30
GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Sir Viv bats for expansion of
cricket in non-traditional nations WEST Indies batting legend Sir Vivian Richards is in support of expanding cricket to non-traditional nations. He believes it is important that the sport grows all over the globe and is pushed into new markets. The 64-year-old who is considered one the greatest batsman of all time revealed that many Asians and West Indians are currently residing in non-traditional cricket nations and therefore it was imperative that cricket’s legacy is preserved and introduced to new countries. “The influence of Asians like Indians and Pakistanis is huge in cricket. Despite leaving their country, they want to be a part of cricket. So folks from these countries who live in this part of the world have brought cricket culture here and in the process cricket has spread its wings.”
“Cricket should reach countries which have no cricketing tradition. There are folks from all over the
cerned”, Richards said, as quoted by Hindustan Times. The International Cricket Council (ICC)
Sir Vivian Richards world who love cricket living in America. They have been missing the game after they left home. If it can be brought to America in a big way, there is going to be a wide clientele especially as far as Twenty20 is con-
have taken steps to spread cricket across various parts of the globe. The West Indies and India created history when they took part in a two-match Twenty20 International series at the Central Bro-
ward Regional Park Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, United States. This series marked the first time that the two nations had played a bilateral series in North America. Richards who scored 8,540 runs from 121 Test matches and 6,721 runs from 187 One Day Internationals (ODIs) during a 17year career also hailed the impact that the Middle East has had on the development of cricket. “I have been impressed in coming back to the UAE to see not just that stadium in Sharjah but two more in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. For me, Emirates have become sort of huge as far as cricket is concerned. Other stadiums came up in the UAE mainly due to the influence from Sharjah. Today the UAE has done a world of good for cricket”, the batting legend added.
Uitvlugt, Stewartville record Stag Beer wins UITVLUGT Warriors and Stewartville recorded their fourth wins when play in the West Demerara Football Association/STAG Beer Senior League continued at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground, West Coast Demerara. Uitvlugt brushed aside Beavers 4-1, while Stewartville beat Wales United 2-0. The victories for the two teams take them both to 13 points in the points table but Uitvlugt are placed ahead of Stewartville by virtue of a better goal difference. Uitvlugt have a plus 10 goal difference after five matches to date, having won four and drawn the other and have so far scored 11 goals while conceding one. Stewartville, on the other hand, have so far played eight matches and won four, lost three and drawn the other, scoring 13 goals and conceding nine for a plus four goal difference. In the Uitvlugt versus Beavers encounter, Uitvlugt went into the lead in the 34th minute, compliments of a Beavers own goal and four minutes later, the eventual winners’ Kevin Duke
doubled the score which remained unchanged for the remainder of the first session. Twenty-five minutes into the second period, Duke’s sibling Kevon added to the score and one minute later, Casper Evans sealed the issue. Meanwhile, Paul Hector and Orette Stephenson scored in the 22nd and 43rd minutes respectively to see their team – Stewartville – to a 2-0 win against Wales United. Beavers remain at the bottom of the WDFA points standing with one point from four matches, having drawn just one match while conceding eight goals. Wales United are currently placed seventh with eight points from as many matches. They won two, lost four and drew two, with eight goals for and 11 against. Den Amstel continue to lead the points race with 19 from seven matches, having won six and were held to a draw in the other. Pouderoyen are second with 13 points from five matches and a plus 14 goal difference.
Gareth Southgate will replace the former Sunderland manager for the team's final four matches of 2016, beginning with the October 8 World Cup qualifier against Malta at Wembley – the costly rebuilding of which Allardyce also seemingly labelled as "stupid" in the Telegraph video.
FA c h i e f e x e c u t i v e Martin Glenn, who oversaw Allardyce's appointment, described the episode as "really painful", while former England captain Alan Shearer told the BBC his nation were now "a laughing stock of world football" (Sportsmax)
Telegraph passes findings to FA after further corruption claims THE Daily Telegraph has agreed to give all relevant transcripts to the Football Association (FA) following further revelations in its investigation into alleged corruption in English football that brought down England manager Sam Allardyce. Yesterday, the UK newspaper alleged eight current or former Premier League managers stand accused of receiving illegal payments
or "bungs" as part of player transfers. The Telegraph, which claims to have found "widespread evidence of corruption in the English game", obtained its information from Pino Pagliara, who was banned from football for five years for match-fixing in 2005, the Italian agent's business partner Dax Price and two other unnamed agents during meetings with undercover
reporters. According to the report two Championship managers are also said to be implicated. The latest part of the Telegraph investigation emerged less than two hours after the FA parted company with Allardyce by mutual agreement on account of the 61-year-old being filmed allegedly telling undercover reporters how they could "get around" FA transfer
CICKET QUIZ CORNER (Wednesday September 28, 2016)
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: (1)
10 overs (5 overs per side)
(2)
40 overs (20 overs per side)
Today’s Quiz: (1) Who top-scored in the final T20 International in the recent 3-match series between the WI and Pakistan? (2) Who was declared ‘Man of the Series’ in the just-concluded 3-match T20 WI/ PAK engagement? Answers in tomorrow’s issue
rules regarding third-party ownership of players. Footage also appeared to show Allardyce discuss a £400,000 fee to work for the reporters' fictitious Far East investment group, while criticising his immediate predecessor Roy Hodgson and Gary Neville. England Under-21 boss