Ray Ford’s Retrospectives: Put Off That WICB Election! Lest We Forget. With Cricket West Indies Elections scheduled to be held this coming March, 2023, the following article written by Presidential aspirant Ray Ford almost a decade ago in support of Clive Lloyd’s candidacy at that time now seems entirely relevant! WHENEVER the opportunities arise, our …
Ray’s Retrospectives: Put Off That (March 2013) Election! Read More »
Having scored just 173 runs at a miserly average of 11.53 and taken only 13 wickets while conceding 774 runs in his last 10 Test matches played Roston Chase must have considered himself to be a very lucky man when he advised of his inclusion in the West Indies squad for its two-match tour of …
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel has named a 14-member squad for the first and second matches in the CG United One Day International (ODI) series against England Women starting on 4 December at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. West Indies and England will contest three day/night CG United ODIs starting at …
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WI Wickets caught up with the Barbados Cricket Association’s Chairman of Selectors Henderson Broomes. The following were his responses to the interview questions posed to him: WI: For the benefit of our readers kindly provide an outline of your BCA involvement to date and how you came into your current role? HB: My BCA involvement …
Take 8 With BCA’s Chairman Of Selectors Henderson Broomes! Read More »
Alzarri Joseph’s progression from former U19 quickie to now becoming the spearhead of the West Indies bowling attack and definitively now deserving of a “world class” description has justified the expectations of many Caribbean cricket fans. Joseph was the most successful bowler in the West Indies’ most failed 2022 T20 World Cup Campaign, capturing 6 …
Commencing with this October 2022 Issue WI Wickets will be publishing an ongoing series of One-On-One conducted interviews with key personalities from within the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA). We are, therefore, very pleased to present the following interview with BCA National Youth Selection Panel Chairman, Elvis Howard, as the very first of the now planned …
CRICKET WEST INDIES MASTERS ASSOCIATION (CWIMA) has undertaken a mega event tantamount to a mini-world cup on its very first attempt at hosting a masters’ tournament. The 2022 BIG MAN CRICKET O50s CARIBBEAN CUP is scheduled to be held on November 2 to the 11th in Barbados at several First- Class venues- Pickwick, Wanderers, Windward, …
BIG MAN CRICKET O50s CARIBBEAN CUP COMES TO BARBADOS! Read More »
By Ray Ford OF LEADERS Field-Marshal Montgomery once said “they have infectious optimism a determination to persevere in the face of difficulties and the composure to radiate confidence when they themselves are not too certain of the outcome!” One would think that Montgomery had known Clive Lloyd personally but what about Viv Richards? Even prior …
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has risen to the top spot among all-rounders in the One-Day International format for the first time in her career. The talismanic right-handed batter and off-spinner scored 88 runs and grabbed five wickets in the recent CG United ODI Series against New Zealand to secure the Number 1 position in …
Hayley Matthews: World’s #1 Women Cricket Allounder! Read More »
Not many gave Jamaica Tallawahs a chance to qualify for the CPL 2022 playoffs, let alone make the final, including former West Indies spinner and now commentator Samuel Badree. Every time Tallawahs’ Pakistan import Mohammad Amir would bump into Badree, he would remind him of his pre-tournament prediction and Tallawahs’ determination to prove him – …
Triumphant Tallawahs Defy Odds To Clinch Hero 2022 CPL Championship Title! Read More »
