The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel announced six changes to the West Indies One-day International (ODI) Team for the tour to the Netherlands and Pakistan from 31 May, under new white ball captain Nicholas Pooran. Batsmen Rovman Powell, Keacy Carty and allrounder Kyle Mayers have been added to the …
Read More »‘Nicholas is ready for the challenge!’ CWI names Pooran as West Indies’ ODI and T20I captain
Middle-order batsman Nicholas Pooran will succeed Kieron Pollard as West Indies’ One-day International (ODI) and T20 captain, according to a release issued today by Cricket West Indies. Last month, the 34-year-old Pollard retired suddenly from West Indies service . However, Pooran, 26, served as his Trinidad and Tobago compatriot’s T20I …
Read More »Eve invites 40 players to T&T U-20 camp, including Rangers starlet Gill and USA call-up Borneo
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Angus Eve has invited 40 players to join his training squad on 5 May, including 16 overseas-based players and three Terminix La Horquetta Rangers players. The national youth team is preparing for the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship which kicks off in …
Read More »Former T&T national youth goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach Nigel Neverson passes away
Former Trinidad and Tobago national youth team goalkeeper coach Nigel Neverson died today after failing to recover from a stroke. Neverson, a former St Benedict’s College schoolboy, represented Trinidad and Tobago at national youth level in the late 1980s and early 1990s. More recently, he worked as a goalkeeper coach …
Read More »Spence banks on ‘solid’ defensive structure as T&T U-17 Women face Panama, Nicaragua and Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 Team head coach Jason Spence is hoping that a conservative approach and extra time on the training ground serve his charges well as they kick off their Concacaf campaign on Saturday against Panama from 4pm at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in the Dominican …
Read More »Pollard retires from West Indies cricket; Skerritt: ‘We respect his decision’
West Indies limited overs captain Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from international cricket today, via social media, in a move that appeared to have blindsided Cricket West Indies (CWI). The 34-year-old allrounder is at present plying his trade in India where he represents the Mumbai Indians in the lucrative IPL …
Read More »T&T Women get promising W/Cup draw, W/Warriors can advance with Panama result
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team avoided the more testing group of the 2022 Concacaf W Championship tonight as they were drawn with Canada, Costa Rica and Panama in Group B. Group A, on the other hand, comprises Concacaf superpower the United States, hosts Mexico, Jamaica and Haiti. …
Read More »T&T Women enjoy 13-0 mauling of Turks & Caicos despite resting six starters for Guyana
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team warmed up for Tuesday’s decisive Concacaf W Championship qualifier against Guyana with a 13-0 mauling of the Turks and Caicos Islands this afternoon at the TCIFA National Academy in Providenciales. It was a feat made all the more remarkable by the fact …
Read More »Guyana women held by Nicaragua; T&T can top group with Turks & Caicos win
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team’s chances of advancing to the 2022 Concacaf W Championship received a strong boost earlier this evening as Guyana were held goalless by Nicaragua in tonight’s qualifying fixture in Lenora. The result eliminates Nicaragua as a contender for the sole qualification spot at …
Read More »Ex-Pro League star, Akeem Benjamin, shot dead after alleged ‘confrontation’ with police
Former Pro League stand-out Akeem ‘Battery’ Benjamin was one of two men shot dead today during an alleged confrontation with police officers at the out-of-commission Flavourite Ice Cream compound at Boundary Road in San Juan. The second deceased man remains unidentified while a TTPS release said North Eastern Division Task …
Read More »T&T start Nations League away to Nicaragua, Wired868 looks at Caribbean fixtures
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will start their 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League campaign away to Nicaragua on Friday 3 June 2022 and finish it at home on Monday 27 March 2023. The tournament will take place in a round-robin format with each team playing its fellow group …
Read More »CPL 2022: TKR sign Pooran and Russell; Bravos reunited at Patriots; King, Allen join Tallawahs
The Trinbago Knight Riders made a bold statement in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) pre-draft today as they announced the signatures of wicketkeeper/batsman Nicholas Pooran and allrounder Andre Russell, who represented the Guyana Amazon Warriors and Jamaica Tallawahs respectively last season. The 2022 CPL season bowls off on 30 August …
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