GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Scoreboard on the final day of the fifth round WICB Professional Cricket League match between Windward Islands Volcanoes and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at Beausejour Cricket Ground here Monday:

Full Match Report to follow...

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Summary Scores:

Windward Islands Volcanoes 1st Innings: 400/8 (94 Overs). Tyrone Theophile 136, Keddy Lesporis 83, Liam Sebastien* 56, Mervin Matthew 40*; Imran Khan 29-3-97-3, Shannon Gabriel 15-0-101-3, Jason Mohammed 15-3-43-1, Marlon Richards 9-3-43-1.

T&T Red Force 1st Innings: 129/4 (45.4 Overs). Yannic Cariah 50, Evin Lewis 28, Yannick Ottley 19, Stephen Katwaroo+ 18; Kenroy Peters 18-7-21-5, Shane Shillingford 11.4-1-42-3, Mervin Mathew 19-5-34-1, Delorn Johnson 16-1-60-1.

T&T Red Force 2nd Innings: 75 all out (32.1 Overs). Yannic Cariah 12, Jeremy Solozano 11, Yannick Ottley 10, Evin Lewis 10; Shane Shillingford 10-1-25-4, Kenroy Peters 7.1-3-11-3, Delorn Johnson 8-1-21-2, Mervin Mathew 6-3-6-1.

Windward Islands Volcanoes won by an innings and 148 runs

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Windward Islands Volcanoes 1st Innings 400/8

T&T Red Force 1st Innings 177 All Out

T&T Red Force 2nd Innings (Overnight; 6/0 | Trail; 217)

E Lewis b Matthew 10

J Solozano c Fletcher b Johnson 11

K Ottley c Smith b Johnson 5

Y Cariah c Smith b Peters 12

J Mohammed* c Charles b Shillingford 2

Y Ottley c Smith b Shillingford 10

S Katwaroo+ c Ambris b Shillingford 0

I Khan c Charles b Shillingford 8

D St Clair c Fletcher b Peters 3

M Richards c Smith b Peters 3

S Gabriel not out 0 1

Total: 75 all out (32.1 Overs)

Extras: (lb9, w1, nb1) 11

Fall of Wickets: 1-21, 2-33, 3-40, 4-49, 5-51, 6-53, 7-61, 8-70, 9-73, 10-75.

Windward Islands Volcanoes 2nd Innings Bowling: D Johnson 8-1-21-2, S Shillingford 10-1-25-4, L Sebastien 1-0-3-0, M Mathew 6-3-6-1, K Peters 7.1-3-11-3.

Result: Windward Islands Volcanoes won by an innings and 148 runs

Points-to-date: Volcanoes 20 (5 batting points + 3 bowling points + 12 for victory), Red Force 2 (2 bowling points + 0 batting points)

Man of the Match: Tyrone Theophile (Windward Islands Volcanoes)

Toss: Volcanoes won the toss and elected to bat

Umpires: Lennox Abraham & Verdayne Smith

Reserve Umpire: Francis Maurice

Match Referee: Patrick Felix

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings after the fifth round of matches in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament ended on Monday.

Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, T-tied, I-incomplete match, A-abandoned match, DP-Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch, MR-match referee awarding match, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points

POINTS SYSTEM

Scoring of Points – As below plus any points under the bonus points system

Completed match

Outright win 12 + batting + bowling points

Tied match

6 points each team + batting + bowling points

Incomplete (drawn) match

No outright winner 3 points each team + batting + bowling points

Abandoned match

In the event of a match being abandoned without any play having taken place 1 point each

Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch

Home Team 0

Visiting Team 12

Referee awarding match

Team Awarded Match 12

Other Team 0

Batting and bowling points awarded only for performances in the first 110 overs of each team’s first innings only and retained whatever the result of the match.

A maximum of five batting points will be awarded based on runs scored by each team as follows:

200 to 249 runs – 1 point

250 to 299 runs – 2 points

300 to 349 runs – 3 points

350 to 399 runs – 4 points

400 runs or over – 5 points

A maximum of three bowling points will be awarded based on wickets taken by each team as follows:

3 to 5 wickets taken – 1 point

6 to 8 wickets taken – 2 points

9 to 10 wickets taken – 3 points

For the avoidance of doubt, “wickets taken” shall relate exclusively to batsmen dismissed under Laws 30 to 39 inclusive and to batsmen retired out.

If penalty runs are awarded to a team which at that time had faced less than 110 overs in their first innings, or completed their first innings before they had faced 110 overs, those penalty runs will be considered as counting towards the total as far as the award of bonus points is concerned.

If penalty runs are awarded to a team which had already faced 110 overs or more in their first innings, or had previously completed their first innings after they had faced 110 overs, those penalty runs will not be considered as counting towards the total as far as the award of bonus points is concerned.

RESULTS OF MATCHES

ROUND 1

November 14 to 17

Jamaica Franchise beat Windwards Volcanoes by 13 runs – Sabina Park

T&T Red Force drew with Barbados Pride – Queen’s Park Oval

Guyana Jaguars beat Leewards Hurricanes by an innings and 10 runs – Guyana National Stadium

ROUND 2

November 21 to 24

Guyana Jaguars beat Windwards Volcanoes by 92 runs – Guyana National Stadium

Leewards Hurricanes lost to T&T Red Force by 6 wickets – Warner Park

Barbados Pride drew with Jamaica Franchise – Windward Sports Club

ROUND 3

November 28 to December 1

Windwards Volcanoes beat Leewards Hurricanes by 9 wickets – Grenada National Stadium

Guyana Jaguars lost to Barbados Pride by 2 runs – Guyana National Stadium

T&T Red Force lost to Jamaica Franchise by 37 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 4

December 5 to 8

Windwards Volcanoes lost to Barbados Pride by 11 runs – Arnos Vale Sports Complex

Jamaica Franchise beat Leewards Hurricanes by 4 wickets – Sabina Park

T&T Red Force lost to Guyana Jaguars by an innings and 60 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 5

February 6 to 9

Jamaica Franchise lost to Guyana Jaguars by 105 runs – Sabina Park

Windwards Volcanoes beat T&T Red Force by an innings and 148 runs – Beausejour Cricket Ground

Barbados Pride beat Leewards Hurricanes by an innings and 190 runs – Kensington Oval

REMAINING MATCHES

(Home teams mentioned first; all matches start at 10 a.m. local time)

ROUND 6

February 13 to 16

Windwards Volcanoes vs Jamaica Franchise – Arnos Vale Sports Complex

Barbados Pride vs T&T Red Force – Kensington Oval

Leewards Hurricanes vs Guyana Jaguars – Warner Park

ROUND 7

February 20 to 23

Leewards Hurricanes vs Windwards Volcanoes – To be confirmed

Barbados Pride vs Guyana Jaguars – Kensington Oval

Jamaica Franchise vs T&T Red Force – Sabina Park

* * * BREAK * * *

ROUND 8

March 6 to 9

T&T Red Force vs Windwards Volcanoes – Queen’s Park Oval

Guyana Jaguars vs Jamaica Franchise – Guyana National Stadium

Leewards Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride – To be confirmed

ROUND 9

March 13 to 16

Barbados Pride vs Windwards Volcanoes – Kensington Oval

Leewards Hurricanes vs Jamaica Franchise – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Guyana Jaguars vs T&T Red Force – Guyana National Stadium

ROUND 10

March 20 to 23

Windwards Volcanoes vs Guyana Jaguars – Windsor Park

T&T Red Force vs Leewards Hurricanes – Queen’s Park Oval

Jamaica Franchise vs Barbados Pride – Sabina Park

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WICB Media Release.

