WI vs The Aussies T20 #2 match report: Caribbean Rhythms 2, Waltzing Mathilda 0. Ah, what a funny old game this thing called cricket is. If you’d have told me 3 days ago that WI would win BOTH games played thus far, against an opponent over whom we have enjoyed precious little recent success, I...Read More
This year marks 17 years since Brian Charles Lara broke the world record for the highest Test score when he eclipsed Australia’s Matthew Hayden 380 (vs Zimbabwe, 2003) with 400 not out against England in Antigua 2004. It was the second time Lara had broken the record after eclipsing Garfield Sobers 36-year-old record of 365...Read More
WI vs The Aussies T20 #1 match report: The Kangaroo Collapse. Dear WI cricket fan; yes, we won. You can stop rubbing your eyes in disbelief now. At the end of a game that can only be described as unexpected, the WI emerged triumphant by 18 runs with 4 overs to spare. Did the home...Read More
Firstly, let me profusely and deeply apologize to any fans of my WI vs SA reports for not doing the needful on game 5 of that series. My disappointment at the result, coupled with the lack of surprise at the way we lost, was so completely overtaken by Euro & Copa America football and Wimbledon...Read More
As West Indies Test cricket approaches 100 years (2028), it is timely to serve recognition upon Trinbagonian players who have contributed to the rich history of a sport that has had a telling impact on the lives of Caribbean people at home and in the diaspora. The 65 players from T&T to have represented the...Read More
As part of their efforts to provide young cricketers with more opportunity to develop their skills, the North Zone of the PowerGen SSCL organized age-group knockout tournaments yearly at the end of the conventional league competitions. The very nature of these games led to many exciting and competitive battles, but there were occasions that individual...Read More
Stafanie Taylor will lead the Cricket West Indies Women’s Senior team in the three T20I and five ODIs series against Pakistan starting June 30. Taylor will have veteran spinner Anisa Mohammed as her deputy. A West Indies Women “A” team was also selected to play in a historic series against a Pakistan “A” team commencing...Read More
Daren Sammy, the former West Indies captain, has been appointed to the post of independent non-member director of Cricket West Indies (CWI). The appointment took place at a meeting of the CWI Board held last Thursday 17 June 2021. CWI stated that Sammy’s appointment is in keeping with two of the fundamental principles which have guided the cricket organisation’s improvement strategy over the...Read More
In this episode, we feature a young treasure – Joshua Da Silva, as we continue to recognize and acknowledge some of our outstanding cricketers through a video series called “North Zone Treasures”. This series is sponsored by: National Lotteries Control Board On his first full tours in which he played against New Zealand and Bangladesh,...Read More
In the 2016 SSCL North Zone cricket season, Queen’s Royal College (QRC) had themselves quite a formidable group indeed. With a mix of established older players and exciting younger prospects, the ‘Royalians’ were making waves, particularly in the U-16 division, where the ever-reliable Navin Bidassie, in his final season at this age level, was leading...Read More
