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“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 …

Fresh from his stellar 101 against the Guyana Amazon Warriors in Match 30 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Nicholas Pooran damblayed his impressive run-scoring form in the playoffs on Tuesday evening. But it was all in vain. Man-of-the-Match David Miller struck eight mighty blows, five of them …

There was a time not so long ago when Quinton de Kock’s first love was indisputably cricket. The now 31-year-old confessed to loving: “Test cricket and I love representing my country and all that comes with it. I’ve enjoyed the ups and the downs, the celebrations and even the disappointments…” …

Glorious uncertainties my foot! Andre Fletcher’s hapless Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots have deservedly been put out to pasture, completely unable to raise a finger to save themselves. Their nearest neighbours, Chris Green’s Antigua and Barbuda Falcons showed that they had something but it simply was not enough; they too …

Hit and hope is an approach to batting sometimes employed by T20 batsmen and even teams, not always successfully. In Match 27 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Providence on Wednesday evening, the Guyana Amazon Warriors relied on Hettie and Hope (Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope). And …

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 …

Barbados Royals fielder Alick Athanaze ran in from long-off and realised that Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots batsman Ryan John’s lofted drive off Rahkeem Cornwall was flying over his head. Instead of turning back, the young Dominican athletically leapt high into the air and, arching his back à la Shaka …

After being sent in to have first strike by reigning Republic Bank CPL champions Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Kensington Oval, Barbados on Saturday night, hosts Barbados Royals found themselves on 162 for four by the end of the 18th over. With a staggering six sixes and 43 runs coming …

With six runs needed off the last two balls, Jason Holder served up a no-ball over number 10 batsman Jayden Seales’ waist. And number 9, Terrance Hinds, smacked the resultant free-hit delivery over the leg-side fence to ruin the Barbados Royals’ unblemished record and give the Trinbago Knight Riders a …

It rained at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday, not sixes but H2O. It meant that, in Match 13 of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the Barbados Royals did not need to match the 176 for 5 the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons posted off their 20 …

A brilliant knock of 87 not out off 45 balls by South African wicketkeeper/batsman Quinton de Kock helped Barbados Royals make light work of Antigua Barbuda Falcons’ total of 145 for 9 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday morning. Thanks to de Kock’s heroics, the Royals …

They choked! Again! At the last hurdle, just the wrong time! At just the right time, struggling star batsman Virat Kohli found his form to help 2007 Champions India sneak past South Africa by seven runs at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. The former skipper’s carefully constructed 76 (59 …