West Indies all rounder Dwayne Smith will captain the West Indies A Twenty20 Team which will face Bangladesh A in two Digicel T20s at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia.
The 28 year old who cracked a century on his Test debut against South Africa in 2004 has played in 10 Tests and 10 Twenty20 Internationals along with 77 One Day Internationals.
It was an exciting start to the 2011 Sagicor UWI Champions League, with a penalty kickoff and a goalfest in the opening games on Sunday, November 6. The first match in the knockout competition before packed stands at the UWI Mona Bowl saw Block X (Chancellor) taking Knights (AZ Preston) [...]
“We’re going for boundaries but we need to pay greater attention on getting more singles and twos. I saw teams in the Regional Super50 in Guyana scoring below 200 runs but facing 150 and more dot balls so what that tells me is that the batsmen are not focussed on keeping the score ticking,” observed the 47 year old former Jamaica leg spinner who turned out in eight One Day Internationals for the West Indies.
The Jamaican Duo of Dellan Brown and Namarie Gordon played their first game on Monday October 17th 2011, against Puerto Rico, where they went down in two sets 21- 11 and 21-13.
Tennis in Jamaica is set to benefit from International Tennis Federation, Women’s Pro Series Tournament slated for October 15 to November 12 when the games will be staged at the Hilton Hotel and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James. The event is being jointly hosted by the Russell Tennis Academy [...]
In a game played Wednesday, October 12 at the Mona Bowl, the UWI defeated the Knox Community College in the second round of the Greg Garrel Football Knock-Out Competition of the 2011/2012 Intercol Games.
The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus has signaled its intention to dominate the 2011/2012 Intercol season with a series of wins in male and female Football, and Netball on the opening day of competition at the Montego Bay Community College and the Sam Sharpe Teachers College on Saturday, October 3, 2011
Serving for the first time in the capacity General Secretary, Barrett who was quite enthusiastic pointed out, “Jamaica is more known for its local and international Track and Field performance. I want to see volleyball rise… and become appreciated as much as Track and Field is. My heart’s desire is to see the day when we have our own indoor arena and state of the art facilities that can cater to regional and international audiences”.
Jamaica’s young talent will be on display from October 13-16 when John Barnes, former Jamaican coach, tours the island in search for footballers to be drafted for training. The youngsters will be placed in the Digicel kick start clinic.
The workshop will focus on delivering the fundamental skills of cricket to PE teachers and volunteers, enabling them to coach the game at a recreational level. Over 60 participants from various primary schools will benefit from this exercise, which will be delivered by former West Indies fast bowler Kenny Benjamin.
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