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Guyana Test match moved to Dominica

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:48:21 +0000

Guyana has been stripped of its scheduled Test match between West Indies and Australia due to political interference by the island’s government, the WICB has announced

Cricket-Dominica replaces Guyana for West Indies-Australia test

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:48:00 +0000

Guyana has been replaced by Dominica as the host venue for the third and final test between West Indies and Australia in April, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced on Friday.

Cummins aims to be fit for West Indies tour

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:49:39 +0000

The fast bowler Pat Cummins is aiming to be part of Australia’s tour of the West Indies but has all but been ruled out of the Commonwealth Bank Series due to his heel injury

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Guyana Test in doubt due to tussle

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:42:00 +0000

The tussle between the West Indies board and the Guyana government has put the Providence Test against Australia in doubt

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Australia to take two keepers to West Indies

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:26:45 +0000

Matthew Wade is expected to earn a Test call-up for the tour of the West Indies in April after the national selector John Inverarity expressed his desire to have two wicketkeepers in the squad

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Fastest Test Cricket Centuries

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:01:21 +0000

56 balls– Viv Richards, West Indies vs. England, 1986 57– Adam Gilchrist, Australia vs. England, 2006 67– Jack Gregory, Australia vs. South Africa, 1921 69– Shivnarine Chanderpaul, West Indies vs. Australia, 2003 69– David Warner, Australia vs. India, 2012 70– Chris Gayle, West Indies vs. Australia, 2009

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FACTBOX-Cricket-Highest individual scores in test cricket

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:55:00 +0000

List of leading individual scores in test cricket after Australia’s Michael Clarke scored 329 not out against India in the second test on Thursday: 400* Brian Lara (West Indies) v England St John’s 2003-04 380 Matthew Hayden (Australia) v Zimbabwe Perth 2003-04 375 Lara v England St John’s 1993-94 374 Mahela Jayawardene (S.Lanka) v S. Africa Colombo 2005-06 365* Garry Sobers (West Indies) v …

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Adams appointed new Kent coach

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:15:59 +0000

Jimmy Adams, the former West Indies all rounder, has been appointed the new head coach at Kent. The county have been without a head coach since Paul Farbrace left the county in September.

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COZIER ON CRICKET: Another WICB challenge

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:03:19 +0000

After yet another year of habitual turbulence, West Indies cricket starts 2012 with an issue that is potentially more damaging than any of the several others responsible for the current depressed state of the game in the region.

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Cricket commentator Tony Cozier made MCC life member

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:30:52 +0000

London, Dec 16 (IANS/CMC) Noted West Indies cricket commentator Tony Cozier has been made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for his contribution to the game for over half a century.

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