In the 2016 SSCL North Zone cricket season, Queen’s Royal College (QRC) had themselves quite a formidable group indeed. With a mix of established older players and exciting younger prospects, the ‘Royalians’ were making waves, particularly in the U-16 division, where the ever-reliable Navin Bidassie, in his final season at this age level, was leading...Read More
In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at the wicket. When looking at the wicket the umpires should always check that : The wickets are aligned end to end and parallel to each other.The stumps are of the correct shape and are correctly placed , with the back edge of the marking...Read More
Trinidad and Tobago’s LaDonna Williams, CWI’s Digital Manager along with Amanda Reifer, a senior sports administrator from Barbados, have been named among 40 women from 29 ICC Member countries to be mentored as part of the ICC 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme. The Programme is designed to support emerging female talent in cricket and forms part...Read More
As the country celebrates the 176 years since the arrival of Indians to T&T, it is fitting to look at their engagement and contribution to sports. A cursory scan of the historical sporting landscape provides a picture of limited competitive participation across sporting disciplines. It can be adduced that their (male and female) participation numbers...Read More
North Zone Secondary school’s cricket has predominantly been highlighted by famous names from colleges such as Fatima, St. Mary’s and QRC. The cricket program at Tranquillity Secondary, however, can claim its fair share of talented players, some of whom have gone on to International super stardom like D.J. Bravo and Kieron Pollard. In 2016, the...Read More
In this episode, we feature Bryan Davis as we continue recognizing and acknowledgeing some of our outstanding cricketers through a video series called “North Zone Treasures”. This series is sponsored by: National Lotteries Control Board Bryan Davis played for St Mary’s College, North Zone, Queen’s Park Cricket Club, Trinidad and Tobago, and the West Indies....Read More
The region will play host to three international tours Starting June 10. The rescheduled 2020 South African tour will bowl off the much-anticipated action. The Proteas will play two Test matches, June 10 – 14 and June 18 – 22, at the Darren Sammy Stadium in St. Lucia, followed by five T20Is at the Grenada...Read More
In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at the various creases around a cricket pitch. The umpires should always check the crease markings before a match. As with the pitch itself and the wickets, umpires will, with experience, become better able to judge visually if the creases are not correct. Creases and...Read More
Senior West Indies players and T20 World Cup winners Anisa Mohammed and Britney Cooper are among seven players selected from Trinidad and Tobago to be part of a 30-member squad set to participate in a month-long high-performance camp in Antigua beginning on May 2nd. The veterans will be joined by Reniece Boyce, Karishma Ramharack, and...Read More
The 2021 edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League is heading to St Kitts and Nevis. The announcement was made by the St. Kitts and Nevis government on Tuesday via a joint Zoom conference. The four week tournament will get underway on 28 August with all 33 games being played at Warner Park. The tournament will...Read More
