Kingston, JAMAICA. At its Annual General Meeting, held at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on January 5th, the West Indies Players Association elected its new Executive to serve the region’s professional cricketers.
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Hunte hails notable year for Windies cricket
St. John’s, Antigua – President of the West Indies Cricket Board Dr. Julian Hunte has described 2012 as “a watershed year in West Indies cricket”.
Confident Cotterell looks to prove himself
Kingston, Jamaica – Fast bowler Sheldon Cotterell is out to show what he learned at the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre. The strongly-built left-arm quick was the stand-out bowler in this year’s West Indies Cricket Board developmental programme and the aim is to transfer that new found confidence and […]
WICB remembers Tom LaFond as a “good cricket man”
Castries, St Lucia – The West Indies Cricket Board has paid tribute to Mr Tom LaFond, who died in his native Dominica on Tuesday at age 65. LaFond was one of the leading administrators on the island and in the Windward sub-region for several decades. He was also a former […]
Asian giants India and Sri Lanka for Tri Nations in West Indies
St John’s, Antigua – The bumper season of international cricket in the Caribbean will reach a crescendo when the three biggest teams in Limited Overs cricket clash in the Caribbean in June and July next year in a seven match One Day International Tri Nation Series.
WICB explains scheduling of international cricket for 2013
St John’s, Antigua – In light of media reports in the Asian sub-continent regarding the Pakistan tour of the West Indies in 2013, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) provides details regarding the scheduling of international cricket for the 2013 season:
Vice Captain Powell ready to step up in Leewards colours
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – Kieran Powell had a good year in West Indies colours and now he is looking to do even better when he puts on his Leeward Islands shirt. The tall, left-handed opener has been named vice captain of the Leewards team as they try to win the Caribbean […]
Remarks from President of the West Indies Cricket Board Dr. Julian Hunte
The honour is mine to bid you welcome to this historic occasion in West Indies cricket. It is the first media engagement following the recent announcement of the Caribbean Premier League.
Verus launches franchise-based Twenty 20 league in the Caribbean
Monday 17th December 2012 – Cove Spring House, Barbados: Verus International today officially launched a new franchise based Twenty20 tournament, ‘The Caribbean Premier League’ (‘CPL’). Present at the launch, were West Indies Cricket Board President, Dr Julian Hunte, Chairman and CEO of Verus International, Ajmal Khan, WICB CEO Michael Muirhead […]
Praise for Kieran Powell after good year with the bat
Bridgetown, Barbados – Following his recent excellent showing in the Test series in Bangladesh, West Indies batsman Kieran Powell has come in for high praise from the Directors and Management of the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre.
Caribbean T20 ticket sales start in Trinidad on Monday
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad – Cricket fans will get the opportunity to secure early-bird tickets for the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 2013 when the ticket booths in Trinidad open on Monday at 9 am.
Windies Women inspired after watching legends in Fire In Babylon
Bridgetown, Barbados – The members of the West Indies Women team have been challenged to adopt a fearless approach when they tackle opponents in their next two assignments and beyond. That call came from captain Merissa Aguilleira, who threw out the challenge after she and team-mates held a team-building session […]
WICB & Digicel host Grassroots Cricket Fun Day across the region
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board and Digicel will collaborate to host a series of action-packed Grassroots Cricket Fun Day across the region this weekend.
WICB and Verus International announce professional T20 league will cause huge financial injection into Caribbean
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announces that it has concluded an agreement with Barbados-based Verus International to launch a professional franchise-based Twenty20 league in the Caribbean starting in 2013.
Caribbean T20 ticket prices with “everyone in mind”
St John’s, Antigua – Cricket fans will get the golden opportunity to secure their favourite seats for the Caribbean T20 2013 when tickets go on sale later this month. The West Indies Cricket Board has set ticket prices at affordable prices in a bid to encourage members of the Windies […]
