West Indies Cricket Fans

Caught :

in a trap

like a retarded child

The frenzied behaviour and mode of communication had me thinking more of a trapped animal, more rat than anything else, but also part monkey lol. Once ensnared the squealing and bawling is all that remains.

The Incoherent babbling of an imbecile, and the cricket doesn't start until next week ha haha haha ha ha hahaha haha ha hahaha haha haha ha ha haha spell check s-p-e-l-l c-h-e-c-k haha

In : the interests of competitive value, and a sustained voyeuristic perusal from the forum stalker, I shall summarise the results since august 8th 2014.

India ODI series : Lost 2-1, One century registered during the series, scored by Marlon Samuels, who also won the only West Indian MOM award.

South Africa ODI series : Lost 4-1, the single West Indian MOM award went to Andre Russell.

South Africa Test series : Lost 2-0, with two centuries, one each from Kraigg Brathaite and Marlon Samuels.

South Africa T20 series : Won 2-1, 2 MOM awards went to Chris Gayle, along with the MOS award.

2015 ODI World cup : Won 3 lost 4, there were three centurions, Lendl Simmons, M Samuels and C Gayle with three MOM awards, one each for Andre Russell, Chris Gayle and Jason Holder.

A : word to the wise

Microwave punditry Instant cricket Intellectuals Just Add Water… Alkaline preferred

With the advent of multimedia along with the specific use of social sites like Facebook and Youtube comes the rise of the “Microwave pundit” The Overnight mealy mouth nobody that spews half checked information masquerading as legitimate academics to further a silly agenda.

The Microwave cricket pundit is the individual that does not apply any real methodology to a particular theory. One who fudge's facts, give's fragmented partial truths mixed with falsehood to ease his selfish opinion. One who gathers misinformation with the Wikipedia quickness of a cheetah but fails to dazzle with far-fetched outdated idea's with reckless disregard of science or common sense.

The Microwave pundit is quick to use terms like “ runs/ wickets in dungheap mean nothing " until his boy makes runs / takes wkts in dungheap, or phrases like “ real Caribbean ” and that's English " All the while speaking “English” and receiving a “white mans” education but still being too lazy to learn a proper methodology by advancing in formal post education.

These loud mouth blowhards make it a habit to attack others using the forum but in actuality it is just a defense mechanism covering the fact that they feel incomplete in their own level of self-confidence. An overtly aggressive offense is the most practical defense in their mind.

You will notice after a while that when you look past the bravado, braggadocio, chest thumping rhetoric at the end of the day two years become three and then four becomes five years of the same idiot yelling at the mouth, sweating and screaming, revolution but has not changed a single thing but hurt your eye's, ears and intelligence.

No progressive plan or increase in skills or knowledge, nothing but bawling and pseudo babble.

The Microwave pundit is a walking comedy skit to those who are wide-awake. We can spot the weak movement a mile away. The wise will feed them with a long, hard stick. The wise are the critical thinkers who have analyzed the credentials of these so-called puindits and reject them, categorically.

This is a written warning to the wise about the reason there is such an abundance of shitty cricket opinions, with wild zany dreams about Land of promise with an outdated regurgitation of colonial rhetoric.

This is not about any one particular group or individual but if it applies to you then so what; your coon rass needed to know that we see your licorish nature for what it really is, you punk b**ch.

What we need today is responsible men and women who uphold a level of integrity within Caribbean cricket, with morality of character.

A begge begge approach to life allied to a slow thought process has proven not to be sustainable in WI cricket. Clear minded observers with basic good sense understand what is being spoken so it is primarily you who I speak to, the critical thinkers from any and all fields, who are responsible in their utterances and realistic in their sporting expectations, regardless of selfish interest or popular opinion.

I support you %100.

TM The rewording of a script original posted by Mr Educo Summas, Amen Ra Squad 2012

Trap : ped, between bad results and a silly agenda.

Indian ODI series 2014

Most runs

M Samuels 254 @ 127
D R Smith 143 @ 47.66
DM Bravo 94 @ 31.33
D Ramdin 73 @ 24.33
A Russell 51 @ 17.00
K Pollard 49 @ 16.00
DJ Bravo 27 @ 9.00
D Sammy 27 @ 13.50

Most wickets

J Taylor 29 overs 181 runs 5 wkts @ 36.20
R Rampaul 16 overs 95 runs 3 wkts @ 31.66
DJ Bravo 20 overs 130 runs 3 wkts @ 43.33
D Sammy 9 overs 37 runs 2 wkts @ 18.50
A Russell 14 overs 83 runs 2 wkts @ 41.50
M Samuels 18 overs 85 runs 2 wkts @ 42.50
S Benn 23 overs 93 runs 2 wkts @ 46.50
J Holder 9 overs 52 runs 1 wkts @ 52.00
K Pollard 3 overs 22 runs 0 wkts

South African ODI series

Most runs

M Samuels 196 runs @ 39.20
D Ramdin 133 @ 26.60
DR Smith 129 @ 29.80
A Russell 123 @ 30.75
D Sammy 107 @ 35.66
J Carter 80 @ 16.00
C Gayle 71 @ 14.20
N Deonarine 53 @ 26.50
J Holder 53 @ 17.16
L Johnson 19 @ 6.33

Most wkts

J Holder 42.0 overs 287 runs @ 35.87
A Russell 43.0 overs 289 runs @ 41.28
J Taylor 24.2 overs 173 runs @ 57.66
S Cottrell 13.0 overs 107 runs @ 53.50
S Benn 23.0 overs 131 runs @ 131.00
D Sammy 31.0 overs 183 runs @ 183.00

Empirical,

Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment.

Based on experience; determined from experimental data, as opposed to theoretical.

Relying on or derived from observation or experiment.

Methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study.

It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of knowledge. Typically, it encompasses concepts such as paradigm, theoretical model, phases and quantitative or qualitative techniques.

A methodology does not set out to provide solutions - it is, therefore, not the same as a method. Instead, a methodology offers the theoretical underpinning for understanding which method, set of methods, or so-called “best practices” can be applied to specific case, for example, to calculating a specific result.

It has been defined also as follows:

"the analysis of the principles of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline"
"the systematic study of methods that are, can be, or have been applied within a discipline"
"the study or description of methods".

ICC Test Rankings

South Africa 124
Australia 118
Pakistan 104
New Zealand 99
Sri Lanka 96
India 95
West Indies 76
Bangladesh 32
Zimbabwe 18

West Indies vs England in Tests

Played 148 West Indies won 53, drawn 50, lost 45

In The Caribbean

Played 65, West Indies won 24, drawn 28, lost 13.

* England have never won a Test match in Antigua

The last 5 series in the Caribbean

2008 - 09 West Indies 1 - 0
2003 - 04 England 3 - 0
1997 - 08 West Indies 3 -1
1993 - 04 West Indies 3 - 1
1989 - 90 West Indies 2 - 1