Cricket

Overnight and early morning rain washed out all hopes of play on the first day of the fourth round of the West Indies Cricket Board Under-19 three day competition at the various venues in Georgetown yesterday.

(BBC) England centurion Ian Bell was reprieved and allowed to bat on in the second Test against India at Trent Bridge after initially being controversially run out yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former Young Barbados captain Calvin Hope has stepped forward to challenge West Indies fast bowling legend Joel Garner for the post of president of the Barbados Cricket Association.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Ian Bell scored an  immaculate if controversial 159 that helped put England in  command against India at the close of the third day of the  second test at Trent Bridge yesterday.

There finally was play on the third and final day of the West Indies Cricket Board, Under-19 top-of-the-table clash between Guyana and Jamaica at the Georgetown Cricket Club’s Bourda ground yesterday.

The Demerara Cricket Club clinched the Brainstreet- sponsored Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Under-15 Cup final, with a convincing six-wicket victory over Malteenoes sports Club at the Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO), yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England required nine further  wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series against world number one side India at the close of the penultimate day of the first test at Lord’s yesterday.

During the 75-year Test history at the famous GCC Ground, Bourda from 1930-2005, it was common trend to see many of the 31 Test matches at the venue interrupted by heavenly downpours.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Heavy rain has forced the abandonment of the first day of the second round match in the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship between Barbados and Leeward Islands at

A lion-hearted effort from Windward Islands fast bowler Ray Jordan gave the defending champions a share of the spoils on a rain-affected opening day of their second round match of the 2011 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional under-19 tournament, at Providence yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen struck the India  bowlers to all parts of Lord’s  yesterday during a majestic  unbeaten innings of 202 on a sun-dappled second day of the first  test.

Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday granted an order restraining the new Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executive from performing functions on behalf of the entity, as the saga in the embattled GCB elections continues.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies will play a Test against England at Lord’s on their tour in May and June next year, after all.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  CMC – Hosts Guyana and Jamaica will face-off in the key clash in the second round of the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship, starting today at Bourda Oval.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Leeward Islands coach Winston Benjamin has lamented his side’s poor showing in the opening round of the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship here.

Ricknauth Rooplall stroked 135 runs not out to lead Better Hope XI to the highest team score in the Kares Tapeball tournament to date against Combine Warriors last weekend at the Ogle Community Ground.

Many people today are still puzzled at the sudden emergence of three West Indies Cricket Team captains in Clive Lloyd, Sir Vivian Richards and Richie Richardson.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England took the early honours  in the first test against India at Lord’s yesterday before the  rain which blighted the series against Sri Lanka again had the  final say.

Guyana’s Under-19 cricket team completed a convincing innings and 27-run win over the Leeward Islands in  their opening round clash of the 2011 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) three-day competition at the Providence National Stadium yesterday.

Despite the fight the Windward Islands put up against challengers Barbados, the Bajans completed a 95-run victory in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Under-19 three-day tourney held at the Demerara Cricket Club ground yesterday.