June 2009
2 posts
Season 13 Startup
Season 13 began this week, with FC Round 1 concluding today. Here were some of the highlights. Last season’s FC champion Asterix XI met last season’s runner-up Twelfth Men in a pivotal match between contenders. The first innings proved largely indecisive as each team scrapped for runs, with Twelfth Men bowled out for 247 and Asterix for 298 . However, the second innings proved...
Season 12 AGM – Cannell’s Guide to Battrick #3.
Minute of the Annual General Meeting of Spicy Lambburgers Cricket and Hare Coursing Club, Season 12 Directors present: Mr Keith Miller, representative of Mr Brausen, (please refer to biography by Mr Mihir Bose for details of Mr Miller’s qualifications) Ms Letitia ‘Titty’ Flaherty, General Secretary, Impresario Mr Jeremiah Stanford, Financial Officer, Accountant (ret’d) Dr Diaz Grey, Director,...
February 2009
5 posts
The World is Not Like This – Cannell’s Guide to...
The world is not like this. You can come to Kropotkin Park in one of two ways. You can see Kropotkin Park in two ways. Empty, on a rise at the bend in the river, at the last navigable point before the rapids, industrial sheds left jumbled by a receding tide, an office block and wharves, slack water. No more than that. But come on a match-day. Come on a match day by river, on a launch from the...
OD Week 1 Random Recap
Season 12 OD Week 1, and a scattered survey of the results is highighted by a razor-thin win by Philly Bluenose over Mud Poodles, who needed four to win off the final ball, but could only manage a single. So Philly won by two runs, with Glasser and Lucas making centuries, and Mud Puds’ Dove scoring his own ton in a losing effort.
Doctors beat Batty Men by five runs at Pathetico Village,...
Chrisafi new Windies NT manager
Receiving nearly half of the votes cast (39 of 82 total votes), and 29 votes ahead of runner-up Timberlake, Chrisafi has been elected West Indies NT manager.
Complete election results:
1 chrisafi 39 votes 2 timberlake 10 votes 3 Estuary_English 8 votes 4 OgtheDim 6 votes 5 Belladonna 5 votes 6 phwsman 5 votes 7 bledlowcc 2 votes 8 *Tyler* 1 votes 9...
The World is What it is – Cannell’s Guide to...
The world is what it is. I could describe the town viewed from the southern hills above the river. A square with a statue not of the founder, mounted on a heavy charger facing south, away from the sea, the river and the events of the town’s early history; colonnaded on one side, the cathedral dedicated to the local saint. Along the river sprawl the wharves and fishermen’s shacks, and in the...
Season 12 Preview
For Season 12, NYC finally gets his shot at West Indies OD League I.1. He won an OD Div. II league against the likes of Philly_Bluenose, The Death Knights, and Batletico, and thus will face all the big boys, such as Borderliners, Asterix XI, Badlands, and Season 11 champs NorCricket United. Mud Poodles, Peters Utd, The Flintstones, and Twelfth Men round out the league.
The restructured six-team...
November 2008
1 post
Pakistan Series Report from West Indies U19...
Game 1 @ Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan - 25/11/08 Following a disappointing lost again England the previous week, the lads from the Caribbean landed in Pakistan a few days early to get themselves accustom to the playing and weather conditions. After winning the toss, WI Youth Captain Forrester sent Pakistan in to bat on a flat pitch. After starting the match with a maiden from Desouza, Robins...
August 2008
3 posts
West Indies under 19s Vs Sri Lanka under 19s
Game 1
The 1st One Day International between West Indies under 19s and Sri Lanka under 19s was contested at Asgiriya Stadium in Sri Lanka on a Sunny Day. The Windies won the toss and decided to let the visitors have 1st use of a dusty track.
Tennakoon and Hettiarachichi took to the middle in confident mood the pair put on a solid opening stand of 65 before Hettiarachchiwas brilliantly caught...
West Indies under 19s Vs South Africa under 19s.
Coming off the back of a very Credible 1-1 series draw with New Zealand the West Indies under 19s where feeling very confident about taking a win or 2 from this series with the South Africans.
