Sunday November 03, 2013
Kaieteur News
Guyana Cup Softball cricket tournament
South Florida Softball Cricket Association arrive Tuesday primed for battle The South Florida Softball Cricket League (S.F.S.C.L) will be arriving in Guyana on Tuesday Nov. 5th to partake in the GUYANA SOFTBALL CUP 111 tournament. The team will be lead by first time captain Masood Mohamed, Manager Ramzan Roshanali Assistant Manager Zameer Mangroo and will be under the guidance of the SFSCL President himself Mr. Sal Hussain. The SFSCL team is composed of a number of Allrounders including the league MVP Kaiume Mohamed; Ramesh Persaud, Keshan Budhna, Anoop Basdeo and
Vivian Khan. The batting is further fortified by wicket-keeper/ batsman R a v i P e r s a u d (OJ), Randy Narainasami, N a z i m A l i a n d Vi s h a l Singh. The bowling attack will be spearheaded by Mark Mukhlall, Ramesh Persaud, Masood Mohamed and others. In a release, the SFSCL President Sal Hussain stated that, “Some of our players have not visited Guyana for a while and upon arrival, some will travel to Berbice, parts of Demerara and Essequibo. The team will assemble back in Georgetown on Thursday 7th of November to
prepare and make final plans for the Guyana Cup.” Mr. Hussain further noted in the release, “We intend to give our best in the field in hopes of wresting the championship away from N.Y. (last year tournament winner). We will display great sportsmanship on and off the field and hope to have a great time doing so.” Mr. Hussain expressed special thanks to Zameer Mangroo and Mr. Ramzan Roshanali, the honorary consul, Consulate of Guyana in Miami, for all their help in assisting the team to take part is what promises to be an exciting tournament in Guyana.
Riverton Suites Upper Corentyne Under19 50 overs cricket competition 2013 NO 70 Young Star defeat Skeldon Community Centre by 5 wickets to claim title
Dr. Pooran Seepersaud (right), proprietor of Hotel Riverton Suites hands over the winner trophy to No. No. Young Star Captain Thameshwar Kumar. Also in photograph are members of the Seepersaud’s family. The No. 70 Young Star are the inaugural winner of the Riverton Suites Upper Corentyne Under-19 50 overs cricket competition, defeating Skeldon Community Centre by 5 wickets on Sunday last at the Skeldon ground. Batting first, Skeldon were bowled out for 109 runs in 35.2 overs with Viendra Gooniah 54 and Nicholas Seenarine 11 the only batsmen reaching double figures. Bowling for No. 70 Young Star Thameshwar Kumar took 3 for 19 off 8 overs, Navindra Edwin 2 for 20 off 7 overs and Daveanand Chatterpaul 2 for 23 off 6 overs. In reply No. 70 Young Star reached 110 for 5 in 26.2 overs with Thameshwar Kumar 34 and Permashwar Chatterpaul 27 the main scorers. Bowling for Skeldon CC Deon Esau
took 3 for 32 off 6 overs and Viendra Gooniah 1 for 22 off 9 overs. At the presentation, Dr. Pooran Seepersaud, proprietor of Hotel Riverton Suites, thanked the two teams for a good game of cricket and congratulated No. 70 Young Star for winning. He also thanked the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association for organizing a wonderful tournament and pledged to continue sponsoring this tournament for the next three years and even beyond. The winning team received a trophy and $25,000 whilst the runner up received a trophy and $15,000. The batsman with the most runs in the competition was Permashwar Chatterpaul with 228 runs and the bowler with
the most wickets in the tournament was Wadikar Ramrattan with 18 wickets, both received a trophy and $5,000 each. The M.V.P of the tournament was Thameshwar Kumar for scoring 160 runs and taking 17 wickets he also won the man of the match in the final award. He received two trophy and $10,000. Dr. Seeperasud also present tokens to all boards members, umpires and some of his friends who were present at the game. Mr. Vicky Bharosay, treasurer of the UCCA, on behalf of the board, thanked Dr. Pooran Seepersaud and his family, firstly for coming on board with this much needed sponsorship and secondly for putting so much effort in making the final a grand event at their expense.
