Cricket

Kierre Henry
Kierre Henry

Henry leads Tucber Park to final

Tucber Park advanced to the final of the Ricks and Sari Agro Industries under-13 cricket competition in Berbice after taking first innings lead in their drawn semi-final match against Albion Community Centre recently.

 Paul Haynes
Paul Haynes

Haynes says Guyana’s CBC team needs to start training now

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation says that  the national basketball team will be competing in this year’s Caribbean Basketball Championships (CBC) and co-founder of the Haynes Foundation, Paul Haynes believes that the team needs to begin training now in order to be competitive.

Sachin Tendulkar

Punjab stun Mumbai to keep IPL hopes alive

MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – Praveen Kumar dealt early  blows while Bhargav Bhatt polished off the tail as Kings XI  Punjab stunned Mumbai Indians by 76 runs to keep their playoff  hopes alive in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

Marlon Samuels acknowledges the small crowd by raising his bat as he walks off after making a double century. (Orlando Charles photo)

Marlon’s masterclass!

Two years away from all forms of cricket must have roused a beast out of hibernation in Marlon Samuels because certainly the double hundred he plundered yesterday against his West Indies counterparts was as savage as ever.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Top order fashions easy IPL win for Chennai

JAIPUR, India, (Reuters) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni and  his top order colleagues fired in unison as Chennai Super Kings  thumped Rajasthan Royals by 63 runs to jump to second place in  the Indian Premier League yesterday.

Despite having net sessions with the West Indies team yesterday Shivnarine Chanderpaul, seen here with Darren Bravo, will play for Guyana against the touring Pakistan cricketers today at the GCC, ground, Bourda. (Windiescricket.com)

Chanderpaul to play for Guyana

Corporate Communications Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board Imran Khan said yesterday that West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul will play in the two-day match for Guyana against Pakistan at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground as he was originally slated to.

 Ernest HIlaire

Troubled waters

The  most implausible aspect of the latest in the age-old, never-ending, self-defeating conflicts between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its most prominent players is that Shivnarine Chanderpaul is at the forefront.

Mumbai in IPL semis, Delhi out of contention

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Ambati Rayudu and Rohit Sharma  shone with the bat as Mumbai Indians booked a semi-final berth  in the Indian Premier League yesterday with a 32-run victory  over Delhi Daredevils who are now out of contention.

Andy Flower

Inspirational champion Ballesteros dies aged 54

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Seve Ballesteros, one of golf’s  most charismatic players who was renowned for his fist-pumping  energy and magical shot-making, died yesterday at the age of  54 after a long battle with brain cancer.

Mohammed Hafeez digs out a Kemar Roach Yorker. (WindiesCricket.com)

Victory at long last for West Indies – 4th ODI

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Dwayne Bravo struck a long-hop from Shahid Afridi high over mid-wicket for six before rain interrupted to soothe West Indies’ ailing pride, with a one-run victory over Pakistan under the Duckworth-Lewis Method in the fourth One-day International yesterday.

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