Game 1
On a partially cloudy and humid day at Sabina Park South Africa under 19s skipper Marc Ridgwell won the toss and decided to have a bowl on a Hard and Fast track. Openers Dindath Hudson and Roland...
West Indies under 19s Vs Australia under 19s
Game 1
On a windy day at Sabina Park for this 1st One Day International the hosts won the toss and decided to send the Aussies in.
In a rapid start for the tourists the to openers Darren Hearn and Kieran Bullock both passed 50 in quick time with the Windies bowlers all over the place they needed a break threw so Didier Shaw turned to star spinner Dessie Robson, But even Robson could not stop...
July 2008
4 posts
West Indies Under 19s Vs Pakistan Under 19s
Game 1
The 1st match of this series was played at Stadium, Gaddafi in Pakistan in very humid conditions. Windies skipper Didier Shaw did something that he is not used to doing he returned from the toss to tell his side that he had won the toss and that he had decided to have a bowl.
Malik and Rahim put on a slow but effective opening stand of 41 before Malik was behind of caught the bowling of...
West Indies Under 19s Vs England Under 19s
Game 1
Sabina Park played host to the 1st One Day International between West Indies and England under 19s. With overcast conditions looming for the day Kevin Bolder won the toss and decided that he would have a bowl.
Openers Dindanth Hudson and Roland Seaby both went out there and showed a positive attitude towards the England bowlers both bringing up the half century’s in quick time both...
West Indies U19 vs India U19
Game 1
2509 people travelled to the Sardar Patel Stadium to watch India U19 take on the visiting West Indies U19. The home side won the toss and put Didier Shaw and his team in to bat.
Just 36 runs in, India had their first wicket. Roland Seaby was caught behind by Chaman Mohammed of the bowling of Adnan Islam. He had hit 25 of the runs so far.
Kim Fowler and Dinanath Hudson rebuilt the innings...
6th Locals Only Cup Shaping Up
The 6th Locals Only Cup will commence the Sunday after the West Indies Cup competition finishes. Round 1 of the LOC will be played Sunday, August 10th, and sign-ups are now occurring in the Battrick Friendlies sledging board.
LOC History
Season 5: Borderliners defeated Cow Shot Corner XI
Season 6: Rovers Town defeated Batletico
Season 7: Norse Athletic Club defeated Batletico
Season 8: Cow...
May 2008
3 posts
3wide Win LOC
3wide.com Strike CC won the Locals Only Cup Final, defeating Carib Beer XI by 33 runs Sunday. With a crowd of thousands singing the names of the BT Windies World Cup-winning team but loyally supporting the home Carib Beer side, 3wide.com won the day, bolstered by a ton by opener Ledley Crowther.
Windies Win the BT World Cup
Newsflash: The West Indies have won the Battrick World Cup, defeating England by five wickets.
West Indies Advance to the Finals of the 09 WC
Melbourne—After going 4-2 in the group stage, including two wins over former titan Australia, the WI national team advanced to the finals with a 10 wicket win over India. Facing a strong batting lineup, the West Indians chose to bowl first on a cracked pitch. Team captain Cleveland Hook took two wickets in the 6th over, but after that wickets came slowly. Despite the lack of wickets, the WI...
April 2008
1 post
Locals Only Cup Underway
A Group Phase Week 1 recap, by dropped_it: Group 1 SS Avagadro Eagles v Philly_Bluenose Sinclair’s knock of 112 not out was a classy innings as he caused all sorts of problems for the Bluenose bowlers, hitting 10 boundaries before he was caught and bowled by Branson. Morris matched Sinclair’s score and passed it, giving the Bluenose an 8 wicket win. Sinclair and Under 19 prospect Nice...
March 2008
3 posts
TSB Cup, Round 2 Recap by dropped_it
Alaskan Assassins v The Blind Society A huge 1st wicket partnership of 200 saved the Assasins from what came after. After Tito and Chanderpaul both hit centuries, they lost all their 10 wickets for just 60 runs. They ended on a total of 260 all out. The Blinds were 9-3 before Stearman and Brookes rebuilt the innings. McGivern got rid of Brookes and got the last three wickets as well to end with...
