Category: News

June 30, 2020, 8:38 a.m. Nkrumah Bonner, in enjoying his first Test tour with the West Indies and is excited looking forward to the start of the series against England. The middle-order batsman from Jamaica was speaking on Monday after the opening day of the four-day warm-up match was abandoned due to wet weather. Bonner,…

June 28, 2020, 11:58 p.m. MANCHESTER, England – West Indies players will wear the Black Lives Matter logo on their playing shirts when they face England throughout the upcoming #RaiseTheBat Test Series, starting July 4, as part of the Sandals Tour of England 2020. The decision was taken by the players and team management with…

June 25, 2020, 10:39 p.m. Shamarh Brooks and Shane Dowrich scored half-centuries on the final day of the three-day warm-up match on Thursday, to taste form ahead of the opening match of the #RaiseTheBat Test Series against England. Both batsmen failed in the first innings but capitalised the second time around, Brooks stroking an unbeaten…

June 24, 2020, 7:35 p.m. Raymon Reifer took five wickets to highlight the second day of the three-day warm-up as West Indies continue their Sandals Tour of England. The left-arm seamer showed great control of line and length as he ended with 5-60 off 13 overs at the Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday. These excellent…

June 23, 2020, 7:26 p.m. Two fast bowlers and two batsmen stood out as West Indies held their first day of competitive cricket on the ongoing Sandals Tour of England 2020. Shannon Gabriel took three wickets to mark his return from ankle surgery while Alzarri Joseph snapped up four wickets – as both bowled with…

June 23, 2020, 12:11 p.m. After two weeks of intense preparations cricket is back! Today, West Indies players will get the chance to spend some valuable time in the middle as they kick-start the preparations for the Sandals Tour of England with a three-day warm-up match. The weather at the historic Emirates Old Trafford was…

June 16, 2020, 5 p.m. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies team will be sporting new eye-catching training and playing kits during the Sandals Tour of England 2020 as part of Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) new three-year partnership with Castore, CWI’s official team kit and merchandise partner. The new training outfits were unveiled during the…

June 16, 2020, 1:52 p.m. West Indies assistant coach Roddy Estwick has thrown his full support behind the emerging crop of young fast bowler emerging in the Caribbean. The highly-respected coach who has worked at the development level for over two decades is hugely impressed by work ethic and discipline on the Sandals West Indies…

June 15, 2020, 9:57 p.m. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) hosted its 2020-2021 West Indies Professional Players Draft for the Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 Cup and the West Indies Championship via a Zoom meeting earlier today. Representatives of each franchise made two picks to bring their contracted squad of players to 15. The…

June 13, 2020, 11:03 p.m. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) will host the West Indies professional players draft for the Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 Cup and the West Indies Four-Day Championship on Monday June 15, 2020 via a Zoom meeting. The draft shall be conducted over two rounds and each franchise must pick…

June 10, 2020, 10:37 a.m. A journey of a difference. The Men In Maroon departed the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua on June 8th, 2020 en route to Manchester, UK for a three Test Match series vs England. The series set to be staged in a bio secure environment means a new “normal” for…

June 9, 2020, 12:22 p.m. West Indies arrived in Manchester early Tuesday morning for the Sandals England Tour 2020 as they continue the journey towards the resumption of international cricket. Jason Holder’s team will now get used to life in the United Kingdom as they prepare to face England in three Test matches. The playing…

Monday, 8 June 2020 ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies team departed from Antigua this evening for the Sandals Tour of England 2020, having all arrived safely from the two charter planes that collected the players and staff from their home countries throughout the day. All the touring party based in the Caribbean completed their COVID-19…

June 3, 2020, 7:16 a.m. Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel named a fourteen (14) man Test squad and list of eleven (11) reserves for the proposed Sandals Tour of England 2020. The West Indies will defend the Wisden Trophy in three back-to-back Test matches to be played behind closed doors, starting on July 8.…

June 2, 2020, 9:24 a.m. The dates and details for the Sandals West Indies tour of England have been announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) with Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl and Lancashire’s Emirates Old Trafford hosting the three Tests matches behind closed doors. The West Indies squad will arrive in the UK on…

Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, June 1, 2020. The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, President of Universities Caribbean, and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission. Martin Luther King Jr, when he felt he could not breathe came to Jamaica. When the threats to his life were constant and closing…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced a temporary 50 percent reduction in salaries and cricket funding across the entire regional cricket system, effective from the start of July. This decision has been necessary in the face of debilitating economic challenges which have resulted from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. With no…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Board of Directors of Cricket West Indies (CWI) met via Teleconference on Thursday, May 28. The majority of the lengthy meeting focused on discussing the initial short-term recommendations from the Financial Strategy Advisory Committee (FSAC), a special purpose committee that was put in place by CWI President Ricky Skerritt on April 2, 2020. The committee…

May 25, 2020, 9:12 p.m. Members of the West Indies Test team returned to training in small groups on Monday at Kensington Oval. After an extended period away from the nets – due to the COVID-19 lockdown, captain Jason Holder and several team-mates took to pitch with an eye on the potential upcoming tour of…

May 22, 2020, 10:58 a.m. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has begun the recruitment process within the Caribbean to find a permanent Head Coach of the West Indies Women’s Team. Developing Women’s cricket through the region is a vital part of the CWI strategic plan, and this role remains pivotal as the West…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) on the advice and agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), announces the postponement of the West Indies Men’s three (3) Test series against England in June, to a future date to be determined. The decision to postpone the tour came as a result of the uncertainty…