St. John’s, Antigua – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President, Dave Cameron is expressing heartiest congratulations on behalf of the Board and Management, to the players and management of the under 19 team which won the World Cup for the first time. Cameron credits the over 15 months of preparation […]
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West Indies wins maiden ICC U19 Cricket World Cup
Rahul Dravid: “This is the start of a journey for them and every experience is a learning curve” Carty named player of the final; Bangladesh’s Mehidy adjudged player of the tournament Namibia qualifies for 2018 tournament as highest-placed Associate Member Images from West Indies-India final available here […]
West Indies under 19 big World Cup Final tonight vs India
DHAKA, Bangladesh – West Indies Under-19 captain Shimron Hetmyer spoke to WICB Media today ahead of the Final in the ICC Youth World Cup against India Under-19s tomorrow (tonight – East Caribbean Time) at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. The match will shown “live” on ESPN Caribbean. The Windies Under-19s has not […]
Two players withdraw from World Twenty20 squad
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) wishes to advise that two of the 15-member squad selected to participate in the ICC World Twenty20 in India in March to April have withdrawn. The players and reasons are: 1) On Tuesday February 9, Kieron Pollard withdrew from the […]
Motie eyes more wickets to give Jaguars another title
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Gudakesh Motie said he wants to continue to bamzoole batsmen in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament and finish the season as the top bowler. The Guyana Jaguars left-spinner was the top bowler during the first half of the season which was completed prior to […]
President congratulates Under 19 Team
KINGSTON, Jamaica – President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron has congratulated the Under 19 team following the emphatic three wicket win over Bangladesh in the semi-final, which ended earlier this morning. “On behalf of the WICB I would like to offer the team best wishes […]
White flannels, red balls return as season resumes
JOHN’S, Antigua – White flannels, red balls and familiar names will feature when the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament resumes this weekend. Players like Devendra Bishoo, Rajindra Chandrika, Jermaine Blackwood, as well as Kraigg Brathwaite, Carlos Brathwaite, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Shai Hope and Kemar Roach will all […]
Summary of Events pertaining to pay package negotiation
The following is a summary of what has taken place since the premature ending of the West Indies tour of India in October 2014 and the steps taken to ensure players receive the best available remuneration package. October 2014 Abandoned tour of India October 2014 Meeting with Prime Ministers Dr […]
FINAL REPORT ON SELECTION INTERFERENCE IS IN
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The report of the findings from the “alleged interference” in the selection process for the senior men’s team is in. The report also features a seven-point recommendation going forward. Interviews were conducted with nine West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) personnel and the three cases which were […]
Fast bowler Holder to replace McCoy at ICC Under-19 World Cup
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Fast bowler Chemar Holder has replaced the injured Obed McCoy in the West Indies team at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. Holder, 17, arrived in Bangladesh ahead of the quarter-final match against Pakistan, to be played on Monday (Sunday night Caribbean Time). McCoy […]
NO PLAYER WAS FORCED TO RETIRE
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – Last Tuesday (January 26), the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) issued a statement regarding issuing of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for four players from the region regarding their participation in the new Masters Champion League. The NOCs were granted on the basis that the players were […]
Sammy wants Windies to stay World Number One
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies captain Darren Sammy is backing his team to keep their T20 Number One ranking and also win this year’s International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament. The 32-year-old was on Friday named as West Indies captain for the tournament to be played in India from […]
Sammy to lead Number One-ranked Windies at ICC World T20
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Darren Sammy will lead a strong West Indies team to this year’s International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament in India. The 32-year-old allrounder was named to captain as the West Indies Cricket Board announced the 15 players on Friday. The squad includes 11 members of the […]
UNDER 19s TO FACE STIFF TEST AGAINST ENGLAND
Chittagong – The under 19 team bows into action at 11:00 pm (ECT) today (January 28) against England and coach, Graeme West is confident his team will put up a good performance. In the warm up games, the team had a comprehensive 148 runs win over Scotland; and a tie […]
WICB CEO SEES BIGGER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPER50 TOURNAMENT
JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), CEO, Michael Muirhead is optimistic about what the Super50 tournament can achieve in a few years. This following a successful end to its flagship regional one-day international tournament – the NAGICO Super50. The tournament which ended last Saturday (January 23) in Trinidad […]
