by mikesiva » Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:13 pm
Yes, after the abolition of slavery in 1838, many of the black ex slaves moved off the plantations, and squatted on unused Crown lands. Especially in Trinidad and Guyana, where there was a lot more available land. So, the British imported indentured labourers into these two colonies from West Africa, Germany, China, India and Portuguese from Madeira.
Joshua da Silva is a descendant of Portuguese Madeirans in Trinidad. Mike Atherton wife is descended from Portuguese Madeirans in Guyana.
Imho, da Silva is better with both gloves and bat than Dowrich. I think he's the first Caribbean born white man to play for the West Indies since Geoff Greenidge in the 1970s.
Nobody has a stance quite like the mighty Shivnarine....
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