Derick Kallicharran, who played the first of his 39 First- Class games in 1979 against Barbados, says playing Shell Shield cricket was tougher than what is being played in the Caribbean now and in his opinion, the standard is way lower. The 63-year-old Berbician, averaged 24.72, with a best of 88 against Windwards in St. …
By Ray Ford As his very close friend and confidante the following is from a January 2013 Tribute that was written by Ray Ford on the former Jamaica and West Indies batsman Easton ‘Bull’ McMorris who passed away on February 1, 2022 at age 86. McMorris, a right-hand opening batsman, played 13 Tests for West …
The new selection panel of Cricket West Indies (CWI) has selected its 13-man squad for the upcoming Test series against England. The 3-match Test series begins on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022. The Tests are scheduled to be played at three different venues: the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, the Kensington Oval in Barbados, and the National …
West Indies England First Test Squad. Did The Selectors Get It Right? Read More »
The Cricket West Indies Masters Association (CWIMA) has an exciting year planned ahead in preparation for the upcoming three World Cups (O60s, O50s & O40s). The first event is the O60s World Cup that will take place in Queensland, Australia and is scheduled for Sept 2-15th 2022. This event is expected to feature twelve competitive …
Sonny Ramadhin, whose beguiling spin bowling helped West Indies to secure their first Test series victory in England in 1950, died on Sunday February 27, 2022, at the age of 92. Born in Trinidad in 1929, Ramadhin was the first man of Indian heritage to represent the region in cricket and a star of his …
By Tony McWatt One thing that can certainly be said about West Indies cricket is that it now invariably provides much fodder for discussion and debate among its 2 million-plus estimated fans, wherever in the world they may be. The latest example of which would be the individual and collective performances of both the players …
Some India T20 Series Takeaways And A First Test Squad Selection! Read More »
By Tony McWatt The first two completed rounds of the 2022 Caribbean Regional Four Day Championships would have presented the Desmond Haynes led Selection Panel with much food for thought to chew on in terms of their choices for the West Indies thirteen-member squad to face England in the forthcoming three-Test Series. The Series gets …
Food For Thought For West Indies’ England Test Series Squad Selections! Read More »
By Tony McWatt So India has yet again comprehensively defeated the West Indies in an ODI Series. This shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise to anyone as that has now been the trend for almost a decade and a half. What would have been distasteful to all West Indies cricket fans and followers, …
Batting Woes Continue As India Humiliates West Indies 3-0! Read More »
By Tony McWatt There was much that we were intending to cover in this our sixth article for 2022. The West Indies exciting T20 Series win against England, the scheduled return of Regional four-day cricket, the forthcoming white ball Tour to India with its ODI and T20 matches, as well as the Selection Chairman Desmond …
CWI Insulting Caribbean Cricket Fans & Followers’ Intelligence! Read More »
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 …
