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Aspiring MP, Anderson Carty, defends sponsorship decision
Political hopeful for the Rural West constituency,
Anderson Carty, has hit back at critics who have publicly castigated him over a decision to have a community cricket team carry his name as title sponsor.
A recent story carried by Observer media highlighting a decision by the Empire Nation cricket team to adopt the name of the aspiring MP, ignited debate over the morality of the action, but Carty, who said he has spent more than EC$5000 to date, sees nothing wrong with the move and that others are simply bitter.
“I think we need to raise the level of the discourse, and I think what is happening is that people are having personal hurt because there has not been sufficient recognition for the hard work that certain stalwarts of the cricket club have put in, and so when you have the [my] name attached to Empire when persons know that they have made far more valuable contributions to the organisation than the sponsor, it
Eagles, Jennings, Lions, Nation To Battle In Super 40 Semis
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By Neto Baptiste
CUB Bethesda Golden Eagles, Jennings, Anderson Carty Empire Nation and New Winthorpes Lions have all advanced to the semifinals of the State Insurance Corporation Super 40 Competition being hosted by the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA).
The top four were decided following Saturday’s final round of preliminary matches which saw Golden Eagles topping the standings with 30 points. They were following closely by Jennings on 26 points in the number two slot while Empire Nation and New Winthorpes Lions each had 24 points in third and fourth respectively.
Waldron: Bolans confident despite run of poor form
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Despite having gone winless in six matches thus far, veteran batsman and coach of the Bolans Blasters cricket team,
Earl Waldron, said his young squad remains resilient and optimistic as they head into this weekend’s matches in the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA) State Insurance Super 40 Competition.
Waldron, a former Leeward Islands batsman, was speaking on the Good Morning Jojo Sports Show at the time when he predicted that his struggling squad will get it right before the end of the 10-team competition.
“There is still some serious team spirit and most of the opponents have noticed it because just the other day we were out by Bouncing [Sylvester Joseph in New Winthorpes] and the game was right there and could have gone any way even up to three-quarters of the way into the second innings, but we got some crucial run outs and lost our way. The community is behind us and we have people coming
James: I was trying to send a message to LI selectors
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Young Antiguan and Liberta Blackhawks top order batsman,
Kofi James, said he was hoping to send a message to Leeward Islands selectors during his unbeaten 115 against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes during their second and final warm up match played last week Thursday.
James guided Antigua and Barbuda to a two-wicket victory in the match, the national team successfully chasing 208 for victory after Hurricanes had posted 207 all out.
“It was very satisfying and it wasn’t a surprise to me nor the players in my camp [Liberta] because we have been training along and working on a lot of things and especially for me, I have been working on patience, taking my time and batting a lot of balls. Scoring 100 against Leeward Islands wasn’t a surprise but just something I expected to do so I could get a look in and hopefully stamp some kind of authority and show that I deserve a place but hopefully, in the near futur