Cricket

– Five wicket hauls for Bishun, Bourne, Ferrier and Barrington Spinners Totaram Bishun, Ranole Bourne, Deon Ferrier and Shemroy Barrington highlighted the second round of the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) First Division Heroes Cup with five-wicket hauls yesterday.

The in-word in West Indies cricket at the moment is “tough”.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif said yesterday he had withdrawn his appeal against a suspension for alleged spot-fixing next week in order to give his lawyers more time to prepare a detailed challenge.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A former West Indies captain believes Chris Gayle should have been asked to lead the regional team to Sri Lanka.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has withdrawn his appeal against the suspension imposed on him by cricket’s governing body (ICC) over spot-fixing  allegations.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A West Indies Under-16 Invitational side will tour Australia next month where they will play seven matches against state sides and a two-day “Test” against the hosts.

BENONI, South Africa, (Reuters) – Centuries from JP  Duminy and AB de Villiers propelled South Africa to the second  biggest win in one-day internationals as they crushed Zimbabwe  by 272 runs in the third and final match yesterday.

Axed West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan told  Stabroek Sport yesterday that he has been getting mixed signals about his non-selection for the tour to Sri Lanka next month and this has prompted him to focus his energies on assisting the development of Guyana’s cricket.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Leeward Islands tore up the formbooks as they upset the Windward Islands by four runs yesterday, to snatch a place in the final of the WICB One-Day Championship.

-criticises dropping of experienced players Guyana captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has pinpointed inconsistency among reasons for the national team crashing out of another West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 50-over tournament in the preliminary rounds and he also lamented the dropping of experienced players Sarwan, who has his own battles with the WICB at the moment, and manager Carl Moore related to Stabroek Sport yesterday that the team’s all-round performance in Jamaica was “disappointing” and the batting “poor”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – New West Indies captain Darren Sammy believes he will have the full backing of the players during his tenure at the helm, and says one of his immediate goals will be to install passion back into the of the embattled team.

– B/dos win by 151 runs despite Bishoo’s 6-36 KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Tino Best lived-up to his surname and upstaged Davendra Bishoo to all but put Barbados into the semi-finals of the WICB Regional One-day competition, following a convincing 151-run victory over Guyana yesterday.

– replaces Gayle as new West Indies test captain; Nash named test vice captain ST.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Neither the West Indies High Performance Centre nor Leeward Islands may have complained, when Jamaica’s recent dodgy weather forced a no-decision yesterday in their bizarre WICB Regional One-day match.

Discarded national wicketkeeper/batsman Derwin Christian was in fine form with bat and  ball on the second day of the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Heroes Cup first division competition at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, Queenstown, yesterday.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jonathan Foo and Krishmar Santokie head the list of young, untried players, which the West Indies selection panel have named in a 13-member A-Team squad for two Twenty20 matches against Pakistan-A on November 5 and 6 at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, (Reuters) – A second  successive century from Hashim Amla took South Africa to a  resounding eight wicket victory over Zimbabwe yesterday and  secured the three-match series with a game to spare.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Paceman Rubel Hossain stunned New  Zealand with four wickets to help Bangladesh beat the tourists  by three runs yesterday and complete a 4-0 series sweep.

KOCHI, India, (Reuters) – Steady overnight rain and an early morning shower washed out the first one-day international between India and Australia yesterday.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – West Indies produced two clinical back-to-back performances to capture the ICC Women’s Twenty20 Challenge title here yesterday.