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Publisher Letter
The Future of American Cricket
with the insistence of New Zealand I sincerely hope as an avid fan and
playing the matches at Broward a promoter of Cricket in the United
Cricket Stadium. States that these talks are fruitful
Promoting exciting matches in the
I am not sure if it'll take another future, especially one between In-
five years before another Interna- dia or Pakistan versus the West In-
tional Cricket Match will be played dies in the United States will truly
here on the only ICC cricket pitch put cricket in the limelight. In this
Mo Ally in North America. It is evident that issue we are also showcasing pic-
After eight years of publishing the West Indies Cricket Board has torial versions of cricket develop-
American Cricketer Maga- to be more lenient, since they are ment around the world.
zine, it seems like we are repeating the represantive of USACA and
ourselves on a yearly basis. Change should promote and further the ad- The ICC development has spent a
in US Cricket is abysmal, for it vancement of cricket in the United great deal of money in many non-
seems that very little has improved States. cricketing countries to promote the
over the years. Earlier this year sport. In the United States youth
one of the greatest event occurred Gathering from the last match cricket is growing, especially in
at the Fort Lauderdale Cricket Sta- played, there was lots of excite- New York and Florida. There are
dium. It was two T 20 International ment between USACA and Presi- several academies, teaching cricket
Matches played between New Zea- dent Hunte of the West Indies skills hoping to develop a stronger
land and West Indies cricket team. Cricket Board. According to Mr. United States cricket team. We're
Dainty, President of the United also featuring the Caribbean Mas-
West Indies won both matches and States Cricket Association, he feels ters tour to Adelaide Australia,
the gallery of over 15,000 specta- the relationship between the two is Auckland New Zealand and Nandi
tors was delighted since they were now mended and will have future Fiji..
primarily West Indians. However International Matches at the Bro- Mo Ally, Publisher
[email protected]
this venture took over five years ward Stadium.
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CRICKET AROUND THE WORLD
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Scope
Cricket Around the World
ICC, Dubai
There are 106 Member countries
of the International Cricket
Council (ICC). This includes 10
Full Members, 36 Associate Mem-
bers and 60 Affiliate Members.
The Pepsi ICC Development Pro-
gram is tasked with building a big-
ger, better global game by assist-
ing the 96 Associate and Affiliate
Members (AMs) grow and improve
land and Afghanistan in particular Women’s game at the highest in-
the standard of cricket within their
have been recent highlights, as was ternational level, are also priori-
territories.
the first class fixture between an ties of the Development Program.
ICC AM Combined XI and Eng- Although global in it objectives,
Some better known AMs include
land in early 2012. the Development Progam is largely
Ireland, USA, Kenya, China and
delivered through five regional of-
Papua New Guinea. Others include
The Development Program is re- fices: namely Africa , Americas ,
Brazil, Sierra Leone, The Maldives,
sponsible for implementing ICC’s Asia,East Asia- Pacific and Europe.
Greece and Samoa.
global event qualifying structures.
Through regional and global quali- Regional areas of focus include
The Development Program was
fying tournaments, all AMs have improving domestic playing struc-
launched in 1997. The amount of
the opportunity to compete in the tures, education programs and fa-
cricket being played in AMs has
ICC World T20 and the ICC Crick- cilities, and providing equipment,
increased five-fold over the past 10
et World Cup. The Cricket World resources and promotional materi-
years, to the point where there are
Cup qualifying structure is called als to AMs.
approximately 750,000 male and
the ICC World Cricket League.
female participants currently in-
The Development Program is man-
volved in formal cricket programs
Qualifying events for the ICC aged from the ICC Headquarters in
outside the Full Member nations.
Women’s World Cup, ICC Wom- Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The
The ICC has set an ambitious stra-
en’s World T20 and the ICC U/19 ICC Global Development Manager
tegic target of more than doubling
Cricket World Cup are also con- is Tim Anderson.
this number to over 1.5 million par-
ducted, as well as a four-day first
ticipants by 2015.
class competition for the top eight
AMs, the ICC Intercontinental
The Development Program has a
Cup.
dedicated High Performance Pro-
gram that assists the top AMs im-
Attracting more females to cricket,
prove both their on and off field
and improving the standard of the
performance. The progress of Ire-
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Cricket Around the World
Mo Ally, North Carolina
Trinidad USA Uniked Kingdom
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Papua New Guinea Switzerland
Barbados Japan
Pitcairn Island Afghanistan
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CARIBBEAN CRICKET CORNER
Sammy backs West Indies to win first Test
West Indies Cricket Board, Barbados
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Darren Sammy
said West Indies were ready to chase more
success, when they face hosts Bangladesh
in the first Test, which opens on Tuesday at
the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium here.

