Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a century as the West Indies eased to a comfortable 61-run win over Kenya in a warm-up match ahead of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup in Colombo.
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ESPNcricinfo's Sharda Ugra is reporting that newly-appointed team manager and former captain, Richie Richardson, says Darren Sammy's team can "spring a few surprises" in a World Cup where, "every team has a chance."
In an article in The Jamaica Observer, Gus Logie says that Marlon Samuels is "just focusing on what we have right now", following the 30 year old's omission from the West Indie' squad for the upcoming World Cup.
"The players know very well that certain thing are out of their hands and we're just going to control what we can control and all we ask Marlon to continue to do is keep his feet on the ground and continue to produce those big scores," Logie added.
West Indies middle-order batsman Darren Bravo is eagerly looking forward to playing in his first ICC Cricket World Cup. The left-handed stroke-maker, who turned 22 last Sunday, said it has always been a dream of his to wear the Windies maroon colours in the biggest event in the cricket world.
“I want to go out and do my part and help the West Indies to have a great World Cup. The Coach has given me the backing and I have the confidence to go out and perform at that crucial position – batting at Number 3,” he said.
“This tournament is going to be a big challenge for me but I am always someone who thinks of the positive. A big challenge equals a big opportunity,” Bravo reasoned.
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The Grassroots Cricket Support Facility will make available US$90,000 to clubs in four periods between March 2011 and December 2012. Clubs and local cricket organisations can apply to the WICB for a grant of up to US$5,000 each. The grants will be issued to clubs to aid in one of three areas, namely: infrastructure development, strengthening training programmes and procurement of gear and equipment.
The West Indies Cricket Board today announced the West Indies 15 man squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. </p
West Indies great Richie Richardson is appointed team manager on a two-year contract.
West Indies left hand opener and later selector, Joey Carew, has passed away at age 73 at his home in Trinidad. In the words of Christopher Martin-Jenkins, "perhaps his greatest legacy to West Indies cricket, however, lies in the advice and encouragement he gave to a young left-hander from Santa Cruz in Trinidad. Brian Lara rewarded Joey Carew richly for the interest he showed in him."
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During Jamaica’s training camp ahead of the Caribbean T20, newly appointed coach Gus Logie experimented with the batting line up during trial games. All-rounder David Bernard Jr was moved up the order…..way up the order…….opening the batting instead of coming in at number 7 or 8.
Those unfamiliar with the 29 year old cricketer’s career may have been surprised by that move, but to him, it was like coming full circle. This Jamaica College alumni started his First Class career as an opener when he played for the West Indies ‘B’ team in 2001 in his debut season.
Questions surrounding the captaincy of the T20 team were recently asked when club mate Wavell Hinds was named to lead the Jamaica team. “Why not David Bernard Jr?” some asked. After all, he had just returned from leading the West Indies ‘A’ team against Pakistan, and not with disgrace.
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The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) has expressed concern about a recent press statement in which the CEO of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is quoted as saying that the upcoming Caribbean T20 Tournament will cost the WICB over US$3million. WIPA pointed out that the spend from this year’s event would now be added to the US$3 million which the WICB spent on last year’s tournament. In all, the WICB would have spent over US$6million in the past seven (7) months on the two tournaments and they are yet to find a sponsor for this and other regional and international tournaments despite WIPA’s willingness to assist.
Out of favour senior players Ramnaresh Sarwan and Denesh Ramdin may be back in the West Indies' side as the WICB released a preliminary squad for the ICC World Cup early next year. The 30 man squad will be reduced to 15 before the World Cup starts in the subcontinent early next year.
Notable absences are the pace duo of Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor, both of whom have only recently returned from long term injuries.
Full (preliminary) squad:
Lionel Baker, Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh Jr, Sulieman Benn, Dave Bernard Jr, Tino Best, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Shiv Chanderpaul, Kirk Edwards, Chris Gayle, Ryan Hinds, Jason Holder, Anthony Martin, Nikita Miller, Nelon Pascal, Kieron Pollard, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Devon Thomas </p
West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford is banned from bowling in international cricket for having an illegal action.
Galle, Sri Lanka – Chris Gayle’s epic 333 against Sri Lanka at Galle now holds the record for the highest individual score by a West Indian outside the Caribbean. </p
Chris Gayle continued to rewrite the record books with his amazing batting against Sri Lanka on the second day of the 1st ERI Test match at the Galle International Stadium.
