The Beginning of Wonderment West Indies v India, April 1962 India played two Test matches at Sabina Park on their tour of the West Indies, 1961-62. And it had to be the second of the two that I had seen. Because, I was remember being fascinated with the name Nawab of Pataudi – that of …
By David Jackson The performances of West Indies in the T20 World Cup 2021 thus far has been extremely disappointing, but with this close win over Bangladesh in their third group match there is now a glimmer of hope for them to advance to the next stage of the tournament. Really, it would have been …
West Indies T20 World Cup Campaign Squad Loses Obed McCoy! Read More »
By Tony McWatt Embarrassingly pathetic is perhaps the most appropriate description that should be given to the West Indies’ batting display in their October 23, ICC 2021 T20 World Cup opening match against England. Sent in to bat after losing the toss, the West Indies absolutely crumbled to be 55 all out in 14.2 overs. …
Woeful Start To West Indies T20 World Cup Campaign! Read More »
By Tony McWatt SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. A SWOT analysis is, therefore, a strategy that is often used by businesses for measuring and evaluating their abilities to successfully achieve a specific objective. Over the next few weeks the attention of all Caribbean cricket fans and followers, is likely to …
By Tony McWatt Missing In Action (MIA) is a military term used to describe a soldier’s disappearance, either from within the ranks or worse from the actual field of battle. It’s a term that now readily comes to mind in regards to the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), the representative union body for the Caribbean …
By Tony McWatt The 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the 9th edition of “the biggest party in sports,” reached an exciting conclusion on Wednesday, September 15. After 32 matches had been played for the first time ever at a single venue, St Kitts’ Warner Park, it all came down to the Tournament final. The result …
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By Tony McWatt Time To Move On From Selections Fiasco But Policy And Practices Reforms Are Now Urgently Required! The former great, now legendary, West Indies wicket-keeper batsman Deryck Murray recently added his voice to the seemingly unending list of those who have publicly expressed their disagreement with the 2021 T20 Squad choices made by …
Sharpened Knives Now Drawn And Pointed At WI Harper Led Selections Panel! Read More »
Fire Them Forthwith! Those were the words of the former Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies opening batsman Suruj Ragoonath in becoming just the latest addition to the crescendo of voices that have been raised in opposition to the choices made by the Roger Harper led West Indies Selection panel for the Caribbean team’s participation …
By Tony McWatt Everyone who has followed Michael Holding’s career as a cricket Commentator would have been forewarned of his now announced retirement at least two years ago when he had indicated publicly that it would only be a matter of time before he permanently “switched off his mike!”Yet, I was admittedly caught somewhat off …
