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SUNDAY CHRONICLE, January 31, 2016
WICB president lauds NAGICO Super50 WEST Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron is pleased with the way the NAGICO Super50 tournament unfolded recently. The Super50 is one of the tools the WICB has been using to bring out talent in the West Indies with a view to raising the regional side’s stocks on the international scene. According to Cameron, while still in the early stages, the process is working. “I am actually convinced that we are getting better. Despite the conversation about pitches, which is something that we continue to work on, I think we had some reasonable (scores). We had new players coming forward and so from where we sit
TT Red Force lifted the NAGICO Super50 Trophy last Saturday night at the Queen’s Park Oval
we are reasonably happy,” said Cameron. The WICB president was speaking about players like Alzarri Joseph who is now playing with the West Indies Under19s in the Under-19 World T20s. “Obviously we have to look at the format for next year and we are happy that we are able to host so many games this year, which was a major achievement for us, and we hope to at least have those minimum games next year,” said Cameron. Cameron is also aware, however, that there are still issues that need to be fixed for the tournament and others like it, before real success is achieved. One of those issues has to do with the quality of the pitches. “It’s always going to be
challenging to play so many games in a short space of time using four grounds [Jamaica, Trinidad, St Kitts and Barbados]. Clearly the pitches deteriorate as the tournament goes on, so going forward we need to look at that (issue), but pitches in general continues to be a challenge for us,” said Cameron. The WICB chief says there are measures the WICB has tried to put in place, with Ken Grafton visiting the different islands to ensure quality pitches, but there needs to be more done by the individual territories. “… it comes back down to the curators that are on the spot and some of our government partners to ensure that we have quality wickets,” said Cameron. (Sportsmax.com).
Four schools secure Petra/Milo football wins THE 4th Annual Petra Organisation Milo School’s football tournament continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education Ground, with wins for Richard Ishmael, School of the Nations, Christ Church and Bishops’ High School. In the day’s first match, Richard Ishmael easily disposed of Carmel Second 3 – 1 with goals from Tamiel Hutson (5th minute), Isaiah Jacks (30th) and Closson McLaren (36th). Shevin Seepaul scored Carmel Secondary lone goal in the 31st minute. Sir Leon Lessons a noshow for their clash with Christ Church Secondary, while School of the Nations recorded a 2 – 2 win over Central High School, thanks to a double from Lyndon Dorway, who netted in the 13th and 47th minutes.
Bishops’ High School recorded their first win in the tournament, edging South Ruimveldt Secondary 2 – 1. Lloyd Anderson placed his school in the lead with his 37th minute strike, but in the 69th minute, Adrian Aaron equalised for South Ruimveldt Secondary, until Tyrese Souvenir snatched the win for Bishops’ High in the 73rd minute. Meanwhile, four more matches will be played today at the same venue: St John’s College and St George’s Secondary will play from 11:00hrs, followed by a game between Freeburg Secondary and Mae’s from 12:30hrs. Queenstown Secondary will play Tutorial Secondary at 14:00hrs and the day’s final game brings together Charlestown and St Rose’s Secondary at 15:30hrs. (Rawle Toney).
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Answers to yesterday’s quiz: (1) WI vs ENG, Kensington Oval, Barbados, 1930 (2) WI vs PAK, Albion, Guyana, 1977 Today’s Quiz: (1) Where did Gordon Greenidge play his first Test? (2) How many ODI centuries Desmond Haynes scored? Answers in tomorrow’s issue
Part of the action between Richard Ishmael and Carmel Secondary at the Ministry of Education Ground yesterday.
Feroz Shah Kotla at risk of losing World T20 matches MUMBAI, (Reuters)-New Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla ground is in danger of losing its World Twenty20 fixtures after the Indian cricket board (BCCI) moved a match against Sri Lanka away from the venue due to administrative lapses. The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) failed to get the requisite clearances from various civic authorities in order to host the Feb. 12 T20 match between India and Sri Lanka, forcing the BCCI to transfer the contest to Ranchi. BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said the DDCA needed to procure all the necessary clearances by Sunday if they were to continue as the hosts of the March 8-April 3 tournament. “As far as the World Cup is concerned, the World Cup management committee has met today and has also discussed the issue of DDCA,” Thakur said. “They have given a dead-
Spectators wait in the stands in New Delhi December 27, 2009. Reuters/Punit Paranjpe/Files will shift those matches to the line of January 31, five o’ clock, to come out with the required NOCs (no-objection certificates) so that they can continue
as a host of the World Cup matches. “If they are unable to do so by 31st evening, then the BCCI
seven other remaining venues.” Delhi is scheduled to host four matches in the tournament, including a semi-final on March 30.