Stanford pays millions for official recognition

Trinidad and Tobago cricket has been elevated to a new level with the success of the senior team over the last few years and Daren Ganga, their captain, believes it is the expectations of the fans that enabled them to walk away as 2008 Stanford 20/20 cham

Before he left Trinidad for Antigua to compete in the 2008 Stanford 20/20 Tournament with the national senior cricket team, Dave Mohammed declared he would be the chief wicket-taker in the competition

As the second staging of his Stanford 20/20 finished, Allen Stanford, the Antiguan-based Texas billionaire, has again put his money where his mouth is in a bid to stage a winner-takes-all US$20 million showdown

Trinidad and Tobago, led by a four-wicket haul from Dave Mohammed, bowled out Jamaica for 91 before completing the run-chase with ease to claim the $1 million jackpot in the second edition of the Stanford 20/20

Jamaica claimed a thrilling one-run win over defending champions Guyana to move into the final of the Stanford 20/20

Trinidad & Tobago's Dave Mohammed, the left-arm spinner, held his nerve in the final over to help his side clinch a thrilling five-run win over Barbados in the first Stanford 20/20 semi-final

Guyana defeated Antigua and Barbuda by 10 runs in the last quarter-final match of the Stanford 20/20 in Coolidge

Jamaica, led by a fine all-round performance by Marlon Samuels, who top-scored with 47 and took a brace of wickets, claimed a convincing eight-wicket win over Nevis to enter the semi-finals of the Stanford 20/20

Jonathan Carter and Ryan Hinds stitched together their second successive match-winning partnership as Barbados booked their place in the semi-finals with a 54-run win against Grenada in Coolidge