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WICB mourns the passing of Capt. Peter Short

JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board is saddened to hear of the passing of its former president and secretary, Captain Peter Short, following a lengthy illness in Barbados. He was 89. Short was the longest serving president of the Barbados Cricket Association between 1973 and 1993 before resigning […]

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Town-hall meeting set for Friday in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica – President of the WICB Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron and Vice President Emmanuel Nanthan have been engaging stakeholders through a series of town-hall meetings around the region since May this year. So far, the top brass of the WICB have had dialogue with the fans of the game from […]

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Grenada Cricket Team for Windward Islands 2 day Tournament

The Grenada Cricket selectors has announced a youthful team to represent Grenada in the 2015 Windward Islands Cricket Two-day Tournament scheduled for St. Vincent & the Grenadines from August 20 – 27. Full squad: 1. Devon Smith (Captain) 2. Andre Fletcher (Vice-Captain) 3. Herron Campbell 4. Nickozi St. Hillaire 5. […]

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Squad lists for Regional Under-19 Tournament

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Following are the squad lists for the Regional Under-19 Tournament, starting today here: BARBADOS: Akil Greenidge (captain), Leniko Boucher (vice captain), Ian Boyce, Dominic Drakes, Lee-Germon Gaskin, Yvan Grant, Keon Harding, Tremaine Harris, Khalil Herbert, Kyle Hinkson, Chemar Holder, Nicholas Kirton, Zachary McCaskie, Shamar Springer CANADA: Abraash […]

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WICB discontinues disciplinary action against Gayle

JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has discontinued pursuing a disciplinary charge brought against West Indies opener Chris Gayle. On January 11 this year, Gayle made public comments during a post-match interview that were critical of the selection policy of the WICB, when Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo […]

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Windwards crowned champions

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – Windward Islands held their nerve on a final day filled with drama and rain – and were crowned the new Regional Under-17 champions today here. Their batting, led by Allick Athanaze, set things up and their bowlers formalised a crushing, 207-run victory over Leeward Islands in their […]

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WICB Under 17 Results from Round 5 matches

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – Results from the final round of matches in the Regional Under-17 Tournament today here. At Canaan: Windward Islands won by 207 runs. WINDWARD ISLANDS 264 for nine off 50 overs (Allick Athanaze 85, Nick Elibox 43, Kimani Melius 34, Daniel Dupigny 28 not out, Emmanuel Stewart 21; […]

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Regional Under-17 Tournament opens this coming Tuesday

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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]