“Darren Bravo and umpire Paul Reiffel called for help when the West Indies batsman began to feel unwell. He left the match with concussion .Kingston (Jamaica) (AFP) – West Indies lost key batsman Darren Bravo to concussion as well as two wickets as they reached 145 for four at lunch on the fourth day of the second and final Test against India on Monday.Trailing in the series after losing the first Test in Antigua by 318 runs a week earlier, the home side are facing a daunting victory target of…
MARGATE/FL – USA: In a historic move, Island TV will show the popular US Open T20 tournament this year. Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi and Fred Bilard inked a deal whereby Island TV will take the coverage to 17 countries, 16 in the Caribbean and one in America. The 16 Caribbean countries include Barbados, Jamaica, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Antigua, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands, Dominica, St. Vincent, Anguilla, Bahamas and the Virgin Islands. The production will be done by the experienced staff of…
MARGATE/FL – USA: With just days to go before the start of the 2019 Chicago Cup excitement is mounting among players of the eight teams. The tournament bowls off in earnest on Saturday at Washington Park in Chicago at 10 am with four matches taking place simultaneously. The official opening will take place at 9 am at the Park with officials meeting the players. President of Midwest Cricket Council (MCC) Shiraz Najam says that all is in place for the opening of the ninth edition. “We have worked hard over…
London (AFP) – Cecil Wright’s name will not rank alongside West Indies legends Viv Richards, Gary Sobers and Frank Worrell, but for longevity he outranks them all. The fast bowler known affectionately as ‘Cec’ has announced he will retire in two weeks’ time — at the ripe old age of 85 Wright, who in his heyday represented Jamaica against Barbados, lining up against Sobers and Wes Hall, moved to England in 1959 and launched a career as a professional in the Central Lancashire League for Crompton. After three years he…
MARGATE/FL – USA: Cricket in the Atlanta area will receive a major boost with the news that businessman C.K. Yau is about to become the licensing owner for the Atlanta Griffin cricket team, that will participate at the 11th Edition of the popular US Open T20 tournament. Yau of Chinese descent will be making history by becoming the first team owner with such background. He is from Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. is a well-respected businessman and the news of his arrival into the sphere of cricket was greeted with great…
NORTH SOUND, Antigua – West Indies bid to take control of the first MyTeam11 Test – co-sponsored by Skoda and KEI – was undermined by a destructive spell from Ishant Sharma that handed the advantage to India. Captain Jason Holder held his nerve in the last half-hour to remain not out on 10 and Miguel Cummins was not out on zero, as the #MenInMaroon reached 189 for eight, replying to India’s first innings total of 297, when stumps were drawn on an elongated second day of the contest at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here. Looking…
NORTH SOUND, Antigua – Strike bowlers Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabrielcontinued their impressive form in the longest format of the game, sharing five wickets to give West Indies an early edge over India in the first MyTeam11 Test – co-sponsored by Skoda and KEI – their opening match of the new ICC World Test Championship. Roach ended with 3-34 from 17 overs and Gabriel finished with 2-49 from 15 overs, as India reached 203 for six in their first innings, after they were sent in to bat before rain brought an early close…
Photo credit: Peter Della Penna USA Women need to finish in the top two at the eight-team tournament to advance to the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. By DreamCricket staff The USA Women’s journey toward the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia continues later this month with today’s announcement of the tournament draw for the 2019 Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Scotland. The USA Women have been paired with Scotland, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea in their half of the draw for the tournament…
Photo credit: Usman Shuja/Umesh Kukreti Former USA wicketkeeper-batsman Rahul Kukreti (pictured second from left with former USA teammates Sushil Nadkarni, Aditya Thyagarajan and Usman Shuja), who represented the country in ICC tournament play from 2004 to 2008, has passed away at age 43 after a battle with a rare form of cancer. By Peter Della Penna (Twitter @PeterDellaPenna) Rahul Kukreti, who represented USA on two overseas tours between 2004 and 2008, has passed away at the age of 43. Kukreti, who lived in the Dallas, Texas area since migrating to the…
Photo credit: Peter Della Penna Bermuda captain Terryn Fray celebrates after running out Monank Patel on a day when Fray led his side to a stunning upset of USA. By Peter Della Penna in Bermuda Sussex star allrounder Delray Rawlins made a spectacular return to his native Bermuda, top-scoring with 63 before taking 1 for 26 – including the prized scalp of Timroy Allen at the death – and two catches in a stunning all-round performance to help Bermuda upset USA by six runs at White Hill Field on Sunday…