Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores of play at the close of the second day of Series 5 matches in the 2015 BCA First Division three-Championship today:

At Desmond Haynes Oval:

LIME 146 all out (60.3 overs) (Dwayne Lynch 52, Jason Hinds 24, Cyprian Payne 22, Michael Agard 12, Hayden Walsh 10; Kyle Mayers 6-25, Alex Bridgeman 2-31) and 28-4 (11 overs) (Ashley Nurse 18 not out; Kyle Mayers 2-11, Renaldo Antonio Holder 2-15).

Lee’s Bistro Carlton 300-7 declared (64 overs) (Kyle Mayers 122 - 117 balls, 139 minutes, 14 fours, 4 sixes; Renaldo Ainsley Holder 69, Carlo Morris 38, Tarik Shorey 16 not out, Kevin Earle 10 not out, Shomari Nurse 10; Davien Branker 2-32, Hayden Walsh 2-54, Miguel Cummins 2-55).

Toss: FLOW.

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At Six Roads:

Guardian General Barbados Youth 251 all out (77.4 overs) (Dikembe Wilson 61, Kevin Evelyn 56, Zidane Harewood 52 , Hakeem Ellis 22; Stefan Gooding 4-51, Larry Babb 2-44, Trevor Ifill 2-28).

Police 343-5 (73.5 overs) (Jamar Yearwood 153 - 149 balls, 196 minutes, ten fours, 9 sixes; Roger Williams 102 not out - 114 balls, 187 minutes, 11 fours, Ashane Hayne 29, Dario Sargeant 25, Brian Corbin 13; Dikembe Wilson 2-29, Shaquane Cave 2-99).

NB: After 75 overs Barbados Youth 251-8.

Toss: Barbados Youth.

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At Blenheim ‘A’ :

Ince Transport MTW 200 all out (56.1 overs) (Nicholas Clarke 50 not out, Junior Holder 29, Akeem Headley 27, Sherwin Campbell 14, Kemio Bynoe 19, Dwayne Davis 14, Eric Batson 12; Dave Clarke 4-33, Romario Marshall 3-48) and 22-1 .

BRC/Electronics on Edge BCL 250  all out.

Toss: MTW.

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At Waterford ‘A’:

YMPC 239 all out (59 overs) (Shane Dowrich 74, Kemar Smith 42, Steven Blackett 41, Dwayne Smith 22, Matthew King 14 not out, Dario Belle 14, Amal Nurse 13; Matthew Jones 5-56, Keon Harding 2-49).

Nicholls Baking Combermere 280-5 (74 overs) (Shamar Springer 98 not out, Ian Boyce 51, Matthew Jones 38 not out, Leniko Boucher 28, Hasani Newton 28, Nicholas Kirton 20; Neil Persaud 2-72).

Toss: YMPC.

At Church Hill:

Caribbean Alliance/Akobah Gardens Foundation 247 all out (70.5 overs) (Mario Hinds 111, Shomari Davis 34, Carlos Maynard 22, Dominic Drakes 21, Nhamo Winn 18, Shaquan Carrington 10, Ackeem Evelyn 10; Akeem Nero 3-58, Tarik Hoyte  2-38) and 89-4 (30 overs) (Joshua Drakes 37 not out, Carlos Maynard 17, Shomari Davis 15; Jamel Noel 2-22).

IGS Insurance Brokers Yorkshire 154 all out (45.3 overs) (Jamel Noel 34, Dwayne Collymore 28, Akeem Nero 18; Dominic Drakes 5-53, Pius Emilien 2-23).

Toss: Yorkshire.

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Barbados Advocate article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - The list of Caribbean cricketers who have taken their best shots and drives to the golf course is getting longer.

West Indies ODI captain Jason Holder is among the latest batch of cricketers to transfer their skills to the fairways and greens, and, along with coach Phil Simmons and physio CJ Clark, is among those competing in the 2015 Massy United Insurance Barbados Open.

The three are guests of the BGA and sponsors Massy United Insurance, and enjoyed the second day of the tournament on a rain-affected day at Apes Hill.

They will be action again today at Royal Westmoreland where Holder, who has shown great improvement over the past 18 months, is among the contenders for a podium finish in the Men’s second flight, based on his stableford points.

Playing with a 20 handicap, Holder impressed spectators with his shot-making while registering an 86 yesterday for 42 points. 

Simmons, who noted that he has not been playing regularly in recent years, was somewhat off the pace on the expansive and challenging Apes Hill course.

Clark, who was among the leaders in the Men’s first flight on Friday, shot 97 yesterday and remains among the top three going into the final day today.

“I enjoy golf a lot. It is a really good pastime which can allow you to escape and change your focus,” said Holder.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Contrasting centuries by the unrelated Brathwaites, Kraigg and Carlos, highlighted the second day's play of Series 5 matches in the BCA Elite division Championship.

In typically, solid style, West Indies Test opener Kraigg Brathwaite became the first batsman to score 500 runs as well as three centuries for the season as he guided CounterPoint Wanderers to first innings lead over Sierka Rentals Maple with an unbeaten 172 at Dayrells Road.

The 22-year-old Wanderers captain now has 591 runs at an average of 147.75. He also made 172 not out off BDFSP to record the first hundred of the season and hit an unbeaten 162 against ESA Field Pickwick, the first hundred of Series 2 as well - both on home turf, too.

Kraigg Brathwaite's ninth century at this level came in 202 minutes off 166 balls with 16 fours. By stumps, he had batted for 298 minutes, faced 238 balls and struck 24 boundaries as Wanderers reached 327 for five in reply to Maple's first innings of 267 all out after starting the day on 27 for two. Brathwaite was then on 14.

This is the second time Kraigg Brathwaite has made three centuries and also over 500 runs in a season. In 2009, he amassed 910 runs (ave: 70.00) with a career-best 222 not out for Guardian General Barbados Youth against LIME at Lester Vaughan, Cane Garden (Series 10) when it was a 16-man Competition.

And mind you, five of his centuries are over 150.

Dramatic best sums up a whirlwind, career-best 143 not out by all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite on his return to his old club Massy United Insurance Wildey who are in a relatively good position to force a win against Massy Stores Spartan at Queen's Park.

Drafted in for his first match of the season at the start of the day's play for wicket-keeper/batsman Mario Albert, who is on national football duties overseas, Carlos Brathwaite smashed one of the fastest centuries in the Championship, taking just 65 balls in 80 minutes with six fours and nine sixes.

And when Wildey declared at 317 for eight off 66 overs at tea from an overweek 120 for three - a first innings lead of 195 - he had counted nine fours and 12 sixes in his 93-ball innings, which came in a shade under two hours.

Spartan were putting up a fight in the second innings, closing on 153 for three.

It was the fourth century at this level for the 27-year-old Carlos Brathwaite and his first in four seasons. His previous hundred was 132, also for the same club (then named Banks and subsequently renamed Banks Wildey and Wildey) and against Spartan as well, in the second innings of Round 2 at The Brewery in 2011 - the last year the Championship was officially called Division 1.

Banks were demoted after the 2011 season until their return to the top league this year, and Carlos Brathwaite spent the intervening seasons with Sagicor Life UWI. 

Two bowlers - left-arm pacer Adeko Collymore of Pickwick and off-spinner Alcindo Holder of front-runners Brathwaite Construction/Crane Resort St. Catherine - both recorded their first ever five-wicket hauls.

Collymore snatched five for 18 off 15 overs to help spur struggling Pickwick to a commanding 167-run first innings lead over rock-bottom Barbados Youth at Foursquare Oval, while Holder, better known as a hard-hitting batsman, undermined his former ICBL Empire club-mates with five for 45 off 18.4 overs as the title holders were led on first innings by 119 at Bayfield.

With St. Catherine closing their second innings on 98 for two for an overall lead of 222 going into the third and final day, Empire will be under tremendous pressure to avoid a third consecutive defeat.

In the other match, title-chasing UWI remain in a strong position to defeat BDFSP at Paragon.

After conceding a big first innings lead of 233 by crumbling for 120 from an overweek 12 for two and forced to follow-on, BDFSP showed much more fight by closing on 181 for four but they will have to bat well into the last session to avoid defeat.

Yet another Brathwaite, Kemar, had personal satisfaction.

With a knock of 60 in the BDFSP second innings, 21-year-old opener Kemar Brathwaite carried his aggregate for the season to 421 including two centuries (ave: 46.77).

It is the first time Kemar Brathwaite has made over 400 runs in what is now his seventh straight season. He represented Barbados Youth from 2009 to 2012 and the now demoted LIME in the previous two seasons. 

Rain, which fell heavily just after the close of play, could be a key factor in the outcome of all matches.

(NB: Also see summarised scores).

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play on the third and final day of Series 5 matches in the 2015 BCA Elite division three-day Championship today:

At Paragon:

Sagicor Life UWI beat BDFSP by nine wickets.

UWI 353-6 declared (65 overs - overweek) (Kyle Corbin 82 - 133 minutes, 95 balls, 9 fours, 1 six; Jonathan Carter 78 - 91 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes; Ryan Hinds 59 not out - half-century took 57 balls, 4 fours, 3 sixes; Justin Bramble 55 - 95 minutes, 55 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixes; Shaquille Williams 28, Akeem Dewar 22, Chadwick Walton 14, Cameron Pennyfeather 12 not out; Renaldo Brathwaite 3-90, Jameel Stuart 2-74) and 100-1 (10.2 overs) (Chadwick Walton 39 not out, Justin Bramble 36 not out, Kyle Corbin 20).

BDFSP 120 all out (43.3 overs) (Dario Boyce 43, Dwayne Skeete 21, Antonio Greenidge 15, Jameel Stuart 15, Renaldo Brathwaite 10; Jeremiah Louis 3-30, Akeem Dewar 2-4) and 332 all out (70 overs) (Jameel Stuart 100 - 104 minutes, 99 balls, 8 fours, 5 sixes, century came in 103 minutes, 98 balls; Kemar Brathwaite 60 - 9 fours; Rico Wiggins 46, Tevyn Walcott 31, Renaldo Brathwaite 29, Dario Boyce 29; Akeem Dewar 7-84, Jeremiah Louis 2-42).

Points: UWI 20 (Outright win 12, Batting 4, Bowling 4), BDFSP 2 (Bowling 2).



Toss: UWI.

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At Queen's Park:

Massy United Insurance Wildey beat Massy Stores Spartan by six wickets.

Spartan 122 all out (40.5 overs) (Shamarh Brooks 69 not out - 161 minutes, 118 balls, 11 fours; Rashidi Boucher 14; Winston Reid 7-44, Steve Pinder 2-22) and 270 all out (92 overs) (Nicholas Carter 70 - 266 minutes, 231 balls, 8 fours; Mikhail Austin 44, Shamarh Brooks 37, Akeem Springer 26, Chaim Holder 26 not out, Damien Maynard 24, Reydon Toppin 12; Winston Reid 4-99 (match figures of 11-143, Steve Pinder 3-47).



