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This year’s Cup Match promises to be a very special one for St George’s stalwart Lionel Cann.
The veteran player is just one run shy of becoming the fourth St George’s batsman and fifth overall to score 1,000 runs in the annual two-day classic.
Cann ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A dream of officiating in Cup Match has become reality for respected umpire Oscar Andrade.
The former Nationals and Forties leg spinner was chosen along with Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association (BCUA) colleagues Richard Austin and Kent Gibbons to off...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Somerset coach Jeff Richardson has dismissed concerns over the fitness of Cup Match star Janeiro Tucker.
Doubts concerning Tucker’s health surfaced after the player left the field early in the second innings of Somerset’s final trial match at the wee...
DATE: Jul 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Champions Somerset have pinned their hopes for a successful title defence on the same nucleus of players that landed them Cup Match glory nearly a year ago.
As many had predicted, the cup holders retained the entire squad that thrashed St George’s by...
DATE: Jul 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Somerset coach Jeff Richardson reckons St George’s’ new-look team is weaker than the previous one at least on paper.
“On paper it is a weaker team from last year’s,” he told The Royal Gazette.
“Whenever six changes are made to a team it can’t be as ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Former captain Joe Bailey shared the spotlight during Somerset’s final Cup Match trial at Somerset Cricket Club on Saturday.
Bailey, who led Somerset twice in the annual two-day classic in the 1970s and early 80s, was honoured during a special ceremo...
DATE: Jul 28, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Dwayne (Sluggo) Leverock is relishing his new role as a Somerset Cup Match selector.
The wily left-arm spinner jumped at the chance to serve on the Cup Match champions’ selection committee when he was offered the role earlier this year and hasn’t loo...
DATE: Jul 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
St George’s Cup Match star Glenn Blakeney has broken his silence over an illness that has ruled him out of this year’s classic.
The elegant left-handed batsman had a kidney removed earlier this year after the organ had become infected with cancer.
Bl...
DATE: Jul 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Tragedy marred Paul DeCouto’s racing experience at last weekend’s American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA)/ Championship Cup Series (CCS) event at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
The local expert motorcycle racer was competing in the same combined e...
DATE: Jul 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Motorsport
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Cup Match champions Somerset will not sit on their bats and play for a draw to retain the cup this year, newly installed club selection committee chairman Michael Corday has suggested.
“I think we will do everything in our power to try and win the cu...
DATE: Jul 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
