Birth of Cricket World Cup
There have been 422 Test played in Australia over the last 142 years – only one of them was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Had it not been for that rainfall in Melbourne back in 1971, the Cricket World Cup as we know it might never have come... Read more
Windies Announce World Cup Camp And Reserve Players List
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies will continue their preparations for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 with a training camp in Southampton, England from May 19 to 23. The four-day camp, involving the entire 15-member squad for the marquee tournament, will include an additional warm-up fixture against Australia,... Read more
Barbados Tridents Franchise Sold
The Barbados Tridents have a new ownership team in place who have taken over the running of the franchise with immediate effect. They have also announced that West Indies Test and ODI captain, Jason Holder, will be their Marquee Player for the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League season. The... Read more
Cricket West Indies And Cricket Canada To Strengthen Ties
ST, JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt welcomed Cricket Canada’s President Ranjit Saini to Antigua and paid tribute to the longstanding friendship between West Indies and Canada cricket. President Saini was hosted at a dinner meeting by President Skerritt Monday night and he then met... Read more
Excitement Galore At Dassie Six-A-Side Softball Saturday
By Ravi Madholall in TorontoExcitement galore is highly anticipated on Saturday (2019-05-18) at Keele Top in North York, Toronto as the stage is set for the third annual Dassie in Association with Apollo Cricket Club six-a-side round-arm softball one-day extravaganza. According to the organizer Damodar Daesrath, sixteen teams are... Read more
Nicholas Pooran Joins Guyana Amazon Warriors
Nicholas Pooran has been signed by the Guyana Amazon Warriors as their Marquee Player for the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League which will take place from September 4 to October 12. The Trinidadian wicket-keeper batsman played for the Barbados Tridents last year but in a big move for him... Read more
Jamaica Tallawahs Sign Chris Gayle As Marquee Player
The Jamaica Tallawahs have signed Chris Gayle as their Marquee Player for the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League season. The leading T20 batsman of all time, Gayle is the only player with more that 10,000 runs in the format. He is the leading CPL run scorer with 2111 runs... Read more
Hero CPL To Take Place From Sept. 4 to Oct. 12
The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have agreed to move the tournament window for the 2019 tournament to avoid a clash with the West Indies’ Test, ODI and T20 International series against India. These international matches have been moved back at the request of... Read more
Jason Holder To Lead Windies At World Cup 2019
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Talismanic opener Chris Gayle heads a powerful batting line-up that sees the return of fellow left-hander Evin Lewis, and Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel lead an exciting bowling attack in the preliminary squad of two-time champions West Indies for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 England... Read more
Sarwan To Work With Windies Men Team
CAVE HILL, Barbados – Former West Indies batting star Ramnaresh Sarwan said he has welcomed the invitation to work with the West Indies team ahead of next month’s Tri-Nations One-day International Series in Ireland and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 England & Wales. The 38-year-old Sarwan, who played... Read more