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Kaieteur News
Saturday March 19, 2016
Herstelling A overcome Laluni World Twenty20 2016: New Zealand Herstelling A defeated host Laluni by two wickets when the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association 50-over tournament on Sunday. Batting first, Laluni made 112 all out in 28.4 overs. Junior Lacarus got 31 and Wayne
La Rose 15; D. R. Esau claimed 4-20 and Williams grabbed 212. Herstelling A responded with 114-8 with Esau scoring 24, A. Bharat 18 and T. Paris 14; Derrick Tajnarine claimed 4-34 and Alex Dundas 2-29. The competition contin-
ues today with Providence playing Ruimveldt at Farm and Sandpiper facing North Soesdyke at Laluni. On Sunday Farm will host Combined United and Nandy Park will take Silver Bullet at Laluni. Matches start at 09:30 hrs.
edge Australia to close in on semis
GCA second division continues this weekend The Georgetown Cricket Association will continue with its Noble House Sea Foods second division twoday tournament this weekend. University of Guyana will host St. Stanislaus (Andre Horry and Dion Feassal),
GNIC SC will entertain Police (Peter Montfort and Heuvel Cunha), Sophia will journey to Malteenoes SC (Matthew Kissoon and Abena Parker), Demerara CC will travel to Georgetown CC (Totoram Ramnarine and Ravi Latif), Gandhi
Yo u t h Organisation will stay at home to Transport SC (Cyril Garnath and Reginald Grant) and Diplomats will play Everest at Everest (Mark Scott and Clyde Layne). Matches start today at 11:00 hrs.
Buxton Carl Hooper Cricket Club celebrates 12th Anniversary tomorrow The Buxton Carl Hooper Cricket Club will be celebrating its 12th Anniversary with a grand 4 way Cricket Competition and Hot Dog Sale tomorrow, Sunday
March 20th, 2016. Participating teams include; Lusignan (Bean Singh Team), Buxton All Star, Buxton B Team and Buxton under-23 Team.
There will be Trophies and Medals up for grabs, while hot dogs would be on sale all day. For further information contact Mr. Peters event coordinator on 665-3185.
Mc Arthur to officiate in WCQ in Jamaica Former FIFA Referee Roy Mc Arthur who is now a FIFA accredited Referee Assessor has been appointed to officiate i n t h e Wo r l d C u p Qualifying match that will see Jamaica hosting Costa Rica on March 25th, next. The Referees for the
match are all from the USA, Antonio Marrufo, Frank Anderson, Adam Garner and Edvin Jurisevic. The match is set for the Jamaica National Stadium and would be McArthur’s third WCQ appointment from FIFA in the lead up to Russia 2018.
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Guyana Rugby Football Union National Trial game set for today After winning the 15s title in 2014, the Guyana National Rugby Team, the Green Machine, has been optimistic about future competitions. With such optimism, Guyana’s quest to qualify for the Rugby World Cup 2019 will commence on Saturday April 23, 2016, when the team will face Barbados. In preparation, the Guyana Rugby Football Union has shortlisted players for National trials. Training
sessions are scheduled to be conducted every Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays under the watchful eyes of the union appointed coaches Lawrence Adonis, Clinton Clarke, Theodore Henry and Kenneth Grant Stuart. Practice matches will be played on every Saturday leading up to April 23, 2016. The Union urges all ruggers shortlisted, to attended and be punctual as time is limited.
Trail matches kick off at 16:00HRS (4pm) sharp and players will be evaluated as the selection process progresses. “As we celebrate our Independence Golden Jubilee, it is our hope that we succeed. With a cheerful heart, the union thanks all stakeholders for their support and trust that the relationship grows as we aim to build and catapult our country, Guyana,” a release from the GRFU stated.
