Cricket News
As the Anguilla Masters prepare for their upcoming Leeward Island Masters tournament to be held in Anguilla from May 25th – 27th 2012, they defeated the A.L.H. C.S in a 20/20 practice match on April 29th. 2012.
Scores in the match were masters 141 for 7, A.L.H.C.S 76 all out. Valuable contributions for the masters with the bat came from Lawrence Carty 35 not out, Kali Rogers 27, Oliver McDonna 17 and Eustace Proctor 14. There was one wicket each for Cardigan Connor, Mark Gokarran,WaldamaBrooksand Rio Carty and two wickets for Raymel Adams. In batting for the school, Mark Gokarran made 10, Jaidel Richardson 22, Cardigan Connor 11 and Rio Carty 11. There was 1 wicket each for Joseph “Baba” Gumbs, Kali Rogers, John Jeffers and Sly. Neville Hamilton was the pick of the bowlers taking 5 wickets for 2 runs from 4 overs.
Meanwhile Montcin Hodge and Kelbert Walters left the Island last week for England where they have secured contracts to play fo rLeedsand Nottingham Cricket clubs respectively.
Table Tennis After School Programme
Table Tennis training sessions are taking place in most primary schools as part of the Sports Department after school training programme, and on Saturdays at Louis Price’s Gym in South Hill.
The sessions are conducted by Level 1 table tennis coaches who were recently certified by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) of which the Anguilla Table Tennis Association (ATTA) has been affiliated since 2010.
Meanwhile other members of the general public wishing to play table tennis contact the Department of Sports at 497-5214 or email: Sports@gov.ai.
Olympic And World Champions Participate In The 1st AnnualSt. Martin/ St. Maarten Track Meet
It was an amazing site to see several Olympic Champions all gathered in neighboring St .Martin, ready to participate in the 1st annualSt. Martin/ St. Maarten track meet. Track stars such as Lashawn Merritt, Shawn and Ginnie Crawford,SherianneBrooks, Ainsly Waugh, Shana Cox, Jenna Martin and others made the track and field feast even more enjoyable. The athletes’ performances provided the younger athletes with a live clinic on what proper running technique should look like.
Anguilla’s athletes were just as impressive, leading the way was Zharnel Hughes with a blistering 10:45 seconds in the 100m dash(his time was equal to fourth place for the international males 100m dash). The six foot, three inch sprinter easily defeated second place by some three tenths of a second. Stellar performances also came from Jalique Sasso (55.65 PB), Jahdo Vanterpool and Nicholas Hughes in the 400m. The young middle distance sensation Janique Fleming also showed her true colours by claiming the 1000m title with a time of 3 minutes and 40 seconds (refer to the below table for results).
On Sunday 6th May several athletes and coaches fromAnguillaparticipated in a coaching workshop conducted by Mr. Loren Seagraves of the United Sates. Mr. Seagraves, a coach for the past forty years made an indebt presentation on how to correct a sprinter’s technique so that they can become more efficient. Mr. Zharnel Hughes was one of the persons randomly selected to participate in the demonstration. Mr. Hughes opined the brief session was rather informative and helpful.
The Anguilla Amateur Athletics Federation would like to congratulate the athletes and coaches for their performances and hope for continued success in other competitions.
Table 1: Results from 1st annual St. Martin/St. Maarten
track meet
Name Event Position Time
Lanecia Romney 50m 2nd 07:50 seconds
Andaysha Connor 50m 3rd 07:50 seconds
Kymauri Hull 50m 1st 07:42 seconds
Raymel Niles 50m 1st 7:54 seconds
Zharnel Hughes 100m 1st 10:45 seconds
Vershawn Richardson 100m 3rd 13:17 seconds
Artesha Richardson 100m 3rd 13:03 seconds
Mauriel Carty 100m 3rd 12:06 seconds
Jonicia Richardson 400m 2nd 1:01
Nicole Gumbs 400m 3rd 1:03
Jalique Sasso 400m 2nd 55.65 seconds
Jahdo Vanterpool 400m 3rd 52:45 seconds
Nicholas Hughes 400m 2nd 52: 25 seconds
Janique Fleming 1000m 1st 3:40
Anisia Connor 1000m 2nd 3:38
Huekhawmi Hughes 1000m 3rd 3:25
Lanecia Romney 1000m 2nd 3:43
Raymel Niles 1000m 3rd 3:42