Trinidad Express article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Newly-appointed Minister of Sport Brent Sancho was full of praise for the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB), saying the cricketing governing body has “exemplified good governance” and as a reward received a cheque for $250,000.

Sancho said he met with TTCB president Azim Bassarath yesterday and was interested in mending the relationship between the two organisations.

Last year Bassarath claimed that no financial assistance had been forthcoming from the Sports Company for cricket development since 2011, and that it was owed funds which have severely hampered the organisation’s capability to administer its programmes.

“We had a long discussion today (yesterday) and I think it is the first time Mr Bassarath has left the Ministry smiling,” Sancho told the media following a press conference at the Ministry of Tourism when it was announced that T&T will be hosting seven matches in this year’s Caribbean Premier League, including the semi-finals and final.

“We have had a lot of acrimony in the past but I said to him we cannot right the wrongs of the past but we will work in partnership moving forward,” Sancho explained.

“We presented a cheque to Mr Bassarath for a $250,000 because I believe that the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board has exemplified good governance in sports in terms of what is required to get funding for various programmes,” he revealed.

“They have done the requirements that we need in the Ministry of Sport and we want to reward and show the other sporting bodies what good looks like.”

However, the Minister said he told the TTCB that the Ministry of Sport is not an ATM.

“We want value for money and they agreed to partner with us for some of our initiatives and programmes. We have camps for Easter and summer and we want to use our cricketing icons to be part of these camps and to be inspirational persons for our young children,” Sancho explained.

First Published In The Trinidad Express.

Trinidad Express article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Fatima College are enjoying an impressive unbeaten run in the PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League Premier Division competition and will be looking to extend their winning streak today when they host last place Princes Town West Secondary at Fatima Ground in Mucurapo.

Fatima have won their previous three games and earned a “winning draw” in their first game of the season to climb to the top of the ten-team Premier Division standings with 70 points.

Their opponents are rooted to the bottom of the table with 14 points.

Second place Naparima Boys College have also been on a good run and are just seven points behind the leaders. Naps take on Carapichaima East Secondary today and will be hoping to capitalise on any slip-ups from Fatima.

Elsewhere, the defending champions Vishnu Boys’ Hindu College, who are currently third on 58 points, will have a tough battle on their hands when they host SSCL T20 champions Barrackpore West Secondary.

Barrackpore suffered their first major setback of the 2015 campaign last week when they fell to Fatima and they will be hoping to bounce back strong against the defending league champions who have a wealth of talent in their squad, including national youth players all-rounder Kirstan Kallicharan, pacer Jarlarnie Seales and spinner Bryan Boodram.

In the North Championship Division, leaders Manzanilla Secondary are on a bye which gives second place Barataria South a good opportunity to steal the top spot when they face Trinity College East in Trincity.

Both Trinity (35 points) and Barataria (37 points) are unbeaten in the competition and are only separated by two points.

In the South Championship, Fyzabad Secondary will also be trying to maintain their perfect run when they come up against Iere High School in Siparia.

Meanwhile South leaders Shiva Boys Hindu College will be confident of victory when they take on bottom side Preysal Secondary in Penal today.

All matches bowl off at 10 a.m.

Today’s PowerGen SSCL fixtures Premier Division Round 5

ASJA Boys’ College, San F’Do vs Hillview College, San Fernando

Carapichaima East Secondary vs Naparima Boys’ College, Carapchaima

Vishnu Boys’ Hindu College vs Barrackpore West Secondary, Cunupia

Presentation College, Chaguanas vs St Mary’s College, Chaguanas

Fatima College vs Princes Town West Secondary, Fatima Ground

Championship Division Round 4

North

Toco Secondary vs El Dorado East Secondary, Toco

Trinity College East vs Barataria South Secondary, Trincity

East Mucurapo Secondary vs Signal Hill Secondary, Mucurapo

South 

Iere High vs Fyzabad Secondary, Siparia

Shiva Boys’ Hindu College vs Preysal Secondary, Penal

Cowen Hamilton Secondary vs Couva East Secondary, Princes Town

First Published In The Trinidad Express.

WICB Media Release.

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board will hold its Annual General Meeting on March 7, 2015 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston Jamaica.

As part of the AGM, elections will be held for the positions of President and Vice President of the WICB.

The deadline for nominations to be received for the respective posts was Saturday February 7 last.

The following nominations were received (all in alphabetical order):

For President

Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron

Joel Garner

For Vice President

Baldath Mahabir

Emmanuel Nanthan

The voting members of the WICB are the shareholders and are as follows (in alphabetical order):

Barbados Cricket Association – 2 votes

Guyana Cricket Board – 2 votes

Jamaica Cricket Association – 2 votes

Leeward Islands Cricket Association – 2 votes

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board – 2 votes

Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control – 2 votes

WICB Media Release.

Trinidad Express article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - The Harvard Cricket Club, whose coaching clinic produced West Indies players Brian Lara and Ian Bishop, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Founded in 1965, the Club continues to be held in high esteem as being an organisation that has produced besides Lara and Bishop, Dwayne Bravo, and former national players Anil Balliram and Keno Mason.

The milestone was observed at the launch of the Digicel-sponsored Coaching Clinic on February 1.

The launch not only highlighted the Club’s 50 years of existence but also marked 10 years of Digicel’s partnership with Harvard for the Clinic, which is designed to support the growth of talented boys and girls in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Digicel’s senior sponsorship manager, Christopher Edmond said, “To all the parents and guardians, please rest assured that your eager youngsters will be taught by some of this country’s finest coaches, with most of them being trained and certified by the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board.”

First Published In The Trinidad Express.

Trinidad Guardian article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - A brilliant 253-run second-wicket partnership between Jonathan Hirst and Amir Jangoo gave leaders Fatima an emphatic 241-run win over Princes Town West in the fifth round of the Powergen Secondary Schools 50-over Cricket League at Fatima Ground, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.

The left-handed pair propelled Fatima to a massive 358/4 batting first. Hirst slammed 17 fours and three sixes in his knock of 134, while Jangoo, who is a West Indies Under-19 player, struck 14 fours and one six in his innings of 112. 

Sean Persaud also boosted the home team’s total with an unbeaten 38, while Peterson Francios tried his best to contain the Fatima batsmen, taking 3/48 in nine overs.

Persaud also played his part with the ball, snatching 3/11 in ine overs as Princes Town could only muster 117 all out. Anand Lochan (2/5) and Donavon Clayton (2/6) both took two wickets. Francois top scored for the visitors with 46 and Jonathan Williams pitched in with 26.

At Avidesh Samaroo Park in Endeavour, defending champions Vishnu Boys had a setback, going down by seven wickets to Barrackpore West. Vishnu could only make 57 in 19.1 overs, before Barrackpore got to 58/3 in 11.3 overs. 

SCORES

​AT CARPAICHAIMA EAST: Carapichaima East 100 (37 overs) (Justin Joseph 19, Ryan Mohammed 18, G. Maraj 4/19, Clevon Kalawan 2/23) vs Naparima 101/9 (J Samuel 13, Anderson Phillips 4/20) Naps won by one wicket.

AT AVIDESH SAMAROO PARK: Vishnu Boys 57 (19.1 overs) (Kirstan Kallicharan 20, Shazan Mohammed 4/19, Jeron Maniram 3/11) vs Barrackpore West 58/3 (11.3 overs) (Dillon Mohammed 39) Barrackpore won by seven wickets.

AT PRESENTATION: Presentation College 202/9 (47 overs) (Akshay Mangalee 43, Varindra Jagrup 37 not out, Sachin Sooker 29, Jameel Hunte 3/50, Andre Seetaram 2/39) vs St Mary’s 111 (31.4 overs) (Deon Bachan 20, Sooker 3/13, Jagrup 3/27) Presentation won by 91 runs.

