Team Montserrat pose prior to the Concacaf Nations League B tournament match between St. Lucia and Montserrat
at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St. Lucia on Nov. 18, 2019. CONCACAF/ Romain Maurice, File
Caribbean L 28 ife, JULY 2-8, 2021
Windies women
to play Pakistan
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has
announced an eight match white-ball
series between the West Indies Women’s
“A” team and Pakistan “A” with
both series taking place in Antigua
from June 30 to July 18.
The tour will mark the return of
women’s international cricket to the
Caribbean for the first time in 19
months due to the impact of COVID-
19.
The Twenty20 Internationals will
be played on the same day and same
venues as “double-headers.”
The teams will then switch gears
as they head into a five-match CG
Insurance One-day International
(ODI) series and three-match Insurance
A team One-Day series starting
on July 7 and 10 respectively.
All the matches will take place at
the two ICC accredited grounds in
Antigua, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
and the Coolidge Cricket Ground.
The One-Day International series
will be vital preparation for both
teams as they will face each other in
the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers
that are due to take place in Sri
Lanka in December for one of the
three remaining qualifying spots for
the Cricket World Cup in New Zealand
in 2022.
Sir Gordon
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played as an opening batsman and he
began his Test career in 1974 against
India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium,
Bangalore, scoring 93 and 107 on
debut.
Greenidge is one of the most successful
opening batsman of all time,
amassing 7,558 Test runs, including
19 centuries at an average of 44.72
and 5,134 One-Day International
(ODI) runs at an average of 45.03.
He was awarded the knighthood
for his contribution to cricket and the
development of sports.
“It is the most fitting honor,” said
WIPA President and CEO, Wavell
Hinds.
a consultant for the St. Lucia Zouks
in the Caribbean Premier League.
A CWI release said it is expected
Sammy’s appointment will add a fresh
and more youthful perspective, as
well as a high level of updated cricket
know-how to enhance the existing
experience in the CWI boardroom.
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.”
CONCACAF said that near-miss
has made Montserrat “only hungrier,”
adding that the island’s play in
both League B of the 2019-20 CNL
and CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying
for Qatar 2022 “suggests that
they could be on the verge of something
special in the 2021 Gold Cup
Prelims.”
Things begin for Montserrat on
July 2, when the team tangles with
Trinidad and Tobago in the first
round.
The Emerald Boys go into the
contest after second place finishes in
their group in League B of the 2019-
20 CNL and CONCACAF World Cup
Qualifiers (CWCQ).
Leading the way will be forward
Lyle Taylor, who scored five goals in
Montserrat’s four matches in CWCQ,
including braces in a 2-2 draw at
Antigua and Barbuda and in the 2-1
win at Grenada.
“Like always, Montserrat will boast
a side that has heavy experience playing
in Europe, with 24 players on
Head Coach Willie Donachie’s provisional
roster hailing from England’s
lower leagues,” CONCACAF said.
In addition to Nottingham Forest
dangerman Taylor, CONCACAF said
there is defendant Donervon Daniels
at Crewe Alexandra, Maidenhead
United defendants James Comley and
Rohan Ince and mid-fielder Brandon
Comley of Bolton Wanderers.’
After being the lone team to win
three games in CNLQ and still not
qualify for the 2019 Gold Cup, CONCACAF
said Montserrat will be “out
to take the next step in 2021, beginning
with Trinidad and Tobago in the
Prelims.”
In the interim, Trinidad and Tobago
is banking on mix of youth and
experience.
The Soca Warriors are hoping to
return to the CONCACAF Gold Cup
for the 11th time, “but first they
must navigate their way through the
2021 Gold Cup Prelims, beginning
with a first-round match-up with
Montserrat on Jul. 2,” CONCACAF
said.
“In some ways, the encounter with
the Emerald Boys represents a fresh
start for the Soca Warriors,” it said.
CONCACAF said the Caribbean
side were unable to advance past the
First Round of CONCACAF World Cup
Qualifying for Qatar 2022, prompting
a series of changes both at the
coaching and player level.
Angus Eve has been called on to
serve as interim head coach for the
Prelims, and he will be leaning on a
group of players, many of whom hail
from Trinidad and Tobago’s domestic
league, CONCACAF said.
But it said there are a few players
who ply their trade elsewhere who
could spur the Soca Warriors onto
the Gold Cup group stage.
Mid-fielder Kevin Molino, who has
19 international goals, is “back in
the mix” and will be helped by the
likes of fellow mid-fielders Khaleem
Hyland and Joevin Jones, CONCACAF
said.
It said Eve has also named promising
youngster Molik Jesse Khan to
his squad.
CONCACAF said the 17-year-old
mid-fielder is known for his technical
ability and physical stature, despite
his young age, and has recently been
on trial at Major League Soccer
(MLS) side New York Red Bulls.
“In the back, Eve knows he can
count on the play of DF (defendant)
Aubrey David, who is coming off
another excellent season with Costa
Rican giants Deportivo Saprissa,
helping the Monstruo Morado reach
the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF
League Final,” CONCACAF said.
It said Trinidad and Tobago is “a
Gold Cup mainstay and one of the
few Caribbean sides to reach a semifinal
(2000), so the expectation back
home will be for this team, which
possesses a blend of youth and experience,
to make another group stage
appearance.”
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MONTSERRAT A TOUGH OPPONENT
Sammy on CWI board