Gayle makes his second triple century to rewrite record books
Chris Gayle continued his dominant batting moving to 255 not out at lunch on Day 2 of the 1st ERI Test match at the Galle International Stadium in this southern coastal town. The West Indies started the day on 362-2 and went to the break on 429-3.
Gayle closes in on Kanhai’s mark, Shiv reaches 9000 Test runs
West Indies declared at 580-9 midway in the final session of the second day of the 1st ERI Test match at the Galle International Stadium. The innings was built around a monumental 333 by Chris Gayle. He hit 34 boundaries and nine sixes off 437 balls in more than 10 overs at the crease. It was his highest score and the fourth highest in West Indies history.
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announces that the Grand Final, Semi Finals and second round of Caribbean Twenty20 2011 will be held at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
Chris Gayle hit a sensational double century as the West Indies reached an imposing 362-2 on the first day of the 1st ERI Test match against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Monday
Galle, Sri Lanka – Test match debutant Darren Bravo was clear in his mind what he wanted to achieve when he took to the field against Sri Lanka on Monday. The left-hander got the news on Monday morning that he would get his first Test cap against…
Darren Bravo says he grew as a bastman during today’s debut knock
Galle, Sri Lanka – All the talk about West Indian batsmen inability to cope with the Sri Lankan spinners in Asian conditions was brought to nought by Chris Gayle on the opening day at Galle.
St John’s, Antigua – President of the West Indies Cricket Board Dr. Julian Hunte met with staff of the WICB to brief them on the new culture of the organization.
West Indies made an excellent start to the 1st ERI Test match reaching 115-1 at lunch on the opening day at the Galle International Stadium in the southern coastal city of Galle. Openers Chris Gayle and Adrian Barath added a superb 110 for the first wicket in just 112 minutes.
Galle, Sri Lanka – New West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss at Galle and made a positive decision by asking his new look Windies team to bat first.
West Indies will enter the three-match ERI Cup Test Series confident they can topple Sri Lanka on their home soil. Speaking ahead of the match, skipper Darren Sammy said his players are very well prepared and have the belief that they can win in tough conditions away from home.
Windies confident of doing well as Test Series starts in Galle
St George’s, Grenada – Half centuries from Amer Sajjad and captain Faisal Iqbal piloted Pakistan A to a series clinching win over West Indies A at Progress Park as the Digicel One Day Series came to an end.
Chris Gayle recorded his 13th Test match century as the West Indies took control over Sri Lanka on Day 1 of the 1st ERI Test at the Galle International Stadium in the southern coastal city of Galle. The powerful left-hander went to tea 145 off as the West Indies moved to 238-1.
Gayle comes alive with 145 not out at tea as Windies reach 238-1
West Indies will enter the three-match ERI Cup Test Series confident they can topple Sri Lanka on their home soil. Speaking ahead of the match, skipper Darren Sammy said his players are very well prepared and have the belief that they can win in tough conditions away from home.
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announces that six players from the Sagicor High Performance Centre have been named in the West Indies A ?Test? squad to face Pakistan A in two Digicel ?Tests? in St Vincent.
St George’s, Grenada – Kieran Powell and Andre Fletcher missed out on half centuries as West Indies A posted a competitive 165 for 6 from 28 overs in the Third and final Digicel One Day game against Pakistan A at Progress Park in Grenada.
St George’s, Grenada – West Indies A made steady progress to 61 for 1 after 10 overs against Pakistan A in a truncated game at Progress Park. Overnight rain caused the Third Digicel One Day match to commence shortly after 1pm and it will be of 28 overs per side.
West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford is confident ahead of the start of the three-match ERI Test Series against Sri Lanka. The tall 27-year-old is on his first international tour and said he will be ready to do the job when he gets the ball in his hand. The 1st Test match bowls off on Monday at the International Stadium in the southern town of Galle. First ball is 9.30 am (midnight Eastern Caribbean Time/11 pm Sunday Jamaica Time).
There was no play on Friday, the third and final day of the West Indies three-day match against the Sri Lanka Cricket President’s XI at the Singhalese Sports Club. The second day, Thursday, was also washed out due to heavy rain on Wednesday night. On Wednesday the West Indies made 176. The President’s XI were 59-3 in reply.
Windies hit the nets again; no play of third day vs President’s XI
St George’s Grenada – Pakistan A took command of the Digicel Series with a thumping 71 run win over West Indies A in the Second Digicel One Day match at the Grenada National Stadium. The visitors shot out Windies A for a paltry 101 in 31.4 overs as they chased a modest 172.
