Year: 2013

All of India A’s quicks contributed to justify Cheteshwar Pujara’s decision to field, as West Indies A were bowled out for 268 on Wednesday. Zaheer Khan did not have the wickets to show, but there was improvement from Shimoga, both in intensity and in the discomfort he caused the batsmen. The Mumbai duo of Dhawal Kulkarni and Abhishek Nayar took seven wickets between them as West Indies A went from 240 for 5 to 268 all out. Most of the West Indies A specialist batsmen got starts – Leon Johnson…

By Rajiv Bisnauth   Bangladesh youth team produced a superb all-round team effort to beat West Indies by 63 runs in the second limited overs game at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda on Wednesday to level the seven-match series 1-1. The tourists defended their total of 259, as the Windies finished on 196 for 9. The West Indies were throttled by the spin attack of Bangladesh and never looked in the hunt after they scored just 70 runs in 24.1 overs for the second wicket. Left arm spinner Rahuttul…

Former West Indies off spinner, Lance Gibbs, believes that the West Indies need to build their current team around Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the West Indies batsman, if Test success is to come into the frame once more, as November’s India tour looms. Gibbs indicated that Chanderpaul’s experience and talent are the right ingredients to nourish younger batsmen such as Kirk Edwards and Darren Bravo in the subcontinent. “Chanderpaul is one of our premier batsmen – the premier [one] actually,” Gibbs said. “We need to bat around him and mature these inexperienced…

By Ravendra Madholall   Barbadian fast bowler Jade Padmore produced a fine bowling performance to help Centurions Cricket Club humble arch-rivals and defending champion Brampton Master Tranzac Cricket Club by 20 runs on Saturday at the King City ground in the 2013 Toronto and District Cricket Association Elite 50-over final. Former Guyana skipper and all-rounder Damodar Daesrath was also outstanding with the ball, nabbing four wickets for Brampton to help restrict Centurions to a challenging 150-9 from the allocation of 50-overs. While Padmore had figures of three for 26 from…

Unlike previous years when it was held for just a day, the National Senior Men’s and Women’s Open powerlifting championships will be staged over two days at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, next month. Billed for November 16-17, the event will see all divisions of female lifters, as well as the Men’s 59kg to 74kg categories doing battle on the first day. The final day will attract competition from the 83kg to 120+ kg weight class lifters. Special events, featuring push and pull competitions (bench press as well as deadlifts)…

By Ravendra Madholall   Former Guyana under-19 cricketer Ejaz Mohamed put in an excellent all-round performance to lead Cricketers Cove to the 2013 Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) championships after beating East Coast Cricket Club by six wickets recently at the Lancaster ground. Mohamed took two wickets for 11 runs from just a solitary over as East Coast only made 108-9 at the expiration of the 20 overs after they won the toss while Cricketers Cove, in reply, reached the target in 17th over with Mohamed hitting an unbeaten 27.…