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Pestano, Johnson give reigning champions the edge; Pride, Hurricanes in war of attrition ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A career-best spell from Clinton Pestano and a half-century from his captain Leon Johnson combined to give Guyana Jaguars the edge over Windward Islands Volcanoes in the West Indies Championship on Friday. Pestano and veteran left-arm spinner Veerasammy…

Hurricanes opener hits second first-class hundred; Defending champs Jaguars hit back after being bowled out ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Former WINDIES Under-19 star, Keacy Carty marked the start of the new West Indies Championship season with his second first-class hundred to lead a Leeward Islands Hurricanes recovery against Barbados Pride on Thursday. The 21-year-old Carty…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Regional players switch from white balls and coloured uniforms to red balls and white flannels with two day/night matches in the first round of the West Indies Championship. A keen battle is expected when Windward Islands Volcanoes host four-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground and last…

DHAKA, Bangladesh- The Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies has named a 15-member squad to play Bangladesh in three (3) One Day Internationals on December 9,11,14 in Bangladesh. The selection sees the return of Darren Bravo to the ODI squad, along with T20 skipper Carlos Brathwaite and Roston Chase.  Recent debutants, Fabian Allen, Chandrapaul Hemraj…

Katherine Brunt has been confirmed as the world No.1 in the first release of the women’s edition of the T20 Player Index, which ranks players against their peers using both domestic and international performances. FICA, the global players’ representative body and The Cricketer Publishing Limited, owner of The Cricketer magazine (the world’s best-selling cricket publication)…

DHAKA, Bangladesh– The WINDIES suffered an innings and 184-run defeat to Bangladesh in the 2ndTest at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The WINDIES 111 & 213 all out, with Shimron Hetmyer top-scoring in both innings with . Resuming the day on 75/5, some 433 runs behind Bangladesh’s first innings total of 508 all out.…

DHAKA, Bangladesh– The WINDIES bowlers and batsmen were put through the wringers by Bangladesh on the second day of the 2nd Test match in Dhaka, with Bangladesh taking firm control of the first innings. Resuming on their overnight total of 259/5, Bangladesh wasted no time in going after the WINDIES bowlers. By the end of the…

DHAKA, Bangladesh– The WINDIES bowlers heeded the call from captain Kraigg Brathwaite and took charge of the opening day of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Shakib Al Hasan won the toss for Bangladesh and elected to bat first with a team that was packed with a minimum of…

The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) held it’s Annual Meeting at the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) in Melbourne between 26 – 28 November. The meeting covered a range of global issues common to all cricketers around the world, both male and female, from full member and associate member countries. The meeting was chaired by…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket is set to return to Dominica next year, when the Windward Islands Volcanoes host Trinidad & Tobago Red Force for a ninth-round match in the West Indies Championship (4-Day). Cricket West Indies announced on Tuesday the schedule of matches for the Championship which opens on Thursday, December 6. It revealed…

Kasperek, Ecclestone, Kerr and Ismail notable gainers in bowlers’ list after ICC Women’s World T20 2018 Dottin vaults from fourth to second position among all-rounders after stellar show in 10-team tournament Captain Harmanpreet Kaur leads a bunch of India batters making notable advances in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings while players from…

St John’s, ANTIGUA – Great cricket. Massive crowds. Top-class music and food. A well-executed event across all three venues… were just some of the things Cricket West Indies President, Dave Cameron pointed out in showing how elated he was for the first stand-alone Women’s World T20 Championship which ended on Saturday (November 24). The President…

ICC Women’s World T20 finalists England will host West Indies and Australia next summer, with six ODIs, six IT20s and one Test. The Test match will form part of the Women’s Ashes which will once again be a multi-format points system. The West Indies ODIs will count towards the ICC Women’s Championship, with qualification for the…

Video interview of David Richardson available for free download and editorial use on the Online Media Zone The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed it has submitted a bid for the inclusion of T20 women’s cricket into the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022. The bid, which has been made in partnership with the England and…

Three players each from England and India selected in squad based on performances in the 10-team tournament held in the Caribbean The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the team of the tournament of the ICC Women’s World T20 2018 based on performances during the 16-day tournament held across three venues in the West Indies.…

Visit Online Media Zone to download audio clips and roundups, unedited videos and complete transcripts of post-match press conferences, daily stats packs and a wide selection of images from the just-concluded event, all for free editorial use giving credit to ICC ICC Chief Executive David Richardson has congratulated Cricket West Indies for a fantastic ICC…

Alyssa Healy takes Player of the Tournament award as Australia sweep aside England Gardener stars as Australia take record fourth title; double evades England The Online Media Zone is a one-stop shop for the tournament that includes extensive text coverage, audio clips and roundups, unedited videos and complete transcripts of post-match press conferences, daily stats…

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh– Despite a ninth wicket 63-run partnership between Sunil Ambris and Jomel Warrican, the WINDIES succumbed to a 64-run defeat to Bangladesh in the first Test in Chattogram. Bangladesh started day three on 55/5 and were able to add a further 70 before the WINDIES bowled them out for 125. Devendra Bishoo spun a web…

The Online Media Zone is a one-stop shop for the tournament that includes extensive text coverage, audio clips and roundups, unedited videos and complete transcripts of post-match press conferences, daily stats packs and a wide selection of images, all for free editorial use giving credit to ICC Riding on the support of fans in the…

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh– The WINDIES bowlers grabbed 5 wickets just before the close of play on day 2 of the first Test vs Bangladesh to set the stage for even competition heading into day 3, after coming up short with the bat. Bangladesh started day 2 on 315/8, with Nayeem Hasan and Taijul Islam in the wicket.…

It was wasn’t meant to be this time around. The dream of the Windies Women to repeat as champions of the ICC Women’s World T20 ended on Thursday night with defeat against Australia. The home side played their toughest match of the tournament and were bowled out for just 71 off 17.3 overs, giving the…

Captains of men’s and women’s cricket teams hail ICC decision Faf du Plessis announces ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 will be his last ICC event David Richardson’s interview available on the the Online Media Zone, which is a one-stop shop for the ongoing tournament that includes extensive text coverage, audio clips and roundups, unedited…

The Windies’ fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has been suspended for next week’s second Test in Mirpur after his accumulated demerit points reached five within a 24-month period following his latest breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for which he received a 30 per cent fine and two demerit points. During the opening day’s play…

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh– The WINDIES under captaincy of Kraigg Brathwaite, showed tremendous composure and discipline on the opening day of the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chattogram. The WINDIES skipper applauded his bowlers for bowling concisely on a wicket which started to throw up dust by the third session of the first day. Shakib al Hasan…