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Cottrell “thankful and humbled” after landing million-dollar deal CUTTACK, India, CMC – West Indies speedster Sheldon Cottrell says he is anxiously looking forward to his first stint in the highprofile Indian Premier League, after landing a lucrative million-dollar deal with Kings XI Punjab. The 30-year-old was the subject of an intense bidding war at Thursday’s auction in Kolkata, before Kings XI secured the deal for his services in the campaign bowling off next April. “I’m really looking forward [to] that,” the Jamaican left-armer said following the auction. “I am very thankful and humbled at the same time, and just to play alongside Chris (Gayle) and Nicholas (Pooran), KL Rahul – just some of the names – I’m very elated.” Cottrell entered the draft at a base price of US$70,400 but fierce competition for his services from Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Kings XI saw his value vault to US$1.2 million. The deal came against the backdrop of an excellent year for Cottrell internationally, where he picked up 30 wickets from 23 One-Day Internationals and 14 scalps from 12 T20 Internationals. He was one of the few West Indies players to emerge
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Flamboyant West Indies speedster Sheldon Cottrell. from the ICC World Cup in England with reputation intact, finishing with 12 wickets in an otherwise wretched campaign by the Caribbean side. Cottrell said he owed his latest IPL achievement to his West Indies teammates who had been key to his success this year. “Without my teammates [and] West Indies, I wouldn’t have made it here in my personal view,” he pointed out. “They have backed me 100 per cent and I just want to tell them thanks.” Lefthander Shimron Hetmyer, who was snapped up by Capitals for US$1.1 million, said he also owed a debt of gratitude to West Indies. “I wasn’t really looking too far ahead about it
(auction). Really and truly I was just thinking all about the West Indies,” the Guyanese stroke-maker said. “They have brought me [here] and made me the person I am today so all thanks to the West Indies for just giving me the chance to represent [them]. I just do my thing and it’s all for the team.” Hetmyer was discarded by Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Banglalore after just one season at the end of the 2019 campaign but a sparkling hundred in the opening ODI last week helped to renew his chances of a lucrative contact. Both Cottrell and Hetmyer are with the West Indies team preparing for the decisive final ODI of the three-match series against India.
Lodge end Hindu boys’ win... From page 27 Guyanese a 3-0 win via kicks from the penalty mark after full and extra-time had finished 0-0. In the opening semifinal which was most subscribed, Annai Secondary of region nine (Upper Takatu - Upper Essequibo) edged DC Caesar Fox (Waramadong) Secondary of region seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) 2-1 to book their place in tomorrow’s final that will be played at 19:00hrs at the same MOE venue on Carifesta Avenue. Annai’s Vito Cambridge found the back of the net in the first minute of play to send the crowd that consisted mainly of out of town fans into a frenzy. Waramadong, who entered the match with an unbeaten record in this year’s competition, weren’t going to go down without a fight and Ovid Andrews equalised for his team eight minutes later. The evenly matched game between the two sides that travelled
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Coach Wayne Dover working with the Rivers View players. Fans in the Bartica and Essequibo areas would have an opportunity to witness first hand, action in the 2019/2020 edition of the GFF Super League when their respective top teams welcome Elite League sides in their quest to move into the quarter finals. It would be the third night of rivalry in this y e a r ’s t o u r n a m e n t , l a s t night it all unfolded at the BV Ground on the East Coast after kicking off on Sunday last at the Police Sports Club Ground Eve Leary in the City. Two more teams would have walked the plank and two more would be following suit after t o n i g h t ’s p l a y a t t h e Bartica Community Centre Ground and Queenstown Ground on the Essequibo Coast. Rivers View FC, the top team in Bartica would have been going through their paces in preparation for
Lodge Secondary’s custodian Rashad ‘Shadow’ Roberts helped his side to victory over Shiva boys’ via kicks from the penalty mark route. some distance continued with some enterprising plays but it wasn’t until the second half, in the 65th minute that Raul Sway banged in the decisive goal from open play for Annai. Tomorrow’s final and third
place playoff, which will feature Shiva boys’ and Waramadong at 17:00hrs, are sure to be some mouth water clashes that with culminate with a new champion being crowned in the KFC schools’ Goodwill tournament.
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Andel Norton – Rivers View FC
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their clash against Western Tigers from 20:30hrs and fans in the gateway to El Dorado would be combining support to ensure that their team can spring a huge surprise in downing the Tigers which will no doubt, be thinking otherwise. H e a d C o a c h Wa y n e ‘Wiggy’ Dover has been putting in a lot of work with his charges to bring them up to the level that would be required to contain a Western Tigers unit that is expected to be harsh on their opponents. Dover along with his Assistant, Aloysius Edwards, Ansel Edwards, Andrew Simmons, Andel Norton, Godfrey Norton, Eon Adams, Mark Richards, Ry a n A n d r i e s , G e o rg e Mentis, Travis Burnette along with Dwayne Blake, Romario James and Shaquille Hopkinson the three guest players would hope to deliver a win for the
home team. We s t e r n Ti g e r s ’ challenge from a tactical perspective would have been in the hands of former national players, Patrice Ram (Head Coach) and his Assistant, Charles ‘Lily’ Pollard. On field execution will come from the likes of Andrew Murray, Phillip Rowley, Randolph Wagner, Curtez Kellman, elder statesman Anthony Abrams, Kwadjo Garnett, Jamal Pedro and guest players, Kendolph Lewis, Clive Nobrega and Sheldon Holder. In Essequibo, the GDF FC’s quest for an opening win will be led by the Fraser brothers, Delwin and Delroy, Olvis Mitchell, Benjamin Opara, Eusi Phillips, Shawn Arthur, A m o s R a m s e y, C o l i n Nelson, Kevin Layne, Tr a v i s H e n r y, J e r o m e Richardson, Sherwin Caesar and Ryan Searles, the lone guest player.