{"id":23908,"date":"2019-02-03T22:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T02:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=23908"},"modified":"2019-02-03T22:19:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T02:19:02","slug":"victory-was-in-honour-of-josephs-mother-holder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/victory-was-in-honour-of-josephs-mother-holder\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory was in honour of Joseph\u2019s mother: Holder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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West Indies\u2019 resounding 10-wicket victory over England yesterday that helped them claim the Wisden Trophy has been dedicated to Alzarri Joseph\u2019s mother.<\/p>

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Sharon Joseph passed away before the start of play on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite his loss, the 22-year-old fast bowler still took the crease during the West Indies first innings, making seven as the hosts were dismissed for 306.<\/p>

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He then returned to grab two wickets in England\u2019s second innings as the Windies recorded a historic victory.<\/p>

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Despite losing his mother, Alzarri Joseph still took to the field and collected two wickets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the win, West Indies\u2019 captain Jason Holder said the team had played to honour their teammate\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlzarri was exceptional. It took a lot of heart for him to be on the field today, I think a lot of people wouldn\u2019t have been able to, but credit to him. The way he ran in this afternoon was exceptional and with a bit more luck he could have got three or four more wickets and could have put in a Man-of-the-Match performance.<\/p>

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\u201cI just want to say condolences to him and his family, it is a tough loss. I came here two or three years ago and visited his mum, she wasn\u2019t doing well at that stage but fought through, so I felt it personally this morning when I got the news that she had passed away,\u201d Holder said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skipper said when the team heard the news, everyone rallied around Alzarri and offered their support.<\/p>

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He also lauded the young fast bowler for his spectacular effort under tough circumstances.<\/p>

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\u201cTo see him in tears this morning was even harder, and we came together in the huddle and we just wanted to do it for him and we dedicate this day to him, his mum and his family. It was up to him if he played. I didn\u2019t want to deprive him of the opportunity to take the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf he felt he could manage and take the field and perform then I wasn\u2019t going to deprive him of that. For sure I knew he wanted to do something special for his mum and credit to him, he held his hand up high and did an exceptional job for us,\u201d Holder said.<\/p>\n

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