Choosing an all time West Indies Team from different era is challenging, but stimulating. Each Team should consist of one of the following;
2 opening batsman 3 middle order batsman, 1 wicketkeeper/wicketkeeper batsman, 2 pace/fast bowler, 1 spin bowler and the last two spots can be any postion or
2 opening batsman, 3 middle order batsman, 1 wicketkeeper/wicketkeeper batsman, 1 allrounder, 2 pace/fast bowler, 1 spin bowler and the last spot can be any position.
Lets look at our openers: Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Roy Fredericks, Sir Conrad Hunte, Chris Gayle, Allan Rae, Jeffrey Stolleymeyer, Wavell Hinds (can open or bat middleorder) and Clifford Roach.
Middle order batsman: Sir Vivian Richards, Ritchie Richardson, Lawrence Rowe, Jimmy Adams, George Headley, Seymour Nurse, Sir Everton Weeks, Sir Frank Worrell, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Alvin Kallicharran, Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd, Shivnarine Chanderpaul-(open in ODI), Hilary Gomez, Charlie Davis and Brian Lara.
wicketkeeper/wicketkeeper batsman: Sir Clyde Walcott, Jeffrey Dujon, Deryck Murray and Jackie Hendericks
Allrounders: Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Leary Constantine, Dwayne Bravo and Carl Hooper.
Pace/Fast Bowler: Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Anderson Roberts, Joel Garner, Colin Croft, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Ian Bishop, Patrick Patterson, Roy Gilchrist, Wesley Hall, and Charlie Davis.
Based on the aformentioned cricketers, I will now choose my 'All time 1st team in chronological order;
Gordon Greenidge: Arguably West Indies greatest opening batsman
Desmond Haynes: West Indies most sucessful opening batsman alongside Greenidge.
George Headley: The greatest West Indies batsman of his era
Sir Vivian Richards: Indubitably The most destructive batsman ever
'Prince' Brian Lara: Considered one of the greatest batsman of all time, can be aggressive, and also be reliable-400 & 501 not out.
Sir Garfield Sobers-Undeniably the greatest allrounder
Sir Clyde Walcott-One of the famous 'W's (Sir Everton Weeks, and Sir Frank Worrell-the other two)
Malcolm Marshall-West Indian greatest fast/pace bowler
Michael Holding 'Whispering Death' The quickest of 'em all '
Curtly Ambrose One of the most economical bowler
Lance Gibbs-West Indies greatest off spinner
Second Team
Sir Conrad Hunte-The greatest West Indies opening batsman of his time.
Roy Fredericks-a great hook shot
Rohan Kanhai-The most creative batsman
Sir Everton Weeks-One of the famous 'W's
Sir Frank Worrell-Same as above
Clive Lloyd-West Indies greatest & most sucessful captain, whom save West Indies from defeat several times
Jeffrey Dujon-a strokeplayer, an elegant batsman a wicketkeeper batsman
Anderson Roberts-The premier of West Indies four pronged pace attack created in the 70's by captain Clive Lloyd
Joel'Big Bird Garner-Same as Curtly Ambrose-very economical bowler.
Alf Valentine-Great spinner
Courtney Walsh-West Indies most durable pace/fast bowler
My final -third team
Chris Gayle- One of the best ODI (One day player
Alf Valentine-Unfotunately no place for Jeff Stolleymeyer as I can only choose two openers
Lawrence Rowe- One of the most graceful batsman-unfortunately eyesight diminished
Alvin Kallicharran-a diminutive batsman whom can stroke with the best
Seymour Nurse-underatted batsman 
Shivnarine Chanderpaul-One of the most dependable batsman
Deryck Murray-can bat better than Jackie Hendericks
Wesley Hall-One of the pioneers of West Indies pace/fast bowler
Charlie Griffith-One of the deadliest yorker
Colin Croft- One of the geratest outswinger/inswinger pace/fast bowler
Sonny Ramadhin-Note can be chosen in second team its a flip coin between him and Valentine :
Please note that players with immense talent whom did not live up to expectation were Carl Hooper-when on form, he can bat with the best
Ramnaresh Sarwan-still developing a talent waiting to happen. Augustine Logie- a diminutive batsman whom had array of strokes-too inconsistent. Unfortunately The great Sir Leary Constantine, Sorry!!
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Note: Charlie Davis has a great average of over 50, 
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
West Indies All Time First Team, Second Team And Third Team.
Some more interesting cricket facts:
1.Mohammed Azharruddin is the only player in the history of Test cricket to score a century in each of his first three test matches.
