Thu, Feb 5, ’04 by MICHELLE MCDONALD On a day when the West Indies sunk to its lowest ODI total in history, a tall, young, promising Jamaican fast bowler returned his best bowling figures in First Class cricket. I sat with Andrew Richardson during the lunch interval on Day 3 – the day following this […]
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From My Cricket Archives (2003): A Day With Devon Smith
Monday, September 15, 2003 @ 10:07:40 EDTÂ by MICHELLE McDONALD He shares my zodiac sign; so does his father. His mother celebrates her birthday the same day I celebrate mine. On a rainy Sunday morning, I learnt much more about Devon Smith – his childhood, his family life, the much anticipated call up to the […]
From My Cricket Archives (2003): ‘You’re Playing For The West Indies’
In Daren Ganga’s interview in the previous blog post, he mentioned how he found out that he had been selected to play for the West Indies. So I decided to ask a few players – past and present at the time – how they found out they had got selected to play for the West […]
From My Archives (2003): Daren Ganga – Striving For Consistency
Striving for Consistency Tue, Jul 1, ’03 MICHELLE McDONALD talks to Daren Ganga In 1998, the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) St Augustine campus received an application from a young Trinidadian who had been successful in his A-level exams. Then a telephone call changed life very dramatically for this young man from Barrackpore who […]
Cricket West Indies CEO Interview with Chris Dehring On Plans Moving Forward
Chris Dehring has completed his first two months on the job. Here is an interview courtesy of Cricket West Indies on his plans moving forward. Chris Dehring Interview
West Indies, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka head into ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier undefeated
West Indies, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka went two from two in their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier warm-up matches with comfortable victories over UAE, Scotland and USA respectively. Read more here from ICC Media
Carl Hooper included in West Indies ODI amd T20 cricket coaching staff
Daren Sammy: “I believe I can get the job done”
Newly announced West Indies Cricket white ball Head Coach Daren Sammy had his first media interaction on 26th May. Usually, these press conferences are brief. Twenty minutes maximum. This one lasted 35 minutes. It’s not surprising though, if you remembered Daren Sammy’s interviews when he was captain of various West Indies teams, including the winning […]
Andre Coley and Darren Sammy appointed Windies coaches
In case you missed it, like I did, Andre Coley is senior and ‘A’ team head coach, while Darren Sammy is white ball coach. Congrats to them both. May they have the support of the players, staff and administration.
Windies Championships 2023 to be followed by new Headley Weekes series
Cricket West Indies has announced a new series named after George Headley and Sir Everton Weekes, to feature the cream of the crop emerging from the 4-day West Indies Championships. The first class tournament starts on February 1, 2023 with matches being played in both Grenada and Antigua in the first two rounds. Read the […]