Cricket West Indies (CWI) has paid tribute to David Holford, the former West Indies allrounder who passed away on May 30 in his homeland Barbados. He was 82. As a leg spinner and lower middle-order batsman Holford played 24 Test matches between 1966 and 1977, picking up 51 wickets and scoring 768 runs with a …
There seems to be a stiff competition taking place to fill the position of the second opener to partner Kraigg Brathwaite in the West Indies Test team for the next Test series against Bangladesh. Several players are apparently eyeing that position and are beginning to put in creditable performances in an effort to impress the …
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The West Indies O50 team will still be missing some key players for this UK tour but have still been able to put together a very formidable lineup for this maiden tour of England and Wales. West Indies will be without some of its key players, such as William Lashley, Vejai Seonarine, Shiv Seeram, Krish …
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By Tony McWatt The West Indies are about to commence its three matches ODI Tour of Holland. The Caribbean white-ball cricketers will engage their Dutch hosts in three One day Internationals on May 31, June 2 & 4 in matches that will have direct points bearing on both teams’ qualification chances for next year’s India-hosted …
By Tony McWatt The 2022 edition of the Caribbean Regional Four Day Championships was recently resumed with third-round matches played from May 18-21. The matches provided some very interesting takeaways, particularly in regards to competition for available spots on the West Indies Test team. The West Indies are scheduled to play two Tests at home …
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By Tony McWatt The West Indies Four Days Regional Championship resumes on May 18 and will continue uninterrupted through to the conclusion of its June 1-4, fifth and final round. The tournament’s third and fourth rounds will be played from May 18-21 and 25 – 28 respectively. The final rounds will allow three sets of …
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By Tony McWatt Now that he has been appointed captain of the West Indies ODI and T20 teams, Trinidad-born Nicholas Pooran might be seeking to emulate the outstanding accomplishments of England’s white-ball cricket skipper Eon Morgan. The question to be asked and answered is, can he? Eoin Morgan’s tenure as England’s white-ball captain began ignominiously …
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By Tony McWatt Legendary Caribbean cricket Radio Commentator Joseph “Reds” Perriera has called for his late colleague and friend Tony Cozier to be honoured posthumously. Perriera’s suggestion was made during the closing ceremony and presentation for the inaugural Cozier and Perreira T-6 Cup. The tournament was played over the April 15- 18, 2022 Easter Weekend …
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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 …
Two Josephs one female, the other male and both West Indies cricketers are the featured Cover Personalities for this month’s WI Wickets April 2022 Issue. Qiana Joseph has earned her cover spot as a result of her outstanding performances during the recently concluded Windwards islands’ Qiana Joseph was adjudged Player of the Tournament at the …
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