Cricket

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Under-19s produced a strong all-rounder performance to beat Australia Under-19s by four wickets in the one-off three-day “Test” here yesterday.

Gros Islet, St Lucia – West Indies captain Darren Sammy said his team needs to find a way to “win the tight situations”, if they are to bounce back against Pakistan in the five-match Digicel One-Day Series.

A devastating spell of left arm spin bowling from Guyana Under-15 cricketer Gudakesh Motie led Albion to an impressive victory over Tucber Park in their replayed BCB/Tenelec Inc Under-15, limited overs semi-final last Saturday.

National player Zaheer Mohamed’s top score of 48 propelled Enterprise Busta Sports Club into the final of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) to face Lusignan Sports Club (LSC) on Monday.

GROS ISLET, St. Lucia, (Reuters) – Misbah-ul-Haq  struck an unbeaten 73 to lead Pakistan to a crushing  eight-wicket victory over a new-look West Indies side in the  opening one-day international yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Outspoken West Indies batsman Chris Gayle says his recent World Cup campaign was dogged by a controversial incident over his tour contract, in the lead-up to the tournament.

For a welcome change, there was plenty to cheer despairing West Indian cricket devotees on three different continents on Thursday.

All the grime and filth simmering below  has now burst through to the surface as  the shambolic handling of Regional cricket by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), has once again been exposed big time.

Centuries from Richard Persaud  and Lalta Gainda enabled Floodlights to defeat Yusuf XI by 90 runs when the Stag and El Dorado Softball competition continued at various venues alst weekend.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Pakistan open their tour of the Caribbean today, when they face a University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s XI at Mindoo Phillip Park.

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) has identified 32 players for preparation for the 2011 cricket season.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider will return home from London and withdraw his application seeking asylum status from the British Home Office following his allegations of death threats from a match fixer.

Mumbai, (Reuters) – Yuvraj Singh’s all-round  brilliance was not enough in the end as Delhi Daredevils humbled  Pune Warriors by three wickets for their maiden win in the  Indian Premier League yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Players  Association (WIPA) has questioned the omission of batting stars Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shiv Chanderpaul for the limited overs series against Pakistan and has cautioned the West Indies Cricket Board over its youth selection policy.

Gros Islet, St Lucia – Pakistan Team Manager Intikhab Alam believes that Umar Akmal, the dashing right handed middle order batsman can become a darling of the West Indian public.

Two of Trinidad and Tobago’s brightest cricket prospects have had a cloud of suspicion lifted from their young careers after undergoing a series of tests on their bowling action at the West Indies Cricket Board’s High Performance Centre in Barbados.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Relegated Bermuda lost their ICC World Cricket League Division 2 fifth-place playoff against Uganda, when they were beaten by the African side by six wickets yesterday.

ON, Jamaica, CMC – Jimmy Adams has quit as technical director of the Jamaica Cricket Association.

(Barbados Nation) The coffers of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) took a major dip in revenues last year.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa  (CSA) was ordered to reinstate its former president with  immediate effect, the high court in Johannesburg ruled yesterday.