He ain’t giving up

During the 2007 Thinking Sports Symposium which was held in Trinidad and Tobago, former Trinidad and Tobago cricket coach and West Indies fast bowler Tony Gray, addressed the gathering of some of the region’s top sports journalists.
During his address he said, “I do not understand how an intelligent young cricketer like Darren Sammy could be left out of the World Cup squad, and Dwayne Smith is selected.”
Sammy was selected as one of the reserves of the West Indies 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup squad, but was not part of the one-week preparation camp in Jamaica with the first squad of fifteen players.

SJC girls bring Beausejour alive

If visitors to the Beausejour Cricket Ground were a little put off as was pointed out to me by the absence of the partying normally seen on television when One Day Internationals are held at the ground, yesterday they were given a taste of what it could be.
With Kenya reeling at 83 for four, it was becoming an exercise in academics, and the crowd sensing such, became restless and was looking for their own fun.

20/03/07

What killed Bob Woolmer after loss?

Twenty-four hours after being embarrassingly eliminated from the World Cup on Saturday after losing by three wickets to minnows Ireland, Pakistan’s coach Bob Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room lying in a pool of vomit.
The 58-year-old former South Africa coach, who played for England between 1975 - 1981, was discovered at his hotel in Jamaica at 10:45 local time on Sunday March 18th, 2007.

England handclapped to win

John Davidson having won the toss inserted the English who quietly went about laying the foundation for a huge total, with a century stand between Captain Michael Vaughn (45), and Ed Joyce (66).
However their cautious approach did not sit well with their supporters who on many an occasion started the slow handclap, especially with Kevin Peitersen sitting in the dressing room, and chomping at the bit to go out and flay the bowling.