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Roberts, Ambrose, Richardson set for knighthoods

Three former West Indies cricketers - Andy Roberts, Curtly Ambrose and Richie Richardson - are set to be knighted during the opening one-day international between England and West Indies in Antigua. 

Although not officially confirmed, it has been reported in the Caribbean media that the trio will receive their honours from Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack during the lunch break. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and Leader of the Opposition Antigua Labour Party, Gaston Browne are also expected to be attendance. 

It will take the number of West Indies cricketers with knighthoods to 11 and four Antiguans following Sir Vivian Richards. 

Roberts represented West Indies from 1974 to 1983 and was part of the fearsome attack also comprising Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft. He took 202 Test wickets at 25.61 from 47 Tests and 87 and 20.35 in ODIs. 

Ambrose, who played from 1988 to 2000, claimed 405 Test wickets at 20.99 from his 98 Tests alongside 225 scalps in ODIs.

Richardson captained West Indies in 24 if his 86 Test, scoring 5949 runs overall including 16 centuries.

Gibson not ruling out England job

Otis Gibson has declined to reject the suggestion that he is interested in the role of head coach of the England side. Gibson, who is currently head coach of West Indies, is known to have expressed an interest in other coaching roles of late and is highly thought of at the ECB having worked as the England bowling coach before returning to the Caribbean in 2010.

Asked whether his "name was in the hat" for the England job, Gibson replied, somewhat enigmatically, "My name is firmly in the hat for this job I'm doing." 

While Gibson went on to insist he was "fully committed" to his current role and "improving the fortunes of West Indies cricket," his failure to categorically rule out any interest in the England job will do little to douse speculation over his possible candidacy.

Div 2 Table after Round 4

The Hustler squad are now slowly creeping up the table in the current Spring Season 2014 and are healthily sitting at the no 2 spot.

Wins against Vikings CC, Miami Royals, and Warriors CC have shot them up the table after their heavy Round 1 loss to Breakaway CC at the beginning of the season.

The team players are combining well so far and have seen some individual MVP moments from Ravi 91 & 74 with the bat to go with his 9 wickets. Mukesh with 6 for 13 & 5 for 36 and Sanjeev 7 wickets with the ball. Mike 68 with the bat and also Chris 86 & 79. Finally the team has also learnt how to catch again. The season so far is going well and after their break, the Hustler team will be back at the Yard facing Starlite CC in Round 5.

Next sunday they have no game scheduled to play due to the skip's half century wine and dine fest this coming saturday night.

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost			Points
Breakaway	4	4	0			24
Hustlers 2	4	3	1			18
Warriors	4	3	1			18
Lehigh Indians	3	3	0			18
Guyana Heat	3	2	1			12
Miami Royals	3	2	1			12
Lehigh CC	4	1	3			6
Renegades	3	1	2			6
Vikings	4	1	3			6
StarLite	4	0	4			0
Wildfire	4	0	4			0

Kohli century seals another chase

Bangladesh v India, Asia Cup, Fatullah

India 280 for 4 (Kohli 136, Rahane 73) beat Bangladesh 279 for 7 (Rahim 117, Anamul 77, Shami 4-50) by six wickets

Scorecard and ball-by-ball details

 

The Fatullah crowd waited for Virat Kohli to reach his 19th ODI hundred, and started heading for the exit soon after he reached the landmark. India still needed 77 from 12.3 overs in a chase that, if statistics were anything to go by, still had some juice remaining. They had every right to leave, however, as the India captain made 136 and easily brought out a six-wicket win. 

Bangladesh's bowling attack hardly put a dent in the record 213-run third-wicket partnership, barely creating a chance that could keep the spectators on their seats for the entire game. Instead, the ground had almost emptied by the time India completed the win in 49 overs. This, after Bangladesh had posted 279 for 7 with captain Mushfiqur Rahim making 117.

Walkovers in the leagues on the up......what to do?

Already teams in both divisions are giving an easy 6 points and walkovers to other teams after just 4 weeks of games.
Why are they doing this and what needs to be done to prevent this from happening in the future?

Not only is this sending out the wrong message to everybody on the outside looking at our league but it is impacting other teams from gaining playoff positions.

What are the alternatives?

Do we go back with a 3 division setup and make teams play against teams of their own standard?
Penalise and fine teams points and monetary penalties?
Revert back to 1 division with an eight team playoff scenario?

The 3 division plan was put into place last season and as it turned out, the whole setup was a shambles and defeated the whole purpose of having a third division by letting a team come straight down from the top division to the lower league. BTW......Guess who won that title?

Whatever the fix or anybody with ideas or options, go ahead and speak up. Post away anonymously if you like and air your views.

Hustlers beat Warriors CC in Round 4

The stage was set for another big game for the Hustler squad as they faced the undefeated Warriors CC team in Round 4 yesterday. A good crowd had turned out at the Tamarac Sports Complex to watch both teams in action including the president of the SFSCL.

