Cricket West Indies (CWI) is #FORWARD ‘WI’ GO under the leadership of incumbent President Ricky Skerritt and Vice President Dr. Kishore Shallow, staying on track with the ‘Cricket First’ policy, which guided their first term in office as the duo announces their bid for a second two-year term from 2021-2023. Both candidates received nominations from...
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Campbell scores century on opening day of Best v Best 4-Day match
West Indies Test opener John Campbell scored a patient century today as Roston Chase’s XI reached 280 for 7 at stumps of the first day of the four-day Best v Best practice match against Kraigg Brathwaite’s XI at the Coolidge Cricket Ground. Campbell, who is hoping to retain his place in the West Indies team...
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Fantastic Fabian Allen secures series win for West Indies
Fabian Allen sealed victory for West Indies in spectacular fashion – with three magnificent sixes in the penultimate over of the third and final CG Insurance T20 International on Sunday night. The all-rounder made 21 not out off six balls and Jason Holder provided calm support at the other end to finish unbeaten on 14....
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Guymine snatch final ball thriller to lift Jeremy Gordon Cup
— tournament played under Covid-19 guidelines Cricket is a game of great uncertainty and that was evident in the encounter between Guymine and Tucber Park in a thrilling encounter of the Jeremy Gordon Cup played at Edingburgh. Guymine won off the final ball to clinch the title in a four-wicket win in pursuit of 96...
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Will West Indies combat Sri Lanka spin attack in T20 decider?
After the first two matches in this T20 series between Sri Lanka and the West Indies, being played at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, the Sri Lankan spinners have taken 14 wickets among themselves. In the third and final T20, which is the series decider, set for today, Sunday March 7, from 18:00h, combating...
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Junior Sinclair propels RHT Namilco Thunderbolt to crushing title win over Albion
BCB 2019 Elizabeth Styles Under-21 final…Story and Photos by Brandon Corlette Former Guyana Under-19 player Junior Sinclair recorded a great all-round performance to lead the Rose Hall Town (RHT) Namilco Thunderbolt team to a seven-wicket win against Albion in the Berbice Cricket Board 2019 Elizabeth Styles Under-21 final match, played at the Area H ground...
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Sri Lanka spinners drown West Indies
Sri Lanka’s spinners manufactured a convincing 43-run victory over the West Indies in Antigua to keep the three-match series alive and bring an end to an eight-match losing streak in T20Is.On a sluggish surface, Akila Dananjaya, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Lakshan Sandakan proved a handful – picking up seven wickets between them, the latter two picking...
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Can Sri Lanka stop the West Indies six-hitting juggernaut?
The second T20 will bowl off from 18:00h today, March 5 at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. On Wednesday (March 3), Sri Lanka learnt a harsh lesson. Not many teams go down in a game when they have a hat-trick hero in their side. But then again, not many hat-trick heroes end up with a...
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“Seeing you in West Indies colours brought tears to my eyes,” Foster says to Sinclair
After receiving his first cap from Chris Gayle in the first T20 International against Sri Lanka, Guyana’s Kevin Sinclair became the ninth member from the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) to represent the West Indies.Berbice Cricket Board President and Secretary of the RHTY&SC, Hilbert Foster, was overjoyed to see the 21-year-old Sinclair...
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Pollard slams 6 sixes in ridiculous T20 chase
In one of the more ridiculous T20 run-chases you will witness, Kieron Pollard became just the third player to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket off the same bowler, Akila Dananjaya, who had rocked West Indies’ chase just an over earlier with a hat-trick. It felt like it was either sixes or...