Just when the long-suffering, cricket-loving citizens of the Caribbean dared to dream of inflicting a 5-0 series whitewash over perennial powerhouse Australia, they were jolted back to reality by a fighting performance from the visiting team that showed exactly why one should never rest on one’s laurels when playing against them. Having had their wallabies...Read More
Let me begin my discourse by saying a resounding congratulation to Nicholas Pooran and his fellow West Indies players for their T20 Series win over the visiting Australians But, despite flashes of brilliance from some West Indians I have observed some troubling signs during the series. The Aussies came to these shores with a depleted...Read More
WI vs The Aussies T20 #3 match report: Crikey!!!! The WI have won the series!!!! We interrupt this scheduled article for a breaking news story – St. Lucia was hit by Hurricane Universe Boss last night as the Gayle force winds generated by the speed of the cricket ball off the willow completely blew away...Read More
WI vs The Aussies T20 #2 match report: Caribbean Rhythms 2, Waltzing Mathilda 0. Ah, what a funny old game this thing called cricket is. If you’d have told me 3 days ago that WI would win BOTH games played thus far, against an opponent over whom we have enjoyed precious little recent success, I...Read More
This year marks 17 years since Brian Charles Lara broke the world record for the highest Test score when he eclipsed Australia’s Matthew Hayden 380 (vs Zimbabwe, 2003) with 400 not out against England in Antigua 2004. It was the second time Lara had broken the record after eclipsing Garfield Sobers 36-year-old record of 365...Read More
WI vs The Aussies T20 #1 match report: The Kangaroo Collapse. Dear WI cricket fan; yes, we won. You can stop rubbing your eyes in disbelief now. At the end of a game that can only be described as unexpected, the WI emerged triumphant by 18 runs with 4 overs to spare. Did the home...Read More
Firstly, let me profusely and deeply apologize to any fans of my WI vs SA reports for not doing the needful on game 5 of that series. My disappointment at the result, coupled with the lack of surprise at the way we lost, was so completely overtaken by Euro & Copa America football and Wimbledon...Read More
As West Indies Test cricket approaches 100 years (2028), it is timely to serve recognition upon Trinbagonian players who have contributed to the rich history of a sport that has had a telling impact on the lives of Caribbean people at home and in the diaspora. The 65 players from T&T to have represented the...Read More
As part of their efforts to provide young cricketers with more opportunity to develop their skills, the North Zone of the PowerGen SSCL organized age-group knockout tournaments yearly at the end of the conventional league competitions. The very nature of these games led to many exciting and competitive battles, but there were occasions that individual...Read More
Stafanie Taylor will lead the Cricket West Indies Women’s Senior team in the three T20I and five ODIs series against Pakistan starting June 30. Taylor will have veteran spinner Anisa Mohammed as her deputy. A West Indies Women “A” team was also selected to play in a historic series against a Pakistan “A” team commencing...Read More