Wildey 317-8 declared (66 overs) (Carlos Brathwaite 143 not out - 118 minutes, 93 balls, 9 fours, 12 sixes, century took 80 minutes, 65 balls, 6 fours, 9 sixes; David Carter 85, Kyle Sargeant 26, Kevin Ramsay 18, Jerome Jones 14; Stefon King 3-49, Chad Williams 2-112) and 76-4 (14 overs) (Carlos Brathwaite 22, Kevin Ramsay 21 not out, Kyle Sargeant 13 not out, Kofie Hurdle 11; Stefon King 4-48).

Points: Wildey 20 (Outright win 12, Batting 4, Bowling 4), Spartan 3 (Bowling 3).



Toss: Spartan.

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At Bayfield:

Brathwaite Construction/Crane Resort St. Catherine beat ICBL Empire by 160 runs.

St. Catherine 286 all out (71.5 overs) (Kenroy Williams 131 - 195 minutes, 135 balls, 17 fours, century came in 152 minutes, 111 balls, 14 fours; Mario Rampersaud 71 - 213 minutes, 146 balls, 7 fours; Omar Phillips 37, Ulric Bastion 11 not out, Damion Hoyte 10; Jomel Warrican 3-98, Lemar Mascoll 2-44) and 98-2 declared (20 overs - overnight) (Omar Phillips 52 not out - 90 minutes, 57 balls, 2 fours, 4 sixes; Kenroy Williams 40 not out; Tennyson Roach 2-21).



Empire 162 all out (60.4 overs) (Kjorn Ottley 43, Shaquille Cumberbatch 26, Jomel Warrican 21, Tennyson Roach 16 not out, Antonio Alleyne 13, Carleon Brome 11; Alcindo Holder 5-54, Derick Bishop 3-67) and 62 all out (33.4 overs) (Shaquille Cumberbatch 25, Jamal Smith 10; Derick Bishop 10-24 (match figures of 13-91. NB: First bowler to reach 40 wickets for the season. Now has 53).

Points: St. Catherine 19 (Outright win 12, Batting 3, Bowling 4), Empire 4 (Bowling 4).



Toss: Empire.

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At Foursquare Oval:

ESA Field Pickwick beat Guardian General Barbados Youth by an innings and 69 runs.

Pickwick 353-8 declared (75 overs) (Kyle Hope 112 - 193 minutes, 150 balls, 10 fours, 2 sixes, century took 158 minutes, 133 balls, 9 fours, 2 sixes; Craig St. Hill 102 - 243 minutes, 173 balls, 3 fours, century came in 233 minutes, 169 balls; Shai Hope 75 -  83 minutes, 70 balls, 3 fours, 3 sixes; Rohan Ryan 23, Jamal Phillips 12; Donte Niles 3-108, Chemar Holder 2-70, Deswin Currency 2-77).

Barbados Youth 186 all out (66 overs) (Deswin Currency 44, Sylvester Moore 35 not out, Jarion Hoyte 27, Zachary McCaskie 21, Chemar Holder 15, Khalil Herbert 13; Adeko Collymore 5-18, Shane Jones 3-51) and 98 all out (39.3 overs) (Zachary McCaskie 37, Jarion Hoyte 27 not out, Tremaine Harris 11; Zahir Motara 3-20, Rondelle Yearwood 2-23, Adeko Collymore 2-26).

Points: Pickwick 20 (Outright win 12, Batting 4, Bowling 4), Barbados Youth 3 (Bowling 3).



Toss: Pickwick.


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At Dayrells Road:

CounterPoint Wanderers beat Sierka Rentals Maple by ten wickets.

Maple 267 all out (63.3 overs) (Renaldo Parris 68 - 133 minutes, 126 balls, 9 fours, 2 sixes; Jed Yearwood 63 - 154 minutes, 112 balls, 9 fours; Kerry Thompson 58 - 56 minutes, 39 balls, 6 fours, 4 sixes; Shane Parris 22, Barrington Yearwood 19; Chad Clarke-Reifer 7-52) and 175 all out (50.3 overs) (Ramon Greaves 42 not out, Orman Kellman 36, Jed Yearwood 28, Shonquono Stanford 27, Shane Ramsay 18, Kirk Brome 10; Nikolai Charles 5-54, Chad Clarke-Reifer 2-42).



Wanderers 416-6 declared (95.1 overs) (Kraigg Brathwaite 206 not out - 350 minutes, 271 balls, 26 fours, century came in 202 minutes, 166 balls, 16 fours, 150 in 273 minutes, 222 balls, 21 fours, 200 in 331 minutes, 261 balls, 26 fours; NB: First batsman to score 500 runs for the season; Kevin McClean 94 - 96 minutes, 83 balls, 7 fours, 4 sixes; Jason Greene 67, Renaldo Arthur 39, Shane Ramsay 3-135) and 28-0 (2.4 overs) (Kraigg Brathwaite 22 not out - now has 647 runs for the season).

NB: After 75 overs, Wanderers were 258-5.

Points: Wanderers 19 (Outright win 12, Batting 3, Bowling 4), Maple 5 (Batting 3, Bowling 2).

Toss: Maple.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play on the third and final day of Series 5 matches in the 2015 BCA First Division three-championship today:

At Desmond Haynes Oval:

Lee’s Bistro Carlton beat LIME by ten wickets.

LIME 146 all out (60.3 overs) (Dwayne Lynch 52, Jason Hinds 24, Cyprian Payne 22, Michael Agard 12, Hayden Walsh 10; Kyle Mayers 6-25, Alex Bridgeman 2-31) and 158 all out (53.5 overs) (Ashley Nurse 83, Miguel Cummins 23, Haydan Walsh 23 not out, Renaldo Antonio Holder 2-17, Alex Bridgeman 2-20, Shomari Nurse 2-29, Tarik Shorey 2-31, Kyle Mayers 2-49).

Carlton 300-7 declared (64 overs) (Kyle Mayers 122 - 117 balls, 139 minutes, 14 fours, 4 sixes; Renaldo Ainsley Holder 69, Carlo Morris 38, Tarik Shorey 16 not out, Kevin Earle 10 not out, Shomari Nurse 10; Davien Branker 2-32, Hayden Walsh 2-54, Miguel Cummins 2-55) and 6-0 (0.5 overs).

Points: Carlton (Outright win 12, Batting 4, Bowling 4), LIME 2 (Bowling 2).

Toss: LIME.

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At Six Roads:

Police beat Guardian General Barbados Youth by an innings and two runs.

Barbados Youth 251 all out (77.4 overs) (Dikembe Wilson 61, Kevin Evelyn 56, Zidane Harewood 52 , Hakeem Ellis 22; Stefan Gooding 4-51, Larry Babb 2-44, Trevor Ifill 2-28) and 90 all out (38.5 overs) (Shakeel Turney 14 not out, Kevin Evelyn 13, Quadre Smith 13, Zidan Harewood 10; Lemar Joseph 5-23, Stefan Gooding 5-20).

Police 343-5 declared (73.5 overs) (Jamar Yearwood 153 - 149 balls, 196 minutes, ten fours, 9 sixes; Roger Williams 102 not out - 114 balls, 187 minutes, 11 fours, Ashane Haynes 29, Dario Sargeant 25, Brian Corbin 13; Dikembe Wilson 2-29, Shaquane Cave 2-99).

Points: Police 19 (Outright win 12, Batting 4, Bowling 3), Barbados Youth 5 (Batting 3, Bowling 2).

NB: After 75 overs, Barbados Youth were 251-8.

Toss: Barbados Youth.

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At Blenheim ‘A’:

BRC/Electronics on Edge BCL beat Ince Transport MTW by ten wickets.

MTW 200 all out (56.1 overs) (Nicholas Clarke 50 not out, Junior Holder 29, Akeem Headley 27, Sherwin Campbell 14, Kemio Bynoe 19, Dwayne Davis 14, Eric Batson 12; Dave Clarke 4-33, Romario Marshall 3-48) and 125 all out (34.4 overs) (Junior Holder 43, Sherwin Campbell 21, Nicholas Clarke 13, Micah Howard 12; Romario Marshall 3-40, Dave Clarke 2-22, Darien Seale 2-36).

BCL 250 all out (80.2 overs) (Dave Clarke 79 not out, Christopher Yearwood 40, Darien Seale 20, Charles Skeete 19, Romario Marshall 19, Keon Wiltshire 12, Ishmael Lucas 12; Damien Davis 3-75, Javon Grovesnor 2-19, Kemio Bynoe 2-28, Fabian Cox 2-45) and 78-0 (17.2 overs) (Antonio Millar 49 not out, Christopher Yearwood 21 not out).

Points: BCL 18 (Outright win 12, Batting 2, Bowling 4), MTW 4 (Batting 2, Bowling 2).

NB: After 75 overs, BCL 229-7.

Toss: MTW.

At Waterford ‘A’:

Drawn.

YMPC 239 all out (59 overs) (Shane Dowrich 74, Kemar Smith 42, Steven Blackett 41, Dwayne Smith 22, Matthew King 14 not out, Dario Belle 14, Amal Nurse 13; Matthew Jones 5-56, Keon Harding 2-49) and 68-3 (20 overs) (Shane Dowrich 46 not out, Kemar Smith 11 not out).

Nicholls Baking Combermere 325-9 declared (107 overs) (Shamar Springer 112, Ian Boyce 51, Matthew Jones 39, Leniko Boucher 28, Hasani Newton 28, Nicholas Kirton 20, Keon Harding 16 not out; Neil Persaud 3-97, Dwayne Smith 2-51, Amal Nurse 2-56).

Points: Combermere 9 (1 stinnings lead 3, Batting 2, Bowling 4), YMPC 3 (Lost on 1st innings 1, Batting 2).

NB: After 75 overs, Combermere were 201-4.

Toss: YMPC.

At Church Hill:

Drawn.

Caribbean Alliance/Akobah Gardens Foundation  247 all out (70.5 overs) (Mario Hinds 111, Shomari Davis 34, Carlos Maynard 22, Dominic Drakes 21, Nhamo Winn 18, Shaquan Carrington 10, Akeem Evelyn 10; Akeem Nero 3-58, Tariq Hoyte  2-38) and 166-8 declared (55 overs) (Joshua Drakes 68,  Dominic Drakes 18,  Carlos Maynard 17, Shomari Davis 15, Shaquan Carrington 11, Pius Emilien 11; K. Dalrymple 4-29, Jamal Noel 2-39).

IGS Insurance Brokers Yorkshire 154 all out (45.3 overs) (Jamal Noel 34, Dwayne Collymore 28, Akeem Nero 18; Dominic Drakes 5-53, Pius Emilien 2-23) and 147-6.

