Captain Shimron Hetmyer’s character has come in for high praise from team management following his half-century in a winning cause against Pakistan Under-19s in Monday’s quarter-final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The Guyanese batsman, struggling with poor form, had come under tremendous pressure following the run out controversy against Zimbabwe in the last group
ICC U-19 World Cup 2016…..Imlach, Hetmeyer steer West Indies into semi-finals
Shimron Hetmyer, the West Indies captain, had contributed all of 23 runs in four innings going into the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Cup. When the heat was on, he led the way with a sparkling half-century that helped West Indies chase down Pakistan’s 227 for 6 by five wickets in Fatullah to set up
ICC U-19 World Cup 2016, WIvFIJI…..Springer, Pope fires WI to win
Shamar Springer struck a stunning hundred as West Indies Under-19s clobbered minnows Fiji Under-19s by 262 runs here Sunday, to pick up their first victory of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Sent in, West Indies stormed to 340 for seven off their 50 overs with Springer blasting 106 off just 78 balls, in-form opener Gidron
ICC U-19 World Cup 2016, WIvENG…..Mahamood seals 61-run victory for England
England U-19 fast bowlers Sam Curran and Saqib Mahmood took two and four wickets respectively to help dismiss West Indies Under-19 for 221 and complete a 61-run victory in Chittagong. Curran began the defence of 282 in splendid fashion, dismissing Tevin Imlach and no. 3 Shimron Hetmyer for ducks in the first over of the
Creating test competition priority for ICC in 2016
The International Cricket Council will be seeking to move closer to the establishment of a formal competition for test cricket as one of its priorities for the year, chief executive officer David Richardson said on Tuesday. Discussions with full members about a possible competition and its format had already begun and will continue over the