Caribbean Times 5th Issue - Friday 30th September 2016

18 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Friday 30th September 2016
Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for
Tests, West Indies for tri-series
Zimbabwe Cricket has
announced that they will
host Sri Lanka for two
Tests followed by a one-day
tri-series that will also involve
West Indies.
The two Tests will be
played in Harare, with the
first one from October 29
and the second from November
6.
The tri-series will begin
from November 14 with
the first match between the
hosts and Sri Lanka at the
Harare Sports Club.
The three teams will play
each other twice, making it
a total of six round-robin
matches, before the final on
November 27. The last four
ODIs and the final will all
be played in Bulawayo.
Sri Lanka’s tour of
Zimbabwe was originally
scheduled in the FTP with
two Tests, three ODIs and a
T20I.
Later, there were chances
of the tour being replaced
by the tri-series with West
Indies, as the Tests were not
being considered as financially
viable, but now the
Tests and tri-series both will
take place. Had that happened,
Zimbabwe would
have gone without playing a
Test for 11 months.
There were chances of
the Tests being scrapped because
of Zimbabwe Cricket’s
growing debt and the
economic situation of the
country as a whole.
Recently, the Harare-based
players had refused
to train in protest over
unpaid match fees, which
dated back to July last year.
The protests ended after
being given an assurance
by the Zimbabwe Cricket
chairman Wildfred Mukondiwa.
Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka
last played a Test in a
two-match series in 2004.
They have played 15
Tests against each other
overall, with Sri Lanka
winning 10 of them and
five ending in draws. (ES-
PNcricinfo)
L&S Superette fall to Digicel
in Cool & Smooth league
By Carlena Knight
L & S Superette suffered their second straight defeat in
the Cool & Smooth Digicel Business Basketball league on
Wednesday night at the JSC Sports complex losing to Digicel,
58-45.
Morlon ‘Little’ Davis had 16 points while teammate,
Teyon Lake chipped in with 10 points for the losers.
Digicel’s Jamal ‘Buffy’ Williams had 15 points with Kareem
Blair contributing 13.
This win now gives Digicel a 3-0 record.
In the second match of the night, Antigua Barbuda Transport
Board Authority bounced back from their upsetting loss
to the defending champs, Kennedy’s, by defeating Board of
Education, 67-53.
Kareem ‘Macky’ Edwards led his team to victory with
25 points.
Erol Henry scored 23 points for Board of Education. He
as assisted by Elvin Anthony with 10 points.
Action will continue on Saturday night with four games.
At 6:30, L & S Superette will face Eye Mobile Vision
Care, Board of Education will battle Sunrise Ballers at 7:30,
8:30, Antigua Barbuda Transport Board Authority will play
APUA Head Office and at 9:30, Sandals will face off versus
Kennedy’s.
All games will be played at the JSC Sports complex.