Points: Foundation 9 (1st innings lead 3, Bowling 4, Batting 2), Yorkshire 5 (Lost on 1st Innings 1, Bowling 4).

Toss: Yorkshire.

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Points (After Series 5)

Police               77

Carlton             59

YMPC                56

LIME                52

Yorkshire          49

BCL                 43

Foundation       43

MTW                36

Barbados Youth 31

Combermere     27

Series 6 (September 5, 12 & 13)

Carlton v BCL at Desmond Haynes Oval; Barbados Youth v Combermere at Six Roads; LIME v Foundation at Wildey; Yorkshire v Police at Friendship; YMPC v MTW at Beckles Road.

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Bridgetown, Barbados - Veteran left-arm spinner Derick Bishop became the first bowler in 22 years to take all ten wickets in an innings in the top BCA league Championship as he spurred front-runners Brathwaite Construction/Crane Resort St. Catherine to a commanding 160-run win over now wretched Elite division title holders ICBL Empire on a remarkable third and final day of Series 5.

Bishop's treasured Bayfield ground turned into a scene of wild celebrations after he grabbed ten for 24 off 16.4 consecutive overs for a match haul of 13 for 91 off 40.4 overs to become the first bowler for the season to record 50 wickets, pushing his tally to 53 at 11.88 runs apiece.

It is the tenth time in 15 successive seasons at this level that the 31-year-old Bishop has captured over 50 wickets.

In the previous series, Bishop had a match haul of 15 for 141 including nine for 59 in the second innings against ESA Field Pickwick, also at Bayfield. It was the first time he had taken nine wickets in an innings.

Kenrick Marshall, the outstanding, former Police fast bowling all-rounder, was the previous bowler to snatch all ten wickets in an innings in 1993 against Combined Schools North at St. James Secondary. 

Marshall took ten for ten in the first innings and ended with match figures of 16 for 38 (still the best in the last three-and-a-half decades) as Police won by 82 runs in a 10th series First division match.

The Championship was rebranded from Division 1 to Elite in 2012 and contested by ten teams since then.

Inclement weather, which delayed the start of play by 75 minutes and then sliced a further 80 minutes after tea, would have provided a challenge for the bearded, diminutive Bishop. But he bemused the batsmen with flight and guile from the Neville Mason end at the north.

The effect was that Empire, set 223 to win, initially in 57 overs, crashed for 62 in 33.4 overs to suffer a third straight defeat, which is unprecedented for a Bank Hall team for sure in the last three-and-a-half decades.

Empire's indisciplined batting fell to a combination of reckless and jittery, defensive strokes. Having limped to 50 for four off 20 overs at tea after St. Catherine declared at their overnight second innings 98 for two, they would have breathed a sigh of relief when it started to rain heavily five minutes before play was scheduled to resume for the last session.

The umpires then called play for 4:20 p.m. and ruled that at least 17 more overs were to be bowled. But the dismissal of aggressive left-hander Shaquille Cumberbatch, caught at short mid-off from a drive for the topscore of 25 off 42 balls with two fours and one six, led to a swift demise as the last six wickets tumbled for nine runs in ten overs.

When victory was achieved at 5:06 p.m. with Ian Perryman counting among four batsmen who were leg before wicket, there were still a minimum of 5.2 overs remaining.

It was St. Catherine's third consecutive win and fourth all told, lifting them to 79 points - nine ahead of second-placed Sagicor Life UWI.

And Omar Phillips' team would be favoured to maintain their top position after the next series as well with their opponents being Guardian General Barbados Youth - at Lester Vaughan ground, Cane Garden - who have lost all of their matches, though exempt from demotion. 

In sharp contrast, Empire and long-standing rivals Massy Stores Spartan find themselves both on 39 points in the last four of the Points table as they next clash at Bank Hall, no doubt seeking to ease relegation worries.

All of the other matches produced outright wins as well.

Pickwick were first to the tape, demolishing Barbados Youth by an innings and 69 runs before tea at Foursquare Oval.

UWI swept aside BDFSP by nine wickets at Paragon, CounterPoint Wanderers defeated Sierka Rentals Maple by ten wickets at Dayrells Road and Massy United Insurance Wildey beat Spartan by six wickets at Queen's Park.

BDFSP captain Jameel Stuart hit his third century of the season to become the second batsman to record that number after the Wanderers skipper Kraigg Brathwaite, who carried his overnight 172 to an unbeaten 206.

Left-hander Stuart scored exactly 100 in 104 minutes off 99 balls with eight fours and five sixes and was dismissed one ball after reaching his century in a second innings total of 332 all out after the home side resumed on 181 for four - still in deficit by 52 runs.

In a welcome return to form, leg-spinner Akeem Dewar took seven for 84 off 23 overs.

UWI raced to their target of 100 in 10.2 overs.

Brathwaite's double-century was his second at this level following 222 not out for Barbados Youth against LIME at Cane Garden six years ago.

Wanderers took their overnight 327 for five to 416 for six declared - a first innings lead of 149 - after Kevin McClean, who resumed on 39, was run out for 94.

McClean batted for 96 minutes, faced 83 balls and struck seven fours and four sixes in a 171-run stand with Brathwaite, whose marathon innings lasted for 350 minutes and contained 26 boundaries off 271 balls.

Batting with two players short because of injury, Maple fell for 175 in their second innings as leg-spinner Nikolai Charles picked up five for 54.

Wanderers knocked off their target of 27 in 2.4 overs with Brathwaite scoring 22 not out. 

Brathwaite remains the only batsman with over 500 runs for the season and now boasts of an aggregate of 647, at an average of 161.75.

Having been asked to follow-on at the start of the day with a deficit of 167, Barbados Youth were bowled out for 98 in 39.3 overs.

Opener Zachary McCaskie topscored with 37.

Pacer Zahir Motara took three for 20, improving off-spinner Rondelle Yearwood, for many years known as a wicket-keeper/batsman, two for 23 and left-arm fast bowler Adeko Collymore, two for 26.

Wildey, returning to the top division after an absence of three years, continue to impress with their third win.

Facing a first innings deficit of 195, Spartan rallied from an overnight 153 for three to 270 all out.

Nicholas Carter topscored with 70 after resuming on 38.

Left-arm spinner Winston Reid, recalled for his first match in four years at this level at the age of 52, showed that he stills knows how to outfox batsmen as he did en route to an all-time record of 1 568 wickets prior to this season.

Reid took four for 99 for match figures of 11 for 143.

Requiring 76 to win in 21 overs, Wildey triumphed with seven overs to spare, thus remaining in fourth position.

Fast bowler Stefon King took all four wickets for 48 runs.

POINTS TABLE





Tabulate under: M-matches, W-won, L-lost, T-tied, D-drawn, ND-no-decision, MPTS-match points minus batting and bowling, BATP-batting points, BOWP-bowling points, TP-total points.





TEAMS                   M    W    L    T    D    ND    MPTS    BATP    BOWP    TP    





St. Catherine          5     4    0    0    1     0        51       12        16        79





UWI                       5     3    0    0    2     0        39       11        20        70





Wanderers              5     2    0    0    3     0        33      14         20        67





Wildey                    5     3    1    0    1     0        37       9         20         66





Maple                     5     2    2    0    1     0        25       8         13         46



Pickwick                 5     1     2   0    2     0         20       8        15         43



Spartan                  5     1    2    0    2     0        16       8         15         39




Empire                   5     1     3   0    1     0        15       4         20         39







BDFSP                    5     1    2    0    2     0        14       9         14         37







Barbados Youth       5     0    5    0    0     0         0        2         19         21





NB: Barbados Youth are exempt from demotion.



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SERIES 6 - September 5, 12 & 13



Wanderers v UWI at Dayrells Road; Maple v Pickwick at Trents; Barbados Youth v St. Catherine at Lester Vaughan, Cane Garden; Empire v Spartan at Bank Hall; BDFSP v Wildey at Paragon.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Sir Hilary Beckles and former Barbados captain and West Indies all-rounder Ian Bradshaw will lead teams in a Twenty20 celebration match for Sir Hilary at 3Ws Oval on Tuesday, September 1, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Teams:

Sir Hilary Beckles (captain), Michael Alleyne, Roland Butcher, Wayne Bullard, Courtney Browne (wk), Pedro Collins, Anthony Ellis, Mac Fingall, Sylvan Stoute, Floyd Reifer, Conde Riley, Neil Weekes, Stedson RPB Wiltshire.

Ian Bradshaw (captain), Gregston Alleyne, Ryan Austin, Carlisle Best, Owen Birch, Ian Drakes, Don Marshall, Omar Phillips, Pierre Rock, Aubrey Towler, Ralph Thorne, Chadwick Walton (wk), Anthony Young.

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WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A historic gathering will take place tomorrow in Barbados, when the WICB Professional Cricket League Coaches Conference is convened featuring coaches from each of the six franchises.

For the first time, regional coaches will meet with three key WICB officials – Director of Cricket Richard Pybus, Convenor of the West Indies Selection Panel Clive Lloyd and Head Coach of the West Indies team Phil Simmons – to discuss matters of common interest in the further development of the game at the professional level in the Caribbean.

The coaches attending are: Hendy Springer and Dexter Toppin (Barbados Pride), Esuan Crandon and Rayon Griffith (Guyana Jaguars), Junior Bennett (Jamaica Scorpions), Reginald Benjamin (Leeward Islands Hurricanes), Gus Logie (Trinidad & Tobago Red Force) and Ian Allen (Windward Islands Volcanoes).

“It’s the first sitting of the franchise coaches with us and to get them all aware of what are our common goals as we approach the second season of operation of the PCL,” said Pybus, who will chair the meeting.

“It is very important that they also have the opportunity to share the challenges which they face at the franchise level, as we work together to build a World-class cricket performance system.

Pybus added: “At the end of the day, the goal is for us to be producing international quality players for the West Indies and we need to be able to identify what challenges we face and streamline the system, so that it works efficiently.

“It’s also an opportunity for the coaches to network with fellow coaches and take practical examples back to their franchises, so that we are able to advance West Indies cricket.”

The PCL was introduced last year and ushered in a new era of franchise play drawn from the six territories of the WICB, with the specific goal of giving players the opportunity to produce consistently throughout the season.

Two of the important features of the new league are a longer 4-Day Tournament with each franchise playing 10 matches, the transfer of player talent from territory to territory and the introduction of retainer payments for 15 core players in each of the six franchises.

Simmons said he was looking forward to the conference, where issues of training methodologies, fitness standards and player evaluations will be discussed.

“This is one of the first things for which I asked when I was appointed West Indies head coach, so that we can outline to everybody where we want them to be and where we want the players to be,” said Simmons.

The new PCL 4-Day season is scheduled to start in early November and conclude next March, with the NAGICO Super50 set for next January.

WICB Media Release.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores and results of play in Series 7 matches of the 2015 BCA Division 2 championship on August 22 & 29:

ZONE A

At Inch Marlow:

CounterPoint Wanderers beat Buffy’s Mini Mart Inch Marlow by 104 runs. 

