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MALINGA, MORRIS & WILLIAMSON IN STELLAR ‘MARQUEE’ LIST FOR 2017 HERO CPL

Published 24 March 2017

Marquee

Malinga, Morris & Williamson in stellar ‘marquee’ list for 2017 Hero CPL
Guptill, McCullum & Sangakkara retained ahead of tournament’s fifth season
Former overseas marquee star Shane Watson hails ‘unknown’ aspect of Player Draft

March 24, 2017

Ahead of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Player Draft in Barbados on Friday morning, the tournament organisers are delighted to announce the list of ‘marquee’ names for the fifth edition of the biggest party in sport.

With Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara aiming to win his third Hero CPL title with Jamaica Tallawahs, Guyana Amazon Warriors have retained Black Caps opening batsman Martin Guptill for the fifth consecutive campaign. Fellow New Zealander Brendon McCullum will also line up once more for Trinbago Knight Riders, meaning that in all there are three new faces from last year’s player roster.

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Hall says Hero CPL Draft can help “launch” players careers

March 24, 2017

Hall says Hero CPL Draft can help “launch” players careers

Michael Hall, Tournament Director of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), believes that there are opportunities for players from across the West Indies and beyond to follow the lead of Rovman Powell and launch their careers on the international stage when the Player Draft for the 2017 campaign is decided on Friday, 10 March (tomorrow).

With the likes of Rovman Powell and Nicolas Pooran blazing a trail in 2016 and following on from the path paved by the likes of Carlos Brathwaite, Dwayne Bravo, Jason Mohammed and Daren Sammy amongst many others since the tournament’s inception back in 2013, Michael Hall believes that opportunity can knock for players to emerge and break through in front of a large global audience.

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Carib signs up to join the Hero CPL party

Pubished 24 March 2017

Carib signs up to join the Hero CPL party

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are delighted to welcome Carib Beer as the Official Beer of the biggest party in sport for the next three years at a launch in Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain on Monday evening.

Headquartered in Trinidad, Carib is established across the Caribbean and overseas and will work together with the tournament’s marketing and sponsorship team this summer to deliver outstanding fan-centred events around the various stadia. In addition, this year fans across the Caribbean can relish specially themed ‘tailgating’ parties, which will hype up the colour and carnival atmosphere off the field even further.

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CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 ANALYSIS BY TOM MOODY

Published 24 March 2017

CPL Draft Analysis 2017

TEAM – St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Star Player to watch out for: Chris Morris

Value: 130k

Pick analysis: Morris is a genuine match winner, bowls with good pace and has the ability to strike in the power play overs. With the bat he has the power and skill to change the course of the game.

Value Player to watch out for: Sheldon Cotterell

Value: 7.5k

Player analysis: Consistent performer with the new ball, being a left-arm quick that can swing it he presents a challenge to any top order.

Summary – With the off-season signing of Chris Gayle, the Patriots overnight look like title challengers. Along with Gayle there has been some very shrewd signings with a real all-round look to it. Ben Cutting, Chris Morris and Mohammad Nabi provide a diverse range of skills, which will prove formidable. The prospect of the Gayle/Lewis combination at the top of the order followed by the power all-rounders in the middle could well post some big totals this year. The attack will be challenging for most with the clever and skillful combination of Badree and Shamsi.

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Patriots finalize roster for CPL 2017

Published 24 March 2017

By: Jermine Abel, SKNVibes.com

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – THE St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots has put the final stamp of approval on its lineup for the 2017 Caribbean Premier League season, at the tournament draft.

Held in Bridgetown, Barbados yesterday (Mar. 10), the Patriots picked up several key players including Ben Cutting.

Those selections go along with the retained big names that were previously announced, in the likes of Chris Gayle ($160,000), Chris Morris ($130,000), Evin Lewis ($70,000), Samuel Badree ($60,000) and Tabriaz Shamsi ($30,000).