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Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:50 pm

West Indies NAT Season 53 Twenty-20 World Cup: Squad Announcement
The Windies lads will be heading to the World Cup again after missing out on its previous iteration. We've been placed alongside the Aussies, Emiratis, Dutch, Kiwis and the Lankans for the tournament in Pakistan in a couple weeks. A couple crumblers, one dry, one uneven and a flat deck have led us to pursue a 5 seam and 4 spin attack.

Abdul Hakim Murad Space Wolves Right-arm Wrist Spin/ Right-hand Bat

Cecil Griffith Caribbean Pirates Right-hand Bat

Chesney Persaud Never liked the name of my team Left-hand Bat

Colin Oscopy Middle Stump Lubricators Right-arm Fast

Dinanath Challenger Blaze of Glory Left-arm Fast [DEBUT]

Don Carlo Gambino Murder Inc Right-arm Wrist Spin

Dwayne Maynard De Houthakkers Left-arm Finger Spin

Eldine Jones Boundary Boys Left-arm Finger Spin/ Left-hand Bat

Lear Humphreys Walking Dead Left-hand Keeper Bat

Michael Seaforth Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club Left-hand Keeper Bat

Nizam al-Mulk Space Wolves Right-hand Bat

Ordelmo Watt Antiguan Golden Cats Right-arm Fast Medium/ Left-hand Bat

Oswald Cornwall Never liked the name of my team Right-arm Fast/ Right-hand Bat

Ryan Shallow Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club Left-hand Bat

Stephen Patrick Ashburn CC Left-arm Fast Medium

Walter Frederick Easier Said Than Run Right-hand Bat

William Linton Ceylonian Blasters Right-hand Bat

William Phillip Sofa King Right-hand Bat

Dinanath Challenger will be making his debut at the marquee tournament at the age of 26 as the lad has been quite the prospect in the Windies circuits and his performance in the Protean Leagues has been splendid thus far. The batting order is pretty much the same as the One Day Tour that just passed us by except Twenty-20 stars in Lear Humphreys and Walter Frederick edging out Hemnarine Daley and Colin Mohan.

The five fixtures for the tour will be:

February 20- Sri Lanka- Flat Pitch match 6387348
February 21- United Arab Emirates- Crumbling Pitch match 6387349
February 22- Australia- Uneven Pitch match 6387355
February 23- New Zealand- Dry Pitch match 6387362
February 24- Netherlands- Crumbling Pitch match 6387356

The West Indies Seniors International Ground has now been named the Maiden Over Arena to honour Maiden Over CC's victory of West Indies One Day 1.1 in Season 53, a massive congratulations to them!

Thanks for allowing us to tour your players:)
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Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:22 am

West Indies NAT Season 53 Twenty-20 World Cup: Summaries
A grand look at this successful World T20 campaign from Dinanath Challenger, a 26yo debutant's experience.

A fateful Thursday a few weeks ago, the West Indian Management were put to task, deciding on the eighteen lads that would tour in the upcoming World Twenty-20. Two uncontracted lads were brought into the pool of players with Dinanath Challenger, plying his trades in South Africa and Leslie Babwah from the home land of West Indies being notified of the same. Friday, Dinanath Challenger and his manager had the confirmation that he'll be heading to the World Twenty-20 and making his debut. He was replacing a veteran in the squad, surpassing Gregory Farquharson for the spot of the left-arm quick. His captaincy was one of the big factors in his selection, as his observant skills and nifty field placements were a glory to behold.

Challenger finished his season with his club off in some style, leading his troops with a fifer and helping them clinch a promotion to Division 1 in what has statistically been a tough country to go up the leagues in. In time that some play a few exhibition games, some have a rest and some have backups tested, Challenger was a part of the most grueling competition. A West Indian legend Colin Oscopy, also a part of the touring side, presented Challenger with the cap on Saturday and there was a chill in the air as the legend who had crossed thirty this week knew he was passing the baton onto the next lead quick and skipper. On Sunday, a day before the tournament opener against Sri Lanka, Challenger was informed he'd be starting and he'd be leading the lads in the first World Cup game for the Windies. He was welcomed to a flat deck that had absolutely nothing in it with a lost toss that meant that West Indies were bowling first.