OD Round 6
In this week’s Premier, the Doobie Bombers and NorCricket United met once more in a big match. The host Bombers managed a capable total of 245 all out on the conflicting Hard and Fast pitch and humid day. Key to the effort were batsmen Runako Bishop (91) and Bennett Barnes (79). Andy Brammar responded for NorCricket with 5 for 39 on the day on his 10 overs. In reply, NorCricket found...
TSB Cup: Round 1 Report
The Round 1 TSB Cup report. submitted by dropped_it: Alaskan Assassins v Unreal Madrid The Assasins blew apart Madrid with a fantastic all round display. James and Macmahon both scored centuries as they posted a huge total of 393 to win. But Madrid were poor with the bat and they fell 299 runs short as they were skittled out for just 94 runs. SS Avagadro Eagles v Underground Plummer’s 101...
February 2008
6 posts
FC and OD Round 4
There were many lopsided or indecisive results on the FC week, but among the most tightly contested was the game between Rastas and Berkshire CCC. Despite a batting friendly pitch, the humid weather wreaked havoc on both teams, with few runs scored. Albert Blair was absolutely deadly for Rastas, taking 13 wickets for 42 in the game, while Leon Prest took 8 for 81 for Berkshire. Rastas was...
The TSB Cup Announced
The Straight Bat will sponsor the first annual TSB Cup this season, for club teams involved in the BT West Indies community and who are also already knocked out of the Cup competition. The competition will feature either 16 or 32 teams. If 32, there will be a five-round knockout cup, running on consecutive Sundays from March 2 through 30. If 16 teams register, there will be a group phase...
West Indies Cup: Round 4 in Review
Round 4 of the BT Windies Cup competition saw precious few truly competitive matches. A few, however, promised to be close-run affairs Here’s a recap of some of the games that looked to be most competitive. superiors vs. AFI nazim’s superiors squad has improved vastly in a very short amount of time. But in AFI, he was among the big fish. superiors were bowled out for just 91, with...
OD Week 3
Old rivals Asterix XI and NorCricket United met once more in a crucial Premier match. Asterix`s top order gave the home team a good start, led by an impressive 94 off 119 from Jim Ellis. NorCricket struck back with English Nat Andy Brammar taking 5 for 49 in his 10 overs to restrict Asterix to 245. NorCricket`s own top order stuttered but the middle order shone in the pursuit. A solid knock of 94...
FC Week 3 Highlights
The Straight Bat sent out reporters to a pair of the biggest matches of this week. At Pathetico Village, hosts Batty Men and visitors Twelfth Men met in a key early season battle for the FC II.3 title. On the slow pitch the bowlers proved dominant, and both sides failed to score any bonus batting points. Eventually, Twelfth Men ground out the victory by 120 runs after dismissing the Batty Men for...
Newbie Advice From The Best
TSB was able to sit down with a panel of the best managers from Battrick’s West Indies region, and indeed from all of Battrick. All currently playing their one-day cricket in Windies League I.1. One simple question was posed: In 30 or fewer words, what is your advice to new BT managers? Here’s what they had to say… Frankie_Dash (Doobie Bombers) 1) Invest only 4k a week in the...
January 2008
8 posts
Windies 17 Year Olds: Bright-Eyed and Ready to...
A special report on the latest crop of West Indies 17-year old youths, by Bartica_Boat: Oh lawd, dem boys a hot like fyah! Mark Breedt – A scintillating power hitter, Mark played at #3 for most of his youth career. He has a good control of line and length and late inswingers making his part time medium pace useful. Ray Ditman – A RF bowler, clocking 140-155kph, Ray Ditman looks to be a great new...
Asterix Take 2nd Straight BTWI Supercup
For the second season running, Asterix XI have won the BT West Indies Supercup. The second annual match between the Windies OD League I.1 winners and the Windies Cup champions saw Asterix travel to face NorCricket United. Asterix wont he toss and sent NorCricket in to bat first. Rutherford scored 87 for the home side, with Carey adding 55 and Brammar finishing on 49 not out. But NorCricket...
