Barbados Today May 5, 2021
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Rookie Test players Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner and Joshua Da Silva have been rewarded with central retainer contracts for the first time while established Test all-rounder Roston Chase, along with batsman Shimron Hetmyer and gloveman Shane Dowrich have all been axed from the new list announced Wednesday by Cricket West Indies.
Newly appointed Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite has also earned a red ball contract after previously missing out due to poor form while the man he replaced, all-rounder Jason Holder, was the only player to retain an all-formats contract.
In all, 18 players have been handed central retainers for the next year starting July 1, down by four over the previous period.
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Formula E
Formula E – The seventh season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship starts this week with the double header Diriyah E-Prix on Friday and Saturday.
Coming in at almost exactly a year since Formula E’s last normal race weekend, the Marrakesh E-Prix on Feb 29th 2020, and six months since the hectic Berlin finale which saw six races with five different winners on three track configurations over the course of nine days.
For the third season running Saudi Arabia will host the opening E-Prix however this year it will be hosting its first and Formula E’s first ever night race. According to Formula E the 2.49km circuit will be light by 600 low-consumption LED floodlights which will be powered by low-carbon certified hydrogenated vegetable oil which is created from sustainable materials.