April 16 - 22, 2011
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
Current league leaders the Blue Hills’ Sharks
Sailrock Under-11 Boys’ League:
No clear winner yet THE SAILROCK Under-11 Boys’ League completed its fourth round of games last weekend with all four teams winning and losing one game each. The results ensured that the teams remain close to each other on points which mean that any of the sides can still win the league, which has two weeks left. League leaders Blue Hills’ Sharks lost their opening game 1-0 to the Leeward Knights before coming back to defeat Five Cays
FC, who had earlier disposed of Long Bay Revolution 2-1. The Revolution ensured that they kept themselves in the hunt for the league title with a close 1-0 win against the Knights. The fact that each game was decided by a single goal shows how competitive the league is and although the Sharks have the upper hand at the moment it should go down to the last week of the league to determine the winners. MVP for the day was Steven Jennings.
Leslie and Mark win 2’s volleyball title LESLIE AND Mark triumphed in the TCI Volleyball Invitational’s 2’s competition which was recently held on the beach in front of the Sands Resort. Verwyn and Craig claimed second place in the two-player event while Dave and Aaron placed third. In the 4’s Competitive the team of Ted’s Typhoon took first place ahead of Club Med and Safe Sets respectively, while in the 4’s Recreational 4-Play claimed victory over Billabong and Canadian Eh in that order. The Turks and Caicos Islands Volleyball Federation teamed up with the Wine Cellar for the Leslie and Mark with their event which was sponsored by spoils. (photo compliments of Jeff Blanchard) Bambarra Rum and Corona.
Garvin Bruno scored 88 unbeaten runs against Panama and 49 against Brazil.
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Damian St. Ange nabbed four wickets against Belize while he scored a half-century against Brazil.
ICC Americas Division II Cricket:
TCI beat Bahamas, Belize and Brazil – Lose to Suriname and Panama THE TURKS AND CAICOS cricket team should return to these shores proud of their performances—they got past the Bahamas, the Central American team of Belize and South American side Brazil in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Americas Division II Championships this week in Suriname. TCI were not flawless in the twenty20 matches, given that they suffered losses to the home team and Panama on Monday. Their game against the Bahamas, in all fairness, was a fortunate win given that they made a smart choice to field first in a rain affected match which forced the use of the D/L system. The TCI side had needed 49 runs from eight overs after the Bahamas struggled to 48-2 off of 10.1 overs. Howard Dickenson nabbed both wickets with figures of 2-13 from four overs. TCI’s skipper Rohan Ash (14 not out) and Garvin Bruno (20 runs) ensured a victory in seven overs. DEFEATS Against Panama TCI were inserted to bat and they amassed a commanding total, 176-2, with Bruno making his mark with 88 not out. The Police cricket team captain, made eight fours and a six off of 50 balls. He and Gareth Butler tallied
101 runs for the second wicket. Butler, who is also playing his first international series for the TCI, scored a 45-ball 35 runs (3X4s). After the fall of the second wicket, Ash added to the pace of scoring by belting two fours and an equal amount of sixes in a 22-ball unbeaten score of 32. Panama reached the total in the 19th over, with Tarick Daya leading the attack with 56. Dickerson and Bruno picked up two wickets each. TCI struggled against Suriname, who now look set to advance from level two into level one of the ICC rankings after commanding victories. In that game the TCI cricketers again lost the toss and were sent in to bat. It was a disastrous time in the middle for the Caribbean boys as nine wickets tumbled for 83 runs in the allotted overs. Shockingly only three batsmen reached double figures (Ash 16, Nuwan Bodhinyake 13 and Robert Johnson 12*) as local player Carlton Baker nabbed 5-20. Suriname reached the total in the 12th over with eight wickets in hand. BOUNCING BACK After what could be considered a dip in TCI’s performance, Damian St. Ange took the lead. The all-rounder
batted himself to a half-century against Brazil before he snarled four wickets against Belize. In the game against Belize the TCI cricketers again lost the toss, but they were asked to bowl. St. Ange opened the bowling and did the damage early as he took three wickets in his first two overs, which left the Central American side struggling at 15-3 and eventually all out for 107 in 18.1 overs. St. Ange finished with 4-8 from 3.1 overs, while there were two wickets each for Ash and Johnson. In reply TCI reached the target with three balls remaining and two wickets in hand. Jeremy Jones (35) and Ash (18) had a solid opening partnership of 46, while Marcus Charlemagne (29) and Bodhinyake (11), batting at number seven and nine respectively, carried their team to victory. Charlemagne scored his runs off of 18 balls by belting three sixes and a four. Earlier against Brazil, TCI were asked to field and they restricted the South American side for 149-9 with Ash showing his all-round skills with 3-39, while St. Ange took 2-26 from four. St. Ange then struck an unbeaten 32-ball 61 (six fours and three sixes), while Bruno made 49 (3X4s and 1X6) to ensure the seven-wicket win in 16.3 overs.