Sports

Hamilton, Baker help Leewards stomp

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Teenaged batsman Jahmar Hamilton narrowly missed out on a century while pacer Lionel Baker wrecked Combined Campuses and Colleges’ top order, to leave the Leeward Islands in command on day one of their final round WICB regional first class match yesterday.

Hyatt, Parchment get hundreds in ripping start for Jamaica against T&T

GRENVILLE, Grenada,  CMC – Showing a very healthy appetite for runs, Danza Hyatt and Brenton Parchment enjoyed a batting feast and both scored hundreds to propel title-chasing Jamaica to a solid score against Trinidad and Tobago on the opening day of their crucial final round WICB Regional first class match yesterday.

Brathwaite, Parris fail to outdo Taibu

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad, CMC – Kraigg Brathwaite and Nekoli Parris failed to trump a hundred from Tatenda Taibu that set up a five-run victory for Zimbabwe in their opening tour match against a University of the West Indies’ Vice Chancellor’s XI yesterday.

LABA U-19 championships

– Jets and Kings in must-win match The Amelia’s Ward Jets and Kashif and Shanghai Kings will clash tonight in a game where both teams must win to advance to the semi-finals in this year’s Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) under-19 tournament.

Young Windies standouts hope to shine against Zimbabwe

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Four standout West Indies Under-19 players who recently contested the Youth World Cup in New Zealand, will be on show Friday when they line up for the University of the West Indies Vice Chancellors’ XI against Zimbabwe in a 50-overs match.

WICB absolves itself from accommodation fiasco

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has refuted claims it was responsible for skewed accommodation arrangements for three regional teams in Trinidad and Tobago last week, when they arrived for the sixth round of the WICB first class championship.

Bangladesh leave out Ashraful for England ODIs

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh have overlooked former captain Mohammad Ashraful and batsman Raqibul Hassan in naming a 13-man squad for three one-day internationals against England,  the Bangladesh Cricket Board said yesterday.

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