Fabian Allen out injured The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel, led by Roger Harper, ruled Fabian Allen out of the ICC tournament in Dubai, UAE, because of an unhealed right ankle injury, which he sustained during the recently concluded IPL. CWI released the information via a media release on Wednesday 20 October. Akeal Hosein...Read More
The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), Sport and Recreation Unit, in a collaboration with Cricket West Indies, will host a webinar titled Let’s Rally T20 World Cup. Dr. Kishore Shallow, Vice-President of Cricket West Indies, will host the webinar along with former West Indies players Jimmy Adams and Anthony Gray on Saturday, October 16,...Read More
2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Prize Package. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the prize structure for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The winner will receive USD$1.6 million dollars for their effort. Meanwhile, the Runner-Up will receive USD$800,000. The two losing semi-finalists will each receive USD$400,000. The ICC also revealed that...Read More
17 West Indian coaches participate in induction for CWI Level 3 High-Performance certification Cricket West Indies (CWI) has commenced its first-ever locally planned and delivered High-Performance Coach Development Programme. This initiative is part of CWI’s “Cricket First” strategic plan to invest in building coaching depth and quality across the region, considering the vital role coaches play in developing cricketers’ skills across all age groups...Read More
An article on the ICC website dated 22 September said Marlon Samuels the former West Indies cricketer has been charged under the ICC anti-corruption code. The charges stem from his participation at the T10 League in Abu Dhabi in 2019. The charge by the ICC is on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) for...Read More
IT’S A WRAP What. A. Finish! The 2021 Hero CPL literally went down to the wire. 1 run to win off the last ball of the final to secure a maiden title for either team. For the second year running, ongoing anti-Covid efforts limited the CPL to a single host Caribbean territory. Like their Trinidadian...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
Listening to Cricket West Indies chairman of selectors Roger Harper on the rationalization of the selection of the West Indies 15 member T-20 squad for next month’s World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman was quite puzzling. By now, we are familiar with the squad to be led by Kieron Pollard and his...Read More
AT THE HALFWAY MARK Oh, how the days–and cricket balls-have flown! It seems like this year’s tournament only began a mere heartbeat ago and yet here we are after day 9. Now that each team has played at least 5 games; we have effectively gotten past the midpoint of the competition. We also have a...Read More
BACK AGAIN!! Just like the “biggest party in sport”, yours truly is back. In the realm of sports writing/commentary, I consider myself a bona fide novice. As such, I paused my pen for the WI vs Pakistan Test matches. Having had my vocabulary and literary skills thoroughly tested by the WI’s 15-match T20 home season,...Read More
