Barbados successfully defended their CG United Women’s Super50 Cup title as they romped to a sensational eight-wicket win over Jamaica (via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern Method), in a rain-shortened 26-over per side match. The winners celebrated their third consecutive 50-over title in style, after they narrowly missed out on also taking the T20 Blaze title earlier this …
Barbados Repeats As CG United Women’s Super50 Champs! Read More »
Following weeks of intense cricket action between the best-of-the-best in the Caribbean, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), on June 25, honoured those women and their teams for their outstanding performances at the recently concluded Cricket West Indies (CWI)/CG Insurance Blaze T20 and Super50 tournaments. The awards ceremony and gala, held at the poolside of the …
Barbados, Jamaica Cop Top Awards At Women’s Regionals Presentation Gala! Read More »
By Tony McWatt Born January 12, 1962, in the Five islands Village of his native Antigua, Richard Benjamin Richardson, now fondly known universally as Sir Richie following his February 28th 2014 Antigua government rendered appointment as a Knight Commander of the Order Of the Nation, remembers playing cricket from ever since he first knew himself! …
Sir Ritchie Richardson: From Playground Cricketer To Test Greatness- Part I! Read More »
BY DAVID JACKSON Encouraging signs in the batting, but areas of concern still linger! West Indies convincingly won the second Test in the home series against Bangladesh to take the series 2-0. There are encouraging signs in the batting, an area which has been of some concern. In the first Test, the bowling, spearheaded by …
A Commendable Bangladesh Test Series Performance By West Indies. Read More »
CWIMA invites interested O40s players to register online Masters cricket continues to grow exponentially and it is a tribute to those cricketers who are still active and still possess that deep love for the game that a private group of individuals has since established structures for the efficient administration of these masters’ series and world …
The West Indies started its 2022 white-ball Home Series consisting of three ODI’s and 5 T20I’s against the visiting Indians on July 22. It has, therefore, now been approximately two weeks, a fortnight as would be said in “proper English,” since the two teams commenced their exchanges against each other. In that period the fortunes …
A Fortnight Of Roller Coaster Emotions For West Indies Cricket. Read More »
he West Indies team’s 2-0 victory in its recently concluded Test Series at home against Bangladesh has provided some very encouraging signs for its fans and followers. The West Indies comfortably won both matches of the Series. The West Indies victory margin for the Antigua-hosted First Test was seven wickets. For the second, played at …
Encouraging Signs For West Indies From Bangladesh Test Series Victory! Read More »
7/131 and 3/9. 10 wickets lost for 140 runs. An entire batting unit effectively dismissed for under 150! Thankfully for the West Indies team and its millions of supporters worldwide, those scores occurred not in a single innings but rather in the team’s respective first and second crease appearances in the recently concluded Antigua-hosted First …
Batting Still A Major Concern Despite West Indies’ First Test Victory Over Bangladesh! Read More »
By Tony McWatt “Every dark cloud has a silver lining!” A three-nil Series loss, the tenth in succession to their Pakistan hosts, should now be legitimately regarded as a dark cloud of significant proportions hanging over the fortunes of West Indies ODI cricket. Particularly in relation to the team’s preparations for participation in next year’s …
Encouraging West Indies ODI Cricket Signs Despite Pakistan Series Loss! Read More »
By Tony McWatt Being a West Indies Selector has always been a tough job but in recent times it has become even tougher than ever before. So much so that the job must now undoubtedly rank as one of the toughest, most unappreciated, roles that anyone desirous of having any involvement with and wishing to …
West Indies Selectors’ Job Becoming Tougher Than Ever Before! Read More »
