Cricket

A cricket match, a cricket sage once wrote, is played in the minds of the opposing captains. Were he writing in the post-20th century T20 world and thus disposed to making the compulsory compromises imposed by today’s audience of e-literates, he might not have stopped there. But, I imagine him …

Shimron Odilon Hetmyer warmed the West Indies bench throughout the recent T20 World Cup staged in the West Indies and the USA, unable to land a place in a team that clearly was not playing its best cricket. Yet, mere months later, in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League …

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced a slew of changes in its player rosters today as the West Indies teams were named for a white ball tour of Sri Lanka this month. Among the notable absentees from the West Indies T20 International (T20I) squad were the in-form trio of batsmen …

When Ramon Simmons bowled Shai Hope for 56, the Guyana Amazon Warriors had not yet overhauled the modest target set them by the Barbados Royals. They still needed two runs. From 35 balls. And they got them to seal an 8-wicket win and secure the second spot in Sunday evening’s …

The next two finals of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be hosted by Guyana and Barbados in 2025 and 2026 respectively. CPL CEO Pete Russell today announced their plans for the regional franchise T20 cricket competition, which is in its 12th season at present. “Guyana and Barbados …

Siuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Tim Seifert turned Moeen Ali’s off-spinner off his toes in the direction of backward square-leg where Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Imran Tahir had stationed himself. It was over number ten of the second innings in Match 29 of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Saint …

At 124 without loss in the 12th over of Qualifier 1 in the Republic Bank 2024 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Faf du Plessis’ Saint Lucia Kings were sitting pretty. Du Plessis and Johnson Charles, SLK’s unchanged opening pair, had powered their way to a score that put them in position …

Saint Lucian blood runs in my best friend’s veins. And he graces almost all international and regional cricket at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA) in Tarouba with his presence. Religiously. So he has just a little trouble keeping his JCs apart. Let’s call him Christian, shall we? He is …

For roughly two hours, cricket fanatics in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean shared memes and amused themselves as the ground staff and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) organisers hurriedly tried to address the outage of two lighting towers at National Stadium in Providence, Guyana on Tuesday night. At approximately …

Fresh from his stellar 101 against the Guyana Amazon Warriors in Match 30 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Nicholas Pooran damblayed his impressive run-scoring form in the playoffs on Tuesday evening. But it was all in vain. Man-of-the-Match David Miller struck eight mighty blows, five of them …

There was a time not so long ago when Quinton de Kock’s first love was indisputably cricket. The now 31-year-old confessed to loving: “Test cricket and I love representing my country and all that comes with it. I’ve enjoyed the ups and the downs, the celebrations and even the disappointments…” …

Sunday night at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. With his side chasing a challenging 193 for victory, Trinbago’s Nicholas Pooran was swashbuckling his way to a possible third CPL century. And smiling like a Cheshire cat—even though he did not get to three figures by the end of …