Cricket

Some are forgotten, some have passed on and many are still active on the field of play  and as administrators.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Kyle Corbin narrowly missed his second century of the Regional First Class Championship as he led a spirited fightback for Combined Campuses and Colleges against Guyana here yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A century stand between Jahmar Hamilton and Sherwin Peters thwarted a rampant Barbados, as they hauled Leeward Islands back into contention on the opening day of their sixth round clash of the Regional First Class Championship yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Veteran left-hander Wavell Hinds stroked a superb, unbeaten century to rescue leaders Jamaica and put them in control against Trinidad and Tobago on the opening day of their sixth round, Regional First Class Championship match here yesterday.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – England Lions secured first innings points over Windward Islands on the second day of their Regional First Class Championship clash here yesterday, but the hosts hit back late to keep themselves in contention in the sixth round fixture.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – England could not overcome  their taste for cliffhangers but at least they survived another  one against West Indies yesterday to give themselves a chance  of making it to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – James Hildreth led an England Lions recovery with his second hundred of the season against Windward Islands in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Two regional players accused of marijuana possession entered not-guilty pleas when they appeared in the Port-of-Spain 10th Court yesterday.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Australia’s bid to prolong  their unbeaten World Cup run and Pakistan’s ambitions to top  Group A will ensure no punches are pulled in Colombo tomorrow  even though both sides have booked quarter-final places.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib  Akhtar will retire from international cricket after the World  Cup, closing one of the most colourful careers in the sport.

(Reuters) – Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar will  retire from international cricket after the World Cup, closing  one of the most colourful careers in the sport.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Bangladesh fans will pray for  one more upset win from their team tomorrow to prolong their  World Cup campaign when they take on mighty South Africa in a  must-win Group B match in Dhaka.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Three Pakistan cricketers,  accused of taking bribes to fix parts of a test match in England  last year, told police the incidents were coincidental or bad  luck, a London court heard yesterday.

By Tony Cozier At the ICC World Cup In CHENNAIThe defining match of the World Cup arrives for the West Indies today (starting 5 am south Caribbean time).

Guyanese Deon Ferrier and Kellon Carmichael were among the wickets while Travis Blyden produced with the bat in the Trinidad & Tobago Championships two-day league over the weekend.

Officials at the office of Friendly Societies will be meeting with the executives of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) next Tuesday with the aim of resolving the dilemma that has been facing that body for the past two years, according to Registrar Kareem Jabar.

Chennai, India – West Indies will be looking to topple England in today’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Group B match and make it four wins in a row.

BANGALORE, (Reuters) – Australia’s pace battery  will have much, much tougher tests ahead if they are to claim a  fourth World Cup running but on the evidence of yesterday’s win  over Canada they are peaking at just the right time.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Liam Sebastien will be missing in action for Windward Islands, when they face England Lions in the sixth round of the WICB Regional first-class championship, starting today at Windsor Park.