match 6387348 against Sri Lanka- Sunny/Flat
Challenger took the new ball for himself. Bowling to right-handed bat Chandra Meniga, he attempted to get a bit of away swing going ball-one but the conditions provided him no help and Meniga helped himself to a splendid cover drive that'd have been a four if not for Stephen Patrick diving his way in. His first spell did not see him get any help but Stephen Patrick picked up a couple wickets inside the powerplay and West Indies got the ball rolling. The next star of the day was Abdul Hakim Murad. There is a lot to Murad outside of the 'Jason Hislop' realm. Hislop, an absolute legend in the Windies circuits had always spoke highly of Murad, his wristy ability to get the ball to move both ways and his love for the scrambled seam. Both coming from a highly acclaimed West Indies Manager in 'verdi', Murad came into the National Side bearing a weight of the Hislop tag. Safe to say, he showcased that he did not take the pressure. West Indies bowled very well to restrict Sri Lanka to 146 as Challenger picked his first wicket with a splendid yorker to get rid of danger man Douglas van der Straaten. The chase went by smoothly with runs aplenty for Michael Seaforth and William Philip.

match 6387349 against United Arab Emirates- Cloudy/Crumbling
A second lost toss and West Indies were put into bat. Cecil Griffith appeared to be the only source of hope with five-boundary 45 from 41 balls dragging the Windies score to a 110, a score that seemed a fair bit under par on just the second day of the tournament. There was a worry in the atmosphere and that is where skipper Colin Oscopy shines. He comes in and knocks 2 wickets inside the first five balls and there is a rejuvenation all of a sudden. There is no longer a deflation in the West Indian spirit as they kept taking risks in the eyes of a brewing Emirati partnership and Eldine Jones was the one who reaped the rewards when Al Capone tried to play a cheeky paddle over leg slip. Wristy extraordinaire Don Carlo Gambino nipped two in two balls, and UAE were reduced to 58/5, needing 53 more in 48 balls. Ordelmo Watt, the tall lad from Antigua who recently made a headlining million-dollar transfer into Ireland was the next of the lot to pick a wicket. Akil Dhul was impressing still and had the equation reduced to 12 from 18 balls with a couple boundaries, 4 wickets in hand. Pressure was building and stomachs were gurgling, and Colin Oscopy delivered, 2 wickets in 2 balls and the game was back alive. The old-ball expert that is Abdul Hakim Murad cleaned the tail off with ease.

match 6387355 against Australia- Cloudy/Uneven
There is something about the Aussies, there is an air of invincibility about them. They always remain the side to beat. The top lads of the game have come from the Aussies and they remain a side that know how to not lose. They'll come back from situations where you thought you had them buried, says Dinanath Challenger, as he was able to march the troops into yet another game, leading the side yet again, and leading one of his idols in Colin Oscopy. It is always a big game against the Aussies, Challenger quipped at the toss as he was asked to bowl first. Colin Oscopy took the new ball and started with a wicket maiden and there is something about the first wicket, you look like you have an inroads, a chink in the armor and you go through. Keeper-Captain Clancy Bouvier bought the Aussies upto a 116 with a contribution of 46 after they were reduced to 21/4 early in the game. Challenger, bringing himself in as the fifth change, returned with 2 key wickets as he had his pleasure bowling at a surface with a bit more help than what he had against the Lankans. 117 needed, Ryan Shallow and Nizam al-Mulk started things off, as West Indies kept running their tournament on the back of more 'verdi' lads. William Linton added 34 at the back end with a strike rate of 136, smacking the spinner in the death to take the West Indies up 3-nil.

match 6387362 against New Zealand- Cloudy/Dry
This was the game to worry about, for more reasons than the apparent ones. It was ofcourse a straight qualifier into the semi-finals for whichever of the two sides took the win. But it was the game where West Indies had planned to throw Dwayne Maynard into the deep end as the semi-regular skipper was tasked with a World Cup game with the team opting for balance and sitting both Challenger and Oscopy out. It was also a game against the Kiwis, a side against which the West Indies side has a rather sorry record. Maynard won the toss and put the Kiwis into bat. The bowling did not make a lot of mistakes, with all but wristie Gambino returning with a wicket. All-rounder Hika Buttsworth at the end unfortunately did take the Kiwi total to 108, which just went a little out of reach on a surface that was providing splendid help for the spinners and the seamers weren't having a massive bother of it either. What followed was one of the worst hours of cricket for the side in maroon. William Philip edged Sa'u to gully in the fourteenth ball of the game, and the first man fell. William Linton and Cecil Griffith showed some technique and the two top-scored with 25 and 13 as the nine other lads returned to the pavilion with single figures in a shambolic 71 all out and a mammoth 37 run loss that had allowed the Lankans to pip us on net run rate despite being a win short of us.

