chairpersons are: Vernon Wilkinson - Fund-raising; - Floyd Branker - Facilities and Equipment; Lynthia Skeete - Week of Activities; Vernon Wilkinson - Disciplinary; Vernon Wilkinson - Tour to England 2016.

First Published On bcacricket.org.

By CMC.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A late decision will be made on seamer Jason Holder’s fitness for the crucial third and final Test against England bowling off here Friday.

The lanky six-footer injured his left ankle after tripping and falling during his delivery stride while bowling his second over during in the second innings of the second Test in Grenada. He was stretchered off the field for treatment and did not return.

He arrived here on Sunday with the ankle strapped but word from the West Indies camp on Monday INDICATED the Holder was in great spirits and walking freely.

The only concern is the player’s ability to handle a heavy workload in the upcoming Test.

A decision will be made on Thursday night or early Friday about his including in the final XI.

Speaking at the weekend, captain Denesh Ramdin was confident Holder would recover in time.

“It's just a slight injury. Hopefully he can rest up for the next few days and come back stronger,” Ramdin said.

Holder, the one-day captain, has proved a key asset with the bat in the ongoing series, after stroking a superb maiden Test and first class hundred in the drawn opening Test in Antigua two weeks ago.

West Indies enter this weekend’s game trailing 0-1 after losing the Grenada contest by nine wickets on Saturday.

By CMC.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Alleyne and Combermere will clash in the final of the 2015 Lee's Bistro & Catering Services Keith Boyce Memorial limited overs Tournament on Heroes Day, Tuesday, April 28 at Diamond Corner, St. Peter.

In the semi-finals last Saturday, Alleyne beat St. Leonard's by 29 runs at Diamond Corner, while Combermere defeated last year's champions Keith Boyce XI by eight wickets at Boscobel.

Play in the final starts at 11:30 a.m. There will be a post-match entertainment treat with the likes of the Mighty Grynner and Serenader among others. Refreshments will also be on sale throughout the day.

Summarised scores of semi-finals:

At Diamond Corner:

Alleyne beat St. Leonard's by 29 runs.

Alleyne 181-5 (34 overs) (Trevion Murray 48, Ryan Layne 42, Tariq Hoyte 30 not out, Stephen Payne 22, Corey Bailey 14; Winston Gittens 3-31).

St. Leonard's 152 all out (31 overs) (Khalil Herbert 48, Deswin Currency 31, Jamar Ifill 21, Tremaine Harris 13; Tariq Hoyte 4-14, Corey Bailey 3-29, Ryan Layne 2-32).

Toss: St. Leonard's.

Player-of-the-Match: Tariq Hoyte.

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At Boscobel:

Combermere beat Keith Boyce XI by eight wickets.

Keith Boyce XI 173-8 (34 overs) (Khalid Springer 51, Reydon Toppin 27, Corey Yearwood 19 not out, Anderson Payne 17; Shamar Springer 3-36, Chad Williams 2-23).

Combermere 174-2 (29 overs) (Justin Greaves 66 not out, Lee-Germon Gaskin 59 not out, Nicholas Kirton 19).

Toss: Keith Boyce XI.

Player-of-the-Match: Justin Greaves.

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CHENNAI, India, CMC - Impressive death bowling by West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo stifled an easy run chase and fired Chennai Super Kings to a close two run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.

Bravo grabbed three wickets for 22 runs from three overs which restricted KKK to 132 for nine in 20 overs after aggressive bowling from fellow West Indian Andre Russell helped to restrict CSK to a paltry 134.

Another West Indian, Dwayne Smith hit 25 from 19 balls, the second highest score for CSK in the low-scoring encounter at the M Chinaswamy stadium at Chennai.

Faf du Plessis was not out on a top score of 29 on a pitch that did not allow for free scoring with the exception of Smith who counted three fours and a six, Brandon McCullum who scored 19 and for the opposition Robin Uthappa 39 and Ryan ten Doeschate 38 not out.

Russell, who was run out for four during the chase,  finished with two for 26 from four overs, removing the wickets of Suresh Raina for 17 and  Ms Dhoni for three.

KKR started off quite positively despite Gautam Gambhir‘s early wicket as Robin Uthappa took the attack to the bowlers smashing 39 off 16.

However, things turned drastically after he was dismissed and no other batsman MANAGED to put up a fight.

But with 17 runs needed in the final over Doeschate smashed a six and two fours off Bravo just as the balls ran out.

Bravo, whose wicket haul included two in one over and who was also involved in two other dismissals including a stunning grab to remove Suryakumar Yadav, was named man of the match.

