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Cricket: Barbados Defeat Bermuda Select XI

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

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

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

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

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

Grassroots Defeat Bermuda By Six Wickets

Grassroots Defeat Bermuda By Six Wickets

[Written by Patrick Bean] Grassroots Cricket Academy defeated Bermuda Select XI by six wickets at White Hill Field, as the Bermuda Premier League [BPL] got underway under brilliant sunshine. Bermuda batted first and were all out for 74 in 14.3 overs, with Allan Douglas Jr the Island’s top scorer with 28, batting at No. 4. Onias Bascome was next high... Read more of this article

Bermuda Premier League Takes Centre Stage

Bermuda Premier League Takes Centre Stage

[Written by Patrick Bean] The highly anticipated Bermuda Premier League [BPL] gets under-way on Wednesday at White Hill Field, with two Bermuda teams taking on formidable, foreign opposition in the forms of Barbados and a youthful Grassroots Cricket Academy teams from Antigua and Barbuda. The day’s second match will be particularly looked upon as... Read more of this article

Grassroots Aiming To Bring Youthful Flair To BPL

Grassroots Aiming To Bring Youthful Flair To BPL

[Written by Patrick Bean] Grassroots Cricket Academy promises to bring positive, quality, competitive cricket to the inaugural Bermuda Premier League [BPL], the island’s newest and potentially most exciting version of T20 formatted competition. The Antigua and Barbuda outfit is to contain a mixture of youth and experience and a squad that will take... Read more of this article

Cricket: Coppin On Barbados vs Bermuda

Cricket: Coppin On Barbados vs Bermuda

[Written by Patrick Bean] Bermuda can expect to be severely tested by Barbados when the two countries square off during the inaugural edition of the Bermuda Premier League [BPL], according to Barbados Cricket Association [BCA] manager, cricket operations and development, Wendell Coppin. Bermuda is set to meet its Caribbean counterparts in a mouthwatering... Read more of this article

BPL Promises High Level Cricket Entertainment

BPL Promises High Level Cricket Entertainment

[Written by Patrick Bean] Bermuda is on the brink of embracing the T20 franchise tournament format, which has rapidly emerged as one of the most lucrative platforms in cricket. The abbreviated version continues to captivate audiences worldwide with its unrelenting entertainment value and next month’s inaugural Bermuda Premier League [BPL] promises... Read more of this article

Za’Khari Turner: Star Athlete, Intern, Law Student

Za’Khari Turner: Star Athlete, Intern, Law Student

[Written by Patrick Bean] Za’Khari Turner is a young woman with more than just the appearance of success, but that of most precious substance … gold. Smart, engaging, talented both on and off the sporting pitch and harbouring a steely determination toward a career in sports law the 20-year-old has already accomplished much. This summer has witnessed... Read more of this article

Janeiro Tucker On Under 19 Cricket Qualifier

Janeiro Tucker On Under 19 Cricket Qualifier

[Written by Patrick Bean] Bermuda Under-19 assistant coach Janeiro Tucker well understands that his squad of talented youngsters will have to be operating at optimum capacity if they are to spring a major upset at the 2024 ICC Under-19 World Cup Americas Regional Qualifier, starting on Friday. While rivals Argentina, United States and favourites Canada... Read more of this article

Simons Enjoys Creative Experience At BCB

Simons Enjoys Creative Experience At BCB

[Written by Patrick Bean] “The BCB has limited resources, but we always aim to train and educate student-athletes as they are future leaders of our beautiful island. If you do not invest in the present, you will not have too many fond memories of the past, or a promising future,” said Calvin Blankendal, Chief Executive Officer of the Bermuda... Read more of this article

Pee Wees ‘Have A Go’ At BCB Youth Programme

Pee Wees ‘Have A Go’ At BCB Youth Programme

[Written by Patrick Bean] Close to 150 burgeoning young cricketers have been taking part in the Bermuda Cricket Board’s [BCB] Pee Wee ‘Have A Go’ Cricket programme, suppprted by insurance company Athene. The local sport’s governing body have been hosting the programme during the month of March, with sessions taking place each Saturday —... Read more of this article

Jade Adderley: On A Fast Track To Success

Jade Adderley: On A Fast Track To Success

[Written by Patrick Bean] “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you’d... Read more of this article

Courtney Trott: Cricket To The Core

Courtney Trott: Cricket To The Core

[Written by Patrick Bean] ‘You don’t play for the crowd, you play for the country!’ – MS Dhoni [former India captain] Intrinsic within the conscience of Bermuda national cricket team manager Courtney Trott is that of remaining loyal to the community one represents, whether it be country, county, or club. Beyond the noisy cheers of ravenous... Read more of this article