Cricket

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday announced a historic US$360,000 grant programme which is aimed at supporting club cricket across the Caribbean.

By Marlon Munroe Former president of the Guyana Table Tennis Association Attorney-at-Law, Anil Nandlall, said yesterday that the injunction which was withdrawn by the Bissondyal Singh-led Demerara

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Mohammad Hafeez scored his  first one-day century and Shahid Afridi blasted the  equal-fastest half century in New Zealand as Pakistan levelled  their one-day series against the hosts following a 43-run  victory at Lancaster Park yesterday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The International Cricket  Council (ICC) has rejected the Indian board’s request to keep  Eden Gardens in Kolkata as the venue for the World Cup match  between India and England on Feb.

The two-day practice match between Assad Fudadin’s XI and Devendra Bishoo’s XI ended in a draw at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground Bourda yesterday.

MOLINEUX, St Kitts, CMC – St Kitts and Nevis and England Lions played to a draw on the final day of their two-day tour match at Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Tamar Lambert has reclaimed his place as captain of Jamaica’s four-day team, following his axing earlier this month for the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship.

The nationwide Stag Beer and El Dorado Softball  tournament will continue today with several matches at various venues after a successful start last Sunday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka have named their World  Cup squad of 15 players to meet the West Indies in a one-day  international series originally scheduled for November but  abandoned due to bad weather.

Today’s Annual General Meeting of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has been postponed.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago overcame their inspirational captain Daren Ganga being sidelined with a hand injury to be crowned the new Caribbean Twenty20 champions, following a resounding, 36-run victory over Hampshire yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Purposeful bowling followed solid batting led by Danza Hyatt to lead Jamaica to a third place finish in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship, following a 10-run victory over Windwards Islands yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago will return to the lucrative Airtel Champions League Twenty20 this year, after trouncing a docile Jamaica in the semi-finals of the Caribbean T20 Championship on Saturday.

AHMEDABAD, India, CMC – Steady bowling spell from Tremayne Smartt and Anisa Mohammed helped West Indies Women level their three-match Twenty20 International series with India Women, following a tense, three-run victory yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – David Hussey halted a middle-order collapse and guided Australia to a four-wicket  victory over England in the third one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – India captain  Mahendra Singh Dhoni has blamed his team’s fragile batting for  the one-day series defeat in South Africa.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Yusuf Pathan’s  blistering century proved in vain for India as South Africa won  the fifth and decisive one-day international by 33 runs yesterday to take the series 3-2.

An act unprecedented in the history of sports will take place today with the staging of two elections by the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB).

The Leeward Islands  left their best performance for last as they humbled a determined Canada outfit by 19 runs in their final group B match at the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship at Kensington Oval last night.

A great amount of energy is being expended by the warring factions of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) to secure electoral advantages in the run-up to its elections.