The North Zonal Council held its first virtual club meeting on Thursday 4 June in an attempt to appraise clubs of the way forward in the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting was a huge success as 8 of the 12 clubs joined the virtual meeting. The meeting was hosted by Chairman Winston...Read More
Jerome “Jerry” Julien Neilson, my friend and cricket-playing, cricket-watching and discussing pardner of 55 years, passed recently into eternity. His life, outside of his family, was devoted to cricket, football, indeed all sports. In return, this devotion to sport brought him great benefits in the form of ambition and capacity to achieve: he was intent...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
