Michael Holding. Associated Press / Andres Leighton
South Africa Women’s Caribbean tour put on hold
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI has put
on hold the South Africa tour of the
West Indies, even as they announced
the Proteas’ upcoming Women’s and
“A” team series.
CWI said an agreement had been
reached with Cricket South Africa
(CSA) to postpone the Women’s
Colonial Medical Insurance One-Day
International (ODI) series, scheduled
to begin a the end of the month in
Jamaica and Trinidad, as well as the
Men’s “A” team series scheduled to
start in Antigua in June.
The uncertainty of international
travel and quarantine requirements
due to COVID-19 pandemic and the
health and safety of both teams
influenced the postponements.
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CEO of CWI Johnny Grave said
the health and safety of the players
and coaching staff is of paramount
importance to both CWI and
CSA and with the current COVID-19
travel restrictions it is impossible to
consider both tours taking place as
originally planned.
He said further discussions will be
held on new dates for the tours.
No changes to the schedule of the
senior men’s five-match Twenty20
and two-Test tour, due to start in the
Caribbean in July, were announced
in last week’s statement.
West Indies Women team was
scheduled to play South Africa
Women in five ODIs, prior to the ICC
Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier
in July.
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faith and that as a result no action
would be taken.
CPL Tournament committee chairman
and former Jamaica Prime Minister,
P.J Patterson confirmed that
CPL had made a formal complaint to
the committee, alleging breaches of
tournament rules and regulations in
Gayle’s YouTube postings on April 27.
It said an independent three-member
tribunal had been authorized to
hear the matter but “intense efforts
were made to settle the charges for
the benefit of CWI, CPL and Mr. Gayle”
and following his written apology and
assurances, it was therefore “no longer
necessary to empanel a tribunal.”
“The CPL and CWI therefore consider
no longer necessary to empanel
a tribunal and CWI therefore consider
the matter closed,” the statement concluded.
Gayle’s statement was included in
the CPL release, explaining the reasons
why he created the videos and posted
them online.
The Patterson-led committee gave
Gayle a slap on the wrist saying in the
release, “Given the assurance of Mr.
Gayle to act in good faith, it, therefore,
is no longer necessary to empanel a
Tribunal,”
Gayle statement said, “right now,
my eyes are fixed firmly on the season
ahead, and the new challenge which
playing for the St. Lucia Zouks franchise
will bring. I hope to see you
there.”
He will not have to face a Caribbean
Premier League (CPL) disciplinary
committee.
outings in their worst-ever showing
in the seven-year Twenty20 domestic
league.
This was despite a star-studded
lineup, which included superstars
Chris Gayle and Andre Russell, along
with West Indies all-rounder Rovman
Powell and New Zealander Glenn
Phillips.
Team Manager Andrew Richardson
is also expected to leave the
Tallawahs, with reigning Barbados
Tridents his likely destination.
Tallawahs have won the CPL twice,
in the inaugural year 2013 and then
again in 2016.
lead to better performances.
Holding, who made a name for himself
as a cricket commentator, said there
are few batsmen in the region that he is
impressed with.
He said players such as Pooran, Hope
and Hetmyer have a lot of talent in the
batting department because “I think
those three are the most talented that
I have seen in the last two or three
years.”
Pooran, 24, has been strong in ODIs
with an average of 40.05 in 25 matches
but he has never played Test cricket.
He has not lived up to his potential in
the 21 Twenty20 internationals he has
played with an average of 23.53.
Hope, 26 has been the most consistent
West Indies batsman in the ODI
format in recent years His statistics are
not impressive in other formats with
an average of 27.23 in 31 Tests and
21.63 in 13 T20 matches. Hetmyer, the
youngest of the trio, 23, has lined up
for West Indies in 45 ODI matches. The
left-hander has an average of 27.93 in
16 Tests and 19.66 in 25 T20 Internationals.
Holding said those players have to
stay disciplined to live up to their potential.
He said there are a few more quality
players who can improve the fortunes of
the West Indies.
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