Flip Version | October
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MISSION MAROON STILL ALIVE!
The West Indies’ team’s 2021 ICC T20 World Campaign, labeled “Mission Maroon” on Cricket West Indies’ Facebook Page is still alive, albeit barely so. The West Indies has accumulated two points from its two losses, one win recorded after its first three matches. According to Cricinfo, the West Indies’ thrilling October 29 three-run win against …
Time’s Short For CWI To Cash In On ICC 2022 U19 WC Hosting Tourism Potential!
Next year’s 2022 International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 World Cup will be played in the Caribbean. The tournament which will involve 16 countries participating in a grand total of 64 matches is scheduled to start sometime in January 2021. Although the 16 participating countries, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua …
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Kudos To Mohammed & Holder!
As evidenced by the inclusion of their respective photos on the cover page logoed banner of this month’s WI Wickets October Issue, Cricket West Indies Women’s Media Manager Nassira Mohammed and former West Indies Captain Jason Holder are our chosen Personalities of the Month. As such they are both deserving of our highest kudos. As …
CWI Congratulates Legends!
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has congratulated West Indies cricket legends on recently being awarded honorary doctorates from the University of the West Indies (UWI). The trio – Sir Andy Roberts, Sir Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes – received Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees in recent ceremonies. Sir Andy was honored by the UWI Five Islands …
Best vs Best Practice Match Ends In A Tame Draw!
Despite scoring an unbeaten century for Team Blackwood in the Cricket West Indies Best vs. Best practice match against Team Brathwaite played at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua on October 28, Nkrumah Bonner said spending time at the crease was more important to him as he prepares for the West Indies’ upcoming tour to …
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Jason Holder’s Insights!
Former West Indies Captain Barbados-born Jason Holder is universally regarded as one of international cricket’s very best allrounders. A reputation duly confirmed by his current standing at the very top of the ICC’s official rankings of Test cricket’s all-rounders. Holder’s outstanding skills in both batting an bowling that have resulted in his current status, were …
West Indies Women Heading Pakistan Bound!
Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s selection panel has named a 15-member squad and three reserves for the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan Women and the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 in Zimbabwe. The three reserve players will also be traveling with the squad. The touring squad sees a return for …
One To Watch Isaiah Thorne
Berbician Isaiah Throne, who turned 17 on September 23, was one of two Guyanese on the West Indies U-19 tour of England last month for a six match Youth ODI series. The genuinely quick fast bowler captured eight wickets from the four matches including two consecutive three-wicket hauls; hitting 85 mph consistently with raw pace. …
Lance Gibbs: Guides To Greatness!
Lancelot Richard Gibbs was born in Georgetown, Guyana, on September 29, 1934. He began his active involvement in cricket as a fourteen year old, practicing his newly discovered interest, initially in the form of a leg-spinner, on the field of the Demerara Cricket Club in the neighborhood of Queenstown where he lived. From that inauspicious …