2.M.L.Jaisimha of India was the first batsman to bat on all five days of a Test.
3.India had to wait for a period of 19 years & 230 days before registering its first victory.
4.The legendary captain of the West Indies, Clive Lloyd was the first captain to win 25 Test Matches.
5.Narendra Hirwani took 16 wickets on his debut versus West Indies.
6.Allen Hill was the first player to hold a catch in Tests.
7.India is the only international team to be dismissed twice in a single day of test match.
8.Clem Hill’s scores in his first three Test innings was 99,98 and 97 runs.
9.Sunil Gavaskar has featured in a record 52 century partnerships.
10.Greg Chappell hit a century on debut and his last match.
D0 you know?
Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer to have won four successive Man of the Match awards in One-day Internationals.
The first Test match began on 15 March 1877 and had a timeless format with four balls per over. It ended on 19 March 1877 with Australia winning by 45 runs.
The first Twenty20 international was between Australia and New Zealand in 2005.
The Test match between England and South Africa at Durban in 1939 was finally abandoned as a draw on the tenth day because England players had to catch their ship home.
The First Test between Young Sri Lanka and Young England at Columbo in 1987 was held up when a large iguana crept across the wicket.
Pakistan Railways beat Dera Ismail Khan by an innings and 851 runs in 1964. In reply to the railwaymen’s 910 for 6 declared, Dera Ismail Khan were bowled out 32 and 27.
Sussex batsman H.J. Heygate was given out in a match with Somerset in 1919 because he didn’t reach the crease within two minutes of the fall of the previous wicket. Poor Heygate was crippled with rheumatism.
There are 10 ways a batsman can be declared "out" in cricket:
1. Caught
2. Bowled
3. Leg Before Wicket
4. Hit Wicket
5. Timed Out (wonder what is this?)
6. Handling the ball
7. Obstructing the field
8. Hit the ball twice
9. Run Out
10. Stumped
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
India T20 squad for world cup announced
THE BOARD of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday (May 4), announced the names for Indian team for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup starting in
England from July 5.
The team comprises of:-
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain),
Virender Sehwag,
Gautam Gambhir,
Suresh Raina,
Yuvraj Singh,
Yusuf Pathan,
Rohit Sharma,
Harbhajan Singh,
Zaheer Khan,
Ishant Sharma,
Praveen Kumar,
Rudra Pratap Singh,
Ravindra Jadeja,
Pragyan Ojha
Irfan Pathan.
India will play in the World Cup as the defending champion, having won the first T20 world cup in South Africa in 2007. The selectors announced the team just a day before the deadline for announcing the team was to expire, on May 5.
BCCI had shortlisted 30 probables, from which 14 players were chosen, based on their performance during the tournament as well as the experience fitness and skills.
Fast bowler RP Singh returned to the squad after winning the faith of selectors by bowling superbly throughout the current tournaments. Pathan brothers are also there because of their match winning prowess, whereas Munaf Patel and Prgayan Ojha are there owing to their improved performances in the IPL matches.
The surprising omission is Mumbai Indian’s Abhishek Nayyar, who was expected to make the cut, following his clean hitting and superb bowling ability.
Ticket prices
| Lord's and The Oval | Gold | Silver | Family Stand | |||
| Men's Prices (inc. VAT) | Adult | U16 | Adult | U16 | Adult | U16 |
| Opening game and ceremony | £60 | £15 | £40 | £12 | £30 | £10 |
| Group game - double header | £60 | £15 | £40 | £12 | £30 | £10 |
| Super 8 game - double header | £70 | £15 | £50 | £12 | £40 | £10 |
| Semi-finals day (women/men) | £90 | £15 | £60 | £12 | £50 | £10 |
| Finals day (women/men) | £90 | £15 | £60 | £12 | £50 | £10 |
| Trent Bridge | Gold | Silver | Family Stand | |||
| Men's Prices (inc. VAT) | Adult | U16 | Adult | U16 | Adult | U16 |
| Group game and single header | £30 | £12 | £25 | £10 | £20 | £8 |
| Group game - double header | £50 | £12 | £35 | £10 | £30 | £8 |
| Super 8 game - double header | £60 | £12 | £45 | £10 | £40 | £8 |
| Semi-finals day (women/men) | £75 | £12 | £60 | £10 | £40 | £8 |
Schedule: ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup 2009
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India | Pakistan | Australia | New Zealand |
| Bangladesh | England | Sri Lanka | South Africa |
| Ireland | Netherlands | West Indies | Scotland |
| Group E | A1, B2, C1, D2 | Group F | B1, A2, C2, D1 |
| Date | Lord's | Trent Bridge | The Oval |
| Fri, 5 June | Opening ceremony England v Netherlands | ||
| Sat, 6 June | India v Bangladesh 22:00 IST | New Zealand v Scotland 14:30 IST Australia v West Indies | |
| Sun, 7 June | South Africa v Scotland 18:00 IST England v Pakistan | ||
| Mon, 8 June | Ireland v Bangladesh 18:00 IST Australia v Sri Lanka | ||
| Tues, 9 June | Pakistan v Netherlands 18:00 IST New Zealand v South Africa | ||
| Wed, 10 June | Sri Lanka v West Indies 18:00 IST India v Ireland |
Placement for the Super Eight stage is determined as follows:
The first two teams in each group are placed 1 or 2. They will retain this position for the Super Eight stage, irrespective of whether they finish first or second in their group, unless they are knocked out by the team 3 in their group. In this instance, team 3 replaces the position of the team they knock out.
