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Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Jewel Andrew becomes the youngest West Indian ODI opener
Jewel Andrew became the youngest player to open the innings for West Indies ODIs and in limited overs cricket after the 18-year-old was pushed to the top of the order in the absence of veteran Evin Lewis, who sustained an injury. Andrew opened against England in the second ODI of the three-match series in Cardiff on Sunday. Playing only his third ODI match, the batter opened alongside Brandon King after England chose to bowl. At 18 years and 176 days, Andrew broke Xavier Marshall's record of being the youngest white-ball opener for the Men in Maroon. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Chi phí cấy ghép răng là bao nhiêu vào năm 2025 (kiểm tra giá) Cấy ghép răng | Quảng cáo tìm kiếm Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Youngest opener for the West Indies in ODIs Jewel Andrew - 18 years, 176 days (WI vs ENG) - Cardiff, 2025 Xavier Marshall - 19 years, 47 days (WI vs SA) - Barbados, 2005 Kieran Powell - 19 years, 147 days (WI vs BAN) - Basseterre, 2009 Adrian Barath - 19 years, 324 days (WI vs ZIM) - Providence, 2010 In T20Is, Adrian Barath holds the record as West Indies' youngest opener when he played at 19 years and 320 days. The youngest ever to open for West Indies across formats is Robin Bynoe, who made his Test debut at 18 years, 31 days against Pakistan in Lahore in 1959. . Andrew was a part of West Indian Under-19 World Cup squad in 2024. He has been fast-tracked into the national team within a few months. Live Events It was not the best of the starts for Andrew as an opener as he was dismissed for a duck by Brydon Carse in the second over of the innings. However, Keacy Carty and King both brought up fifties to keep the West Indies on course for a big total in the first innings. West Indies need to win in the second ODI to stay alive in the series after England won the opening game at Edgbaston. Both teams made one change each to their playing 11 with Shimron Hetmyer replacing Amir Jangoo for the West Indies in the middle-order while Matt Potts came in for the injured Jamie Overton.
Edinburgh Reporter
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Kingsley the hero for ten-man Hearts
Stephen Kingsley fired home for ten-man Hearts to claim a moral boosting victory at Kilmarnock to end the Tynecastle team's William Hill Premiership campaign on a high. The experienced defender struck with one minute left of regular time as battling Hearts withstood pressure from the Rugby Park side despite Yan Dhanda being red carded in the first session, having to replace goalkeeper Zander Clark early on and substitute hot-stop, Ryan Fulton, struggling with a leg injury for much of the remainder of the match. Earlier, interim manager, Liam Fox, in his last game before leaving Tynecastle, made three changes from the 2-1 victory over St Johnstone at Tynecastle on Wednesday, Zander Clark, Stephen Kingsley and Calem Nieuwenhof replacing Ryan Fulton, Craig Halkett and Jorge Grant. Kilmarnock's interim manager, Chris Burke, also made three changes. However, there was little to excite either set of fans in the Ayrshire sunshine in the early stages, the match having the vibe of a late season rubber with little at stake, with a number of misplaced passes punctuating the flow. Kyle Vassell tried to change things and he made a neat turn in midfield. He fed Fraser Murray who drive towards goal before feeding Daniel Alexander but he fired over the top. Murray burst into the action again but he was stopped by a heavy Adam Forrester challenge. The young Hearts defender was yellow carded. Nieuwenhof then drove forward deep into the Killie rearguard but his initiative floundered near the penalty box before attention moved to the other end of the pitch where Clark was seen clutching an ankle. He was immediately replaced by Fulton. Time 22 minutes. Then Frankie Kent brought down Vassell providing Killie with a chance from a free-kick 25 yards out, but ex-Hibs player Murray wasted the opportunity by blasting the ball high and wide when he should have tested Fulton. Forrest then cut in on goal but Rugby Park goalkeeper, Robby McCrorie, gathered with Nieuwenhof lurking. At the other end, Milne fouled Armstrong who lashed the ball across the Jambos box but nobody was there to deflect the ball home. The home side's drummer tired hard to inject something into the game but even he failed before Yan Dhanda was involved in a challenge near the edge of the box. Stuart Findlay was injured in the incident and required treatment as VAR reviewed the situation with a potential red card against the Hearts player. The referee was sent to the pitch side screen and Dhanda made the lonely walk back to the dressing room with less than ten minutes remaining of the first session. A harsh decision, many thought. The card injected some enthusiasm into proceedings and brought the drummer back in action, pounding away as Hearts were awarded their first corner of the game. It came to nothing. Ten-man Hearts continued to move the ball around, retaining possession, but the Men in Maroon had two scares before