AT FATIMA: Fatima 358/4 (Jonathan Hirst 134, Amir Jangoo 112, Sean Persaud 38 not out, Peterson Francois 3/48) vs Princes Town West 117 (Francois 46, Jonathan Williams 26, Persaud 3/11, Anand Lochan 2/5, Donavon Clayton 2/6) Fatima won by 241 runs.

AT SAN FERNANDO: Hillview 180 (48.1 overs) (Nathaniel McDavid 39, Teshawn Alleyne 31, Akeel Mohammed 4/28, Enrique Singh 2/28, Romario Singh 2/33) vs ASJA Boys 94 (25.3 overs) (Areon Mohammed 35, Shameer Muradali 5/21, Alleyne 2/9) Hillview won by 86 runs.

First Published In The Trinidad Guardian.

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Manager of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force team Roland Sampath said he was extremely disappointed on Monday with the squad’s massive innings and 148-run defeat to the Windward Islands Volcanoes on the final day of their Fifth Round meeting in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League Four Day Tournament.

At the Beausejour Cricket Stadium, St Lucia yesterday, the Red Force resumed their second innings (following-on) on six without loss, after being skittled out for 177 in their first innings on Sunday — in response to the Volcanoes’ 400/8 declared. 

But the Red Force batting, once again, crumbled under pressure as they folded for 75 in 32.1 overs. 

Veteran bowlers Shane Shillingford (4/25) and Kenroy Peters (3/11) did the damage, with their off-spin and left-arm pace respectively. 

In a telephone interview Sampath, while stating, “the discipline off the field is good,” noted, “it’s just performance-wise, we did not perform as we would have liked to, (making) 177 in the first innings. 

“(Sunday) had overnight rains so the game (resumed) after 3 (pm). We were (six) overnight, thinking we would have had a better second innings performance but we just capitulated, we just crashed.” 

Sampath admitted that the Volcanoes were excellent with the ball yesterday but “it was really two Test bowlers who bowled us out.” 

He stated, “we should have applied ourselves better. Yes it’s some young players but still they’re representing Trinidad and Tobago. They have ability, they should have performed better.” 

The batting has been the Red Force’s bugbear this 2014-2015 First Class season, as they have yet to cross 250 in any of their 10 innings so far. 

“Our batting has been our problem,” Sampath acknowledged. “People need to go out there and play to their strengths, take their time and see if they can bat long. We can hope that the players learn quickly and perform. But to lose, and get bowled out for 75 is not nice. It’s disappointing.” 

The Red Force will face Barbados Pride in their Sixth Round clash, at the Kensington Oval (from Friday until next Monday) and Sampath declared “it’s not going to get easier.” 

First Published In The Trinidad & Tobago Newsday.

Trinidad Express article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Minister of Sport Brent Sancho visited the Brian Lara Recreation Ground Wednesday in effort to understand the scope of construction being undertaken by the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago. 

Accompanied by West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara, Minister Sancho viewed drawings and was updated by contractors on the progress at the Ground, which when completed will feature a 500-seat pavilion with change rooms and storage areas, car park, cricket nets, an outdoor basketball court and a children’s play park. 

Brian Lara concurred with Minister Sancho about the facility’s potential to earn revenue with the installation of concession stands and advertising boards. 

The Sport Minister is very keen on exploring income-generating opportunities for regional recreation grounds across the country, which will serve as a boost to the community’s business prospects as well as contribute to the country’s sport tourism product. Minister Sancho indicated that he was grateful to have input from Lara and is of the view that elite athletes should be consulted when facilities are being built, as their experiences of competing at international venues was invaluable to the development of the local sporting infrastructure. 

As such, the former West Indies captain pointed out that in his view, the outfield and pitch at the Ground were of a high enough quality to permit warm-up, practice and training sessions for visiting regional and international teams as well as community level interventions for football and cricket.

The contractor on the project CG Construction estimated a 14-week timeline for completion of the ground.

First Published In The Trinidad Express.

Trinidad Guardian article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Preysal Phoenix blew past defending T&T Women’s Cricket Association League champions Moosai by nine wickets at the El Dorado West Secondary School ground on Sunday as Leandra Ramdeen and Merissa Aguilleira had solid performances.

Bowling first, Ramdeen took 3/25 as Preysal Phoenix dismissed Moosai for a dismal 86 in 32.1 overs. Samantha Bissoon (2/16) and Stephanie Ramcharan (2/26) grabbed two wickets apiece to help limit Moosai. Karishma Ramharack and Leeann Kirby both made 17 for the defending champions.

Preysal Phoenix raced to 87/1 in 14.5 overs as West Indies Women’s captain Aguilleira struck 37 and Felicia Walters contributed an unbeaten 36.

In another premiership match West Indies Women’s player Stacy Ann King had a top all round performance to guide Technocrats to a 90-run win over Hibiscus Ladies. King scored 73 and took 2/13.

In the championship division, Preysal Achievers humiliated West Side Giants at the Couva East Secondary School Ground in a 26-over contest. Preysal Achievers posted a massive 244/2 batting first, then bundled the Giants out for 11 in 6.1 overs. Crystal Annamally took four wickets for three runs and Renelle Dookie snatched three wickets for eight runs. It was not confirmed that the West Side Giants total was the lowest in the league’s history.

RESULTS

Premiership

At El Dorado West Secondary: Moosai Sports 86 all out (32.1 overs) (Karishma Ramharack 17, Leeann Kirby 17, Kelly Clarke 14, Leandra Ramdeen 3/25, Samantha Bissoon 2/16, Stephanie Ramcharan 2/26) vs Preysal Phoenix 87/1 (14.5 overs) (Merissa Aguilleira 37, Felicia Walters 36 not out) Preysal Phoenix won by nine wickets

At Munroe Road Recreation Ground: Technocrats 184 (49.4 overs) (Stacy Ann King 73, Afy Fletcher 40, Tenisha Cudjoe 4/22, Shanice Pascall 3/37) vs Hibiscus Ladies 94 (40.4 overs) (Rosalie Dolabaille 12, Brenda Solozano 10, Afy Fletcher 3/16, Stacy Ann King 2/13, Crystal Hanslal 2/15) Technocrats won by 90 runs

At Larry Gomes Enclosure: Jus United 115/9 (40 overs) (Vanessa Gracia 23 not out, Melissa Sandy 18, Alisa Mohammed 16, Anisa Mohammed 13, Selene O'Neil 3/19, Desiree Simon 3/25) vs Cricket Lovers 116/4 (16 overs) (Sarah Charles 26, Jenelle Charles 23, Selene O'Neil 13 not out, Alicia Villafana 1/13, Sapna Ramlochan 1/15) Cricket Lovers won by six wickets

Championship

At James Park: UWI 190/5 (30 overs) (Rachel Vincent 67, Shari John 38, Caneisha Isaac 18 not out, Risa Bhagwandeen 15 not out, Cindy Bridgelal 3/34) vs South West United 122 (26.3 overs) (Onika Alexander 25, Cindy Bridgelal 19, Patrina Walcott 12, Amanda John 12, Talia Baksh 3/12, Caneisha Isaac 2/11, Prudence Flemming 2/28) UWI defeated South West United by 68 runs

At Couva East Secondary: Preysal Achievers 244/2 (26 overs) (Atiya Lara 83 not out, Rianna Farrow 61 not out, Shania Augustus 31, Crystal Annamally 31) vs West Side Giants 11 (6.1 overs) (Crystal Annamally 4/3, Renelle Dookie 3/8) Preysal Achievers defeated West Side Giants by 233 runs

First Published In The Trinidad Guardian.

