“Yuh tink is so de ting does work?” Calypso History Month has just begun and the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the biggest party in sport, has just ended. How are they connected? Well, if you know where to look, you can find several through-lines. There’s no Lying …
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Five overs to go, six wickets intact and 66 runs still needed for victory. Saint Lucia Kings (SLK) are chasing their first-ever Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title. Before a partisan crowd at the National Stadium in Providence, Guyana on Sunday evening, the right-handed pair of Roston Chase and …
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The deed is done. The defending champions have been defeated. By six wickets. And on their third attempt—having repeatedly discussed the distinct possibility of a double Lucian celebration this year after Julien Alfred’s sprint gold in Paris in the summer—the Saint Lucia Kings finally have their first title. On Sunday …
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Before Saint Lucia Kings’ second game in as many days versus Barbados Royals at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence earlier on Sunday, the highest total after three games on the turning surface was the 137 scored by home team Guyana Amazon Warriors on Friday night. Putting it kindly, the …
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In Match 5 of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the Saint Lucia Kings recovered from 24 for 4 to defeat the Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 5 wickets. In Match 17 at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Sunday, the SLK reduced the …
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Twenty-two-year-old Shaqkere Parris’ got a 20-ball half-century at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Tuesday. But Kieron Pollard needed one ball less to power the Trinbago Knight Riders to 188 and a 4-wicket win over the hapless St Lucia Kings in Match 12 of the 2024 Republic …
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Not even the brilliance of their passionate coach Curtly Ambrose could spare the struggling Antigua and Barbuda Falcons the ignominy of a fourth successive defeat on Tuesday. Led by Noor Ahmad, the St Lucia Kings’ trio of spinners set them up for a seven-wicket loss at the Sir Vivian Richards …
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