Cricket West Indies have announced that Phil Simmons will step down as Head Coach. It was inevitable. CWI must think carefully about its next Head Coach. Personally, I thought it was wrong to get rid of the previous coach, and just before the World Cup. The captaincy of Nicholas Pooran must also come under scrutiny. […]
Windies Cricket
Dave Cameron to Skerritt and Simmons: ‘Pack your bags!’
Make CG Super 50 mandatory for West Indies players
Windies cricket announced that the T20 players who will not be involved in the Test series against Australia, will be returning to the Caribbean. It is recommended that Windies cricket make it mandatory for these players to participate. It would give them an opportunity to practise how to bat longer. The team was ousted from […]
New Zealand starts tour on a winning note vs Windies
Romario Shepherd and Odean Smith nearly pulled off a West Indies upset win over New Zealand in the first T20 International. Affected by a rain delay, the two all rounders took the home team close to the required total at Sabina Park on August 10. In the end, it fell short and the visitors won […]
Hayley Matthews is Windies Womens Captain
Lead Selector for Women’s cricket Ann Browne-John thanked Stafanie for her years in the role saying, “The selection panel has done a review of the team including the leadership. After this review the panel took the decision to recommend that Hayley Matthews takes over the role as captain. Hayley has made notable progress over the years, serving as Vice-Captain of the West Indies Women’s Team and is the current Captain of her National Team, Barbados. She has matured as a player and is one of the leading players worldwide with a good grasp of the game. Given the experience that she would have gained in both roles, we are confident this is the ideal time for her to step into the role of captain.”
#FromTheArchives: Q & A with Chloe Saltau
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 […]
Cricket West Indies sends congratulations to Windies team on Test series victory over England
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today lauded the West Indies team on their win over England in the Apex Test Series. The victory came on Sunday morning – the fourth day of the third Apex Test at the Grenada National Stadium. With the superb 1-0 series result, captain Kraigg Brathwaite became the […]
Joshua Da Silva, Kyle Mayers & Co. cook up magic in the Spice Isle
West Indies wicketkeeper / batsman Joshua Da Silva had said he was sure the runs would come. What he couldn’t foresee was a penetrative bowling spell from Kyle Mayers, which left England 8 wickets down at the end of the day’s play on Saturday 26th March 2022. All around, it was a magical day of […]
Nkrumah Bonner hits patient century in 1st Apex Test match
ESPNCricinfo’s Cameron Ponsonby described West Indies batsman Nkrumah Bonner’s century as a “nine hour epic.” This made for a classic Test match batting display from the Men in Maroon, replying to England’s first innings total of 311. At the end of Day 3, West Indies were 373 for 9 – a 62 run lead. Bonner’s […]
Test cricket is returning to Grenada!
West Indies will play England in Grenada, in the third of three Test matches in the Apex series which started today, 8th March 2022. The Grenada dates are Thursday March 24 to Monday March 28, 2022. The last time England toured Grenada was 2019 for One Day Internationals. England’s last Test match in Grenada was […]