Caribbean Times 88th Issue - Thursday 8th September 2016

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14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Thursday 8th September 2016 Young Alzarri Joseph will make ODI debut just weeks after his Test debut By Vanroy Burnes Young Antigua & Barbuda, Leeward Islands and West Indies U-19 young fast bowling sensation Alzarri Joseph is set to make his ODI Debut just weeks after making his test debut. Joseph was included in the second test match between India and the West Indies in St. Lucia in August which the West Indies lost. However Sir Vivian Richards and legendary West Indies player who has been considered as the best batsman to have played the game said the young fast bowler must fully utilized. According to Sir Viv, he is of the view that Joseph was underused in his debut test against India in St. Lucia last month where he only bowled four overs on the second day when the West Indies had India in trouble. Joseph only 19 years old, is considered as the brightest fast bowling prospect in the region at this time and Sir Viv is hoping that this time around he will be fully utilized on this upcoming tour. Joseph and Barbados and West Indies opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite has been critersized for his slow batting style has been called up by the West Indies selectors for the West Indies tour of Pakistan later this month as both is set to make their ODI Debut. The West Indies and Pakistan will play 3 ODI’S and three test matches which will run up to November 3rd. Two of the ODI’S will be played in Sharjah and one in Abu Dhabi. Opportunity for Antigua to show they can go it alone says Benjamin By Vanroy Burnes Former Antigua, Leeward Islands and West Indies fast bowler Kenneth “Flipper” Benjamin said in Inaugural tri-Nation cricket series organized by the Antigua & Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA) between Antigua & Barbuda, Jamaica and the Windward Islands is a testing time for the National team. The former West Indies pacer who the coach of the Antigua & Barbuda team for the tournament, said this is an opportunity for us to show the world that we can go it alone in regional cricket, a called that has been made time and time again since Antigua players always dominated the Leeward Islands team in terms of selections. Benjamin said in spite tournament is the shortest version of the game, the players will have to lift their game and put up good performances and make their mark, winning this tournament would even be a plus. He continued that the tournament will provide an avenue for local players to showcase their talents. The tournament will also serve as an exposure for young because there is so much T-20 Cricket playing and so much players involved, it will give other teams like Jamaica and the Windward Islands the opportunity to some of them and maybe consider them when the CPL comes around. The matches will be played from October 7th to 15th at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The local cricket association has called up 21 players for training in preparation for the tournament.
Thursday 8th September 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 15 Leeward Islands Hurricanes lose five players to West Indies duties By Vanroy Burnes The Leeward Islands Hurricanes will be without five key players for the start of the West Indies cricket Board Professional Cricket League (PCL) due to West Indies duties. All-Rounder Rahkeem Jimbo Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton and Keiron Powell have been all selected for the West Indies A team to tour Sri Lanka later this year. Meanwhile, pacer Alzarri Joseph and West Indies Cricket Board’s chief executive Michael Muirhead will step down from his position after a four-year stint in the role. Muirhead’s contract was up for renewal on October 14, but he has opted to quit the WICB. Muirhead, who had replaced Ernest Hilaire the WICB CEO in 2012, said he had helped the board turn its finances around. “I came in at a time when the state of finances at the board were in deficit and in my brief tenure I have managed to turn around and will be leaving with a surplus,” Muirhead told ESPNcricinfo. With a banking and marketing background, Muirhead was focused on the numbers and the money element and worked in close association with WICB president Dave Cameron. Although Muirhead counts as having contributed to West Indies’ two World T20 wins, his tenure, along with Cameron’s, will be remembered for their run-ins with senior West Trinidadian Nicholas Pooran who was drafted by the Hurricanes have been included in the West Indies team to tour Pakistan later this month. In the meanwhile another Leeward Islands player Anguillan Moncin Hodge has been placed on standby. Head Coach of the Leeward Islands Hurricanes Reginald Benjamin, now in his second year with the team, was elated with the news of the selection of the players and noted that the Leeward Islands players must be Indies players over issues like the pay disputes and selection. A dispute related to payment structure between the players, the WICB and the West Indies Players’ Assocation resulted in the team pulling out of their tour of India in October 2014. The board faced a crisis before this year’s World T20 in India after the players appeared to collectively reject the contracts offered by the WICB due to what they perceived as “huge financial reductions”. Following West Indies’ title win, Darren Sammy and a few other senior players had criticised the WICB, and were reprimanded by the ICC after the tournament. Muirhead agreed the chasm between the board and the players has been always there, but the divide is steadily being bridged. He pointed out that when he entered the WICB, there was constant strife between the board and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA). “Before the two-match T20I series against India in Florida, WIPA and the WICB hosted a symposium where players and administrators met in an effort to resolve longstanding disputes. “A lot doing something good in the eyes of the selectors. However, Coach Reginald Benjamin said Orlando Peters was omitted from the Hurricanes team for this season, but is hopeful that he will make a return to the team at a later date. The West Indies Cricket Board PCL Competition will bowl off on November 11th when the Leeward Islands Hurricanes will oppose the Barbados pride in their opening encounter. Muirhead to step down as WICB CEO of players were able to speak quite frankly. The lines of communication are now reopened,” Muirhead said. (ES- PNcricinfo)
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