Cricket

Sport is back—but only if you have taken the jab. Minister of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe confirmed today, via email, that sport has been included in the Government’s Safe Zone policy. It means that, like cinemas, restaurants and bars, national governing bodies and ‘sport serving bodies’ can resume …

“[…] We had intended to examine the probable damaging effects of ‘Tapegate’ on the reported future presidential aspirations of Cricket West Indies current vice-president, Dr Kishore Shallow. “Within the past month, Dr Shallow has been the mouthpiece for CWI’s highly unsatisfactory public explanations of the unfortunate, unsavoury and as yet …

Man-of-the-Match Jason Holder sent back four batsmen for seven runs to dismiss top-ranked England for a paltry 103 in the first of five ODIs at Kensington Oval in Barbados today. And then Brandon King, continuing the rich vein of form he re-found in Pakistan, hit a confident half-century to push …

Down to the wire it went, today’s ICC World Cup Group D decider between Sri Lanka Under-19 and West Indies Under-19 at Conaree Sports Ground in St Kitts. And at the end of it, Dunith Wellalage’s side got to their 251 target with three wickets in hand and ten balls …

Thoughtful captaincy, disciplined bowling, excellent out-cricket and steady, level-headed batting. With those four elements, the Giovonte Depeiza-led West Indies bounced back from defeat with a much-needed second round 7–wicket win over Scotland in the ICC Under-19 World Cup yesterday. Playing in Group D at the Conaree Sports Club, in Basseterre, …

A third batting collapse in as many games saw Kieron Pollard’s West Indies go under to stand-in skipper Paul Stirling’s Ireland by two wickets at a sun-drenched Sabina Park in Jamaica yesterday. The historic 2-1 win in the three-match ODI series catapulted the busy Irish, who have now played 18 …

“[…] For West Indies cricket fans, an ODI series defeat to Ireland, following immediately as it would be on the team’s ignominious loss of the T20 series in Pakistan, would be incomprehensible. Even more so because the Pakistan series loss was preceded by the WI’s most embarrassing and highly forgettable …

The West Indies Rising Stars began their 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup campaign with a defeat today, going under by six wickets to Australia by six wickets in the tournament opener at Providence in Guyana. West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. But by the sixth over, the …

Four days ago, Ireland were uncertain about whether they could put together a full XI to complete the CG Insurance One-Day International series against the West Indies owing to five Covid-19 cases and two injuries. Today, the Irish did far better than just show up as they downed their hosts …

Arise, Sir Clive Lloyd. Legendary former West Indies cricketer Clive Lloyd, one of the game’s most successful captains of all time, today received a knighthood from the Duke of Cambridge for “services to the game of cricket”. Lloyd was due to receive his award last year, only for the ceremony …

The West Indies and Ireland will return to the pitch at Sabina Park on Thursday, as the two nations attempt to complete the ongoing CG Insurance One-day International Series—despite Covid-19 cases and injuries within the tourists’ camp. Cricket Ireland (CI) confirmed five positive cases of the novel coronavirus plus two …

Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Cricket Ireland (CI) have announced the postponement of tomorrow’s CG Insurance One-day International between the two nations, owing to five positive Covid-19 cases plus two injuries. West Indies won the first ODI of the three-game series on Saturday and were due to face Ireland again …