Tag: Cayman Cricket
U19 cricket team drops first match in World Cup qualifiers
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands U19 cricket team has lost its first match to the US squad in the ICC Americas Regional U19 World Cup Qualifiers in Toronto, Canada, which runs through 16 July. The team and support staff travelled to Canada Saturday so did not have much down time before they had to […]
Cayman Cricket Carnival competition
Cayman Cricket is holding its annual Cricket Carnival on 21 June, starting at 10am, at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town. It will be the biggest carnival to date, with a total of 20 teams, 12 boys’ teams and eight girls’ teams, all competing to win the Championship Cup. This is the first […]
New cricket official aims to boost women
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Cricket has appointed the Cayman Islands’ first senior development officer for women and girls. Sania Khan, a former member of the Pakistan international women’s team, is tasked with increasing the participation of women and girls in the game. With this appointment, girls will participate in the Cayman Islands Primary Schools Carnival […]
National cricket squad named
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Cricket has formed a selection committee and named a team manager and 33-man national squad ahead of the T20 World Qualifiers in 2019.
New cricket competition set for weekend
(CNS Local Life): The first 100 Ball Cricket tournament is set to begin Sunday, 12 August, after a week’s delay due to rain preventing preparation of the wicket. Organised by Cayman Cricket, the competition will feature seven teams who will play to qualify for the final in September.
Kids learn about cricket this summer
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Cricket last month ran a week-long camp enabling young people to participate in a number of cricket and sport-related activities. Along with hosting its own camp, the organisation has also taken the sport on the road, and integrated cricket into other multi-sport camp schedules in the Cayman Islands.
Cricket legend Graham Gooch coming to Cayman
(CNS Local Life): Following a successful T20 World Cup Qualifying tour in Argentina, Cayman Cricket is gearing up for a weekend of fundraising events guest-starring former England cricket captain, Graham Gooch. The legendary English batsman will be visiting the Cayman Islands from 16-20 May to take part in a series of events to raise funds […]
Cricket team heads to World Cup qualifiers
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman National Cricket Team will fly to Argentina 24 February to begin its push to reach the finals of the ICC World T20 Championships. During the competition, the team will play 4x T20 matches facing both Argentina and Bermuda. The top two teams will go through to the next division and […]
Cayman Cricket looks to build on 2017 successes
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Cricket recently held its annual general meeting, reviewing a year in which the Cayman Islands re-entered international competition and the organisation implemented plans to raise participation, and standards, in both youth and competitive categories. During the AGM, Cayman Cricket president Abali Hoilett noted the highlights this year on the competitive front.
West Indies cricket legends go to bat for Cayman
(CNS Local Life): Two West Indies cricket legends will be in Cayman in April for a fundraising golf tournament. Barbadians Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes formed a dominant opening partnership for the West Indies in the 1980s; together they made more than 6000 runs, as well as 16 100-run stands. Proceeds from the “Legends Reunited” […]
Cayman Cricket scores major sponsor
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Cricket has taken on a main corporate sponsor to help support the growth and development of the sport. The organisation’s objectives for the next few years include plans to increase opportunities for families and individuals across all sections of the community to get involved in playing the sport, to make the […]
Cricket event scores for National Trust
(CNS): A recent cricket fun day and corporate sixes tournament benefitted the sport as well as the George Town District Committee of the National Trust. Cayman Cricket (formerly the Cayman Islands Cricket Association (CICA)) and the committee partnered to put on the event. The district committee plans to use its portion of the funds raised […]
Law firm supports under-15 cricket
(CNS): International law firm Mourant Ozannes has renewed its sponsorship of the Under-15 Secondary School League, thus continuing its support of Cayman Cricket. This league comprises players from St. Ignatius Catholic School, Cayman Prep and High School, John Gray High School, Clifton Hunter High School and Triple C School.