match 6387356 against Netherlands- Sunny/Crumbling
If West Indies lost to the Dutch and the Emiratis failed to beat the Lankans, West Indies would've lost their spot in the semis. There was an air of pressure floating around, and skipper Colin Oscopy cherished it. He cherished every bit of this game, the pressure, the captaincy, and the opponents- the Dutch. He has had an absolute love for the Dutch side having picked 39 wickets in the rivalry against them. He picked up a couple in the powerplay whilst Abdul Hakim Murad's direct hit led to a splendid runout and the Dutch had their top three back in the den. Things got going for the Dutch every now and then, but the West Indian lads kept chipping away at 'em as well, with Gambino picking a couple, Oscopy picking his third, and Murad running through the side with a 3/5 that won him the Player of the Match award. The chase starred the usual suspects with Ryan Shallow and Nizam al-Mulk partnering in a 46 run opening stand. West Indies were through to the semi-finals of a marquee tournament, the first such since the fateful loss in the finals to India all those seasons ago in the World Twenty-20. After missing out on the last iteration of this competition, there was a roar in the West Indian side, and the lads had done splendidly thus far and had a Kenyan challenge awaiting them next.

Semi-Finals: match 6486584 against Kenya- Sunny/Sticky
We're back to Dinanath Challenger now. A 26yo debutant that was now tasked with leading his country in the semi-finals of this marquee tournament. Challenger in the post-match interview pointed out that there was a bit more of a calmness within himself and the group now after this game that had been one of the most memorable thrillers one could go on and witness. The Kenyan top five returned to the hut for single figures after Oswald Cornwall started with a wicket on ball one. Kenya were 27/5 at the end of seven, West Indies had a position seemingly on top, the game was theirs, and they let go. This was a new experience for Challenger at the highest level. The Kenyan lower-order of Benson Kibet and Mitch Wallis breathed life back into the game and Kibet, who scored a game-topping 31 took the Kenyan total to 89 as the West Indian unit returned dejected, unable to get the Kenyan side all out. There was despair in the side, as the pitch was an absolute horrid nightmare to bat on and letting loose of the control they had in the second half of the innings could cause West Indies a world of hurt.

The first of Kenya's three quicks, Andrew wa Kamamia started with a ball hitting the middle stump between southpaw Shallow's bat and pad if not for him hurriedly bringing his bat down. Shallow edged one boundary over the slips and the commentary team quipped, they'll take what they can get out there, any mistake could bring a batter's end on the swamp of a pitch. The first wicket to fall was off an inswinger by wa Kamamia that knocked off al-Mulk's middle stump off. Hero with the bat, Benson Kibet was introduced in the sixth over and got rid of William Linton immediately. The lad was doing no wrong. Chesney Persaud and Ryan Shallow have been two bats that hold a high acclaim in the West Indian circuits and the Kenyan spinners picking the two apart inside three balls had West Indies in a solid deal of trouble. 35/4 after ten, needing 55 to win off 60 balls, the West Indian dugout was filled with heads buried inside of their palms. Lear Humphreys breathed a bit of spirit back with a beautiful flick for a four but it was Walter Frederick who decided to take the charge against Benson Kibet that brought the Maroon section of the crowd alive. Frederick smacked Kibet for three fours in a row, the first being a drive over covers off a straighter one, the next being him paddling an off-spinner behind the keeper and the third, a reverse sweep to a fuller one, playing against the turn and through the men at point and third man. Humphreys edged another four off of Menza the next over, as despite losing Frederick to Menza, West Indies had hope, needing just 20 runs to win in six overs, with Humphreys on one end and Oswald Cornwall on the other. Coming like an absolute wrecking ball, Zakayo Mac Oyuga ran through both of them in consecutive balls. 74/7, 16 needed off 30 balls, 3 wickets in hand. Benson Kibet looped one in the air to the new bat Abdul Hakim Murad. It was an absolute gift and Murad took his chances and looked for a six over long-on but he was caught in the deep and now West Indies were left with just their tailenders, needing 16 from 29 balls, 2 wickets in hand. One end, captain Dinanath Challenger, the other, Dwayne Maynard, a lad who has more injuries trying to bat in the nets than you'd imagine, 'trying' being a keyword. wa Kamamia was in for his fourth, Challenger took a single ball one. 14 now needed from 23 balls. Maynard left the next one that just missed the off stump. He defended anything else that was close to his stumps, leaving the wayward stuff. After 4 dots, it was 14 needed from 19 balls and Maynard gets an edge on one that is moving away from him, but as the lords would have it, the edge pierced the keeper and first slip and went to the fence. 10 runs needed from 18 balls and it was the Kenyan legend Obadaiah Menza on his fourth. He bowls a googly that came in from the fourth stump line to leg stump but a wild heave from Challenger saw it race to the fielder at deep square leg, who committed an error and let it through for a painful four for the Kenyans, the West Indian camp was ecstatic. 6 needed, 2 wickets in hand. Challenger played Menza to third man and ran a single. Maynard plays a straighter one from Menza straight to mid-off and takes off. Last ball for Menza, West Indies need four to win and an absolute gem from Menza came in as he pitched one on off that took the edge of Challenger's defence and landed in Wallis' palms.

