Topic: Guyana

Pakistan bowlers toil before the rain

Pakistan's bowlers discovered that the conditions in the Caribbean can be unforgiving, when they drew their tour match against Guyana on Monday.Saeed Ajmal took two wickets for 41 runs from 15 overs, but no other bowler made an impression on the docile ...

Pakistan's Misbah hits 100 in WIndies test warmup

Misbah-ul-Haq warmed-up for the first Test against West Indies with an undefeated hundred for Pakistan in their tour match against Guyana Monday at Bourda Oval here.The Pakistan captain was undefeated on 101, when his side declared on 330 for seven in their ...
Reports that senior players in the West Indies team may be dropped permanently have been greatly exaggerated, Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board Ernest Hilaire said Saturday.West Indies have excluded former captains Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, and Ramnaresh Sarwan, ...

Pakistan axe struggling Kamran Akmal

Pakistani selectors on Wednesday dropped faltering wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal from the one-day and Twenty20 squad for this month's tour of the West Indies and rested senior players.The 29-year-old was criticised for dropping crucial catches during the World Cup, where Pakistan lost in ...

Culture of Guyana

The original name was Guiana, meaning 'Land of waters', so named by the Amerindians Indians who first inhabited the area. Captured by the British from the Dutch in 1796, recaptured the Dutch in 1802 then finally in 1814 the Dutch conceded defeat ...
Barbados and Guyana faced each other in the final of the Caribbean T20 after reaching that stage in contrasting style. Guyana had to hold their nerve to defeat hosts T&T by a mere four runs in the semi-final, while Barbados had a ...
In the West Indies' era of decline, an unsurprising number of average cricketers appeared in the maroon caps from time to time. Born in Georgetown, Guyana on August 21, 1970, Keith Fitzpatrick Semple made his debut as a 19-year old right-handed middle-order ...
In 2010, Barbados made it to the final of a T20 competition in the Caribbean for the first time in the country's brief T20 history. Although Barbados fell at the final hurdle, they were lucky to be there in the first place. ...
After a low-key opening round to the inaugural Caribbean T20 2010, day two redeemed the competition with two close games that kept fans thoroughly entertained. The match between Barbados and CCC ended in a tie; Barbados only won by virtue of scoring ...
The clash between Guyana and Windward Islands featured two traditional teams in the West Indies circuit. The Windward Islands was an unknown entity, since this was the first competitive match as a team. Previously, the countries comprising the Windward Islands played separately ...
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