By Admin. Updated 7:08 a.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
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The Emancipation Cricket Festival presents, Alvin Kallicharran, living legend and double world cup winner.
Short and slight in weight, his physique did not correspond to the might of his strokes. In a line of cultured West Indian left-handed batters, Kallicharranis an esteemed godfather. His nimble footwork anchored a technique that facilitated back-foot and front-foot stroke-play on either side of the wicket with ease. Born and raised in Guyana, Kallicharran’sintroduction to cricket was typical of Caribbean boyhood: cricket in the road. It did not take long for scouts to realize that his precocious talent was too valuable to be squandered in the streets of Port Mourant. At the tender age of 17, he made his First-class debut for Guyana in 1967 and at age 23, 1972, he debuted for West Indies under the captaincy of Garry Sobers.
Kallicharran’s debut for West Indies came in the 4th Test match of a 5 match Test series against a potent New Zealand side. It was convenient for Kallicharranthat his debut was at Georgetown Cricket Ground, Guyana, and the young left-hander did not disappoint the enthusiastic home fans. In a rain-affected game, the debutant radiated sunshine on the pitch with a composed knock of 100 not out. At that time it was only the 7th debut hundred by a West Indies player. As rare as it was, it was however, not unsurprising for such a precocious talent. In fact, Kallicharran had already scored a First-class century against the same New Zealand side in a warm-up game in Guyana before the 4th Test match. And to demonstrate that his 2 consecutive hundreds were not a fluke, he scored another in the first-innings of the 5th and final Test of the series in Trinidad.
Thus began a flourishing international career that included back to back world cup triumphs in 1975 and 1979. When Clive Lloyd briefly stepped down as captain, Kallicharran took over and captained the West Indies in 9 Tests. As captain, he recorded his highest ever individual Test score of 187 against India in Mumbai, in a 1978-79 series. Kallicharran was also a big hit in English County cricket with Warwickshire. He was a recipient of the prestigious Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1983. The Emancipation Cricket Festival honors this prodigious, batting maestro of West Indies cricket.
SVG Emancipation Cricket Festival. Something legendary. Cricket meets culture. Freedom meets fire. A celebration 50 years in the making.
July 31-August 3, Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The matches
The matches will begin on Thursday, July 31st, 2025 when Leeward Lions will face Kingstown Kings at 7:00 p.m.
Then, on Friday, August 1, Emancipation Day, Stubbs Masters will face SVG Hairouners at 3:30 p.m., and Grenadines Whalers will face Windward Warriors at 7:00 p.m.
On Saturday, August 2, there will be the third-place play-offs at 7:00 p.m., then on Sunday, August 3rd, Northern Girls will face Southern Girls at 3:30 p.m.
Then the finals which will be between Game 1 and Game 2 winners will take place at 7:00 p.m.
All matches will be held at the Arnos Vale Stadium.
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