4 needed to win, West Indies have Dwayne Maynard on strike and Stephen Patrick on the other end. The atmosphere was nail-biting as left-arm quick Mosi wa Irungu ran in and bowled a good length delivery that hit Maynard's hips and went past the keeper. The numbers 10 and 11 stole two off leg-byes. Two to win, one wicket in hand. Maynard defending a yorker with absolute conviction. Ball three, Maynard playing wa Irungu to square leg by walking down and making the yorker a full toss and levelling the scores. Who else on strike, but the biggest West Indian star in recent history, Stephen Patrick. He had been showcasing what he could with the bat for his club off late and he had his chance here. One needed to win, a tie meant that the Kenyans took the win, and he faces a yorker from a steaming wa Irungu. He brings his bat down, deflects that one toward fine leg and starts running, unaware where the ball went. Maynard had stolen a couple steps and had his run easy but Patrick was dealing against a ticking clock as he dove in to the non-strikers end right before the ball reached wa Irungu from the player at fine leg. There were roars in the crowd, the West Indian team had done it and they were through to the finals, in a fixture that'll remain etched in the history books.

Finals: match 6486619- against New Zealand- Sunny/Green
Ofcourse its a green, yelled the West Indian Manager. A well documented hate for mediums has meant that West Indies were now heading into the finals and had no medium pacers on a green deck, one that'll potentially see them get a fair bit of movement. West Indies yet again handed captaincy to the protagonist, Dinanath Challenger, and they went in with five seamers. Kiwis picked four seamers and a singular spinner, with a medium pacer in there. Ces Gooden and Cade Dooland opened for the Kiwis and Colin Oscopy had the new ball. You know the drill by now, the 'C' that won this battle amongst the three was Colin, breaching through Cade's defense five balls into the game. Colin Oscopy picked two in the powerplay and three in the game and for the umpteenth time was the West Indian hero with the ball. A tough one to be Challenger, having to lead him and learn from the master. Ces Gooden scored a magnificent forty whilst Corey Moses and William Whitlow's thirties took the Kiwi score to a 148, after Ordelmo Watt and Challenger himself showcased some smart display with the ball at the death. Still onboard was a total that could lead to a pretty difficult chase.

William Linton took strike ball one and almost as if he felt the medo hatred through from the manager, he tonked Bryce Gard for a six. He was out two balls later, but the six was a small step toward the requisite 149. Star of the tournament with the bat thus far for the Windies had been Cecil Griffith and it was when Wilfred Sa'u got rid of him that the worries started to seep in. 34/2 inside the powerplay, the West Indies need their driver to not be asleep at the wheel, as Chesney Persaud, who had 10 runs in 22 balls thus far to his name in tournament needed to play a blinder. On the other hand was Michael Seaforth, a guy who knew he might on his last international assignment, trying to make the most of it. The two southpaws combined in a marvelous 111 run stand and took the Windies side within 4 runs of the target with 4 balls to go when Seaforth was caught at square leg off of Hika Buttsworth. Persaud flicked a single, new man in William Philip stroked one to mid-on for a single and Persaud played a dot on the penultimate ball. Somehow, the drama was still there. 2 needed from the final ball, the man of the moment, Chesney Persaud on strike on 70, Buttsworth with the ball, one to tie and win a World Cup on wicket count (against the kiwis at that), two to win and Persaud slogs one over long on and deep into tier three of the stands and holds the pose for the cameras. He had done it, West Indies were the World Twenty-20 Champions! Persaud picking his form up at the right stage won the Player of the Match award for the finals!

Statistics
Colin Oscopy finished the World Cup with eleven wickets, which was the highest across the tournament. Stephen Patrick and Abdul Hakim Murad had 10 and 9 to their name as well. Michael Seaforth and Cecil Griffith finished with over a 100 runs and as the most successful Windies bats. Seaforth also managed 7 catches and a stumping behind the stumps!

Pretty elated about the World T20, and as always a massive thank you for letting me tour your lads. A massive thank you and appreciation toward Bustergut for his help as ever. Thank you to the assistants Maddog and verdi for their help whenever needed. And a definite thank you to the Windies community!

We'll look continue this performance next season as we have a Division 3 One Day tour coming up that we need to win to ensure qualification for that marquee tournament. Cheers:)
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Re: Senior NAT Discussion

Post by Bustergut » Sun Feb 26, 2023 2:01 pm

Apparently the Windies league season will be starting late:

:party :party :party
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Re: Senior NAT Discussion

Post by MrMoose » Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:20 pm

What a write up!! One worthy of the World Cup win!!! 👏 👏 👏

Well done quirk and team on the World Cup win!

