Ken Tremendous
International Cricketer
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A Calypso Carnival Of Cricket - The West Indian Revival...
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Ken Tremendous
International Cricketer
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2004
- Location
- England
After dominating world cricket for some of the 70's, and much of the 80's and 90's, the wonderful world of Caribbean cricket has been in the doldrums in the test arena for a long time.
Too long.
This stops now.
In a stunning development, the West Indies cricket board have SACKED current coach Phil Simmons and replaced him with a total unknown in Englishman Ken Tremendous.
We have no more information at present aside from this press release:
Too long.
This stops now.
In a stunning development, the West Indies cricket board have SACKED current coach Phil Simmons and replaced him with a total unknown in Englishman Ken Tremendous.
We have no more information at present aside from this press release:
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Ken Tremendous
International Cricketer
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- England
With the West Indies languishing in 8th in the current Test world rankings, last of the bigger full time test playing nations effectively, shows the scale of the task Tremendous has on his hands.
The job to rectify this, to begin the rise up the rankings begins with a very tough trip to the third ranked Kiwis.
The squads and venues for the three test match series will be announced shortly.
The job to rectify this, to begin the rise up the rankings begins with a very tough trip to the third ranked Kiwis.
The squads and venues for the three test match series will be announced shortly.
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Ken Tremendous
International Cricketer
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- Dec 2, 2004
- Location
- England
A hard, grassy deck awaits us at the Basin Reserve for the first test.
Tests two and three will take place at Wellington Park and the Auckland Oval respectively.
The teams are announced and both go all seam, with conditions warm but not hot, plenty of the green stuff left on the deck, the twirlers sit this one out.
Tremendous causes headlines with this first selection, with Shai Hope recalled from the cold and Sheldon Cottrell and his left arm salute drafted in for the fifth bowlers spot. The pressure is on the men selected to perform, as 12th man Shannon Gabriel looms ominously in his job carrying the drinks.
The New Zealanders win the toss and elect to put us in, its time for Brathwaite and Campbell to knuckle down, in what looks like it might be a no more than medium scoring match, 300 could be a good start to the new era of Tremendous cricket in the Caribbean.
Facing an elite swing attack of Boult, Southee, Wagner et al, it certainly wont be easy.
The umpire signals "play" and the new dawn begins now...
Tests two and three will take place at Wellington Park and the Auckland Oval respectively.
The teams are announced and both go all seam, with conditions warm but not hot, plenty of the green stuff left on the deck, the twirlers sit this one out.
Tremendous causes headlines with this first selection, with Shai Hope recalled from the cold and Sheldon Cottrell and his left arm salute drafted in for the fifth bowlers spot. The pressure is on the men selected to perform, as 12th man Shannon Gabriel looms ominously in his job carrying the drinks.
The New Zealanders win the toss and elect to put us in, its time for Brathwaite and Campbell to knuckle down, in what looks like it might be a no more than medium scoring match, 300 could be a good start to the new era of Tremendous cricket in the Caribbean.
Facing an elite swing attack of Boult, Southee, Wagner et al, it certainly wont be easy.
The umpire signals "play" and the new dawn begins now...
Ken Tremendous
International Cricketer
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2004
- Location
- England
A cracking session of play to start this tour sees three early clatters, as we fall into more than a spot of bother at 24/3...
...thankfully after that Jermaine Blackwood finally provided the fluent John Campbell with a reliable wing man, as they put on an unbeaten 57 partnership to take us to lunch at 81/3.
Some lovely swing bowling from Southee snared Brathwaite and Bonner to edge outswingers to the cordon, and the recalled Shai Hope got snaffled at gully after being late to fend a bouncer into the midriff off.
Overall its certainly a New Zealand session, its now for the two incumbents at the crease to dig in around Campbell anchoring the innings and get us to tea with no more than one more wicket...
...thankfully after that Jermaine Blackwood finally provided the fluent John Campbell with a reliable wing man, as they put on an unbeaten 57 partnership to take us to lunch at 81/3.
Some lovely swing bowling from Southee snared Brathwaite and Bonner to edge outswingers to the cordon, and the recalled Shai Hope got snaffled at gully after being late to fend a bouncer into the midriff off.
Overall its certainly a New Zealand session, its now for the two incumbents at the crease to dig in around Campbell anchoring the innings and get us to tea with no more than one more wicket...
Ed Smith
Gaffer
Campbell hung around so I'm afraid this is too much fantasy for me 
Mouseydread
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John Campbell has something in him, he missed out in the Test against England so far...great to see this here though as a Windies fan, I feel the Windies have finally got a pool of players to compete and maybe it the Windies turn to start eating at the Test table again!
rally round!
rally round!
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Rumple43
Survival Games Finalist
Big fan, gonna enjoy following this one!
