Cricket: Canada Defeat Bermuda In UAE
The Bermuda National Cricket team lost their fourth consecutive game in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier today [Mar.16], with Canada winning by 72 runs.
For the fourth game in a row, David Hemp won the toss at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
Hemp sent fellow Americas Region opponents Canada to bat, Canada had an opening 61 run partnership ad although Bermuda quickly had them 80/3, the experience of the former first class Pakistani, West Indian and Indian Canadian cricketers took over, Ruvindi Gunasekera was their top scorer with 83, while Tyson Gordon added 39. Rodney Trott was the pick of the Bermuda bowlers with figures of 4-1-14-2, while Dion Stovell bowled 4-0-15-2.
In reply Bermuda was bowled all out for 103, only four players reached double figures, Lionel Cann who had a 41 run second wicket partnership with captain David Hemp was the top scorer with 33, Hemp scored 17, while Terryn Fray scored 16 and Justin Pitcher scored 12. Canada’s captain Rizwan Cheema led the bowling attack with figures of 4-0-16-3.
A full scorecard is available here on ESPNcricinfo.com.
Can we be real now? Can we just see that after 4 straight losses that maybe just maybe we are wasting money?? Can we finally see that there are much better things that we can do with the money dedicated to the BCB, perhaps things like help pay down our outstanding debt, or give to the police to step up initiatives to curb the violence!!
Not to excuse Bermuda’s poor result, but we do not have big-name cricketers like to the USA and Canada do to fall back on like the Pakistanis and Indians.
We must remember that the best cricketers were left in Bermuda.
I really think that we need to take a break from these ccompetitions and focus on rebuilding with the youth. The coach could then go home, and we won’t have to worry about whether David Hemp should be the captain. Perhaps David Hemp could halp train the youth! It may take a few more years, but it will save money and embarrassment
Hahaha, and do what with the saved money? Spend it on programs needed to consul the few remaining kids we have that are not already caught up in drugs and crime or sitting on the wall. Check out what BCBC are doing with their money when it comes to youth programs. I am not a big supporter of BCBC and question the handling of the senior team and game selections which as Clay Smith backed by calling the selections “baffling”. However I do support any organization that is dedicated to providing programs for our young man. Just today they advertised tryouts for the National Academy. A program that I wish was around when I was representing BDA at the youth level. This program will instill discipline, confidence and pride for playing for your country, which unfortunately, I feel most senior players lack. After all, why we keep struggling to send our best players?
LACK OF ALL OF THE ABOVE……..
They are a joke! Nuff Said.