The West Indies A Team concluded its May 17 – June 2, 2023, Bangladesh Tour with a one-win, two draws victorious record. Apart from the most welcome, highly encouraging, overall victory the series has also provided the West Indies Test Selectors with some extremely useful pointers. Such pointers which it is now hoped will be …
Some Very Useful A Team Bangladesh Tour Pointers. Read More »
Just over a year and five months into his appointment as West Indies Lead Selector, the honeymoon period of favourable fan and followers reactions to teams chosen by West Indies Lead Selector the Rt, Honourable Desmond Haynes and his Panel has ended. On January 6, 2022, Cricket West Indies (CWI) named Haynes to take over …
The way social media was lit up on Friday, May 12, into the next day Saturday and even a full two days later onto Mother’s Day Sunday, you would have believed that Barbados Independence/Republic celebrations, Christmas or some other reason for annual pyrotechnics had come six to seven months early this year! Rather than the …
Eyebrows Raised Over West Indies Squad And Coaching Announcements! Read More »
Questionnable Choices In Announced West Indies A Team Squad. Back in the halcyon days of West Indies cricket, when our teams ruled the international cricket world, it used to be that whenever a squad was selected for an overseas tour there would be at most one or two players whose inclusion would be questionable. Not …
Contentious Choices In Announced West Indies A Team Squad. Read More »
By Tony McWatt Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel has named the fifteenman squad for the West Indies “A” Team tour of Bangladesh. Joshua Da Silva, the West Indies Test wicket-keeper/batter, will captain the team in the three four-day “Test” matches against Bangladesh “A” starting on 16 May. Along with Da Silva, the …
Dubious Choices In Selected West Indies A team Squad To Bangladesh. Read More »
382 runs scored from 10 innings batted in 5 matches played for an average of 38.20. Arguably, not exactly the sort of statistics any Selector worth their salt should be looking for a batsman to be included in an upcoming West Indies A Team tour to Bangladesh. That aggregate, however, included a highest score of …
The 2023 season of the CPL will be played across five countries in the Caribbean from August 17 to September 24. Compared to the five venues that hosted matches last season across four countries – there were two venues in Trinidad & Tobago – this year’s CPL will also have matches played in Barbados; the …
Commencing with this April Issue, WI Wickets monthly editions’ center-pages will be dedicated to respective laurels and darts listings of those currently involved or associated with West Indies cricket that are deserving of such awards. Laurels will be awarded to those whose activities within the governing past month have been deserving of the highest kudos. …
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, …
On Monday, April 24th, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the match schedule for the upcoming Men’s “A” Team Series in Bangladesh. According to the schedule the West Indies A team will arrive in Bangladesh on the 11th of May, 2023. The team will play three four-day “Test” matches against Bangladesh “A”, at the Sylhet International …
Bangladesh A Team Tour Will Provide Showcase Oppotunities For Chosen Players! Read More »
