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The margin of difference
Reginald St. H ShillingfordJuly 8, 2016The just concluded Tri-Nations ODI Series between West Indies, Australia and South Africa was essentially, in my view, a proving ground to see how much our players have absorbed by ...
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Behold! Our pedigree is of the lower stable!
Reginald St. H ShillingfordJune 29, 2016My mutterings of a year or two ago as to the possible threat of West Indies being relegated to a lower or Second Division level, as far as Test cricket ...
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A forgotten hero
Reginald St. H ShillingfordJune 10, 2016Guyana celebrates fifty years of independence and expectedly the country takes stock of its varied achievements on a variety of fields. Inevitably, sports have come under the national focus, with ...
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Growing into the mantle of the captaincy
Reginald St. H ShillingfordJune 3, 2016Already there is talk about inadequacy of the young Jason Holder in the job of the captaincy of the West Indies cricket team. It has even been said he cannot ...
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Tony Cozier -A voice is stilled
Reginald St. H ShillingfordMay 25, 2016After nearly sixty years of being the voice of West Indies cricket Tony Cozier has passed away, losing a lengthy battle with what reportedly was skin cancer. Not everyone saw ...
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Retooling for success
Reginald St. H ShillingfordMay 20, 2016With India due to tour the Caribbean in July, the consideration arises as to how the West Indies might effectively gear itself to contend with adversaries who have moved ahead ...
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Then and now with our cricket
Reginald St. H ShillingfordMay 12, 2016My brief Sunday morning discussion with my longtime friend and sporting associate Henry Dyer centred on something rather disturbing psychologically in our cricket. Henry was relating his dismay at finding ...
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Raison d' être
Reginald St. H ShillingfordMay 4, 2016Recent clamor by legends of Caribbean Cricket for a disbanding of the West Indies Cricket Board is adamant that the board – at least in its current and persistent state ...
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Frank Baron's hand in sports development
Reginald St. H ShillingfordApril 29, 2016Much is reflected in respect of the legislative and civic achievements of the late Franklyn Andrew Merrifield Baron. However, it is not generally remembered that he played a useful role ...
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Money, money, money
Reginald St. H ShillingfordApril 20, 2016I am thankful to an article on the internet for data used in support of my current inferences about West Indies Cricket. We are reliably informed that the top West ...
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Spotlight on SportEchoes from ICC T20 World Cup 2016
Reginald St. H ShillingfordApril 13, 2016Everyone who is West Indian delighted in the sensational achievement of our capturing of the World Cup T20 on Sunday 3rd April. The climax came in a super blast-off with ...
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Where are we as to the football common denominator
Reginald St. H ShillingfordApril 8, 2016It is less than two weeks since the passing of Johann Cruyff revered as one of the greatest footballers who have graced the game. He died at the age of ...
