In this edition of “How’s That” we will look at the various breaks in play that are termed as intervals. As previously discussed, one duty of the umpires before the game starts is to ensure that both captains and scorers are aware of the timing and duration of all intervals. An interval – The period...Read More
On Saturday 23 October, the UWI Cave Hill Campus bestowed honorary Doctor of Laws (DLL) degrees upon two distinguished Barbadian and Caribbean stalwarts Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Leo Haynes for their contribution to West Indies cricket. Greenidge (born 01/05/51) made his test debut in 1974 against India in Bengaluru, India scoring 93 and...Read More
Career-best bowling figures of 4/26 and a patient 26 runs by Hayley Matthews powered the West Indies Women to a series win over the Pakistan Women in the second of the three-match ODI series today. The Pakistan Women once again won the toss and put the West Indies Women to bat. The opening pair of...Read More
The West Indies Women started their tour of Pakistan today with a victory over the Pakistan Women by 45 runs in the first of three One-Day International matches. After Pakistan put the visitors to bat, the West Indies amassed 253/8 led by a brilliant century from the dominant Deandra Dottin and a sparkling all-round performance...Read More
I must say, Queen’s Park Cricket Club has truly been instrumental in grooming young national and regional cricketing talent, many of whom have gone on and entertained the cricketing world. Joyfully, I remember the early days of Dwayne Bravo, now that he has announced his retirement from international cricket. I was privileged to be appointed...Read More
A Trini at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Indra Ramsingh Geoffroy shares her view of the momentous last game in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match for the West Indies. The second day at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, the trek was shorter, as we were staying a few minutes away from...Read More
After a brief pause for carnival, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, it’s time to commence candid discourse about cricket once again, now that the former is no longer in focus. The WI selectors have named a squad for the Test tour of Sri Lanka—November 14 to December 3. It’s an interesting one. Predictably, they’ve...Read More
Indra Ramsingh Geoffroy is in the UAE for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup. Here’s another look through her eyes from Abu Dhabi. So, we Trinbagonians think it is hard to live with COVID-19. The norms in other countries are somewhat similar to ours. Firstly, visitors and residents in UAE must register through the ICA....Read More
The West Indies’ failure to reach the semifinal stage of the current ICC T20 World Cup did not surprise me. What happened to Kieron Pollard and his men in the United Arab Emirates and Oman is a lesson to everyone involved. The CWI selection panel ignored the signs. West Indies were the defending champions and...Read More
Jeremy Solozano, the Trinidad and Tobago left-handed opening batsman, is set to make his Test debut, after being selected to the 15 member squad to tour Sri Lanka from November 6 to December 4. The announcement came via a press release from Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Thursday, November 4. Solozano impressed the selectors during...Read More
