Year: 2011

Georgetown, Guyana – A confident West Indies team will go into battle against Pakistan today in the start of the First Digicel Test. The Guyana National Stadium will be the venue for the much-anticipated start of the two-match rubber. The Windies will be defending a proud record at home against the visitors. Pakistan has toured the Caribbean on six occasions and have never won a series. If the Windies win this series they will secure valuable ranking points to move up one place in the ICC Test Match ladder to…

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U. S-based teenage track star Kadecia Baird epitomises this notion When raw talent meets coaching expertise and adequate facilities in an enabling environment, success is likely to be the end result, as long as discipline and commitment are also significant variables in the equation. In one particular case, about 20 years ago, the formula was manipulated and the result was a three-time Olympian named Aliann Pompey, who has Guyana’s national 400m record as well as a Commonwealth gold and silver medal and several other accolades on the track. That formula…

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The following is the text of a congratulatory message issued by the Berbice Cricket Board on Devendra Bishoo’s elevation to becoming a West Indies player. The message reads: The president and executive committee of the Berbice Cricket Board would like to extend congratulations to Devendra Bishoo on his selection on the West Indies team for the first Test match at the Providence National Stadium. Bishoo would become the 15th Berbician to play Test cricket, and the fourth from Albion Sports Club. The Berbice Cricket Board is proud of Bishoo and…

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Dear Editor, The current administration of West Indies Cricket – the board, the selectors, the coach – appear to be hell bent on hammering the final nail in the coffin that the West Indies Cricket team finds itself in. This has been confirmed by one ‘Hilarious’ letter and the recent revelations made by accomplished West Indian batsman Shivnarine ‘Tiger’ Chanderpaul that there was interference with his batting during matches, and that he was subjected to unreasonable questioning by the team management during the past year. I say, “Let the ‘Tiger’…

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Georgetown, Guyana – West Indies vice captain Brendan Nash is quietly confident of personal and team success as the Windies continue to prepare for the Digicel Test Series against Pakistan. Speaking on Tuesday, the left- hander said the buildup was “going really well” ahead of the start of the First Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium. “I’m feeling mentally and physically ready for the series. I am hitting the ball really well, and I’m where I want to be in the lead-up to the Test series. I played in…

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