Police will look to maintain their unbeaten run when they take on Savannah Boys in Round 4 of the North Zone Cricket Council’s Senior Division this weekend. Police currently lead the standings with 78 points, seven points clear of second place Barataria Ball Players. Both Police and Barataria can boast of three outright wins from...Read More
In this edition of “How’s That” we will look at another important aspect of the game, the Follow On. As we move along this law, we will be seeing the various amounts of runs needed to avoid the follow-on in cricket. Lead on first innings In a two-inning match of 5 days or more, the...Read More
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the squad for the West Indies Rising Stars Under 19s High-Performance camp being hosted at Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG) in Antigua. This is the first activity to bring together the best Under 19s talent in the region and build towards the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup in 2024. The squad of 29 includes two players who...Read More
Cricket West Indies (CWI) Men’s Selection Panel named two newcomers, Alick Athanaze and Akeem Jordan, in the 15-member squad for the upcoming two-Test Series against South Africa. Athanaze, the left-handed batter is the captain of Windward Islands Volcanoes while Jordan, the right-arm seam bowler plays for Barbados Pride. Both have demonstrated good form in the...Read More
A three-member group of independent professionals has been named by Cricket West Indies (CWI) to conduct a comprehensive review of the early exit by the West Indies Men’s team from the recent ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. CWI today announced that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Review Group will undertake a holistic assessment of...Read More
Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced today that Phil Simmons will be stepping down from his role as Head Coach of the West Indies Men’s team following the team’s exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup being played in Australia. His last assignment will be the upcoming two-Test series against Australia from 30 November to...Read More
Half-centuries from Mario Belcon and Adrian Ali led Savannah Boys to a convincing 34-run win over Glenora Sports Club at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex in the North Zone T20 competition on Wednesday evening. Put in to bat first, the opening pair posted a mammoth 133-run first-wicket stand for Savannah Boys. Belcon powered 59 runs...Read More
RINGING THE CHANGES With the hosts already holding a 2-0 series lead, both camps used the final match to swap out personnel. For Pakistan, Hasan Ali returned in place of Rauf and Shahnawaz Dahani got his ODI debut replacing Afridi. The WI traded in Seales for Phillip while Carty and Paul got their first action...Read More
PRELUDE The WI came into this match riding a wave of confidence after their Dutch delight against the Netherlands. A 3-0 series sweep gave the Men in Maroon the perfect start to new skipper Pooran’s reign. In Pakistan, however, this new-look Caribbean outfit faced a decidedly more experienced and accomplished opponent. Just a few short...Read More
On hearing the announcement, T&T’s Nicholas Pooran was named Captain of the West Indies T20 and the One-Day International Team, there was much jubilation amongst many sportswriters and journalists. But, for me, I think the West Indies selection panel missed the boat once again, and that decision could backfire on young Pooran. Let me make...Read More
