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Cricket West Indies
01
Jun
2020

TTCB halts Red Force coach selection

The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board has decided to bring to a halt the interview process to select a coach of the national senior men’s team, at least for the moment. The executive met via a Zoom meeting on Monday 1 June and unanimously agreed that in the face of recent developments brought on by the...
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31
May
2020

BRILLIANT BRITANNY BLOWS AWAY BLANCHISSEUSE

On Wednesday 4th March 2020, the PowerGen North Zone Girls’ Open Division saw a highly anticipated clash between perennial champions Holy Name Convent and their closest challengers Blanchisseuse Secondary unfold at CIC grounds on Serpentine Road. The ladies of Holy Name were aiming for their 3rd consecutive zonal title and 4th overall in the past...
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31
May
2020

Who was the best of the Gomes brothers?

I am often asked  the question, who was the most talented of the Gomes cricketing brothers from Arima. There were five brothers, Lester( now deceased) Sheldon , Larry , Gregory and Randy. Allow me to answer the question by giving a little background on each of the five I have known for 30 years as...
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27
May
2020

North Zone Police Service Cricket Section Distributes hampers during COVID-19 Pandemic

Even though the Domestic Cricket season has recently been abandoned the officers of the TTPS cricket section has kept themselves engaged. When they are not on active police duty many have been doing their own personal physical training at home. Amir Khan, the longest standing member of the TTPS Cricket Section, was inspired by a...
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26
May
2020

Rise, Sir Clive – he developed the greatest cricket team ever

The long-awaited news of Clive Lloyd’s Knighthood from the British government in the 2020 New Year’s Honours was received with great delight and satisfaction by the people of the Caribbean and by cricket lovers around the world. Sir Clive was a great cricketer, an outstanding leader and a highly respected Caribbean ambassador who was loved...
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20
May
2020

Let the Caribbean sunlight shine on the administration of West Indies cricket

The statement by CWI President Ricky Skerrit, given in response to media reports of past mismanagement practices, and perhaps more, found by the international accounting firm PKF has brought to the surface the need for transparency in the administration of West Indies cricket; and at all levels of the game.     Moreover, the back and...
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09
May
2020

Who will be TTCB’s next Head Coach?

It is with great interest I am looking at the Trinidad and Tobago selection for the position of head coach of the Men national senior cricket team. There are thirteen local candidates (along with 5 foreigners) vying for the position but for now, I’ll concentrate on national players, leg spinner Samuel Badree, Imran Jan, and former...
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06
May
2020

The Skerrit/Shallow administration – Has it made a difference to West Indies cricket?

A recent review of the first year of the Skerritt/Shallow administration on the popular Mason and Guest radio programme highlighted the administration’s pluses and minuses. Curiously, its most significant achievement was hardly mentioned, an omission that did not escape the alert and clever mind of Dr. Don Marshall.  Changing the hostile, autocratic, and constricting environment...
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