Dashing left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer was included in the West Indies team for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against India, after an 11-month hiatus. Hetmyer, 26, was named in a 15-man squad for the first ODI of the three-match CG United series, which starts on Thursday 27 July at …
Read More »Keemo, Motie in WI W/Cup squad, plus four uncapped players named for UAE trip
All-rounder Keemo Paul and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie were recalled to the West Indies team for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifiers, as lead selector Desmond Haynes tries to build on momentum gained in their South Africa tour—which finished 1-1. The eight-team tournament bowls off on 18 June …
Read More »Romario Shepherd replaces Keemo Paul in West Indies squad for Bangladesh ODI series
Guyanese allrounder Romario Shepherd will replace compatriot Keemo Paul in the West Indies squad for the three-match CG United One-Day International (ODI) Series against Bangladesh, which bowls off tomorrow from 9.30am at the Guyana National Stadium. Paul missed out due to a positive Covid-19 test result that also ruled him out of …
Read More »Powell named West Indies T20 vice-captain; McCoy, Thomas and Keemo selected for Bangladesh series
Jamaica middle-order batsman Rovman Powell will serve as West Indies vice-captain in next month’s three-match T20 International series, as the “Maroon Men” prepare for their first outing in this format since the resignation of former skipper Kieron Pollard. West Indies face Bangladesh in the first of three T20I matches on …
Read More »Rain permits just 24 combined overs at three venues, as WI Championship nears conclusion
Guyana Harpy Eagles’ prolific opening batsman Tagenarine Chanderpaul faced just over 30% of the 140 legal balls delivered on Day Three of the West Indies Four-day Championship today. And is not out on three! As is his custom, Chanderpaul—scorer of 140 (off 434 balls) and 184 (off 425 balls) in …
Read More »‘[Red Force] succumbed to pressure!’ Guyana enjoy opening day as T&T collapse to 203/9
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force have some work ahead of them if they are to end the 2022 West Indies Championship on a winning note. Today, they closed Day One against the Guyana Harpy Eagles on a modest 203 for 9 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain. Red …
Read More »Tage, you’re it! Guyana edge Barbados in regional thriller, Leeward Islands douse T&T Red Force
In 25-year-old batsman Tagenarine Chanderpaul, the Guyana Harpy Eagles have a fully comprehensive insurance policy. Against the Barbados Pride in the final session of their West Indies Championship clash at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain this evening, they should not have needed Chanderpaul’s input. Arguably, they may not have …
Read More »‘Hand of Hetty’ prompts Guyana collapse, Solozano shines for Red Force, Jamaica defy Barbados
Shimron Hetmyer was one of the most talked about West Indies cricketers this year, without actually playing for the West Indies—owing, according to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selectors—to his fitness issues. Today, the talented 25-year-old stole the show again despite facing just one ball from Leeward Islands Hurricanes pacer …
Read More »Bryan Charles shines for Red Force at BCL Academy, while Barbados and Windwards start well
The Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, named after iconic West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago batsman Brian Charles Lara, belonged to 26-year-old off-spinner Bryan Charles today. Confused? So were the Jamaica Scorpions, as Charles finished with 6/48 with the visitors skittled out for 141. Scorpions stars Jermaine Blackwood and …
Read More »CPL 2021: How a Champion and a ‘Dom’ gave the Patriots their champagne moment
“[…] Then came the finale, the most thrilling CPL final in the tournament’s nine-year existence. The home upstarts SKN Patriots, representing the Leeward Islands against the dominant St Lucia Kings, representing the Windward Islands. “[…] Videos were out, shade being thrown by all supporters. Memes galore. So much fun and …
Read More »CPL 2021: Drakes leads Patriots to last-ball win, as hosts keep St Lucia Kings off the throne
For a brief moment, it looked like the umpiring, less than stellar throughout this year’s CPL played entirely at Warner Park in St Kitts and Nevis, would steal Man-of-the-Match Dominic Drakes’ thunder. But, in the end, justice was done. Mere moments after the 23-year-old left-handed son of former West Indies …
Read More »CPL 2021: Powell’s Tallawahs in trouble, du Plessis’ Kings, Pooran’s Warriors leave Patriots fourth
Saturday’s two early games at Warner Park in St Kitts and Nevis saw a somewhat surprising reshuffle in the middle of the 2021 CPL pack. In the morning game, Faf du Plessis’ St Lucia Kings moved easily past the consistently struggling Barbados Royals by 14 runs, leaving Jason Holder’s side …
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