– Seales bags four Kieran Powell last played a Test match for the West Indies in December 2018. The left-hander gave the selectors something to think about after hitting 95 on the third day of the Best v Best 4-Day match in St Lucia. West Indies continued their preparation for the first Test against South...
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Proteas arrive for West Indies tour
South Africa touched down on Tuesday for the two-Test series against West Indies starting next week, marking only the second international series in the Caribbean since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The squad, who will also play five Twenty20 Internationals in Grenada, will now undergo three days of quarantine and must return two negative...
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Hope strokes classy century, Smith bags three
Guyanese fast-bowler Nial Smith continued to impress the selectors after finishing as the pick of the bowlers for Jermaine Blackwood’s XI in the ongoing Best v Best 4-Day match in St Lucia. Shai Hope continued to push for a Test spot, ending the second day with a fluent unbeaten 104. Smith bagged 3-35 in 12...
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Best v Best 4-Day: Runs for Blackwood, Hope; Chase bags 4
Hamilton XI reeling at 44-4, trailing by 220 Jermaine Blackwood struck 85 while Shai Hope stroked 79 as Blackwood XI reached 264 all out in 62.3 overs on day one of the Best v Best 4-Day match in preparation for the South Africa Tests commencing on June 10 in St Lucia. Roston Chase claimed 4-44...
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Guyanese boys Smith and Permaul to feature in “Best v Best” 4-day match
– Captain Blackwood, Hamilton say it will be an intense contest, as the players compete in the warm-up match for spots to face South Africa Fans can catch all the exciting action on West Indies YouTube channel (Windies Cricket) The leading red ball players in the Caribbean will be on show, as the West Indies...
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Sir Clive on Hetmyer: “Let your bat do the talking”
Legendary West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd, has called on embattled batsman Shimron Hetmyer to answer doubters by scoring a lot of runs whenever he gets the opportunity. The 24-year-old has been in the spotlight in recent weeks after losing his international retainer contract with Cricket West Indies. The young batsman has long been considered to...
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Guyana Jaguars opt for experience over youth
Cricket West Indies (CWI) hosted the Professional Cricketers Draft for the 2021-2022 season, which took place over two rounds via a videocall with representatives from all six Territorial Board Franchises. Several teams drafted young, emerging players to complete their 15-member squads, while others chose to boost their ranks with more experienced players. Among those drafted,...
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Covid-19 hits Windies men camp in St Lucia- Mindley tests positive
Training to start in small groups on Monday following negative repeat tests for training squad Following PCR Tests administered on Friday 21 May for all members of the West Indies Men’s red ball training camp being held in St Lucia, Jamaican fast bowler, Marquino Mindley, tested positive on his second COVID-19 test. In accordance with...
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PCL: Anderson in Guyana Jaguars set-up, Reifer, Lewis and Bramble not listed
Cricket West Indies (CWI) will host the West Indies Professional Cricketers Draft for the 2021/2022 cricket season on Tuesday May 25 via video call. The Territorial Board Franchises will be convening to draft their final two players for their squads to play in the forthcoming season which will hopefully include the CG Insurance Super50 Cup...
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CWI exploring improved CWI contracts’ system – Dr Kishore Shallow
By Brandon Corlette Cricket West Indies (CWI) recently confirmed the international retainer contracts for the West Indies Men’s Team for the 2021-2022 season. During that groundbreaking confirmation, which saw no Guyanese being offered a contract 18 players were offered contracts for the upcoming 2021-22 season, which runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022....