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Guyana Jaguars and Barbados Pride, the two front-running sides in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament, will be looking to forge further ahead in the sixth round of matches, starting on Friday.

With the season now halfway complete, the teams are now in the return leg of the Tournament and some will be looking to gain revenge on their opponents from the first leg of matches.

In North Sound, Antigua: Bottom-placed Leeward Islands Hurricanes will be hoping that home advantage will breed success for the first time this season, when they face chart-toppers Guyana Jaguars at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

This is definitely the tale of two extremes: The Hurricanes have failed to win a match this season, sinking to a heavy defeat against the Pride on the road in the previous round, when the Jaguars made a huge statement, gaining a significant boost of confidence with a solid victory over the Jamaica Franchise on the road.

So current form and recent history strongly favour the visitors, as the Jaguars, whose 13-member squad is unchanged, have won five of their previous 10 matches including in the first round of this season’s tournament.

The Hurricanes, whose side is also unchanged, can take comfort in the knowledge that the last time the two teams met at this venue early last year, they landed a five-wicket knock-out punch to the Jaguars.

In Bridgetown, Barbados: The Pride will be looking to collect their fourth straight victory and prove what a difference a format makes when they host long-standing arch-rivals Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at Kensington Oval.

Pride and Red Force were truly last season’s top two sides – the home team lifted the NAGICO Super50 title and followed up with the R4Day crown, while T&T finished in the runners-up spot in both competitions.

This season however, the Pride struggled in the NS50 which the full-strength Red Force won – and it has been vice versa in the R4Day with the embattled visitors find the going tough as their hosts have recovered strongly from weather setbacks early in the season.

Current form and recent history are also on the side of the Pride. They seemed destined to win their tournament opener against the Red Force, but the weather intervened and prevented them from clinching a sixth straight victory over this same opponent.

Both sides are unchanged from the previous round.

In Kingstown, St. Vincent: Judging on recent results, the most competitive contest of the round could emerge, when the Windward Islands Volcanoes meet the Jamaica Franchise at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex.

Volcanoes breathed life into their season with a resounding victory over the Red Force in the previous round, at the same time that the Franchisers stumbled when they were dominated by the Jaguars.

Both teams need all the points they could acquire to keep the two front-running sides within reach, so expect a keen affair.

This will be the first time the two sides will meet at Arnos Vale in 15 years, but recent history favours the visitors, since they have won nine of the 20 matches in the same period, including the first round encounter this season on home soil.

Windwards are unchanged, but the Franchisers are the only side this round to make an adjustment, bringing Brandon King in to replace Shacaya Thomas.

Squads:

Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Jamaica Franchise

(AT THE ARNOS VALE SPORTS COMPLEX, ST. VINCENT)

WINDWARD ISLANDS VOLCANOES (from): Liam Sebastian (captain), Sunil Ambris, Alston Bobb, Johnson Charles, Craig Emmanuel, Andre Fletcher, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Kenroy Peters, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile

Squad unchanged

JAMAICA FRANCHISE (from): Tamar Lambert (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, Dave Bernard Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Gavon Brown, Odean Brown, John Campbell, Jason Dawes, Damion Jacobs, Brandon King, Horace Miller, Marquino Mindley

IN–King; OUT–Shacaya Thomas

UMPIRES: Zahid Bassarath (Trinidad & Tobago), Steve O’Shaughnessy (England)

MATCH REFEREE: Selwyn Allen

STANDBY UMPIRE: Deighton Butler

Barbados Pride vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force

(AT KENSINGTON OVAL, BARBADOS)

BARBADOS PRIDE (from): Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Tino Best, Carlos Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Kyle Corbin, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Kevin Stoute, Jomel Warrican

Squad unchanged

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO RED FORCE (from): Jason Mohammed (captain), Yannic Cariah, Derone Davis, Shannon Gabriel, Akeal Hosein, Steven Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Kjorn Ottley, Yannick Ottley, Marlon Richards, Jeremy Solozano, Daniel St. Clair

Squad unchanged

UMPIRES: Leslie Reifer Jr, Christopher Taylor (Jamaica)

MATCH REFEREE: Mervyn Jones

STANDBY UMPIRE: Troy Tudor

Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Guyana Jaguars

(AT VIVIAN RICHARDS CRICKET GROUND, ANTIGUA)

LEEWARD ISLANDS HURRICANES (from): Devon Thomas (captain), Quinton Boatswain, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton, Colin Hamer, Montcin Hodge, Jeremiah Louis, Orlando Peters, Sherwin Peters, Austin Richards Jr, Akeem Saunders, Gavin Tonge, Hayden Walsh Jr

Squad unchanged.

GUYANA JAGUARS (from): Leon Johnson (captain), Christopher Barnwell, Ronsford Beaton, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Rajindra Chandrika, Narsingh Deonarine, Shimron Hetmyer, Keon Joseph, Veerasammy Permaul, Raymon Reifer, Vishaul Singh

Squad unchanged

UMPIRES: Patrick Gustard (Jamaica), Gregory Brathwaite (Barbados)

MATCH REFEREE: Vanroy Burns

STANDBY UMPIRE: Bernard Joseph

OFFICIAL POINTS STANDINGS

(After the fifth round)

Following are the Official Points Standings after the fifth round of matches in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament ended last Monday.

Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, T-tied, I-incomplete match, A-abandoned match, DP-Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch, MR-match referee awarding match, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points

ROUND 1

November 14 to 17

Jamaica Franchise beat Windwards Volcanoes by 13 runs – Sabina Park

T&T Red Force drew with Barbados Pride – Queen’s Park Oval

Guyana Jaguars beat Leewards Hurricanes by an innings and 10 runs – Guyana National Stadium

ROUND 2

November 21 to 24

Guyana Jaguars beat Windwards Volcanoes by 92 runs – Guyana National Stadium

Leewards Hurricanes lost to T&T Red Force by 6 wickets – Warner Park

Barbados Pride drew with Jamaica Franchise – Windward Sports Club

ROUND 3

November 28 to December 1

Windwards Volcanoes beat Leewards Hurricanes by 9 wickets – Grenada National Stadium

Guyana Jaguars lost to Barbados Pride by 2 runs – Guyana National Stadium

T&T Red Force lost to Jamaica Franchise by 37 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 4

December 5 to 8

Windwards Volcanoes lost to Barbados Pride by 11 runs – Arnos Vale Sports Complex

Jamaica Franchise beat Leewards Hurricanes by 4 wickets – Sabina Park

T&T Red Force lost to Guyana Jaguars by an innings and 60 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 5

February 6 to 9

Jamaica Franchise lost to Guyana Jaguars by 105 runs – Sabina Park

Windwards Volcanoes beat T&T Red Force by an innings and 148 runs – Beausejour Cricket Ground

Barbados Pride beat Leewards Hurricanes by an innings and 190 runs – Kensington Oval

REMAINING MATCHES

(Home teams mentioned first; all matches start at 10 a.m. local time)

ROUND 6

February 13 to 16

Windwards Volcanoes vs Jamaica Franchise – Arnos Vale Sports Complex

Barbados Pride vs T&T Red Force – Kensington Oval

Leewards Hurricanes vs Guyana Jaguars – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

ROUND 7

February 20 to 23

Leewards Hurricanes vs Windwards Volcanoes – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Barbados Pride vs Guyana Jaguars – Kensington Oval

Jamaica Franchise vs T&T Red Force – Sabina Park

* * * BREAK * * *

ROUND 8

March 6 to 9

T&T Red Force vs Windwards Volcanoes – National Cricket Centre

Guyana Jaguars vs Jamaica Franchise – Guyana National Stadium

Leewards Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride – To be confirmed

ROUND 9

March 13 to 16

Barbados Pride vs Windwards Volcanoes – Kensington Oval

Leewards Hurricanes vs Jamaica Franchise – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Guyana Jaguars vs T&T Red Force – Guyana National Stadium

ROUND 10

March 20 to 23

Windwards Volcanoes vs Guyana Jaguars – Windsor Park

T&T Red Force vs Leewards Hurricanes – National Cricket Centre

Jamaica Franchise vs Barbados Pride – Sabina Park

ONLINE COVERAGE

1. Match reports and other tournament details here, www.windiescricket.com

2. Select one of the links below to watch single-camera, “live” webcasts of the matches:

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-View Pride vs Red Force here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchtwo

-View Hurricanes vs Jaguars here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchthree

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WICB Media Release.

