Having celebrated its 50th Anniversary this past July 4, 2023, Caricom’s leaders have announced their intention to become more directly involved in West Indies cricket. An announcement that has been received as sweet music to the ears of very many West Indies cricket fans. On and off the field of play, West Indies cricket has …
West Indies Cricket Needs Caricom’s Involvement! Read More »
The rain had the final say on the last day of the West Indies-India second Test, completely washing out proceedings and preventing even a single ball from being bowled. The Test thus ended as a draw, leaving India as the most deserving 1-0 victors of the two-match series. A series that demonstrated with crystal-like …
Most of us would have thought that the ODI squad’s first-time-ever failure to qualify for the ICC World Cup later this year, would be the lowest of lows for West Indies cricket. Lo and behold, however, the Test team has now taken us all to an even lower level of despair, despondency, and outright global …
Poor squad selection choices have been, post-mortem, universally identified as one of the fundamental causes of the West Indies’ embarrassing failure to qualify for this year’s ICC 2023 ODI World Cup. For the very first time in the tournament’s now forty-eight-year history. The announced West Indies thirteen-member squad for the first of the two …
WI Selection Chairman Desmond Haynes Under Scrutiny! Read More »
Successive losses, first to Zimbabwe followed by the previously unthinkable submission to the Netherlands, all but scuttled the West Indies hopes of qualifying for the ICC 2023 World Cup to be played in India this coming October-November. The losses left the West Indies with zero carryover points heading into the Zimbabwe Qualifier’s Super Six competition, …
43, 115, 34 and 104 not out. Those were Nicholas Pooran’s individual scores from the West Indies four matches during the Group Stage of the 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifier being played in Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, Pooran’s outstanding batting proved insufficient to the West Indies qualification hopes as successive losses to first Zimbabwe, followed closely by …
Nicholas Pooran Shines For West Indies In Zimbabwe Qualifer Group Stage! Read More »
Here are this month’s WI Wickets’ Laurels & Darts. As a reminder, laurels are awarded to those whose activities within the governing past month have been deserving of the highest kudos. Conversely, darts are thrown at those whose conduct has been most unbecoming. Five laurels are awarded each month, but only three darts are thrown. …
IVAN MADRAY FIRST DIVISION TOURNAMENT! The BCB recently launched the fourth edition of the Ivan Madray first division tournament at a simple presentation ceremony on the office of sponsor Chandradat Chinatami.The knockout tournament would start as soon as the weather improves. Mr. Chinatami told BCB President Hilbert Foster that he was pleased to be associated …
Playoff Dates for T20 Cup, Shield and Plate Tournaments Announced. BCA has released the playoff dates for this year’s 2023 scheduled T20 Cup, Shield and Plate tournaments. The BCA’s T20 Cup Playoff quarterfinal matches will be held on Saturday May 20, the semi-finals on May 27 and the Final on Sunday June 4. May 21, …
By David Jackson In their last two matches in the World Cup Qualifier, West Indies ODI team suffered humiliating defeats, first against Zimbabwe on June 24th, and then two days later against Netherlands. The loss against Netherlands was particularly hurtful, as the West Indies had put up a challenging target of 374. No way should …
WI ODI Cricket: Rock Bottom Reached. Massive Overhaul Required! Read More »