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Webb announces new task force for Caribbean Professional League FIFA Grassroots Com-unity Seminar kicks off in Saint Lucia MIAMI – Addressing participants at the opening of the FIFA Grassroots Comunity Seminar in St. Lucia Friday, FIFA Vice President and CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb announced that the confederation will be naming a new task force to examine the feasibility and sustainability of the Caribbean Professional League initiative. “Our focus relies on enhancing the partnership between governments, the private sector and football community in order to foster cooperation,” said President Webb said. “CONCACAF is committed to growing our game by empowering all federations through development, so that we continue to progress in a
Jeffrey Webb dynamic and innovative environment of collaboration.” CONCACAF will continue its work in the areas
of development, referee and coaching education through its solid administration to help shape future generations and enhance the competitiveness of its players. “Football is truly a vehicle of social change, and at the Saint Lucia Football Association (SLFA), our goal is to give the boys and girls as many opportunities as possible to grow through the game of football,” said SLFA President Lyndon Cooper. Delivering on a commitment from the Sports Summit in September 2013, President Webb said that task force members will be named at CONCACAF’s next Executive Committee meeting on November 7 and 8 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Gibson satisfied with tour match WICB - KOLKATA, India – Head coach Ottis Gibson felt West Indies achieved most of their targets during their threeday, tour match against Uttar Pradesh which ended in a draw on Saturday at the Jadavpur University Complex here. Gibson said all of the main batsmen spent quality time at the crease and all of the main bowlers, except Kemar Roach and Shane Shillingford, had a chance to extend themselves and things looked to be falling into place ahead of the first Test against India, starting this coming Wednesday at Eden Gardens here. “At the start, we said we wanted to get some quality practice,” said Gibson. “We did this – Shivnarine Chanderpaul got a hundred, Narsingh Deonarine batted well and all of the others, but time in the middle was much more important for us. We have not played a Test match for a long time, so it was important for everybody to get a run-out and this game was good for us. “It also gave us an understanding of what is going to happen next week and what we need to do, particularly as a bowling attack. We will need to bowl more patiently than we were here, but everyone got a few overs under their belt and this would put us in a good position.” He added: “Speaking to the head groundsman here, he said there has been a lot of rain in Kolkata, so we expected this would have been a slow pitch.
Ottis Gibson “He also felt the pitch at Eden Gardens could well be similar and so for us to have this opportunity of playing on this kind of surface [at the Jadavpur University Complex], it means we are a bit accustomed to what we might get next week, so it’s not too bad.” Gibson allayed fears about Roach and Shillingford missing the match. He said they will take their rightful places in the line-up for the first Test. “Shane was supposed to play, but he slept badly on his neck the night before, and had a bit of stiffness,” he said. “Kemar is the same. “Those two will add a little bit more potency to our attack, but it was good to see Sheldon Cottrell get a run out in this match, Tino Best also bowled well and so too Veerasammy Permaul, so everything is looking on course for next week. We are happy about where we are at the moment.” Gibson said West Indies he was satisfied with the bowling options and stayed away from discussing the possibility of two spinners playing in the first Test.
“We will see,” he said. “Shane has been excellent for us and we will have to see who else will play. We need to find a bowling attack that we think can win us a Test match or put India under pressure. “The Indians have been in excellent form with the bat during the current One-day International series against Australia – but in Test cricket, where they have to be a bit more patient, we will have to have the right bowling options that can control and contain them.” Gibson said West Indies were the clear underdogs going into the two-Test series, but they were confident and working hard to prove that they have made advances. “We are playing away from home in India,” he said. “We are now ranked at No.6 in the World, we have won our last six Tests, but India are in the top bracket, so playing away from home in a place like India, we are going to be underdogs. “But we have a good spirit inside the team. There is a good blend of experienced players, like Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy who have played a lot of cricket in India – and some very good youngsters. “We understand where we are, but sometimes the underdogs have a strong bite and that is what we hope we will come and show next week.”