"It was a great team effort. Disappointed with the way I got out so I wanted to do something special,” said Bravo who was caught for five.

“Catch was really special, reminded me about four-five years ago. Body is still holding up and it's a great feeling to know I helped the team win. This situation is what I prepare myself for”.

Super Kings have now won nine home matches in a row, and are at the top of the table with a match in hand.

KKK played without their front line bowler, West Indies spinner Sunil Narine, who is undergoing a new round of tests of his bowling action.

Sky Sports article.

Hampshire, England - Fidel Edwards is to join Hampshire almost three months earlier than expected.

The West Indian fast bowler was due to link up with the county in late July but will now be available for their T20 friendly against Dorset next week.

Edwards, who signs up as a Kolpak player, will feature in all three formats for Hampshire this summer.

The 33-year-old, who represented West Indies in 55 Test matches and 50 ODIs, last played international cricket in November 2012.

First Published By Sky Sports.

Telegraph article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - All-rounder who survived World Cup captaincy baptism of fire tells Scyld Berry about his early years and his match-saving century against England.

Seaweed is taking over the golden beaches of Barbados. This seaweed, or “moss” as the locals call it, has come from the Atlantic and spread to the island’s Caribbean coast.

Is it a symbol of the state of West Indian cricket? It once seemed to be a great natural resource, like the beaches of Barbados, sustainable for ever, the finest of its kind. But now the golden sand is covered with dark brown clumps in which flies incubate.

Likewise, it seems impossible that West Indian cricket will ever be restored to its splendour of the Eighties. Yet we can be confident that it will not disintegrate, and will remain competitive on the world stage, for a reason that can be summed up in two words: Jason Holder.

Holder has already survived the biggest hospital pass in modern cricket history when he was appointed captain of West Indies – the youngest ever – for their tour of South Africa and the World Cup. He was 23, had played three Tests and 21 one‑day internationals, and had to captain characters such as Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels.

In their first World Cup game, West Indies lost against Ireland. Holder could have been completely fazed. Instead, he opened the bowling in their next game and led his team to a rout of Pakistan.

After a horrendous defeat against South Africa, when AB de Villiers thrashed 64 from Holder’s last two overs, and another against India, West Indies had to beat the United Arab Emirates – and forecast rain – to qualify for the knockout stages. Holder made sure they did so by bowling his 10 overs straight through to take four for 27. At least they reached the quarter‑finals, only to be 'Guptilled’ (the New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill plundering 237 not out), which is more than can be said for some countries.

However, Holder, in a sense, was groomed for stardom. As a lad he was filmed for the opening shots of Fire In Babylon, the film about the West Indies fast bowlers of the Eighties. The producers wanted someone who looked the part and came cheap: for $75 (£49) Holder posed as the assassin who would scare any batsman away except that, try as he did to scowl and look mean, any grandmother would have run to cuddle him.

“I was about 14 or 15 years old. It was on Silver Sands beach in Christchurch and I did a few scenes of running in to bowl and staring the camera down. I just thought it was an advertisement,” Holder said.

A handsome fee and share of the royalties? Holder laughs: “I think I got 75 US dollars.”

Holder’s elder brother, Andre, aimed for stardom differently. He won a basketball scholarship and spent four years in Oklahoma, Pittsburgh and Atlanta. Now Andre is back home, aged 26, not playing basketball. He has rheumatoid arthritis in his knees. Jason Holder, who is 6ft 7in, said: “I played a lot of basketball at St Michael’s school. I had a few approaches about going to the [United] States but I was always serious about cricket.”

When he “starred” in the film, he was playing for Barbados Under-15s. By the time of the 2010 Youth World Cup, he was not West Indies’ official captain but he led them in a game or two, and played against Joe Root and Ben Stokes.

Part of the seaweed choking West Indies cricket is this poaching by American sports. In Barbados, it is not usually basketball, though, or baseball. Holder estimates that, “at most”, two Bajans a year take up basketball scholarships in the US – but about 50 per year go off to do track and field, volleyball and tennis.

Holder, however, has not been deflected from his ambition. His father did not play sport: he is the general manager of a company that runs a few gaming outlets and casinos. He is not related to any of the other Holders who have played cricket for Barbados. But he has an astonishing sense of purpose to go with his maturity.

There could be no more mature innings than Holder’s unbeaten 103 on the last afternoon of the first Test against England in Antigua. He came in at No 8, with almost four hours of play remaining. He not only batted flawlessly, driving England to the depths of despair, but also with flair when he spurted to his century in the penultimate over. “My mind was very clear,” he recalled. “While I was batting, my objective was just to be there at the end.

