382 runs scored from 10 innings batted in 5 matches played for an average of 38.20. Arguably, not exactly the sort of statistics any Selector worth their salt should be looking for a batsman to be included in an upcoming West Indies A Team tour to Bangladesh. That aggregate, however, included a highest score of …
The South Africa – West Indies February 20 – March 4, First Test at Centurion Park ended within its first three days with the visitors crashing to defeat by 87 runs. The victory which gave the hosts an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-Test Series, was the direct result of yet another supine display by …
Rethink Required. West Indies’ Bating Middle Order Needs To be Revamped! Read More »
By Tony McWatt – Publisher The West Indies team’s 2-0 victory in its recently concluded Test Series at home against Bangladesh has provided some very encouraging signs for its fans and followers. The West Indies comfortably won both matches of the Series. Three of the West Indies’ top-order batsmen, Kyle Mayers, Kraigg Brathwaite and John …
By Tony McWatt – Publisher The West Indies Selectors will naturally, be keenly observing the performances of their chosen players during the current Holland Series, particularly in regard to the eventual composition of the fifteen members final squad for next year’s ICC ODI World Cup. While doing so they should, however, be just as keenly …
By Tony McWatt – Publisher As almost everyone connected with the sport in even the remotest manner would have heard by now, West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has announced his immediate retirement from international cricket. Pollard’s April 20th announcement, which would have come as a major surprise to most, has now created some very interesting …
West Indies Women’s Head Coach Courtney Walsh’s public proclamations of having been pleased with his team’s performances during the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup cannot be said to have been unexpected. Within recent times West Indies Head Coaches have demonstrated a consistent tendency to issue public statements that are somewhat removed from reality. The …
Matthews Should Replace Stafanie Taylor As West Indies Women’s Captain! Read More »
The Canadian Caribbean cricket community has been saddened by the untimely passing of yet another of its stalwarts. Jainauth ‘Vish’ Jadunauth, a much admired and widely respected cricket administrator and former player passed away on February 19 morning, following a brief illness. The almost 61 years old Jadunauth was from Dundee, Mahaicony, Guyana before migrating …
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 …
By Tony McWatt – Publisher As it enters the 2022 New Year, the Ricky Skerritt–led Cricket West Indies (CWI) should be seeking to have a much improved year from the annus horribilis that it’s 2021 can now only be best described. Towards that end here are my top 10 suggestions for resolutions CWI, as well …
Some Recommended New Year’s Resolutions For Cricket West Indies! Read More »
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. This undoubtedly wonderful ICC World Cup hosting assignment couldn’t have come at a better time for West Indies cricket. Understandably, …
2007 West Indies Hosted World Cup Errors Must Not Be Repeated In 2024! Read More »
