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USA Cricket thrilled for “outstanding” Walsh Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC USA Cricket has hailed Hayden Walsh Jr. selection to the West Indies limited overs side, branding the leg-spinner an “allround talent” and a “worldclass” fielder who they expected to excel at the highest level. The 27-year-old Walsh was this week named in the Windies One-Day International and Twenty20 International squads for the upcoming series against Afghanistan in India from November 4-17. Walsh, who was born in the US Virgin Islands and grew up in Antigua, has already represented ICC associates United States in one ODI and eight T20 Internationals all coming earlier this year. ”Hayden has been nothing short of outstanding on and off the field for USA since his first selection in 2018,” said Iain Higgins, chief executive of USA Cricket. “His all-round talent with bat and ball, allied with his worldclass fielding, were crucial factors in the USA team gaining ODI status for the first time earlier this year. ”Of course, we are very disappointed to lose him, but we are glad that USA Cricket was able to provide an international platform for him at an important point in his career, and everyone involved with USA Cricket
Singapore stun Scotland to give T20 World Cup qualifiers electrifying start
Singapore Captain Amjad Mahboob erupts after the final ball Peter Della Penna.
Hayden Walsh Jr. @ CPL T20 Ltd.2019 understands and fully supports his decision, and we wish him all the best for his future career with CWI.” Wa l s h , w h o h a s p l a y e d first class cricket for Leeward Islands and Barbados, failed to really make an impression for the USA in his international outings, making 27 in the ODI against Papua New Guinea and picking up six wickets at an average of 20 in the T20s.However, he soared to prominence recently during the Caribbean Premier
League when he snapped up a Man-of-the-Series 22 wickets for eventual champions Barbados Tridents. Walsh credited USA Cricket for laying the platform for his international career. ”I want to say a special thanks to everyone at USA Cricket and the team-mates in the USA team who made me feel welcomed while I played there,” said Walsh. “It was a good eye-opener to what its like on the international stage and its an experience I will cherish.”
Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan captain in Test and T20 cricket Pakistan have sacked Sarfaraz Ahmed as their Test and Twenty20 captain because of a “visible loss of form and confidence”. Sarafarz is replaced as Test captain by batsman Azhar Ali while batsman Babar Azam will take over in T20s. A decision on the one-day captaincy will be
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“finalised in due course”. Since being appointed in 2017, wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz, 32, took charge of 13 Tests, losing eight, winning four and drawing one. He also led Pakistan during the 2019 World Cup where they failed to reach the semi-finals. ”It has been a difficult deci-
Minister of Infrastructure Domino & PMs Tapeball set for next weekend The Georgetown Office Assistant Sports Promotion team will be hosting two big events for Public Servants at the Ministry of Agriculture Canteen on Regent Street from 16:30hrs and at Durban Park on Diwali Day. The Inter Ministry / Government-Agencies knock-out Domino competition, for the Minister of Public Infrastructure Trophy and cash incentives ($100,000 for the winner, $50,000 for runner-up and $20, 000 for third place) will be first Event on Friday October 25. On Monday October 28 (National Holiday) a six-over Tapeball Cricket knock-out competition is set for Durban Park Tarmac from 09:00hrs. At stake for the winners and runners-up, are the Prime Ministers Trophy and cash incentives.Both competitions are being coordinated by James Uprising Lewis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The closing date for entries is Wednesday October 23, 2019 and interested teams can contact Lewis on telephone numbers 628 1656 or 666 5857 for more information.