“When Kemar Roach joined me, we had basically the last hour and he said: 'We’ll break it down.’ So we broke it down in overs of five, and went from 15 to 10, then 10 to five.

“When it was down to the second-last over, I thought I could probably safely go for it. Tredwell was bowling and I thought I’d take my chance of going over the top.”

So, on 95, Holder calmly drove James Tredwell’s first ball back over his head and then drilled the third to long-off.

“I do a lot of envisualising and putting myself in certain scenarios,” Holder said. “I want to be seen, not as someone who has scored 10,000 Test runs or taken 500 wickets, but as someone who can be counted on and handle the pressure.”

He was man of the match in what was his fourth Test.

“I’m a big fan of VVS Laxman because he saved so many games for India,” Holder said. The feeling is mutual: Laxman has told Holder that he will bat at No 6 for West Indies.

In the meantime, Holder has some bowling to do, as he was picked for the first two Tests mainly as third seamer and has taken only three wickets to date.

In Grenada, he slipped spectacularly in his follow-through and sprained his left ankle, but he is in the squad for the series-deciding Test starting tomorrow .

Unlike the real stars of Fire In Babylon, Holder has yet to hit 90mph and maximise his body strength. Where is the incentive? According to the former England batsman Roland Butcher, who is now head coach at the University of the West Indies, there is no quick pitch in Barbados or in the whole of the West Indies, just rolled and baked mud.

Holder, however, is not the type to be discouraged as he pilots West Indian cricket out of the Sargasso Sea. He is also gathering around him a group of serious young men: Kraigg Brathwaite, the vice-captain who made a century in the second Test that almost denied England, and Carlos Brathwaite, no relation and a fast bowler, and Shai Hope, the next Test batsman in line. These are the future core.

Holder also wants to play county cricket in 2016, in preparation for the West Indies tour of England in 2017. He is nothing if not thorough. And West Indian cricket may be nothing without him.

First Published In The Telegraph.

Barbados Advocate article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Ahead of the Barbados leg of the English Test series, the students of the 2014-2015 Sport For Life Programme got an opportunity to meet with the visiting team yesterday during the presentation of a donation by the British High Commission.

Taking a short break from training at Kensington Oval, the players of the English side spent their time sowing inspiration among the youngsters.

With the British High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Victoria Dean on-hand to make a donation towards funding the remainder of the 2014-2015 year, the highlight for the charges of the programme was definitely getting a chance to talk to and run drills with the players. 

Speaking to The Barbados Advocate, Chairman of Sport For Life, Brenda Pope, explained that both gestures would go a long way towards the further development of the children.

“This donation will go a long way to ensuring we finish this term out and then we still need to look for next year but we are always grateful. We are appreciative, not only of the money, but of the support and the things that you can’t pay for like the chance for them to interact with other cricketers from other parts of the world, and for them to have an opportunity to talk to international press. Some of them were so excited about that,” he stated.

Furthermore, it was noted that, “It’s those kind of things that money in any case, cannot buy – the exposure that we are trying to let these children have. That’s also what we are pleased and grateful to the British High Commission for – for them to get a chance to rub shoulders and to really find out what the nitty-gritty is and find out the kind of dedication and focus that these cricketers embody,” Pope said.

First Published In The Barbados Advocate.

KOLKATA, India, CMC - West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell slammed an unbeaten half century and grabbed two wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders edged Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets with a ball to spare in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.

Russell, promoted in the batting order, scored 55 from 32 balls to get his side across the line at 169 for three wickets after CSK totaled 165 for nine wickets in 20 overs.

Russell smashed four fours and the same number of sixes teaming up with Robin Uthappa to take the game away from CSK.

He got to his half-century after hitting Dwayne Bravo for two huge sixes in the 17th over to help boost KKR to nine points in eight matches and to third place in the table. 

Uthappa top scored with an unbeaten 80 which included seven fours and a six.

Earlier Russell picked up two wickets for 20 runs from his four overs as  CSK fail to get off to the ideal start losing Dwayne Smith off the first ball of the innings.

But Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja built a steady partnership for the sixth wicket to put on a run-a-ball 57 to get CSK to a decent position before Bravo was bowled off the bowling of Andre Russell.

Bravo hit four fours while scoring 30 from 32 balls while Brendon McCullum top scored with 32.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Four current West Indies Test players have been listed to play in the opening series of the 2015 BCA Sagicor General Twenty20 Championship on Saturday, May 16.

