By Ray Ford This coming March or April – whenever the elections for president will be, West Indies cricket will again reach a fork in the road. Will those who are tasked with administering it choose a president from among those in its smoke-filled window-shuttered room? Or, will they raise the blinds and look around? …
With the underwhelming performances of the West Indies and South Africa on their respective tours to Australia, could West Indies cricket fans look forward to interesting battles when these two teams meet for two tests, three ODIs and three T20Is in February and March this year? Windies Warriors Supporters’ Club (WWSC), the official supporters’ group …
By Tony McWatt – Publisher Cricket West Indies has announced the appointment of Andre Coley as interim Head Coach of its Senior Men’s Test, ODI and T2oI teams. Coley’s appointment has been made as a replacement for Phil Simmons who resigned from the position immediately after the West Indies’ embarrassing Super12 Qualification Round exit during …
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When a successor to the recently resigned Nicholas Pooran as the West Indies white ball cricket captain is eventually appointed, Rovman Powell’s name will certainly be very high among those in contention for the position. As recently indicated by Sruthi Ravindranath a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo. Rovman Powell’s heroic story is that of a young boy …
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The Jamaica Gleaner’s review of West Indies cricket 2022 as follows, paints a very dismal picture. Lots of reported negatives among very little that was overly positive. As cricket got back into full swing in 2022 following the COVID-19 pandemic, not much changed during the last calendar year for the senior West Indies men’s team, …
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West Indies Women’s head coach Courtney Walsh said the past year was tough for his side, but they had little time to put things right ahead of the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup, starting on February 10 in South Africa.Walsh said the team will use a forthcoming tri-series against India and hosts South Africa to …
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Now aged 44, Barbados-born Steven R Leslie has been active in Sports Administration at the Tertiary (UWI) and National levels for the 25-plus years that have passed since the 1997 commencement of his involvement in the field. Like many other boys of his age, Leslie played multiple sports while at secondary school in Barbados. As …
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 …
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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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