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Barbados Royals
The Barbados Royals (previously known as the Barbados Tridents) are the representative franchise cricket team of Barbados in the Caribbean Premier League. They are one of the six teams specifically created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament. Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg had an equity interest in the team since 2013 after he was introduced to the game by his friend Ajmal Khan, the club's chairman and CPL architect. In 2014 CPL they qualified for the champions league. They were out of the tournament in the group stage managing to win only one of their four matches. On 30 July 2021, it was announced that the team name would be changed from the Barbados Tridents to the Barbados Royals. Barbados Royals as part of the Royals Sports Group, are two-time Caribbean Premier League champions, lifting the trophy in 2014 and 2019. In 2022, Barbados Royals continue its journey in CPL and managed to closed some sponsorship deals like MCW Sports. Current squad * Players wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Penney
Trevor Lionel Penney (born 12 June 1968 in Salisbury, Rhodesia) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, noted particularly for his fielding. He was a substitute fielder for England during the 2005 Ashes series. He had a career average of almost 40 runs per innings. Penney later became an assistant coach of the West Indies cricket team. Personal life Penney went to Blakiston Junior School; the same primary school in Zimbabwe as England cricketer Graeme Hick. Career Playing career A right-handed occasional medium-pace bowler and batsman, he was chiefly recognised for his fielding, being described by ''The Guardian'' as 'one of the best fielders to have graced the county game'. Penney played for Warwickshire in the match where Brian Lara scored a world record 501 *. In 2003, Penney scored 52 runs from 28 balls in the first Twenty20 match in England. Whilst still playing, he worked as a specialist fielding coach with the English cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
