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Dottin nabs place on ICC ODI Team-of-the-Year
Seasoned all-rounder Deandra Dottin is the only West Indies player to make it into the ICC Teams-of-the-Year. The 27-year-old was named in the One-Day International squad announced Monday but missed out on a spot in the Twenty20 International XI. Team selection was based on performances during the calendar year 2018 and Dottin managed to post…
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England can lift 2019 World Cup trophy: Sir Vivian Richards
Legendary former West Indies captain, Sir Vivian Richards, has held out little hope of the Caribbean side winning next year’s ICC World Cup in England. He identified the hosts along with five-time winners and reigning champions, Australia, as among his favourites but overlooked the struggling Windies. “England has played well [in the past] but always…
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This team of Black women rowers is making history in a big way
ESSENCE – Give a Black woman a challenge and watch her rise to the occasion. It’s an undeniable element entwined in her DNA that makes the impossible, possible, turns pain into passion, and flips the downright difficult into her greatest inspiration. Some say it’s “magic.” Some call it “blacknificence.” And others like Elvira Bell, Christal…
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Sir Viv bats for Antigua medical college
The original ‘Master Blaster’ of world cricket, Sir Vivian Richards, is on to a new role — batting for the American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine, which is part of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG), as its brand ambassador. Richards, who is on a visit to India as part of his ‘Made…
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Lewis commitment under microscope in T20 squad
Chief selector Courtney Browne has urged a “bigger commitment” from Evin Lewis, after the left-handed opener was named in a 15-man Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against Bangladesh. The player’s future has been shrouded in doubt in recent times, especially after abruptly pulling out of the recent tour of India for “personal reasons”. He…
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Bangladesh beat West Indies by eight wickets – 3rd ODI
Bangladesh defeated West Indies by eight wickets, in the decisive third One-Day International at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Scores: WEST INDIES 198 for nine off 50 overs ( Shai Hope 108 not out; Mehidy Hasan 4-29, Mashrafe Mortaza 2-34, Shakib-al-Hasan 2-40) BANGLADESH 202 for two off 38.3 overs (Tamim Iqbal 81 not out, Soumya…
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Hurricanes, Jaguars to bowl off second round
Round two of the regional four-day game bowls off on Thursday with the Leeward Islands Hurricanes facing defending champions Guyana Jaguars at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground. Both teams enter the contest with confidence, having won their opening matches of the season. Hurricanes triumphed over Barbados Pride to shoot to the top of the standings,…
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Hope career-best century levels series for Windies
Elegant Shai Hope struck a superb career-best hundred to headline a successful West Indies run chase, as the Caribbean side edged Bangladesh by four wickets in the second One-Day International, to level the three-match series here Tuesday. Under pressure throughout the innings and losing partners, the 25-year-old showcased not only his class but maturity as…