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recently suffered their third consecutive
whitewash when they went down
5-0 during the tour of England.
In One-Day-Internationals (ODIs),
the regional women finished seventh
in the ICC Championship qualifier
for the 2022 World Cup and will now
have to go through a 10-team qualifying
tournament next in order to
clinch one of the three remaining
spots at the showpiece.
Walsh said he wants to see the
women cricketers smiling again.
Once the players believe in themselves
and they are enjoying the game
that is the right path.
“You will have some bad patches
and failures here and there but that
consistency and that will be a pride to
play for the West Indies is what I want
to see more of,” he said.
Experienced all-rounder Deandra
Dottin was the only player to impress
in the England series, hitting two
half centuries to top the scoring on
either side.
Walsh said there is room for
improvement in all aspects of the
game.
“My idea and strategy is to refocus,
re-energize and to look at the
talented players we have to work out
how we can improve with the players
to West Indies unlikely to face complete
‘bio-secure’ in New Zealand,”
said Walsh.
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CW) has failed
to support former CWI President,
Dave Cameron for the post of chairman
of the International Cricket
Council (ICC).
CWI has not nominated anyone
for the upcoming elections of the ICC
chairman.
The ICC, after months of being
undecided about how to go about
installing a new chairman, finally
settled on a path to achieve it. The
council outlined that the first step
was one whereby current ICC board
members had given its membership
until Oct. 18 to nominate candidates
for the position of chairman. After
that, the potential candidate must be
seconded by another board member
before the election is held.
The ICC said that the candidates
must be either a former or current
ICC board member.
The USA Cricket Hall of Fame
had written to CWI asking that they
nominate the former president of the
regional body, Jamaican Dave Cameron,
49, as chairman of the ICC.
forms, and was hosted by Ann-Marie
Grant, director of The American Foundation
of the University of the West
Indies (AFUWI).
TJB said a total of nine prizes were
awarded competitors: The youngest
participant (male) – Hussein Miller, 29,
of Hollis, Queens; and youngest participant
(female) — Jadah Fitzgerald, 17,
of Jamaica, Queens; the most senior
(male) – Lancelot Clarke, 68, of Roosevelt,
NY; and senior (female) Dorothy
Clinton, 73, of Staten Island.
The prize for the participant furthest
from New York was presented
to Kimberly Hunter-Newbill, of Rosenberg,
TX.
Bassett Thompson of Elmont, L.I, the
participant with the longest completion
time, received the Courage Award.
The coveted grand prize – automatic
entry for two persons (male and female)
to the Reggae Marathon, being held virtually
this year, as well — was awarded
to Jade Shepherd, of Rosedale, NY, and
Lauren Fontana, of Bayside, Queens.
JTB said the Marcia Sinclair Memorial
Award was presented posthumously
to Jetola Anderson-Blair, of Houston, TX
for best depiction of “Brand Jamaica.”
Sinclair, who died earlier this year,
was memorialized for her stellar work
in the Diaspora. She was a former
executive of the Jamaica Tourist Board,
based in the NorthEast USA region.
TJB said patron of the race and TJB
ambassador, Olympian Sherone Simpson,
who presented the awards, “spoke
with enthusiasm about the pride she
felt representing the organization, and
recalled the help she and her fellow
athletes received while competing at
the Penn Relays.”
the tour.
“It’s a little bit scary and I am not
sure about the protocols but I know
when I’m in Major League Soccer
(MLS) we get tested three to four
times a week,” Blake, who plays professionally
in the US for Philadelphia
Union, told The Gleaner.
“As it relates to travel for international
games, I’m not sure what are
the protocols as it relates to that, but
I’m pretty sure that they Jamaica
Football Federation should be putting
some things in place.”
While saying that he will be watching
the situation ‘day-by-day’ before
making a decision, he added, “you
always want to represent your country.
I’ll be communicating with the
team manager and coach Theodore
Whitmore as we get close to the
games.
“I’m pretty sure they will be communicating
with my club as well to
see what’s the best decision and how
we move forward.”
Jamaica is assembling a 23-man
squad comprising local and overseasbased
players for the fixtures set for
the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
in Riyadh
Team manager, Roy Simpson, said
that he has been asking for COVID-
19 tests for called-up overseas-based
players in preparation for the upcoming
friendlies and that he does not
expect those call-ups being declined.
“They understand, just like we do,
the climate that we are operating in as
it relates to COVID-19. We do not foresee
any player not wanting to participate
because of what is happening.
“We have assured all our partners
that the safety and well-being of everyone
is paramount,” Simpson reportedly
said.
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Jetola Anderson-Blair, winner of
the Marcia Sinclair Memorial Award.
Team Jamaica Bickle
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WI Women
CWI fails to
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