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(Part nine.) Leader supreme. Clive Lloyd is automatically associated with the West Indies’ unprecedented period of dominance of world cricket: the era of invincibility in Test series from 1980 to 1995, via the fearsome foursomes and an array of world-class batsmen, including himself. However, the big Guyanese left-hander had already …

(Part eight.) Ultimate dasher. Garry Sobers’ untimely injury presented another recently-retired senior pro with the opportunity to appear at the 1975 World Cup. And with 43 days to go to the 50th anniversary of the West Indies’ triumph in the final at Lord’s, Rohan Kanhai takes centre stage. Initially the …

(Part seven.) Hail the King! Injury ruled him out of the tournament but it would be a travesty, with 44 days to go to the West Indies’ triumph at the 1975 World Cup, not to devote one day of this series to Sir Garfield Sobers: the greatest all-round cricketer of …

(Part six.) A new era. Despite being partly driven by commercial concerns, cricket in the early 1970s was nothing like the environment 30 years later. The arrival of the T20 format and subsequently T20 Internationals triggered the franchise boom and, therefore, fixture congestion which remains one of the biggest challenges …

(Part two.) With 49 days to go to the 50th anniversary of West Indies’ triumph over Australia at Lord’s in the 1975 World Cup final, it is appropriate to acknowledge that this grand occasion was not the first global limited-over cricket tournament. That honour goes to the women’s game which …

Up to 640 boys and girls between the ages of eight and 12, from 80 different primary schools, could get their first taste of competitive cricket in 2025, as the Republic Bank Five for Fun Cricket programme makes its bow in Trinidad and Tobago. The competition features eight-member mixed sex …

(Part one.) 50 years. It is almost a lifetime. Or, with the realities of life here these days, two lifetimes, maybe three. Given the turbulence of West Indies cricket for nearly 30 years now, it may feel like more than half-a-century ago. But no, in 50 days’ time, God willing, …

For just over a decade, the West Indies cricket team ruled the world in the 20th century—one of the longest periods of success in sporting history. Those glory days began at Lord’s in London on 21 June 1975 when West Indies defeated Australia by 17 runs to claim the inaugural …

Former West Indies T20 captain Nicholas Pooran has been in sublime form in recent times. But is there enough in it to justify comparisons to the ‘Universe Boss’, Chris Gayle? There is at least one writer who seems to think so. Against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Kolkata …

West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite has stepped down as Test captain and is expected to play in the upcoming home series against Australia as a regular team member. Cricket West Indies (CWI) director of cricket Miles Bascombe said a decision will be made on Brathwaite’s replacements “in the coming weeks”. …

“[…] For all he has done—not just for cricket, but for the advancement of our Caribbean civilization—Dr Keith Rowley ought to be respected by every citizen of this region. His dedication, integrity, and commitment to high standards have left an indelible mark, and he will forever be regarded as one …

As many as 15 of the 74 players selected to play for West Indies in Tests since 2000 never got a second chance. If you’ve neither researched it nor given it too much thought, you might easily get the wrong impression. Bobby, my fo’daymorning walking pardnah, pretended not to care. …