Trinidad Express article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Preysal Phoenix continued their good form in the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Cricket Association Premier Division League competition on Sunday, easily overcoming defending champions Moosai Sports by nine wickets at El Dorado West Secondary.

West Indies women’s team skipper Merissa Aguilleira hit 37 and Felicia Walters scored an unbeaten 36 in what was an easy chase for Phoenix as they reached 87 for one in reply to Moosai’s 86 all out to record their second win in as many matches this season.

In other results, Stacy Ann King slammed 73 and took two wickets for 13 runs as Technocrats defeated Hibiscus Ladies by 90 runs.

Summarised scores

Premier Division

At El Dorado West Secondary

Moosai Sports 86 all out (32.1 overs) (Leandra Ramdeen 3/25, Samantha Bissoon 2/16, Stephanie Ramcharan 2/26) vs Preysal Phoenix 87/1 (14.5 overs) (Merissa Aguilleira 37, Felicia Walters 36 n.o)

—Preysal Phoenix won by nine wickets

At Munroe Road Recreation Ground

Technocrats 184 all out (49.4 overs) (Stacy Ann King 73, Afy Fletcher 40; Tenisha Cudjoe 4/22, Shanice Pascall 3/37) vs Hibiscus Ladies 94 all out (40.4 overs) (Afy Fletcher 3/16, Stacy Ann King 2/13, Crystal Hanslal 2/15)

—Technocrats won by 90 runs

At Larry Gomes Enclosure

Jus United 115/9 (40 overs) (Vanessa Gracia 23 n.o.; Selene O’Neil 3/19, Desiree Simon 3/25) vs Cricket Lovers 116/4 (16 overs) (Sarah Charles 26, Jenelle Charles 23)

—Cricket Lovers won by six wickets

Championship Division

At James Park, Point Fortin

UWI 190/5 (30 overs) (Rachel Vincent 67, Shari John 38; Cindy Bridgelal 3/34) vs South West United 122 all out (26.3 overs) (Onika Alexander 25; Talia Baksh 3/12, Caneisha Isaac 2/11, Prudence Flemming 2/28)

—UWI won by 68 runs

At Couva East Secondary

Preysal Achievers 244/2 (26 overs) (Atiya Lara 83 no, Rianna Farrow 61 no, Shania Augustus 31, Crystal Annamally 31; West Side Giants 11 (6.1 overs) (Crystal Annamally 4/3, Renelle Dookie 3/8) —Preysal Achievers won by 233 runs

First Published In The Trinidad Express.

Trinidad Express article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Queen’s Park Cricket Club’s Premiership Twenty20 title defence got off to a positive start with the Parkites thrashing First Citizens Clarke Road by eight wickets in their Group A match on Wednesday in Penal.

Off-spinner Sunil Narine (three for 13) and medium pacers Dwayne Bravo (two for 17) and Tion Webster (two for 30) did the damage for Queen’s Park, dismissing Clarke Road for 91 in 19.1 overs before Jonathan Augustus hit 40 to lead the Parkites to 97 for two in reply.

In the other Group A fixture, Preysal defeated the Parkites Premier Division Two side by seven wickets. 

Bryan Charles grabbed two wickets for ten runs to restrict the QPCC 2 to 141 for six before hitting and unbeaten 39 to lead Preysal to 145 for three.

Premiership T20 Results

Group A

Clarke Road 91 (19.1 overs) (Nicholas Jugmohan 27; Sunil Narine 3/13, Dwayne Bravo 2/17, Tion Webster 2/23) vs QPCC 97-2 (13.5 overs) (Jonathan Augustus 40, Petrock Nicholas 20; Clevon Khelawan 1/9)

—QPCC won by eight wickets 

QPCC 2 141-6 (20 overs) (Iraq Thomas 55, Terrence Hinds 21; Bryan Charles 2/10, Videsh Sookhai 2/18) vs Preysal 145-3 (18 overs) (Bryan Charles 39 n.o., Kamil Pooran 33, Videsh Sookhai 30; Darren Deonarine 2/30)

—Preysal won by seven wicketS

Group B

Prisons Sports 93 vs Merry Boys 94-1

—Merry Boys won by nine wickets

Alescon Comets 149 vs Rahamut’s Evergreen 96

—Comets won by 53 runs

Group C

HKL Aranjuez 90 vs PowerGen Penal 91-2

—PowerGen won by eight wickets

Esmeralda 158-6 (Teshawn Castro 59) vs Munroe Road 136-9 (Akeem Alvarez 48) —Esmeralda won by 22 runs

Group D

Caldrac 198-9 (20 overs) (Allen Laurent 54, Royston Crandon 49, Franklyn Rouse 25; Namir Seupaul 5/21, Yohan Lezama 2/40) vs Moosai 59 (14.1 overs) (Isaiah Raja 20; Dane Teelucksingh 4/12, Christopher Vincent 2/2, Miguel Mahabir 2/9)

—Caldrac won by 139 runs

Jenexcon Tableland 145-7 (S Cooper 29, William Perkins 23) vs Calcutta 147-4 (16 overs) (Varindra Maharaj 49, A Mohammed 34 n.o.)

—Calcutta won by six wickets

First Published In The Trinidad Express.

Trinidad Express article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago Red Force can still salvage their abysmal Professional Cricket League four-day campaign but the odds are against them.

Without skipper Rayad Emrit, the youthful Red Force squad led by Jason Mohammed will be going up against one of the more consistent teams in the West Indies, defending champions Barbados Pride. 

The match bowls off today at 10 a.m. at Kensington Oval where the Red Force have not recorded a four-day victory in over a decade.

Barbados have won the previous three first class matches against T&T at Kensington, the last two in 2013 and 2014, by an innings.

The Bajans have also whipped T&T in five of their previous six four-day encounters, the last of which was a rain-affected drawn game at Kensington Oval in November last year.

T&T are coming off an embarrassing innings and 148-run loss against the Windward Islands when they were dismissed for 177 and 75 and manager Roland Sampath said he expected them to do a lot better against the defending champions.

The only good news for T&T is the fact that Emrit will return to the team for the match against Jamaica at Sabina Park next week.

Meanwhile, Barbados romped to victory in a one-sided contest against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes last weekend but few of the Bajans were ever really challenged. The bowlers hardly broke a sweat as the home side rolled over the Hurricanes by an innings and 190 runs.

“The team is very mentally prepared. We take no opposition for granted nor leave room for complacency,” head coach Hendy Springer told the Barbados Nation newspaper on the eve of the match.

“Every team we play against have their strengths and weaknesses. We respect their strengths and look to exploit their weaknesses. All the players in our squad are working towards improving their game. Some are looking to regain their spots on the international side and some are working towards making their debut at that level, so there is always incentive to perform well,” Springer said.

Barbados, the only unbeaten side in the competition, sit in second position on 60 points, 15 behind leaders Guyana and a comfortable 34 ahead of T&T who have struggled in the absence of several of their key players and are one rung from the bottom on 26 points. 