Warriors won the toss and inserted Hustlers into bat first on a dampish wicket. The Hustler innings got off to a slow start and lost early wickets trying to force the pace as the Warriors bowling attack bowled tight early on.

At the break the Hustler score read a sorry looking 50 for 3 after 13 overs faced.

The next 12 overs saw another 140 runs added by the Hustler middle order as Mr Classic Ravi 91, Mukesh 22, Basil 22 not out, and The Tall left hander, Deo 16 all go about their business with some ferocious hitting. Ravi as always batted slowly to start with but when it came to accelerate the run flow he did what he does best by finding boundaries all around the park. It was an impressive innings from one of the most consistent batsmen over the years for the Hustler team and it was a shame he couldn't reach his century.

MVP Classic with 91 and 2 for 19.

 With a final total of 190 reached by the Hustler batsmen, Warriors knew they would have to get after the Hustlers bowlers early on to keep up with the run rate required.

Key wickets of Shazam, Mahese, Anoop, Mickey, Mustaq, and Wayne in the first 13 overs saw the Warriors total at 81 for 6 at the break. The bowling attack for Hustlers was again led brilliantly by Mukesh who snared 5 wickets for 36 runs in his 5. Sanjeev took 2 for 17, Mohan 1 for15, and Ravi finished off his fine all round display with 2 for 19 to see the Warriors team bowled out for 123 in the 19th over.

The Hustler outfielding and catching was again top drawer as they held onto everything hit in the air to back up their bowling efforts. This indeed was another great team performance by Hustlers as they showed that on their day they can compete with the best of teams in the Division and was led fantastically by their skipper Basil who made every call and decision correct to enable his side to win.

We would like to thank everybody who came out to watch the game and support both sides, Warriors for preparing a lovely feast for us to eat, and most importantly Tamarac Sports Complex for allowing us to stay until after 9pm to down a few extra cold ones.

Next week we have no game scheduled as we will be playing our biggest game this saturday night. We will be celebrating our skipper's own half century.

Game Highlights

Ravi 91
Basil 22 no
Mukesh 22
Deo 16

Mukesh 5 for 36
Sanjeev 2 for 17
Ravi 2 for 19 
Mohan 1 for 15


Week 5 Sun 2/23/2014 / RESULTS

Breakaway def Starlite
Hustlers 2 def Warriors
Miami Royals def Wildfire
Lehigh Indians def Lehigh CC
Vikings def Guyana Heat
Renegades – BYE

West Indies v Ireland, 2nd T20, Kingston

West Indies 96 for 9 (Cusack 4-11) beat Ireland 85 for 8 (Wilson 35, Sammy 3-22) by 11 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details 

Andre Fletcher top-scored with 19

West Indies were far from unfortunate in defeat two days ago but for the first half of this match it looked as if they could be accused of carelessness. Ireland had squeezed West Indies until pips squeaked and seemingly done the hard work in attempting to secure a first bilateral series win against a Full Member. But the reigning World Twenty20 champions scrapped hard for their dignity and a narrow 11-run win.

Unlike in Colombo, there was no "Gangnam Style" in victory, just relief at West Indies' first in six matches. Time is running out for them to re-learn the moves ahead of their World T20 defence. 

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Hustlers next game v Warriors CC at Tamarac Sports Complex Round 4

Hustlers next game will go ahead at Tamarac Sports Complex this coming sunday as previously planned against the unbeaten Warriors CC team.

The game is scheduled for a 12 30pm start.

WICB Media Release 20/20 WCup Squad

Squad

Darren Sammy (Captain)

Samuel Badree

Dwayne Bravo

Johnson Charles

Sheldon Cottrell

Andre Fletcher

Christopher Gayle

Sunil Narine

Denesh Ramdin

Ravi Rampaul

Andre Russell

Marlon Samuels

Krishmar Santokie

Lendl Simmons

Dwayne Smith

Team management unit

Ottis Gibson (Head Coach)

Richie Richardson (Team Operations Manager)

Stuart Williams (Assistant Coach)

Andre Coley (Assistant Coach)

Saqlain Mushtaq (Assistant Coach)

No Pollard due to injury or Roach. 

Preliminary round

March

Sun 23: West Indies vs India – Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur (7 p.m.)

Tue 25: West Indies vs ICC Qualifier – Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur (7 p.m.)

Fri 28: West Indies vs Australia – Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur (3 p.m.)

April

Tue 1: West Indies vs Pakistan – Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur (7 p.m.)

Hustlers v Warriors Round 4

The game this sunday in our next league game against Warriors was originally scheduled for Tamarac Sports Complex.

Warriors have accidently double booked the ground and are currently looking for an alternative venue to play.

The final details will be confirmed as to where we will be playing shortly.

More info to follow as it becomes available.

Hustlers beat Miami Royals in Round 3 SFSCL

Hustlers managed another good performance against a very strong Miami Royals team in round 3 to take the 6 points in the SFSCL earlier today.

