MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar’s maiden Twenty20 century proved in vain as Mumbai Indians lost to Kochi Tuskers Kerala, while Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Former Australia cricket coach John Buchanan has been confirmed as the new director of cricket for Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand, according to local media reports yesterday.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Ernest Hilaire has tried to allay fears that senior members of the West Indies team have been sidelined permanently.
Apart from disappointment among some local cricket officials about the omission of experienced West Indies batsmen Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan from the one-day team, there is dismay that a cogent justification was not given by WICB selectors.
HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – Bharat Chipli smashed an unbeaten 61 off 35 balls to power Deccan Chargers to their first victory in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday.
Annjee’s Fashions announced yesterday that it will be sponsoring the upcoming Twenty/20 Arrival Cup Tournament which will be held on May 1 at the Albion Sports Complex Ground, Berbice from 09:00hrs.
The longstanding cricket rivalry between the Rose Hall Town, Youth & Sports Club and the Albion Cricket Club will continue on Sunday at the Area ‘H’ Ground when the two teams meet in the finals of the 2010 Berbice Cricket Board/Spready’s Under-19, 50-Overs Cricket Tournament.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Under-19 coach Roddy Estwick said that his side’s upcoming series against Australia Under-19s in the United Arab Emirates gives some of the players a head start towards gaining a place in next year’s Youth World Cup on home soil.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Head coach Brian Wickham said that Trinidad & Tobago has enough depth of talent to capture the CARIFTA Championship title for a third straight year.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Bermuda were relegated to Division 3 of the ICC World Cricket League, after crumbling to a 43-run defeat against unbeaten the United Arab Emirates yesterday.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – One new cap, as well as recalls for Marlon Samuels and Lendl Simmons, and the return of Dwayne Bravo are the features of the West Indies team picked for the first two One-day Internationals against Pakistan later this month.
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Nine players from last year’s squad have been retained in the Dominica Under-15 national team for the Windward Islands tournament, which opens today here.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Michael Hussey smashed a brilliant century to help Australia win the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh by 66 runs yesterday to complete a clean-sweep of the three-match series.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A new type of golf tournament played over nine holes in three hours and with two flags on each green will be launched next month with nine-times major champion Gary Player leading an elite group of participants.
MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Australia Under-19 coach David Fitzgerald said that his side’s upcoming series against West Indies Under-19s in Dubai will be an important first step towards next year’s Youth World Cup on home soil.
MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – Paul Valthaty struck the first century of the fourth Indian Premier League as Kings XI Punjab humbled Chennai Super Kings while Pune Warriors also claimed a home victory against Kochi Tuskers Kerala yesterday.
A brilliant 115 not out from national Under-15 captain and all rounder Shawn Pereira led his team, Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes, to a crushing 138 runs victory over Police in the quarterfinals of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Tenelec Inc.
Defending champions of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Spready’s Bakery Under-19 Inter-club 50-overs competition, Rose Hall Town Pepsi and Albion have advanced to the final after getting past their opponents in the semi-finals last Saturday.
BANGALORE, India, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar once again carried his bat through in the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday as the Mumbai Indians romped to their second win in a row while Rajasthan Royals also kept up their winning run.
Bridgetown, Barbados – The four newcomers in the West Indies team are all eager and excited to “represent” the people of the region against Pakistan.
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