The six Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchises have selected their teams for the 2020 tournament which is scheduled to take place from 18 August to the 10 September. The draft was carried out remotely and the six teams have successfully filled out their rosters with both Caribbean and overseas players with Rashid Khan, Marcus...Read More
Trinbago Knight Riders wicketkeeper-batsman Amir Jangoo has described his playing career at youth level in the North Zonal Council of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board as “really amazing”. The 22-year-old was North Zone’s captain at U-19 level and he told the TTT News “Response To COVID-19” program this week that it was an experience...Read More
The list of cricketing accolades for Holy Name Convent POS in the past 5 years is, in a word, impressive. Four Senior North Zone titles; three Junior North Zone titles; two National Intercol runners-up places; one National Junior title and one National Junior runners-up spot. Add to this the fact that one of their players...Read More
In this last edition of the “Duties of an Umpire” we will be looking at the Duties of an Umpire upon the cessation of play. The umpires shall note the following information: The time at which Time is called.How many balls, if any, remain in the over and who is bowling itIf an over is...Read More
Christopher Henry Gayle has cited personal reasons for his exit from this year’s Caribbean Premier League. The tournament is expected to be played in Trinidad and Tobago from August 18 to September 10. An ESPNcricinfo report stated that Gayle informed the St. Lucia Zouks franchise on Monday 22 June, just days away from the players’...Read More
Fatima College went into their round 3 match of the PowerGen SSCL Premiership Division on the back of 2 straight defeats. They would now host Presentation College San Fernando, who were a very experienced unit and full of confidence despite being a promoted team since they had played unbeaten throughout the entire Championship Division in...Read More
Purists of the game say the ultimate format of cricket will always be test cricket. It’s a battle of skill, nerve and discipline. West Indies teams of the past dominated the test cricketing world producing many legends renowned not only within the Caribbean but around the world. Any realistic Windies fan would have to admit...Read More
For the first time since the club’s inception in 2013, The UWI Women’s Cricket Club (UWI WCC) will compete in the Premiership Division when the cricket season commences in 2021. The university team (which operates under the purview of The Academy of Sport at The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine) achieved the elusive...Read More
Holy Name Convent went into the 2020 season of the SSCL as the defending champions of both the Girls’ Open and Junior divisions in the North Zone. Their determined and talented young ladies also finished 2019 as the runners-up in the PowerGen Girls’ Intercol competition and placed 4th in the FLOW U-16 Girls’ competition. Expectations...Read More
To be called for a West Indian touring team to England at 21 years old is a most exhilarating feeling for Joshua Da Silva: “I had given myself three years to reach my dream of playing for the West Indies, when I was told by coach Roger Harper that I had been selected to be amongst...Read More
