Friday October 12, 2012
Kaieteur News
California Square to host Mackeson Smooth Moves Final - Pitbulls, Slash comfortably qualify for ‘money’ round Slash continued to bounce through the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3on-3 Basketball competition with its underdog status, when it emerged undefeated in its penultimate round of the nationwide challenge Wednesday night at California Square, East Ruimveldt. Slash has now defeated every other major team in the contest, including the defending champion Pacesetters ‘A’; Slash’s composition of Jason Squires, Trevor Smith, Horace Hodges and Aubrey Austin are proving a formidable force in the
competition. Slash opened their campaign for a place in the Super Six Final against Den Amstel’s Bolts I with a 13-9 win while Pitbulls dismissed Westside Progressive 21-5; Pitbulls then thrashed Bols I 21-6 with Slash beating Westside Progressive 15-6 in their second game. The proceedings set Slash on a collision course with Pitbulls, which is a combination of Jermaine Slater, Ryan Gullen, Ryan Stephney and Akeem Kanhai. The game lived up to the hype with the two teams swinging the pendulum in their favour at various
intervals. Squires nailed some big shots to combat the shooting of Stephney and Gullen with Hodges in full control of the paint for Slash. The two teams battled for confidence and momentum heading into Saturday’s final with Slash taking a 16-14 points’ win. The Grand Finale has been set for California Square where the successful team to emerge out of a group of the six final teams left in the competition will bounce away with a whopping $1M top prize winner-take-all with $200,000 up for grabs for patrons. (Edison Jefford)
RHTY&SC Cricket Teams and Ansa McAl honour outstanding Head Teachers
Ten outstanding Head Teachers on World Teachers Day were honoured by the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and Ansa McAl for their contributions towards the educational sector and the development of sports in the Lower Corentyne area. The Head Teachers were honoured by the Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17
Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Hilbert Foster in handing over the gifts to the Head Teachers congratulated them on the outstanding work they are doing in the Corentyne district and expressed gratitude to them for placing special emphasis on the promotion of sports especially cricket among their students. Foster highlighted the importance of education and
pleasure that youths would honour those who are responsible for their personal development. Headmistress of the Central Corentyne Secondary School Ms. Marlyn Benjamin speaking on behalf of the awardees stated that she felt privileged to be honoured by such an outstanding club and pledged on behalf of her colleagues to always strive for excellence.
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Kumble to head ICC’s cricket committee
ESPNcricinfo - Anil Kumble, the former India captain and legspinner, has been appointed chairman of the ICC cricket committee. He replaces Clive Lloyd, the former West Indies captain, who had headed it since 2008. According to an ICC media release, Kumble’s nomination was “unanimously” agreed by the ICC board at a meeting in Colombo earlier this week. Two members of the panel, former Australia captain Mark Taylor and ICC statistician Davin Kendix, got a one-year extension, while former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop voluntarily stepped down. Bishop nominated the recently retired England captain Andrew Strauss as his replacement, which was accepted by the ICC board. ICC president Allan Isaac said he was confident Kumble would bring his extensive experience as a player and as an administrator to the ICC cricket panel. “In Anil Kumble, we have a new chairman who has unquestioned experience not only as a player with India but also as an administrator with Karnataka State Cricket Association,” Isaac said. “I am sure that he will carry on Clive’s good work and bring, like Andrew Strauss, contemporary thinking to the committee as both understand clearly the issues facing the modern game.” Under its ambit, the ICC
cricket committee periodically recommends changes to the rules in the various formats of the game to make it more balanced and appealing. Earlier this year the committee had recommended that the number of bouncers permitted in an ODI over be increased to two, doing away with the bowling Powerplay and reducing the number of fielders permitted outside the 30-yard circle from five to four. All these changes were ratified by the ICC’s chief executives committee in June. For Kumble, this is another shot in the arm after the BCCI appointed him as the head of its technical committee after the board’s
AGM last month. Immediately after retiring from cricket, Kumble stepped into the administrator’s shoes by effortlessly winning the elections in the Karnataka State Cricket Association, where he is the president. Kumble would be the second Indian to head the committee after Sunil Gavaskar. The ICC Cricket Committee: Anil Kumble, Allan Isaac, Dave Richardson, Geoff Allardice, Andrew Strauss, Mark Taylor, Kumar Sangakkara, Tim May, Gary Kirsten, Clare Connor, David White, Trent Johnston, Ravi Shastri, Steve Davis, Ranjan Madugalle, David Kendix.
