The Party Stand at Kensington Oval is set to be sold out for the remainder of the on-going five-match Twenty20 International cricket series between the West Indies and England. Chetwyn Stewart, veteran promoter of Power X Four band, says the world famous carnival-like atmosphere has been a major hit for thousands of travelling English fans and tickets are scarce for the final two games of the series. “The feedback so …
Exciting all-rounder Romario Shepherd says losing by one-run against England in the second Betway Twenty20 International has made the West Indies hugely confidence about winning the five-match cricket series at Kensington Oval. In a nail-biting contest at the region’s mecca on Sunday night, Shepherd and left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein wowed spectators with an onslaught of power-hitting to put the West Indies within touching distance of consecutive wins in Barbados. Their …
Jason Holder’s career-best Twenty20 bowling figures of 4-7 and a half-century from opener Brandon King propelled the West Indies to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over England today at Kensington Oval here in Barbados. The tourists were restricted to 103 in 19.4 overs following a mouth-watering spell from Holder, the No.1 ranked all-rounder in the world. England were 39-6 after 10 overs before home-town boy Chris Jordan (28) and leg-spinner Adil …
Lester Vaughan School fifth former Tyrease Holder scored a tremendous upset to deny the favourites a clean sweep when the Barbados Road Tennis Association (BRTA) staged the Electing A Champion Junior Tournament on Errol Barrow Day at the Pelican Village. With Kenoja Belgrave taking the primary school crown, Kezia Blunt winning the Girls’ 16-and-under open and Deontae Chapman capturing the Boys’ 15-and-under, the polls suggested that Shakeem Nurse would easily …
West Indies will chase a reversal in their recent fortunes when they face England in the first Twenty20 International, starting at 4 p.m. today at Kensington Oval, hoping the five-match series can mark a fresh start. The Kieron Pollard-led unit endured a wretched run of form last year, winning only nine of 25 T20Is, while also flopping spectacularly at the ICC Men’s T20I Cricket World Cup in the United Arab …