GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday January 14, 2014
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Meusa wins senior North American soccer category at Trophy success can spread to Stall Blitz tournament the Caribbean - Webb
REIGNING national senior chess champion Wendell Meusa opened his year by capturing a win when the chess season started last Sunday with the Trophy Stall Blitz Tournament at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue. Meusa won the senior category after ending with 6 points, with his only loss in the seven-round tournament being to former national champion Kriskal Persaud. Top honours in the junior category went to Anthony Drayton who had 5.5 points and, also honoured for being the top performing Under-16 player was Queen’s College student Otheneil Lewis. Persaud followed Meusa in the senior category after ending with 5.5 points, third place went to Hemraj Sanichar with five points, Alexander Duncan was fourth with 4.5 points and Glenford Corlette had 4 points to finish fifth. Following Drayton in the junior category the next four players all accrued four points each with Omar Britton Grant in second, Ron Motilall in third, Saeed Ali in fourth and Davion Mars in fifth. Drayton lost against Motilall in the opening round and sustained a draw against Persaud in the final round. He also played Eton Lee, Roberto Nettu and Alexander Duncan. In his final competition in the junior category, Drayton said that he was pleased with his performance and will be looking forward to working on his skills now that he will Wendell Meusa have to compete with the likes of Meusa and Taffin Khan. “I played reasonably well for now, but from now on I am in the senior category so I probably will need to train more to reach the level of Taffin Khan and the other seniors.” Drayton said. Following the completion of the tournament the players were presented with their prizes by Trophy Stall representative Renuka Chattergoon. (Tamica Garnett)
Rhodes leads England in U-19 World Cup
WILL Rhodes of Yorkshire will captain a 15-man England U-19 squad to the ICC U19 World Cup in the UAE next month. Rhodes, Nottingham-born but educated in Hull, played nine limited-overs matches
for Yorkshire last season, as he was carefully integrated into the side. He has yet to make his Championship debut. He is one of four Yorkshire players in a squad that includes representatives from nine of the 18 first-class
Will Rhodes gained valuable experience with Yorkshire last season
counties. E n g l a n d ’s U - 1 9 s i d e , which has had a thin time of late, will begin with a game against hosts UAE at the Zayed Cricket Stadium o n F e b r u a r y 1 4 , b e f o re playing Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the other group stage matches in Dubai. If they progress further they could then go on to face one of fifteen other countries in the latter stages of the tournament. David Graveney, head selector of the England Development Programme, said: “This squad contains an exciting mix of young talent which we look forward to seeing perform on the world stage against top class opposition. Squad: Will Rhodes (Yorkshire, capt.), Ed Barnard (Worcestershire), Joe C l a r k ( Wo rc e s t e r s h i re ) , Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire), Harry Finch (Sussex), Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire), Miles Hammond (Gloucestershire), Ryan Higgins (Middlesex), Robert Jones (Lancashire), Robert Sayer (Leicestershire), Josh Shaw (Yorkshire), Dominic Sibley ( S u r re y ) , J o n a t h a n Ta t tersall (Yorkshire), Jack Winslade (Surrey), Luke Wood (Nottinghamshire. (ESPN Cricinfo)
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) - CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb says he is confident the success of women’s football in North America and Mexico can spread to the Caribbean and Central America. While the United States have been credited for creating a global model for success, Canada and Mexico have consistently established strong programmes. Webb was speaking at the start of the launch of the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship under way in the Cayman Islands. “We must raise standards so that we keep challenging teams in women’s football,” said Webb. “This is how we progress and provide sustainability of programmes.” Jamaica have demonstrated robust progress, hosting and finishing fourth at the 2013 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship. Many of the standouts from that team are on the Reggae Girlz’s current Under-20 roster. “The objective is to build exposure to women’s football in this region, so that a legacy remains .That’s why these competitions are so important,” Webb said. “We have to invest in the game, particularly in the long-term development of women’s football”. The CONCACAF Women’s Jeffrey Webb Under-20 Championship, which runs January 9-19, will qualify three teams for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada. The United States are the only CONCACAF nation to qualify for every FIFA U-19/20 Women’s World Cup.
Hyatt questions his omission from Jamaica’s 14-man squad
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) - Batsman Danza Hyatt is questioning the decision by Jamaica’s new selection panel to omit him from the 14-man squad named for the West Indies NAGICO Super50 tournament starting this month. Chairman of selectors, Wavell Hinds, says Hyatt, a regular member of the team since making his regional debut in 2004, was dropped due to below par showings in recent years. The selection committee also includes former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh, Cleveland Davidson, Wayne Lewis, as well as head coach Junior Bennett and new captain Chris Gayle. “I was shocked when I heard the announcement and I was not included,” said Hyatt. “I did not have a great four-day tournament last season. However, I thought I did well enough in the Super50. I finished as team’s third highest run-scorer behind (André) McCarthy, who I think scored two more than me, and (Nkrumah) Bonner, who I think had about 20-odd more”. Hyatt, who was named among a list of four reserves for the Super50, has a first-class average of 26.04 from 51 matches, including a century and 17 half-centuries. He has also played in 41
one-day games where he has an average of 27.21. “I also did fairly well in the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 where I finished as Jamaica Tallawahs’ third highest run-scorer behind (Chris) Gayle and (André) Russell on our way to winning the title,” said Hyatt who also represented the West Indies in nine one-dayers and five Twenty20 Internationals. “I am therefore kind of at a loss for words at the moment as why I was left out.” The regional four-day tournament is scheduled to get under way on February 22, six days after the completion of the Super50.
Danza Hyatt
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City Mall (Tel: 225-9230)& CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL CO. LTD-83 Garnette Street, Campbellville (Tel: 225-6158; 223-6055) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: Viv Richards - 15 Today’s Quiz: How many West Indians have scored Test double-centuries against India to date? Put these in order beginning with the man who first captained the West Indies in ODIs: Ritchie Richardson; Gordon Greenidge; Courtney Walsh; Jeff Dujon; Desmond Haynes Answers in tomorrow’s issue