Cricket

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Selectors have named three newcomers in Jamaica’s 13-man squad to face Guyana in their opening game of the Regional First Class Championship starting here Friday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Injury has forced Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga out of the clash with Barbados, in the opening game of the Regional First Class Championship which starts here Friday.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has hailed Adrian Barath’s maiden One-Day International century, terming the innings as “something special”.

COLOMBO, Trinidad,  CMC – All-rounder Dwayne Bravo is expected to be available for the second One-Day International against Sri Lanka tomorrow, after recovering from a slight knee injury.

COUVA, Trinidad,  CMC – Opener Jeremy Solozano struck an unbeaten half-century to help fire Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-17s to a convincing seven-wicket win over Canada’s Under-19s here Monday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Misbah-ul-haq overcame the  loss of late wickets to keep his cool and guide Pakistan to a  two-wicket victory over New Zealand in their fourth one-day  international match in Napier yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia captain Ricky Ponting  made a return to training yesterday as he bids to be fit in  time for the World Cup, while batsmen Callum Ferguson was rushed  into the squad for the final two one-day internationals against England.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India are ready to deal with the  pressure of being World Cup hosts in a cricket-mad country,  their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Organisers of last year’s Delhi Commonwealth Games have withheld payment to nine foreign companies for “non-performance” but one of them said yesterday it would sue over non-payment.

– 1st ODI COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – A contest that promised much following Adrian Barath’s maiden One-day International hundred of 113 and Ramnaresh Sarwan’s crisp 75, delivered very little, when rain ruined West Indies’ first ODI against Sri Lanka yesterday.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – At the start of the day, run-scoring appeared a quandary for West Indies opener Adrian Barath.

By Marlon Munroe Assad Fudadin, in his new role as captain of the national cricket team, believes that the team owes the nation an abundance of joy and memorable performances, especially since the last two years have been dismal in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Four-day tournament.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The International Cricket  Council (ICC) will visit Kolkata’s Eden Gardens next Monday to find out if it can host its three remaining World Cup games and  has said the India-England match will be moved to Bangalore.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed has been included in a 14-man Trinidad and Tobago squad for their opening match of the Regional First Class Championship against Barbados starting here Friday.

The T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) is currently in talks with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), as they look to speed up the process of getting scientific testing done on bowling actions of Sunil Narine and Kevon Cooper.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Leeward Islands have axed veteran all-rounder Wilden Cornwall from a 13-man squad named for the opening round fixture of the Regional First Class Championship against England Lions starting Friday.

NAIN, St Elizabeth,  CMC – West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor grabbed a six-wicket haul on Sunday as he continued his fine-turning for Jamaica’s opening game of the Regional First Class Championship against Guyana here later this week.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Fast bowler Liam Plunkett has been plucked from the England Lions squad preparing for the Regional First Class Championship, and summoned to Australia as cover for the injured duo of Chris Tremlett and Ajmal Shahzad.

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ramnaresh Sarwan is happy to be back in West Indies colours and is eagerly looking forward to the three One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka.

When the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) introduced England ‘A’ into its annual first-class tournament in 2001, some of the reaction bordered on paranoia.