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Namibia Heartbreak Nail Biter!

Eventually needing to win their final match by a margin of at least 44 runs to attain ICC ODI qualification status, Canada fell heartbreakingly short of its target by just four runs. The Canadians defeated their US archrivals by 40 runs but in doing so failed to restrict their opponents to the required target score …

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Canada’s Women Win Three, Lose Three In Cricket West Indies’ Girls U19 T20 Championships.

Playing as a Guest Team with no age restrictions, Canada’s Women cricketers had a comparatively decent showing during the recently concluded Cricket West Indies Trinidad & Tobago hosted Girls U19 T20 Championships. The Canadians won three of their six matches played, recording victories over Barbados and tawice against Jamaica. They however lost to Trinidad, the …

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Mike Findlay: The Self-Made West Indies Wicket-Keeper’s Success Secrets!

Thaddeus Michael “Mike” Findlay (born 19 October 1943 at Troumaca, Saint Vincent) represented the West Indies in ten Tests from 1969 to 1973, as a batsman and wicketkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the very best wicket keepers the Caribbean has ever produced, Mike Findlay was the first player from the Leeward and Windward Islands to represent the West Indies. (Roberts came …

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Davy Jacobs At The Helm For Canada’s Namibia ICC Glory Quest!

Having been appointed to the Canadian captaincy for last year’s Cricket West Indies hosted Caribbean Regional Super50 Competition, South African born Davy Jacobs will again be at the helm as Canada gets set to vie for supremacy in the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division 2 Tournament to be held in Namibia, …

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Cricket West Indies Announces New Selection Policies And Personnel

The en­tire West In­dies se­lec­tion pan­el has been fired by the new ad­min­is­tra­tion and a three-man com­mit­tee will se­lect the re­gion­al team for the up­com­ing In­ter­na­tion­al Crick­et Coun­cil (ICC) World Cup in Eng­land. New­ly elect­ed pres­i­dent of Crick­et West In­dies (CWI) Ricky Sker­ritt made the an­nouncement at an April 11 Press Conference staged at Antigua’s …

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Faisal Jamkhandi, A Star On The Rise!

October 7, 1999 was the birthdate of a Canadian born future cricketer who could yet develop into one of Canadian cricket’s brightest ever stars. By the time he’d turned 18 Faisal Jamkhandi was already attracting global attention by becoming Canada;s leading wicket-taker at the 2018-2019, New Zealand hosted ICC U19 World Cup. Faisal’s 5-48 against …

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Halifax Cricket League: Home Is Where The Heart Is!

Come summer in Halifax, they’re a familiar sight on the commons. Often wearing their team jerseys, with those distinct overhand “bowls” towards the wicket and rectangle-shaped bats. These are Halifax’s cricket players, representing various clubs, all are members of the Nova Scotia Cricket Association. Amit Joshi is not only a die-hard fan and talented player, …

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Jason Holder Confident Of West Indies 2019 World Cup Conquest!

Jason Holder has fast become one of cricket’s hottest properties, but on a numbingly cold day in Northampton — home for the next few weeks — it doesn’t immediately feel that way. Holder recently touched down from Barbados ahead of an eight-match county stint which he hopes will prepare him for this summer’s World Cup. …

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