Born in the United Arab Emirates City of Dubai, Hiba Shamshad started playing street cricket with her siblings just for fun, when she was merely 5-6 years old. Although her professional career as a Women’s cricketer in Canada didn’t start until Hiba reached the age of 23, her interest in the sport had never waned. …
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By Amarinder Bhyinder Having been involved in coaching and from watching lots of local cricket, one thing I have noticed is the absolute lack of etiquette among some of our upcoming cricketers. Respect and gratitude towards coaches, parents and all those who are assisting in development of cricket and cricketers are the hallmarks of a …
As he approaches his twentieth birthday this coming November, Ayush Verma has firmly set his sights on banging on the door of Canadian cricket’s National Selectors. Verma’s objective is to provide the Selectors with sufficient evidence as to warrant his inclusion on future national teams. Born in Markham, Ontario on November 12, 2000, Ayush Verma …
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Wicketkeeper Joshua DaSilva, who arrived on the West Indies tour of England as a member of the reserve list, hit the first century for the tourists scoring an unbeaten 133 on the third and penultimate day of the final intra-squad match at Emirates Old Trafford. The Trinidadian batted for the second consecutive day, as he …
Joshua DaSilva Eyeing Inclusion For West Indies 2020 New Zealand Tour! Read More »
By David Harris Roland Butcher, the first black cricketer to represent England in Test and One Day International matches says complacency is the reason the West Indies lost the recently concluded Test series against England. The Series, the first Test to be played after the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus pandemic took place in bio-secure …
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By Joseph “Reds” Perreira As I look back on March 19, 1971, I would now have to describe it as the day that shaped my life towards a wonderful career of broadcasting cricket for well over 40 years and from all parts of the world, except Bangladesh. India were on their 3rd visit to the …
West Indies – India 1971 Bourda 3rd Test, My International Radio Commentary Debut! Read More »
Cricket West Indies President Ricky Skerritt said he is committing to effect the changes to the board’s governance structure as recommended by the Wehby Report that has now been shared with stakeholders. The report that was submitted to the board just over a week ago contained some far-reaching changes that would significantly change the way …
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The Points Table at the end of the 2020 Caribbean Premier Leagues’ (CPL) first two rounds, completed as they were on Sunday, August 23, made for very interesting reading. 2019 finalists, the Trinidad & Tobago Knight Riders headed the table with six points, having won all three of their matches played. Breathing down their necks …
Defending champions, Barbados Tridents, were among three teams languishing in the bottom half of the 2020 Caribbean Points Table at the August 23 conclusion of the first two of the scheduled five Preliminary Rounds. After three matches played the Tridents were on 2 points with one win and two losses. The Tridents’ win-loss record was …
By Frederick Halley TWO of Canada’s aspiring young cricketers took centre stage as the Scarborough Cricket Association (SCA) 2020 Season finally got underway on August 1, following an 11-week delay occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic. Seventeen-year-old Matthew Nandu, the son of former Guyana and West Indies Under-19 leg-spinner Arjune Nandu and 19-year-old Raqib Shamsudeen, a …
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