Sport, regardless of the level it is played at, often provides some of life’s toughest lessons through crushing defeat. The young U14 cricket team from East Mucurapo Secondary came face to face with this harsh reality when they squared off against their neighbours from across the road, Fatima College, on February 23, 2015. Having convincingly...Read More
I listened to the comments made by the chairman of the selectors of the West Indies cricket team Roger Harper about Nicholas Pooran playing test cricket for the regional team with great interest. What Harper was saying, in a nutshell, is that Pooran has to prove himself at the four-day regional level before he is...Read More
Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the two squads for the proposed tour of New Zealand which will feature three T20 Internationals and two Test matches from November 27 to December 15. Details of the tour were ratified by CWI’s Board of Directors during a teleconference on Thursday. The Board agreed to the tour in...Read More
In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at the scorers. As with umpires, there needs to be two scorers. To ensure there are no discrepancies, they should constantly check with each other that their records (score, overs wickets etc) agree, normally at the end of each over. As mentioned in previous editions...Read More
The cricketing renaissance at East Mucurapo Secondary in 2015 saw the school enter the PowerGen SSCL North Zone U14 competition for the first time in many a year. It was hoped that these young students would draw inspiration from their successful senior team and eventually develop into outstanding players themselves. Early signs in the season’s...Read More
The National U15 team selected to represent Trinidad and Tobago in the 2020 CWI regional tournament, which had to be cancelled due to Covid-19, were gifted full uniforms by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board on Saturday 12 September at the National Cricket Centre. All the Covid-19 protocols were observed on the outfield of the...Read More
East Mucurapo Secondary’s return to the PowerGen SSCL Championship division in 2015 had been a long time coming. To achieve this feat, the school needed a captain they could rely on to guide their team through the tough times along the way while inspiring them to success. In Mickyle Nicholas, they found just the young...Read More
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
West Indies (WI) cricket in the 21st century is judged solely on the heights it achieved in the late 20th century. Because of its dominance and the small populations of a group of island nations that, combined together formed one cricket nation so when world-wide acclamation was received, it made us all proud and worthy...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
