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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
June 29 - July 5, 2019
Somerset and ex-England batsman Trescothick to retire at end of season SOMERSET and former England batsman Marcus Trescothick is to retire from cricket at the end of the season. The 43-year-old - in his 27th campaign as a pro - featured in 76 Tests for England, playing a key role when they beat Australia to win the 2005 Ashes. Opener Trescothick made his Somerset debut in 1993 and has gone on to score 19,654 first-class runs for the county. “I’m extremely grateful for all the support that I’ve received throughout this remarkable journey,” he said. “I’ve been discussing my future with the club and my family for a while and we felt that now was the appropriate time to make this announcement in order for both the club and I to put plans in place.” Trescothick scored 5,825 Test runs at an average of 43.79 in an international career that spanned from 2000 to 2006. He was one of his country’s star performers across all formats during that time, also wracking up 4,335 one-day international runs - more than any other England opener. But his England career was cut short by an ongoing battle with depression and anxiety, which forced him to leave a tour of India
Sir Everton Weekes’s run of consecutive Test centuries only came to an end when he was run out for 90 closing in on a sixth.
Sir Everton Weekes: West Indies cricketing great suffers heart attack Marcus Trescothick scored 5,825 Test runs for England, including 14 centuries.
in February 2006 and then a tour of Australia the following winter. He retired from international cricket in 2008, choosing to concentrate on playing for his county Somerset. “Twenty-seven years is a long time, but it’s gone incredibly quickly,” said Trescothick. “I consider myself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to do something that I love for that length of time.”
Left-hander Trescothick, who stood in as England captain in two Tests and 10 ODIs, was recently voted in the country’s all-time best one-day side by BBC Sport readers. He enjoyed his best international form during the home 2005 Ashes, second only to Kevin Pietersen for most runs in the series, and becoming the fastest player to score 5,000 runs in Test cricket.
WEST Indies cricketing great Sir Everton Weekes was in intensive care on Thursday after suffering a heart attack overnight in Barbados. The 94-year-old, who registered 4,455 runs in 48 Tests at an average of 58.61, is being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown. BBC Sport was told his condition is not as bad as first feared and he should be discharged in the coming days. Weekes made his Test debut against England in Bridgetown in
1947-48. The Barbadian remains the only man to record centuries in five consecutive Test innings, a feat achieved in 1949. Weekes became known as one of the famous ‘Three Ws’ of the West Indies, alongside compatriots Sir Frank Worrell and Sir Clyde Walcott. He decided to retire after struggling with injury against Pakistan in 1957-58 and received a knighthood in 1995. (BBC)
India knock West Indies out of Cricket World Cup INDIA moved a step closer to the World Cup semi-finals and ended West Indies’ slim hopes of qualifying with a 125-run thrashing at Old Trafford. West Indies, chasing 269 for victory, were dismantled by India, with pace bowler Mohammad Shami taking 4-16 and Jasprit Bumrah 2-9. It was an underwhelming response from West Indies after they were economical with the ball and tidy in the field. Virat Kohli made 72 as India worked hard in front of a vociferous crowd, and MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 56, which saw him take 16 runs from the final over, propelled them to 268-7. West Indies were ultimately dismissed for 143 with 94 balls remaining and will be left to rue a impatient batting performance on a slow pitch. India are the only unbeaten team in the tournament and have replaced England - their next opponents - at the top of the one-day rankings. They will head to Edgbaston on Sunday with plenty of confidence, knowing that victory will secure their semi-final berth and make England’s task to qualify even more difficult. West Indies were disciplined with the ball. Holder had miserly figures
of 2-33, including two maidens and the wicket of Kohli; Roach was equally effective with 3-36. However, in the death overs, they were expensive. Shai Hope fluffed a stumping that would have dismissed Dhoni and Holder, having bowled himself out, ended up turning to Carlos Brathwaite to bowl three crucial overs. They disappeared for 33 runs. Then with the bat, needing to go at just under six an over, West Indies crumbled. Of the top five only Sunil Ambris, trapped on the crease by a Pandya off-cutter, could have claimed to have received a good delivery. The rest were caught needlessly trying to play big shots. “They’ve got the skills. It’s just a question of their temperament,” former fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose told Test Match Special. “They are not patient enough, whenever a bowler is on top of them they hit out and get out. That’s not how cricket is played, you’ve got to respect the bowlers.” West Indies crushed Pakistan in their opening game of the World Cup. Since then, their fortunes have been reversed. Pakistan could yet qualify for the semi-finals; the Windies are out of contention. (BBC)
West Indies were dismal with the bat; they lost by 125 runs in a low scoring clash.