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Jan. 7, 2021, 7:52 p.m. ST JOHN’S, Antigua —The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel has named Keon Harding as the replacement for Romario Shepherd in the One-Day International (ODI) squad that will play three ODIs later this month. All-rounder Shepherd returned a positive COVID-19 test in his Guyana hometown and will therefore be unavailable for the Bangladesh tour.…

Jan. 5, 2021, 2:09 p.m. ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies today paid tribute to Gordon “Butch” Stewart – who sadly passed away on Monday evening. Mr. Stewart, the outstanding Jamaican businessman and entrepreneur, was the founder and Chairman of Sandals International Resorts Ltd – the long-standing and valued partners of West Indies cricket.…

Dec. 8, 2020, 1:24 p.m. The Cricket West Indies Selection Panel has advised that fast bowler Kemar Roach and wicket-keeper/batsman Shane Dowrich are unavailable for the second and final Test Match against New Zealand. Both players will return home — Roach due to the death of his father and Dowrich for personal reasons. Additionally, left-hander…

Dec. 6, 2020, 4:36 p.m. West Indies “A” Team batsmen failed to show the heroics of their first innings as they suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of New Zealand “A” on the fourth and final morning of their first-class match at Bay Oval. Resuming the final day three wickets down for 57-3, the…

Dec. 6, 2020, 1:17 a.m. Jermaine Blackwood made a superb second Test century and Alzarri Joseph, a breakthrough career-best score but their heroics were in vain as West Indies lost the first Test by an innings and 134 runs to New Zealand. The pair counter-attacked on the third evening on Saturday and continued bravely on…

Dec. 6, 2020, 12:35 a.m. Rocking on 89-6 in their second innings in the final session after being asked to follow on by 381 runs, the visitors were lifted out of the doldrums. Blackwood has been excellent with 80 not out off 98 balls and Joseph, who played with instinct and bravery on 59 not…

Dec. 4, 2020, 4:06 p.m. West Indies A Team bowlers were made to toil as New Zealand A batsmen made use of the good batting conditions on the second day of the four-day first class match. Openers Glen Phillips and Tim Seifert each scored centuries as the home team batted all day to reach 321-3…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the upcoming tour of New Zealand due to a groin injury. The experienced 37-year-old sustained the injury on Saturday whilst playing for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Bravo, the two-time T20 World Cup winner, will now return to…

Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the two squads for the proposed tour of New Zealand which will feature three T20 Internationals and two Test matches from November 27 to December 15. Details of the tour were ratified by CWI’s Board of Directors during a teleconference on Thursday. The Board agreed to the tour in…

The West Indies Women lost the fourth Vitality T20 International by 44 runs as part of the Sandals West Indies Women’s Tour of England 2020. England scored 166/6 from their 20 overs and the West Indies Women made 122/9 from their 20 overs. For third time in four tosses England won and elected to bat…

The West Indies Women lost the third Vitality T20 International match by 20 runs against England Women at the Incora County Ground as part of the Sandals West Indies Women’s Tour of England 2020. West Indies Women finished on 134/5 from their 20 overs chasing England’s 154/6. England Women won the toss and elected to…

Stafanie Taylor turned in another excellent allround match performance but the West Indies captain was left disappointed to be on the losing end in the second T20 International against England on Wednesday night. Taylor batted well and made 28 runs after she bowled a great spell to take 2-12 off four overs. However, the visitors…

