Since their appearance at the 2007 World Cup, Bermuda cricket has slipped backwards. They failed to qualify for the 2011 World Cup and lost their ODI status. They are now joint bottom of ICC World Cricket League Division 2. They are preparing for the start of the qualifying campaign for the 2012 World T20 in Sri Lanka but face a tough task as only two teams will win a place in the main tournament. Janeiro Tucker has come out of retirement after quitting international cricket in 2009 due to a…
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The ICC World Cricket League Division 2 (WCL Div 2) will feature six teams that will play each other once each, with the top two teams qualifying for the final. The tournament will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, next month. The six teams represent Uganda, Namibia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bermuda, and will contest the league from April 8 to April 15. The top four sides will be eligible to receive dedicated ICC High Performance Grants, and two of the top…
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CHENNAI: List of 10 lowest World Cup totals following Kenya’’s 10-wicket defeat in a World Cup Group A match against New Zealand on Sunday. (team, total, opposition, venue, World Cup edition): Canada 36: Sri Lanka: Paarl: 2003 Canada 45: England: Manchester: 1979 Namibia 45: Australia: Potchefstroom: 2003 Scotland 68: West Indies: Leicester: 1999 Kenya 69: New Zealand: Chennai: 2011 Pakistan 74: England: Adelaide: 1992 Ireland 77: Sri Lanka: St George’’s: 2007 Bermuda 78: Sri Lanka: Port of Spain: 2007 Namibia 84: Pakistan: Kimberley: 2003 Sri Lanka 86: West Indies: Manchester: 1975 (AFP)
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Jason Anderson struck a composed 73 and Lionel Cann a blistering, unbeaten 46 as Bermuda opened their five-match tour of Dubai with a five-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates Under-19s on Tuesday. Chasing the UAE’s 213 in a 50-over game at the ICC Global Cricket Academy, Bermuda were in trouble at 36 for 3 with Dion Stovall (13), skipper David Hemp (5) and Fiqre Crockwell (12) all falling cheaply. However, they were rescued by Anderson, who shared an important 123-run partnership with Chris Foggo (44) for the fourth wicket…
Cricket Canada and Bermuda Cricket Board have agreed to cancel the last two games of the Cricket Canada Summer Festival between Canada and Bermuda. Bermuda will leave Toronto on Thursday in advance of Hurricane Igor reaching the island. Reggie Pearman, the BCB president, said: “Due to the threat of Hurricane Igor the Bermuda Cricket Board has cancelled the remainder of the Canada tour to ensure that the squad can return to Bermuda to be with their family prior to the weekend. We are sorry to miss the games but family…
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Dwayne Leverock, the burly left-arm spinner that flew to fame during the 2007 World Cup, has come out of international retirement to join Bermuda’s squad for the Intercontinental Shield game against UAE next month. Leverock, 38, became an one of the few positive icons from a maligned tournament in the Caribbean when he hurled his generous frame at slip to take a stunning one-handed catch and dismiss Indian batsman Robin Uthappa. After Bermuda failed to qualify for the 2011 World Cup in Asia during qualifiers in South Africa last year,…
Cayman Islands thrashed Bahamas by 111 runs at the Southampton Rangers Cricket Club Ground in Bermuda after Bahamas put up another disappointing batting display. Chasing 272 to win, Bahamas were bowled out for 160 with no batsman making more than 30. With extras and captain Gregory Taylor being the joint highest scorers at 28 runs apiece, Bahamas were never in the game. Cayman Islands offspinner Kevin Bazil took figures of 4 for 26 and was ably supported by fellow offspinner Alessandro Morris, who took 3 for 41. Earlier, Cayman Islands…
The three traditional power-houses of Associate cricket in the Western Hemisphere all scored convincing wins on the first day of the Americas Division One tournament in Bermuda on Friday. Hosts Bermuda opened their campaign beating Bahamas by seven wickets with more than 20 overs to spare, United States thumped Argentina by 141 runs and a scorching 79 not out from Rizwan Cheema gave Canada a breezy eight wicket win over Cayman Islands. United States of America 338 for 6 (Nadkarni 24, Baker 113, Thyagarajan 159, Marshall 29; L Paterlini 2-47…
Tony Munro The Americas Division One tournament starts in Bermuda on Friday, with four of the six countries going into the event possibly with one eye on upcoming World Cricket League (WCL) commitments. Canada are taking part in the WCL Division One tournament in early July in the Netherlands, while Argentina, Cayman Islands and United States are playing in WCL Division Four in Italy, possibly in August. Canada have rested captain Ashish Bagai and its Australasian-based contingent from the competition in Bermuda. Bagai is expected to play in Division Four…
Bermuda will be hosting the 2010 ICC Americas Regional Division One Championship. The competition will begin on May 28 and finish on April 4 and will be followed by a Twenty20 tournament in June. The Division One Championship will comprise six teams: Bermuda, USA, Canada, Cayman Islands, Argentina and Bahamas. The Bermuda Cricket Board has also signed an agreement with Fresh TV to provide live coverage for a game each day. The board’s vice-president Allan Richardson said: “The BCB is delighted to secure the rights to host the ICC Americas…
