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EDWARDS SAYS BATSMEN MUST DIG IN TO TAME PITCH

Tuesday, February 17 – Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua & Barbuda:  West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards has tipped his batsmen to fight off the inconsistency of the pitch and post a positive reply to England’s formidable first innings total of 566 for nine declared in the 3rd Digicel Test of […]

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STRAUSS’ CENTURY MAKES WINDIES TOIL

Sunday, February 15 – Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua & Barbuda: England captain Andrew Strauss hit a fluent 169 here Sunday as the West Indies were made to toil on a typically batsman-friendly pitch at the resurrected Antigua Recreation Ground.

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DIGICEL SERIES 2009 BRINGS LIFE TO HISTORIC GROUNDS

Sunday, February 15 – Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua & Barbuda:   The Antigua Recreation Ground (ARG) is the national stadium of Antigua and Barbuda located in St. John’s, on the island of Antigua. While the ground has been used by both the West Indies cricket team and the Antigua & Barbuda […]

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Test Match Cricket Returns to the ARG

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua — England reached 58 without loss at lunch on the first day of the 3rd Digicel Test match against West Indies at the Antigua Recreation Ground. Play started 45 minutes late due to wet patches on the outfield due to rain on Saturday and again Sunday morning.

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Gail and Sarwan Put West Indies on Top

Thursday, February 5th – Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica:  CAPTAIN Chris Gayle and the equally experienced Ramnaresh Sarwan hit fluent, unbeaten half centuries to lead the West Indies into a position of strength at the end of the 2nd day in the opening Digicel Test against England at Sabina Park on […]

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ICC and FICA launch Cricket Hall of Fame

The ICC has joined hands with the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) to formally launch the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, as part of its centenary year celebrations. The current list of players includes the 55 named in the FICA Hall of Fame, which ran between 1999 and 2003, […]

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Dyson pleased with Windies

 West Indies coach John Dyson has hailed the regional side’s fighting qualities following their drawn second Test against New Zealand Tuesday, and says the result was a better one than losing the match.