Samuels and Badree overpower limp England

The Report by David Hopps (cricinfo) As forecast, a West Indies comeback gave England nightmares at Kensington Oval, but the much-heralded return of Chris Gayle was overshadowed by Marlon Samuels. Samuels is the Yohan Blake to Gayle’s Usain Bolt, the silver-medallist support act, but his unbeaten 69 from 46 balls was a reminder ahead of

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Guyana in the NAGICO Super50

The Guyana Banks Malta Supreme team had mixed fortunes at the recently concluded Regional NAGICO Super50 Competition, played in Trinidad and Tobago from January 30 to February 15, 2014. They started off with a commanding victory against Ireland, winning by 114 runs. Veterans, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul led the way with 89 and 79

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India cruise to inconsequential win

Afghanistan’s batting, apart from a match-winning partnership against Bangladesh, has been ordinary, particularly against spin. In a dead rubber against India, and in what was also their last chance to make an impression on this trip, Afghanistan’s batsmen collapsed at the first sighting of turn. Ravindra Jadeja picked up two wickets in his first over,

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