| Date | Lord's | Trent Bridge | The Oval |
| Thu, 11 June | D1 v A2 (18:00 IST) B2 v D2 (22:00 IST) | ||
| Fri, 12 June | B1 v C2 (18:00 IST) A1 v C1 (22:00 IST) | ||
| Sat, 13 June | C1 v D2 (18:00 IST) D1 v B1 (22:00 IST) | ||
| Sun, 14 June | A2 v C2 (18:00 IST) A1 v B2 (22:00 IST) | ||
| Mon, 15 June | B1 v A2 (18:00 IST) B2 v C1 (22:00 IST) | ||
| Tues, 16 June | D1 v C2 (18:00 IST) D2 v A1 (22:00 IST) |
| Date | Lord's | Trent Bridge | The Oval |
| Wed, 17 June | REST DAY | REST DAY | REST DAY |
| Thu, 18 June | Women's semi-final A1 v B2 (18:00 IST) Men's semi-final | ||
| Fri, 19 June | Women's semi-final B1 v A2 (18:00 IST) Men's semi-final | ||
| Sat, 20 June | REST DAY | REST DAY | REST DAY |
| Sun, 21 June | Women's final 14:30 IST Men's final Closing ceremony |
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
IPL- Highest scores of IPL 2007-08
IPL-Royal Challengers Bangalore
International Players:
1. Jacques Kallis
2. Mark Boucher
3. Dale Steyn
4. Nathan Bracken
5. Cameron White
6. Misbah-Ul-Haq (unavailable in 2009)
7. Dillon du Preez
8. Ross Taylor
9. Kevin Pietersen
10. Jesse Ryder
Indian Players:
1. Rahul Dravid
2. Anil Kumble
3. Wasim Jaffer
4. Praveen Kumar
5. Devraj Patil
6. Bharat Chipli
7. K.P.Appanna
8. J.Arun Kumar
9. Virat Kohli
10. Sreevats Goswami
11. Sunil Joshi
12. Vinay Kumar
13. Balachandra Akhil
14. Manish Pandey
15. Robin Uthappa
16. Guarav Dhiman
17. Pankaj Singh
IPL-Rajasthan Royals
International Players:
1. Shane Warne
2. Graeme Smith
3. Shane Watson
4. Dimitri Mascarenhas
5. Morne Morkel
6. Kamran Akmal(unavailable in 2009)
7. Sohail Tanveer(unavailable in 2009)
8. Robert Quinney
9. Shaun Tait
10. Tyron Henderson
Indian Players:
1. Mohammad Kaif
2. Munaf Patel
3. Yousuf Pathan
4. Siddharth Trivedi
5. Swapnil Asnodkar
6. Neeraj Patel
7. Mahesh Rawat
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. Sumeet Khatri
10. Anup Revandkar
11. Dinesh Salunkhe
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly , (born 8 July 1972) is a former aggressive Indian test cricketer, and captain of the Indian national team. As of October 2008, he was India's most successful Test captain to date, winning 21 tests out of 49 tests he captained and leading India into the 2003 World Cup finals
The left-handed Ganguly was a prolific One Day International batsman, with over 11,000 ODI runs to his credit.Despite ODI success, his Test place was often lost to younger players towards the later stages of his career. On October 7 2008, Ganguly announced that the Test series against Australia starting that month would be his last.Ganguly played his last first-class match on 21 December 2008.
