Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Articles published on Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Tendulkar eyes 100th century in 2000th test

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar at the peak of  his considerable powers can mark the 2,000th test at Lord’s  starting tomorrow with an unprecedented 100th international  century at the headquarters of world cricket when India face  England.

Star batsman Chanderpaul Hemraj top-scored for Guyana with a well compiled 88.

Victory in sight

Guyana’s Under-19 cricketers closed the second day of their opening West Indies Cricket Board three-day match against the Leeward Islands with an outright victory in sight after a day in which they thoroughly dominated the visitors at the Providence National Stadium.

Barbados take driver’s seat

Enterprising partnerships along with half centuries from Anthony Alleyne and Shane Paris firmly placed Barbados in the driver’s seat over the Windward Islands going into the final day today of their first round WICB three-day tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

Jamaica in strong position against T&T

A fine all-round effort from Donovan Nelson placed Jamaica in a strong position against Trinidad and Tobago after the conclusion of the second day of the three-day West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) under-19 tournament at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.

Crime scene examiner cross-examined

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul continued yesterday as Detective Corporal Floyd Hosanna who is stationed at the Criminal Investigations Department, Eve Leary once again took the stand.

Waste of water from disconnected pipe

Dear Editor, I live at Crown and Irving streets, Queenstown. I have called Guyana Water Inc on two occasions recently about, firstly, a pipe that is running freely and unstopped from under the road after a GWI crew disconnected the pipe that leads to a vacant lot at the corner.