Frantzdy Pierrot at right seeks to advance against Jaylon Wayne Bather of Bermuda in the Second Round of the
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Prelims on July 6 2021, at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. CONCACAF/
David Leah Cairns
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) President,
Ricky Skerritt, has described
legends Desmond Haynes and Sir
Learie Constantine as “exemplars”
of the game after both of them were
recently inducted into the International
Cricket Council’s Hall of
Fame.
Haynes, 65, and the late Sir Learie,
a pioneer who featured in West Indies’
first ever Test in 1928, were among 10
inductees in celebration of the inaugural
World Test Championship final
between India and New Zealand at
Lord’s in England. New Zealand won
the championship.
“This is another special day in West
Indies cricket history as these two
exemplars of the wonderful game,
have been honored globally through
the ICC Hall of Fame through indicators
of their performances and their
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impact,”‘Skerritt said in a statement.
“Sir Learie was the quintessential
West Indian cricketer, a lively fast
bowler, attacking batsman and superb
fielder, a man who took to the field on
that famous day at Lord’s 93 years ago
when West Indies started the challenge
but exciting journey as a Test
nation,” the CWI president said.
Skerritt said Desmond’s cricket
career showed early promise as a
member of the Barbados Under-19
team.
Haynes made his debut a week after
his 22nd birthday and celebrated with
a magnificent 148 against Australia
in an One-Day International in Antigua.
He made his West Indies Test debut
on that same tour, hitting fifties in
his first three innings before scoring
his maiden Test hundred against New
Zealand two years later.
West Indies batting legend Desmond
Haynes. Associated Press / Andres
Leighton, File
Indies in the hunt with 33 off 31 balls
while Nicholas Pooran struck 20 off
14 ball but both batsmen fell towards
the end as South Africa wrapped up
the series.
Wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took
one wicket for 11 runs from his four
overs and Kagiso Rsbada dismissed
Dwayne Bravo and Nicholas Pooran
with consecutive balls to restrict
West Indies to 143 for 9 to claim
their first Twenty20 series win in
two years.
It was also the first Twenty20 series
win for new captain Temba Bavuma
and coach Mark Boucher.
South Africa came into the series
ranked sixth in the World Twenty20s,
taking on the defending champions
at home.
Quinton de Cock was South Africa
top batsman throughout the series
scoring 255 runs at average of 51.
rescue her side after they slumped to
17 for three in the third over.
The drama came earlier when Taylor
bowled Fatima Sana (1), Diana
Baig (5) and Anam Amin (0) in successive
deliveries.
West Indies won the first match
by 10 runs. The regional team made
136 for six, while Pakistan scored 126
for six.
West Indies won the second game
under the Duckworth/Lewis method.
West Indies made 125 for six off 18
overs when rain stopped the game.
Pakistan could only make 103 for
six in 18 overs in their pursuit of
126.
muda goal keeper Dale Eve and “slotted
into net for a 1-0 Haiti lead.”
“The goal lit a fire and, five minutes
later, Pierrot doubled the Haiti
lead and his personal goal tally with
a right-footed finish off a long ball,
making it 2-0 to Les Grenadiers,”
CONCACAF said.
“Pierrot was not done though in
the first half, as he extended the Haiti
advantage to 3-0 with another excellent
finish in the 34’,” it added.
CONCACAF said Bermuda looked to
get back into it in the second half, and
Nahki Wells was poised to pull a goal
back in the 53’, but he could not find a
way past Haiti GK Brian Sylvestre in a
one-on-one situation.
“Wells may have been stopped on
his first chance, but he converted at
the second time of asking in the 80’,
receiving a pass and rounding Sylvestre
before finishing into net to cut the
deficit to 3-1,” CONCACAF said.
“Any chance of a late Bermuda
comeback was thwarted though when
Nazon struck late for Haiti via the
penalty spot in the 87’ to nail down
the 4-1 Haiti win,” it added.
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West Indies’ Evin Lewis bats during
the Cricket World Cup match
between Afghanistan and West
Indies at Headingley in Leeds,
England, Thursday, July 4, 2019.
Associated Press/Rui Vieira, File
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Skerritt hails legends Constantine, Haynes