Former Umpire Clyde Cumberbatch Dies
St. John’s, ANTIGUA– Cricket West Indies (CWI) is saddened by the death of former Regional Umpire Clyde Cumberbatch. CWI wishes to extend sincerest condolences to his family and friends. Cumberbatch was a respected official in the cricketing fraternity, officiating in 12 Test Matches all involving the West Indies over... Read more
Windies Announce ODI And T20I Teams For New Zealand
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies announced the Windies squads for three-match One-Day International and three-match Twenty20 International series on the current tour of New Zealand. ODI SQUAD 1. Jason Holder (Captain) 2. Jason Mohammed (Vice Captain) 3. Sunil Ambris 4. Ronsford Beaton 5.... Read more
Sri Lanka To Play Three Test Against Windies Next June
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies announced today the schedule for the International Home Series between Windies and Sri Lanka next year. Windies will face the Sri Lankans next June in three Tests in Trinidad, Barbados and St. Lucia. Sri Lanka have previously played Tests at Queen’s Park... Read more
Arjune Says Guyana Jaguars’ Consistency Paying Off
By Ravi Madholall in Toronto The consistency in every department of their game is paying great dividends, according to former Guyana first-class opener Krishna Arjune. He made this declaration on Sunday evening after Guyana Jaguars trounced Barbados Pride in their fifth-round match at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. It... Read more
India’s T20I Squad To Face Sri Lanka And Test Team To Tour South Africa
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the squads for the upcoming Paytm T20I series against Sri Lanka and for the three-match away Test series against South Africa. India squad for Paytm T20I series against Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS... Read more
Samuel Badree Adds Master’s Degree To His Portfolio
West Indies leg-spinner Samuel Badree graduated last week with an Executive Master’s in Sport Management from the University of Trinidad and Tobago. Badree now joins another active player, Chadwick Walton, who last October, earned a Sports Science and Marketing Master’s degree, jointly run by Canada’s University of New Brunswick... Read more
Guyana Jaguars Start With A Win, Other Matches End In Draw
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Another destructive spell from Veerasammy Permaul propelled three-time reigning champions Guyana Jaguars to the only victory in the Digicel 4-Day Championship on Sunday. Permaul grabbed 4-55 from 34.5 overs, ending with match figures of 10-84, making him a shoo-in for the Player-of-the-Match award, as the... Read more
Stick To The Plan To Reap Success Says Ambris
FLORENCE HALL, Jamaica – Sunil Ambris urged his Windies “A” teammates to stick to the plan when they face Sri Lanka “A” in the second “Test”, starting tomorrow at the Trelawny Multiplex here. Ambris hit his fourth first-class hundred of 106 to anchor Windies “A” to 364 for eight... Read more
Windies Women Victorious Over Sri Lanka
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua– Player of the Match Hayley Matthews helped the Windies Women to 2 valuable points in a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Women in the 1st ODI in Trinidad. The three-match ODI series is part of the ICC Women’s Championships, used as qualification for the 2021 World... Read more
Kieron Pollard To Lead Bloem City Blazers In South Africa
Kieron Pollard, the West Indies all-rounder, has been named as captain of the Bloem City Blazers for the inaugural T20 Global League starting in South Africa in November. The explosive player has had several involvements in leaderships roles, and has previously captained the Mumbai Indians (IPL) and recently the... Read more