Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced that Kraigg Brathwaite will replace Jason Holder as the West Indies Test Captain.Brathwaite, who has previously led the team in seven Tests whilst deputizing for Holder, including the recent two-nil Test Series win away to Bangladesh, becomes the 37th Test Captain of the West Indies. Holder, the current No. 1 all-rounder in the ICC Test rankings, captained the West Indies team in 37 Tests since taking over from Denesh Ramdin in 2015, leading the side to 11 wins, 5 draws and 21 defeats.Jimmy Adams, CWI Director of Cricket paid tribute to Holder saying: “On...
Vitality Inc donates $1.4M worth of cricket gear to 8 Berbice clubs and 2 youth cricketers
– BCB and RHTY&SC honour Sawh with highest awards Eight cricket clubs from the Upper Corentyne area, along with two young cricketers from Port Mourant and Tucber Park respectively, on Tuesday last received over #1.4 million worth of cricket gear from Vitality Inc.The company, which would shortly be officially launched in Guyana, is headed by overseas-based Guyanese Sureian Sawh, a former resident of Upper Corentyne, before he migrated to the United States of America (USA). The clubs receiving the gear were: No 73 Young Warriors, No 72 Cut and Load, No 72 All Stars, No 70 MYO, NO 68 Turn...
Shiv Chanderpaul: West Indies batsmen need to have a survival mindset
By Brandon Corlette Legendary West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who is currently in Antigua wearing the cap of batting coach with the players involved in the Best v Best Test trial at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, has saidthe West Indies batsmen need to have a survival mindset against the Sri Lankans.The left-hander is, however, confident that the West Indies are equipped with the players to win the three One Day International matches against Sri Lanka. “We have to be smart and find a way to deal with the Sri Lankan spinners,” he said. “If you can’t read, you still have...
Permaul bags 4 as Brathwaite’s XI coast to 4-wicket win
6 ducks in Chase XI 2nd Innings Guyana’s left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul claimed 4-21 in 12.1 overs to highlight the third day of the Best v Best Test trial at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. Kraigg Brathwaite’s XI won the match by four wickets inside three days. Brathwaite’s XI resumed the day on 242-5 in reply to Chase XI 326. Early on day 3, Brathwaite’s XI was bowled out for 346, with a lead of 20. In addition to Brathwaite’s 95, Kaveem Hodge scored 59 while Rahkeem Cornwall scored a blistering 63 which was decorated with nine fours and three...
CLASSY HOPE HITS CENTURY AS WINDIES TAKE 1-0 SERIES LEAD
A brilliant century from Shai Hope – his tenth in ODI cricket – led West Indies to a crushing eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Antigua. Set 233 to win, West Indies knocked off the runs with three overs to spare, with the sort of ruthless efficiency it is generally so difficult to execute against Sri Lanka, particularly on slower tracks that might have something in them for spinners. A 143-run opening stand between Hope and Evin Lewis, who scored an uncharacteristic, yet impressive, 90-ball 65, effectively froze Sri Lanka out of the game before their...
Brathwaite misses century as Warrican, Hodge impress
Captain Kraigg Brathwaite narrowly missed out on three figures while left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican grabbed three wickets, on the second day of the four-day West Indies warm-up match here Tuesday.Replying to Roston Chase XI’s 326 at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Brathwaite’s XI ended on 242 for five with the right-hander top-scoring with 95. Kavem Hodge, who toured Bangladesh but failed to make his Test debut, struck a compact unbeaten 59 while left-hander Paul Palmer ended on 31 not out.Warrican, a key member of the Caribbean side’s Test attack in Bangladesh last month, claimed three for 52 including the key wicket of...
West Indies, Sri Lanka gear up to shake off ODI rust
-Both teams will have an eye on World Cup Super League – points dropped now could prove costly later Neither West Indies nor Sri Lanka have much of a recent history of being good at this format. A quick look through stats first. Since the start of 2019, West Indies have lost 21 and won only 13 of their ODIs. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have done slightly better – 10 wins and 14 losses – but have had the benefit of having had most of their best players available throughout, which is no longer a luxury West Indies have in many...
Skerritt seeks re-election after inheriting organization that ‘couldn’t pay its bills’
– Ricky Skerritt warns CWI not to jeopardise West Indies’ recovery in presidential elections Ricky Skerritt has urged the territorial boards in the Caribbean not to risk what he sees as the “delicate vulnerability” of the recovery of West Indies cricket in the presidential election at the end of this month. Skerritt, the current Cricket West Indies (CWI) president, is seeking a second term as president as he approaches the end of his initial two-year term. And while he accepts the last couple of years have presented some significant challenges, he insists his regime has “helped CWI onto the right...
Forward ‘WI’ Go: Skerritt-Shallow announces bid to retain power
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 the same two Territorial Boards who first advocated for their candidacies in 2019, the Leeward Islands Cricket Board (LICB) and Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB). Skerritt-Shallow has already received formal advice of support from the Windward Islands Cricket Board (WICB), and predicts similar support...
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 for the Test series against Sri Lanka later this month, scored 129 from 253 balls from which he hit 15 fours and three sixes in his more than five-hour stay at the crease. He partnered with Captain Roston Chase to put on a fourth-wicket stand...