the break. Brad Lyons fired in a strong shot from the right which whistled wide of Fulton's right-hand post and Vassell was disappointed when he failed to get his head to an Armstrong cross from the right hand side. Overall, Hearts had rarely been seen as an attacking threat in a disappointing first period which ended blank despite the Jambos enjoying 58 per cent of possession against 41 by the opposition. Kilmarnock, however, had six shots to the Jambos three but the visitors made 266 passes against 184 from Killie. Findlay failed to reappear for the second half with Bruce Anderson being introduced and the substitute had a free header in the box with the first attack but sent the ball straight towards Fulton who gathered. The pressure continued and Liam Donnelly was challenged by Nieuwenhof which resulted in a free-kick in a central position but Armstrong fired the ball straight into the Jambos wall. Kilmarnock forced Hearts into defending with everybody behind the ball except Lawrence Shankland who cut a lonely figure up top until a breakaway found Forrest who cut in goal before sending a weak shot towards McCrorie. Quality with the final ball was missing from both sides as the clock ticked on with Killie dictating the pace and Hearts spoiling in a bid to stay in the game. Milne was removed in favour of Halkett and, minutes later, Fulton was careless with a short pass out of his box and Killie's Murray wasted the opportunity, slicing the ball well wide. Bobby Wales was replaced by Marley Watkins but it was Herts who threatened next with Nieuwenhof shooting for goal. McCrorie gathered comfortably. Then Devlin and Shankland linked and the Aussie midfielder fired for goal only to see McCrorie tip the ball over. Nieuwenhof required treatment before he was substituted. Shankland and Forrest also departed with Elton Kabangu, Sander Kartum and James Wilson coming on. Halkett was handed the armband. Fulton was patched up with his left leg seeming to be the problem as Liam Polworth and Cole Burke took the field for Killie, Lyons and Armstrong making way and, within seconds, Killie had a great chance but Murray wasted it, firing over from the penalty spot area. The Rugby Park side looked the most likely to break the deadlock and they continued to hem Hearts into their own area, keeping the pressure on, but the Men in Maroon broke free and Wilson fired the ball wide from an angle on the right. However, it was normal service soon after as Killie powered down the right only to be blocked by Hearts who, up to now, had managed the game well despite being minus one man. Vassell was then substituted by ex-Jambo, Gary Mackay-Steven, as Fulton continued to struggle with Kent, who had been outstanding the game, taking goal kicks and the goalkeeper was again given treatment but remained on the pitch with four minutes of regular time remaining. What a shock for Killie seconds later. Hearts moved forward and the ball broke to Kingsley (pictured by Nigel Duncan) from a header on the edge of the box with a minute left. The experienced defender drilled the ball into the bottom right-hand corner with his left foot from a central position to spark celebrations among the travelling support. The goal was checked by VAR with a challenge by Wilson under scrutiny, but the goal stood and Hearts claimed their fourth win in a row. Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Reporter
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Shankland looks to have mojo back
Lawrence Shankland received a clearance from goalkeeper Ryan Fulton near half-way. Hearts skipper looked up and noted that St Johnstone goalkeeper, Andrew Fisher, was walkabout. Then he flighted the ball towards the unguarded net with Fisher frantically retracing his steps. The ball flew inches wide of the goalkeeper's right-hand post, but that short passage indicated that some of Shankland's spark has returned. The Scotland striker (pictured) undoubtedly had a good day at the office. His presence around the penalty spot when Harry Milne fired in a cross from the left must have impacted on Saints player Barry Douglas who sent the ball into his own net for Hearts to open their account after 16 minutes. And the 29-year-old forward played a major part in Hearts' second, clinically drilled home by Alan Forrest, with 31 minutes on the clock, Shankland's subtle pass through traffic opening up the Saints defence. Shankland is out of contract at Tynecastle and, surely, sitting down with the much talked about front man must be high on the agenda for whoever takes over at Tynecastle. Yes, Shankland has not enjoyed his best season, far from it, but he has recently scored five goals in three games, and a rejuvenated Shankland could once again push Hearts back up to where they want to be, challenging for a place in the top three in the William Hill Premiership and securing European football again. The three points on offer on a fine but chilly night in Gorgie means Hearts remain on top of the second phase relegation group ahead of Sunday's trip to Kilmarnock for their final league game of the season (kick-off 15.00). On Wednesday, Saints travelled to the Capital with the pressure on and relegation looming large and their 