Category: News

April 3, 2020, 12:56 p.m. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have agreed to postpone the planned West Indies U19 tour of England, scheduled for August and September 2020 due to scheduling clashes. With the West Indies U19 team being unavailable to tour England during the proposed…

Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed that the Barbados Pride have been declared winners of the 2020 West Indies Championship (Four-Day), following a Board of Directors teleconference held this afternoon. Acting upon the advice of the CWI Medical Advisory Committee, a decision was made to cancel the last two rounds of matches in the first-class…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship after the eighth round of matches which ended on Sunday. Abbreviations: PTS-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, MP-match points, BAT-batting points, BOWL-bowling points, PB-pace bowling points FRANCHISES PTS M W L D T NR MP BAT BOWL PB…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Derval Green grabbed three of the last four Leeward Islands Hurricanes wickets and ended with career-best figures to help Jamaica Scorpions complete an innings and 118 runs win in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Sunday. The long-serving Scorpions pacer ended with 5-75 from 22.1 overs – the first time he…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies pacer Kemar Roach delivered a decisive spell and Barbados Pride brushed aside five-time defending champions and closest rivals Guyana Jaguars to win by 235 runs in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Saturday. Roach carved up the Jaguars top order and the other Pride pacemen took care of the…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite drew on all of his experience and carried his bat to tilt the balance of power his side’s way and set up an intriguing victory chase of 330 for Guyana Jaguars in the West Indies Championship on Friday. This followed devastating pace bowling from West Indies…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) acting on the recommendation of its Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) has taken the decision to suspend all CWI Tournaments and face-to-face group meetings, from Monday March 16, for a minimum of 30 days. CWI Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Israel Dowlat, stated “the health and safety of our players,…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A day that looked gloomy ended brightly for current leaders Barbados Pride, after West Indies Test captain Jason Holder and fellow West Indies pacer Kemar Roach set back Guyana Jaguars early in their feature contest in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Thursday. This followed Keemo Paul and Romario Shepherd, another…

March 12, 2020, 12:56 p.m. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A number of West Indies players have returned from recent international duty to spice up the rivalries in the eighth round of the 2019-20 West Indies Championship, beginning on Thursday. Players such as West Indies Test captain Jason Holder, left-handed batsmen Darren Bravo and Shimron Hetmyer, as well…

10 March 2020 Commenting on the recently completed Women’s T20 World Cup, FICA Executive Chairman Tony Irish said: “FICA congratulates the players, ICC, and Cricket Australia, on the Women’s T20 World Cup. On the back of an outstanding spectacle, FICA also urges the game to continue to do more to prioritise the growth of the women’s game…

March 9, 2020, 2:30 p.m. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Led by pacer Uthman Muhammad and left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein, Trinidad & Tobago Red Force exposed the inconsistent batting of current leaders Barbados Pride to clinch a 147-run win in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Sunday. Muhammad and Hosein shared seven wickets and the Pride…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Jason Mohammed cracked his 11th Championship hundred and second for the season, and Trinidad & Tobago Red Force took charge of the feature match against current leaders Barbados Pride in the West Indies Championship on Saturday. Mohammed, 34, anchored the Red Force second innings batting with a resolute, undefeated 113, and…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A career-best spell from pacer Anderson Phillip threatened to derail current leaders Barbados Pride against arch-rivals Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Friday. But West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Shane Dowrich narrowly missed out on a hundred and came to the rescue of the Pride with fellow…

March 6, 2020, 5:11 p.m. PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka – An explosive 40 not out from Andre Russell hastened West Indies to a seven-wicket win in the second Twenty20 International over Sri Lanka on Friday, to sweep their two-match series. Russell smote six sixes in only 14 balls that put a successful chase of 156 beyond doubt for…

March 6, 2020, 9:48 a.m. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Rain pumped the brakes on the top two teams in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Thursday. But Nkrumah Bonner caught the eye with his third first-class hundred and second this season to lead a strong Jamaica Scorpions batting performance against Windward Islands Volcanoes. Webcasts of matches…

March 5, 2020, 8:17 p.m. The road to the ICC T20 World Cup continues on Friday for our world champions. Kieron Pollard’s team will look to tick more boxes when they face Sri Lanka in the second and final T20 International. The two teams will lock horns at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in the…

March 5, 2020, 12:28 p.m. A fantastic night for the West Indies in Pallekele ended in a comfortable win. A 25 run victory for Kieron Pollard and his charges got the series off to a cracking start. The highlight of the night, undoubtedly, was the performance of young seamer Oshane Thomas. The Jamaican quick took…

March 4, 2020, 5:09 p.m. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados Pride all-rounder Kyle Mayers leapt to the top of the season’s batting aggregates with superb batting against Windward Islands Volcanoes in the sixth round of the West Indies Championship. Mayers hit 140 – his second hundred of the season and his first-class career – and an…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Front-runners Barbados Pride and nearest rivals Guyana Jaguars will be looking to forge ahead in the fierce battle for the Headley/Weekes Trophy in the seventh round of the 2019-20 West Indies Championship, beginning on Thursday. Pride currently head the standings in the Championship on 108.2 points – 29.2 clear of five-time defending champions…

March 4, 2020, 1:11 p.m. Oshane Thomas returned to the international stage with a superb match-winning performance as West Indies dominated Sri Lanka in the first T20I on Wednesday night (Sri Lanka Time). The strongly-built six-footer bowled with frightening pace and extracted bounce and movement off the surface as he ripped the heart out of…