Back to back centuries for Uniss Yousuf, one for Eric Thomas as they edge Floodlights and Dynamic Security Force over the line in latest action of the GFSCA softball cricket tournament sponsored by Mike’s Pharmacy, Ariel Enterprise, Trophy Stall, Ramchand Auto Spares, Survival, Motor Trend, and Petama Enterprise, continued last Sunday. In results from the matches played: Floodlights def. Regal Masters by 4 wickets. Regal 191 for 9 in 20 overs. Raymond Harper 57. Mahendra Hardyal 40. Lance Adams 36. Wayne Jones 3 for 30. Ramchand Ragbeer 3 for 35. Floodlights 192 for 7 in 19.3 overs. Uniss Yousuf 106 not out. Richard Persaud 25. Mahendra Arjune 3 for 16. Wellman def. Never Lose by 34 runs. Wellman 188 all out in 23.5 overs. Lloyd
Rooplall 49. Hubert Wright 38. Omesh Sookdeo 25. Amhad 3 for 22. Alli 3 for 54. Never Lose 154 all out. Ganesh Sookdeo, Greg De Franka and Kenneth Debydyal 2 wickets each. Dynanic Security Force def. Parika Defenders by 4 runs. Dynamic 258 for 6 in 25 overs. Eric Thomas 110 not out. Randolph Perreira 67. Otis George 48. Parika 254 all out in 24.5 overs. Oswald Chandler 47. Sunil Ramesh 5 for 43. 4R Lioness def. Lady Jaguars by 20 runs. 4R Lioness 90 for 3 in 10 overs. Temica Wilson 26. Indra Albert 21. Lady Jaguars 70 for 3 in 10 overs. Latecia Edwards 24. Shaneeza Saywack 22. Regal Champs def. Fazal Kayume Angels by 13 runs. Regal 86 for 4 in 10 overs. C. Fraser 33. V. Chunoo 30. D. Ames 2 for 30. Fazal Kayume 73 for 8 in 10 overs. V. Chunoo 4 for 8 (hat trick). A. Ramdeo 2
for 14. Wellwoman def. Trophy Stall Angels by 18 runs. Wellwoman 87 for 5 in 10 overs. Zola Telford 33. Katana Mentore 21. Onika Wallerson 20. Trophy Stall Angels 69 for 5 in 10 overs. Trophy Stall A def. Super Stars X1 by 6 wickets. Super Stars X1 113 for 5 in 12 overs. D. Perreira 46. N. Singh 2 for 17. Trophy Stall 114 for 6 in 12 overs. S. Ramnauth 31. N. Singh 30. Trophy Stall A def. Herstelling by 8 wickets. Herstelling 89 all out in 12 overs. S. Fazal 30. S. Ramnauth 3 for 5. Trophy Stall 91 for 2 in 9 overs. S. Deosaran 32 not out. Super Stars X1 def. Country Road by 7 wickets. Country Road 106 for 9 in 15 overs. K. Ramdeen 44. D. Persaud 4 for 14. M. Bob 3 for 8. Super Stars 107 for 3 in 10 Continued on page 20
- Replaces Clive Lloyd
Anil Kumble and Andrew Strauss would bring a contemporary perspective in the panel, says ICC president Alan Isaac © AFP
Several teams record victories in latest GFSCA Softball action
Eight of the head teachers pose with their gifts. and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Female and Gizmos & Gadgets Under-21 and First Division teams under this annual $5M Pro-education Campaign. The teachers were drawn from the Corentyne Comprehensive Secondary School, Lower Corentyne Secondary, J.C. Chandisingh Secondary, Port Mourant Secondary, Central Corentyne Secondary, Port Mourant Primary, Rose Hall Town Primary, Belvedere Primary, Port Mourant Nursery and Rose Hall Town Nursery. Secretary/CEO of the
sports for youths and urged the heads to uphold the remarkable high standard they have set for themselves and pledged the co-operation of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organization to every school. President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Colin Bynoe, who was one of the awardees as Head Teacher of the Port Mourant Secondary School, congratulated the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club for the outstanding work it was doing to promote education and sports. Bynoe stated that teachers are the pillars of a society and expressed
Among the Head Teachers honoured were Sandra Whyte of Port Mourant Nursery, Nirmala Hussain of Corentyne Comprehensive, Barbara Hamilton of J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School, Paul La Cruz of Lower Corentyne Secondary and Pamela Butcher of Port Mourant Primary. Each of them received a special Ansa McAl hamper. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club would like to express profound gratitude to its Patron Ms. Beverley Harper and Ansa McAl for sponsorship of the Programme.