The West Indies captain said though
his side were disappointed that the only
practice match scheduled ahead of the Test
had to be scrapped, the players had used
the time wisely, working on specific areas
of their game.

“The same thing happened to us a few
years ago in Sri Lanka,” he said. “We still
had some specific work which we were
doing and this time it is no different.

“The batsmen look in good form and the
bowlers look ready to go, so yes, we are
disappointed we did not get into the middle
and play – but we are still confident that Darren Sammy Capt. of West Indies and Saheed Afridi Capt. of Pakistan.
we can get the ball rolling in this series.”
there and play a brand of cricket that will have to be patient in the batting and the

give us a series victory.” bowling, so it will be about consistency
He added: “We got an opportunity to do
in the execution of the plans you put in
more specific work. It means some of our
He said: “Complacency is something place,” he said.
batsmen have got a chance to hit a few
about which we have spoken. We left the
more balls, where probably in the practice
Caribbean as World Twenty20 champions, “We are tempted to play two spinners,
match, they may have gotten a good ball
but this is a different format. Winning particularly Veerasammy Permaul, since
and dismissed early.
the WT20 gave the players a lot more he was part of the Sagicor WIHPC team

confidence, but we are quite aware that we that last month played here.
“Our bowlers also got a few more deliveries
have to guard against complacency.
in their feet and got a chance to execute
“He has done really well here, so he makes
their skill properly. We are disappointed
“We must remember that cricket is played a strong case for a place in the side, but
we didn’t play that tour match, but I do not
in the middle. Once we can execute our the selectors will have to decide what they
think it will be a factor in our preparation
team plans and we get the performances feel is the best combination for us to win
for the Test.”
from different players, we are confident the Test.”

we can win the series here.”
Sammy said West Indies respected the
West Indies on Monday held their final
home team, but his side was well aware
Reports indicate that the pitch has played training session before the Test under the
that they would be tested by an opponent
quite lively in two domestic first-class guidance of head coach Ottis Gibson.
that relishes playing on home soil.
matches this season.

This is West Indies’ third full tour of
“People will expect us to beat them,” he
Sammy said he however, expected the Bangladesh, following trips in 2002 and
said. “. . .We are not going to take them
pitch to be typical of what had been last year.
lightly. We will give them the respect
produced in previous matches, but felt his
they are due like we do with any other
side was well equipped to handle whatever
opponent.
surface was prepared.

