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DUBAI – Lendl Simmons has been ruled out of the International Cricket Council’s World Twenty20 Tournament due to a back injury. The 31-year-old right-handed top-order batsman will remain in Trinidad to continue his rehabilitation. A replacement player will be named in the coming days. The Windies are due to arrive in […]

SHARJAH – Johnson Charles played a brilliant match-wining knock as West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets to win their two-match T20 Series 2-0 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday night. The powerful opener smashed 92 not out off just 48 balls with six big sixes and 10 boundaries […]

St John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is celebrating with Sir Everton Weekes on this his 91st birthday today (February 26). The right-handed batsman, who is from Barbados is possibly the oldest living Test cricketer and the West Indies would like to recognise and share in this […]

JOHN’S, Antigua – Leaders Guyana Jaguars and nearest rivals Barbados Pride face inconsistent, but slippery opponents that could derail their title ambitions in the eighth round of the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament, starting tomorrow. With the final break of the season next weekend, the two teams will […]

St. John’s, ANTIGUA – Up to January 2016, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is reporting that at least 20 of its senior players at the first class level, men and women and now three of the winning under 19 team members have benefitted from the relationship with Scotiabank and […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Rawl Lewis has been named as Interim Team Operations Manager for West Indies Men’s Team at the ICC World T20 Championship. The tournament will be played in India from March 8 to April 3. He brings to the job a wealth of administrative experience, having worked […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Johnson Charles has been named to replace Darren Bravo in the West Indies squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Championship. The tournament will be played in India from March 8 to April 3. The 27-year-old Charles is a top order batsman who can also keep wicket. He […]

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa –  The West Indies women are in South Africa for a series of One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 matches. The tour is part of their preparation for the ICC World Twenty20 Championship next month in India. The opening match will be on Monday against the Eastern Province […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Board of Directors and members of the West Indies Players’ Association wish to extend their condolences to the family and friends of Andy Ganteaume who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 95. Although only representing the West Indies in one Test Match, Mr Ganteaume had […]

St. John’s, ANTIGUA – West Indies Cricket Board President, Dave Cameron, is saluting the life and work of  95-year old, Andy Ganteaume, the Caribbean’s oldest test cricketer, who passed away on Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago. Cameron declares that Ganteaume was a stalwart of the game and “the region should […]

St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The Caribbean will have an additional set of activities within the next year from cricket as the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) gets set to host a number of regional and international tours. These tours will include the visits of South Africa and Australia for a […]

JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings after the sixth round of matches ended on Monday in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament. Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, T-tied, I-incomplete match, A-abandoned match, DP-Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch, MR-match referee awarding match, Bat-batting points, […]

St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is reporting that from as far back as the last Under 19 cricket World Cup, a strategic management panel was put in place. Director of Cricket, Richard Pybus says “it was the long range planning of the panel and the […]

St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is in receipt of 12 signed contracts from players who were selected for the upcoming 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. Those players who were originally named in the 15-man squad include: Sulieman Benn Jason Holder Andre Fletcher Darren Sammy – […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The West Indies Players’ Association would like to extend heartfelt congratulations, to the members of the West Indies Under-19 team, on their success at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2016 in Bangladesh. The present West Indies Under-19 Cricketer of the Year award winner, Shimron Hetmyer led the […]