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
The National Cricket Centre is the venue for the much anticipated U19 clash between North Zone and Central Zone. The teams will feature in the first of 2 semi-final matches in the Price Club/Tiger Tanks sponsored zonal competition. North came through the preliminary rounds unbeaten and will be slight favorites going into the game on...Read More
A defiant 37th ODI fifty by captain Stafanie Taylor was the lone stand-out performance for the West Indies Women as Australia Women cruised to a 7 wicket win over the West Indies, handing them their second consecutive defeat at the ICC Women’s Cricket world Cup on Tuesday. After a 30-minute delay to the start of...Read More
Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the formation of a new Emerging Players Academy, aimed at supporting the development of world class players from the Caribbean. The Academy, which will run annually, will utilise the facilities at the Coolidge Cricket Ground – the new Home of West Indies Cricket, where the best young male and female...Read More
Photo Credit: ICC Centuries by Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur scripted a much-needed win over the West Indies to boost India’s Net Run Rate and catapult them to the top of the points table. Indian skipper Mithali Raj, now the captain with the most appearances in Women’s World Cups, won the toss and chose to...Read More
The West Indies Women put on an all-round display to clinch victory by 7 runs against the 3rd ranked England Women to win their second consecutive match against a higher ranked team at the ICC Women’s World Cup on Wednesday. West Indies won the toss on an overcast morning and elected to take first strike...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
A century by New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine went in vain as the West Indies Women registered a victory in the first game of their World Cup campaign on Friday. An epic last over by Deandra Dottin defending 5 runs – but conceding only 2 while picking up 2 wickets – ensured the West Indies...Read More
I feel compelled to pen this article, as my heart bleeds for my friend and coach, Phil Simmons. This is regarding the West Indies’ batting woes. The inept performances by the batters hurt every cricket fan in the Caribbean, each time we taste defeat. Simmons suggested the reintroduction of the high-performance center to address this...Read More
Captain Stafanie Taylor believes that consistency is key as the West Indies Women hunt their maiden 50-over World Cup title when the tournament kicks off next week in New Zealand on March 4. Speaking at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Captain’s Media Conference on Thursday, Taylor noted that the format hasn’t always been the...Read More
