Cricket

All regional cricket matches under the auspices of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will now be shown live on the ESPN Caribbean television channel for the next three years.

HAMILTON, New Zealand, (Reuters) – Pakistan made short  work of the tail to bowl New Zealand out for 275 early on the  second day of the first test at Seddon Park yesterday.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Levern Spencer and Darren Sammy have been gifted parcels of land by the St.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Leeward Islands gained a timely boost of confidence ahead of the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship on Thursday, with a 37-run victory over Windward Islands in a practice match.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Meticulous preparation, thorough   professionalism and unprecedented fitness levels underpinned   England’s 3-1 Ashes triumph in Australia.

A group of campaigners seeking change on the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executive at upcoming elections believe that the new leadership should not inherit current problems of financial impropriety and grave indiscretions created by some of the current members.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board has  ruled out using the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) and  also rejected an offer to travel to Australia and watch its  Ashes application.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – It will cost the West Indies Cricket Board less than US $300,000 to host Hampshire and Somerset for the upcoming Caribbean Twenty20 Championship.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Azim Bassarath believes that defending champions Guyana benefitted from their participation in the recent Twenty20 festival matches here.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – India’s determination to avoid  defeat yesterday killed off any chances of a thrilling finale  in the third and final test against South Africa.  

Defending champions in the MYO Inter-Jamaat 10-over tape ball round-robin cricket competition Enmore beat Grove Falcons while Farm defeated Mocha on the first day of this year’s tournament. 

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Paul Collingwood is to quit test   cricket after the fifth Ashes encounter, the England batsman   said yesterday, going out on a high after helping to retain   the famous urn in Australia for the first time in 24 years.

The national selection panel headed by Dudnath Ramkessoon is hoping that Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga shows the form of old and get T&T the T20 cricket title later this month with both runs and leadership.

President of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Azim Bassarath says that Guyana is a very focussed team and one to watch in the upcoming regional T20 cricket series.

Having foreign teams play in the regional T20 cricket series will maximise the earning potential for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as it relates to television rights, Corporate Communications Officer of the WICB Imran Khan says.

Former government minister Manohar Ramsaran on Monday took up office as the Administrative Manager of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board which has its  headquarters at Balmain in Couva.

Attention to India’s spinners when their series bowls off here next week.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar struck his  51st test century for India to counter an inspired spell from Dale Steyn and leave the third and deciding test against South  Africa evenly poised after day three.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – “Humiliation of a century”,  “Pathetic Aussies hit Ashes low”, “Ponting’s men humiliated” —  local newspapers pulled no punches after what one described as  Australia’s “worst cricketing day for 100 years”.

ST JOHN’S – For the second year running, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)?will