Caribbean Times 46th Issue - Thursday 7th July 2016

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18 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Thursday 7th July 2016 History created in Regional Women’s Cricket Tournament By Vanroy Burnes The Antigua Commercial, Parish League, Sir Vivian Richards American Airlines Thursday League Cricket competition continues today Thursday 7 th July with two matches. Cecil Charles Mahico will faced off with Caribbean Union Bank Bethesda Golden Eagles at Clare Hall with Nigel Browne and By Carlena Knight The Wadadli Pitbulls are now one win away from advancing on to the semifinals of the Men’s under 16 Caribbean Basketball Championships in Guyana. After edging out the British Virgin Islands in a nail-biting match, 73-71, Team Wadadli will face Barbados in their final group A match. The Pitbulls dominated the first half but found themselves trailing late into the fourth quarter after a lock down defense By Vanroy Burnes History will be made this year in the West Indies regional women’s cricket tournament when all six territorial boards will field a women’s team. The Leeward Islands will field a team for the first time, while the Windward Islands will play as a single unit alongside defending champions Barbados, five times winners Jamaica, Multi-time champions Trinidad & Tobago and this year’s host Guyana. The WICB Project officer for Women’s cricket Josina Luke said the WICB and the rest of the region welcomes the Leeward Islands women’s team into the fold and looked forward to them playing a valuable role in the expansion of the women’s game in the region. The Project officer also noted that the WICB, spent the last year working with the leewards in the development of the squad, following a decision by the Directors of the board to have them involved this year. This she said is another step towards strengthening the base of women’s game in the region and expanding our talent pool. The Leeward Islands team will be led by Antiguan pacer Shawnisha Hector and the squad also includes Saneldo Willet daughter ACB/Parish League Thursday League continues Richard Dyer as the Umpires. Diamond International Police versus Ceco Pharmacy Future Stars at Police ground with Derwent Watley and Candice Butler as the Umpires. The two top teams in the competition will clash for championship honors, both Bethesda and Future Stars has so far lost one match. The 30 overs aside match gets on the way at 1:45 pm. Pitbulls victorious over BVI by BVI cut the offensive skill for Antigua. When all hope seemed to be lost a shot by Eric Joseph Jr. from behind the three-point line with seconds left in the game that secured the victory for the Pitbulls proving that their ‘never say die’ attitude would prevail. Despite a valiant effort by the British Virgin Islands’ Kiandre Clarke with 16 points, Nixon Hamilton 11 points and 15 rebounds and Elain O’Neal’s 10 points of former West Indies off spinner Elquemedo Willett, whose sons Tonito and Akito Willet have played at the regional level. The tournament this year will comprise of Super-50 matches and T-20 matches. The Leeward Islands will have a rough baptism against Jamaica who is led by West Indies Women’s World T-20 winning captain and World rated all-rounder Stefanie Taylor on July 7 th at Everest in Jamaica starting at 9.30am. The full Leeward Islands team includes, Shawnisha Hector Captain, Jasmine Clarke, Melicia Clarke, Davanna Claxton, Kimberly Dookhan, Amanda Edwards, Sherma Jackson, Rozel Liburd, Terez Parker, Grace Persaud, Kenisha Powell, Jenisen Richards, Eldora Sylvester and Saneldo Willet. and17 rebounds, team BVI could not gain their first win of the tournament. Anthony Greer once again led the team in scoring for Antigua Barbuda with 22 points. He was assisted by Ahmani Browne with 17 points and Eric Joseph Jr and Lincoln Weeks both with 13 points.
Thursday 7th July 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 19 cont’d from pg 20 mates so well during his recent whiteball experiences, both for England at the World T20 and against Sri Lanka, and for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. “I don’t think I’d be trying to bat time,” he said of his likely Test gameplan. “Having had time out of the game and watching certain players in our team from the sidelines in South Africa and watching on the TV this summer - the way Jonny plays, the way Joe Root plays, the way Ben Stokes plays - they’re always trying to put the pressure on. That’s the way English cricket has gone. It’s about scoring runs. It doesn’t matter how, it’s how many. You take your bat out there to score runs, so try to score them.” That was something that Buttler conspicuously failed to do towards the end of his previous stint in the Test team, particularly on the slow, low wickets in Abu Dhabi and Dubai when he appeared to fear the consequences of trusting his attacking instincts. But, with Trevor Bayliss, England’s head coach, cultivating a “no fear” attitude to his team’s strokeplay, Buttler believes he’s ready for another go. “If that’s what the coach is telling you to do, it’s a good start,” he said. “It probably comes down to making peace with what you guys [the media] are going to write and what the public are going to think, and accepting that if you get caught at second slip having a big whoosh, so be it. “I’d rather do that than leave one and get bowled. The game’s about scoring runs. What I’ve learned, whatever colour the ball is, is that me trying to hit the ball is going to get the best out of myself.” Buttler was memorably encouraged by Bayliss to put his Test ambitions on the backburner earlier this year, and was given the go-ahead to sign a lucrative deal to play a full season of IPL cricket England batsman Jos Buttler. for Mumbai Indians. But the time away from the Test team has merely sharpened his desire to make amends for his shortcomings last time out. “I’ve had some time away to think and put cricket into perspective,” he said. “I’ve had some fantastic experiences over the last six months and learned a lot - just by siting there watching. I think the IPL was a fantastic experience. You come back so much more confident from that, brushing shoulders with those kind of guys. A lot more clarity about the mentality it takes to succeed. “When you get dropped and left out, you have a good think,” he added. “Obviously I’ve experienced some great things in the Test team, and you realise why it’s the best form of the game. But when you get dropped you have that hunger to get back in. “I haven’t played red-ball cricket for a long time, but I’ve really enjoyed my cricket and enjoyed doing what I’ve been doing. Whatever happens, it doesn’t change your ambition. Whatever colour the ball is, you want to score runs and influence the game.” In many ways, the confidence in Buttler’s game is as significant as his obvious talent, for he readily admits that, at the age of 25, and with five years of experience at international level under his belt, he is better able now to rationalise the ups and downs of the sport that so clearly got to him late last year. “It’s the most confident I’ve felt,” he said. “You gain another year. As a 21-year-old, when people said you’ll become a better player with experience you don’t really believe it. Maybe now I’ve understood what that means. “Some of the experiences of the last year I’ve gone through, the highs and lows, have really put it in perspective - does it really matter, the cricket stuff? It’s about not getting too caught up with everything, and just enjoying it. I’ve felt in good form. You try to capitalise on that and use your experience to make the most of it. It really boils down to enjoying your cricket and making the most of it. And with that frame of mind, he feels really to conquer any logistical challenge that the international schedule can throw at him. “When you’re averaging 10, you’re not going to be very confident. The word is conviction. I didn’t have the same conviction as I had against the white ball. That’s what I’ll have to do. Show that conviction, that confidence, and take it on.” (ESPNcricinfo)
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