Well done quirk on the write up, this is why you’re the 🐐 of forum posts! 👏 👏
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Re: Senior NAT Discussion

Post by desert7 » Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:38 pm

Congrats quirkilyalive and the crew :clap :clap

Thats a real bonus!! 8)

Now lets hope you can get back into Div 2 and win the SOD World Cup next season :ninja

Apparently Mr Zelensky wants to recruit you 4 to lead his "kick Putin up the arse" spring offensive. Should be an easier task than winning the T20 World Cup, surely? :lol:
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Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:26 pm

thanks moose and desert, much appreciated!

whatever the whim of the ME is gonna end up doing to you is definitely a nightmare of its own, t20 is a hellish recreation lol
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Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Sun Mar 19, 2023 10:47 am

West Indies NAT Season 54 One Day Tour 1: Division 3: Squad Announcement
The World Twenty-20 champions continue their regal affairs in the new season with a Division 3 tour that has us on the brink of qualification for next season's 50 over World Cup. A lost bid for the tour, which has already seen the manager exclaim utter disappointment at the fourth consecutive bid that has been lost for the Windies. And they were heavy bids too alright, I don't sit here bidding one point and hope nobody else bids, I'm sorry, that was an unrelated break where I let the rage take me.

The eighteen lads set to tour this time includes three debutants:


Abdul Hakim Murad Space Wolves Right-arm Wrist Spin/ Right-hand Bat

Ahmed Sencer Space Wolves Right-arm Medium/ Right-hand Bat

Carl Charles Exiles Left-hand Keeper Bat [DEBUT]

Cecil Griffith Caribbean Pirates Right-hand Bat

Chesney Persaud Never liked the name of my team Left-hand Bat

Colin Oscopy Illawarra Dragons CC Right-arm Fast

Don Carlo Gambino Murder Inc. Right-arm Wrist Spin

Dwayne Maynard De Houthakkers Left-arm Finger Spin

Michael Seaforth Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club Left-hand Keeper Bat

Nichollas Rampersad Noodlemeisters Right-hand Bat [DEBUT]

Nizam al-Mulk Space Wolves Right-hand Bat

Ordelmo Watt Shirebrook CC Right-arm Fast Medium/ Left-hand Bat

Oswald Cornwall Never liked the name of my team Right-arm Fast/ Right-hand Bat

Ryan Shallow Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club Left-hand Bat

Stephen Patrick DISHKYOMMM!!! Left-arm Fast Medium

Steve Kanhai North Cunnett CC Left-hand Keeper Bat [DEBUT]

Wayne Ramjass Donna's Kebabs Right-arm Fast Medium

William Philip Sofa King Left-hand Bat

Three debutants and a set of seamers that includes a fair few who have transferred clubs in the time they were away from national duty will also mark the first time that West Indies get to tour three keepers in nearly 7 seasons. West Indies have 6 seamers and 3 spinners in the side and start the tour against hosts Zimbabwe. Netherlands, Pakistan, United States of America and Bangladesh are the four sides that complete this division

The five fixtures for the tour will be:

March 27- Zimbabwe- Hard Pitch match 6486904
March 28- Bangladesh- Slow Pitch match 6486900
March 29- Pakistan- Crumbling Pitch match 6486912
March 30- United States of America- Hard Pitch match 6486899
March 31- Netherlands- Hard Pitch match 6486908

Thanks for allowing us to tour your lads and cheers:)
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Re: Senior NAT Discussion

Post by berksowl » Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:21 pm

Wow -- good to see Seaforth still going at his advanced age!

Anyone know the record for most Windies NAT or U20 players in one tour from the same club? I see Space Wolves has three, but they've probably had more in the past.

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Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:04 pm

Seaforth's a beast, I did not expect to still be able to tour him, but he is our best keeper and amongst our best bats heading into the tour

I am not sure of the record, but I'm certain I've toured 5-6 Space Wolves lads, and a total of 8-9 verdi lads across both his sides for a few tours a few seasons ago. When I had just joined the assistant unit, I remember Caribbean Pirates had about 5-6 touring from their side I think. Those are probably the top in my time.
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Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Sun Apr 02, 2023 11:24 am

West Indies NAT Season 54 One Day Tour 1: Division 3: Summaries
The West Indian side spent the previous week in Zimbabwe competing in Division 3 against the likes of hosts Zimbabwe, United States of America, Pakistan, Netherlands and Bangladesh.

