ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A devastating spell from former West Indies Under-19 World Cup-winning pacer Chemar Holder transformed a depressing day for Barbados Pride and stunned hosts Jamaica Scorpions in the West Indies Championship on Thursday. Holder tore apart the top half of the Scorpions batting with a hostile spell […]
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Addressing road accidents in Grenada and the wider Caribbean
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan The two most hazardous weapons on the streets of Grenada in 2019 were the automobile and the gun, each creating record breaking mayhem last year. Despite the low homicide rate as compared to some of its Caribbean neighbors, Grenada still posted a high of sixteen […]
STRONG WEST INDIES WOMEN’S SQUAD NAMED FOR ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP
ST JOHN’S, Antigua– Cricket West Indies announces the fifteen (15) players selected for the West Indies Women’s Team to participate in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia from February 21- March 8. The team will be led by Stafanie Taylor and sees the return of Deandra Dottin to […]
OLD FOES HEADLINE RIVALRIES BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM TEAMS
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Another of the Caribbean game’s longest running rivalries between Guyana Jaguars, the five-time defending champions, and current leaders Trinidad & Tobago Red Force will take centre stage when the third round of matches in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship open on Thursday. With contrasting results in […]
WEST INDIES TOUR DATES TO SRI LANKA CONFIRMED
St. John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Men’s Team commence their first away series of 2020 with three One-day and two Twenty20 internationals in Sri Lanka from February 22 to March 6. The one-day matches will be the final bilateral series West Indies will play before the Caribbean side and […]
HARDING AND HOLDER HELP PRIDE BREAK WIN DROUGHT AGAINST JAGUARS
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Their bowlers, led by pacers Keon Harding and Chemar Holder, set up hosts Barbados Pride for a memorable seven-wicket victory over five-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars in the West Indies Championship on Sunday. Harding and Holder shared seven wickets to undermine the Jaguars second innings batting […]
HINDS AND HOSEIN GIVE RED FORCE SIGHT OF VICTORY OVER HURRICANES
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A maiden hundred from rookie tail-ender Terrance Hinds combined with a destructive spell from left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein put hosts Trinidad & Tobago on the brink of victory over Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies Championship on Saturday. Hinds, playing in only his second match […]
West Indies U19 Players Are Ready For All Challenges – Graeme West
Pretoria, South Africa – West Indies U19 Head Coach, Graeme West is backing the young team to show the qualities they have developed in the last year, when they bowl off their ICC U19 Cricket World Cup campaign against three-time tournament winners Australia in Zone B at the De Beers […]
BRAVO PUTS RED FORCE IN CHARGE AGAINST HURRICANES
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A masterly hundred from Darren Bravo put Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in a superior position against Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies Championship on Friday. The West Indies left-hander stroked 133 – his third and career-best Championship hundred – to propel hosts Red Force […]
ROACH HELPS PRIDE PUT JAGUARS ON THE BACK-FOOT
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Incisive pace bowling from West Indies Test bowler Kemar Roach and former West Indies Under-19 World Cup winner Odean Smith were the main highlights in the West Indies Championship on Thursday. Roach grabbed 4-28 from 18 overs to put five-time defending champions and current leaders Guyana […]
OLD RIVALRY TAKES CENTRE STAGE
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Caribbean game’s oldest rivalry between Barbados Pride and Guyana Jaguars will be the headline act in the second round of the 2019-20 West Indies Championship, starting on Thursday. Pride have been the bridesmaids in each of the five successive title seasons for the Jaguars in […]
CWI COMPLETES FIRST MEDICAL CONFERENCE FOR A DECADE
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) in collaboration with UNICEF concluded the organization’s first medical conference in 10 years in December 2019. This is the second major development initiative brought back by the Cricket department led by Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams under the Skerritt-Shallow administration, following last […]
Romario Shepherd named in West Indies T20I Squad vs Ireland
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – The selection panel of Cricket West Indies (CWI) today named Romario Shepherd as the 14th player in the squad for the three-match Twenty20 International Series against Ireland. The matches will be played at Grenada National Stadium on Wednesday, January 15 and at Warner Park, St Kitts on […]
DEFENDING CHAMPS JAGUARS MARCH TO VICTORY OVER HURRICANES
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Five-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars beat Leeward Islands Hurricanes, and Windward Islands Volcanoes toppled Barbados Pride to gain an early boost of confidence in the West Indies Championship on Sunday. West Indies international Raymon Reifer and debutant, fellow pacer Nial Smith shared the last four Hurricanes […]
Peace and Goodwill in St. Kitts-Nevis 2019
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan With a few more days left in 2019, St. Kitts-Nevis is about to record the lowest homicide rate in the past decade if the trend continues to December 31, an unprecedented victory for the Harris led government which is now campaigning for another term in […]
