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Monday, July 26,2010

No Ws in Cricinfo's all-time West Indies XI
A jury of West Indian cricket commentators including Tony Becca and Fazeer Mohammed have selected CricInfo's All-time XI West Indies team, "The Invincibles". Consisting of Greenidge, Hunte, Headley, Richards, Lara, Sobers, Marshal, Hendriks, Holding, Ambrose, and Gibbs, there was apparently no room for any of the three Ws. Richards, Headley, and Sobers were all selected unanimously. [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Monday, July 26,2010 - 08:43

Friday, July 23,2010

T&T pummel Canada in T20 opener
Stanford Twenty20 champions Trinidad and Tobago opened the inaugural West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 with a crushing nine wicket win at Kensington Oval in Barbados yesterday. Batting in reply to Canada's 110, Adrian Barath scored an unbeaten 66 from 47 deliveries. CricInfo has the scorecard and a bulletin. [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Friday, July 23,2010 - 10:23

Monday, June 28,2010

Football trumps Cricket
Journal entry by Michelle McDonald at Kensington Oval, Barbados
Caribbean Cricket added Monday, June 28,2010 - 18:03

Friday, June 25,2010

'I have nothing to lose'
Recalled opening batsman, Barbadian Dale Richards, says that he views his latest opportunity with the West Indies Test side as a case of “nothing to lose”.Speaking with the media prior to the Windies training session on Thursday afternoon at Kensington Oval – where the Third Digicel Test will commence on Saturday – Richards said that at his stage of his career he is not tak[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Friday, June 25,2010 - 12:43

Thursday, June 10,2010

WICB launches Twenty20 tournament
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Thursday announced the details for the inaugural Caribbean T20 Tournament which will be played from July 22 to 31. The tournament, which will form part of the annual WICB calendar, will have the first phase played in Barbados (July 22 to 25) with the second phase in Trinidad (July 28 to 31).[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Thursday, June 10,2010 - 09:23

Wednesday, June 09,2010

Brendan Nash: 'We're sick of losing'
West Indies middle order batsman, Brendan Nash, has said that he and his teammates are tired of losing and will use the Digicel Test Series against South Africa as another stepping stone to return to winning ways in Test cricket. [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Wednesday, June 09,2010 - 17:03

Tuesday, June 08,2010

Hilaire as whistle-blower
At the recently concluded annual conference of the Caribbean Studies Association in Barbados, Dr. Ernest Hilaire, CEO of the WICB, spoke with great passion and verve about our West Indies cricket team, echoing all the pride and disappointments West Indians have felt for the team over the years.  His thoughts were sincere and offered in a constructive manner with a view to strengthening the te[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Tuesday, June 08,2010 - 13:23
In defense of Hilaire
Statement from Caribbean Studies Association
Caribbean Cricket added Tuesday, June 08,2010 - 10:23

Friday, June 04,2010

Stop the nonsense, get to work Hilaire!
by GARFIELD MYERS (Jamaica Observer)
Caribbean Cricket added Friday, June 04,2010 - 13:03

Tuesday, June 01,2010

'Hilaire must apologise'
The following is a statement issued by the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) in response to critical comments made by WICB chief executive Ernest Hilaire against West Indies cricketers: [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Tuesday, June 01,2010 - 08:23

Monday, May 31,2010

WICB CEO critical of players
The West Indies Cricket Board's Chief Executive Officer Ernest Hilaire painted a glum picture of the short term future of West Indies cricket in an address at UWI's Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. He predicted "three more years of embarrassment still to witness".From CricInfo: [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Monday, May 31,2010 - 13:03
Benn benched by Gayle
West Indies spin bowler Sulieman Benn managed to annoy skipper Chris Gayle enough to get sent off the field. From the Trinidad Express:  ’I actually asked him to leave the field,’ Gayle admitted in the post-match press conference. ’As a captain, it was a situation like you ask a particular bowler to do it and he said he never done certain things before,’ Gayle expl[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Monday, May 31,2010 - 12:43

Tuesday, May 25,2010

Jamaica violence could affect South Africa matches
The unrest in Jamaica could affect the ODI and Test match scheduled to be played in Kingston as part of South Africa's current tour of the West Indies. A fresh wave of violence broke out yesterday as soldiers and police clashed with gunmen in Kingston. The West Indies Cricket Board says that it is "monitoring" the situation. [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Tuesday, May 25,2010 - 09:03

