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Raiders Win In Antonio Pierce’s Coach Debut
[Written by Patrick Bean] Antonio Pierce, the son of Bermudian Cleo Burrows, won his first National Football League [NFL] game as interim head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Pierce, who was promoted from linebackers coach to the top position last week, following the firing of former head coach Josh McDaniels, guided his team to a 30-6 shellacking... Read more of this article
Volunteers Helped Make ICC Event A Success
[Written by Patrick Bean] While Bermuda’s senior cricketers failed in their recent bid to qualify for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the Island’s hosting of the regional qualifier involving Canada, Cayman Islands and Panama has been noted as a success by the world governing body. Playing no small part in the smooth running of the event... Read more of this article
Terron To Spin His Way To Cricketing Success
[Written by Patrick Bean] Once a near lost art, there are so many right-arm, leg break bowlers around today that it’s hard to believe that this type of delivery had almost disappeared from the game of cricket, with the modern resurgence largely keyed by the late, great Australian wrist spinner and his Pakistani and Indian contemporaries Abdul Qadir... Read more of this article
Panamanian Cricketers Thrilled To Meet Sluggo
[Written by Patrick Bean] It is said that pictures say a thousand words and memories last forever, and so it is that the legend of Dwayne [Sluggo] Leverock’s superlative, diving catch and gleeful celebration during the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies lives on in the history of world cricket. At a time when fitness was increasingly becoming a... Read more of this article
‘Now That’s A Good Wicket Out There’
[Written by Patrick Bean] Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] high performance chairman, Allan Douglas Sr, who has overseen the preparation of the cricket pitches at the National Sports Complex’s [NSC] North Field and White Hill Field for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Regional Qualifier, has done his utmost to ensure the grounds are set up extremely... Read more of this article
Coach Seymour: Impacting Lives With Football
[Written by Patrick Bean] “One coach will impact more young people in a season than the average person in a lifetime.” – Billy Graham It was not by accident that Danvers [Dio] Seymour Jr ventured into coaching football; it was destiny. From the day he arrived on planet Earth, Seymour was earmarked for this specialised area of the teaching... Read more of this article
Somerset’s DeSilva Calls Time On Captaincy
[Written by Patrick Bean] Somerset’s Jordan DeSilva has decided to step down as captain of Cup Match champions, Somerset Cricket Club at season’s end. A three-time Cup Match winning skipper, DeSilva made known his decision to step away from the position during Friday night’s annual Cup Match prize presentation at the west end club, expressing... Read more of this article
First Premier League Event Labelled A Success
[Written by Patrick Bean] The inaugural Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] produced and sponsored Bermuda Premier League [BPL] has been labelled an organisational success, even as Bermuda failed in its quest to emerge as champions, losing the final match against Barbados, who showed themselves the superior outfit throughout. Respectable sized crowds attended... Read more of this article
Cricket: Grassroots Beat Bermuda Select XI
[Written by Patrick Bean] Grassroots Cricket Academy ended their participation in the inaugural Bermuda Premier League [BPL] on a winning note, as they defeated Bermuda Select XI by 63 runs in the Plate Final at National Sports Centre, North Field on Sunday. The youthful Antigua and Barbuda squad outclassed the team from the Bermuda, a mixture of emerging... Read more of this article
Cricket: Barbados Win Inaugural Premier League
[Written by Patrick Bean] Barbados defeated Bermuda by seven wickets at National Sports Centre, North Field today [Sunday] to win the inaugural Bermuda Premier League [BPL] championship. After losing the toss and being made to chase Barbados’ score during the tournament’s opening encounter last Tuesday, the situation was reversed this time around... Read more of this article
Bermuda Reaches Final Of Premier League
[Written by Patrick Bean] Bermuda reached the final of the Bermuda Premier League [BPL] based on net run rate, as late afternoon rain forced the match between the hosts and Grassroots Cricket Academy to be abandoned. Both teams ended the round-robin phase with one win, one loss and the abandonment, which offered a point to each team, as they both ended... Read more of this article
Cricket: Barbados Defeat Bermuda Select XI
[Written by Patrick Bean] Barbados defeated Bermuda Select XI by nine wickets at National Sports Centre, North Field on the penultimate day [Saturday] of competition in the Bermuda Premier League [BPL]. Bermuda Select XI batted first and struggled on a sticky wicket, scoring 82 for seven, as Allan Douglas Jr top-scored for the home team with 26 runs,... Read more of this article
Cricket: Bermuda To Face Grassroots Academy
[Written by Patrick Bean] Bermuda is set to take on Grassroots Cricket Academy in a match that will decide the second finalist of the inaugural Bermuda Premier League [BPL]. The winners of what shapes up as a mouth-watering clash will earn the right to face Barbados in Sunday’s final. The undefeated will be favoured regardless of who they face, having... Read more of this article
Rose Hill Sound Adds Flavour To Premier League
[Written by Patrick Bean] What’s a local cricket match without a gigantic sound system blaring forth sweet melodies during breaks in action? Likely a staid affair, lacking flavour and flair, two items customary when it comes to major competitions the world over. The job of helping to raise the Bermuda Premier League [BPL] to true ‘event’ status... Read more of this article
Barbados Become First To Qualify For BPL Final
[Written by Patrick Bean] Barbados became the first team to make it to the final of the Bermuda Premier League [BPL], after they defeated a gallant Grassroots Cricket Academy by 48 runs at White Hill Field. After winning the toss Barbados started well, with opening batsmen Leniko Boucher and Rashawn Worrell putting on 27 for the first wicket, before... Read more of this article
Cricket: Bermuda Defeat Bermuda Select XI
[Written by Patrick Bean] Bermuda defeated Bermuda Select XI by nine wickets at White Hill Field, as the pair clashed on day two of the Bermuda Premier League [BPL]. Bermuda Select XI batted first and were in early trouble at four for one, as Alex Dore was dismissed for one. What followed was a regular procession to and from the players’ tent as... Read more of this article