16-year stay amongst the elite of Scottish soccer ended when Ronan Hale netted six minutes into injury-time from the penalty spot for Ross County to level their clash at Dundee. It finished 1-1. Simo Valakari's men, who have been battling against the drop since late December, when they slipped to bottom spot in the 12-strong table, are four points adrift of the rest with only three points available. Substitute Graham Carey provided travelling fans in a crowd of over 18,000 with something to cheer following a superb free-kick after 73 minutes to make the scoreline 2-1, but that is how it stayed. That's despite lively Josh McPake failing to convert after robbing Jambos defender Frankie Kent near half-way, Fulton's left boot getting the Englishman out of jail, and Stephen Duke-McKanna firing an inviting cross deep into the Hearts box from the right which Taylor Steven just failed to connect with late on. Yan Dahanda, who was full of running and heavily involved until he was substituted with 20 minutes of regulation time left, hit the bar with a right-foot shot from a free-kick from the edge of the box, as the home side dominated possession. And the Men in Maroon looked in easy street until Carey's goal which injected fresh enthusiasm into the visitors whose shaky defence has cost them dear this season, one to forget and light years away from the heady Scottish Cup and League Cup double in 2021. Football is all about results and Saints have failed to deliver enough of them. Valakari said: 'This season is history, we need to change thinks.' Liam Fox, Hearts' interim head coach, recorded his third straight win since taking over from sacked Neil Critchley, and admitted: 'It was a very hard, fought victory.' So, Hearts travel to Kilmarnock on Sunday, a team reeling from a 3-0 defeat at Motherwell on Wednesday, all the goals coming in nine, second-half minutes. The Rugby Park side were reduced to ten men when Robbie Deas was red-carded for a tackle on rising star Lennon Miller on the edge of the box after 29 minutes. It was Killie's ninth red card this season, and, of course, Kilmarnock's manager, Derek McInnes, is in the frame to replace Critchley as the boss at Tynecastle. Interesting times. Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Reporter
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Hearts boss Critchley: ‘we're in a fight'
Put simply, the Jambos are in a jam. In-form Simon Murray struck is 21st goal of the season after 38 minutes to lift Dundee into fourth in the six-strong Second Phase, Relegation Group and out of the play-off spot. Ross County slip into this precarious position on 35 points with St Johnstone now on 29 points after their narrow, 3-2 defeat defeat at Motherwell. It is the Fir Park side who move to the top of the relegation group with 42 points, two ahead of Hearts and four in front of Kilmarnock who beat The Staggies 2-0 at Rugby Park with Dundee now on 37 points. Earlier, the name of Lawrence Shankland was conscious by its absence when the teams were confirmed at Tyneacstle as Hearts opened their bottom six campaign, the striker having been injured at Hampden. Teenage striker James Wilson was also missing through suspension however, Frankie Kent was named in the starting side after playing over 70 minutes as a substitute at Hampden in the Scottish Gas, Scottish Cup, semi-final defeat to Aberdeen. Head coach Neil Critchley had stressed he was looking for 15 points from the next five games, despite the club's poor recent run with only one goal scored and one point earned in four games, but these are tough times at Tynecastle and the defeat by the Dens Park men makes it even tougher. Naturally, the visitors celebrated the three points with their fans in the Roseburn Stand at the final whistle as the Gorgie faithful, those that had stayed to the bitter end, gave vent to their feelings. In the end, Hearts were undone by a cool finish from Murray who harbours ambitions to play for Scotland. The 33-year-old was given a yard of space in the box and took full advantage. However, Murray and his hard-working teammates deserved the praise heaped on them by manager Tony Docherty in his post-match briefing with the media. They covered every inch of the lush Tynecastle turf, tracking back, picking up loose balls and forcing Hearts, who had the lions share possession, to play around them. Notice a pattern here? Yes, chances were at a premium for both sides but Dundee took one of theirs. Just before the deadlock was broken, Seb Palmer-Houlden failed by inches to score from a header after a cross from the right found him clear near the penalty spot and with only Hearts' goalkeeper, Craig Gordon, to beat, but, in truth, they had little else during 90-plus minutes in Gorgie. The Men in Maroon did have the ball in the net in second-haft injury time, bundled home by late substitute, Alan Forrest, but it was ruled off after a VAR check. And another substitute, Kenneth Vargas, had earlier shot straight at Dundee goalkeeper Trevor Carson when in a good position on the left side of the penalty box. The Jambos also hit the post late in the first half through Cammy Devlin. The ball was scrambled clear. Two minutes later, Murray struck