Caribbean Times 30th Issue - Monday 7th November 2016

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LICB tips hat to Alzarri Joseph
By Marver Woodley
Young Antiguan cricketing sensation Alzarri
Joseph has received congratulatory remarks
from the Leeward Island Cricket Board,
LICB on his retainer contract with the West
Indies Cricket Board last week.
The Board congratulated Joseph who one
of 3 cricketers to receive the one year retainer
contract, in a press release they hailed Joseph’s
recent elevation along with his dynamic performances
over the years.
For his new stature the players are set to
receive $100,000- $150,000 USD according
By Marver Woodley
The Liberta Blackhawks
continue to warm the benches,
after yet another appearance
they were unable to get
onto the scoreboards.
Minutes before the feature
game of the day on Saturday
the Blackhawks were
once again defeated this
time at the hands of Former
Premier Division champions
SAP who utilized the match
to build on their previous victory
over Grenades FC, with
3-2 triumph at the ARG.
Kemar Headley netted the
three goals for SAP, while
Coby and Jared Williams
scored the two goals for
Blackhawks.
This will be the third
game in a row since advancing
into the Premier Division
to the Board’s central contract agreements for
West Indies players.
To date Joseph had been featured in 10 first
class matches for the Leeward Island Hurricanes
taking 27 wickets with his best bowling
performance of 7 for 46, he was also a member
of the West Indies A team who finally placed
the team on the International score sheets after
a dismal year for their tremendous efforts
against Pakistan.
The other players to secure the one year
agreement was 22 year old Shai Hope and 24
year old Jomel Warrian.
Blackhawks continue to sit
at the bottom of the table
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their second innings, and two of those
went on to post hundreds. The fourth
day began with South Africa on 6 for
390 and Australia knew that with quick
wickets, they might give themselves the
slim chance of a gettable target. As it
happened, South Africa batted on to add
150 to their total for the loss of only two
wickets.
Vernon Philander was the last man
out, bowled by Smith, who had not introduced
himself into the attack until the
159th over of the innings, for 73. Keshav
Maharaj had struck three sixes and
provided some late entertainment with
41 not out from 34 balls. And earlier, de
Kock had struck 64 before he was caught
that the Liberta team has
failed to find success. SAP
however, advanced with seven
points to head the tables
after that game.
Meanwhile the other
match to be played in the
double header showdown,
Flow Old Road got the upper
hand on Fitzroy Rewinding
Piggott’s Bullets with a 2-nil
win.
at cover off Mitchell Marsh. His partnership
of 116 with Philander had been the
crowning frustration for Australia.
Not that they helped themselves. Philander
had been put down on 29 when he
top-edged a hook off Mitchell Starc and
at fine leg Josh Hazlewood ran around
but parried the ball over for six, seemingly
worried about stepping over the
boundary.
With just a little more awareness of
his surroundings, he could have turned
it into a moderately straightforward take.
But it was symptomatic of Australia’s
fielding in the second innings, during
which several chances went down.
There were also a couple of reprieves
on review for de Kock, but Australia
ABIIT upset
Coaches in
Business
Volleyball
By Carlena Knight
ABIIT Millblades upset
Ministry of Sports
Coaches, 2-1 in the feature
match on Thursday
night in the Business Volleyball
league.
Coaches won the first
set, 25-21 but could not
stop the attacking power
of Millblades in the second
(25-22) and third set
(15-11) thus resulting in
the biggest upset of the
season thus far.
In the first match, defending
champions Jumby
Bay continued their unbeaten
streak defeating
Alorica in straight sets,
25-18, 25-18.
Alorica tried their best
but could not get over the
hurdle that is Jumby bay.
could not complain about those. In the
end, du Plessis declared soon after lunch
with South Africa on 8 for 540. Australia
needed 539 to win.
Only once in Test history has any
team scored more than 500 in the fourth
innings, and even that did not result in a
win, for England’s 654 for 5 in the infamous
timeless Test of 1939 came in pursuit
of 696.
The highest successful chase in Test
history was the 418 scored by West Indies
against Australia in Antigua in 2003,
and Austraia’s highest was 404 back in
1948. The statisticians can close their
books for now, because by stumps on day
four, all of those records remained very
safe indeed. (ESPNcricinfo)