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LEAD Baugh rescues Jamaica with gritty half-century

Discarded West Indies wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh Jr rescued Jamaica with a responsible half-century on the rain-hit opening day of their final round encounter in the Regional Four-Day Championship against Guyana here Wednesday.Languishing at 12 for four early on, the five-time defending champions were boosted by Baugh’s unbeaten 78 to reach 204 for nine at the close at the Guyana National Stadium.On a day ruined by four stoppages for rain, the right-hander posted 89 for the seventh wicket with tail-ender Nikita Miller whose 42 proved valuable in helping Jamaica rally.T

Shillingsford destroys Leewards batting with seven wicket haul

Off spinner Shane Shillingford destroyed the Leeward Islands batting on his way to a significant milestone and spurred Windward Islands to first innings advantage on the opening day of their regional four-day seventh round match at the Vivian Richards Cricket ground Wednesday.Windwards Islands, leading by 2 runs on first innings, are 131 for the loss of five wickets at stumps after bowling out the Leewards for a 129.Shillingford claimed an amazing seven wicket haul, including a hat trick that rocked the Leewards and threw their first innings into disarray while achieving 350

New WICB president welcomes moves to end Guyana cricket dispute

New President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has welcomed efforts in Guyana to resolve a lingering cricket dispute between the government and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).Cameron has been in Georgetown holding talks with the major players involved in the conflict stemming from a disputed GCB election in 2011.Last December a Cricket Administration Bill was tabled in parliament to include a new constitution for the GCB.Scrutiny of the bill is expected to resume once debate on the country’s 2013 estimates of revenue and expenditure ends.“The

Negotiations underway to finalise Pakistan tour: WICB

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has brushed aside media reports suggesting that Pakistan's tour of the Caribbean this year is in jeopardy.

Pakistan’s tour of the Caribbean is on says WICB

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has brushed aside media reports suggesting that Pakistan’s tour of the Caribbean this year is in jeopardy. A WICB statement released Monday says the board remains optimistic that the tour will take place in July as planned and says negociations are still being held to finalize plans.

Williams credits character for Trinidad’s fairytale run

Trinidad and Tobago head coach David Williams says his players showed character by recovering from a shaky start to beat Barbados in their final preliminary match of the Regional Super 50 Tournament at the Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday. The Trinidadians who had lost three wickets with only five runs on the board by the sixth over rebounded to beat Barbados by 41 runs maintaining their one hundred percent record in the tournament. “I thought it was another clinical game.

WICB to help setup secretariat for Leeward’s

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has promised to assist the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA) in setting up a permanent secretariat for the sport in this sub region.New WICB president Dave Cameron made the commitment on the heels of a promise from the government of Antigua and Barbuda to provide office space to house the LICA Secretariat.“The WICB is prepared and willing to assist with the setting up of a permanent secretariat for LICA here in Antigua.”announced Cameron at a gala dinner to celebrate 100 years of organized cricket among the Leeward Islands over t

Shillingford steers Windwards into semis

West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford yet again proved his weight in gold, bowling Windward Islands to a 36-run victory over Leeward Islands, and into the semi-finals of the Regional Super50 here Sunday.Defending 194 for nine off their 47 overs, the Windwards restricted the Leewards to 158 for nine, with the right-armer Shillingford picking up six for 32 at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.The victory moved the Windwards to 12 points from their six matches and third in the standings after leapfrogging Barbados and Combined Campuses and Colleges, both on ten points.

Regional Super50 Championship - 7th round

Summarised results of matches played in the seventh round of the Regional Super50 Championship on Sunday.Scores:At Queen’s Park Oval: T&T beat Barbados by 41 runs.T&T 264 for eight off 50 overs (Denesh Ramdin 134, Jason Mohammed 63; Javon Searles 3-23, Kyle Mayers 3-35, Sulieman Benn 2-53)BARBADOS 223 all out off 49 overs (Jonathan Carter 61, Shane Dowrich 28, Rashidi Boucher 21; Yannick Cariah 2-37, Shannon Gabriel 2-43, Rayad Emrit 2-44)At Vivian Richards Cricket Ground: Windwards beat Leewards by 36 runsWINDWARDS 194 for nine off 47 ove

New WICB president heads for Guyana

New President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron, has announced plans to visit Guyana to try and resolve a protracted dispute between the government and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).Cameron, who defeated incumbent Dr.
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