Wanderers 198-4 (30 overs) (Sean Armstrong 73 not out, Gary Pedro 40, David Grant 40, Ian Bradshaw 12; Christopher Yarde 2-36) and 180-3 declared (David Grant 71, Sean Armstrong 57 not out, Gavin Beresford 32; Christopher Yarde 2-32).

Inch Marlow 163 all out (28 overs) (Dwayne Moore 53, Michael Rivera 43, Junior Gale 21, Liam Lorde 13, Jabarie Edwards 13; Gary Pedro 3-33, Gavin Beresford 3-46, Samad Motara 2-26) and 111 all out (Dwayne Moore 24, Jabarie Edwards 21, Liam Lorde 18, Michael Rivera 14, Travis Chandler 13; Anthony Merritt 6-54, Gavin Beresford 2-19).

Points: Wanderers 8, Inch Marlow 0.

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At Pine/Wildey:

Central beat SJPP by three wickets.

SJPP 174-8 (33 overs) (Patrick Mayers 49, Romario Clarke 38, Ambrose Deane 31 not out, Nathan Bishop 14, Marlon Howard 13; Richard Hurdle 3-26, Oliver Estwick 2-26) and 144 all out (Patrick Mayers 33, Adrian Springer 30, Marlon Howard 19; Shaka Oneal 5-26, Don Boyce 3-31).

Central 190-9 (33 overs) (Clayton Browne 49, Geoffrey Lafond 34, Shaka O’neal 34, David Forde 23, Randall Pollard 20; Ackeem Greaves 3-27, Adrian Springer 2-21, Marlon Howard 2-22) and 131-7 (David Forde 40, Richard Hurdle 23, Shaka O’neal 15; Adrian Springer 3-57, Ackeem Greaves 2-41).

Points: Central 8, SJPP 0.

At Mangrove:

Drawn.

BWU 112-7 (32 overs) (Roland Crichlow 36, Joseph Bishop 20, Roger Weekes 14, Merton Clarke 12, Peter Stuart 10; Alison Gordon 4-18, Shanna Thompson 2-25) and 148-7 declared (Roger Weekes 52, Jose Hoyte 23, Peter Stuart 18, Joseph Bishop 14, Shane Bishop 13, Oliver Bishop 12; Shaquana Quintyne 4-42).

Iris Walker Pioneers 119-4 (32 overs) (Hayley Matthews 55, Shaquana Quintyne 15, Deandra Dottin 10; Joseph Bishop 2-24) and 90-6 (Deandra Dottin 47, Hayley Matthews 22; Joseph Bishop 3-13).

Points: Pioneers 3, BWU 1.

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At Drax Hall:

Drawn.

King’s Park 169-5 (29 overs) (David Moore 68, Carlos Maloney 60; M Jordan 2-35) and 165-8 declared plus 25 penalty runs (David Moore 51, Noel Burke 33, Alvin Bolden 19 not out, Carlos Maloney 18, Taurean Forde 14, Henderson Sargeant 12 not out; Trevor Greene 4-50, Winston Gibson 2-54, Mark Jordan 2-19).

Automotive Art Transport Board 166-9 (29 overs) (Trevor Greene 48, Matthew Reece 20, Anthony Doyle 16, Leonard Brathwaite 15, Kerwyn Sealy 13; Oswell Hoyte 2-17, Alvin Bolden 2-30, Noel Burke 2-45) and 149-5 (Leonard Brathwaite 36, Mark Jordan 28 not out, Ryan Codrington 20, Trevor Greene 17, Matthew Reece 14, Kerwyn Sealy 14, Winston Gibson 13 not out; Anthony Belgrave 3-50).

Points: King’s Park 3, Transport Board 1.

At Pine Basin:

Ince Transport MTW beat Oran/Carib Bristol by an innings and 36 runs.

Bristol 82-7 (29 overs) (W. Hewitt 22 not out, Trevor Reece 21; Jaime King 4-10, Lamar Clarke 2-19) and 95 all out (Dario Marshall 34, S. McClean 22, Trevor Reece 16; Jaime King 5-45, Curtis Green 2-8).

MTW 213-4 (29 overs) (Ariel Forde 54, Shirwin Franklin 41, Jaime King 42 not out, Ramon Clarke 35 not out, David Carrington 2-50).

Points: MTW 8, Bristol 0.

At Pinfold Street:

Drawn.

Earthworks Melrose 153-8 (24 overs) (Olvis Carter 41, Owen Gibson 29, Sherwin Straker 26, Mike Matthews 16, Patrick Cheltenham 3-33, Sean Cheltenham 2-22, Kenrick Carvalho 2-52) and 151-8 (O. Taitt 39, Owen Gibson 39, Mike Matthews 31; Melvin Knight 3-29, Sean Cheltenham 2-27, Patrick Cheltenham 2-36).

Wibix 157-4 (Robin Trotman 61, B. Miller 35, Junior Prescod 19, Sean Cheltenham 10; Mike Matthews 2-31) and 110-8 (Fabian Clarke 23, P. Trotman 22, Nicholas Miller 18, Sean Cheltenham 10; Dennis Nowell 3-28, Mike Matthews 3-21).

Points: Wibix 3, Melrose 1.

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At Lucas Street:

Windward beat Queen’s College by five wickets.

Queen’s College 164-8 (32 overs) (Kayode Miller 34, Ajani Waterman 26, Joshua Burton 22, Ryan Holford 20 not out, Shaquille Ellis 20, Javier Waterman 11, Mikhail Marshall 10; Ade Bynoe 3-38, Andrew Straughn 2-12) and 103 all out (Ajani Waterman 42, Shaquille Ellis 22 not out, Ryan Holford 12; Richard Cox 5-44, Andrew Lythcott 3-6, Ade Bynoe 2-31).

Windward 121 all out (28 overs) (Andrew Lythcott 23, Carl Leach 14, Dario Brathwaite 14, Charlie Thornton 14, Winston Chase 13, Ade Bynoe 11; Barry Forde 3-33, John Powlett 2-11, Ajani Waterman 2-30) and 147-5 (Andrew Lythcott 32 not out, Andrew Straughn 23, Charlie Thornton 20, Carl Leach 14, Dario Brathwaite 14, Ade Bynoe 12; John Powlett 2-29, Ryan Holford 2-37).

NB: Match was played August 23 & 29.

Points: Windward 8, Queen’s College 3.

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ZONE B

At Woodbourne:

Drawn.

ESA Field Pickwick 157-7 (33 overs) (Winston Warren 54, Joseph Harris 31, Clint St. Hill 24, Michael Agard 17, David Carrington 13; Damien Payne 2-30, Terrance Lewis 2-57) and 201-8 (Clint St. Hill 41 not out, Len Gill 41, Michael Agard 39, Joseph Harris 35, Winston Warren 19; Obrien Brathwaite 4-77, Terrance Lewis 2-67).

Ultra Lubricants BNOC 215-6 (33 overs) (Ade Chase 60, Terrance Lewis 43, Andre Field 40, Christopher Jones 27, Damien Payne 26 not out; Wren Miller 3-32). 

Points: BNOC 3, Pickwick 1.

At Seawell:

Drawn.

Police 179-8 minus 25 penalty runs (30 overs) (Doniko Sargeant 34, Shamar Grant 33, Vincent Bradshaw 32, Ian Shepherd 22, Duane Davis 18 not out, Andrew Sargeant 12; Marlon Blagrove 2-35, Kamal Sealy 2-35, Robin Parris 2-52) and 149-2 declared (Andrew Sargeant 51 not out, Vincent Brdashaw 49 not out, Ian Shepherd 34).

ICBL Empire 145 all out (30 overs) (Dwayne Nurse 33, Kamal Sealy 22, Cecil King 13, Nicholas Bowen 13; Derwin Thompson 5-9, Gregory Browne 4-24) and 111-6 (Kamal Sealy 29, Alphonso Lashley 18, Nicholas Bowen 15, Kerry Cummins 12; Gregory Browne 3-35).

Points: Police 3, Empire 1.

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At Oxnards:

Benson Mini-Mart Ltd Melbourne beat Standard by 155 runs.

Melbourne 217-9 (22 overs) (Jamar Puckerin 48, Curtis Inniss 46, Carlisle Broomes 27 not out, D. Greaves 26, Bruce Chandler 12, Fitzroy Needham 12, Shawn Burgess 11; Stephenson Hinds 4-71, Ramario Jackman 2-53) and 112-0 declared (Curtis Inniss 55 not out, Dayne Maynard 51 not out).

Standard 111 all out (21.1 overs) (Ramario Jackman 26, Stephenson Hinds 15, R. Husbands 13, Gregory Hinds 12; Shawn Burgess 4-26, Carlisle Broomes 3-23, Bruce Chandler 2-39) and 63 all out (Ramario Jackman 21, Paul Griffith 18 not out).

Points: Melbourne 8, Standard 0. 

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At Crab Hill:

Drawn.

Mount Gay North Stars 175-8 (33 overs) (Brandon Thompson 44, Christopher Jackman 37, Kemar Babb 20, James Brathwaite 13, Greg Phillips 13, Justin Branker 12; Kevin Springer 3-17, Leandro Walker 2-48).

Roberts Manufacturing Sheffield 224-5 (33 overs) (Bryan Carroll 54, Dario Selman 52, George Reifer 37, David Jones 24; Justin Branker 4-43).

NB: Match was played August 22 & 30; No play on last day due to rain.

Points: Sheffield 3, North Stars 1.

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At Dover:

Drawn.

Dover 138-8 (32 overs) (Dhaniran Ramkhelawan 30, Seth Naitram 29, Ismail Mehter 21 not out, Ewart Williams 21 not out; Terry Connell 6-17, Jason Arthur 2-33) and 161-8 declared (Dhaniran Ramkhelawan 40, Taurean Best 23, McNeil Brewster 22, Andy Debidin 17, Tramaine Bryan 10, Theo Franklin 10; Lydell Applewaite 5-33).

Crane & Equipment Brereton 174 all out (29 overs) (Dwayne Carrington 54, Robin Flemmings 26, Stephen Wilkinson 17, James Lewis 17, Jason Arthur 17 not out; Danny Ramkhelawan 4-36, Seth Naitram 3-44, Tramaine Bryan 2-27) and 81-7 (Stephen Wilkinson 30 not out, Robin Fleming 18, Lydell Applewaite 14; Andy Debidin 3-23, Tramaine Bryan 2-14, McNeil Brewster 2-25).

NB: Match was played August 23 & 30

Points: Brereton 3, Dover 1.

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At Waterford ‘B’:

CSOSA 145-8 (34 overs) (Bradley Harris 40, Michael Dowrich 17, Christopher Hope 17, Seth Agard 14, Reuben Agard 11, Darren Cuffy 11; Victor Haynes 3-31, Winston Gittens 2-36).

