JOHN’S, Antigua – Holders Barbados are expected to face a stiff challenge against Windward Islands at Canaan when the Regional Under-17 Tournament opens on Tuesday in the island of Tobago. The Barbadians captured the third edition of the Tournament – staged last year in the same island – by topping […]
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Female umpires part of two-day workshop
JOHN’S, Antigua – Four female umpires eyeing possible selection to the international panel for ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 in England and Wales are part of a two-day workshop that started today in Trinidad. The four females umpires – Kenalyn Baker from Guyana, Barbadian Valerie Mahon, Leona Thomas of […]
WICB Professional League Players Draft
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The second Player Draft of the West Indies Cricket Board Professional Cricket League was staged today at the Accra Beach Hotel here. The six franchises participated in the Draft through either their Chairman of Selectors or Head Coach and they spoke to WICB Media following the event. […]
WICB congratulates Sir Wes Hall on ICC award
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Cricket Board today congratulated Sir Wes Hall on being inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame. Sir Wes, a former outstanding fast bowler, played in 48 Tests from 1958 to 1969 in which he took 192 wickets, including five wickets in an innings […]
Teams fights for final spot in Grenada Cricket Association Super 50
St. David, St. Patrick, & St. Mark battle for GCA Super 50 Final Spot Which team will meet St. Andrew in the final of the GCA Super 50 Inter-parish Cup? This question will be answered on Saturday June 6 when the fifth and final round of preliminary matches concludes at […]
Ryan John named Captain of the Grenada U19 Team
Fast bowling all-rounder Ryan John will lead Grenada in the Windward Islands Under-19 tournament scheduled for Dominica from June 25 to July 3, 2015. John, a member of a West Indies Under-19 training camp in Barbados earlier this year, is one of five players returning from last year’s victorious team. […]
Statement from Andre Fletcher on Dominica incident
Andre Fletcher Professional Cricketer I am fully aware that my recent detention in Dominica had caused pain and consternation among my family, friends, fans, and the people of Grenada and indeed the region. I want to assure all concerned that I accept the responsibility of a cricketer who has represented […]
WIPA expresses its disappointment in the treatment of Shivnarine Chanderpaul by the WICB
KINGSTON, Jamaica: The President and the Executive of the West Indies Players’ Association would like to express its immense disappointment with the treatment of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a man who has given over two decades of service to West Indies cricket. The treatment is especially disturbing since it has come after […]
West Indies squad for training camp ahead of Australia series
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board announced today a 12-member West Indies squad for a training camp in Barbados ahead of the International Home Test Series against Australia. The training camp takes place from May 25 to 29 with sessions being staged at the Franklyn Stephenson Academy in […]
Sri Lanka and West Indies lock horns in ICC Women’s Championship
Sri Lanka and West Indies will aim to boost their standings when they go head to head in round three of the ICC Women’s Championship, which starts in Colombo on Wednesday. The series includes four ODIs but only the final three matches scheduled for 15, 18 and 20 May will […]
WICB hails West Indies performance against England
JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has lauded the West Indies team for their show of determination and commitment during the just-concluded series against England – and especially for their impressive win in the third Test. West Indies won the third and final Test of the series by […]
England tour see increase in spectator support
JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board wishes to thank the near 130,000 spectators that helped to generate the fun-filled atmosphere during the just-concluded Test series between West Indies and England. The three-Test series averaged around 10,000 spectators a day with the first day of the final Test in […]
JetBlue Airways joins WICB as partner for international cricket
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board announced a new sponsorship and partnership deal with JetBlue Airways. The New York-based airline is the official partner for the 2015 Series of International Cricket. The season of international cricket will feature three Tests between West Indies and England for the Wisden […]
Joint statement by CARICOM and WICB
CARICOM and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have agreed to establish a panel to conduct a review of the governance structure of the Board. This was the key outcome of a near five-hour long meeting between the CARICOM Cricket Governance Committee and the Directors and Management of the WICB. […]
West Indies Cricket Legends meet with CARICOM Cricket Governance Committee
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana –April 18, 2015: West Indies Cricket Legends Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Wesley Hall, Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Andy Roberts, Deryck Murray, Gordon Greenidge and Michael Holding met in Grenada with the CARICOM Cricket Governance Committee to have a discussion on the Governance of Cricket. […]