match 6486904 vs Zimbabwe- Cloudy/Hard
West Indies opened their tour against the hosts and were asked to bat first. Makabongwe Muzadzi's sheer pace saw Nizam al-Mulk get dismissed quick but Chesney Persaud and Michael Seaforth continued from where they had left off in the World Twenty-20 Finals as both contributed with fifties, Persaud hitting at quicker than a run-a-ball. Lower down the order, William Philip, Stephen Patrick and Colin Oscopy added a few runs each but it was debutant Carl Charles who struck a fifty in 36 balls and took the total to a daunting 317. Skipper Wade McIlveen played an impressive hand with the bat but a complete bowling performance from the lads in maroon meant he never had enough support and West Indies took Game 1 by a 113 runs.

match 6486900 vs Bangladesh- Sunny/Slow
Bangladesh were up next and they elected to bat first against the Windies lads. They started off alright in the powerplay but none of their players passed the twenties and a lot of starts were not utilised to the best extent as three wicket hauls from Dwayne Maynard and Abdul Hakim Murad saw Bangladesh get knocked off for 178. Nizam al-Mulk and Steve Kanhai opened and Kanhai's run-a-ball burst within the powerplay set West Indies on the right track straightaway. Both openers returned with their first fifties in national colours, Kanhai striking one on debut. A few wickets fell in a flurry but captain Nichollas Rampersad took the Windies side home.

match 6486912 vs Pakistan- Sunny/Crumbling
Pakistan were put into bat first by Captain Nichollas Rampersad and Munawar Rahim seemed to set them off to a fine start. At 90/3, all was fine, but then arrived Dwayne Maynard. A left-arm finger spinner with a deadly accuracy around the top of off with a straight and a slant arm. He brings in variations with his release points and pace and on a surface allowing the ball to nip a fair bit, he was able to cause carnage. Racking in the third-best figures for West Indies in the format, Maynard picked six of the seven remaining wickets and ended with 6/19 in his 58 balls. Pakistan were cleaned for 131 and Nichollas Rampersad made it 3 for 3 on debutants striking a fifty on their maiden tour for West Indies this voyage to carry the Windies side to a victory.

match 6486899 vs United States of America- Cloudy/Hard
West Indies and USA entered this fixture unbeaten and the victor would end with promotion on their hands. West Indies were put into bat and the crowd were witnesses to one of the best knocks they will ever see. Ten lads from West Indies did not cross twenty but on the other hand, one lad lived his dream. He hit the ball everywhere in his 162 ball stay, smacking 11 fours and 5 sixes, almost carrying the bat as he faced the first and the last ball of the innings for his magnificent 171. The fourth highest player score for West Indies in the format. His effort carried West Indies to 266. His partnership of 47 with Wayne Ramjass for the ninth wicket wherein Ramjass hit zero off his four balls was a nerve-wrecking delight. Unfortunately for the Windies side, Nizam remained the only lad to have a decent day as the bowling unit could not deliver and USA raced to the total with 20 balls to spare.

match 6486908 vs Netherlands- Windy/Hard
You'd start to think Windies bats had a thrill for danger after this one. Yet again, the batting was focused on one man and his survival alongside the tail. Chesney Persaud was looking a settled bat facing a side he has performed well against in the past, but at 101/7, West Indies were in trouble. Stephen Patrick joined him at the moment and the two combined in a 98 run stand with Patrick adding 14 with his two fours whilst Persaud getting his first ton in the format with a marvellous 110. West Indies finished with a 211 and after yesterday, they knew the bowling needed something special. And that special was provided by the legend himself. Colin Oscopy's love for the Dutch is well-documented as he scalped another fifer against his favourite side and took Windies home by 36 runs for the Division 3 title and a promotion to Division 2.

Performers of the Tour
A marvellous tour and the statistics show that. Nizam al-Mulk and Chesney Persaud finished #1 and #2 on the highest run scorers and Dwayne Maynard scalped the most wickets whilst Colin Oscopy finished sixth on same metric. Maynard also finished with the best average, economy and second best strike rate, much thanks to his two player of the match awards this tour.

World Cup Qualification Scenarios
Things have simplified themselves a bit. West Indies need to finish with more wins than either of Bermuda (who are in Division 2 alongside them) or Kenya (who are now in Division 3) in the next One Day tour. The next One Day Tour will see West Indies pitted against Bermuda, England, United States of America, Ireland and Canada.

Twenty-20 Tour
West Indies have now lost their fifth consecutive hosting bid, and will be heading to Scotland to play on green, slow and uneven decks that United Arab Emirates have hosted. Why does PB want me to tour medos? I don't know, but I don't like it.
West Indies will be playing hosts United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and United States of America in the upcoming 5 game cycle.