Sky Mall Mapp Hill 246-6 (35 overs) (Jamon Parris 93, Michael Spooner 74, Tneal Williams 16 not out, Shawn Broomes 12, Testa Baker 11; Michael Dowrich 3-51)

NB: Match was played August 23 and will continue September 6.

ZONE C

At Blenheim ‘B’:

Benfica beat BDF by three wickets.

BDF 111 all out (24.3 overs) (Norman Willoughby 48, Rawle Benn 27, Jason Mayers 15, Stanley Taylor 13; Theo Chandler 5-11, Tyrone Blackman 4-23) and 151 all out (Norman Willoughby 27, Jason Mayers 27, Renford Prescod 16, Winston Burnett 15, Dexter Hope 11; Theo Chandler 6-48, Tyrone Blackman 3-60).

Benfica 145-6 declared (26.3 overs) (Anthony Stuart 45, Theo Chandler 35, Winslow Harris 24; Henderson Reece 2-14, Dave Browne 2-32) and 121-7 (Bryan Neblett 44, Dwayne Clarke 31, Anthony Stuart 13 not out, Winslow Harris 10; Rawle Benn 3-18, L Herbert 2-32). 

Points: Benfica 8, BDF 0.

At Padmore Village:

Barbados Community College beat Prison Officers by six wickets.

Prison Officers 189-7 (30 overs) (Jason Gittens 48, Dwight Bowen 46 not out, Rico Carter 31, Omar Walters 26; David Hunte 2-31, Oneal Jones 2-34, Mark Alleyne 2-46) and 145 all out (Rico Carter 27, Jason Gittens 20, Jamon Miller 20, Dwight Bowen 18, Elson Douglas 17; Mark Alleyne 6-29, Amari Wiggins 2-31, Chris St. Hill 2-32).

Barbados Community College 204-5 (30 overs) (David Hunte 81 not out, Jacquan Richards 19, Charles Wood 19, Damien Griffith 18 not out, Mark Alleyne 14, Enrico Christie 13, Shamon Prescod 11; Jason Gittens 2-35) and 131-4 (Enrico Christie 41, David Hunte 24 not out, Shamon Prescod 18, Charles Wood 12, Chris St. Hill 11 not out, Jacquan Richards 11; Jason Gittens 2-27).

Points: BCC 8, Prison Officers 0.

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At Cane Garden:

Lester Vaughan won by default from PHD St. John Cultural who could not field the required amount of players seven (7).

Lester Vaughan 96 all out (24.3 overs) (Micah Thornhill 22, Teron Lashley 20, Akil Alleyne 19, Hasani Lowe 15 not out, Marlon Knight 4-25, O’Neal Padmore 2-13, Richard Devonish 2-35) and 5-0.

St. John Cultural 142-5 declared (25.4 overs) (Roger Wiltshire 54 not out, Jonathan Holder 43, O’Neal Padmore 30).

NB: Match was played August 23 & 29

Points: Lester Vaughan 8, St. John Cultural 0.

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At Ellerton:

Drawn.

COW Equipment Malvern 186-5 (25 overs) (Lodger Padmore 60, Junior Wilkinson 57, Creighton Hurley 28, Allan Young 20, Creighton Hurley 28) and 61-4 (Ian Drakes 24 not out, Lodger Padmore 17, Creighton Hurley 10; Ormond Clarke 3-24).

Ipswich 190-4 (25 overs) (Anthony Small 85, Jeffrey Henry 17 not out; Allan Young 2-34).

NB: Match was played August 23 & 30

Points: Ipswich 3, Malvern 1.

At Martindale’s Rd:

QEH beat Lee’s Bistro Carlton by 109 runs.

QEH 164 all out (23.2 overs) (Thomas Joseph 43, Rico Forde 23, James Taylor 20, Hartley Holder 17; Rudy Mayers 5-44, Kyle Victory 3-24, Terry Carrington 2-29) and 139 all out (Thomas Joseph 43, Troy Waithe 26, Jarvis Forde 17 (585 runs for the season and 30 wickets); Shaquan Cox 7-41, Rudy Mayers 2-32).

Carlton 145 all out (28.2 overs) (Daneal Marshall 34, T. Bulbullia 33, Samuel Cooper 20, Rudolph Prescod 15, Shaquon Cox 13, Terry Carrington 13; Reniko Harper 4-47, Thomas Joseph 3-32) and 49 all out (Jarvis Forde 7-21, Thomas Joseph 3-18 (a hat-trick).

Points: QEH 8, Carlton 0.

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At Content:

Market Hill 174-6 (Noel Went 59, Mario Callender 54, Horace Holder 18, Dennis Neptune 16; McDonald Lowe 4-29).

BRC 254-4 (Michael Hinds 113, Philip Gilkes 107 not out, Lorenzo Garraway 21; Horace Holder 2-59).

NB: Match was played August 22 and will continue September 20.

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At Wotton:

Esso Tweedside Maxwell beat Wotton by 98 runs.

Maxwell 147-6 (24 overs) (Wayne Squires 60, David Corbin 39, Sheldon Blades 19; Winston Greene 3-36, Dale Murrell 2-24) and 168-4 declared (Wayne Squires 78 not out, Winston Herbert 67, David Corbin 10, Wayne Blackman 10; Dale Murrell 2-51).

Wotton 121 all out 20.4 overs (Grantley Best 20, Justin Sealy 21, Winston Greene 15, Junior Browne 12; Winston Herbert 4-30, Sheldon Blades 3-13) and 96 all out (Denis Richardson 28, Grantley Best 26, Junior Browne 14, C Brandford 12; Roland Robinson 4-32, Sheldon Blades 3-25). 

Points: Maxwell 8, Wotton 0.

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Points (After Series 7):

ZONE A – MTW 56, Wanderers 37, Transport Board 31, King’s Park 29, Wibix 20, SJPP 20 (6), Melrose 19, Windward 15, Central 14, Queen’s College 14, Pioneers 13 (6), BWU 11, Inch Marlow 10, Bristol 3.

NB: SJPP v Iris Walker Pioneers Series 6 match to be played September 6 & 13.

ZONE B – Brereton 41, Melbourne 32, Sheffield 32, Empire 29, Police 27 (6), BNOC 23, Pickwick 21, Mapp Hill 21 (6), North Stars 12 (5), CSOSA 5 (6), Dover 5, Standard 3.

NB: Series 2 Police v North Stars and Series 7 CSOSA v Mapp Hill last day to be played September 6.

ZONE C – BDF 36, BCC 31, QEH 31, Prison Officers 29, St. John Cultural 26, Benfica 25, Maxwell 24, Lester Vaughan 23, Carlton 19, Ipswich 18, BRC 7 (6), Market Hill 7 (6), Malvern 7, Wotton 7.

NB: BRC v Market Hill Series 7 match last day to be played September 20.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

London, England - The Franklyn Stephenson Academy (FSA) concluded its inaugural tour to the UK with the Under 11s finishing second in their section of the West Cricket Festival played at the King's College School Grounds in Taunton, Somerset.

The Under 15s who previously travelled and played in Taunton, Cornwall and Devon, moved on to Suffolk and London along with the Under 11s following their participation in the festival to complete their touring schedule.

In the 10th edition of the West Cricket Festival, the Under 11s were drawn in a pool including a representative ICC Academy team, Wales and the tournament favourites Yorkshire, who had not lost a fixture for two seasons. That the FSA needed a single wicket in the last over of their final round fixture to secure the title was a credit to their preparation and competence.

The Buckinghamshire last wicket pair tenaciously defended the final over to hold on at 111 for 9 after the allotted 30 overs, chasing 150. That over was watched by all and sundry at the festival with the FSA requiring full bowling points to secure the title. They were left to rue the rain abandoned fixture against Yorkshire with the favourites precariously placed at 102 for 7 after 26 overs, as well as an earlier loss to Wales by 5 wicket in a sub-par opening round performance.

That victory ultimately secured the Welsh their first title as they won their low scoring final round encounter against Yorkshire. Those matches apart, there were comfortable victories for the FSA Under 11s against Devon and Middlesex.

The Under 11s travelled and played well and their were several outstanding performances including those from Jaden Leacock, Che Simmons, Jayden Roberts, Jacob Bethell and the Nevis-based Carleon Tuckett, son of former Leeward Islands and West Indies One-day Player, Carl Tuckett. All-rounder Bethell had the distinction of being included in the festival's 2015 Hall of Fame for his bowling performance of five for 21 off nine overs against Devon.

Once the teams left Somerset and headed east, the remainder of the tour was severely hampered by rain. In fact the Under 11s did not play their final two scheduled fixtures - against the Essex U11s at the Royal Hospital School Grounds in Halbrook, Suffolk and against the London Schools' Association XI scheduled for The Walker Cricket Ground, Southgate, London.

The Under 15s were at least able to bat for 40 overs against the Suffolk U17 Invitational XI on a cold Sunday at the beautiful RHS grounds before the heavens finally opened up to torrential rains. The FSA score of 176 all out in 42.5 overs was based on a wonderful 57 off 99 balls from opening batsman Azan Holligan who shared an opening partnership of 44 in 8.4 overs with Tauron Gibson, both enjoying their most fluent batting performances on tour. 

Gibson made 19 off 26 balls and following his dismissal and that of captain Marc Cyrus who added a further 39 with Holligan in eight overs, the innings went into a steady decline though there were further useful contributions from all-rounder Jaden Edmund, 15 off 24 balls with 3 fours and Jaden Leacock 13 off 42 balls. The 11-year-old Leacock was making his debut at this level and although he took 24 balls batting at No. 5 to get off the mark, his innings was one of composure that showcased an ability above his age.

The following day, the scheduled match against the Essex U15s at RHS commenced on time following a wonderful effort from the ground staff. Unfortunately, that match lasted a mere 3.2 overs with the home team on 23 without loss with their opening batsmen Vinod Lint on 15 not out having taken on opening bowler Ajani Batson with pulled sixes from consecutive short balls in the day's third over. Fellow new ball bowler Jaden Edmund was enjoying the wicket and conditions in his almost over and a half where he consistently beat the bat with good pace and late swing as evidenced by his seven-two field reminiscent of West Indies Test Cricket bowling of another era.

Outside of the cricket, one of the highlights of the Suffolk trip was an unscheduled appearance by England's most recent international player and a Royal Hospital School Graduate, the Essex left-arm seamer, Reece Topley. Following the aborted matches on Sunday, the teams later assembled in the Chapel of the RHS for Evening Mass.

The anticipated matches in London did not materialize but this was more that compensated when the the tour management was able to secure an hour and half net session at the Marylebone Cricket Club Academy at the historic Lords Cricket Ground. This was a thrilling occasion for the boys and added to their knowledge having previously visited the Somerset County Cricket Club while in Taunton, during their Division 1 County match against Worcestershire.