Mud Poodles Win BT20
Mud Poodles have defeated The Death Knights by 13 runs to win the West Indies region’s BT20 competition. Lyndon Dove made a century and Ken Birchall took three valuable wickets for the winners, while Simba Fuller scored a ton for the losing side.
Jackargo Voted BT West Indies Manager of the Year
Mud Poodles’ manager Jackargo has been voted Battrick West Indies Manager of the Year for Season 8, edging Asterix XI to takre the honor. Season 8 was Mud Poodles’ first campaign in OD League I.1. Not only did they survive against the likes of Asteri, Borderliners, NorCricket United, and The Flintstones, but they flourished, finishing in 3rd position and recording somehuge wins: Mud...
Cow Shot Corner XI Win Locals Only Cup
Cow Shot Corner have defeated Tythe Barn CC by 67 runs to take their first Locals Only Cup title. The Season 5 LOC finalists capped a superb run this season with the victory, which was enabled by a team effort of batting and bowling. Batting first, Cow Shot was anchored by the 79 of Sterling Beadle. While opening partner Marlon Dunfield was out for a quick duck, Ken Banister stepped in and made...
Windies U19 Cup Campaign Opens in Mysore
The West Indies U19’s World Cup dream has begun today in Mysore, India where the young lads face BT juggernaut England. After several days of taking in the sights in this part of India, and evenings spent in the nets, the Windies U19s have finally faced some action. England won the toss and opted to bowl first, which means that Paul Craddock and Kelvin London strode to the crease to open...
Tythe Barn Shut Door On Rovers Town
Tythe Barn CC have reached their first ever Locals Only Cup Final after soundly defeating Rovers Town in Sunday’s semi-final. The home side prepared a green pitch at their Tythe Barn CG but lost the toss and were sent in to bat. Rovers Town bowled a reasonably economical innings, with only Dexter Glasser (86) and Jon Lucas (52) going on past the half-century. But contributions also came...
Doobies To Return To Top Flight
The Doobie Bombers will return to OD League I.1 after defeating Peters Utd in Friday’s playoff. Tommy Silk was run out on 66 for the home team at the Peters Memorial Cricket Ground. And despite the fact Adam Janes was held to just one wicket, the Doobies were victorious. It was the ton hit by Doobie’s keeper Wayne Sturgess that saw them through. He was named Man of the Match as the...
December 2007
10 posts
FC div III wrap-up
The last games of FC have been played for this season, so it’s time to have a look at the III leagues. III.1 Asterix XI finished on 293 points, ahead of the nearest rival in Inverts by a margin of 35. Is there no stopping this juggernaut? III.2 Another league with a clear winner, this time Borderliners over 50 points ahead of the nearest competitor, PLUs Sloggers, with a total of 275. III.3...
Asterix XI Take Second Consecutive OD Title
Asterix XI edged out Borderliners by the slightest of margins to seal a second consecutive OD League I.1 title. Going into the day separated only on net run-rate, Borderliners was actually able to close the gap slightly in beating NorCricket United. But Asterix came out on the other end of their win over The Fintstones still barely ahead on NRR: 27.77 to 27.44. From...
Locals Only Cup Heads to Knockout Stage
The Locals Only Cup group stage is complete, with eight teams moving on to the knockout phase. The quarter-finals look like this: PLU’s Sloggers (PLUChris) v Cow Shot Corner XI (Sheppy) (1819216) Flower Mound Jaguars (coachbw) v Tythe Barn CC (Upthevilla) (1819224) Rovers Town (Christian) v Carib Beer XI (sjoh1141) (1819193) Batletico (imckenzie) v Doctors (itfcmn) (1819157)...
Windies Defeat England
West Indies earned just their third win in 15 tries today against BT juggernauts England, whose pool of eligible players is roughly 14 times that of the Windies. The win came after tons from Sulieman Seargeat and Darrell Julian, and after some expensive but lethal bowling from Adam Janes, who took his second five-wicket haul in as many games and his third of the season. West Indies batted first...
