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Larry Gomes to be honoured at UWI
February 25, 2010

TRINIDAD and Tobago’s Larry Gomes makes a flowing cover drive playing for the West Indies

THE University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s XI led by Simon Jackson (UWI Mona) will compete against the touring Zimbabwe cricket team in the 2010 Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Match today at the Sir Frank Worrell Ground at St Augustine.

This practice match paves the way for the Zimbabwean 2010 tour of the West Indies which comprises a five-match One-Day Internationals (ODI) series and one Twenty20 International between today and March 14.

The match will honour Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies cricket legend Larry Gomes, the left-hander whose calm and efficiency established him as a number three batsman for the regional Test team during his career.

The Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Match, which has become a tradition in regional cricket over the last 15 years will feature young, promising West Indian cricketers including Boris Hutchinson (University of Technology, Jamaica), Ruel Brathwaite (UWI Cave Hill), Nekoli Parris (UWI Cave Hill) Shervon Penco (UWI St Augustine), Clifton Halls (UWI St Augustine), Adeko Collymore (UWI St Augustine), Issac Nicholas (UWI St. Augustine), Anthony D'Anadrade (University of Trinidad and Tobago), Marlon Richards (University of Trinidad and Tobago), Yannic Cariah (Trinidad and West Indies Under 19) and Kraigg Brathwaite, Shane Dowrich, Jason Holder, Kevin Stoute and Jamar Griffith (all of the Barbados and West Indies Under-19 cricket teams).

The Vice Chancellor’s XI will play under the management team of Roland Butcher (Manager), Annette Walrond-Joseph (Assistant Manager), Richard Kelly (Coach) and Anthony Walcott (Physiotherapist)

Gomes, nicknamed “Mr Dependable” during his heyday will be honoured during a brief Opening Ceremony, at 9 am while the match will bowl off at 9:30 am .

The match will be open to the public.