and it was an uphill struggle from there. Even some of the normally ebullient Gorgie Ultras packed up and headed for the exits, including the drummer, however I can't say I was disappointed when he packed in. Hearts huffed and puffed but were unable to breach the determined Dundee defence despite deploying five substitutes and playing three up front during the second half. And, in a last throw of the dice, they pushing defender Kent into attack and skipper Craig Gordon also left his goal to provide another attacking option in injury time. This was a day when little went right for Critchley who became increasingly animated as the clock ticked down. Tony Docherty exhorted his players to dig deep as the final whistle loomed, and you can understand fully why he raised his arms aloft at the end and looked towards the main stand. His squad have everything for the cause. Docherty conceded that before the game he told them to leave nothing in the pitch They didn't. He added: 'I could not be more proud of them, putting in that level of performance. I am delighted with the endeavour, the intelligence and the work rate they showed.' Docherty acknowledged that Hearts have quality players, but he left with the points. His counterpart left the playing arena head down, boos ringing around the half-empty ground. Critchley has problems to solve, and quickly, as the Men in Maroon slip down the table towards the drop zone. He was recruited through analytics. The Cambridge Dictionary described analytics thus: 'a process in which a computer examines information using mathematical methods in order to find useful patterns.' Hearts must now find a useful pattern to unlock opposition defences. Recent games have produced positive possession and territorial statistics, but lack of penetration, basically goals. This can't continue., Critchley wanted 15 points from his five post-split games. The maximum he can accumulate now is 12 but others around him are also desperate. The stakes are high and games are running out. Crichkey talked post-match about his men dominating the game, and the creation of chances, but, critically, the lack of quality in finishing them off. Hearts, he said, were in a fight, a fight to secure their slot amongst the elite of Scottish football and he added: 'We have to show the right level of fight.' There was no lack of effort, he added, but crucially Critchley declared: 'From the half way line, we lacked quality in our decision making. We've got four games to go and it is important that the players show the fight and commitments that will get us out of this situation.' He also spoke about the players taking the safe option with their passing. That played into the hands of dogged Dundee, and he understands the fans being restive. There are high expectations at Tynecastle and Critchley has a full week to turn things around before a tricky trip to Dingwall to face Ross County. The survival scrap continues. Hearts: Craig Gordon, Frankie Kent, Beni Baningime (Drammeh), Jorge Grant, Canny Devlin, Blair Spittal (Dhanda), Elton Kabangu (Forrest), Sander Kartum (Vargas), James Penrice, Jamie McCart (Kingsley), Adam Forrester. Subs: Ryan Fulton, Stephen Kingsley, Craig Halkett, Calem Nieuwenhof, Michael Steinwender, Alan Forrest, Yan Dhanda, Musa Drammeh, Kenneth Vargas Dundee: Trevor Carson, Clark Robertson, Ryan Astley Ingram), Joe Shaughnessy, Scott Tiffoney, Josh Mulligan, Lyall Cameron, Simon Murray, Ziyad Larkeche (Samuels), Seb Palmer-Houlden (Robertson), Antonio Portales (Fraser). Subs: Jon McCracken, Ethan Ingram, Imari Hines-Samuels, Charlie Reilly, Finlay Robertson, Billy Koumetio, Scott Fraser, Mohamed Sylla, Aaron Donnelly Referee: Ross Harris Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Reporter
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Critchley craves win over Dundee
Hearts kick-start their campaign in the bottom six of the William Hill Premiership against Dundee at Tynecastle on Saturday (15.00) and the pressure is really on. Neil Critchley's (pictured) side have a fine past record to look back on with seven wins against the Tayside team in their last ten meetings. Dundee have won three and during that spell, Hearts have scored 23 goals and let in 11 with four clean sheets. The Men in Maroon have won their last three home league games against Tony Docherty's side who conceded six without reply when Hearts visited Dens Park on February 1. A win, by whatever margin, is what Critchley craves and the Jambos sit in seventh spot with 40 points from 33 outings. They have scored 43 goals and let in 44. Dundee are ninth with 34 points from 33 games. They have scored 50 goals and let in 71, the worst goals against total in the division. It's tight at the bottom with Motherwell eighth with 39 points, Kilmarnock ninth with 35, the same total as Ross County who are tenth. St Johnstone, who prop up the table, have 29 points. The main danger man for the Jambos is Simon Murray with 21 goals in 41 games for the struggling Tayside team. The 33-year-old was quoted in midweek as having an ambition to play for Scotland, goals which could keep Dundee in the top league could go a long way to helping the player achieve that. Like this: Like Related
