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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former President and Vice President of Cricket West Indies, Dave Cameron and Emmanuel wish to thank the team of people who supported them throughout their three-term tenure from 2013 to 2019. We were glad to be able to serve and proud of our achievements.  We are happy that we left 123 players…

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former senior team Manager, Ricky Skerritt is the new President of Cricket West Indies. He defeated incumbent, Dave Cameron 8 – 4; His running mate, Dr Kishore Shallow who challenged Emmanuel Nanthan also won the same margin. Skerritt says “I am humbled and deeply honoured to be elected as President. We pledge…

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A brilliant 75 not out from Deandra Dottin and 4/25 from Hayley Matthews saw Barbados defeat host Guyana by 5 wickets in Round 4 of the Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup. In the other two matches, Trinidad and Tobago spin attack stunned Jamaica to their second consecutive loss of the tournament by…

GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Host Guyana notched their first win of the Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup, defeating the Leeward Islands by 131 runs. In the big match-up of Round 3, Barbados were comfortable winners overs Jamaica, while Trinidad and Tobago held off a late surge by the Windward Islands to win by 51 runs. Hayley…

GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Round 2 of the Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup saw high team and individual scores. Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews and Kycia Knight powered Barbados to a mammoth 334/3 from their 50 overs against the Windward Islands at the National Stadium in Providence. Meanwhile while it was a battle of centuries at the…

GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Hayley Matthews spun a web of magic over the Leeward Islands, to lead Barbados to an emphatic 7-wicket victory in Round 1 of the Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup. The tournament bowled off with three matches playing concurrently, Trinidad & Tobago against home team Guyana at the National Stadium in Providence, Jamaica…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua-  Guyana will host the annual WINDIES Women’s Championships. The double format tournament featuring the Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup and the Women’s T20 Blaze will play concurrently from March 17- April 4 across four grounds in Guyana. The National Stadium in Providence, Georgetown Cricket Club, Everest Cricket Club and Enmore grounds…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Brandon King slammed a second first-class hundred, but it failed to ignite the Jamaica Scorpions second innings batting, and Trinidad & Tobago Red Force completed a season sweep over them to bring the curtain down on the 2018-19 West Indies Championship with an 85-run victory on Sunday here. King lit up…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Jason Mohammed followed up a career-best spell from Anderson Phillip with his ninth first-class hundred on Saturday, to prop up Trinidad & Tobago Red Force’s second innings batting and set up an intriguing final day against Jamaica Scorpions in the final match of the 2018-19 West Indies Championship. Mohammed was undefeated…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A bizarre second innings declaration by Leeward Islands Hurricanes captured the headlines and overshadowed a brilliant spell from Jamaica Scorpions pacer Nicholson Gordon in the West Indies Championship today. The Hurricanes – trailing by 101 on first innings – declared their second innings on 83 for two about 40 minutes after…

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release 15 March 2019 FICA Comment on Christchurch Attacks FICA, on behalf of its members and cricketers around the world, sends its prayers and sympathies to the people of Christchurch following today’s horrendous attacks. The global cricket community was shocked to hear that the Bangladesh cricket team was so close to…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Guyana Jaguars have now been confirmed as winners of the 2018-19 West Indies Championship. This followed a career-best spell from Keon Harding that triggered a batting collapse by the Leeward Islands Hurricanes – their nearest rivals – to give Barbados Pride the upper hand on the first day of their rescheduled fourth…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – There is still more than just passing interest with the final two matches in the West Indies Championship, starting tomorrow here and in Trinidad. With the Guyana Jaguars having finished their schedule of matches for the season last round and accumulated 154.2 points – they have practically claimed the Headley/Weekes Trophy,…

BASSETERRE, St Kitts – West Indies captain Jason Holder spoke to members of the media after the final match of the series against England. It brought an end to seven weeks of highly-competitive and entertaining cricket. Windies recorded a 2-1 win in the Wisden Trophy Test Series – capturing the prestigious trophy for the first time…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A strong bowling performance – led by Romario Shepherd – earned Guyana Jaguars an important six-wicket victory over long-standing rivals Trinidad & Tobago in their day/night contest inside three days and practically handed them the 2018-19 West Indies Championship title. Shepherd, the season’s leading pacer, captured eight wickets in the 10th…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – It’s all on in the scheduled final round of the 2018-19 West Indies Championship which opens today in Guyana, Antigua and Jamaica. A crucial victory for front-runners Guyana Jaguars in the previous round against Barbados Pride in a renewal of the longest standing rivalry in the West Indies first-class game has…

BASSETERRE, St Kitts – Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel has called up Obed McCoy for the second and third matches in the Sandals Twenty20 International Series against England. The left-arm fast bowler will join the squad in St Kitts where the matches will be played on Friday and Sunday at the Warner Park. First…

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia – West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran spoke to CWI Media after the first match in the Sandals Twenty20 International Series. The left-hander made a stroke-filled half century, but England won by four wickets at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. Catch highlights on www.windiescricket.com – brought to you by Suzuki The 23-year-old made a career-best…

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia – West Indies assistant coach Toby Radford spoke to CWI Media ahead of the first contest of the three-match Sandals Twenty20 International Series. The match will be played at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on Tuesday. First ball is 4pm (3pm Jamaica Time/8pm GMT). Catch highlights on www.windiescricket.com – brought to you by Suzuki…

Squad named with ICC Cricket World Cup in mind Hosts aim to maintain momentum from Test Series win and ODI Series tie First contest bowls off on Tuesday at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia – Two-time World T20 champions West Indies have named the 13-member squad for the three-match Sandals Twenty20 International Series against England.…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Raymon Reifer was the spark for the Guyana Jaguars, as they got their bid for a fifth straight title in the West Indies Championship back on track, when they were one of three teams that won in the ninth round of matches which ended on Sunday. The Barbados-born, WINDIES Test fast-medium…

St. JOHN’S, Antigua– Following are the Official Points Standings in the 2018-19 West Indies Championship after the ninth round of matches.   Abbreviations: PTS-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, DP-Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch, MR-match referee awarding match, BAT-batting points, BOWL-bowling points, PB-pace bowling points FRANCHISES PTS P W L D T…