By Ray Ford Perhaps there is no outfit better than the West Indies cricket team at optimistic, heartfelt commentary on failure. Maybe there is no greater exponent at identifying all the positives that can emanate from finishing second best in competitive sport than the regional side. And at the center of this rhetoric of losing …
West Indies Women’s cricketer Anisa Mohammed and u19 Rising Star Matthew Nandu have been selected as this WI Wickets Issue’s Cover Personalities of the Month. Mohammed earned her selection after being named in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 2021 Women’s One Day International (ODI) Team of the Year. Nandu for his part became the West …
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Now in its very first year of production since having been launched this past August 2021, WI Wickets magazine’s mission has always been to make a lasting contribution to the further development and promotion of West Indies cricket. Towards that end, Publisher Tony McWatt, has now decided to expand the magazine’s operations further through the …
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Six years ago, back in 2016, the West Indies emerged as ICC U19 World Cup Champions. Now playing in the prestigious biennial youth tournament’s current edition, the 2022 competition being played in their own backyard, the West indies have found themselves knocked out of the top ten rankings following their 82 run shock loss to …
Shock Loss To UAE Knocks West Indies Rising Stars Out Of ICC U19 Top Ten Rankings! Read More »
A brutal 51-ball century from Rovman Powell blasted West Indies to a 20-run victory over England in the January 27 third encounter and a 2-1 lead in their five-match T20I series at Kensington Oval. Powell muscled the hosts to 224 for 5 with an astonishing 107 off just 53 deliveries amid a 122-run stand for …
Powell’s Phenomenal Power On Full Display During West Indies Englad T20 Series! Read More »
The West Indies Women started their four-match One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa Women at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday, January 29. Prior to the start of the tour Captain Stafanie Taylor had marshaled her troops to focus on two main areas, consistency and aggression, two elements she believes were …
Universally regarded as the Godfather of contemporary West Indian fast bowling Anderson Montgomery Everton Roberts took 202 wickets at an average of 25.61 in 47 Test matches he played. His best-ever individual bowling performance was the 7 for 54 he took in the Perth 2nd Test of the 1975-76 Down Under series against Australia. Roberts …
SIR ANDY ROBERTS FROM BEACH BOWLER TO ONE OF TEST CRICKET’S BEST EVER! Read More »
By Sean Devers I remember it like if it was yesterday. I had just started Secondary School and back in those days whenever there was Test Cricket at Bourda our School would have ‘double sessions’ which meant that School would close for the day at ‘break time’ (10:20am). I had gone to Bourda to watch …
By David Jackson The second of five T201s between West Indies and England, the ICC T20 number 1 ranked team in the world, concluded on Sunday, January 23rd. The match once again exposed the problems the West Indies are having at the top of the order. It is extremely worrying. This pathetic top-order batting display …
WEST INDIES TOP ORDER BATTING A MAJOR CAUSE FOR CONCERN Read More »
Cricket West Indies Masters Association (CWIMA) is the administrative body for the governance of masters’ cricket in the West Indies and is affiliated with the world governing bodies for both Over 50s & Over 60s cricket based in Australia. The inaugural Over 50s World Cup was first held in Sydney, Australia in the summer of …
WINDIES MASTERS (OVER 50S & 60S) PREPARING FOR 2022 & 2023 WORLD CUPS Read More »
