West Indies Domestic Cricket, One Day Tournament

This is the most important West Indian domestic tournament in years as the senior players have all made themselves available for this tournament due to the WICB's directive that they have to play in order to be eligible to tour Australia.So true to form, the WICB failed to get a sponsor and have chosen to fit the entire tournament into one week. They have also refused T & T permission to play their first match on Thursday, meaning that the T & T 20/20 heroes are in a race against time to get to Guyana in time for the first match. Normally I would support T & T, but as the Under 19's are taking part in preparation for the Under 19 World Cup I will be supporting them. Look out for 16 year old Kraigg Braithwaite who just can't stop scoring runs at every level he has played so far.

Squads

Barbados: Ryan Hinds (Captain), Dwayne Smith, Martin Nurse, Rashidi Boucher, Kirk Edwards, Kevin Stoute, Alcindo Holder, Carlo Morris, Sulieman Benn, Kemar Roach, Khalid Springer, Tino Best, Jonathan Carter, Nikolai Charles.

Guyana: Ramnaresh Sarwan (Captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Travis Dowlin, Narsingh Deonarine, Royston Crandon, Christopher Barnwell, Esaun Crandon, Veersammy Permaul, Steven Jacobs, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Derwin Christian, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Assad Fudadin, Jonathan Foo, Delon Heyliger.

Jamaica: Chris Gayle (Captain), Brenton Parchment, Shawn Findlay, David Bernard, Xavier Marshall, Brendan Nash, Wavell Hinds, Carlton Baugh, Nikita Miller, Odean Brown, Jerome Taylor, Andrew Richardson, Daren Powell, Danza Hyatt.

Leeward Islands: Steve Liburd (Captain), Kieran Powell, Runako Morton, Gavin Tonge, Justin Athanaze, Tonito Willett, Lionel Baker, Gavin Williams, Codville Rogers, Elsroy Powell, Wilden Cornwall, Chesney Hughes, Anthony Martin, Jamar Hamilton.

Trinidad & Tobago: Darren Ganga (Captain), Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Adrian Barath, William Perkins, Imran Khan, Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Navin Stewart, Ravi Rampaul, Reyad Emrit, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree, Amit Jaggernauth.

University of the West Indies: Floyd Reifer (Captain), Omar Phillips, Kurt Wilkinson, Nekoli Parris, Ryan Austin, Khismar Catlin, Kevin McClean, Romel Currency, Simon Jackson, Chadwick Walton, Gavin Wallace, Kjorn Ottley, Kavesh Kantasingh, Gilford Moore.

West Indies Under 19: Andre Creary (Captain), Akeem Dewar, John Campbell, Kirk Harris, Jermaine Blackwood, Patrick Harty, Nicholson Gordon (Jamaica), Yannick Ottley, Evin Lewis, Yanick Carriah (T & T), Jason Holder, Kraigg Braithwaite, Jomal Warrican (Barbados), Keon Joseph, Trevon Griffith (Guyana).

Windward Islands: Darren Sammy (Captain), Miles Bascombe, Deighton Butler, Craig Emmanuel, Andre Fletcher, Donwell Hector, Rawl Lewis, Garey Mathurin, Mervin Matthew, Nelon Pascal, Liam Sebastien, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile.

Fixtures:

Wed Oct 28

Zone A - Combined Campuses and Colleges v Windward Islands
Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown, Guyana

Zone A - Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago
Providence Stadium, Guyana

Zone B - Barbados v West Indies Under-19s
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana

Zone B - Guyana v Leeward Islands
Enmore Recreation Ground, Enmore, Guyana


Fri Oct 30

Zone A - Combined Campuses and Colleges v Jamaica
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana

Zone A - Trinidad & Tobago v Windward Islands
Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, West Demerara, Guyana

Zone B - Barbados v Guyana
Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Guyana

Zone B - Leeward Islands v West Indies Under-19s
Providence Stadium, Guyana


Sat Oct 31

Zone A - Combined Campuses and Colleges v Trinidad & Tobago
Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown, Guyana

Zone A - Jamaica v Windward Islands
Enmore Recreation Ground, Enmore, Guyana

Zone B - Barbados v Leeward Islands
Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, West Demerara, Guyana

Zone B - Guyana v West Indies Under-19s
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana

Mon Nov 2

1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (Winner Zone A v Runner-up Zone B)
Providence Stadium, Guyana

Tue Nov 3

2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (Winner Zone B v Runner-up Zone A)
Providence Stadium, Guyana

Wed Nov 4

Final - TBC v TBC
Providence Stadium, Guyana

any new 90+ mph bowlers other than Roach?