First Published In The Trinidad Express. 

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Newly appointed manager of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, Roland Sampath, is optimistic that the Jason Mohammed-led outfit can bounce back from their horrific and historic loss against the Windward Islands earlier this week, when they lock horns with defending champions Barbados in today’s Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional Four Day encounter which bowls off in Bridgetown from 9am.

Presently fifth in the standings, the Augustus Logie-coached TT are expected to face an uphill task against the second placed Bajans, who are hoping to capitalise on precious home advantage. 

Speaking to Sampath yesterday, he admitted they were forced to lick their wounds after their last round thrashing, but have now realigned themselves and are eagerly anticipating today’s meeting. 

He acknowledged though that conquering their opponents on foreign soil will be a challenge. 

“After the bad loss to the Windward Islands, we are now going to face Barbados, who can be considered more than formidable opponents. It is definitely not going to be an easy game but the guys welcome the challenge and are ready for tomorrow’s (today) clash. The players are getting an opportunity now to display their ability out there. It’s not going to be easy but this is the task at hand and we are determined to get the best out of them.” 

Today’s Red Force attack remains unchanged from their previous outing and will feature another youthful red, white and black. Ace national spinner, Imran Khan aka “Sharky” captured his 200th regional wicket against the Windwards and will be hoping to increase his tally this time around. However on Wednesday, Khan sustained a minor knock to his ankle but will return to the pitch today. 

“We just finished practising and are presently preparing for a team meeting. What we are asking the players to do, however, is to go out there, keep the focus and try to perform at the best of their ability. That’s all they can do really. The guys are fit and ready. The mood is good but what’s most important is when they go out there,” added Sampath.

TT Red Force - Jason Mohammed (captain), Evin Lewis, Jeremy Solozano, Yannic Cariah, Khesan Ottley, Kjorn Ottley, Imran Khan, Akeal Hosein, Daniel St Clair, Steven Katwaroo, Shannon Gabriel, Marlon Richards, Deron Davis.

Barbados Pride — Tino Best, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Kyle Corbin, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Ryan Hinds, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Omar Phillips, Dwayne Smith, Kevin Stoute, Jomel Warrican, Kenroy Williams.

First Published In The Trinidad & Tobago Newsday.

Windward Islands Volcanoes v Jamaica

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Toss: Jamaica won the toss and elected to field

Jamaica Final Squad: Tamar Lambert (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, Dave Bernard Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Gavon Brown, Odean Brown, John Campbell, Jason Dawes, Damion Jacobs, Brandon King, Horace Miller, Marquino Mindley.

Windward Islands Volcanoes Final Squad: Liam Sebastian (captain), Sunil Ambris, Alston Bobb, Johnson Charles (wicket-keeper), Craig Emmanuel, Andre Fletcher, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Kenroy Peters, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile.

Umpires: Zahid Bassarath & Steve O'Shaughnessy

Reserve Umpire: Deighton Butler

Match Referee: Selwyn Allen

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Barbados Pride v T&T Red Force

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Toss: T&T Red Force won the toss and elected to field

Barbados Pride Final XI: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Kyle Corbin, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich (wicket-keeper), Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Tino Best, Miguel Cummins, Jomel Warrican.

T&T Red Force Final XI: Jason Mohammed (captain), Evin Lewis, Jeremy Solozano, Yannick Ottley, Yannic Cariah, Steven Katwaroo (wicket-keeper), Imran Khan, Akeal Hosein, Marlon Richards, Derone Davis, Shannon Gabriel.

Umpires: Leslie Reifer & Christopher Taylor

Reserve Umpire: Troy Tudor

Match Referee: Mervyn Jones

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Leewards Hurricanes v Guyana Jaguars

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Toss: Guyana Jaguars won the toss and elected to field

Leeward Islands Hurricanes Final XI: Devon Thomas (captain), Quinton Boatswain, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton, Colin Hamer, Montcin Hodge, Jeremiah Louis, Orlando Peters, Sherwin Peters, Austin Richards Jr, Akeem Saunders.

Guyana Jaguars Final XI: Leon Johnson (captain), Vishaul Singh (vice-Captain), Rajendra Chandrika, Narsingh Deonarine, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Christopher Barnwell, Anthony Bramble (wicket-keeper), Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo, Ronsford Beaton.

Umpires: Patrick Gustard & Gregory Brathwaite

Reserve Umpire: Bernard Joseph

Match Referee: Vanroy Burns

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich extended his rich vein of form with another half-century as Barbados Pride emerged with the better of exchanges on the opening day of their clash with arch-rivals Trinidad and Tobago Red Force here Friday.

The right-hander finished the day unbeaten on 83 as Pride closed on 246 for four after they were sent in at Kensington Oval in good batting conditions, in their sixth round contest of the WICB Professional Cricket League.

Dowrich was joined by rookie Roston Chase who was unbeaten on 85, and the pair have so far put on 153 in an impressive unbroken fifth wicket stand.

They partnership was necessary after Barbados Pride slumped to 93 for four after lunch, when captain Kraigg Brathwaite was caught at the wicket for 40.

However, any initiative Red Force had was quickly taken away as Dowrich and Chase took charge for the hosts to steer them to a comfortable position.

Dowrich, who hit a career-best unbeaten 131 against Leeward Islands Hurricanes last week at the same venue, counted nine fours and a six in an innings spanning 170 balls in 3-1/2 hours.

Chase, meanwhile, struck ten fours in a knock that consumed 194 balls in just under 4-1/2 hours at the crease, to gather only his second first class half century.

Barbados, however, were in early trouble when they lost their first three wickets cheaply in the pre-lunch session.

Opener Kyle Corbin made his way safely to 22 off 35 balls with three fours and a six before he had his defence breached by Imran Khan and was bowled at 25 for one inside the first hour.

With just four runs added, Barbados Pride suffered another blow when out-of-favour West Indies batsman Kirk Edwards’ fell without scoring to extend his poor form.

The right-hander pushed forward to the sixth delivery he faced and edged a catch to Evin Lewis at slip, in Imran Khan’s next over.

And Red Force were on top when Shai Hope was deceived and bowled by left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein for 13, to leave Barbados 58 for three.

Brathwaite and Chase then combined in a 35-run stand for the fourth wicket to revive the hosts, and steer them to 70 for three at lunch.

Unbeaten on 29, Test batsman Brathwaite pushed on after the break before becoming the fourth wicket to fall inside the first half hour after lunch, caught behind as he pushed at a rising delivery from fast bowler Shannon Gabriel.

He hit three fours off 106 deliveries in 2-1/2 hours.

Imran Khan has been the best bowler with two for 65.

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Summary Scores:

Barbados Pride 1st Innings: 246/4 (90 Overs). Roston Chase 85*, Shane Dowrich+ 83*, Kraigg Brathwaite* 40, Kyle Corbin 22; Imran Khan 24-5-65-2, Shannon Gabriel 14-7-33-1, Akeal Hosein 19-1-54-1, Yannic Cariah 11-4-25-0.

Stumps, Day 1

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Barbados Pride 1st Innings

Kraigg Brathwaite* c Katwaroo b Gabriel 40

K Corbin b I Khan 22

K Edwards c Lewis b I Khan 0

S Hope b Hosein 13

R Chase not out 85       

S Dowrich+ not out 83

Total: 246/4 (90 Overs)

Extras: (b2, nb1) 3

Still to Bat: Carlos Brathwaite, A Nurse, M Cummins, J Warrican, T Best.

Fall of Wickets: 1-25, 2-29, 3-58, 4-93.