Last year's losing finalists CounterPoint Wanderers lead the way with opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite and fast bowling all-rounder Jason Holder on show against CGI Maple at Trents.

The 22-year-old Brathwaite is the West Indies Test vice-captain, while Holder is the One-Day International skipper, having been appointed as the youngest ever West Indies captain at the age of 23 for the series against South Africa in South Africa late last year.

Pacer Kemar Roach will be turning out for Maple, the only team to have won the title twice since the Tournament started in 2008.

And elegant batsman Shai Hope, 21, who made his debut in the recent third and final Test against England at Kensington Oval, is in the ESA Field Pickwick team to oppose Police at Foursquare Oval.

Hope, who also keeps wicket, amassed the most runs (346) at an average of 69.20 in last season's Championship.

Fast bowling all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite, who was in the West Indies squad for the entire three-Test series against England but did not play, is back with his old team Massy United Wildey (formerly Banks and Banks Wildey) after three seasons with Sagicor Life UWI.

TEAMS:

ZONE A

At Desmond Haynes Oval:

Carlton v LIME.

Carlton - Vonrick Nurse (captain), Alex Browne, Lee-Germon Gaskin, Anton Lucas-Jones, Tariq Shorey, Renaldo Antonio Holder, Carlo Morris, Joshua Ferdinand, Ricardo Small-Boyce, Shakeem Wilkinson, Alex Bridgeman, Shakeel Richards, Adrian Caddle, Leroy Johnson, Rasheed Trotman, Jamar Ifill, Romalio Benn.

Manager: To be appointed; Coach: Shirley Clarke.

LIME - Ashley Nurse (captain), Jason Hinds, Cyprian Payne, Randy Thomas, Amory Holder, Devon Phillips, Courtney Browne, Matthew Greaves, Kevin Callender, Daley Hurley, Davien Brancker, Chad Batson, Aubrey Towler.

Manager: Lana Nurse; Coach: Emmerson Bascombe.

At Queen's Park:

Massy Stores Spartan v Nicholls Baking Combermere.

Spartan - Akeem Springer (captain), Rashidi Boucher, Shane Browne, Nicholas Carter, Jeremy Marshall, Omar Marshall, Andre Marshall, Chad Williams, Chaim Holder, Akeem Bourne, Andre Gill, Rico Webb, Stefan King.

Manager: To be appointed; Coach: Dave Marshall.

Combermere - Not named.

At Church Hill:

Caribbean Alliance/Akobah Gardens Foundation v ICBL Empire.

Foundation - Not named.

Empire - Jamal Smith (captain), Kevin Stoute, Roston Chase, Jason Haynes, Shawn Graham, Kodi Phillips, Lemar Mascoll, Tennyson Roach, Shadd Simmons, Jomel Warrican, Stefan Nurse, Antonio Alleyne, Shaquille Cumberbatch, Kamal Sealy, Andre Evelyn. 

Manager: Chesterfield Walcott; Coach: Jason Haynes.

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BYE: Sagicor Life UWI - Chadwick Walton (captain), Kyle Corbin, Kevon Beckles, Floyd Reifer, Jonathan Carter, Kavem Hodge, Shaquille Williams, Cameron Pennyfeather, Akeem Dewar, Keron Cottoy, Kristopher Ramsaran, Nino Henry, Jermaine Levy, Linton Buchanan, Shaquille Martina.

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ZONE B

At SJPP, Pine/Wildey:

Massy United Wildey v Ince Transport MTW.

Wildey - Pedro Greaves (captain), Mario Albert, Carlos Brathwaite, David Carter, Romario Greaves, Marlon Hoyte, Kofie Hurdle, Aaron Jones, Jerome Jones, Brandon King, Steve Pinder, Kyle Sargeant, Jai-Bari Yarde.

Manager: Dale Callender; Coach: Emmerson Jordan. 

MTW - Raymond Kellman (captain), Kevin Gittens, Curtis Greene, Micah Howard, Romario Brathwaite, Kemio Bynoe, Javon Grosvenor, Jaime King, Lamar Clarke, Sherwin Campbell, Stephen Payne, Michael Young.

Manager: Winston Coppin; Coach: Sherwin Campbell.

At Trents:

CGI Maple v CounterPoint Wanderers.

Maple - Renaldo Parris (captain), Shane Parris, Don O'neal, Shane Ramsay, Ramon Greaves, Joel M. Leacock, Khalid Springer, Collis Worrell, Kirk Brome, Kemar Roach, Kemar Stanford, Haroon Austin, Shkym Haynes.