The Under 15s will reflect on the varying playing surfaces and climatic conditions along with the wonderful facilities for playing cricket in the UK, both at the school and local club level, alongside the two nights spent living with families in Cornwall.

As with their junior colleagues they were several solid individual performances and the team performed creditably with a single loss on tour. The batting was led as expected by senior players Nyeem Young and Cyrus, but the performances of Holligan, Gibson and Demetrius Richards offered much hope for the future. The bowling was always competitive, but the standout was undoubtably Jaden Edmund while there was enough evidence to suggest that the young spinners Renacko Belgrave and Aaron Roberts are ones to watch.

A thoroughly enjoyable experience for both the players, staff and supporters.

The FSA wishes to offer its heartfelt thanks to it sponsors and other partners for ensuring that apart from being enjoyable, the experience for these 31 boys has also been memorable, with many life lessons to positively support their development.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - A Sir Hilary Beckles XI defeated Ian Bradshaw's XI by eight wickets with one ball to spare in a Twenty20 Celebration match for Sir Hilary at 3Ws Oval on Tuesday night.

The 60-year-old Sir Hilary, a former principal of the UWI, Cave Hill Campus and now the UWI vice-chancellor, was one of the top all-rounders in the BCA Intermediate division Championship during the 1980s and 1990s while representing UWI. 

Summarised scores of Tuesday's match:

Ian Bradshaw's XI 126 all out (19.4 overs) (Chadwick Walton 47, Omar Phillips 27, Anthony Young 11; Alan Young 2-17, Courtney Walsh 2-21, Hilary Beckles 2-43).

Sir Hilary Beckles' XI 127-2 (19.5 overs) (Neil Weekes 52, Floyd Reifer 34 not out, Roland Butcher 22 not out).

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WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Friday an 18-member training squad for the International Home Series against Pakistan Women next month.

TRAINING SQUAD

Stafanie Taylor (Captain)

Shakera Selman (Vice-Captain)

Merissa Aguilleira

Shemaine Campbelle

Shamilia Connell

Britney Cooper

Deandra Dottin

Afy Fletcher

Stacy-Ann King

Kycia Knight

Kyshona Knight

Hayley Matthews

Anisa Mohammed

Chedean Nation

Shaquana Quintyne

Karishma Ramharack

Tremayne Smartt

Vanessa Watts

NOTES

The WICB has announced that Stafanie Taylor will be the new captain of the West Indies Women’s team. She succeeds Merissa Aguilleira, whose tenure of captain started at the 2009 ICC Women’s World Cup in Australia.

The appointment was recommended by the WICB Selection Panel and endorsed by the Directors during a teleconference meeting on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old Taylor, who is a top-order batsman and part-time off-spinner, has played 84 One-day and 62 Twenty20 Internationals, since making her debut for Windies Women. She has been the long-standing vice-captain of the team and led Jamaica Women to a sweep of the Regional Women’s titles between 2010 and 2014.

Head WICB selector Clive Lloyd said Taylor had many of the qualities needed to be an inspirational leader.

“Merissa has been there for a long time and did a pretty good job, but we feel the time is right for a new leader and we have chosen Stafanie,” said Lloyd. “She has done well for Windies Women with bat and ball, and has led Jamaica Women successfully, so leading the team would not be alien to her.

“It’s a change that we hope will bring new energy to the team and take it from strength to strength. We believe we can develop a pretty good women’s team for the future and we see Stafanie as the person that could give us that impetus for the future. . .Stafanie has played quite a lot, she has been ICC Player-of-the-Year and she will be able to lead by example.”

Commenting on the announcement, WICB President Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron said: “The Directors have confidence in the decision made by the selectors and accept that it has been made in the best interests of the women’s team.

“Stafanie has held a senior role in our women’s team for some time and has been a good role model for the younger players. She is someone who we believe can take on more responsibility and we congratulate her on this appointment.”

He said: “We also would like to thank Merissa for her leadership of the Windies Women over the last six years, a period during which she helped to establish the side as one of most competitive in the World.

“She was the longest serving West Indies Women’s captain, leading the team to the Final of the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2013 in India and the semi-finals of the last three ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup.”

Karishma Ramharack, a 20-year-old off-spinner, is the only complete newcomer to the squad with Kyshona Knight, Chedean Nation and Vanessa Watts earning recalls. Medium-fast bowler Shakera Selman, who takes over as vice-captain, and leg-spinner Shaquana Quintyne return following injury and playing leading roles for newly-minted regional champions, Barbados Women.

The squad will be encamped in Barbados from late September for a period of two weeks prior to the start of the series.

MATCH SCHEDULE

October

Tue 13: Tour Match – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia (Start: 10 am)

Fri 16: 1st One-day International – Beausejour Cricket Ground (Start: 10 am)

Sun 18: *2nd One-day International – Beausejour Cricket Ground (Start: 10 am)

Mon 19: Reserve Day

Wed 21: *3rd One-day International – Beausejour Cricket Ground (Start: 10 am)

Thu 22: Reserve Day

Sat 24: *4th One-day International – Beausejour Cricket Ground (Start: 10 am)

Sun 25: Reserve Day

Thu 29: 1st Twenty20 International – National Cricket Stadium, Grenada (Start: 2 pm)

Sat 31: 2nd Twenty20 International – National Cricket Stadium (Start: 2 pm)

WICB Media Release.

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Friday a 15-member Test squad for the Tour of Sri Lanka next month.

SQUAD

Jason Holder (Captain)

Kraigg Brathwaite (Vice Captain)

Devendra Bishoo

Jermaine Blackwood

Carlos Brathwaite

Darren Bravo

Rajindra Chandrika

Shane Dowrich

Shannon Gabriel

Shai Hope

Denesh Ramdin

Kemar Roach

Marlon Samuels

Jerome Taylor

Jomel Warrican

Team Management Unit

Phil Simmons (Head Coach)

Sir Richie Richardson (Team Operations Manager)

Stuart Williams (Assistant Coach)

Sir Curtly Ambrose (Assistant Coach)

Andre Coley (Assistant Coach)

C.J. Clark (Physiotherapist)

Richard Berridge (Performance Analyst)

Virgil Browne (Massage Therapist)

Philip Spooner (Media Relations Manager)

NOTES

The WICB has announced that Jason Holder will be the new captain of the West Indies Test team. He replaces Denesh Ramdin.

The appointment was recommended by the WICB Selection Panel and endorsed unanimously by the Directors during a teleconference meeting on Wednesday.

Head WICB selector Clive Lloyd said Holder the appointment was made with an eye to the future.

“He is a young man that all of the selectors, people in the Caribbean and worldwide believe has several of the qualities that can take our team forward,” said Lloyd.

“We felt the time was right for a change and we feel he will do as well as he did when he was elevated to the position of One-day International captain ahead of the World Cup.

Lloyd added: “We had a number of detractors when he was appointed ODI captain, but he showed during the ODI series in South Africa and the World Cup that he had the qualities that were needed to take our team forward.

“We expect to get new thinking and new dynamism from him. Jason commands respect. He is a fine young man, very intelligent and he seems to get the best from the players because he is a straightforward guy. I think the players will warm to him. He has a young bunch of players and we feel he can guide them in the manner that is required for internationals.”

The 23-year-old Holder also currently holds the position of captain of the West Indies One-day International team. He has appeared in eight Tests, following his debut against New Zealand last June in his native Barbados.

Lloyd said though he felt Holder had the ability to lead West Indies in all three formats, the selectors had no immediate intentions of making him Twenty20 captain right now.

“We do not want to any captain to lead in all three formats just now,” said Lloyd. “It would be quite burdensome on anyone. We think we can have a separate Twenty20 captain.”

Lloyd thanked Ramdin for leading the Test side and said the wicketkeeper/batsman was still had a important part to play in the success of the team.

“I have spoken to Denesh and he understood the situation and there was no animosity,” said Lloyd. “We just want him to perform a little bit better right now, particularly with the bat, and give of his best and support the new captain.”

Commenting on the announcement, WICB President Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron said: “The Directors discussed the recommendation put forward by the selectors. We have all seen Jason’s clear leadership potential and believe he can perform an excellent job for West Indies cricket over many years. We congratulate him on his appointment.

“We would like to thank Denesh for taking on the responsibility of leading the Test side over the last 15 months. He remains an integral part of West Indies cricket and will continue to have a vital role in our Test side.”

Holder is out of the Caribbean on personal business and will comment on his elevation to the position when he returns.

The squad includes uncapped left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, the only newcomer to the international scene, and uncapped fast bowler Carlos Brathwaite, who has made appearances for the Caribbean side previously in One-day Internationals.

The players will be encamped in Barbados from September 20 for a period of eight days and are scheduled to arrive in the Sri Lanka capital of Colombo on October 1.

MATCH SCHEDULE

October

Sun 4 to Mon 5         Tour Match – To be confirmed

Thu 8 to Sat 10         Tour Match – To be confirmed

Wed 14 to Sun 18     1st Test – International Cricket Stadium, Galle

Thu 22 to Mon 26    2nd Test – Singhalese Sports Club, Colombo

Thu 29                        Tour Match – To be confirmed

Sat 31                         1st One-day International – Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (day/night)

November

Wed 4                         2nd One-day International – Rajapaksa Stadium, Hambantota (day/night)

Sat 7                           3rd One-day International – Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (day/night)

Tue 10                        1st Twenty20 International – International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Thu 12                        1st Twenty20 International – International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

WICB Media Release.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - There have been 21 centuries, 30 five-wicket hauls and eight 'ten-fors' after the halfway stage of the 2015 BCA division Championship.

Jointly leading the list of century-makers with three are Wanderers captain and opening Kraigg Brathwaite and BDFSP skipper, left-hander Jameel Stuart.

Left-arm spinner Derick Bishop of Brathwaite Construction/Crane Resort St. Catherine has the most five-wicket (five) and ten-wicket (three) hauls.

CENTURIES - 21

SERIES 1 - Eight.

Kraigg Brathwaite (Wanderers) 172 not out (1st innings) v BDFSP at Dayrells Road.

Floyd Reifer (UWI) 156 (2nd innings) v St. Catherine at 3Ws Oval.

Kavem Hodge (UWI) 127 (2nd innings) v St. Catherine at 3Ws Oval.

Roshon Primus (Wanderers) 119 not out (1st innings) v BDFSP at Queen's Park.

Kyle Hope (Pickwick) 119 not out (2nd innings) v Spartan at Queen's Park.

Sharmarh Brooks (Spartan) 117 not out (1st innings) v Pickwick at Queen's Park.

Kemar Brathwaite (BDFSP) 110 (1st innings) v Wanderers at Dayrellls Road.

Jameel Stuart (BDFSP) 102 (1st innings) v Wanderers at Dayrells Road.

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SERIES 2 - Two.

