December 19, 2008 | The Bulletin by Marc Ellison
Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued his dominance of world cricket by scoring his 20th Test century on the first day of the second and deciding Test against New Zealand at McLean Park. Chanderpaul’s hundred was brought up with a flick off his hip to fine leg off Daniel Vettori just before stumps and his unbeaten 100 took him 214 balls with nine fours and three sixes as West Indies ended at 258 for 6.
December 18, 2008
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who replaced Garry Sobers as third on West Indies’ list of top run-getters in Tests following his half-century in Dunedin, has said he just wants to focus on the present and seal the series for West Indies in the second Test starting in Napier on Friday.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has suggested Shivnarine Chanderpaul is an irritation they will simply have to live with when the West Indies bat in the second cricket test at McLean Park in Napier.
By CHRIS BARCLAY | Thursday, 18 December 2008
Naturally Shivnarine Chanderpaul was the last man out of the nets when the West Indies practice session wound down ahead of Friday’s second and final cricket test against New Zealand at McLean Park.
Thursday December 18 2008
NAPIER, New Zealand (CMC) – West Indies batting ace Shivnarine Chanderpaul has declared that he is honoured to surpass the great Sir Garfield Sobers on the all-time list of leading West Indies scorers in Test cricket. Chanderpaul’s half century in the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin last weekend lifted him past Sir Garry and into the No.3 spot on the West Indies all-time batting list. “It is an honour to be up there with Sir Garry and have my named mentioned alongside his name. He is the greatest the world had known,” Chanderpaul said on the eve of the second Test against the Black Caps.