Barbados-born Hayley Matthews’ outstanding performances with both bat and ball was one of the major contributing factors to the West Indies 3-0 sweep of their recently concluded ODI Series against Pakistan. Matthews compiled 132 runs from 3 innings batted to emerge as the West Indies second-highest run-scorer behind Deandra Dottin’s three-match aggregate of 170. Matthews’ …
The West Indies team’s disastrous performance at the recently concluded ICC 2021 T20 World Cup of four losses and just one win from its five matches played resulted in its failure to progress beyond the tournament’s Preliminary Super6 Round. More importantly, the West Indies finished well outside the Competition’s top 8 teams and as result …
By Sean Devers As the only West Indian in Canada’s squad for the recently concluded Antigua hosted ICC 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifiers Guyanaborn Dillon Heyliger was under some amount of pressure to perform well during the Antigua hosted tournament. Heyliger responded in the very best way possible capturing 9 wickets to top …
Dillon Heyliger Tops Canada’s 2021 Americas Qualifiers Bowling Averages! Read More »
I’ve decided to give myself the privilege of writing this WI Wickets Issue’s Memorable Matches on my own memories of the West Indies Test matches I’ve witnessed to date that have been the most magnificent. In doing so I shall cover the very first Test I ever attended, that which has given me my most …
Magnificent Memories: Mostly about Kanhai and Lara! Read More »
Christopher Henry Gayle, the ‘Universe Boss’ is undoubtedly one of the greatest and most loved cricketers of all time. His achievements in cricket are outstanding. Gayle, a Jamaican by birth, has represented West Indies in all three formats of the game. He played a crucial role in the West Indies teams which won several championships, …
The Case Of Chris Gayle Should He Be Given A ‘Send-Off’ Game? Read More »
By Tony McWatt Global cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Conference (ICC) has recently announced that the West Indies and the USA will host the 2024 T20 World Cup, the tournament’s third successive edition in as many years. The ICC’s 2024 T20 World Cup assignment was also very quickly followed by its announcement of the …
Two Wonderful World Cup Hosting Assignments For Cricket West Indies! Read More »
By Tony McWatt One of the English dictionary’s definitions of the word reform is “to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults!” As a result of its calamitous performance in the ICC 2021 T20 World Cup, the need for a radical and total reform of West Indies’ white-ball cricket has now …
By Tony McWatt “Post mortem doan bring back dead,” is an irrefutably valid old Guyanese saying. Following the unmitigated disaster of the West Indies ICC 2021 T20 World Cup campaign, an official Cricket West Indies (CWI) inquiry into its causes is now, however, fully merited! The roles of the Selectors, Coaches, and Captain should now …
West Indies 2021 T20 World Cup Campaign Ends In Absolute Disaster! Read More »
By Tony McWatt Prior to the start of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, Cricket West Indies’ Face-book Page had labeled the West Indies’ team’s campaign to regain its title as the tournament’s reigning champions “Mission Maroon!” With two defeats and just one win, a highly squeaky last over three-run win over Bangladesh, the West …
