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 …
West Indies Women’s cricketer Anisa Mohammed and u19 Rising Star Matthew Nandu have been selected as this WI Wickets Issue’s Cover Personalities of the Month. Mohammed earned her selection after being named in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 2021 Women’s One Day International (ODI) Team of the Year. Nandu for his part became the West …
MOHAMMED, NANDU WI WICKETS JANUARY ’22 COVER PERSONALITIES! Read More »
Now in its very first year of production since having been launched this past August 2021, WI Wickets magazine’s mission has always been to make a lasting contribution to the further development and promotion of West Indies cricket. Towards that end, Publisher Tony McWatt, has now decided to expand the magazine’s operations further through the …
WI WICKETS ALL-STARS CARIBBEAN CRICKET TOURS IN THE MAKING! Read More »
Six years ago, back in 2016, the West Indies emerged as ICC U19 World Cup Champions. Now playing in the prestigious biennial youth tournament’s current edition, the 2022 competition being played in their own backyard, the West indies have found themselves knocked out of the top ten rankings following their 82 run shock loss to …
Shock Loss To UAE Knocks West Indies Rising Stars Out Of ICC U19 Top Ten Rankings! Read More »
A brutal 51-ball century from Rovman Powell blasted West Indies to a 20-run victory over England in the January 27 third encounter and a 2-1 lead in their five-match T20I series at Kensington Oval. Powell muscled the hosts to 224 for 5 with an astonishing 107 off just 53 deliveries amid a 122-run stand for …
Powell’s Phenomenal Power On Full Display During West Indies Englad T20 Series! Read More »
The West Indies Women started their four-match One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa Women at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday, January 29. Prior to the start of the tour Captain Stafanie Taylor had marshaled her troops to focus on two main areas, consistency and aggression, two elements she believes were …