LOC: Sneaky Penguins Complete Shoch Win
Sneaky Penguins have earned a shock upset win over Mud Poodles in the Locals Only Cup today. Batting first, against a depleted bowling attack, Sneaky Penguins, the team that has existed for only three months, scored 330 runs for the loss of nine wickets. In an incredibly strange innings, which saw the top four bats in the Penguins’ order dismissed for ducks, and #5 gone for 10, the birds...
Updated FC "Promotion Table"
Not much has changed the past few weeks with the Division III “promotion table”. All the first place teams still sit atop their league tables. Some of the teams have moved up this informal table, some down, but all the same teams are here. Team League Record Points Asterix XI III.1 11-0-0 239 Twelfth Men III.3 11-0-0 239 Carib Beer XI ...
LOC Round 3
Sunday sees the Round 3 group matches of the BT Windies’ Locals Only Cup. Highlights include a battle of the undefeateds in Group 1 — Tythe Barn vs. Cook CCC; a test for 2-0 Cow Shot Corner, who are away to Philly Bluenose; and another battle of 2-0 clubs in Group 4, 3wide.com and past LOC winner Rovers Town. Group1 PLU’s Sloggers (PLUChris) v Thambos Tonkers...
Sarge The Legend: His Career in Numbers
Overwhelmingly voted the biggest ever legend of BT West Indies by TSB Readers, Sulieman Seargeant continues to produce for his country. His 21st ODI century today sealed the win. Here’s a look at his career, by the numbers: ODI Career Matches: 102 Runs: 5407 Avg: 70.23 50s: 27 100s: 21 Against Australia Runs: 1046 Avg: 87.17 50s: 3 100s: 6 Against England Runs: 434 Avg: 43.40 50s: 3 100s: 1...
Windies Knock Off World Champs
World champions South Africa came to the Kensington Oval with a season of form issues immediately behind them. Since the World Cup ended last season, with the Proteas victorious, they’ve struggled, and had won just two of their eight matches before today’s Barbados fixture. But that second win was a total obliteration of the Windies yesterday, and there must have been some confidence...
The Cream Rises to Top in LOC
After two rounds of the Locals Only Cup, six teams have emerged as possible favorites to win the competition. Tythe Barn, Cow Shot Corner, Flower Mound Jaguars, Carib Beer XI, Rovers Town, and 3wide.com are all undefeated. Flower Mound Top of Heap Particularly impressive have been Flower Mound Jaguars, whose win over Mud Poodles Sunday was shocking in itsdominance. Batting first on a green...
November 2007
13 posts
TSB Launches BT Windies Trading Cards
The Straight Bat has launches an exclusive line of BT Windies trading cards, though the youngsters may be miffed to know that each pack of collectible cards will not include a stick of chewing gum. Here’s a sneak preview of the Season 8 set: Comment on this article
U19s Play it Close, Impress in Loss to Oz
West Indies U19s have dropped their Season 8 record to 1-6 after a final-overs loss to Australia at Sabina Park. Winning the toss and electing to bowl, the Windies made some early inroads, seeing off openers Sutton and Tiatto for 5 and 30, respectively. But the Aussie middle order batted well, with particular contribution coming from the 99-run 4th wicket partnership of Marthinus and Haynes. Eli...
Windies Win in Colombo
The West Indies have defeated Sri Lanka, at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, where the Windies have now won three of their last four encounters with the Sri Lankan Lions. Bowling first, capatain-opener Gooneratne was dismissed by Adam Janes. Fellow opener Samarawickreme scored 89, though, to create some positive momentum for the home side. But Raymond Gray took four wickets in his second...
Locals Only Cup Preview
The first round group matches have been drawn for the Fourth Locals Only Cup: Group 1 PLU’s Sloggers (PLUChris) v Norse Athletic Club (Mr_Wednesday)(1814167) Thambos Tonkers (Thambo ) v Tythe Barn CC (Upthevilla)(1814134) Cook County Cricket Club (Bluto11) v Armchair Athletes (peep2005) (1814324) Group 2 Philly_Bluenose (Philly) v Mud poodles (jackargo) (1814306) Cow Shot...