T&T Red Force 1st Innings Bowling: S Gabriel 14-7-33-1, M Richards 15-2-48-0, I Khan 24-5-65-2, A Hosein 19-1-54-1, D Davis 6-1-16-0, Mohammed 1-0-3-0, Y Cariah 11-4-25-0.

T&T Red Force Final XI: Jason Mohammed (captain), Evin Lewis, Jeremy Solozano, Yannick Ottley, Yannic Cariah, Steven Katwaroo (wicket-keeper), Imran Khan, Akeal Hosein, Marlon Richards, Derone Davis, Shannon Gabriel.

State of Match: Barbados Pride are 246/4 in their 1st Innings

Points-to-date: Pride 1 (1 batting point), Red Force 1 (1 bowling point)

Toss: T&T Red Force won the toss and elected to field

Umpires: Leslie Reifer & Christopher Taylor

Reserve Umpire: Troy Tudor

Match Referee: Mervyn Jones

Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4

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Trinidad & Tobago Newsday article.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Metronomes handed champions Sugar Road Youths a convincing 101-run beating when General Earth Movers Limited-sponsored Southern Sports Sunday Cricket League action resumed.

Having first knock, the Metronomes batsmen led by Kevin Ramsawak with 78 and Keegan Jaagessar 70, racked up a total of 214 in last Sunday’s match. 

In reply, however, Jagessar completed a good allround performance taking three for 21 and Syed Mohammed chipped in with two for 13 to rout the champions for 113. 

In the other Premier Division game, Commonwealth Sports topped Gandhi United by six wickets. 

Gandhi United were bowled out for 187 despite a solid knock of 44 by Navin Singh, with Kristin Seepersad taking three for 45 and Goutam Mahabirsing three for 22. 

Led by Lawrence Sookram 68 and Suresh Ramthahal 34, Commonwealth cruised to 189 for four. 

Batsman Rakesh Ramgobin hit a good 107 for Hardbargain Sports in their Championship Division match against Buenintento. the second century of the season. 

After bowling out their opponents for 187 with Clint Ramlal getting 57 and Thomas Smith taking three for 40 and Adesh Ramai two for 32, Ramgobin and Hansraj Dass 60 featured in an unbroken second wicket stand to lead Hardbargain to 188 for one wicket. 

Other summarised scores: Championship Division - DEBE YOUTHS FOUNDATION 286/5 - Vijay Sookraj 71, Alvardo Bryce 69, Dhanraj Jangesingh 2/60 vs SANDHILL 151 - Jaipersad Beharry 3/20, Vijay Sookraj 2/2. 

DEBE YOUTHS won by 135 runs. 

SUNRISE 202 - Glen Changoor 94, Dave Jaimungal 42, Lyndel Singh 3/36, Quin Ramoutar 3/33 vs STAR WARS 203/8 - Vinod Persad 52, Ravendra Saiew 3/31, Damien Samuel 2/25. 

STAR WARS won by two wickets. 

KNOCKERS UNITED 147 - Andy Subhan 4/26, Mark Pascal 2/17 vs SPOILERS SPORTS 124 - Roger Boodoo 41, Sham Singh 4/25, Satesh Seecharan 2/27. 

KNOCKERS UNITED won by 13 runs. 

PERSEVERANCE UNITED 209/6 - Fayard Hosein 79, Larry Bayney 3/43, Krisnha Ramjattan 2/30 vs UPRISING UNITED 186/8 - Mark Remy 30, Arron Foster 3/14, Imtiaz Khan 2/18. 

PERSEVERANCE won by 23 runs. 

BARRACKPORE ANGELS 143 - Karron Ramkissoon 4/22, Dwayne Huggins 2/30 vs CHURCH STREET SPORTS 144/7 ARGENT 50, Irwin Dick 5/10. 

CHURCH STREET SPORTS won by three wickets. 

HAPPY HITS 200 - Joseph Williams 60, Ryan Williams 39, Anderson Maingot 4/35, Johnaton Williams 3/17 vs PUNISHERS 204/7 - Darel Machan 85, Joseph Williams 2/30, Jeremy Cambridge 2/34. 

PUNISHERS won by three wickets. 

La Romaine all stars 194/8 - Brandon Maharaj 51, Augustine Dass 48, Ryan Seepersad 3/44, Shivanand Sankar 2/47 vs SURVIVORS 251/7 - Varun Samaroo 67, Adesh Deonarine 59, Kendal Gopie 2/29 Rekish Julipsingh 2/43. 

LA ROMAIN ALL STARS won by 43 runs. 

WILSON ROAD UNITED 201/4 - Naresh Ramsaran 83, Satyam Ramlal 47, Rooplal Bissoon 2/36 vs VALLEYLINE 191/8 - Rooplal Bissoon 45, Kevin Hercules 31, Kailash Sahadeo 3/29, Sashtri Jaikaran 3/53. 

WILSON ROAD won by 10 runs. 

POND BOYS SPORTS 170 - Khabeer Hamid 69, Wazir Mohammed 56, Ryan Buntin 4/37, Shane Katwaroo 3/30 vs GOLCONDA UNITED 171/9 Shane Katwaroo 47, Steron Sandy 34, Wazir Mohammed 4/43, Lalchan Maharaj 3/28. 

POND BOYS won by one wicket. 

Intermediate Division - SURVIVORS 171/6 - Tackoor Heeralal 33 Dianand Heeralal 30, Shivan Ragoonanan 2/20 vs HILLPIECE SPORTS 172/2 - Brandon Baal 78, Kapil Bissoondath 63, Tackoor Heeralal 2/27. 

HILLPIECE won by eight wickets. 

LONGDENVILLE UNITED 192/2 - Akeef Mohammed 61, Kumar Daniel 50 vs X-MEN SPORTS 139 - Narine Neeranjan 44, Mavin George 5/38, Marcus Daniel 2/27. 

LONGDENVILLE won by 53 runs. 

METRONOMES SPORTS 96/4 - Kyle Phillip 29, Marion Samuel 2/22 vs BORDE NARVE YOUTHS 94/8 - Jonathan Persad 22, Amarnath Ramdath 2/13, Kyle Phillip 2/9. 

METRONOMES SPORTS won by 6 wickets. 

CHAMPION UNITED 273/8 - Russel Seelochan 84, Keran Seeraj 50, Roger Doon 2/43, Naresh Durgadeen 2/35 vs BORDE NARVE INVERNESS 110 - Naresh Durgdeen 37, Kerry Ramkissoon 5/29, Wazir Bally 4/19. 

CHAMPIONS UNITED won by 163 runs. 

LA ROMAINE AVENGERS 193/7 - Brian Williams 43, Marlon Partarpsingh 4/21, N Partapsingh 2/44 vs WOODLAND FC 196/3 - D Ramoutar 105,. 

WOODLAND FC won by seven wickets. 

EVERGLADS SPORTS 196/7 - Navin Khanhai 95, Dindial Bridgelal 35, Ronald Soodoo 2/29, Randy Patrick 2/39 vs LOTHIANS SPORTS 197/7 - Justin Salick 66, Nicholas Mohammed 54, Dindial Bridgelal 3/38, Greg Sookhan 2/50. 

LOTHIANS won by three wickets. 

SECRET STORM 133/7 - Nishan Deonarine 33, Akiel Joseph 30, Narinelal Seenath 3/16, Vinnie Ramdass 2/17 vs BUNSEE TRACE 98/9 - Vinnie Ramdass 26, Aamaroo Louban 5/20. 

SECRET STORM won by 25 runs. 

SOUTHSIDE OUTLAWS 150/3 - Reshard Mohammed 62, Raees Baksh 28, vs TAROUBA SPORTS 154/7 - Larry Mathura 71, Shiva Dookie 25, Nazir Mohammed 2/14, Rohit Kissoon 2/43.

