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
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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 […]
Simmons to step down as Head Coach of West Indies Men’s Team
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. […]
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.”