Sarfaraz has scored one half-century across all formats since May. sion to drop Sarfaraz Ahmed, who has performed well as a player and a leader,” Pakistan cricket board chairman Ehsan Mani said. “But his loss in form and confidence is visible and, in the best interest of the team, it has been decided to leave him out and provide him the opportunity to reflect and regroup himself and try to reclaim his form away from international cricket.” Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq took over as Pakistan’s new head coach and chief selector last month, replacing Mickey Arthur. (BBCsport)
If anyone thought Singapore’s victory over Zimbabwe last month was a oneoff shocker, it wasn’t, as Scotland found out the hard way in the opening match of the men’s T20 World Cup qualifiers. The defending co-champions tripped at the final hurdle on the day in Dubai, unable to score eight off the last over as Singapore captain Amjad Mahboob bowled a sterling 20th to see his side across by two runs defending 168. Calum MacLeod looked like he was going to take Scotland across the line after sparking a stirring fightback with Tom Sole. Singapore were well ahead of the game with Scotland needing 38 off 19 balls before MacLeod ended the 17th with a six over midwicket and Sole started the 18th sweeping Tim David’s offspin twice through the gap at square leg and deep midwicket for fours. With 24 needed off 16, Scotland continued to pick off twos at will across the next two overs, only suffering a brief hiccup when Tim David ran out Sole with an athletic stop off his own bowling to
end the 18th. Safyaan Sharif was on strike to start the 20th but Mahboob bowled a dot and a single to start off the frame. MacLeod then just couldn’t get enough power to clear David at deep midwicket, falling for 44. After a two by Sharif took it down to five off two balls, he chipped in the air towards David once again, and the fielder covered 20 yards running left before pulling off a sensational diving catch. It meant Josh Davey was on strike needing four to tie and force a super over or six to win. But he scuffed a slog along the ground to David at deep midwicket for two to end the match. The pressure had been building earlier in the chase, though, thanks to Selladore Vijayakumar’s miserly offspin. His spell of 3 for 16 in four overs neutralised the roaring start by George Munsey, who reverse-swept left-arm spinner Vinoth Baskaran at will in the Powerplay for a series of fours and sixes over backward point. But the innings lost momentum after Munsey drove to long-on for 46 and the other batsmen struggled to get going the rest of the
way. Earlier, Singapore’s fighting total came as a result of two contrasting knocks. They had lost two wickets in the first seven balls after being sent in, including the dangerous David for just 1, bowled by Sharif. But Aritra Dutta entered at No. 4 and counter-attacked with a streaky knock, including two top-edged sixes over fine leg, before pulling a third over deep square-leg off a free hit after an Alasdair Evans noball.Dutta’s 32 off 15 balls allowed Surendran Chandramohan to recover from a slow start. Having been 6 off 21 balls, Chandramohan eventually reached his halfcentury off 53 deliveries to give Singapore a fighting chance. Janak Prakash’s late cameo of 20 off 11 and a key six in the last over by Navin Param during his 13 not out off seven balls ensured Singapore had just enough to defend in the end.Singapore 168 for 6 (Chandramohan 51, Dutta 32, Davey 2-26, Sharif 2-28) beat Scotland 166 for 9 (Munsey 46, MacLeod 44, Coetzer 38, Vijayakumar 3-16, Sidhant 2-27, Mahboob 2-36) by two runs.
Stirling, Balbirnie fifties help Ireland blow Hong Kong away ESPNcricinfo - Half-centuries from opener Paul Stirling and No. 3 Andy Balbirnie headlined Ireand’s comfortable eight-wicket win over Hong Kong in their opening match of the T20 World Cup qualifier at Abu Dhabi. Under bright and warm conditions, Hong Kong opted to bat, scoring 153 for 5 in their first innings, but Ireland’s experienced batsmen chased that down with 16 balls to spare. Hong Kong’s Kinchit Shah was the only bright spot in their batting performance, smacking 79 in 54 balls. His innings had six fours and two sixes, but no other Hong Kong batsman made more than 20. Barring Kinchit’s 60-run third-wicket stand with Waqas Barkat, where the latter contributed only nine runs, Hong Kong failed to stitch together partnerships that were big enough to push them to an imposing total. Mark Adair was the pick of the Ireland bowlers,
going at only 5.50 per over in his four-over spell and picking up two wickets. Ireland’s chase of 154 began in entertaining fashion after Stirling drilled ten runs in the first five balls of the innings. Then, off the first over’s final ball, non-striker Kevin O’Brien was runout for a duck without facing a delivery. But from 10 for 1, Stirling and Balbirnie proceeded to amass 86 runs in the next 60 balls to take the game away from Hong Kong. Stirling’s 36-ball 62 included eight fours and two sixes, and when he fell in the 11th over, Balbirnie combined with No. 4 Harry Tector (21*) to seal the win in the 17th over, finishing unbeaten on 70 in 53 deliveries. Stirling was declared Man of the Match, for the innings that broke open the chase and came at a strikerate of 172.22.Ireland 155 for 2 (Balbirnie 70*, Stirling 62) beat Hong Kong 153 for 5 (Kinchit 79, Adair 2-22) by eight wickets.