Editor’s Note: I used to write often for CaribbeanCricket.com. In 2007, I had done this interview and submitted it, but regrettably, it was not published. Having just attended the 3rd Test match between West Indies and England in Grenada from 24th – 27th March 2022, and being only one of two females in the media […]
Interviews
Blog entries about interviews
Interviews after WI / England T20 thriller
Cricket fans were kept on the edge of their seats during last Sunday’s second Betway T20 international between England and the West Indies. After the home team had steam rolled the visitors in the first match on 22nd January, England came out blazing when they batted first, after Captain Keiron Pollard again won the toss […]
Windies Captain Kieron Pollard reviews the loss of the 1st ODI
He was candid, as he always is, about the woeful performance of the batsmen. But like a good leader, he will not single out who he thinks should have performed better.
Windies captain Kieron Pollard’s preview of the ODI series vs Australia
The Australians got revenge in the first One Day International (ODI) match tonight at Kensington Oval. On Monday July 19, 2021, Kieron Pollard spoke with the media about the series, and also touched on some aspects of the recently concluded T20 series which West Indies won 4-1.
Dwayne Bravo post match interview – 2nd T20
“One of my strengths is ones and twos, then accelerate” – DJ Bravo on batting at #5. Click here for the full interview on the Windies website.
Jason Holder: “We just didn’t bat well”
Former West Indies Test captain Jason Holder, has agreed with others whose assessment of the 1st Test loss to South Africa was a failure of the batsmen. Asked during a press conference on June 15, 2021 to assess the conditions, “I think the conditions didn’t change much over the course of the game. We just […]
South Africa wins 1st Test in 3 days. How does the West Indies team recover mentally?
Seventeen years ago, I interviewed Kadija Richards, a mental coach hired by the Jamaica Cricket Association after the team’s dismal performance in the season before. This Sports Psychologist, like many others, believes that mental issues are probably one of the biggest issues with athletes here as well as anywhere else in the world. Richards said […]
Kraigg Brathwaite emphasizes discipline
The first of 2 matches in the Betway Test series between South Africa and the West Indies starts today in St Lucia. Captain Kraigg Brathwaite spoke with the media on Wednesday June 9. Like a recurring decimal, the captain kept emphasizing that if his players remained disciplined, the results would come. Watch the press conference […]
“That’s out!” April 2015 West Indies vs England Test match in Grenada, Day 4″
I have TONS of content….thousands of cricket photos, hundreds of interviews, some on cassette tapes from when I first started back in 2003 thanks to CaribbeanCricket Back then, I was not tech savy at all. Anyway, that shall keep me busy during retirement. For now, enjoy this wicket I captured in Grenada. It was the […]
Cricket during COVID19: Technological changes to cricket media engagement
The Coronavirus pandemic brought sporting activities to a screeching halt from March 2020. Though devastating in many ways, including the deaths of millions of persons worldwide, it has forced sporting organizations to make radical changes. Cricket West Indies (CWI), apart from on the field changes, have had to change how they engage with media. Ahead […]