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West Indies star Chris Gayle will be turning out for Melbourne Renegades during the Big Bash.
West Indies star Chris Gayle will be turning out for Melbourne Renegades during the Big Bash.

Finch upbeat about Gayle’s impact for Renegades

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Australia’s Big Bash League is bracing for the arrival of West Indies star Chris Gayle and his Melbourne Renegades captain Aaron Finch says he is looking forward to the prospect of playing alongside one of the game’s biggest names.

WICB to set up committee to look at suspended bowlers

(Barbados Nation) GROS ISLET – The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday approved a bowling review committee to look closely at the players who have been reported and/or suspended for illegal bowling actions in international games.

Sparta Boss captain Devon Millington (left) collecting the championship trophy from Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste following their 1-0 win over Channel-9-Warriors in the grand finale Saturday night while members of the team and supporters savour the moment.

Sparta Boss crowned Georgetown champs

The largest viewership in Guinness of the Streets history witnessed what appears to be the commencement of a legacy as Sparta Boss downed crowd favourite Channel-9 Warriors 1-0 Saturday to claim the Georgetown Championship.

Bulls’ unbeaten record still intact

Half Mile Bulls maintained their unbeaten record in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) sanctioned Banks Malta Supreme Open Christmas Championship, downing Victory Valley Royals 57-52 on Friday Staged at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Keifer Tappin and Terron Welch top scored for the Bulls with 17 and 16 point respectively while Dennis Niles and Michael Turner supported with six points each.

James Pattinson

Pattinson’s punt on bowling action switch pays off

(Reuters) – James Pattinson says a between-innings change to his bowling action was behind the five-wicket haul that fired Australia to victory in the first test against West Indies on Saturday and cemented his place in the side for the rest of the series.

New Zealand sniff victory in Dunedin test

(Reuters) – Wicketkeeper BJ Watling took a record-equalling ninth catch as New Zealand inched their way to a probable victory over Sri Lanka in the first test as they reduced the visitors to 109 for three at the close of the fourth day’s play yesterday.

Warriors record streak ends with loss to Bucks

(Reuters) – Golden State’s record 24-game winning streak to start the season came to an end on Saturday in a 108-95 loss to the Bucks in Milwaukee, with interim coach Luke Walton saying the Warriors “ran of gas”.

Holder, Windies cop fines for slow over rate

(Reuters) – West Indies captain Jason Holder’s week went from bad to worse yesterday when he was fined 60 percent of his match fee for a slow over rate during the first test loss to Australia and could face a ban if the tourists reoffend.

Veerasammy Permaul took five wickets

Jaguars build lead after Permaul, Chanderpaul deny Scorpions

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul snatched a five-wicket haul to give Guyana Jaguars a crucial first innings lead over Jamaica Scorpions in a low-scoring game before their batsmen built on that advantage to give the defending champions the edge on the second day of their fifth round clash yesterday.

Deonarine, Cariah put Red Force in sight of lead

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies left-hander Narsingh Deonarine and rookie batsman Yannic Cariah both carved out unbeaten half-centuries as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force mounted a strong reply on day two of their fifth round match against Windward Islands Volcanoes here yesterday.

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