October 2023

Hayley Matthews Deserves A Barbados National Achievement Award!

Blog, WI Wickets, Wicket / October 25, 2023 October 25, 2023

When Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and her government get around to compiling this year’s list of deserving National Achievement Award recipients, Hayley Mathews’ name should now be one of the very first to be included. Through her outstanding accomplishments in international cricket, Matthews has made all of Barbados, indeed the entire Caribbean, extremely proud. …

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Lack Of Forward Thinking Evident in Super50 Squads!

Blog, WI Wickets / October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023

Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) 2023 Regional Super50 Cup started on October 17. The players involved in this year’s tournament will be competing for increased prize money with the winning team receiving US$100,000, compared to last year’s US$30,000, while the runners-up will collect US$50,000. However, far too many of the players selected by the six territorial …

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Canada’s World Cup Qualification A Plus For Caribbean Tourism!

Blog, WI Wickets / October 12, 2023 October 12, 2023

The Canadians are coming! By virtue of an incredible victory over hosts Bermuda in the 2023 Americas Qualifier, Canada secured its spot as one of the 20 teams at next year’s 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. It is a development that augurs well for Caribbean tourism! The Canadians’ victory over hosts Bermuda in the decider …

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WI Win T20 2024 World Cup Planning Must Start Now!

Publisher's Messages, WI Wickets / October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023

Now that this year’s 2023 Caribbean Premier League has been concluded the focus for all involved with West Indies cricket must be immediately shifted to next year’s ICC T20 World Cup. Specifically, plans must be put in place for the West Indies to fully capitalize on its World Cup home-court advantage by winning the title …

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Shai Hope 2023 CPL Player Of The Tournament!

WI Wickets / October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023

481 runs from 13 innings at an average of 53.44. Those were Shai Hope’s returns during the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League, which placed him at the very top of the standings for the tournament’s leading run scorers, Returns which also most deservedly earned him the coveted honour of being adjudged this year’s Player of …

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2024 T20 World Cup Countdown: Defending Champions England Hoping To Repeat!

2024 T20 World Cup Countdown, WI Wickets / October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023

By Varun Desai Next year’s ICC T20 World Cup will be played from June 4 – 20, 2024. Jointly hosted by the West Indies and USA the World Cup’s matches will be played in seven Caribbean countries, Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, St Lucia, St Vincent and Trinidad as well as the three USA cities of …

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Berbice Cricket Board Quick Pitch!

Berbice Cricket Board, WI Wickets, Wicket / October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023

SOME FACTS ABOUT BERBICE CRICKET 1. The Berbice Cricket Board was founded in September, 1939 2. Berbice cricket produced it first test cricketer in 1948- John Trim 3. Twenty Berbicians including one female has played test cricket 4. Ashmini Munisar captained the first West Indies Female Under 19 team 5. Port Mourant produced seven of …

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September 2023 Laurels & Darts!

Laurels & Darts, WI Wickets / October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023

This month’s WI Wickets’ Laurels & Darts features Imran Tahir, Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd, the ICC, and the seven Caribbean 2024 World Cup hosting venues as worthy recipients of the former. Darts have also been justifiably thrown at the Guyana Amazon Warriors Caribbean Premier League Franchise, the 2023 CPL Commentary Panel and Cricket West Indies …

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Changes Likely To West Indies T20 Squad Moving Forward!

Jackson’s (David) Jury, WI Wickets / October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023

By David Jackson The Caribbean Premier League ended with a victory for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final. The Warriors fully deserved to be champions. They were the best team in the tournament. Imran Tahir, the highly experienced, 43-year-old, former South African cricketer did a great job as captain of the team. It was …

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Status Feport Requested Dr Shallow!

Blog, WI Wickets / October 5, 2023 October 5, 2023

It’s now been approximately six months since Dr Kishore Shallow was elected unopposed as president of Cricket West Indies (CWI). It is the perfect time for Dr Shallow to provide fans and all others interested in West Indies cricket with a status report update on his presidential activities to date. The necessity for Dr Shallow …

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