Having been put into bat by Miami, the Hustlers innings started off poorly after John was brilliantly caught at short cover in the 3rd over with 19 on the scoreboard. Ravi and Chris then solidly rebuilt the innings with some smart batting as well as a lot of luck as the Miami fielders put down numerous catches on offer. The two of them took advantage of their good fortune as the innings progressed at a steady pace.

Ravi and Chris went to the break undefeated with the score at 74 for 1.

Ravi 74 & 4 for 28

After the break Chris completed his fifty, shortly followed by Ravi and the both of them decided to up the tempo of the run rate by hitting boundaries to all parts of the ground. Chris was finally out in the 19th over for a workmanlike 79 and Ravi fell later for a fluent 74. Their partnership together of 128 for the second wicket was not an easy one at the start but the longer they stayed at the wicket, the easier it became for them both.

The Hustler innings ended at competitive 199 for 9 in their 25 overs faced.

Chris 79

 Miami knew they would have to come out aggresively and were soon forcing shots. Two quick wickets fell but Sunil and Rajin took their team to the break at 84 for 2. Another 114 in the next 12 overs would have been a big ask but not impossible for the Miami team,.

Amar bowled the best over of the innings after the break and had the dangerous Rajin caught behind in the 14th over. Left hander Sunil followed quickly after and the Miami innings struggled to pick up again with the run rate climbing steadily and batsmen getting out. The catching and ground fielding for Hustlers was outstanding which made life very difficult for the Miami batsmen to score with ease.

The last Miami wicket fell  in the 23rd over with their score at 157.

The Hustler bowlers once again put in a top performance collectively with the outstanding bowling coming from Ravi with final figures of 4 for 27. Amar 3 for 12, Sanjeev 2 for 28, and Terry 1 for 9 were the other contributors.

Miami, as always, were a tough team to play against and we would like to wish them the best of luck for the rest of the season. They also are one of the fairest and most respected teams in the division and during league action they play the way the game should be played without any dramas, they are also great ambassadors in the SFSCL. Both teams enjoyed the customary story telling and leg pulling between themselves after the game which is the real reason why we play cricket most sundays. It is not always about the win all the time as both of these showed.

After a break from league action next week due to Presidents Day preparations for the Florida Cup, the Hustlers team will face Warriors at Tamarac in Round 4.

Once again we would like to thank our supporters for coming out and backing our side, Devya for scoring the book as well as thanks to Mike for the preparation of the gameday food.

Game Highlights

Chris 79
Ravi 74

Ravi 4 for 28
Amar 3 for 12
Sanjeev 2 for 28

Other Results

Week 3 Sun 2/9/2014
Lehigh CC walkover Startlite
Warriors def Wildfire
Lehigh Indians def Vikings
Breakaway def Renegades
Guyana Heat – BYE

Results after Round 2 SFSCL

Division 2

Sun 2/2/2014 Results

Guyana Heat def Startlite
Breakaway def Wildfire
Hustlers 2 def Vikings
Warriors def Lehigh Cricket Club
Lehigh Indians w/o Renegades
Miami Royal- Bye Bye

Division 1

Sun 2/2/2014 Results

Hurricane def President
Raiders def D’Diamond
Five Star def Berbice
Hustlers 1 def Superkings
United 1 def Diamond

Hustlers beat Vikings CC in Round 2 SFSCL

Hustlers round 2 performance against Vikings CC turned out to be a comprehensive win for them.

The margin of victory was an impressive 115 runs thanks to a superb bowling performance from Mukesh who finished with match figures of 6 for 13.

He was backed up brilliantly by some miserly bowling from Sanjeev, Amar, Mohan, and Retesh as the victory was completed in the 15th over of the Vikings innings.

Hustlers lost the toss and batted first. The start was a disaster for them as they were soon looking at the scoreboard reading 35 for 4 until Mukesh and Mike constructed a semi recovery with the bat. Sanjeev added a useful 26 runs in the second half and with Mike getting 68, and Retesh 12 (including 2 big sixes), the Hustler team finished their 25 overs at 179 for 9.

After a loose first over from Amar that cost 14 runs, the Vikings batting lineup fell to catches at mid wicket all eying the small boundary. Basil and Mohan taking crucial catches to change the quick start Vikings had. Mukesh then found his line and length immediatley and was soon troubling all the middle order batsmen with 3 wickets in the 12th over.

At the break Vikings were on the brink of a heavy loss with their score at 63 for 8. With one of their key batsmen on his way to hospital with a suspected dislocated finger, the final wicket was taken soon after the resumption of the game after the break with a spectacular catch from Chris. His easy catch was made to look spectacular with a jump, a roll, and a quick bow to the crowd as he held onto the ball to finish the Vikings innings at 63 all out.

Mukesh was oustanding with the ball and with Mike's 68, the new blood in our team looks like it is finally showing it's true potential for the rest of the season and the rest of the games coming up. The added energy and enthusiasm which had been lacking in past seasons is now back.

Next weeks game is against Miami Royals at the Yard once again.

Match Highlights

Mike 68
Sanjeev 26

Mukesh 6 for 13
Sanjeev 2 for 9