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The players in the West Indies U19s Rising Stars camp got some game-time on Thursday with a 50-over warm-up match at the Coolidge Cricket ground. After two days of intense net sessions and fitness routines, the 28 squad members got their first taste of competition with an intra-squad match. Opening batsman Anderson Armudan was the…

The West Indies will host the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2022, it has been confirmed. The tournament, which will feature 16 countries in 48 matches, is to be held in the Caribbean for the first time in its 14-edition history and will run from 14 January to 5 February. The Under…

17 November 2021 FICA Stands Against Discrimination of Any Form in Cricket FICA Executive Chairman Heath Mills said: “FICA has been disturbed to hear of players being subject to instances of racism and discrimination in recent months around the world.”  “It’s clear our game needs to continue to do more to create a safe environment for people to…

Tournament Director Fawwaz Baksh has thanked the governments of Antigua & Barbuda, Guyana, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Trinidad & Tobago for strongly supporting Cricket West Indies in hosting its fourth global tournament. Speaking in the aftermath of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) announcement of the host venues and match schedule for the ICC Under…

14th edition to take place in the West Indies between 14 January 14 and 5 February 5 2022 Four host countries confirmed – Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago West Indies grouped alongside Sri Lanka, Scotland and Australia The West Indies will host the 14th edition of the ICC…

Nine talent-packed squads have been announced for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021. The nine-nation qualification tournament will be held in Harare from 21 November until 5 December, with three places at the 2022 World Cup up for grabs. The competing countries teams will be split into two groups, from which the top…

West Indies and USA partnership is a vision for growth of the game ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and USA Cricket have confirmed their partnership to host the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The world governing body announced the joint bid was successful on Tuesday. The strategic partnership and vision of CWI…

Live Viewing: Reaction & recap after Rafiq questioned by MPs on Yorkshire racism scandal https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/59294668 English cricket is “institutionally” racist, says former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq. Rafiq, 30, told a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee that racist language was “constantly” used during his time at Yorkshire. In an emotional testimony, he also said…

The host nations for every major ICC men’s limited overs event between 2024 and 2031 have been confirmed. In June 2024, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will go somewhere it has never been before, with USA hosting the event alongside the West Indies, which staged the tournament in 2010. Eight months later, in February…

3rd One-Day International West Indies Women v Pakistan Women Venue: Karachi National Stadium Toss: West Indies won toss and bowled Result: West Indies won by 6 wickets Player-of-the-Match: Stafanie Taylor Scoreboard: https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/209511/#scorecard Stafanie Taylor became just the third woman in history to score 5,000 ODI career runs, as she made a magnificent seventh century to lead West Indies…

28 players selected for two-week High-Performance Camp starting November 15 ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced that West Indies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul will join the West Indies Rising Stars U19s squad as the batting consultant for the upcoming High-Performance Camp in Antigua as part of the West Indies Rising Stars U19s…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The officials of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games released the groupings for the eight teams participating in the Cricket T20 competition from July 29 to August 7. It sees the representatives from the West Indies, Barbados drawn in Group A with Australia, India and Pakistan. The matches will be played at the…

2nd One-Day International West Indies Women v Pakistan Women Venue: Karachi National Stadium Toss: Pakistan won toss and bowled Result: West Indies won by 37 runs Scoreboard: https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/209510/#scorecard Off-spinner Hayley Matthews took a career-best four-wicket haul as West Indies bowlers led the way in a brilliant victory on Thursday. Matthews ended with 4-29 off her four overs…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The next stage of Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) High Performance Coach Programme has been successfully delivered as part of CWI’s development and investment strategy to upgrade and upskill coaches across the region. A number of enthusiastic coaches from across the region participated in the week-long event at the end of October…

West Indies’ defeat to Australia meant that they slipped to 10th in the T20I rankings, while Sri Lanka are ninth. West Indies and Sri Lanka will both have to play an additional qualifying round to make the Super 12s in next year’s Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, while Bangladesh and Afghanistan are assured of…

Trialed successfully in St Lucia as part of CWI Future Stars participation programme ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Republic Bank Group have successfully completed the first trial edition of “5 for Fun” – a new and exciting cricket format designed to grow interest and participation in cricket for primary school aged children. Republic Bank…

1st One-Day International West Indies Women v Pakistan Women Venue: Karachi National Stadium Toss: Pakistan won toss and bowled Result: West Indies won by 45 runs SEE SCORECARD HERE A superb century by Deandara Dottin, and a brilliant allround performance from Hayley Matthews led West Indies Women to victory over Pakistan Women in the first One-Day…

KARACHI, Pakistan- West Indies Women’s three-match One Day International series against Pakistan Women bowls off on Monday November 8 at the National Stadium in Karachi, with the team welcoming the return of captain Stafanie Taylor and veteran wicket-keeper batter Shemaine Campbelle. The Maroon Warriors have had four practice sessions since arrival in Karachi to get acclimated…

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 Venue: Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Toss: Australia won toss and elected to field Result: Australia won by eight wickets Scoreboard: https://bit.ly/wivausscorecard Superstar all-rounder Dwayne Bravo played last match for the West Indies on Saturday as the two-time champions played their final match of the tournament. Bravo,…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Women will open their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifying campaign on November 21 against Papua New Guinea at the Sunrise Cricket Club in Harare, Zimbabwe in the first of their four Group A fixtures.  The ICC revealed the fixtures for the two-week qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe, which sees the West Indies Women playing…

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 Venue: Zayed Cricket Stadium Abu Dhabi Toss: West Indies won toss and elected to field Result: Sri Lanka won by 20 runs  Scoreboard: http://bit.ly/wivslscorecard Shimron Hetmyer stood tall scoring his maiden competition half-century during West Indies’ loss to Sri Lanka which ended the team’s chances of advancing…

Sri Lanka beat West Indies in Abu Dhabi to end the defending champions’ title defence at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. MATCH CENTRE | STANDINGS Sri Lanka produced an inspired performance to win their final match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 and end West Indies’ hopes of defending their title. Kieron Pollard’s…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced the West Indies squad for the Test Series in Sri Lanka. The Selection Panel named one uncapped player in the 15-member squad – Jeremy Solozano, the left-handed opening batsman – following the two recent three-day Best v Best matches and training sessions…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed that the West Indies Men’s team will play three T20 Internationals (T20I) and three One-Day Internationals (ODI) against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi from December 13 to 22. The ODI Series will be West Indies fourth series of 12 in the ICC Men’s…