Caribbean Times 98th Issue - Thursday 22nd September 2016

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14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Thursday 22nd September 2016 Business league basketball shoots off this weekend By Carlena Knight The highly anticipated Cool & Smooth Digicel Business Basketball league will shoot off this Saturday at the JSC Sports complex. As the teams dust off their ball shoes and get in the groove the league will open at 7pm with a brief opening ceremony and two feature matches. This year a total of 15 teams will contest with two new teams being added in the competition. Newbies, American University of Antigua and Antigua Barbuda Transport Board will battle it out with Sandals, L & S Superette, APUA Water, Dixie, APUA Head Office, Eye Mobile, Board of Education, Digicel, Burtons Laundry, Police, Emperors Landscaping and Fitzroy Rewinding Transformers in the hopes of taking the crown from Playoff champs, Kennedy’s. The 2015 League champions, 3Ds Playtime Snackette will not compete in this year’s competition leaving the title up for grabs. All games will be played nightly at the JSC Sports complex and the YMCA Sports complex with Friday being the only day off. Buckleys remain undefeated in Tapeball league By Carlena Knight Success Catering Buckleys 3js continued their undefeated streak on Tuesday night at Dredgers in the EZ Kool Radiator Services Island Sanitation Ceco Pharmacy Hall Construction and Lees Landscaping Tapeball Premier league. Buckleys pushed their streak to 7-0 after defeating Brysons Future Stars by 26 runs. Buckleys surged to 106 for 4 from 10 overs with Alva Joseph producing 51 runs. Andra Samuel of Fututre Stars took 2 wickets. Future stars were restricted to 86 for 6 fro, 10 overs. Michael Dover was the leading batsman with 34 runs. Buckleys’ Kadeem Phillip and Kerry Mentor took 2 wickets each to pick up the victory. In the second match of the night, Orange Limited Stingers edged out AUA School of Medicine and Medicare Pharmacy PMS by 7 wickets. PMS, batting first were 83 all out from 9.4 overs with Kennyatta Benjamin banking 20 runs and teammate, Rayn John contributing 16. Ntini Olliviere of Stingers took 2 wickets. Stingers met the target losing only 3 wickets in 8.4 overs. Colin Richards was the leading batsman with a 51 not out performance to seal the victory.
Thursday 22nd September 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 15 Windies not weakened by Gayle absence DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Pakistan are not assuming the absence of batting superstar Chris Gayle to mean West Indies will be a weakened unit for their three-match Twenty20 International series starting here Saturday. “I don’t think that there is much of an advantage when it comes to T20 cricket when players have changed,” captain Sarfraz Ahmed said. “True, they don’t have Chris Gayle but they do have some other good players. Our focus is to do well on the field. We finished on a good note in Manchester (against England earlier this month) and I hope we start on a good note here.” Gayle, one of the most destructive batsmen in the game’s shortest formats, was not available for selection after also missing the two-match series against India in Fort Lauderdale, United States last month. West Indies Women cricketers on retainer contracts with the WICB are set to receive enhanced compensation packages from October 1, including increases in annual retainer fees, sponsorship payments, match fees and captains’ allowances. The number of women on retainer contracts will also be increased to 15, from the current 11. The estimated increase will cost the WICB just under US$600,000 for the upcoming year. Captain Stafanie Taylor, who led their victorious World T20 campaign earlier this year, welcomed the move. “I believe we are stepping in the right direction. England and Australia are the two top He was joined by Lendl Simmons who was also unavailable because of medical reason while dynamic all-rounder Andre Russell pulled out of the squad last week for “personal reasons.” However, Sarfraz pointed out that regardless of the line-up, the key to winning T20s was execution. “In T20, you cannot win by names alone. You need to go out there and play well,” he contended. “If you see, England are a good team and we have quite a few young and exciting players who have performed well. And I’m sure they will do well here too.” West Indies have been installed as heavy favourites, especially after lifting an unprecedented second T20 World Cup title in India last April. They are currently ranked number three with Pakistan four places lower in seventh. teams where women’s cricket is concerned and I think we can mirror what they are doing and get on their level,” Taylor said. “It’s good that the retainers and match fees have been increased and the girls love it. We hope that, as time goes by, more things will be improved.” Former captain Merissa Aguilleira also lauded the development. Noting the team’s hard work and success, Aguilleira added that “an increase like this will only encourage [the team] to work harder and continue representing the people of the Caribbean to the best of [their] abilities.” The new packages, which emerged from negotiations between the WICB and the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA), were hailed by both parties. WICB CEO Michael Muirhead said that the packages would “serve as an additional incentive for the current set of women” and also “serve as a drawing card to more women to be attracted to cricket”. WIPA president and CEO Wavell Hinds said the enhanced packages were “well deserved” given the women’s teams’ performances over the past decade. West Indies Women’s next international assignment is a home five-match ODI series against England in October. The last three ODIs of the series will count towards Women’s Championship points, Despite the absence of Gayle, Simmons and Russell, West Indies boast the likes of all-rounders Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo, along with leg-spinner Samuel Badree and off-spinner Sunil Narine. But Sarfraz said while there was no doubt about the quality of the Caribbean side, Pakistan would not be daunted. “They are the best T20 team in the world and won the Twenty20 World Cup,” he noted. “We are also a good team and when we played against England, we didn’t think that we were playing the T20 World Cup finalists and that they are one of the best T20 teams in the world. Our focus was mainly on that we should play well and play good cricket. “That is the same focus here. Our aim is to play good cricket and play a good brand of cricket and beat them.” (CMC) WI Women to get better compensation packages offering the sides the chance to seal their spot in next year’s World Cup in England. West Indies are currently second in the Women’s Championship, behind Australia. (ES- PNcricinfo) NATURALISATION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Maria Rowena B. Redulla of Dowhill, Picadilly, St. Paul's, Antigua, is applying to the Minister for Naturalisation and that any person who knows any reason why Naturalisation should not be granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs.
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