In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at one of the most important components of the game, the Ball. Before the match, umpires must decide which type, and how many balls are to be used in a match. During play, the umpire must take possession of the ball at the fall of...Read More
I listened to the comments made by the chairman of the selectors of the West Indies cricket team Roger Harper about Nicholas Pooran playing test cricket for the regional team with great interest. What Harper was saying, in a nutshell, is that Pooran has to prove himself at the four-day regional level before he is...Read More
Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the two squads for the proposed tour of New Zealand which will feature three T20 Internationals and two Test matches from November 27 to December 15. Details of the tour were ratified by CWI’s Board of Directors during a teleconference on Thursday. The Board agreed to the tour in...Read More
In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at the scorers. As with umpires, there needs to be two scorers. To ensure there are no discrepancies, they should constantly check with each other that their records (score, overs wickets etc) agree, normally at the end of each over. As mentioned in previous editions...Read More
In a release today Cricket West Indies stated that, The West Indies Women will face England Women in five (5) Vitality International T20s (IT20s) at the Incora County Ground, Derby in September. The decision comes only after cricket operations and medical officials from CWI and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) held detailed discussions...Read More
West Indies (WI) cricket in the 21st century is judged solely on the heights it achieved in the late 20th century. Because of its dominance and the small populations of a group of island nations that, combined together formed one cricket nation so when world-wide acclamation was received, it made us all proud and worthy...Read More
Have you ever been watching a game of cricket and was confused by the signal an umpire made? Your confusion will now be a thing of the past as in this edition of How’s That we will be looking at the many signals and their meanings that umpires make. *For the duties of an Umpire...Read More
Brian Lara has rubbished the rumours circulating that he was tested positive for the coronavirus. The Cricket Legend took to social media to assure friends and supporters that it was fake news and that he was tested negative for the virus. Brian Lara said “Not only is this information false, it is also detrimental to...Read More
The partnership will drive deeper engagement amongst cricket enthusiasts across the globe For a sports-starved world, the latest edition of Hero Caribbean League will serve as a global festival witnessing cricketers from several nations competing in a landmark cricket championship.Adding more flavour to this season, Fun88, a leading online gaming operator, is proud to be the...Read More
Fatima College stormed into the final of the PowerGen SSCL Intercol tournament when they defeated a game Trinity East team in their semi final on Friday 1st May 2015 at the National Cricket Center in Balmain, Couva. Skipper Donavon Clayton called correctly at the toss and had no hesitation deciding to take first strike, expressing...Read More
