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Cricket in the Super 6 League is supposed to be very competitive with all of last year’s top teams playing against each other. The goal was to have exciting, competitive matches every week, but we shall see.
With several players transferring out of ...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
This week the Bermuda Cricket Board lost a very valuable man in the helm, due to the resignation of vice-president Allen Richardson.
His work over the last four years and beyond has been nothing short of extraordinary.
Allen has been steadfast in h...
DATE: May 04, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
With the season only a week away my focus this week is on Division One, a league that is often forgotten or hardly talked about.
This year Division One has the potential to be the most competitive that it has been in years. With two teams moving up ...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
ICC 50 over new playing conditions Law 5.2 states, “The umpires shall retain possession of the match ball(s) throughout the duration of the match when play is not actually taking place. During play umpires shall periodically and irregularly inspect t...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Last week we discussed the players’ view on coaching in Bermuda. The discussion sparked a few coaches to offer a rebuttal to the assumptions.
After listening to some of the most seasoned coaches’ observations and opinions there is validity in what t...
DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
With the Twenty/20 qualifiers over, there have been many comments and opinions floating around and after a few conversations with some of the local players some valid points and suggestions have surfaced.
Collaborating ideas is the best way to tackl...
DATE: Mar 30, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
The Twenty/20 Dubai tournament has shed some light on where our cricket stands in terms of worldwide placement. Unfortunately, we have not fared well, finishing a lowly seventh out of eight teams by way of run rate.
Sadly though, the team that finis...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Over the last week there has been some positive and some negative news regarding cricket, both on the local and international front.
On the local front, Eastern Counties held an all-important meeting this week. On the international front, we current...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
It’s qualifying time again. Will we be able to celebrate success this time around? The ICC Twenty/20 World qualifying tournament in UAE will not be easy, but success is still within reach.
With what looks to be a well balanced team one can say that ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
There have been a few articles this week that have sparked great conversation on both our domestic and international cricket scene.
My specific intrigue has been with two specific articles, one being Herbie Bascome taking over as potential coach of ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith