There are occasions when one individual intervenes in history to make a difference to the prevailing tide of events. France’s war general of the 18th Century, Napoleon Bonaparte, T&T’s first prime minister, Eric Williams, Frank Worrell, amongst the greatest of West Indian leaders and the first black man to be made the permanent captain of...Read More
A dynamic change around at the executive level of the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the North Zone Cricket Council has resulted in a new Vice Chairman, Ingrid Maxwell, being elected to office last Saturday. Ms. Maxwell is the first woman to hold the position in the body that organizes and administers cricket in the...Read More
Let’s start from the point of admittance…West Indies are at the absolute bottom of the cricketing nations of the world. It is said that confession relieves the individual of stress and in this instance, if we make such a confession to our pastor or to ourselves, there will then be no expectations when our teams...Read More
A high quality T20 cricket final on an equally top class cricket ground situated in the Diego Martin community was experienced last Sunday (June 4th, 2023) in the North Zone T20 final of the tournament. Pitted against each other in the game were Police versus Glenora. Frankly, what struck me most (accustomed as I have...Read More
West Indies cricket needs a coach not in the traditional mould, qualified in technical aspects of cricket; rather we require someone to be an inspirational force. He must understand the desperation of the moment; a leader in thought and action and one who can journey with the team to take them into a realm of...Read More
The correctness and urgency of the decision to establish the North Zone Academy of Cricket(NZAC) to nurture young players for international competition have been given impetus by the announcement by Cricket West Indies of the creation of a regional academy – the Emerging Players Annual Academy. As if to acknowledge the importance and harmony of...Read More
“We want Ramadhin on the ball, bring him on the ball and all them wickets will fall.” – King Radio Sonny Ramadhin’s passing is not merely about the death of a great spin bowler, he is the last representative of the 1950 team to England. That is the team which marked the arrival of West...Read More
I have no time and or disposition for recrimination over the performance of the West Indies in the T20 World Cup. Those of us, myself included, who had hoped for continuing dominance in this international tournament did so on the basis of our love for and attachment to the West Indian ideal in cricket; we...Read More
Tony Fraser, Nominated Member of the North Zone Cricket Council, wrote the following on his Facebook page on the selection of the CWI T20 World Cup squad. The cricketing world will never forget the power, the West Indian flourish, and the assured intent of Carlos Braithwaite as he bombed the four sixes into the stratosphere...Read More
The Caribbean Premier League is contributing to the growth, development and exposure of West Indian cricketers to international competition. It is attracting foreign direct investment, facilitating the earning of foreign exchange by countries, paying the salaries of players and support staff, and attracting hundreds of millions of viewers to the telecasts of the tournament. The...Read More
