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 […]
Author: Michelle L. McDonald
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 […]
Regional First Class Cricket is back!
Wednesday 9th February 2022 will be an exciting day in regional cricket in the West Indies. It marks the return of Cricket West Indies (CWI) First Class championships after two years, halted due to the [seemingly] never-ending Coronavirus pandemic. The first two rounds will be played 9th – 12th February and 15th – 18th February, […]
Windies Cricket Coach Phil Simmons: “The 2 guys in the middle control things”
For West Indies Cricket team Head Coach Phil Simmons, one thing is clear. “The two guys out in the middle control things, and the situation controls how the two guys will play, and the messages that are sent back inside.” He was speaking ahead of the fourth T20 International in the Betway series against the […]
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 […]
Anisa Mohammed interview after named in ICC Women’s ODI team of the Year
I must confess….if you asked me to name the members of the West Indies Women’s cricket team, I’d only be able to name a few. Anisa Mohammed is one, and that’s because she has been a part of the line up for over 16 years. Her stats are impressive. She finished 2021 as the joint-highest […]
Windies fast bowler Jayden Seales talks goals and why he started playing cricket
When young West Indies cricket fast bowler Jayden Seales gets an opportunity to play in his first One Day International, you won’t hear him say he wants to get five wickets. “I tend to set very realistic goals. I am not one to say I am going to get a dream debut,” said the 20 […]
Kraigg Brathwaite previews 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka
West Indies Test Captain Kraigg Brathwaite seemed undaunted when he spoke with the media the day before the second Test bowls off against Sri Lanka on November 29, 2021. Having been spun into defeat by 187 runs, Brathwaite said his batsmen need to have clarity on what they want to do, and do it for […]
My best memory of Dwayne Bravo
On November 4 during this year’s T20 Cricket World Cup, West Indies cricket all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, announced his retirement from international cricket. This was his second retirement and it came as his team, the defending champions, crashed out of the tournament. At the virtual post-match press conference after the loss to Sri Lanka, I asked […]
PATRIOTS CROWNED 2021 HERO CPL CHAMPIONS IN LAST BALL THRILLER
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 160/7 (Drakes 48*, Da Silva 37; Riaz 2/36, Chase 1/17) beat Saint Lucia Kings 159/7 (Cornwall 43, Chase 43 ; Naseem 2/26, Fawad 2/32) by three wickets. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots claimed their first ever Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title as they defeated the Saint Lucia Kings by […]