As always, a massive thank you for allowing us to tour your lads, please check the Windies NAT page here for the friendlies we constantly play.
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Re: Senior NAT Discussion

Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Sun Apr 09, 2023 11:10 am

West Indies NAT Season 54Twenty-20 Tour: Division 2: Squad Announcement
Up next will be the nightmare that has been set up by PowerBug as we have been forced to tour medium pacers. I know, what an absolute travesty of justice that is, lets hope the dibbly-dobblers can do something for us and our bats don't play all around a ball at a 115 clicks an hour, eh. The squad of 18 includes:

Abdul Hakim Murad Space Wolves Right-arm Wrist Spin/ Right-hand Bat

Ahmed Sencer Space Wolves Right-arm Medium/ Right-hand Bat

Carl Charles Exiles Left-hand Keeper Bat

Carlitos Wood Maiden Over CC Left-arm Fast Medium

Cecil Griffith Caribbean Pirates Right-hand Bat

Chesney Persaud Never liked the name of my team Left-hand Bat

Dinanath Challenger Blaze of Glory Left-arm Fast

Dwayne Maynard De Houthakkers Left-arm Finger Spin

Elvis Duberry Ashburn CC Left-arm Medium

Nichollas Rampersad Noodlemeisters Right-hand Bat

Nizam al-Mulk Space Wolves Right-hand Bat

Ordelmo Watt Shirebrook CC Right-arm Fast Medium/ Left-hand Bat

Ryan Shallow Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club Left-hand Bat

Stephen Patrick DISHKYOMMM!!! Left-arm Fast Medium

Steve Kanhai North Cunnett CC Left-hand Keeper Bat

Walter Frederick Hot Shots CC Right-hand Bat

Wayne Ramjass Donna's Kebabs Right-arm Fast Medium

William Philip Sofa King Left-hand Bat


I've always felt that these squads are as much about the people in them as they are about the folks not in them, and this squad presents itself with the exclusion of 4 absolute stalwarts of Windies Cricket in the past few seasons. Whilst Oswald Cornwall and Don Carlo Gambino have missed out as the team opted for horses for the dibbly-dobbler favoring courses set up, Colin Oscopy and Michael Seaforth's exclusions do bring about a horde of emotions as the two have toured almost every tour for the past four-five seasons. Is it the end of the road for them? Well, neither have hung up their boots yet and the two are in the squad still, so they are as much a chance for the next one as anybody else, it still is a roll of the dice with these oldies at the end of the day innit.

The squad hands a debut to Elvis Duberry, another through-and-through 'desert' lad that recently made his way to the star-studded Ashburn CC in its composition of 7 seamers and 2 spinners, also comprising the 2 keepers that debuted in the previous One-Day Tour in its set of 5 Left-hand Bats and 4 Right-hand Bats.

The five fixtures for the tour will be:

April 17- United States of America- Green Pitch match 6486981
April 18- Pakistan- Uneven Pitch match 6486974
April 19- Ireland- Slow Pitch match 6486985
April 20- United Arab Emirates- Green Pitch match 6486978
April 21- Canada- Slow Pitch match 6486983

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Re: Senior NAT Discussion

Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:20 pm

West Indies NAT Season 54 Twenty-20 Tour: Division 2: Summaries

Apologies for the short review, but the past week saw us survive Division 2 in Twenty-20's.

We pulled a fine win against the Americans thanks to a combined batting effort and Elvis Duberry's solid day with the ball.

Day 2 against Pakistan saw the bowlers pull off a combined effort and Cecil Griffith take us over the line with a fifty.

The Irish defeated us by a run as our wristie got taken apart and Walter Frederick's efforts at the end fell short.

We were annihilated againt the Emiratis but Duberry continued his form with 3 more wickets.

A close fixture saw us choke a simple chase against the Canadians, but we were bound to lose the promotion on net run rate regardless, as we tied against them. Elvis Duberry picked three more and Persaud hit a fine fifty.

Elvis Duberry finished with 10 wickets at an average of 7.5 as his debut tour returned with fantastic results, him being three wickets better than the next. Chesney Persaud had another fine tour as well.

Thanks for allowing us to tour your lads, cheers:)
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Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Sat May 06, 2023 7:08 pm

West Indies NAT Season 54 One Day Tour 1: Division 2: Squad Announcement
West Indies have spent a splendid amount in their bid to qualify for the World Cup where they are placed in a precarious position. Bermuda, who'll be competing with them in Division 2 and Kenya, who've also spent their fair bit to host the current Division 3 tour are the other two sides in this fight for the remaining two World Cup spots. The Division 2 tour also boasts of the English, Canadian, Irish and American ranks. Eight uneven, six hard and one sticky deck have been laid for the fifteen fixtures, whilst West Indies will be playing on 2 uneven and three hard decks.