Kraigg Brathwaite (Wanderers) 162 not out (1st innings) v Pickwick at Dayrells Road.

Shamarh Brooks (Spartan) 100 (1st innings) v Barbados Youth at Lester Vaughan, Cane Garden.

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SERIES 3 - Two.

Floyd Reifer (UWI) 131 not out (1st innings) v Spartan at Queen's Park

Antonio Greenidge (BDFSP) 110 (1st innings) v St. Catherine at Paragon.

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SERIES 4 - Three.

Rashidi Boucher (Spartan) 141 (2nd innings) v Wanderers at Dayrells Road.

Kemar Brathwaite (BDFSP) 115 (1st innings) v Maple at Trents.

Jameel Stuart (BDFSP) 107 not out (1st innings) v Maple at Trents.

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SERIES 5 - Six.

Kraigg Brathwaite (Wanderers) 206 not out (1st innings) v Maple at Dayrells Road.

Carlos Brathwaite (Wildey) 143 not out (1st innings) v Spartan at Queen's Park. 

Kenroy Williams (St. Catherine) 131 (1st innings) v Empire at Bayfield.

Kyle Hope (Pickwick) 112 (1st innings) v Barbados Youth at Foursquare Oval.

Craig St. Hill (Pickwick) 102 (1st innings) v Barbados Youth at Foursquare Oval.

Jameel Stuart (BDFSP) 100 (2nd innings) v UWI at Paragon.

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FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS - 30 instances.

SERIES 1 - Seven.

Steve Pinder (Wildey) 7-27 (2nd innings) v Maple at Trents.

Derick Bishop (St. Catherine) 7-44 (1st innings) v UWI at 3Ws Oval.

Andre Marshall (Spartan) 7-96 (1st innings) v Pickwick at Queen's Park.

Ramon Greaves (Maple) 6-29 (2nd innings) v Wildey at Trents.

Tennyson Roach (Empire) 5-13 (2nd innings) v Barbados Youth at Harrison College, Crumpton Street.

Kamal Sealy (Empire) 5-41 (1st innings) v Barbados Youth at Harrison College, Crumpton Street.

Jomel Warrican (Empire) 5-73 (1st innings) v Barbados Youth at Harrison College, Crumpton Street.

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SERIES 2 - Four.

Chad Williams (Spartan) 7-47 (2nd innings) v Barbados Youth at Lester Vaughan, Cane Garden.

Derick Bishop (St. Catherine) 7-67 (1st innings) v Maple at Bayfield.

Deswin Currency (Barbados Youth) 6-105 (1st innings) v Spartan at Lester Vaughan, Cane Garden.

Nikolai Charles (Wanderers) 5-53 (1st innings) v Pickwick at Dayrells Road.

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SERIES 3 - Six.

Ryan Hinds (UWI) 7-39 (1st innings) v Spartan at Queen's Park.

Shane Ramsay (Maple) 6-13 (2nd innings) v Barbados Youth at Trents.

Shane Ramsay (Maple) 6-26 (1st innings) v Barbados Youth at Trents.

Deswin Currency (Barbados Youth) 6-33 (1st innings) v Maple at Trents.

Jerome Jones (Wildey) 6-48 (2nd innings) v Pickwick at Foursquare Oval.

Khary Pierre (Wildey) 5-45 (1st innings) v Pickwick at Foursquare Oval.

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SERIES 4 - Six.

Derick Bishop (St. Catherine) 9-59 (2nd innings) v Pickwick at Bayfield.

Dakari Louis (Wildey) 6-26 (1st innings) v Barbados Youth at Harrison College, Crumpton Street.

Jomel Warrican (Empire) 6-46 (1st innings) v UWI at 3Ws Oval.

Derick Bishop (St. Catherine) 6-82 (1st innings) v Pickwick at Bayfield.

Raymond Bynoe (Pickwick) 5-53 (1st innings) v St. Catherine at Bayfield.

Kristopher Ramsaran (UWI) 5-80 (2nd innings) v Empire at 3Ws Oval.

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SERIES 5 - Seven.

Derick Bishop (St. Catherine) 10-24 (2nd innings) v Empire at Bayfield.

Winston Reid (Wildey) 7-44 (1st innings) v Spartan at Queen's park. 

Chad Clarke-Reifer (Wanderers) 7-52 (1st innings) v Maple at Dayrells Road.

Akeem Dewar (UWI) 7-84 (2nd innings) v BDFSP at Paragon.

Adeko Collymore (Pickwick) 5-18 (1st innings) v Barbados Youth at Foursquare Oval.

Alcindo Holder (St. Catherine) 5-54 (1st innings) v Empire at Bayfield.

Nikolai Charles (Wanderers) 5-54 (2nd innings) v Maple at Dayrells Road.

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TEN WICKETS IN A MATCH - Eight instances.

SERIES 1 - Two.

Steve Pinder (Wildey) 10-70 (3-43 & 7-27) v Maple at Trents.

Derick Bishop (St. Catherine) 10-160 (7-44 & 3-116) v UWI at 3Ws Oval.

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SERIES 2 - One.

Chad Williams (Spartan) 11-76 (4-29 & 7-47) v Barbados Youth at Lester Vaughan, Cane Garden.

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SERIES 3 - One.

Shane Ramsay (Maple) 12-39 (6-26 & 6-13) v Barbados Youth at Trents.

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SERIES 4 - Two.

Derick Bishop (St. Catherine) 15-141 (6-82 & 9-59) v Pickwick at Bayfield.

Dakari Louis (Wildey) 10-64 (6-26 & 4-38) v Barbados Youth at Harrison College, Crumpton Street.

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SERIES 5 - Two.

Derick Bishop (St. Catherine) 13-91 (3-67 & 10-24) v Empire at Bayfield.

Winston Reid (Wildey) 11-143 (7-44 & 4-99) v Spartan at Queen's Park.

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Trinidad & Tobago Newsday article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Outgoing West Indies skipper Denesh Ramdin hopes the selectors give new Test captain Jason Holder better resources during his captaincy tenure starting with next month’s two-Test series against host Sri Lanka.

Ramdin becomes the second Trinidadian to be removed as captain in spurious circumstances and reasons by the Clive Lloyd, Courtney Walsh and Eldine Baptiste selection panel,- following Dwayne Bravo’s change as oneday international captain after last year’s abandoned India tour. 

After the controversial three-year reign of Darren Sammy as Test team leader, which had the side arguably unbalanced in its playing XI, the 30-year-old Ramdin was chosen as captain for the 2014 home series versus New Zealand. 

This was the last act by former Guyanese chairman of selector Clyde Butts on the strength of Ramdin’s leadership qualities at the youth and senior level for TT and with the Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). 

Fifteen months and 13 Tests later, he has been axed but Ramdin noted yesterday that Holder will have his full support. 

“Firstly I would just want to congratulate Holder on getting the captaincy,” said Ramdin. 

He continued: “Obviously it’s never easy to lead the West Indies especially in these troubling times but I will give my full support. 

I am very happy with where I am in life personally, so I will continue working on improving my batting and ‘keeping going forward in order to make my best contribution to the team. I’m not stressing about losing the captaincy.” Ramdin explained that in conversations with selectors he was told the statistical fact of him scoring 472 runs in 13 Tests at an average of 22 in charge, was the main reason behind his removal and that they wanted him to concentrate more on scoring runs. 

Before attainting captaincy, Ramdin was excellent with the bat from the 2012 England tour to the 2013 New Zealand tour, scoring 587 runs in 10 Tests at an average of 45.87, including three of his four Test hundreds. 

Ramdin countered that argument, stating he could have had better resources at his disposal. 

“From day one it was always pressure leading (the) team, not all (the) best players were available due to various reasons and teams that selectors gave me. 

So yeah, I think I could had gotten better resources. 

Hopefully they give that to Jason,” Ramdin explained. 

Notably in Ramdin 13 Tests in charge, due to a combination of injuries, clashes with IPL and Champions League as well as questionable selection choices, Ramdin never got to properly utilise the skills of Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Ravi Rampaul, Kieron Pollard and Lendl Simmons in Test cricket. 

This handicap was best highlighted when the selectors decided not to select Narine for the 2014 home Tests versus New Zealand because he didn’t return from the IPL where his team was playing in the final. 

First Published In The Trinidad & Tobago Newsday.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - A wide gap has been opened by the top batsman and bowler over their closest rivals in the 2015 BCA Elite division Championship averages after the halfway stage.

In five matches, Kraigg Brathwaite, the CounterPoint Wanderers captain and opener has amassed 647 runs including three centuries at the very impressive average of 161.75.

And veteran left-arm spinner Derick Bishop of front-runners Brathwaite Construction/Crane Resort St. Catherine has 53 wickets at 11.88 runs each.

Only three other batsmen have scored over 400 runs and significantly, they are all openers as well - Craig St. Hill of ESA Field Pickwick (465; ave: 58.12), Rashidi Boucher of Massy Stores Spartan (437; ave: 54.62) and BDFSP's Kemar Brathwaite (421; ave: 46.77).

Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indies Test vice-captain, has three centuries with a highest of 206 not out against Sierka Maple at Dayrells Road in Series 5.

With spinners again dominating the bowling averages, Bishop is 23 wickets ahead of the second highest wicket-taker in yet another left-arm spinner, Steve Pinder of Massy United Insurance Wildey.

Pinder's 30 wickets are at a cost of 13.16, putting him second in the averages.

Apart from his amazing feat of taking all ten wickets for 24 runs in the second innings against title holders ICBL Empire for a match haul of 13 for 91 in the fifth round at Bayfield, Bishop has also bowled the most overs (217.1), most maidens (39), conceded the most runs (630) and has the most five-wicket (five) and ten-wicket (three) hauls.

Of 19 bowlers who have at least 15 wickets, only two are pacers - Tennyson Roach and Lemar Mascoll, both from Empire.

Renaldo Arthur of Wanderers is the leading wicket-keeper with 15 victims (all catches), while UWI's Kavem Hodge has the most catches (12) among the fielders.

Leading averages:

Tabulate under:

BATTING: M-matches, I-innings, NO-not outs, R-runs, HS-highest score, Ave-average, 100-centuries, 50-fifties. *denotes not out. Qualifications: 3 innings, 175 runs, average 25.00

BOWLING: MT-matches, O-overs, M-maidens, R-runs, W-wickets, Ave-average, BB-best bowling, 5W-five wickets in an innings, 10W-ten wickets in a match. Qualifications: 15 wickets.

