Guyana Jaguars and West Indies ‘A’ fast bowler Keon Joseph has expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which his junior counterparts Keemo Paul and Sherfane Rutherford are progressing.
Joseph, who is considered the leader of Guyana’s young crop of fast bowlers, was very pleased with the performances of the two young bowlers in Guyana’s recent eight-wicket hammering of the Barbados Pride, in the last round of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional four-day tournament.
The trio, who combined for 18 of the 20 wickets taken by the three-time defending champions, seemed to be hunting as a pack. ….
Volcanoes scuttled for 117
Permaul grabs 5 for 40 Guyana Jaguars finished the first day of their sixth-round fixture in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional first-class tournament against the struggling Windwards Islands Volcanoes in a dominant position, after another exceptional bowling performance by left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Brathwaite an ideal replacement as captain
HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC – Assistant coach Roddy Estwick believes Kraigg Brathwaite will acquit himself well, when he takes over as West Indies captain for the second Test against the Black Caps starting here Saturday [tonight Caribbean time] The 25-year-old, the side’s vice-captain for over a year, was forced into the breech after regular skipper Jason Holder was suspended by the International Cricket Council for the upcoming match following an over-rate offence in the just-concluded Wellington Test.
Joseph, Khalil to clash for 2018 Commonwealth Games spot
Officials from the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) yesterday, confirmed that the association has organised a ‘playoff’ between national players Nyron Joseph and Jason Ray Khalil to determine who will occupy the final spot on Guyana’s squad to participate in the 2018 Commonwealth Games set for the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia from April 4 – 15.
Easy wins for Pacesetters, Half Mile Bulls
Pacesetters and Half Mile Bulls secured easy victories, when the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) ‘Road to Mecca’ Club Championship, continued on Wednesday, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
Real test of English Champions League ‘revival’ awaits
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – England will have a record five teams in the draw for the last-16 of the Champions League but it will take a repeat of their knockout stage dominance from a decade ago for talk of a new era of Premier League success to be justified.