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
The Hero Caribbean Premier League in a press release on August 17 has confirmed that the rosters of the six franchises have all been finalised. Warner Park Cricket Stadium in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis will play host to the entire 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League starting on 26 August. Some player alterations have occurred...Read More
CRICKET, LOVELY CRICKET Normal. Oh, how the world took that simple word and the idea it represents for granted. Now, the average citizen might give an arm and a leg to regain some semblance of their previous normalcy. For the Caribbean sports fan, cricket is essential for life to return to “business as usual”. Despite...Read More
North Zone Treasures The North Zone Cricket Council continues to feature our Treasures, through this video series. In this episode, we recognize and acknowledge Darren Bravo, the prolific left-handed batsman from Santa Cruz. Darren started in the North Zone as a bright U13 star and came through the different age groups maturing along the way....Read More
READY, SET, GO! Our much-anticipated series finally got properly off and running with its first fully completed match. A change in venue brought with it a marked change in weather and optimism for a result. Both camps had cause for concern, though, as they were forced into personnel changes. For WI, Simmons was unavailable after...Read More
PAKISTAN, ZINDA BAAD I am West Indian by birth and have lived in this region all my life. The WI cricket team will always have my support against ANY other team in the world—except Pakistan. What would make a man born in Trinidad and descended from Indian immigrants gravitate to the Pakistanis, you ask? For...Read More
WI WALLOPED BY WALLABIES The final ODI between WI and Australia went—predictably, some might say—to the Aussies. Victory by 6 wickets with almost 20 overs to spare definitely ended the tour sweetly for the visitors. For my part, they initially lost the game with the team selection. Keeping a largely ineffective and inconsistent Cottrell and...Read More
THE BACKDROP Dear Covid-19; Please be advised that ONLY rain stops cricket. Despite the lengths and breadths you’ve gone to in your attempts to bring misery to the world, YOU are still not a force of nature. The likes of you and your sickening attitude will not bully us. Kindly look for another sporting event...Read More
Well, folks, it seems as though the ink on my T20 series recap has barely dried and here we are after the 1st ODI between the Men in Maroon and their visitors from Down Under. It also seems that the WI players have never looked at a Wildlife Documentary before, or else they would have...Read More
IT’S A WRAP! For the first time in what feels like forever the WI have run out 4-1 victors over the Men from Down Under. The fact that this was by no stretch of the imagination Australia’s strongest possible T20 team should not dampen the delight of the cricket-loving Caribbean public in the slightest –...Read More