Jamaica are playing in the fantasy 4 Day World Championship against Victoria. I'll keep track of Jamaica's performance over the coming season.

PlanetPakistan wrote:any new 90+ mph bowlers other than Roach?

Nelon Pascal is seriously quick when fully fit, definitely 90mph. Keon Joseph of the Under 19 team is meant to be seriously quick but we will just have to wait and see. Jason Holder is only brisk pace at 17 years old but he is 6 feet 7 inches tall and has some seriously good fast bowling attributes.

Unfortunately it is being played in Guyana so the pitches will be flat and evenly paced at best, slow and low at worst.

by DJ_Smerk on Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:18 am
Jamaica are playing in the fantasy 4 Day World Championship against Victoria. I'll keep track of Jamaica's performance over the coming season.

You should really be supporting the students as they have Gavin Wallace in their team (Jamaica just wont pick him unfortunately).

thanks WIf

I am really looking forward to seeing the trio of Roach, Taylor and Castro in AUS

PlanetPakistan wrote:thanks WIf

I am really looking forward to seeing the trio of Roach, Taylor and Castro in AUS

Yep if the selectors and management team choose the right team this tour of Australia could be very exciting. Those 3 seriously quick bowlers, any spinner other than Benn and Barath opening the batting.

I guess the Windies test team for Aus will look something like-

Gayle (c)
Barath
Sarwan
Bravo
Chanderpaul
Nash
Ramdin+
Taylor
Miller
Edwards
Roach

Henry wrote:I guess the Windies test team for Aus will look something like-

Gayle (c)
Barath
Sarwan
Bravo
Chanderpaul
Nash
Ramdin+
Taylor
Miller
Edwards
Roach

Yep exactly the right team. It seems very simple doesn't it? Lets see what the selectors come up with after this Regional Limited Overs series.

The tournament started today. Unfortunately Gayle and Jerome Taylor are not playing as they have flu.

The West Indies Under 19 are 26/0 so far which is infinitely better than the 18 all out they managed last time they faced Barbados

Windies Under 19 made 171/6 from their 40 overs (reduced by rain). 17 year old Evin Lewis made 53, 16 year old Kraigg Braithwaite 48.

That is not bad going on a slow pitch at Bourda against a bowling attack including Kemar Roach, Tino Best, Suliemann Benn and Dwayne Smith.

1st Day Results:

Jamaica V T & T (match reduced to 44 overs per side):

T & T 201/9 (Darren Bravo 44, Denesh Ramdin 25, Nikitta Miller 3/28)

Jamaica: 111/9 (Brenton Parchment 22, Dave Mohammed 3/24, Dwayne Bravo 3/32)

T & T won by 89 runs (horrible pitch at Providence).

Windward Islands v CCC

CCC 178/6 (Floyd Reifer 45 not out, Nikolai Parris 40, Nelon Pascal 3/28, Shane Shillingford 2/20)

Windward Islands 177/10

CCC won by 1 run

Guyana v Leeward Islands

Leeward Islands 193 all out (Kieron Powell 37, Jamal Hamilton 34)

Guyana 194/7 (Narsingh Deonarine 52, Ramnaresh Sarwan 44)

Guyana won by 3 wickets

West Indies Under 19 v Barbados (reduced to 40 Overs)

West Indies Under 19 171/6 (Evin Lewis 53 not out, Kraigg Braithwaite 48, Dwayne Smith 2/29)

Barbados 175/8 (Martin Nurse 40, Suliemann Benn 27 not out, Akeem Dewar 3 wickets)

Barbados win by 2 wickets

Notes:

- Akeem Dewar is an 18 year old Jamaican leg spinner.
- The pitches for all 4 encounters were slow/low and difficult to score runs quickly on.

Legspinners!

We do seem to have a ridiculous number of young leg spinners nowadays. It's just a shame that West Indian selectors don't understand spin bowling very well.