St George’s Grenada – West Indies A captain David Bernard Jr once again won the toss and inserted Pakistan A in the second 50 over match of the Digicel Series at the Grenada National Stadium.
St George’s Grenada – Leg spinner Devendra Bishoo and seamer Ravi Rampaul combined for seven wickets as they led Windies A in holding Pakistan A to a modest 172 all out form 45.1 overs in the Second Digicel One Day match at the Grenada National Stadium.
There was no play on the field today but there was still plenty of action in the West Indies camp as they prepare for the upcoming battle against Sri Lanka. The Windies were kept indoors on Thursday as the second day of their three-day match against the Sri Lanka Cricket President’s XI was washed out but the management staff and the players hit the gym and the pool to put in some hard work.
The West Indies players were kept indoors on Thursday as the scheduled second day of their three-day match against the Sri Lanka Cricket President’s XI was washed out. Heavy rain overnight left the SSC ground flooded. The rain continued into early morning and play on Friday is also in doubt in what is the only warm-up match ahead of the three-match ERI Test Series.
It was a tough start to the Sri Lanka tour for the West Indies batsmen, but the bowlers hit back to keep the team in the match on the opening day of the three-day match against Sri Lanka Cricket President’s XI.
Windies bowlers hit back with three quick wickets on opening day
Full scoreboard from the first day of the three-day match between West Indies and Sri Lanka Cricket Presidentﾒs XI at the Singhalese Sports Club on Wednesday. (12 players per team; 11 to bat)
St John’s Antigua – The Board of Control for Cricket in India has advised the West Indies Cricket Board that some national boards* have requested that the deadline for the registration of the overseas players with the Indian Premier League be extended.
Bridgetown, Barbados ﾖ Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 19 runs to win the second World Masters Tournament T20 Tournament on Tuesday night at Kensington Oval. Sri Lanka made 175-8 off their 20 overs and the Windies replied with 156-8 in the final which was watched by a crowd of over 10 000.
West Indies will start their tour of Sri Lanka with a three-day match against the Sri Lanka Cricket’s President’s XI on Wednesday at the Singhalese Sports Club. First ball is 10 am (12.30 am Eastern Caribbean Time/11.30 pm Tuesday Jamaica Time). After two days of intense training at the match venue the Windies are ready for the match as they seek to get fully acclimatized ahead of the three-match ERI Test Series against the Sri Lankans.
St George’s, Grenada – With five runs needed from the final ball for West Indies A to win, Ravi Rampaul smashed a four to cause a tied game in the First Digicel One Day match against Pakistan A at the Grenada National Stadium.
St George’s, Grenada – Pakistan A made a modest 226 for 9 from 50 overs after being asked to bat by the West Indies A captain David Bernard Jr who won the toss in the First Digicel One Day match at the Grenada National Stadium.
St George’s, Grenada – Pakistan A have progressed to 140 for 1 by the 31st over in the First Digicel One Day match against West Indies A at the Grenada National Stadium. Opener Khurram Manzoor is not out on 55 and Umar Amin (1*) is with him after the visitors lost Umair Khan who was bowled by Devendra Bishoo for 59. Khan faced 83 balls and struck five fours.
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St John’s, Antigua – Antigua, Barbados and Trinidad are the three territories which have submitted bids to the West Indies Cricket Board for the hosting of Caribbean Twenty20 Tournament in 2011 and 2012.
Trinidad, Barbados & Antigua submit bid to host CT20 2011 & 2012
Danza Hyatt’s status message on his Blackberry Messenger is “I stop worrying about what I canﾒt control.” On Saturday evening with the West Indies A struggling badly at 39 for 5 chasing 118 to win Hyatt was at the wheel. He was in a position to control the situation and how he approached the task was a demonstration that left even the most seasoned cricket watchers noting that it cannot be too long before he is elevated to the next level.
West Indies opening batsman Adrian Barath knows he has a key role to play in the upcoming series. The little right-hander is all set for what will be a big assignment in the upcoming three Test matches. Speaking on Tuesday, Barath said he is ready and looking forward to the challenge. As part of his preparation he has been seeking the advice of batting ace and experienced team-mate Shiv Chanderpaul.
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Fast bowler Kemar Roach is ready to step-up again and lead the West Indies bowling attack in the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. The soft-spoken 22-year-old is expected to use the new ball in the series which features three Tests…