I must be honest. I am not a die hard cricket fan like most Caribbean people are. Don't get me wrong, I like the sport and it represents us as Caribbean people but I am just not a die hard cricket fan. However, to me, this was probably one of the best cricket games that I have come to witness for myself in cricket. It definitely made my top ten list. Keep in mind that my team, the West Indies, did not win but the way I felt while watching the game was almost too much for me to bear. The game was so close and you couldn't tell who was going to win even down to the last few minutes, but it was indeed a great match. I think I also speak for the spectators who were present, when I say it was a game well played.
After a 5 day test match between Australia and the home team, West Indies, came to a finish, a celebration was held in their honor for indeed a spectacular match. It was anticipated that West Indies would come out victorious, but by the 3rd day of the test match, the outcome was still very unclear to read. West Indies did a fantastic job on the bowling side and that caused a bit of upset to the team of Australia. The home grown hero, who was declared by the Prime Minister to be the Ambassador of Goodwill, Dominica, took 10 wickets in both innings combined, which made him to be the first West Indian in a very long time to obtain such a high level outing rate. He goes by the name of Shane Shillingford. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, got the man of the series for scoring the most runs within the 2 innings and Ryan Harris of the Australian Team got the man of the match. We know that one will win and one will lose right?
That did not matter that night to the Dominicans who knew that despite, it was a good match especially when their own, Shane Shillingford, did so well. All hope was not lost because there was still something to be celebrated that night and we all know Dominicans love to party. :)
After all, Dominica is the Isle of Sewo so win, lose or draw, Dominicans will party and celebrate. Have a look at what went down at the conclusion of the 5 day test match between Australia and the West Indies.