DuneTiger
County Cricketer
Hell yeah, loving all the stories going on at the moment! This is gonna be one hell of a place to be while these stories are taking place. Very excited to follow along.
Ken Tremendous
International Cricketer
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Yes updates will always be session by session in format and should never be too long between them unless life really gets in the way!
Thanks for the comments lads, going to be a tough challenge but one it'll be fun to share.
Ken Tremendous
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A strong afternoon session sees us lose the no more than the one wicket i hoped for, and put on 116 more to the score.
Blackwood fell one short of his half century when nicking Matt Henry off to Blundell behind the pegs, but other than that there were precious few scares, as John Campbell moved on fluidly and Jason Holder came to the crease and added a very punchy 46* from just 49 balls, some dreamy drives back past the bowler, to secure the session for us and leave us just short of the 200 mark as we head into the pavilion for a well earned tea.
After a morning in which New Zealand were on top, we've managed to bring the game back to where, in these conditions, you could well argue we now have the edge.
From this position a minimum of 300 is required, ideally 350 plus. We need to concentrate in the evening session to round off whats been a good day for us...so far.
Blackwood fell one short of his half century when nicking Matt Henry off to Blundell behind the pegs, but other than that there were precious few scares, as John Campbell moved on fluidly and Jason Holder came to the crease and added a very punchy 46* from just 49 balls, some dreamy drives back past the bowler, to secure the session for us and leave us just short of the 200 mark as we head into the pavilion for a well earned tea.
After a morning in which New Zealand were on top, we've managed to bring the game back to where, in these conditions, you could well argue we now have the edge.
From this position a minimum of 300 is required, ideally 350 plus. We need to concentrate in the evening session to round off whats been a good day for us...so far.
Ken Tremendous
International Cricketer
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- Dec 2, 2004
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- England
An excellent first day of this tough tour concludes, as we just tickle over the 300 mark at stumps.
John Campbell fell in the nervous 90's before Jason Holders rapid knock even topped that, getting all excited with the century begging, and missing a straight full one from Matt Henry to lose his leg peg. Agony for the big man, but hes played a big part in helping us to a strong first innings here at the Basin Reserve.
A slower knock from Josh Da Silva was then punctuated with a breezy 20 odd from Alzarri Joseph, who, at 8, can certainly bat, with some glorious drives on display.
All in all, a very satisfying day after losing the toss and being inserted, one can only imagine Kane Williamson isnt too happy with his bowlers back in the Kiwi dressing room.
First demand in the morning is to try to negotiate our way to 350 if possible, with runs after that very much a bonus with the tail now exposed.
John Campbell fell in the nervous 90's before Jason Holders rapid knock even topped that, getting all excited with the century begging, and missing a straight full one from Matt Henry to lose his leg peg. Agony for the big man, but hes played a big part in helping us to a strong first innings here at the Basin Reserve.
A slower knock from Josh Da Silva was then punctuated with a breezy 20 odd from Alzarri Joseph, who, at 8, can certainly bat, with some glorious drives on display.
All in all, a very satisfying day after losing the toss and being inserted, one can only imagine Kane Williamson isnt too happy with his bowlers back in the Kiwi dressing room.
First demand in the morning is to try to negotiate our way to 350 if possible, with runs after that very much a bonus with the tail now exposed.
Gaurav_7
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Holder deserved that hundred there! But yeah I would say the day belonged to the WI as you guys have over 300 on the board and Joseph and Roach can surely bat. A quickfire 20-30 here will see you around 350ish which should be a decent first innings total.
Ken Tremendous
International Cricketer
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- Dec 2, 2004
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- England
A belting morning for the West Indies on the second day, as first Alzarri Joseph then to an even greater extent, Kemar Roach, throw caution to the wind as the Kiwi bowlers get carted all around the ground, to take us over 400 and give us a wonderful platform with the ball.
Over 100 runs were added in just over 15 overs to really push the innings and game along, even the fine edges were flying to the boundary as we rode our luck with some aggressive hitting but it paid off.
With a strong foundation, can we get into the New Zealand order early? Patience is the name of the game, even if a big partnership builds, as with this first innings and plenty of time left in the game, the Caribbean men are well set.
Kemar Roach, fresh from his swashbuckling efforts with the bat, returns to his day job with the ball, the NZ openers take guard, and the umpire groans out "play!"...
Over 100 runs were added in just over 15 overs to really push the innings and game along, even the fine edges were flying to the boundary as we rode our luck with some aggressive hitting but it paid off.
With a strong foundation, can we get into the New Zealand order early? Patience is the name of the game, even if a big partnership builds, as with this first innings and plenty of time left in the game, the Caribbean men are well set.
Kemar Roach, fresh from his swashbuckling efforts with the bat, returns to his day job with the ball, the NZ openers take guard, and the umpire groans out "play!"...
