Cricket

National female cricket champions, Rose Hall Town Metro will defend their title in the Berbice Cricket Board/Mille Lewis Memorial female 40-overs tournament tomorrow at the Area ‘H’ Ground, Berbice.

Scottsburg United Cricket Club of Corriverton and Tucber Park of New Amsterdam will clash in the first ever Inter-club final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Under-13 Tournament tomorrow at the Albion Community Centre Ground starting at 10:00hrs.

It was an all-too-familiar batting collapse by the West Indies yesterday that served as a lingering reminder of the team’s penchant for squandering good positions and its susceptibility to quality spin bowling.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Player power in Pakistan  cricket had damaged team spirit but board (PCB) chairman Ijaz  Butt said he has succeeded in crushing it.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Five months after announcing his  retirement, Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has reversed  his decision saying he is available to play at every level.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Lyndel Wright unseated incumbent Paul Campbell, taking charge of the sport in island.

Kares Engineering and Bushy Park Sawmills have partnered in sponsoring a countrywide knockout 10/10 tape ball cricket tournament,  labeled ‘Kares T10 Tape ball cricket tournament’, slated to begin next month.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Chennai Super Kings virtually  sealed a playoff berth after fifties from skipper Mahendra Singh  Dhoni and Subramaniam Badrinath took them to an 18-run victory  over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will begin its own  version of a Twenty20 league tournament similar to the  successful Indian Premier League (IPL) on July 19, the island  nation’s cricket governing body said yesterday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Former test paceman Craig  McDermott has been appointed bowling coach for the Australia  team, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday.

Over the next five days of the first Digicel Test match against Pakistan, West Indies captain Darren Sammy will undergo a series of tests at the Guyana National Stadium.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Combative players union, WIPA, has slammed comments by UWI Cave Hill principal Sir Hilary Beckles describing former captain Chris Gayle’s brand of leadership, and has called for his immediate resignation as a West Indies Cricket Board director.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Allegations of physical assault against incumbent president Paul Campbell have marred the build-up to yesterday’s Jamaica Cricket Association elections.

Bridgetown, Barbados – The WICB yesterday announced that former West Indies captain Carl Hooper has been appointed Batting Coach at the Sagicor High Performance Center.

Regal Stationery and Computer Centre over-35 males 20/20 and females open 10/10 Softball Cricket Tournament organized by the Guyana Softball League in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport continued last Sunday at various venues.

The President and Executive Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday extended congratulations to Devendra Bishoo on his selection to the West Indies team for the first Test Match at the National Stadium, Providence beginning today.

Scottsburg United of Corriverton defeated Blairmont on first innings points last Sunday at the Blairmont Community Centre Ground to book their spot in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Under-13 cricket competition.

St John’s, Antigua – Following widely reported public comments from Chris Gayle and Jerome Taylor pertaining to injuries sustained by them and their treatment and care, the WICB reviewed all systems and protocols pertaining to injury management of players.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The International Cricket  Council’s rule-making committee recommended unanimously yesterday the adoption of the Decision Review System (DRS) in  all international matches.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Ireland’s hopes of competing at  the 2015 World Cup were boosted yesterday when the world  governing board’s cricket committee recommended a qualifying  competition for the 50-over tournament.