Persaud was best three-day wicket keeper
West Indies and Guyana Under-19 wicketkeeper Joshua Persaud ended his Cricket West Indies Regional under-19 tournament as the leading wicket keeper in the three-day format.
Despite their unsuccessful bid to retain the longer format title, Guyana’s cricketers showed promise with the young gloveman accounting for eight catches and three stumping behind the wicket.
Also, Persaud’s contribution was not limited to his fielding as he also showed his worth with the bat, being Guyana’s second highest run scorer with 136 runs and a best of 71, only behind Kevlon Anderson by three runs. Cephas Cooper of Barbados walked away with the most wickets in the format, accounting for 18 scalps with Guyana’s most impactful bowler being Kevin Umroa with 16 wickets including a 10-wicket haul.
Meanwhile in the one-day version where Guyana Joshua Persaud was impeccable behind the stumps
retained their title for the fifth consecutive year, Persaud was the leading run getter for the champions with 149 runs and a best of 80 not out.
Behind the stumps, Persaud ended with seven catches and one stumping while Trinidad and Tobago’s Leonardo Julien had 11 catches and four stumping.
Camarie Boyce of Barbados was the most successful bowler with 14 wickets with Guyana’s Joshua Kimani Melius is the tournament’s MVP
Jones trailing by just one.
Tournament Most Valuable Player, St. Lucia’s Kimani Melius stroked 257 runs including two half centuries and the tournament’s lone ton which saw him earning a spot in the West Indies B team that heads off to Canada. Windward Islands were deemed the most disciplined team in the three day competition while Leeward Islands won the award in the one-day version of the tournament. Alastair Cook, England’s leading test run-scorer, will retire from international cricket after this week’s fifth test against India, the 33-year-old said yesterday.
The left-handed opening batsman, who captained England in 59 tests, admitted there was “nothing left in the tank” after enduring a poor run of form in nine tests this year in which he has averaged 18.62 runs compared with a career average of 44.88.
Since making a century on his test debut against India in 2006, Cook has become England’s leading scorer in the longest form of the game and is the sixth highest scorer in fivedaycricket with 12,254 runs, including 32 centuries.
“After much thought and deliberation over the last few months I have decided to announce my retirement from international cricket,” Cook, who will play his 161st test starting on Friday, said in a statement.
“I have achieved more than I could have ever imagined and feel very privileged to have played for such a long time alongside some of the greats of the English game,” he added.
After leading England to two Ashes victories over Australia, Cook suffered a 5-0 series whitewash Down Under in 2013-14. He resigned from the captaincy in 2016 after a 4-0 defeat in India.
Cook, who will continue playing for his county Essex next season, thanked his mentor Graham Gooch, whose England test runs record of 8,900 he passed in 2015.
“There are too many people to thank individually, but a special mention must go to the Barmy Army and all supporters for their constant encouragement for the team and also a special mention to Graham Gooch,” Cook said.