The battle of the spinners so far (will update as we progress, but bare in mind how favourable the conditions are for spinners):

Slow Left Armers

Suliemann Benn - 8 Overs, 1/47
Nikitta Miller - 9 Overs, 2/28
Kavesh Kantasingh - 9 Overs, 3/22
Veerasammy Permaul - 9 Overs, 1/23

Off spinners

Sherwin Ganga - 4 Overs, 1/13
Patrick Harty - 7 Overs, 1/28
Ryan Austin - 9 Overs, 2/42
Shane Shillingford - 9 Overs, 2/20
Royston Crandon - 10 Overs, 3/56
Narsingh Deonarine - 8 Overs, 1/15
Justin Athaneze - 10 Overs, 3/36

Leg Spinners

Gavin Wallace - 8 Overs, 0/34
Davendra Bishoo - 10 Overs, 2/38
Odean Brown - 9 Overs, 2/39
Akeem Dewar - 8 Overs, 3/25
Samuel Badree - 9 Overs, 0/9
Anthony Martin - 3 Overs, 0/20

Left Arm Chinaman

Dave Mohammed - 9 Overs, 3/25

Any world beaters in there?

Bishoo has an almost unreadable googly but needs to work on his leg breaks. The Sri Lankans were very impressed with him when they last visited Guyana as they couldn't read him at all.

Gavin Wallace spins the ball miles but is being badly treated by the Jamaican selectors and thus has opted to play for CCC.

Akeem Dewar is an interesting one as apparently he is very tall and spins the ball a fair bit.

Davendra Bishoo 10 Overs, 3/25

He made Dwayne Smith appear very foolish with a perfectly pitched googly.

Too much fuggin rain in Guyana today. Leeward Islands v Windies Under 19, Windward Islands v T & T and Jamaica v CCC were all abandoned.

The 1 result was at Albion, where over 10,000 people came to watch Guyana take on Barbados (cricket is dead in the Caribbean apparently:D

Barbados: 231/9 (Suliemann Benn 39, Khaled Springer 35, Davendra Bishoo 3/30, Veerasammy Permaul 3/54)

Guyana: 236/3 (Narsingh Deonarine 102 not out (79 balls), Travis Dowlin 39, Shivnarine Chanderpaul 38 not out, Ramnaresh Sarwan 33)

Guyana won by 7 wickets with 7 Overs to spare

Well all of the 3rd round matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled. The WICB have scheduled no reserve days at all and so the semi-finals to be played are:

T & T v Barbados (Monday)

Guyana v CCC (Tuesday)

So Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands and Windies Under 19 are eliminated on the basis of 1 match. This is meant to be the premier One Day tournament in the West Indies. If the selectors are forced to select the squad to tour Australia based on this tournament then the pickings are very slim.

After a rather dry "rainy season" since June, rain has appeared with a vengeance since Wednesday; torrential rain every day for large parts of the day.

Strange time of year to hold a major cricketing event in these parts ....no?

Completely inexplicable! You know what, as you are in the Caribbean, do you fancy a change of career? You seem to have more of a grip on basic meteorology than our cricket administrators!

Make a sentence out of these words and you get the WICB: 'A piss up, organise, in a brewery, cant'.

It's the first semi-final today, and it isn't raining. Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.

Barbados also continue their amazing ability to make all the wrong cricketing decisions. They have dropped Kemar Roach and Tino Best against a team that struggles against extreme pace but is very good against medium pace and spin.

Barbados 230 all out

Martin Nurse 45, Ryan Hinds 44, Kirk Edwards 43, Dwayne Bravo 6/46, Ravi Rampaul 3/50

T & T through to the semi-finals after triumphing in a tense clash at Providence.

Barbados 229 all out (Martin Nurse 45, Ryan Hinds 44, Kirk Edwards 43, Dwayne Bravo 6/46, Ravi Rampaul 3/50)

T & T 230/8 (Darren Ganga 76 not out, Lendl Simmons 44, Dwayne Bravo 32, Nikolai Charles 2/35)

N.B: Charles is a young Leg spinner

I'm liking the plethora of leggy's that the Windies seem to be producing. Just need one to break away from the pack and get recognised by the talent scouts.

Yeah we have a load of them but the problem is they don't have to bowl that well to take wickets because batsmen from the Leeward Islands, WIndward Islands and Barbados are so awful against spin.

It's about spotting how much they spin and flight the ball and Davendra Bishoo and Gavin Wallace are easily on top of the pile in that regard.