Manager: Henderson Archer; Coach: To be appointed.

Wanderers - Diego Stuart (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, Kirk Edwards, Jason Holder, Roshon Primus, Renaldo Arthur, Jason Greene, Kevin McClean, Nikolai Charles, Chad Clarke-Reifer, Shakeem Clarke, Mali Marshall, Franie de Villiers, Mark Springer, Akeem Lynch, Craig Holder.

Manager: Suzanne Belle; Coach: Ricky Clarke.

At Bayfield:

Brathwaite Construction/Republic Bank St. Catherine v IGS Yorkshire.

St. Catherine - Ulric Batson (captain), Kenroy Williams, Derick Bishop, Mario Rampersaud, Shamar Cooke, Patrick Browne, Damien Browne, Dario Browne, Damien Hoyte, Shane Proverbs, Chad Proverbs, Darnell Greenidge.

Manager: Lionel Blades; Coach: Thelston Payne.

Yorkshire - Akeem Nero (captain), Jamar Layne, Ryan Layne, Armani Best, Dwayne Collymore, Antonio Mayers, Adrian Connell, Brandon Best, Jamel Noel, Timothy Legall, Akeem Ifill, Demar Thorne.

Manager: Merton Forde; Coach: Antonio Mayers.

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ZONE C

At Paragon:

BDFSP v Guardian General Barbados Youth.

BDFSP - Jameel Stuart (captain), Renaldo Brathwaite, Kemar Brathwaite, Dario Boyce, Kemar Smith, Rico Wiggins, Tevyn Walcott, Kyle Franklyn, Dario Seale, Akeem Clinkett, Jamar Nicholls, Dwayne Skeete, Vitaly Wilkinson, Aamir Thomas.

Manager: Andre Lewis; Coach: Alvin Greenidge.

Barbados Youth - Nicholas Kirton, Shamar Springer, Leniko Boucher (Combermere), Zachary McCaskie, Lee-Germon Gaskin (Barbados Community College), Deswin Currency, Sadrian Ward, Tremaine Harris, Khalil Herbert (St. Leonard's), Jadeja Edwards (Ellerslie), Dominic Drakes (Foundation), Kareem Drakes (Lodge), Javed Leacock (Lester Vaughan).

Manager: Livingstone Coppin; Coach: Dexter Toppin.

At Foursquare Oval:

ESA Field Pickwick v Police.

Pickwick - Kyle Hope (captain), Shai Hope, Jamal Phillips, Craig St. Hill, Rohan Ryan, Shane Jones, Tino Best, Jared Gilkes, Zahir Motara, Romelle Small, Raymond Bynoe, Rey Matthews.

Manager: Rondelle Yearwood; Coach: Corey Yearwood.

Police - Roger Williams (captain), Brian Corbin, Larry Babb, Dwayne Yearwood, Richard Greaves, Ravendra Persaud, Karan Bhola, Trevor Ifill, Stefan Gooding, Dion Broome, Ashane Haynes, Jamar Yearwood, Duane Davis.

Manager: Steve Yearwood; Coach: Leslie Reifer.

At Blenheim 'A':

BRC BCL v YMPC.

BCL - Ishmael Lucas (captain), Dave Clarke, Devon Goodman, Keon Wiltshire, Dave Lovell, Romario Hermas, Antonio Miller, Stefan Jordan, Daniel Jordan, Jamar Springer, Shakeel Turney, Darien Seale, Kemar Small, Orion Francis, Dominic Walcott, Nico Waldron, Shakeel Knight.

Manager: Galveston Hinds; Coach: To be appointed.

YMPC - Shane Dowrich (captain), Steven Blackett, Jeremy Brathwaite, Kemal Smith, Kemar Smith, Dario Belle, Amal Nurse, Matthew King, Mario Miller, Neil Persaud, Nkosi Ross, Calvin Watson.

Manager: Peter Clarke; Coach: Dale Ellcock.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play in Series 1 matches of the 2015 BCA Sagicor General Twenty20 Championship today:

ZONE A

At Desmond Haynes Oval:

Carlton beat LIME by four runs. 

Carlton 105 all out (17 overs) (Vonrick Nurse 20, Alex Browne 16, Renaldo A.D. Holder 15 not out, Joshua Ferdinand 13, Anton Lucas-Jones 12; Davien Brancker 3-26, Daley Hurley 2-14, Jason Hinds 2-22).

