READY, SET, GO! Our much-anticipated series finally got properly off and running with its first fully completed match. A change in venue brought with it a marked change in weather and optimism for a result. Both camps had cause for concern, though, as they were forced into personnel changes. For WI, Simmons was unavailable after...Read More

WI WALLOPED BY WALLABIES The final ODI between WI and Australia went—predictably, some might say—to the Aussies. Victory by 6 wickets with almost 20 overs to spare definitely ended the tour sweetly for the visitors. For my part, they initially lost the game with the team selection. Keeping a largely ineffective and inconsistent Cottrell and...Read More

In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at the wicket. When looking at the wicket the umpires should always check that : The wickets are aligned end to end and parallel to each other.The stumps are of the correct shape and are correctly placed , with the back edge of the marking...Read More

In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at the various creases around a cricket pitch. The umpires should always check the crease markings before a match. As with the pitch itself and the wickets, umpires will, with experience, become better able to judge visually if the creases are not correct. Creases and...Read More

Senior West Indies players and T20 World Cup winners Anisa Mohammed and Britney Cooper are among seven players selected from Trinidad and Tobago to be part of a 30-member squad set to participate in a month-long high-performance camp in Antigua beginning on May 2nd. The veterans will be joined by Reniece Boyce, Karishma Ramharack, and...Read More

When the ‘Saints’ of CIC and the ‘Royalians’ of QRC stand across from each other on the field of play, more often than not they create moments that are simply unforgettable. On March 11th, 2016, the U-14 cricket teams of both schools faced off on QRC’s turf in a game that would provide the onlookers...Read More

In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at how the Covid 19 Pandemic has forced some changes in the way in which the game is officiated. In the hundreds of years cricket has been played the umpires have customarily held the bowler’s cap or sweater. However umpires are encouraged to not hold...Read More

Adjusted from its usage in golf, the concept of “Pro-Am cricket”, best describes the final between the Jaguars of Guyana and the Red Force of Trinidad and Tobago in the Super50 series.  The latter a team of experienced, determined and organized professionals against a largely amateur group of players outmatched, out played, out-thought, out-captained: at...Read More

Christopher Henry Gayle, the most destructive T20 cricketer in the world, and Fidel Edwards have been recalled to the West Indies T20I squad ahead of the three-match home series against Sri Lanka beginning on March 3. Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel today announced both the T20 International and One Day International squads for the...Read More

During the 2020 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) the T20 tournament partnered with Tourism Trinidad Limited (TTL) to showcase Trinidad as a preferred destination of choice in the Caribbean; generating a sponsorship value of US$51.5million. Trinidad and Tobago were vital partners in delivering the 2020 Hero CPL with all matches played in that country because...Read More