26
GUYANA CHRONICLE Monday November 16, 2015
Team Gillette Evolution Orville Hinds closes season on winning note
TEAM Gillette Evolution Orville Hinds closed the 2015 cycle season on a winning note yesterday by copping the 16 th Annual Diamond Mineral Water sponsored 50-mile cycle road race yesterday in the West Demerara area. Hinds who crossed the finish line unchallenged in a time of one hour, 59 minutes 24 seconds also copped seven of the eight prime prizes that were up for grabs. The other
Team Evolution’s Orville Hinds
prime prize was won by his team mate Akeem Wilkinson who finished fourth overall. Marlon `Fishy’ Williams crossed the finish line three minutes behind Hinds to take the second spot on the podium, while Christopher Griffith placed third. Paul Cho-Wee-Nam of Team Alanis finished fifth and Paul DeNobrega sixth. Griffith was however adjudged winner of the junior category having placed
third overall in the open category. Andrew Hicks who won Saturday’s Payless Variety Store feature 35-lap event in the National Park had to settle for second in the junior category, while Nigel DeGrood finished third. Talim Shaw won the veterans’ category ahead of Jaikarran Sukhai and Shameer Bazksh respectively. The mountain bike category was won by Sherwin
GT&T Indoor Hockey Championships
Old Fort thrash Saints 12-2, GCC still at top of pool
THE Old Fort men’s first division team exacted the heaviest punishment of the night on Saturday with a 12-2 trashing of Saints as the GT&T National Indoor Hockey Championships continued at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. GCC however managed to secure the top spot at the end of the pool and was down to face fourth place Pumas in the first semifinal yesterday. The Hikers round out the men’s first division semi-final spots and was down to face Old Fort in the second semifinal. There was no surprise in the ladies division as predictably the Tigers and Panthers achieved victories over the under-21s (2-1) and Old Fort (5-2) respectively. The Tigers are the unbeaten pool leaders and was scheduled to face Old Fort in the first ladies semifinal yesterday, while second and third place Panthers and Hikers were to meet in the second semi-final of the ladies category. In a closely contested men’s second division competition, Phoenix edged out GCC and Old Fort for the lead on goal difference to face fourth placed Hikers in the first semi-final.
After forty six matches of play, GCC’s Orland Semple leads the goal scorers of the men’s first division competition with 11 goals to his name. GCC’s Kevin Spencer and Jaguars’
Three GCC Tigers share the top goal scorers table with Panthers Ulrica Sutherland, each with five goals, going into the final day of play yesterday. Apart from these four outstanding
Jaguars’ captain Andrew Stewart watches as his penalty flick being saved by Pumas’ custodian Medroy Scotland. Andrew Stewart are close in pursuit with 10 each while Pumas Aroydy Brandford has nine. All three players have been putting in sterling performances with the youthful Branford and Stewart worthy of MVP consideration for their leadership contributions to their team.
players, Panthers Aliyah Gordon has been one of the most exciting players to watch with her unmatched pace and dribbling skills. Old Fort’s Jason Clarke and Phoenix Omar Hopkinson are well ahead of the rest of the field in the men’s second division competition with seven goals each to their credit.
England players will not miss Tests for IPL ENGLAND players will not be allowed to miss Test matches to play in the Indian Premier League(IPL), says director of cricket Andrew Strauss. The Telegraph reported that players would be given permission to compete in the lucrative Twenty20 competition. But Strauss, 38, said: “I can’t foresee any circumstances in which we would weaken our Test team in order to allow a player to play in the IPL or any other franchise-based competition.” The IPL takes place in April and May. England play Sri Lanka in two Tests in May 2016, their first action of the domestic summer. Strauss told BBC Test Match Special on Wednesday that “more separation” of the Test and one-day teams will improve their chances of winning
the World Cup. Asked about the IPL and the Big Bash, Australia’s Twenty20 tournament, he said: “I’m a massive fan. “If you are an overseas player, what those Twenty20 competitions do is put you under real pressure. You have to stand up and deliver.” England players, including current ODI captain Eoin Morgan, have competed in the IPL, although they have never missed Tests to do so. Strauss has returned to the UK from the United Arab Emirates, where England lost the first game in the fourmatch one-day series against Pakistan. One man quick to air his views on the subject was former England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who found himself at odds with the England and Wales Cricket Board over his desire to play in the IPL and commented on
Twitter about the developments. “With this decision now, the whole situation is proving to be personal!” he wrote. “[Eoin] Morgan missed an international this year as captain! Missing any Eng cricket for IPL is what I’m on about! Such hypocrisy!” Pietersen was told by Strauss in May that he would not be part of the team’s plans for the summer because there was a “massive trust issue”. The South African-born batsman was instead offered an advisory role with the England one-day team, but rejected the opportunity. He referred to that offer on Friday when he added: “Why should I advise when I’m still good enough to walk into any England side if there wasn’t personal grudges?!”(BBC Sport)
Forde. Second was Wayne Nurse and Third was Michael Holder. After being sent on their way from outside the Wales Police Station, West Bank Demerara, Hinds and DeNobrega immediately went on a break and established it after a few miles into the race, but DeNobrega suffered a mechanical problem and Hinds continued to press on to keep the tempo up and singlehand-
edly went on to win by a very big margin. DeNobrega did well to come back and occupy the sixth position. The event was coordinated by national cycle coach Hassan Mohamed. Demerara Distillers Limited’s marketing representative was on hand to witness the finish and made the presentation of prizes to the respective winners.
Rain washes out second day of Bangalore Test BANGALORE,(Reuters)- Steady rain washed out the entire second day’s play in the second Test between India and South Africa yesterday with the weather forecast for the next two days casting a cloud of doubt over the possibility of a result. Having bowled out South Africa for 214 and knocking off 80 runs without losing any wicket on Saturday, the hosts were keen on putting up a big first innings total but the inclement weather played spoilsport. After the early morning showers relented, start was pushed back by an hour to 10:30 local time (0500 GMT) and the players walked out to warm up for action. The rain, however, returned soon resulting first in an early lunch before play was called off for the day. “If weather permits, tomorrow the play will start at 9:15 (3:15 GMT),” the Indian cricket board posted on Twitter. More rain and thunderstorms have been predicted for the next two days, jeopardising the possibility of a result in the contest. While this is surely not how South African talisman AB de Villiers expected his 100th Test to pan out, the Proteas are unlikely to mind the rain intervention. Beaten inside three days in the first Test on a turning track in Mohali, the visitors still seem in a spin funk with eight of their batsmen surrendering to the Indian spinners in their first innings at Bangalore. Currently the top ranked Test team, South Africa have not lost an away series since 2006 but Hashim Amla’s team find themselves on the back foot in the four-Test series in India. Apart from the batsmen’s vulnerability against spin, the absence of injured pacemen Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander has also taken much of the sting off their pace attack.
CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Monday November 16, 2015) COMPLIMENTS OF THE TROPHY STALL-Bourda Market & The City Mall (Tel: 225-9230) & AUDREY’S TASTY SNACKETTE-176 Charlotte Street, Georgetown (Tel: 226-4512)
Answers to yesterday’s quiz: Tillekaratne Dilshan-108 runs Andre Fletcher-80 runs
Today’s Quiz:
Which SL player had the highest individual score in the recent WI/SL T20 series? Which WI player had the highest individual score in the recent WI/SL T20 series?
Answers in tomorrow’s issue