Middle-order batsman Rovman Powell and allrounder Romario Shepherd will miss the West Indies’ entire One-day International (ODI) series away to the Netherlands ‘due to visa delays’, according to a press statement from Cricket West Indies (CWI). West Indies lead the three-match series 2-0 and the two teams play their final …
Read More »Pride nearer to successful defence as rain ruins Eagles’ and Hurricanes’ title chances
If the Trinidad and Tobago weather co-operates, current West Indies Regional Four-day Championship champions Barbados Pride should have an easy task to seal their 2022 defence. If, however, the weather does not co-operate, as was the case today, Kraigg Brathwaite’s Pride will walk away as 2022 champions without another ball …
Read More »Haiti announces withdrawal from Concacaf U-20 Championship; T&T get unexpected boost
Trinidad and Tobago’s bid to progress from the group stage of the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship got an unexpected boost yesterday as the Haitian Football Federation (FHF) announced it has withdrawn from the competition. Trinidad and Tobago are scheduled to face Haiti in their opening match on 19 June at …
Read More »India, N/Zealand, Bangladesh in busy Caribbean summer; Imran Khan alters WI’s plans
Thirty days of classy cricket in all three formats from June to August! Two Tests, nine One-day Internationals and 11 T20Is! The Caribbean region is in for a long, hot summer of cricket in 2022 in what CWI CEO Johnny Grave called ‘the busiest year of cricket ever in the …
Read More »‘Bubba’, ‘J-Boy’, Shaheim and Lee earn All-star picks, as NLCL U-19 announces top performers
Cantaro United maestro Nathaniel ‘Bubba’ Perouse, Gasparillo Youths goalkeeper Raheem Lee, Malabar Young Stars forward Jorel ‘J-Boy’ Grant and free-scoring Soccer Made Simple defender Shaheim O’Brian are among the players whose individual performances will be recognised on Sunday 5 June in the NLCL Under-19 Community Cup All-Star Game. The event …
Read More »Hope hits 11th ODI century as Pooran’s WI beat Netherlands to snap five-match losing streak
Today, under new full-time white ball captain Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies Cricket Team snapped a five-match One-day International losing streak, defeating the Netherlands by seven wickets at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen with 11 balls to spare. The man who produced that extra bit of quality to secure the …
Read More »Joevin, Bateau, Paul named in 28-man T&T squad for Nations League, but no Molino, no Moore
Versatile flanker Joevin Jones, central defender Sheldon Bateau, midfielders Leston Paul and Daniel Phillips and right-back Shannon Gomez are set to make their first national senior team appearances under current Trinidad and Tobago coach Angus Eve. The quintet have all been named in a 28-man squad to start the 2022/23 …
Read More »CWI confirms Sarwan exit for ‘personal reasons’; ‘instinctive’ Pooran ready for WI captaincy debut
Former West Indies cricket star Ramnaresh Sarwan has quit his post as West Indies Senior Men’s and Youth Selector after just five months on the job. A Cricket West Indies (CWI) release stated that Robert Haynes, the current head of the Men’s Youth Selection Panel, will ‘act as replacement until a …
Read More »Roach, Ramdeen, Benny, Cummings and Araujo-Wilson in makeshift T&T squad to face St Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve will use a friendly against Saint Lucia tomorrow to assess the depth of his squad, currently preparing for the 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League. The Soca Warriors are in the second tier of the Concacaf competition and are grouped with …
Read More »T&T U-20 Team selected; Carrington takes over pre-tourney camp as Eve stays with seniors
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior and Under-20 Team head coach Angus Eve selected a 24-man squad for the junior Soca Warriors squad, which leaves on 5 June for a pre-tournament camp in Costa Rica. The Under-20 squad swings into action at the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship from 19 …
Read More »NLCL round-up: Seismic results cause late shuffles as U-19 teams book quarterfinal spots
It’s all set now—but it went all the way to the wire! The NLCL U19 Community Cup group stage which kicked off on April 24 with twelve teams in Trinidad and on May 8 with four teams in Tobago finally ended last night. And in all three groups, the final …
Read More »Hinds gets fifer but Barbados in control, Leewards douse Volcanoes and Tagenarine nears new ton
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force medium pacer Terrance Hinds produced career-best figures of 5/32 today as the host nation fought back against the Barbados Pride in West Indies Championship action at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. But at the close of play on Day Two of the penultimate …
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