Cricket

Six Under-15 cricketers late last month received $200,000 worth of cricket gear and educational materials from the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club under the auspices of the Basil Butcher Berbice Cricket Development Trust Fund.

By Tony Cozier At the ICC World Cup In DHAKAThere were always three teams in their group the West Indies needed to beat to be sure of advancing to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

Roger Harper returned to the helm of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) on Monday evening after gaining a landslide victory over former president Alfred Mentore.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Ryan Hinds was the only player that ran afoul of West Indies authorities during the fourth round of matches in the WICB Regional first-class championship, which ended on Monday.

Off-spinner Amit Jaggernauth who played a crucial role in T&T winning their last regional first class clash against Windwards says his team can go all the way and win the title this season.

Guyanese players Troy Cornelius and Devon Clements both struck half centuries in the Sunday League cricket series in Trinidad on the weekend.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Demolition man Lasith Malinga  became the first bowler to pick up two hat-tricks at World Cups  as he led Sri Lanka to a nine-wicket flattening of Kenya yesterday.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka batsman Mahela  Jayawardene has taken legal advice over doubts raised on a  state-run TV channel about the way he and another batsman  performed in the World Cup defeat by Pakistan.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Pakistan, suddenly cast among  the serious contenders for their second World Cup title after  beating Sri Lanka, have the chance to fine-tune their fielding  and bowling tomorrow in preparation for tougher tests ahead.

BANGALORE, (Reuters) – Ireland captain William  Porterfield is taking a leaf out of opposite number Andrew  Strauss’s book by concentrating on being “cricket smart” when  they play England in Bangalore today in the World Cup.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Ottis Gibson admitted yesterday that his players can ill afford to slip-up against ICC Associates Netherlands in the World Cup tomorrow.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi again inspired his side with the ball for an 11-run victory to stretch a winning record against Sri Lanka in the World Cup and disappoint a partisan home crowd yesterday.

Veerasammy Permaul and Devendra Bishoo ripped through Barbados’ top order in the final session of day two in their four-day regional battle at the Providence National Stadium to put Guyana well in contention for first innings point yesterday.

IT was eventually derided for its seemingly infinite duration, its overbearing security, its high ticket prices and much more besides but at least the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean packed more shocks and drama into its first week

(Cricinfo) The ICC has decided to set up a public ballot system for ticket sales for the semi-finals and final of the 2011 World Cup.

Four more companies have come out in support of the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) in its efforts to send a team

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago were put on their heels, when Andre Fletcher and Tyrone Theophile gave Windward Islands a confident start in their hunt for first innings points in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Jamaica’s bowlers failed to match the success of their batsmen, and Leeward Islands, led by Shane Jeffers, made a strong start against them in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Leeward Islands are looking to overturn poor form and recent history against Jamaica to breathe life into their season in the fourth round of matches in the WICB Regional first-class championship, starting today at Warner Park.

DELHI, India, CMC – Darren Bravo wants to make a name for himself at the World Cup in the hope of ending comparisons with Trinidad & Tobago and West Indies batting legend Brian Lara.