The eighteen lads set to tour this time include:


Abdul Hakim Murad Space Wolves Right-arm Wrist Spin/ Right-hand Bat

Ahmed Sencer Space Wolves Right-arm Medium/ Right-hand Bat

Carl Charles Exiles Left-hand Keeper Bat

Cecil Griffith Caribbean Pirates Right-hand Bat

Chesney Persaud Never liked the name of my team Left-hand Bat

Colin Oscopy Illawarra Dragons CC Right-arm Fast

Dinanath Challenger Blaze of Glory Left-arm Fast

Geoffrey Austin Never liked the name of my team Left-arm Finger Spin [DEBUT]

Nichollas Rampersad Noodlemeisters Right-hand Bat

Nizam al-Mulk Space Wolves Right-hand Bat

Ordelmo Watt Shirebrook CC Right-arm Fast Medium/ Left-hand Bat

Oswald Cornwall Never liked the name of my team Right-arm Fast/ Right-hand Bat

Sookval Mohamed Hot Shots CC Right-hand Keeper Bat [DEBUT]

Stephen Patrick DISHKYOMMM!!! Left-arm Fast Medium

Steve Kanhai North Cunnett CC Left-hand Keeper Bat

Thomas Kanhai Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club Right-arm Fast Medium [DEBUT]

Walter Frederick Hot Shots CC Right-hand Bat

William Philip Sofa King Left-hand Bat

A bit of a change of guard this tour as well. Geoffrey Austin and Thomas Kanhai make their debut replacing veterans in Carlitos Wood and Wayne Ramjass. Kanhai also slots in for the spot that verdi's non-homegrown side has booked in the Windies squad. From Melford Griffith, to Michael Seaforth to Ryan Shallow, we are now into the Thomas Kanhai era. Sookval Mohamed slots in as the third keeper, marking his debut and two stars of the shorter format in Walter Frederick and Dinanath Challenger mark their debuts in the 50-over format.

The five fixtures for the tour will be:

May 8- United States of America- Uneven Pitch match 6489599
May 9- Canada- Hard Pitch match 6489592
May 10- Ireland- Hard Pitch match 6489594
May 11- Bermuda- Hard Pitch match 6489593
May 12- England- Uneven Pitch match 6489587

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Re: Senior NAT Discussion

Post by MOD-quirkilyalive » Sat May 13, 2023 6:24 pm

West Indies NAT Season 54 One Day Tour: Division 2: Summaries

Apologies for another short review here.

Day 1 saw us eek a victory against the Americans with three three-fers with the ball including Austin's fine debut and another classic Nizam al-Mulk fifty.

Ordelmo Watt starred with the ball on Day 2 but we almost botched a 134 run chase on a hard deck, but a rather deep batting side with Murad and Cornwall at 8 and 9 saw us through.

The might of 4 right-arm-fasts chopped us up on a hard deck up next as we grabbed a loss against the Irish.

Bermuda had us down 28/4 in no time on another hard deck and despite fifties from Ordelmo Watt and Carl Charles, we were never in the game.

In what has probably been my highest recorded victory, multiple bats getting runs saw us amass 242 against the English and Cornwall carried over his thirty with the bat and got 4 wickets as we cleaned 'em up for 92 for a massive 150 run victory.

Ordelmo Watt was an absolute star this week with fine returns with bat and ball. Geoffrey Austin and Sookval Mohamed had fine debut tours as well.

We have unfortunately missed the World Cup qualification by a point, as the tenth, eleventh and twelfth sides to enter the World Cup in the English, the Bermudans and the Kenyans ended with 37, 36, 35 points whilst we were stranded at 34 at thirteenth place. Tough result, a few games on hard decks across this term where I would still argue my pick of lads was better than the opposition and any one of those going our way would've eeked us up but tough luck I'd guess.

We have promoted to Division 1 this tour though thanks to the net run rate gain from all three of our victories being massive and making up for two massive losses as well. Helps next qualification cycle a bit. Having missed the Twenty-20 promotion by a bit the last two tours, to two tied games that we could've won in particular and ending third in Division 2, this one does soothe a bit, but botching the qualification up is irking.

Up next on the Windies calendar would be friendlies next week once I look to get those underway. After that shall be the election wherein I hope I can get elected and better the World Cup tragedy of this time.

Thanks for allowing us to tour your lads, cheers:)
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Re: Senior NAT Discussion

Post by Bustergut » Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:44 am

West Indies election was fixed :lol:
Season 11 u19 World Cup Winner
Seasons 22, 47 & 55 Windies Double Winners

Seasons 46, 47 & 49 Irish Double Winners

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