GHB division one league bullies off
By Michaelangelo Jacobus Last night, the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) launched its Farfan & Mendes men and Woodpecker Products Limited, women’s first division field hockey leagues at the Providence National Stadium.
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![BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Head coach Shane Deitz believes West Indies Women’s capitulation in the opening One-Day International against Australia Women, will serve as a learning curve for the young side.
West Indies Women were bundled out for just 83 at Allan Border Field – their lowest-ever ODI total against the Aussies and their joint seventh lowest of all time.
Australia comfortably chased down the target to win by eight wickets, and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
“Funny enough, I thought some of the things we did were really good. We sent some youngsters out to give them an opportunity and they did their best,” said Deitz, in his first series with the Caribbean side after being appointed in July.
“They’re learning international cricket so they’ve got a lot to learn, and obviously when you have a loss, it’s a great opportunity to learn more so plenty of learnings to go on.
“We’ve got a few days between now and the next game so [we have a] fair bit to do.
“I know the result looks really, really bad but I think we’re here to learn, especially those youngsters.
“In these conditions against the world’s best, it is a perfect opportunity to learn great things and next time when they come here, we’ll be better prepared for these conditions with the younger players a bit older.”
West Indies Women were hampered by the loss of captain and leading batsman Hayley Matthews who missed the game with a leg injury.
Her absence resulted in the teenaged pair of Zaida James and Djenaba Joseph opening the batting, a partnership exploited by the Aussies as both perished cheaply, West Indies Women slipping to five runs for three wickets after being sent in.
Aaliyah Alleyne was the only one to pass 20, top-scoring with 35 from 39 deliveries before she was last out.
Despite the batting meltdown, Deitz said he saw encouraging signs from a technical perspective.
“Just the movement into the ball, we worked on some technical things with the bat and just getting into the ball more and committing to trying to take the opposition on,” said the Australian. “It starts with your movement and your thought processes which I thought were good so that was quite pleasing, and that’s what’s going to hold us in good stead moving forward.”
Matthews was the leading scorer in the preceding Twenty20 series, scoring a hundred and two half-centuries to finish with 313 runs and top the aggregates on either side.
And Deitz said with the second ODI scheduled for Thursday in Melbourne, Matthews would be afforded the time to further recover.
“She’s in recovery mode at the moment,” he explained. “She was reasonably close to playing today but there’s a few days between now and the next game so it gives us a bit more time to heal and let her try to be as close to a hundred per cent as she can be.
“It’s pretty tough if you’re trying to play on one leg. Mentally you’re not right up for it. We’ll see how it goes [over the] next few days.”](https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2023/10/deitz9-450x300.jpg)
Battering a learning experience, says optimistic Deitz
BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Head coach Shane Deitz believes West Indies Women’s capitulation in the opening One-Day International against Australia Women, will serve as a learning curve for the young side.
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GHB’s division-one leagues in grand return to National Stadium
The Guyana Hockey Board’s (GHB) Farfan & Mendes and Woodpecker Products men and women’s first-division leagues will bully off from 4pm this afternoon at the Providence National Stadium, the GHB says.
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Lady Jags could qualify for Concacaf Gold Cup
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