Cricket

(Cricinfo) Another day, another batting collapse from Pakistan. They were shot out for 120 and it was too little to defend even for their talented bowling attack.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) is hoping to convince India to adopt the Umpire Decision Review System as part of the world governing body’s push to make the practice a mandatory feature of all test series.

“It was the coming together of two champions,” according to Public Relations Officer of the Berbice Cricket Board(BCB) Hilbert Foster yesterday at the canteen of the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) company yesterday.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – West Indies Women’s all rounder Pearl Etienne has described her first stint with the team as a rewarding experience.

(Cricinfo) Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Johan Botha restricted Pakistan to 119 before Colin Ingram and JP Duminy revived the chase from a wobbly 26 for 3 with a 66-run partnership to push South Africa to victory in the first of the two Twenty20 games in Abu Dhabi.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad & Tobago will be coming harder than ever next year to regain some of the prestige they have lost, following a year in which they promised much, but delivered very little.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Organisers of the World Masters Tournament have postponed the event out of respect for the passing of late Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Russell Latapy has fortified Trinidad & Tobago’s men’s national team with the selection of four overseas-based players for the second round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup to be staged from November 2 to 6 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium here.

NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – Trent Bridge will be one of the stops on West Indies’ tour of England in two years time.

-cites lack of transparency and apprehension at working among power-hungry people as reasonsBy Marlon Munroe While acid burnt Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Assistant Treasurer Pretipaul Jaigobin is back at work at the Ministry of Finance, his work at the GCB is uncertain as he is apprehensive about working among “power-hungry persons.”

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian trio of Vangipurappu Laxman, Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma have returned from injury to bolster the team for next month’s three-match test series against New Zealand.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Ryan Hinds has dismissed suggestions that his Barbados side have become chokers.

– Five wicket hauls for Bishun, Bourne, Ferrier and Barrington Spinners Totaram Bishun, Ranole Bourne, Deon Ferrier and Shemroy Barrington highlighted the second round of the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) First Division Heroes Cup with five-wicket hauls yesterday.

The in-word in West Indies cricket at the moment is “tough”.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif said yesterday he had withdrawn his appeal against a suspension for alleged spot-fixing next week in order to give his lawyers more time to prepare a detailed challenge.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A former West Indies captain believes Chris Gayle should have been asked to lead the regional team to Sri Lanka.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has withdrawn his appeal against the suspension imposed on him by cricket’s governing body (ICC) over spot-fixing  allegations.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A West Indies Under-16 Invitational side will tour Australia next month where they will play seven matches against state sides and a two-day “Test” against the hosts.

BENONI, South Africa, (Reuters) – Centuries from JP  Duminy and AB de Villiers propelled South Africa to the second  biggest win in one-day internationals as they crushed Zimbabwe  by 272 runs in the third and final match yesterday.

Axed West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan told  Stabroek Sport yesterday that he has been getting mixed signals about his non-selection for the tour to Sri Lanka next month and this has prompted him to focus his energies on assisting the development of Guyana’s cricket.