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Senior Inter-County 4-Day Tournament….
Berbice Coach confident of double success – Ramoo, Ivan make way for Royston Crandon, Latcha
Hubern Evans
David Latchaya
By Rajiv Bisnauth
list A games as well as 26 Twenty20 games. Latcha, on the other hand have played three List A games. He was a member of the West Indies Under-15 team in 2005 and represented Guyana at the Under-19 level in 2008. “Definitely the guys coming in who were not involved in one-day tournament makes a big difference,” Coach Hubern Evans told this publication on Tuesday. “It’s a different game so we have to be more patient,” Evans pointed out. Evans believes they have the momentum and confidence to win the tournament, having achieved a hard-fought, title during the one-day version. “We have a great mix of experienced players and youngsters, so I want to urge the guys to continue
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erbice hope to take advantage of fresh legs to build on their one-day success when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County tournament bowls off on Thursday. Allrounder Royston Crandon and off-spinner Steven Latcha are the two newcomers to join the squad. Krishendat Ramoo and Rajiv Ivan were the two players omitted from the one-day tournament, which Berbice won on Saturday by 10 runs. Crandon is among the most experienced players in the squad having represented the West Indies in a One-Day International in 2009 against India. He also represented Guyana in 24 first-class matches, 26
Royston Crandon
Renaldo Ali Mohamed
Steven Latcha
Chanderpaul Hemraj
the good work,” Evans concluded.
Under-19 squad with a GCB Development Squad. Thirteen Under-19 players have been retained in the squad. Akel Wallace is the only player who was omitted. Steven Jacobs, Chanderpaul Hemraj, David
Replacement
Meanwhile, after a poor showing during the preliminary rounds of the oneday tournament, the GCB has replaced the National
Steven Jacobs
Yatesh Dhanpaul
Latchaya, Yatesh Dhanpaul and Renaldo Ali Mohamed make up the 18-man squad. In the first round, the 50-over champions Berbice, will clash with Demerara at GCC, while Essequibo will meet the GCB Development Squad at DCC. The second round will begin on September 24 when Essequibo take on Berbice at DCC, and the GCB Development Squad go up against Demerara at the Everest Cricket Club ground. The third round will get underway on September 30 as the GCB Development Squad will battle with Berbice at the Wales Community Centre ground, and Demerara and Essequibo will meet at GCC. The squad reads: Kandasammy Surujnarine, Seon Hetmyer, Narsingh Deonarine (Captain), Devon
Clements, Royston Crandon, Jonathan Foo, Anthony Bramble, Jason Sinclair, Veerasammy Permaul (Vicecaptain), Steven Latcha, Gudakesh Motie, Romario Shepherd, Raun Johnson, and Keon Joseph. The Manager is Albert Smith. GCB Development Squad: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Kemo Paul, Sheraz Ramcharran, Akshay Homraj, David Latchaya, Damion Waldron, Steven Sankar, Daniel Basdeo, Nial Smith, Keon Morris, Steven Jacobs (Captain), Kemol Savory, Yatesh Dhanpaul, Brian Sattuar, Balchand Baldeo, Renaldo Ali Mohamed. The Coach is Adrian Amsterdam, Assistant Coaches are Julian Moore and Michael Hyles, and the Manager is David Black.
Afridi to lead Pakistan in Twenty20s again
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hahid Afridi has been appointed Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain until the 2016 World T20 in India. He has succeeded Mohammad Hafeez, who stood down in April following Pakistan’s early exit from the 2014 World T20 in Bangladesh. ESPNcricinfo understands the choice was between a young player and an experienced hand, but it was decided that none of the youngsters in the team were ready for such a responsibility. The decision was taken with the consent of the selection committee, head coach Waqar Younis and the PCB cricket committee, and it was approved by the PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan, who has the final say in such matters. “Whatever happened in the past is over and now I have started a new beginning,” Afridi said of his relationship with Waqar. “I will develop a fearless approach in the players and eradicate the fear of loss as a captain. This format is not for the chicken-hearted player” Afridi, 34, had captained
Shahid Afridi will lead Pakistan once again © AFP
Pakistan in 19 Twenty20 internationals between August 2009 and April 2011. Pakistan won eight and lost 11 matches under his leadership. Afridi has not led Pakistan in any format for more than three years and will have one match against Australia and two against New Zealand before the year ends. Over the last 12 months, Afridi has taken 10 wickets at an average of 26.80 in 11 T20 internationals, and scored 173 runs at a strike rate of 150. Misbah-ul-Haq is Pakistan’s Test and one-day
international captain and he is expected to continue in the 50over role until the 2015 World Cup, the PCB reaffirmed while announcing Afridi’s appointment. “In line with my policy of taking decisions democratically I consulted the Cricket Committee and my board members before announcing these decisions,” PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said. “I wish both Afridi and Misbah very good luck in their upcoming assignments.” Afridi’s previous stint as
captain ended on a bad note in May 2011. He had a public falling-out with the coach Waqar Younis, who was also in his first term at the time, and an outburst against the then PCB chairman Ijaz Butt. The PCB issued him a showcause notice for the breach of discipline and stripped him off the captaincy thereafter. The board also excluded him from the list of contracted players and refused to issue noobjection certificates (NOC) to allow Afridi to play in domestic Twenty20 leagues. Afridi, however, took the matter to court and both sides eventually came to an agreement: Afridi pleaded guilty to misconduct and paid a fine of Rupees 4.5 million, and the PCB allowed him to play domestic Twenty20 cricket in England. Afridi then announced a conditional retirement, saying he would return if there were changes in the PCB and the team management. He made himself available for selection again in October 2011, after Waqar quit as national coach and Zaka Ashraf replaced Butt as PCB chairman. (Cricinfo)
Briton makes early exit at Korea Open in Seoul
Heather Watson
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r i t a i n ' s H e a t h e r Watson has been knocked out of the first round of the Korea Open by qualifier Nicole Gibbs. Watson, 22, was seeded eighth in the tournament but lost 7-5 6-2 to the world number 101 in Seoul. The British num-
ber one, ranked 46 in the world, converted just one of seven break points in the first set and the American dominated the second set. Watson's early departure comes less than a month after her first-round defeat in straight sets at the US Open. (BBCSport)