“But we are confident that we can go out
“It looks like a pitch on which you will
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CARIBBEAN CRICKET CORNER
Barack Obama, James Bond, and our Boys in Bangladesh
World champions at the top of their game!
Colin E. H. Croft, Guyana
“Obama – Barack Hussein Obama As Daniel Craig – present James Bond - Obama has survived, well, and so has Bond.
II!” To be exact! The one truly said in the new Bond movie, ‘Skyfall’, and Having already seen the new “Skyfall”,
unique star in our political firmament! probably to be soon used by Obama too; with more technological advances than al-
If you are a 007 cultist, like I am, and have “Men are coming to kill us. We have to kill most all Bonds put together, a fully “dark”
seen all previous Bond movies since 1962’s them first!” Problems solved! representation by Craig; seventh Bond; one
Dr. No, the first ever, starring the still in- expects that West Indies in Bangladesh
comparable Sean Connery, you would Now that he has full political capital, given would be banging triumphantly too!
know that the first words ever spoken, on such blanket backing by USA’s electorate
screen, by the suave super spy, as he gam- for his final four years, expect POTUS No. Bangladesh knows that they have nothing
bled in London, was “Bond - James Bond!” 44 to be as absolutely deadly as the black to lose. West Indies are the stars. They
mamba snake, and as fast, athletic and cun- are touring on a high, after winning WT-20
Barack and Bond have so much in com- ning as that massive black cat, the panther! 2012. West Indies must now show that they
mon, they might well be the same person; are real champions, not just pretenders. In
or maybe twins! Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, in recent all three game formats, not just T-20, West
How Barack survived, fully intact, that bar- memory, in their final four years, were re- Indies must play, and win, like champions!
rage of outright moneyed propaganda, total ally great too.
sabotage and in-your-face KKK-like rac- Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, John Ken- That is really the real test, in especially
ism in last week’s USA Presidential race is nedy, Bill Clinton and James Bond! What Tests, and ODI’s too, for West Indies. This
quite remarkable! a team that would be! is where cricket really counts; Tests. West
Indies, like Barack in 2012 USA general
The Republicans alone spent more than Sammy – Darren Julius Garvey Sammy – election campaign, must show improve-
US$3.5 Billion, last six years, coaching does not have that same ring as Barack or ment, maturity, organization, confidence
Mitt Romney, to lose so badly! They are Bond, but Darren, and West Indies, must and complete poise, knowing that they are
fully shell-shocked! come out fighting; warring! Bangladesh fully ready!
must be made to feel like Mitt Romney!
Even Ian Fleming must be turning in his The Banglas would like nothing more than
grave. This was much more than just real This is the perfect time for West Indies to to cut West Indies down a leg or two, or
fantasy in a real life! strike home fully, when timing and fortune several. That is why West Indies must nev-
It was a massive mandate, rout, landslide, favor them well! er allow themselves, like Romney, to have
even, for the tall black man from Hawaii. Showing the class, claws, clout and clev- stupid, blinded, false complacency!
Aided and abetted by his own mercurial erness which made West Indies ICC T-20
“M” – Michelle – Barack destroyed a com- 2012 Champions is what Sammy and his Some Bond films were built on revenge.
plete conspiracy! men must again do in Bangladesh starting The classic “On Her Majesty’s Secret Ser-
the week. Kill Bangladesh; now! vice”, when Bond’s – George Lazenby;
What absolute joy, what magnificent maj- only appearance – wife was killed, he want-
esty; to see Barack “Bond” Obama, “M”, “To those given much….much is expect- ed so much revenge, or “Casino Royale”,
and their young lovelies, Bond-like, Malia ed!” As I always maintain, representing starring Craig, where he wanted revenge
and Sasha, strut over that stage in Chicago the Caribbean is no joke! Darren Sammy too, for losing the voluptuous Vesper Lynd,
early last Wednesday morning, after the realizes that. Let us hope that his present were such films!
overwhelming poll victory. team does too!
BTW, FYI, they are still counting in Flor- West Indies must have similar sentiments,
ida, but my vote was not wasted anyway! It has been some time since West Indies still remembering that embarrassment met-
have travelled anywhere overseas as pres- ed out by Bangladesh when they met in a
Now, look out for that 3rd generation Ke- ent world champions. two-Test series, in West Indies 2009; the
nyan export! He will expose all of the hosts losing 2-0.
claws of his ancestors! Yes, it was ‘only” T-20 world champion-
ship, but, these days, that is where it starts. Barack and Bond are certainly irreplace-
Already, he is telling Republicans in Wash- It is the first rung on that long, heady climb able champions, so is West Indies, in T-20
ington that if he does not like anything they upwards. only. The tourists must now improve and
suggest, anything at all, he will veto! As the old Guyanese would say: “Yuh gah show upward mobility in ODI’s and Tests,
foh kraal befoe’ yuh waak!” starting with Bangladesh. Enjoy!
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