Martin Guptill shapes to hit the ball, Australia v New Zealand, World T20 2016, Group 2, Dharamsala, March 18, 2016 ©Associated Press BBC Sport - New Zealand took a big step towards the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 - and exacted revenge for the 2015 World Cup final - with an eight-run win over Australia. For the second game in a row, the Black Caps looked to be below par with the bat, subsiding to 142-8 after Martin Guptill’s explosive 39. Australia appeared to be cruising as they raced to 37-0 after four overs. But Mitchell McClenaghan’s 3-17 was decisive as they crumbled to 134-9. And just as in their victory against India, New Zealand’s spinners were influential, with Mitchell Santner taking 2-30 and Ish Sodhi conceding just 14 runs off his four overs. Kane Williamson’s side now sit atop Group 2 with two wins, and victory in their next game against Pakistan on Tuesday may be enough to guarantee their passage to the last four. Australia, meanwhile, face a difficult path to the semis, with their match against India on 27 March likely to be a contest that eliminates the loser. McClenaghan shines as Kiwis squeeze again For the second match in a row, New Zealand opted to leave out star seamers Tim Southee and Trent Boult, instead opting to bring in McClenaghan at the expense of all-rounder Nathan McCullum. But, once again, the selectors were totally vindicated as McClenaghan claimed three key wickets. First he halted Australia’s rollicking start by inducing Shane Watson to hit a catch to mid-off, then he wrapped up victory with a superb penultimate over that accounted for the dangerous duo of Mitchell Marsh and Ashton Agar, both caught on
the fence. McClenaghan’s heroics were part of a superb team effort by New Zealand with the ball, Santner following up his man-of-the-match performance against India with the wickets of Steve Smith and David Warner to become the leading wicket-taker in the tournament proper. Australia - who left out the world’s number oneranked T20 batsman, Aaron Finch - failed to get to grips with the conditions, with many batsmen perishing to big shots on a pitch where timing proved difficult. The Black Caps may not be renowned for their mastery of slow surfaces but, well marshalled by Williamson in his first tournament as skipper, they look to have hit upon a formula to win low-scoring games in the challenging conditions of the subcontinent. Part-timers’ parsimony in vain for Australia Steve Smith’s side will take some comfort from a strong performance with the ball, fighting back tenaciously after New Zealand raced to 58-0 off the first six overs. The innings swung on the wicket of Guptill, whose fluent 39 off 27 balls before being caught at deep mid-wicket proved impossible to match as the pitch slowed up and Smith cannily introduced his part-time bowlers. Glenn Maxwell accounted for Williamson and Corey Anderson - both caught by Agar at long-off - in quick succession as Australia took a stranglehold on the innings, with New Zealand going six overs without finding the boundary. The quartet of Maxwell, Watson, Marsh and James Faulkner gave the batsmen no pace to work with, and despite the late impetus added by Grant Elliott (27 off 20), Aus-
tralia seemed to be in the ascendancy. But, while the four allrounders bowled 14 overs with combined figures of 688, it was the profligacy of Australia’s frontline bowlers that proved decisive, with Agar, Adam Zampa and Nathan Coulter-Nile’s six wicketless overs costing 54 runs. What they said New Zealand captain Kane Williamson: “We’re fortunate to play on two wickets that were very similar. It was nice to get a score on the board that, on this surface, was tough to chase. “It’s important that you read the conditions and select accordingly. Today we thought we had to be different again and I’m pleased with the way the boys stepped up. “It’s important we gel well. We look at the task at hand and perform as best we can.” Australia captain Steve Smith: “I thought around 150 was about par. Obviously their spinners bowled extremely well again and we didn’t respond well. You can’t lose wickets in clumps like that we couldn’t get any partnerships together. “We didn’t apply ourselves enough. We should have knocked the ball around a bit more rather than going for the big shots. But these things happen and we have to move on.” What’s next? New Zealand face Pakistan in Mohali, while Australia’s next match pits them against Bangladesh in Bangalore on Monday. Scores: New Zealand 142 for 8 (Guptill 39, Elliott 27, Faulkner 2-18) beat Australia 134 for 9 (Khawaja 38, Marsh 24, McClenaghan 317) by eight runs.