By Joseph Reds Perreira While conducting my research on the brave men who presented ball by ball commentary to the Guyanese and Regional public, I reached out to a wide cross-section of people to be able to document the various personalities who provided important information while painting a word picture for listeners not at the …
The Very Rich History Of West Indies Cricket’s Reds Commentators! Read More »
Skipper Hayley Matthews led her Barbados pride Women’s team to a historic victory in its opening match of the 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket tournament. The Barbados Women defeated Pakistan by 15 runs. Matthews led from the front striking a 51 balls half-century (50) when the Bajans batted. She was well supported by her West Indies …
Barbados’ Women Win One Lose Two At Commonwealth Games! Read More »
Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) Selection Panel has announced the West Indies Men’s squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International Series and the three-match CG United One-Day International Series against Bangladesh. Rovman Powell has been announced as the new Vice Captain for the T20Is while left-arm fast bowler Obed McCoy returns after recovering from injuries. There …
CWI Announces Squads For Bangladesh White-ball Series! Read More »
Cricket West Indies (CWI) hosted the Professional Cricketers Draft for 2022-2023 on Friday June 17, which took place over two rounds via a videocall with representatives from all six Territorial Board Franchises. Each team had 13 retained players and then drafted two players to complete their 15-member squads for the forthcoming 2022-23 season to compete …
Surprises In CWI Professional Cricketers Draft For 2022-23! Read More »
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 …
Having announced his retirement from international cricket, Kieron Pollard’s career should now be regarded as one of the greatest ever by a West Indian in whiteball cricket. Here are the numbers from his outstanding career: 224– International matches Pollard played in his career over 15 years. That’s the second-highest in men’s international cricket without a …
Successive 60+ plus scores in each of the three matches of the most recent West Indies-India T20I Series has signalled a most welcome return to form for Nicholas Pooran. Batting at number three in the order, Pooran registered scores of 61 (43) in the First T20I, 62 (41) in the second and ^1(47) again in …
West Indies Women’s cricketer Anisa Mohammed and u19 Rising Star Matthew Nandu have been selected as this WI Wickets Issue’s Cover Personalities of the Month. Mohammed earned her selection after being named in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 2021 Women’s One Day International (ODI) Team of the Year. Nandu for his part became the West …
MOHAMMED, NANDU WI WICKETS JANUARY ’22 COVER PERSONALITIES! Read More »
Now in its very first year of production since having been launched this past August 2021, WI Wickets magazine’s mission has always been to make a lasting contribution to the further development and promotion of West Indies cricket. Towards that end, Publisher Tony McWatt, has now decided to expand the magazine’s operations further through the …
WI WICKETS ALL-STARS CARIBBEAN CRICKET TOURS IN THE MAKING! Read More »
Six years ago, back in 2016, the West Indies emerged as ICC U19 World Cup Champions. Now playing in the prestigious biennial youth tournament’s current edition, the 2022 competition being played in their own backyard, the West indies have found themselves knocked out of the top ten rankings following their 82 run shock loss to …
Shock Loss To UAE Knocks West Indies Rising Stars Out Of ICC U19 Top Ten Rankings! Read More »