TAROUBA SPORTS won by three wickets. 

SURPRISE BARRACKPORE 132 - Kelvin Beharry 38, Dylon Ali 32, Sean Rambaran 5/21, Amzard Ali 2/0 vs RISING STARS UNITED 114 - Sahadeo Ramoudit 2/27. 

SURPRISE BARRACKPORE won by 18 runs.

First Published In The Trinidad & Tobago Newsday.

Windward Islands Volcanoes v Jamaica

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 |

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

Toss: Jamaica won the toss and elected to field

Jamaica Final XI: Tamar Lambert (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, Dave Bernard Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Odean Brown, John Campbell, Jason Dawes, Damion Jacobs, Horace Miller, Marquino Mindley.

Windward Islands Volcanoes Final XI: Liam Sebastian (captain), Sunil Ambris, Alston Bobb, Johnson Charles (wicket-keeper), Andre Fletcher, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Kenroy Peters, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile.

Umpires: Zahid Bassarath & Steve O'Shaughnessy

Reserve Umpire: Deighton Butler

Match Referee: Selwyn Allen

Tweets by @WindiesRegional​

Barbados Pride v T&T Red Force

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 |

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

Toss: T&T Red Force won the toss and elected to field

Barbados Pride Final XI: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Kyle Corbin, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich (wicket-keeper), Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Tino Best, Miguel Cummins, Jomel Warrican.

T&T Red Force Final XI: Jason Mohammed (captain), Evin Lewis, Jeremy Solozano, Yannick Ottley, Yannic Cariah, Steven Katwaroo (wicket-keeper), Imran Khan, Akeal Hosein, Marlon Richards, Derone Davis, Shannon Gabriel.

Umpires: Leslie Reifer & Christopher Taylor

Reserve Umpire: Troy Tudor

Match Referee: Mervyn Jones

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Leewards Hurricanes v Guyana Jaguars

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 |

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

Toss: Guyana Jaguars won the toss and elected to field

Leeward Islands Hurricanes Final XI: Devon Thomas (captain), Quinton Boatswain, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton, Colin Hamer, Montcin Hodge, Jeremiah Louis, Orlando Peters, Sherwin Peters, Austin Richards Jr, Akeem Saunders.

Guyana Jaguars Final XI: Leon Johnson (captain), Vishaul Singh (vice-Captain), Rajendra Chandrika, Narsingh Deonarine, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Christopher Barnwell, Anthony Bramble (wicket-keeper), Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo, Ronsford Beaton.

Umpires: Patrick Gustard & Gregory Brathwaite

Reserve Umpire: Bernard Joseph

Match Referee: Vanroy Burns

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Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Playing Conditions

News On The Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day

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By CMC.

SYDNEY, Australia – Fairy tales often don’t come true but try telling that to Trinidadian international cricket umpire Joel Wilson. He will be the only West Indian match official to stand in the ICC Cricket World Cup which bowled off in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday.

The 48-year-old will stand in three matches in the preliminary round as he marks a personal milestone 20 years of umpiring. Fairy tales don’t get much better.

Wilson has described it as an absolute honour to be chosen among the game's elite to stand in the February 14 to March 29 tournament, undeniably cricket’s greatest showpiece.

“I’m humbled and honoured at the same time to be part of a team of officials that could be considered the best crop in the world at the moment. To be at this World Cup means a lot to me and to west Indian umpires in general,” Wilson told CMC Sports.

“I’m looking forward to my assignments in the tournament. This is, for me, something special and something I worked towards. I’ve been umpiring for 20 years and now after two decades I have been given the opportunity to stand participate in one of the biggest sporting events on Earth.”

“I won’t be worried too much about what is happening around, my job is to do my best in the middle and make the correct and best decisions. I have umpired to empty stadiums and I have umpired to full stadiums, so I have told myself to take it one step at a time, one ball at a time and I know I will enjoy the World Cup.”

Wilson’s first assignment was on Saturday’s opening day in the big contest between hosts Australia and England at the MCG in Melbourne where he acted as the fourth umpire.

His assignments in the middle will be in Canberra when Afghanistan clash with Bangladesh at Munaka Oval on February 18, in Brisbane when Zimbabwe face Pakistan at the Gabba on March 1, and in Tasmania when Sri Lanka take on Scotland on March 11.

Wilson will become the third West Indian to stand in the Cricket World Cup – the other two are legends of umpiring. Jamaican Steve Bucknor proved to be one of the best of all-time becoming the only man to stand in four World Cup finals.

He ended an illustrious career at the top of his game having completed a record 128 Test matches and 181 One-Day Internationals. Billy Doctrove of Dominica stood in the 2007 and 2011 World Cups and ended his career with 38 Test matches, 112 ODIs and 17 T20 Internationals.

Wilson is thrilled by the history he is also making for his country Trinidad and Tobago, and is determined to follow in the footsteps of Bucknor and Doctrove.

“I am the first Trinidadian umpire at the World Cup. We had Michael Ragoonath, who stood in the FIFA Football World Cup and is now a regional match referee in cricket, so I guess from a Trinidad perspective we have something to be proud of with our sporting officials,” Wilson said.

“I watched a lot Bucknor and Doctrove and they have offered me a lot of support. Steve Bucknor is an icon in umpiring and Billy Doctrove did extremely well in his career at the elite level. He (Doctrove) called me to wish me all the best before I left home and that meant a lot to me to get those words of encouragement from a man who knows how it is done at this level.”

Wilson acknowledged that at some stages in his career he felt like quitting but kind words of encouragement from Clyde Cumberbatch, a former international umpire, helped to strengthen his resolve.

“I remember the first day I stood in a match 20 years ago. After that first day I felt like giving up. I promised myself I would not go back,” he recounted.

“I was scheduled to be with a colleague who did not show up and I had to stand at both ends ... it was a school game and it was very taxing. That first day was a horror story, I didn’t get a breather, I didn’t have another umpire to talk to, it was a rough initiation, but it ended up being a good eye-opener now that I look back 20 years later.”

He continued: “Then we had classes at the Queen’s Park Oval and I was going to announce during the classes that I was finished with umpiring. Before the classes started, Mr Cumberbatch met me and said ‘I saw you at the weekend and your umpiring was really good’ and that motivated me.

“I didn’t announce my ‘retirement’ to the group,” he added with a laugh.

Wilson is the father of two daughters, one a law student and the other a high school student. He said that their support along with that of his wife and extended family, had been tremendous in his journey.

He also spoke of his close friendship with Gregory Brathwaite, a fellow international umpire.

“I have to thank my wife and family for all their support. My daughters are my biggest fans … I know this will sound unusual to think about it but they watch matches to cheer on the umpire,” he said with a smile. 

“Gregory has been a friend for a while now and we discuss cricket and umpiring. There is so much happening in the field of umpiring and we always try to keep up to date with the latest happenings.”

Only four years ago, Wilson was making his international debut in a one-dayer between West Indies and India in Jamaica’s capital Kingston.

Now, 18 ODIs and 16 Twenty20 Internationals later, Wilson is commanding cricket’s biggest stage and continues to be driven by the desire to make a meaningful contribution to the glorious game.

“I never thought 20 years ago when I started that I would reach the World Cup stage. All I really wanted to do was give my best to the game of cricket,” Wilson said.

“It is a wonderful game and a rich part of West Indian history and who we are as a people and all I really wanted to do from the first day was just contribute in a meaningful and professional way to the game. 

“My ultimate ambition is to stand in a Test match. I see Test cricket as the ultimate form of the game and I dream of making it all the way to that level.”

By CMC.