Thirty-two year old Antigua and Barbuda wicketkeeper-batsman Devon Thomas was one of three uncapped players named by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel in a 12-man squad for the first Test against Bangladesh from Thursday 16 June at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Thomas, a former West …
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 »Guyana eye brittle T&T batting after Jamaica draw; Rahkeem keeps Leeward in hunt
The Guyana Harpy Eagles’ West Indies Championship title challenge faded today, their bowlers again finding it difficult to prise out the Jamaica Scorpions on the placid Diego Martin Sporting Complex pitch. In the end, the teams settled for a draw. When they called time, Jamaica led by just 80 runs, …
Read More »‘We beat ourselves!’ T&T Red Force lose by an innings to Barbados to concede title hopes
The Barbados Pride are now within touching distance of a second successive regional four-day title, after the defending champions and current West Indies Championship leaders whipped the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by an innings and 22 runs today at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. It is 16 …
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 …
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 »Seales gets fifer but R/Force collapse versus Leewards, Chanders gets a ton as Guyana declare and King wallops Windwards
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force pacer Jayden Seales claimed all three Leeward Islands Hurricanes scalps this morning to record his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket during West Indies Championship action at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex in Diego Martin. But Seales was unable to savour his individual success for …
Read More »Powell steals Diego show versus rejigged Red Force, Mindley mauls Windwards, Chanderpaul defies Pride
A whirlwind century by opening batsman Kieran Powell today gave the Leeward Islands Hurricanes a commanding start at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, as action resumed in the four-day West Indies Championship. at the close of Day One, the Hurricanes were 308 for …
Read More »Khan, Furlonge grumble as T&T Red Force stumble past Jamaica; Guyana and Barbados eke out wins
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force became the first team to win a fixture in the 2022 West Indies Championship, seeing off the Jamaica Scorpions today at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. But, as the Red Force stumbled clumsily over the finishing line, it is anyone’s guess which …
Read More »Rajah gets finger out to buoy Red Force, McSween upstages ‘Hetty’, and Springer lashes Leewards
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force batsman Isaiah Rajah made light of a finger injury and, arguably some ghosts, remaining unbeaten on 58 (168b, 7 x 4) this evening as the hosts closed Day 2 of the 2022 West Indies Championship on 234 for 6 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy …
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