Deandra Dottin made a magnificent 69 to start the Sandals West Indies Women’s tour of England on a high on Monday night. The powerful opener smashed six boundaries and two huge sixes – one of which sailed 88 metres, well over deep midwicket and out of the ground. She topscored to record her highest T20…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 30 St Lucia Zouks 145/6 (Najibullah 35, Chase 32*, Cornwall 32; Mujeeb 2/28, Lamichhane 1/20, Edwards 1/24, Permaul 1/27) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 134/9 (Phillips 49, Kirton 25, Blackwood 25; Glenn 3/16, Zahir 3/25, Williams 2/27) by 11 runs A remarkable collapse of 9/45 in 44 balls, including…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 27 Trinbago Knight Riders 175/5 (DM Bravo 50, Pollard 42, Seifert 33, Webster 20; Kuggeleijn 2/35, Sammy 1/19, Zahir 1/24) beat St Lucia Zouks 152/7 (Fletcher 42, Deyal 40, Nabi 17; Pollard 3/35, Seales 2/21, DJ Bravo 2/26) by 23 runs Another death-hitting masterclass from Kieron Pollard,…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 28 Barbados Tridents 165/3 (J Holder 69, Carter 42*, Santner 35*; Lamichhane 1/26, Thomas 1/36, McSween 1/39) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 161/4 (Blackwood 74, Russell 54, Phillips 17; Bishop 1/30, Rashid 1/32, Walsh 1/34, J Holder 1/38) by 7 wickets A classy half-century from captain Jason Holder and…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 26 Guyana Amazon Warriors 90/4 (Hetmyer 32*, Hemraj 29, Taylor 16*; Holder 2/10, Reifer 1/16, Santner 1/25) beat Barbados Tridents 89/9 (Young 18, Santner 18, Charles 10; Tahir 3/12, Shepherd 3/22, Green 1/17, Sinclair 1/23) by 6 wickets The Barbados Tridents’ stuttering defence of their Hero Caribbean…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 24 Guyana Amazon Warriors 110/3 (Hetmyer 56*, Hemraj 26; Glen 1/9, Kuggeleijn 1/17, Nabi 1/23) beat St Lucia Zouks 109/7 (Glen 23*, Cornwall 21, Najibullah 19; Naveen 2/24, Paul 2/25, Tahir 1/10, Shepherd 1/11) by 7 wickets Shimron Hetmyer followed another good Guyana Amazon Warriors bowling performance…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 22 Guyana Amazon Warriors 93/2 (King 51*, Pooran 18*, Hetmyer 9; Walsh 1/9, Rashid 1/21) beat Barbados Tridents 92 all out (Santner 38*, Rashid 19, Walsh 10*; Naveen 4/14, Sinclair 2/13, Green 1/3) by 8 wickets A catastrophic top-order display saw the Barbados Tridents capitulate to 92…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 20 Guyana Amazon Warriors 153/3 (Pooran 100*, Taylor 25*, King 14; Jaggesar 2/33, Joseph 1/24) beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 150/5 (da Silva 59, Ramdin 37*, Dunk 19; Green 2/31, Sinclair 1/9, Shepherd 1/13) by 7 wickets Nicholas Pooran smashed the first hundred of Hero Caribbean…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 19 St Lucia Zouks 92 all out (Najibullah 22, Boucher 18, Chase 14; Walsh Jr 3/19, Reifer 2/5, Nurse 1/15, Rashid 1/17, Bishop 1/17) beat Barbados Tridents 89/7 (Charles 39, Hope 14, Nurse 12, Anderson 11; Glen 2/11, Williams 2/12, Chase 1/14, Nabi 1/18, Zahir 1/21) beat…

Incredible Pollard wins the un-winnable  2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 17 Trinbago Knight Riders 149/8 (Pollard 72, Simmons 32, Pierre 10*; J Holder 2/27, Santner 1/13, Rashid 1/21) beat Barbados Tridents 148/7 (Charles 47, Mayers 42, Nurse 19, Rashid 12; Raza 2/11, Seales 2/21 Hosein 2/30) by 2 wickets A Kieron Pollard…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 16 Trinbago Knight Riders 115/3 (Seifert 39*, Webster 27, DM Bravo 26*, Simmons 19; Tahir 2/25, Green 1/15) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 112/7 (Paul 28*, Taylor 26, Hetmyer 26; Pierre 3/18, Pollard 1/15, DJ Bravo 1/23, Raza 1/30) by 7 wickets The Trinbago Knight Riders continued their…

2020 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 13 Trinbago Knight Riders 75/4 (DM Bravo 23*, Seifert 18*, Munro 17; Williams 2/17, Nabi 1/15, C Holder 1/24) beat St Lucia Zouks 111/6 (Nabi 30*, Najibullah 21, Cornwall 18; DJ Bravo 2/7, Tambe 1/15, Pierre 1/19, Fawad 1/21) by 6 wickets (DLS target 72 off 9…