By David Jackson The 2024 Caribbean Premier League tournament ended on Sunday, 6th October with St. Lucia Kings becoming the Champions for the first time, defeating defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors in an electrifying showdown. Aaron Jones was the star of what turned out to be a thrilling final. He overcame a nervous start to …
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By David Jackson The West Indies Test team has just concluded a Test series against England in which they were beaten 3-0. It was another rather disappointing Test series. They were not humiliated, but their overall performance can be described as generally poor. There were, in my opinion, only two positives West Indies can take …
By David Jackson Earlier this month, the West Indies selectors announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 tournament. There was much discussion among fans in the region regarding the likely composition of the squad for the tournament. In the end the West Indies selectors went for a squad with two openers, a …
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By David Jackson West Indies has a rich history of fast bowling. As far back as the 1920s and 1930s, there have always been great West Indies fast bowlers. The fast bowlers who were considered the front runners included: Learie Constantine, George Francis, Herman Griffith, Manny Martindale, Leslie Hylton, Hines Johnson and Roy Gilchrist. Learie …
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By David Jackson The 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be the 9th edition of the biennial T20 international tournament. This year the tournament is scheduled to be co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States, from June 1 to June 29 this year. England are the defending champions, having defeated Pakistan in …
By David Jackson The West Indies secured a remarkable victory over Australia, breaking a 27-year drought against Australia in Australia. West Indies did this by achieving a stunning eight-run win over their opponents at the Gabba, led by an unbelievably superb bowling performance by Shamar Joseph. Joseph ended up with figures of 7/68, though suffering …
A Memorable Test Victory For West Indies Against Austrlaia. Can The ODI Squad Emulate? Read More »
By David Jackson The omission of Darren Bravo by the selectors, from the ODI squad, came in for much criticism throughout the region. Without Darren Bravo the team defeated England in the first ODI, in a remarkable run chase, led by their captain Shai Hope who guided his team to victory, with a blistering century. …
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By David Jackson The decline of West Indies in ODIs over the last ten years has been depressing and heartbreaking for West Indian fans, not only at home but abroad. When West Indies failed to qualify for the ICC ODI World this year the pain was humiliation and pain was exceedingly great. A shameful feeling …
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By David Jackson The Caribbean Premier League ended with a victory for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final. The Warriors fully deserved to be champions. They were the best team in the tournament. Imran Tahir, the highly experienced, 43-year-old, former South African cricketer did a great job as captain of the team. It was …
Changes Likely To West Indies T20 Squad Moving Forward! Read More »
By David Jacksn The West Indies cricket team represents a sporting confederation of English-speaking Caribbean countries. The history of this confederation goes way back the 1880s when the first combined West Indies team was formed and toured Canada and the United States. In the 1890s, the first representative sides were selected to play visiting English …
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