Sunday February 24, 2013
Kaieteur News
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Zimbabwe look to avoid first ODI repeat upon such weaknesses. Zimbabwe need to regroup quickly, as a team, and must show the will and confidence to stay competitive. West Indies, on the other hand, need to find the ruthlessness that went missing after their World Twenty20 title win. They are expected to steamroll the opposition in this series and the only competition is with themselves. Can they get
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SPNcricinfo - In a short three-ODI series that doesn’t last a week, a heavy defeat in the first game can quickly become a nightmare. It wouldn’t be outlandish to say that 3-0 to West Indies is an expected result, but for Zimbabwe, who hardly play international cricket these days, this series offers a vital chance to show improvement. Their first outing was forgettable, but they need to avoid a repeat performance.
Their bowlers were battered by the West Indies batsmen, who could have got more than the 337 they eventually did, and when it was their turn to bat, their batsmen slipped at the first sight of Sunil Narine. In the end, it became a question of how badly would they lose. That they lasted 50 overs was largely due to a 67-ball 18 by No. 8 Prosper Utseya. In both innings, there were only a couple of performers of note and in international cricket, other teams feast
Fourth annual Desmond Dorsette road race and family fun day set for March 24
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he Dorsette family of Leeds, Corentyne Berbice will for the fourth year be sponsoring the annual Desmond Dorsette Memorial Road race classic and Family Fun day on Sunday 24th March 2013. Preparation has already begun for the big day which will be held at various venues. The road race which is expected to begin at 08:00 hrs will be held in three categories and is open to athletes from throughout Berbice. The categories are males and females open, U19 and U15. Although all systems are not in place the senior and U19 athletes will cover a distance of 5Km beginning their journey at No47 village and finishing at the popular No53 Sports Complex Corentyne. The U15 and the females will begin their segment at No49 village and are also expected finish at the No53 Complex. Attractive Prizes which will include cash incentives, trophies, T shirts and ribbons and other memorabilia will be presented to the top finishers in each categories. Certificates of appreciation and participation will be presented to all participants by the Dorsette family. Also this year the top finishers from the Leeds, No51, Union, No53 catchment area will be presented with special prizes. Following the road race a fund day will be held at the No53 Sports Complex beginning at 10:00hrs and will include softball cricket, volleyball, football, dominoes and a number of novelty events including egg and spoon, three legged race, (Continued on page 50 )
more if they bat first? Can they bowl out Zimbabwe within 40 overs? These are the challenges that Dwayne Bravo would want his team to take head on after the recent reverses in ODIs in Australia. IN THE SPOTLIGHT Darren Bravo has been around for close to four years n o w. H e h a s s h o w n numerous glimpses of his talent in the past - especially
in Tests - but the hundred on Friday was his first in 51 ODI outings. He followed up his maiden Test hundred with two more soon after. With the quality of bowling Zimbabwe offer, he would certainly be hoping for another one in this series. If Zimbabwe need to show improvement, it has to start from two of their experienced batsmen, B r e n d a n Ta y l o r a n d
Hamilton Masakadza. The two were out in consecutive overs without getting into double-digit scores. With 249 matches between them, Zimbabwe would hope the pillars of their batting lineup show some resistance. Kieron Pollard, who missed the previous match due to travel difficulties in getting to Grenada, will be available for selection for the second ODI.