BATTING                                       M   I   NO   R     HS       Ave    100s 50s

Kraigg Brathwaite (Wanderers)        5   8    4   647  206*  161.75     3    1

Alston Bobb (St. Catherine)             3   6     3   282   92*   94.00       0    3

Shamarh Brooks (Spartan)              4   6    2   349 117*    87.25       2    1

Kevin McClean (Wanderers)             5   5    1   308   94     77.00       0    4

Floyd Reifer (UWI)                          4   6     1   352  156     70.40       2    0

Shai Hope (Pickwick)                       2  3     0   176   75    58.66       0    2

Craig St. Hill (Pickwick)                   5   8    0   465  102    58.12       1    3

Rashidi Boucher (Spartan)               5   9    1   437  141    54.62       1    3

Kyle Hope (Pickwick)                       5   8    1   351  119*   50.14       2    1

Jameel Stuart (BDFSP)                    5   9    1   387  107*  48.37       3    0

Kavem Hodge (UWI)                        4   6    0   286  127   47.67        1   1

Kemar Brathwaite (BDFSP)               5   9    0   421  115   46.77        2   2

Kenroy Williams (St. Catherine)        5   8    1   324   131   46.28        1   1

Ryan Hinds (UWI)                            4   5    1   175    68   43.75        0   2

Roshon Primus (Wanderers)              5   7    1   256  119* 42.66        1   1

Justin Bramble (UWI)                       4   6    1   192    55   38.40        0   3

Renaldo Parris (Maple)                      5   7    2   224    68   37.33       0    2

David Carter (Wildey)                       5  10   0   366     85    36.60        0   3

Omar Phillips (St. Catherine)             5  10   2   281    52*  35.12        0    1

Mikhail Austin (Spartan)                    4   6    0  197    66    32.83       0    1

Jamal Phillips (Pickwick)                    5   8    0   260    59    32.50      0    2

Akeem Dewar (UWI)                         5   7    1   187    51    31.16      0    1

Aaron Jones (Wildey)                        4   8    1   218    66    31.14      0    3

Jed Yearwood (Maple)                        5   9   1    245    70    30.62       0    2

Nicholas Carter (Spartan)                   5   8   0   235    89    29.37       0    2

Jamal Smith (Empire)                        5   10  0   287    77    28.70       0    2

Mario Rampersaud (St. Catherine)       5    8   0  227    71     28.37       0    1

Antonio Greenidge (BDFSP)                 5   9    0  250  110    27.77       1    1

Alcindo Holder (St. Catherine)              5   9   1   207    96   25.87       0     1

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BOWLING                                 MT    O       M      R      W     Ave     BB      5W 10W

Derick Bishop (St. Catherine)      5   217.1   39    630    53   11.88  10-24    5    3

Steve Pinder (Wildey)                 5   128.2   24    395    30   13.16    7-27    1    1

Chad Clarke-Reifer (Wanderers)   5   120.3   21    336    23   14.61   7-52     1    0

Kristopher Ramsaran (UWI)         4     72.1   11    277    18   15.38   5-80     1    0

Ramon Greaves (Maple)              5   105      17    319    19    16.78   6-29     1    0

Shane Ramsay (Maple)                5   105.2   13   417     23   18.13   6-13     2    1

Deswin Currency (Schools)           5   107      13   352    19    18.52   6-33    2    0

Jomel Warrican (Empire)              4   108.1   24    361    19   19.00   6-46    2    0

Nikolai Charles (Wanderers)         5    116.4   25   464    24     19.33  5-53    2    0

Tennyson Roach (Empire)             5    101.1   16   368     19    19.36   5-13    1    0

Jameel Stuart (BDFSP)                 5     85.3     6    386     19    19.36   4-15    0    0

Ryan Hinds (UWI)                       4    125.5    35   312    16    19.50   7-39    1     0

Akeem Dewar (UWI)                    5     64        8   344     17    20.23   7-84    1    0

Shane Jones (Pickwick)                5    132.1   17   464     21    22.09    4-56    0     0

Lemar Mascoll (Empire)                5     90       12   342    15    22.80    4-47   0    0

Aamir Thomas (BDFSP)                5     80       10   359    15     23.93   4-25   0    0

Chaim Holder (Spartan)               5    125       19   466    16     29.12   4-56   0    0

Andre Marshall (Spartan)             5   135.2     23   469    16     29.31   7-96   1    0

Chad Williams (Spartan)               5    105.5   15   440     15      29.33   7-47   1    

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FIELDING

Leading wicket-keepers: Renaldo Arthur (Wanderers) 15 (15 catches/0 stumpings); Justin Bramble (UWI) 13 (12/1); Tevyn Walcott (BDFSP) 11 (9/2); Mario Albert (Wildey) 11 (9/2); Jamal Smith (Empire) 10 (10/0).

Other than wicket-keepers: Kavem Hodge (UWI) 12; Omar Phillips (St. Catherine) 11; Alcindo Holder (St. Catherine) 10; Derick Bishop (St. Catherine) 9; Rico Wiggins (BDFSP), Rashidi Boucher (Spartan) 8; Kemar Brathwaite (BDFSP), Jameel Stuart (BDFSP), Kyle Sargeant (Wildey) 6.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores of play at the close on the first day of Series 6 matches in the 2015 BCA Elite division Championship today.

At Dayrells Road:

Sagicor Life UWI 375-3 declared (61 overs) (Kyle Corbin 168 not out - 289 minutes, 172 balls, 20 fours, 4 sixes, century came in 208 minutes, 129 balls, 12 fours, 2 sixes; Jonathan Carter 82 - 137 minutes, 116 balls, 10 fours; Chadwick Walton 54 not out - 47 minutes, 32 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes; Justin Bramble 25, Kavem Hodge 17).

CounterPoint Wanderers 9-2 (8 overs).

Toss: UWI.

At Trents:

Sierka Maple Rentals Maple 188-6 (70 overs) (Renaldo Parris 69 not out, Jed Yearwood 65, Joel M. Leacock 19 not out,  Haroon Austin 16; Raymond Bynoe 2-26) v ESA Field Pickwick.

Toss: Maple.

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At Lester Vaughan, Cane Garden:

Guardian General Barbados Youth 125 all out (45.4 overs) (Zachary McCaskie 35, Kyle Hinkson 25, Antonio Greenidge 19, Deswin Currency 12, Chemar Holder 12 not out; Derick Bishop 5-22, Kenroy Williams 5-60).

Brathwaite Construction/Crane Resort St. Catherine 124-1 (17 overs) (Omar Phillips 74 not out - 82 minutes, 55 balls, 13 fours, 2 sixes; Mario Rampersaud 44 not out).

Toss: St. Catherine.

At Bank Hall:

Massy Stores Spartan 140-8 declared (Nicholas Carter 47 not out, Rashidi Boucher 23, Mikhail Austin 23, Reydon Toppin 19, Stefon King 10; Tennyson Roach 3-34, Jomel Warrican 3-45).

ICBL Empire 71-4 (28 overs) (Andre Roach 39, Jamal Smith 13; Chaim Holder 3-9).

Toss: Empire.

At Paragon:

BDFSP 300-6 (69 overs) (Kemar Jabari Smith 68 not out - 94 minutes, 65 balls, 6 fours, 1 six; Rico Wiggins 67 not out - 160 minutes, 106 balls, 7 fours; Tevyn Walcott 38, Kemar Brathwaite 37, Dario Boyce 32, Antonio Greenidge 27, Renaldo Brathwaite 20; Steve Pinder 2-40) v Massy United Insurance Wildey.

Toss: BDFSP.

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Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Summarised scores at the close of play on the opening day of Series 6 matches in the 2015 BCA First Division three-day Championship today:

At Desmond Haynes Oval:

BRC/Electronics on Edge BCL 60 all out (20.1 overs) (Charles Skeete 35, Dave Lovell 10; Kyle Mayers 5-29, Renaldo Antonio Holder 3-7).

Lee’s Bistro Carlton 232-4 (51 overs) (Kyle Mayers 91, Vonrick Nurse 86 not out, Renaldo Ainsley Holder 21 not out, Carlo Morris 15, Anton Lucas-Jones 12).

Toss: BCL.

At Waterford ‘A’ :

Guardian General Barbados Youth 143 all out (51.2 overs) (Darrell Babb 71, Jamar Ifill 14, Zidane Harewood 11, Ayo Barrow 10; Nicholas Kirton 3-25, Ian Boyce 2-1, Keon Harding 2-13).

Nicholls Baking Combermere 68-2 (23 overs) (Hasani Newton 33 not out, Leniko Boucher 21).

Toss: Barbados Youth.

At Wildey:

Caribbean Alliance/Akobah Gardens Foundation 203 all out (54.4 overs) (Carlos Maynard 67, Dominic Drakes 37, Mario Hinds 33, Reynaldo Estwick 20; Ashley Nurse 6-96, Hayden Walsh 3-48).

LIME 65-5 (18 overs) (Ashley Nurse 29, Ryan Thomas 14, Aubrey Towler jr 10; Pius Emilien 2-12, Dominic Drakes 2-17).

Toss: LIME.

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At Friendship:

Police 284 all out (58.3 overs) (Ravendra Persaud 84, Roger Williams 58, Jamar Yearwood 43, Stefan Gooding 42, Karan Bhola 19, Brian Corbin 18; Tariq Hoyte 3-20, Antonio Mayers 2-52, Demar Thorne 2-65, Akeem Nero 2-74).

IGS Insurance Brokers Yorkshire 45-2 (14 overs) (Jamar Layne 16 not out, Roland Cato 12 not out, Tariq Hoyte 11; Trevor Ifill 2-13).

Toss: Police.

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At Beckles Road:

Ince Transport MTW 162 all out (52.4 overs) (Eric Batson 49, Sherwin Campbell 25, Raymond Kellman 21, Javon Grovesnor 15, Kemio Bynoe 15; Nkosi Ross 4-37, Dwayne Smith 2-15, Omar Wiggins 2-29, Neil Persaud 2-45).

YMPC 52-5 (14 overs) (Shane Dowrich 17, Dario Belle 11, Kemar Smith 10 not out; Jaime King 4-29).

Toss: MTW.  

First Published On bcacricket.org.

Cricket World article.

When we asked West Indies international Dwayne Smith to tell us about players who had inspired him when he was getting into the game, he produced a veritable list of great players from around the world.

As an all-rounder, he chose to focus on batting and fielding, although with Sir Garry Sobers as one of his inspirations, he has the bowling covered as well.

"As a batsman, I have always liked Sir Vivian Richards," he began, talking to us ahead of the Caribbean Premier League 2015.

"I guess it came from because my father loved him too.

"Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge as openers because they are from Barbados as well."

Having picked his batsmen, he then moved on to fielding inspirations.

"Then for me, as a fielder, I liked Jonty Rhodes, Ricky Ponting, Sir Viv as well and then we also had Clive Lloyd, who was very good in the field as well."

And finally, few would argue with his choice of all-rounder to complete his list of players who inspired him as a youngster.

"To top it all, Sir Garry Sobers, who to this day I still have conversations with.

"They were the people that really stand out for me."

Smith has played 10 Tests, 105 One-Day Internationals and 33 Twenty20 Internationals since making his West Indies debut in 2003.

First Published On Cricket World.