BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Elegant stroke-maker Shai Hope says West Indies have already trained their sights on the Sri Lanka Test series, as they target success in the three-Test rubber in June. Hope has been among several Windies cricketers who have been preparing for the upcoming series which will see matches at the Queen’s Park Oval […]
Six schools in the city of Brampton will receive awards on Monday at the launch of the Mayor’s School Cricket Program 2018. Joining Mayor Linda Jeffery at the launch at Brampton City Hall will be Helen Berhane, Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) which has organized the school cricket program, and Jeffrey […]
More than 100 young cricketers from schools in the Greater Toronto Area received medals of excellence at the launch last Thursday of the Mayor’s School Cricket Tournament 2018. Fifteen schools also received awards. The launch at the Central Tech Stadium marked the eighth anniversary of the tournament which has grown from 10 teams in 2011 […]
The West Indies are scheduled to face a Rest of the World XI in a T20 match at the legendary Lord’s cricket ground in England in May. The game is scheduled to raise funds for Caribbean cricket grounds that were damaged by last year hurricanes. The reigning World T20 champions will face the World XI […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Left-handed opener Kieran Powell is among five current Test players named in a strong 13-man West Indies A squad to face England Lions in the three-match four-day “Test” series starting on Sunday. The 27-year-old Powell, who has played 31 Tests, will skipper a side that includes batsman Jermaine Blackwood, wicketkeeper Shane […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Outspoken all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has written off the present crop of Cricket West Indies (CWI) leadership, and says there is desperate need for a new kind of thinking in order to save the next generation of cricketers. Speaking against the backdrop of the latest fracas betweeen CWI and the players, […]
TWO-TIME world champions Windies will be the star attraction when 10 sides converge on Zimbabwe next month for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018, to battle it out for the two remaining places in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The announcement marks 500 days to the ICC’s pinnacle 50-over tournament, which will be […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Captain Leon Johnson has hailed the achievement of Guyana Jaguars after they wrapped up their fourth-straight Regional Four-Day Championship title with two rounds to spare. With second-placed Barbados Pride managing to earn only 7.6 points from their tame draw against Windward Islands Volcanoes at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Sunday, it left Jaguars […]
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has become the first man in the history of T20 cricket to take 400 wickets after recording match-winning figures of 5/28 for Melbourne Renegades in a Big Bash League match in Australia on Thursday. Batting first, Hobart Hurricanes scored 164/8 and it was largely due to Bravo’s regular strikes that […]
By Frederick Halley When the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup bowls off in New Zealand next month, two players with Guyanese roots will be part of the Canadian squad vying for supremacy in the prestigious tournament. The two are 16-year-old Ashtan Deosammy and Kevin Singh. Both have been making names for themselves at […]