The action continued in the West Demerara Cricket Board’s 50 overs competition in semi-final one at Canal Polder Number Two, which saw the in-form Cornelia Ida Cricket Club (CICC) lose to McGill SC in a rain-hit thriller. Owing to inclement weather, the game was reduced to 40 overs per side. CICC won the toss and…
The 2019 edition of the East Coast Cricket Committee/ SPR Enterprise 40-over cricket competition commenced over the weekend as Lusignan A defeat Cane Grove by a whopping 253 runs. Opting to bat first, Lusignan A sent their opening pair to the crease; despite the overcast skies, Shazeem Ali and Steve Ramdass gave the hosts a…
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on Friday issued a statement, questioning the selection policy of Cricket West Indies (CWI), highlighting specifically the 13-man squad selected for the first Test against England, starting January 23 in Barbados. The squad has one Guyanese, Shimron Hetmyer. Below is the full statement issued by the Board. Once again, the Guyana…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Legendary former West Indies batsman, Shiv Chanderpaul, has been appointed interim assistant coach of Guyana Jaguars. The 44-year-old fills the breach created by the secondment of head coach Esuan Crandon to the West Indies coach staff. Rayon Griffith, the former Guyana fast bowler, will replace Crandon with Chanderpaul taking the vacant spot.…
An underdog tag and proving their own fans wrong are two reasons Stuart Law believes West Indies could spring a surprise on England in the upcoming Test series. The 50-year-old coached the West Indies from January 2017 before leaving at start of 2019 to take on a head coach role with Middlesex. In September, he…
BCB/Ivan Madre 100-ball – says Captain Suresh Dhanai By Brandon Corlette It was an inspirational victory by the Young Warriors team Saturday last when they humbled Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets by seven wickets. At the post-match presentation, Young Warriors Captain Suresh Dhanai explained how important the victory against Rose Hall Town was. Dhanai…
– Hemraj, Reifer, Singh summoned by President’s XI By Brandon Corlette They are presently seen as the regional giants – the powerful Guyana Jaguars team led by Leon Johnson, will play their first of five matches at home. The National Stadium, Providence, Guyana will see the best regional players today, January 10, 2019, compete in…
Ten-man Real Madrid suffered a surprise defeat by Real Sociedad as the visitors earned their first victory at the Bernabeu in La Liga for 15 years. Willian Jose fired Sociedad in front from the penalty spot in the third minute after Mikel Merino was fouled by Real Madrid’s Casemiro. Things then got more difficult for…
Virat Kohli says captaining India to their first Test series victory in Australia is the “proudest” moment of his career. The 2-1 series win was confirmed when the fifth day of the fourth Test in Sydney was washed out by rain and the match was drawn. “I’ve never been more proud of being part of…
The wise, old man born in our times. Cheteshwar Pujara was everything Australia didn’t want him to be today. The 30-year-old beat the daylights out of the hosts with his third hundred of the series, and his 18th overall in Tests, as India capitalised on winning the toss by racking up 303 for 4 at Stumps on…
Afghanistan have qualified directly for the Super 12s phase of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2020 – pipping Sri Lanka to the final qualification place. Hosts Australia will be joined by the other seven highest-placed teams in the Twenty20 world rankings – Pakistan, India, England, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies and Afghanistan.…
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal both bounced back from demoralising defeats to enjoy wins on New Years Day, with Spurs cruising to a 3-0 victory at Cardiff and the Gunners beating Fulham 4-1 at the Emirates. Jamie Vardy was on target for Leicester City, who picked up an impressive 1-0 away win…
