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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Four members of the 2016 West Indies Under-19 World Cup-winning squad headline a group of 15 players chosen to attend a Cricket West Indies (CWI) Emerging Players training camp aimed at enhancing their skills in the white-ball formats of the game. Leeward Islands Hurricanes batsman Keacy […]

ST, JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt welcomed Cricket Canada’s President Ranjit Saini to Antigua and paid tribute to the longstanding friendship between West Indies and Canada cricket.  President Saini was hosted at a dinner meeting by President Skerritt Monday night and he then met with CEO […]

USA Cricket is pleased to announce the final Team USA U19 squad to represent the USA in the ICC Americas’ Regional Qualifier this summer in Toronto, who will attempt to qualify to the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup in 2020 in South Africa. There was an initial selection camp […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) would like to convey condolences to the cricket fraternity and the family and friends of former West Indies cricketer Seymour Nurse. Seymour MacDonald Nurse was born November 10, 1933 in St Michael, Barbados. It is said Nurse was a powerful batsman […]

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of West Indies batting legend Seymour Nurse on Monday in his native Barbados, after battling illness. The Caribbean and the game have indeed, lost a true legend. Seymour was one of the greatest batsmen ever to play the game and typified […]

DUBLIN, Ireland – Shai Hope and Chris Gayle have been named as the vice captains of West Indies team for the Ireland Tri-Nation Series and ICC Cricket World Cup, respectively. Hope, the 25-year-old wicket-keeper/batsman was named as the deputy to Jason Holder for the ODI Series which started on Sunday and […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Head coach Graeme West is buoyed by the progress of the current crop of West Indies Under-19 recruits following a second training and development camp here. The training camp, which took place over the Easter period at the West Indies High Performance Centre at the Coolidge […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua- Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews and Shakera Selman of the West Indies Women’s team will join their international counterparts to participate in the four-match tri-series being hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from May 6-11 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Stafanie and Shakera will […]

DUBLIN, Ireland – West Indies arrived in Ireland on Wednesday evening as they prepare for the upcoming Tri-Nation Series featuring the host nation and Bangladesh. On arrival, assistant coach Roddy Estwick spoke to CWI Media and outlined the team’s plans ahead of the first match against Ireland. The match will […]

Kingston, Jamaica – In a media launch on Tuesday, May 1, 2019, Wray & Nephew announced its sponsorship of the Social Development Commission (SDC) National Community T20 Cricket Competition, a grassroots cricket competition in Jamaica. The Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum brand will invest JMD$40 million in this year’s […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Just half-dozen players from outside of their home territory were picked up by franchises during the 2019-20 Player Draft for the West Indies domestic professional season today. Kjorn Ottley, a member of the Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners side that last November won the West Indies […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Talismanic opener Chris Gayle heads a powerful batting line-up that sees the return of fellow left-hander Evin Lewis, and Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel lead an exciting bowling attack in the preliminary squad of two-time champions West Indies for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 England & […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) announces the retirement of one of its longest serving West Indies Women’s players, Merissa Aguilleira. Merissa played in over 100 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and captained the West Indies Women from 2009-2015, a period during which she led the team to the final […]

We were deeply grieved to learn of the death of former secretary general of CARICOM and Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, Sir Alister McIntyre, over the weekend.  Sir Alister matched his extraordinary record of accomplishment in the field of academia and economics with grace and […]

Dr. Neals J. Chitan An article published on May 31, 2017 by columnist Chris Weller in the London-based “Independent” publication was captioned “Dutch prisons closing because country is so safe.” In his article, Weller reported that 19 prisons were already closed in 2013, and that 5 more were slated for […]