LIME 101-9 (20 overs) (Jason Hinds 22, Cyprian Payne 29, Devon Phillips 12; Alex Bridgetown 2-9, Renaldo A.D. Holder 2-17).

Toss: LIME.

Points: Carlton 4, LIME 0.

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At Queen's Park:

Massy Stores Spartan won by default from Nicholls Baking Combermere who did not field a team because of a boycott by the Barbados Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools.

Points: Spartan 4, Combermere 0.

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At Church Hill:

ICBL Empire won by default from Caribbean Alliance Insurance/Akobah Gardens Foundation who did not field a team because of a boycott by the Barbados Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools.

Points: Empire 4, Barbados Youth 0.

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BYE: Sagicor Life UWI.

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ZONE B

At SJPP, Pine/Wildey:

Ince Transport MTW beat Massy Insurance Wildey by five wickets.

Wildey 134 all out (19.1 overs) (Carlos Brathwaite 49 - 31 balls, 4 fours, 3 sixes; Aaron Jones 36; Junior Holder 3-7, Jaime King 3-13, Kemio Bynoe 2-19).

MTW 135-5 (18 overs) (Stephen Payne 38, Micah Howard 31, Romario Brathwaite 27 not out, C. Payne 20, Raymond Kellman 15, Curtis Greene 15 not out; Jerome Jones 2-18, Kofie Hurdlle 2-23).

Toss: MTW.

Points: MTW 4, Wildey 0.

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At Trents:

CGI Maple beat CounterPoint Wanderers by one wicket .

Wanderers 85 all out (19.1 overs) (Diego Stuart 20, Jason Holder 19, Kirk Edwards 15; Khalid Springer 3-19, Shane Ramsay 2-10, Kemar Stanford 2-18).

Maple 88-9 (20 overs) (Shane Parris 25, Shane Ramsay 17, Renaldo Parris 14, Khalid Springer 13; Chad Clarke-Reifer 3-11, Jason Holder 2-9, Nikolai Charles 2-20).

Toss: Maple.

Points: Maple 4, Wanderers 0.

At Bayfield:

Brathwaite Construction/Republic Bank St. Catherine beat IGS Brokers Yorkshire by four runs.

St. Catherine 145-7 (20 overs) (Derick Bishop 39, Shamar Cooke 36, Patrick Browne 19, Damien Hoyte 16, Kenroy Williams 12; Demar Thorne 3-19, Jamel Noel 2-36).

Yorkshire 141-7 (20 overs) (Akeem Nero 32, Ryan Layne  31, Adrian Connell 27, Jamar Layne 18; Kenroy Williams 3-28, Dario Browne 2-29).

Toss: Yorkshire.

Points: St. Catherine 4, Yorkshire 0.

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ZONE C

At Paragon:

BDFSP won by default from Guardian General Barbados Youth who did not field a team because of a boycott by the Barbados Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools.

Points: BDFSP 4, Barbados Youth 0.

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At Foursquare Oval:

ESA Field Pickwick beat Police by 35 runs.

Pickwick 137-9 (20 overs) (Shai Hope 58 - 8 fours; Jamal Phillips 22, Rohan Ryan 17, Kyle Hope 14; Trevor Ifill 4-18, Karan Bhola 2-16).

Police 102 all out (17 overs) (Larry Babb 19, Ravendra Persaud 16, Dwayne Yearwood 15, Brian Corbin 10; Adeko Collymore 3-33 , Romelle Small 2-11).

Toss: Police.

Points: Pickwick 4, Police 0.

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At Blenheim 'A':

YMPC beat BRC BCL by six wickets.

BCL 84 all out (19.5 overs) (Keon Wiltshire 21, Dave Clarke 19, Dave Lovell 17; Nkosi Ross 3-8).

YMPC 87-4 (17.3 overs) (Jeremy Brathwaite 37, Shane Dowrich 13, Steven Blackett 10; Dave Clarke 2-17).

Toss: YMPC.

Points: YMPC 4, BCL 0.

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SERIES 2 - MAY 17

ZONE A - Combermere v Carlton at Waterford 'A'; Empire v LIME at Bank Hall; UWI v Foundation at 3Ws Oval. BYE: Spartan.



ZONE B - Wanderers v Wildey at Dayrells Road; MTW v St. Catherine at Pine Basin; Yorkshire v Maple at Friendship.

ZONE C - Police v BDFSP at Weymouth; YMPC v Barbados Youth at Beckles Road; BCL v Pickwick at Blenheim 'A'.

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