The cricket programme at East Mucurapo Secondary had endured many barren seasons before finally yielding a consistent stream of results from a group of very talented players. This success culminated in the school’s return to the PowerGen SSCL Championship division in 2015. Affectionately known as “Compre” in tribute to their days as a Senior Comprehensive...Read More
In a release today Cricket West Indies stated that, The West Indies Women will face England Women in five (5) Vitality International T20s (IT20s) at the Incora County Ground, Derby in September. The decision comes only after cricket operations and medical officials from CWI and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) held detailed discussions...Read More
Sporting history is littered with iconic clashes: Ali vs Frazier; Brazil vs Argentina; Lakers vs Celtics and in the cricketing world, England vs Australia in the Ashes. Friday 8th May 2015 saw a new entry into this category: Fatima College vs Naparima College in the PowerGen SSCL Intercol final. The lions of the South had...Read More
Have you ever been watching a game of cricket and was confused by the signal an umpire made? Your confusion will now be a thing of the past as in this edition of How’s That we will be looking at the many signals and their meanings that umpires make. *For the duties of an Umpire...Read More
Brian Lara has rubbished the rumours circulating that he was tested positive for the coronavirus. The Cricket Legend took to social media to assure friends and supporters that it was fake news and that he was tested negative for the virus. Brian Lara said “Not only is this information false, it is also detrimental to...Read More
The partnership will drive deeper engagement amongst cricket enthusiasts across the globe For a sports-starved world, the latest edition of Hero Caribbean League will serve as a global festival witnessing cricketers from several nations competing in a landmark cricket championship.Adding more flavour to this season, Fun88, a leading online gaming operator, is proud to be the...Read More
Fatima College stormed into the final of the PowerGen SSCL Intercol tournament when they defeated a game Trinity East team in their semi final on Friday 1st May 2015 at the National Cricket Center in Balmain, Couva. Skipper Donavon Clayton called correctly at the toss and had no hesitation deciding to take first strike, expressing...Read More
Tuesday 3 March 2015 will live long in the memories of the players from the Fatima and St. Mary’s College PowerGen SSCL Premiership cricket teams of that day. In the latest chapter of this historic College rivalry, played out on the “Saints” home ground at Serpentine road, the visiting Fatima boys would emerge victorious thanks...Read More
In the previous editions of “How’s that” the duties of an umpire before, during and after a match were covered in depth. In the next few editions we will be looking at “Setting up the Game.” In setting up the game one of the most if not the most important aspect are the players. How...Read More
West Indies captain Jason Holder spoke to members of media after his team’s amazing victory by four wickets over England in the first Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Jermaine Blackwood marked his return to team with a brilliant 95 off 154 balls with 12 boundaries in the run chase. Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel made...Read More
