Calmer than you imagine any Trinbago cricket fan would be, Bobby smirked his way through our entire fo’daymorning Republic Day walk. A smirk is a kind of fleeting oral halo. It is a personal recognition of if not saintliness, at least rightness. Maybe not every time, it concedes-cum-brags, but this …
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That Monday morning when Bobby sent me back to the 1950s and an old Sparrow kaiso about Carnival queens, Denyse Plummer was still with us… Fo’daymorning. I pull up in front of his house as usual to start our walk to the Eddie Hart Savannah. On the way, he makes …
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Trinbago Knight Riders head coach Phil Simmons is banking on his veterans to come good, as they prepare for the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with few changes to their roster of regional players. TKR finished bottom of the CPL standings in 2022, with just three wins …
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“[…] Today it is indeed pathetic to see the young [Fulham] cricketers play without a pavilion, no changing or toilet facilities, and nowhere to store their equipment. “The same applies to Agents at the Rehab Centre… A promise was made to construct [a] pavilion and provide a motor roller to …
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West Indies coach Phil Simmons appears set to pay the price for his team’s shambolic exit from the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, as the Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced his impending exit today. Simmons, according to a CWI release, “will be stepping down from his role as head …
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West Indies head coach Phil Simmons reiterated the Cricket West Indies (CWI) will not “beg” anyone to represent the regional team, as questions persist about the absence of experienced practitioners like Sunil Narine, Evin Lewis, and Andre Russell. The Maroon Men face New Zealand today in Kingston, Jamaica for the …
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“[…] Whether or not we change Phil Simmons is irrelevant to me. Don’t get me wrong, I think he reached his peak and is unable to progress our players further… My point is there aren’t many coaches around the world who can mould our players into a cohesive unit. “[…] …
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Nobody, it seems, is enraptured with World Cup 2022, at least, nobody I know. Nobody at all is sounding really excited about it. Not even Wired868. Do the math. Mere weeks ago, in late July, three months, three weeks, three days, three hours, three minutes and three seconds separated us …
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West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran conceded that his players were simply outclassed again, as India whipped them by 88 runs today in the last outing of their five match T20I series in Lauderhill, Florida. India batted first and posted a total of 188/7, as opener Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 64 …
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“[…] What is significant about our [Arima] icons is the fact that in almost every aspect of life the individuals were first in their respective fields. “[…] I believe it must be incumbent on the Arima Council to lobby for the introduction of the history of Arima to be included …
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For the second successive One Day International (ODI) at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, the West Indies cricketers were pretty good. Unfortunately for the host team, India were better. Set a target of 312 runs to win—40 more than the Port of Spain venue’s record chase of …
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Nicholas Pooran’s white ball West Indies side will go Down Under for this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, to be played from 16 October to 13 November. But they will not be the only regional squad in action in Australia in the last quarter of the year. Skipper Kraigg …
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