Tuesday, May 18,2010

Gayle: Perform or risk being dropped
West Indies Captain Chris Gayle has warned that the Digicel Series against South Africa could be the last chance for several non-performing batsmen in the squad.[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Tuesday, May 18,2010 - 16:43

Monday, May 03,2010

Gayle returns for England match
from windiescricket.com: West Indies captain Chris Gayle plans to be ready to take his place at the top of the order for Monday’s "Big Match" against England. The powerful left-hander was missing from the starting line-up with a strain in Friday’s clinical win over Ireland, but promised to shake off the niggle and take to the middle to face Paul Collingwood and his men. [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Monday, May 03,2010 - 09:23

Friday, April 30,2010

ICC World Twenty20 begins amid Windies fitness concerns
As the ICC World Twenty20 tournament gets underway today in the West Indies, the host team is struggling with several injury concerns. From the Trinidad Guardian:Skipper Chris Gayle revealed at the pre match press conference at the Pegasus Hotel yesterday his team is on the backfoot at present. "Currently we are on the backfoot, as we have injury concerns with three of our players. Suliema[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Friday, April 30,2010 - 09:23
Vice Captain Dwayne Bravo ready to Bring It
West Indies allrounder and vice captain Dwayne Bravo is enthusiastic in a press release from windiescricket.com ahead of the ICC World Twenty20: "This is a big tournament, a very important tournament for us! We are really, really looking forward to this event. It is an open tournament, all the teams are good and have a good chance, but we believe we have the ability to go all the way.[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Friday, April 30,2010 - 09:23

Thursday, April 29,2010

Vice Captain Dwayne Bravo ready to
West Indies allrounder and vice captain Dwayne Bravo is enthusiastic in a press release from windiescricket.com ahead of the ICC World Twenty20: "This is a big tournament, a very important tournament for us! We are really, really looking forward to this event. It is an open tournament, all the teams are good and have a good chance, but we believe we have the ability to go all the way.[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Thursday, April 29,2010 - 11:03
Viv Richards Stadium returns to duty
from CricInfo:International cricket is set to return to the Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua after the announcement of general elections in Trinidad and Tobago forced a change in the schedule of the West Indies series against South Africa starting next month. [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Thursday, April 29,2010 - 08:43

Thursday, April 22,2010

Mistrust lingers between Board and Players' Association
In an article in Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday (WIPA blames WI Board for potential $$ stand-off), Stephon Nicholas sheds light on some of the details behind the latest row between WIPA and WICB. What emerges most clearly is that the mistrust between the two bodies is as high as ever, as it seems that the WICB did not trust WIPA to disburse the settlement funds from last October's New York [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Thursday, April 22,2010 - 09:23

Tuesday, April 20,2010

Crisis averted, again
The Jamaica Gleaner has the details of how the latest dispute between the WICB and the Players' Association has been resolved by the board paying up: Another possible showdown between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) was averted last week.[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Tuesday, April 20,2010 - 09:43

Friday, April 16,2010

Revenues up as performances slide
In today's Jamaica Observer, Camilo Thame takes a hard look at the inverse relationship between the WICB and players' incomes and the standard of West Indies cricket:[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Friday, April 16,2010 - 09:43
Lara comeback?
The media is abuzz with speculation that former West Indies captain Brian Lara may be returning to professional cricket. The 40 year old batting great is apparently in talks with Surrey to play for the club in the upcoming county Twenty20. It is being reported that Lara has been seen batting in the nets at The Oval this week and has met with Surrey's cricket manager Chris Adams and chief execu[...]
Caribbean Cricket added Friday, April 16,2010 - 09:23

Thursday, April 15,2010

Marshall down but not out
Jamaican batsman Xavier Marshall is apparently still in the minds of JCA selectors despite not being selected for the national team in the Jamaica Cricket Festival. The Jamaica Gleaner is carrying an article which states that while "loss of form, technique and focus has been identified as the reason for his exclusion from the Jamaica team … the door still remains open for the talented [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Thursday, April 15,2010 - 10:03

Wednesday, April 14,2010

WI crush Canada by 208 runs
With Shivnarine Chanderpaul (101 off 121) opening the batting along with Andre Fletcher (48 off 56), the West Indies posted 316 for 4 against Canada's collection of part time cricketers. In reply the Canadian team could only muster 108, with Umar Bhatti scoring an unbeaten 32. CricInfo has the details and the scorecard. [...]
Caribbean Cricket added Wednesday, April 14,2010 - 09:23




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