By Tony McWatt 2-0 in favour of the hosts. That was the scoreline of the recently concluded Australia-hosted T20I Series against the West Indies as a prelude to the Caribbean team’s participation in this year’s 2022 ICC T20 World Cup Final Qualification Tournament. Even more significantly it left West Indies with an entirely unflattering overall …
Aussie T20 Series Loss Takeaways: Few Positives. Many Negatives! Read More »
This year’s 2022 ICC World Cup will effectively serve as a trial of sorts for West Indies Head Coach Phil Simmons, as well as his Batting and Bowling Deputies Monty Desai and Roddy Estwick. The West Indies finished dead last among the Super12 teams at last year’s 2019 and anything less than a substantial improvement …
World Cup Trial For Phil Simmons” Coaching Cadre! Read More »
Caribbean cricket is now being graced with the involvement of two Presidents both with the common background of having served as Tourism Ministers for their respective countries, President Dr Irfaan Ali of Guyana and Cricket West Indies Ricky Skerritt of St. Kitts. In terms of the application of their respective previous ministerial experience to the …
Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali Giving CWI A Cricket Tourism Schooling! Read More »
The days that have passed since the September 14 announcement of the West Indies 2022 T20 World Cup squad have proved to be very interesting. Punctuated as they have been by Selection Chair Desmond Haynes’ provided explanations for some of the more contentious choices, as well as the overall reactions to the fifteen that have …
West Indies World Cup Squad Selections Already Coming Under Scrutiny. Read More »
As has long since become the norm, the fifteen-member squad to represent the West Indies at an International Cricket Council global marquee tournament has finally been announced, mere hours before the established tournament deadline for all such submissions. The West Indies’ fifteen-member squad for the Australia-hosted ICC 2022 T20 World Cup was officially announced on …
Three Major Surprises In West Indies 2022 T20 World Cup Squad. Read More »
As Chairman of the West Indies Selection Panel, the Rt. Honourable Haynes and his fellow Selectors have of late been faced with the challenge of selecting the absolute best possible 15-member squad to represent the West Indies at next month’s now rapidly approaching ICC T20 World Cup Qualification tournament. The top four teams from which …
Hero CP Giving Haynes More Headaches Than T20 World Cup Selections Solutions . Read More »
Played 21, Won 5 Lost 16. That is this year’s 2022 record of One Day International (ODI) matches played by the West Indies team following its 1-2 loss to New Zealand in the Barbados-hosted August 17-21 three-match Series. A record made even more dismal by the actuality of no less than four of those five …
Crescendo Level Calls For Simmons’ Head Now Likely Following Kiwi ODI Series Loss. Read More »
The West Indies team completed its match play preparations for the forthcoming ICC 2022 T20 World Cup in a most positive manner, securing an emphatic two-wicket win in the third and final encounter of its three-match Series against the visiting New Zealand. Despite the victory, which allowed the West Indies to avoid yet another 0-3 …
Still More Questions Than Answers About West Indies T20 World Cup Readiness. Read More »
With just about seven months left remaining on Ricky Skerrit’s second two-year term as Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, this would be as good a time as any to assess his tenure. Extremely disappointing would arguably have to be the fairest possible verdict of any such assessment! Skerrit’s initial March 2019 appointment to the Presidency, …
Ricky Skerritt’s Cricket West Indies Presidency Has Been Extremely Disappointing! Read More »
There is now much for the West Indies cricket team and its legions of fans around the globe to be encouraged by, despite the harsh reality of having already lost the current three-match ODI Series against India. The West Indies lost both of the first two matches of the Series. The margins of defeat in …
Much To Be Encouraged By For West Indies Despite Yet Another ODI Series Loss. Read More »
