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Captain To Lead Victory March On Horseback
St. George’s Cricket club will honour the long time Cup Match tradition of a victory march that follows a win in the annual classic. The march will be held today [Aug.5] beginning at 6:30pm from King’s Square in St George’s and make its way to the SGCC led by Team Captain Oronde Bascome on horseback. The Cup Match prize presentation... Read more of this article
Thief Boards Boat, Steals Part of Engine
Yesterday [Aug.3] there were two reported cases of theft from boats in the east end, including an incident in which someone boarded an unoccupied boat and removed part of the engine [valued at $5,000] in the Southside Road, St. David’s area. The second incident – in the Kings Square, St. George’s area – involved the theft of two fishing... Read more of this article
“Sailboat With Substantial Narcotics Onboard”
[Updated] This afternoon [Aug.1] an eastern European national was arrested after his sailboat was found to have what the Police term a “substantial amount” of narcotics onboard. Customs are responsible for interdiction of drugs at our borders, and the Bermuda Police Service are on scene at the McCallan’s Wharf in St. George’s,... Read more of this article
Lionel Cann Wins Cup Match ‘Safe Hands’ Award
[Updated with video] Lionel Cann was selected as the 2011 Cup Match Classic Safe Hands Award Winner, and presented with his award, $1,000 and two airline tickets this morning [Aug.1]. He won the Calvin “Bummy’ Symonds Trophy for his brilliant catch that saw him run some 30 yards from his mid-off position to dismiss Somerset Cricket Club’s Malachi... Read more of this article
St George’s Stefan Kelly Wins Cup Match MVP
St. George’s Cricket Club opening bowler Stefan Kelly was named the 2011 Annual Cup Match Classic MVP following his team’s 2 wicket victory over the Somerset Cricket Club at the Wellington Oval yesterday [July 29]. Kelly finished with overall bowling figures of 33.3 overs, 3 maidens, 99 runs and took 10 wickets. Kelly had figures of 9.3-0-26-4... Read more of this article
St George’s Win 2011 Cup Match
After four consecutive years of the game ending in a draw, a Cup Match winner has been declared, with St George’s winning the 2011 Cup Match Classic today [July 29] at the Wellington Oval in St George’s. After a thrilling afternoon of cricket, St. George’s Cricket Club pressed home their advantage after dominating the first day’s play... Read more of this article
St George’s Holds The Lead – On Facebook
With less than 48 hours to the start of Cup Match, St George’s holds the lead – on Facebook that is. Last week Bermudians started to declare their team pride, with blue/blue and red/blue badges popping up on profile photos all over the social network. As of this writing [July 26] St George’s is in the lead with 1,152 supporters, while... Read more of this article
Somerset & St George’s Cup Match Trials
[Updated with photos/videos] The St. George’s Cricket Club and the Somerset Cricket Club’s Trial matches are well underway and expected to conclude shortly, and the teams for next weeks Cup Match expected to be chosen late tonight [July 23]. Premier Paula Cox briefly stopped by both east and west games. At the Wellington Oval in St George’s,... Read more of this article
Somerset Win Mini Cup Match by 47 Runs
In what could be taken as a good omen by some locals who are fans of the red/blue, Somerset won the 2011 Mini Cup Match this afternoon [July 21], which was hosted by the Department of Youth and Sports at the Devonshire Recreation Club. The defending champions St. George’s won the toss and invited Somerset to bat, they scored 147/8 in their allotted... Read more of this article
Rock Cut Collapses: Wellington Lane Closed
Minister of Public Works Derrick Burgess advised that emergency repairs will be carried out to a portion of Wellington Lane in St George’s after a rock cut collapsed onto the road today [July 20] following heavy rain. Engineers from the Ministry inspected the road after a report of a significant fall of loose debris at 7:00 a.m. this morning.... Read more of this article
Facebookers In The Cup Match Spirit
Bermudians on Facebook are starting to declare their interest in advance of next week’s Cup Match holiday, with blue/blue and red/blue badges popping up on profile photos all over the social network. As of this writing, St. Georges is leading the way with 447 supporters, while Somerset has 376 supporters. Comments are also being left in support... Read more of this article
Videos: East End Beating Retreat Ceremony
Last night [July 6] the Bermuda Regiment’s colourful Beating Retreat ceremony was held in St. George’s on King’s Square. The military ceremony dates back to 16th century England and was first used to recall nearby patrolling units to their castle. It is now practiced by military units throughout the British Commonwealth. Chief Fire... Read more of this article
