Category: News
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Captains Speak In Antigua Ahead Of ICC Women’s World T20 Semi-Finals
Captains of the teams that have made the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World T20 2018 share their plans ahead of the knockout phase 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 press conferences, daily stats packs…
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Players, Administrators Give ‘Thumbs-Up’ To New WIPA/CWI Health Insurance Plan
A new era in West Indies cricket was ushered in on Friday, November 16, 2018. For the first time in the history of the regional game, players will be covered through a health insurance plan secured by the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) and Cricket West Indies (CWI). All retained players from the six regional…
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King Ruling The Airwaves At ICC Women’s World T20
In 2016, Stacy-Ann King was part of the West Indies squad that won the ICC Women’s World T20 title following victory over Australia in the final in Kolkata. Fast forward two years, and the Women’s World T20 Champion, King, has found herself in a different capacity, this time as co-commentator for ESPN Caribbean during their…
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Weight Of History Behind ICC Women’s World T20 Semi-Finals
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 With the ICC Women’s World T20 in just…
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Pothas Appointed Interim Head Coach For Bangladesh Series
St John’s, ANTIGUA – Nic Pothas has been appointed interim Head Coach of the WINDIES Men’s team with immediate effect. He will lead the technical team for the Bangladesh Tour which consists of 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is series. Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams thinks “having Nic lead the team at this juncture is important…
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Windies Set Up Semi-Final With Australia After Thrilling Win
South Africa beat Bangladesh, finish third after disappointing tournament Home team sets up 2016-final repeat as Dottin, Campbelle score in nervy chase 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…
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Tournament Finds Top Four: Windies and England Join Australia and India
All-round Matthews lights up Windies win over Sri Lanka Shrubsole hat-trick, Sciver’s spell see England into semi-finals 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,…
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WIPA/CWI Announce Health Insurance Plan For Players
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) and Cricket West Indies (CWI), having secured a health insurance plan for retained players from all six regional franchises and all CWI contracted international players (men and women), held a handing-over ceremony, today, Friday, November 16, 2018, at the WIPA office at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.…
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Stafanie Taylor’s Post-Match Media Conference Transcript
Q. But it was quite a night, a night of changing fortunes. STAFANIE TAYLOR: Yeah, you know, looking back in Guyana, our batting was not the best at the moment. And here we are still in that position. And we struggle to reach to 107. I thought that in the middle there with Natasha and…
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Windies and Sri Lanka Win To Leave Group ‘A’ Wide Open
Stafanie Taylor claims career-best figures to take defending champions to top of Group A; Siriwardene’s all-round skill lead Sri Lanka to first points in the tournament. 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,…
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Windies Men To Battle Bangladesh In All Three Formats
St John’s, ANTIGUA – When the WINDIES Men line up against Bangladesh in the upcoming 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is series, WINDIES will have a winning record since these two teams have been playing each other. WINDIES lead the Test contest 10 – 2; ODIs 20 -9 but are tied 4 matches a…
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Windies Lose Nail-Biter In 3rd T20 International
CHENNAI, India – THE WINDIES lost the 3rd and final T20 International to India by 6 wickets in a nail-biting, last-ball single at the MA Chindambaram Stadium in Chennai. WINDIES made 181/3 from 20 overs and India 182/4 in their 20 overs. WINDIES won the toss and elected to bat first, playing an unchanged squad from the…
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ICC Confirms That Group A Will Remain In Saint Lucia
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that the ICC Women’s World T20 group A will remain in Saint Lucia. Extreme weather has seen 40% more rainfall in Saint Lucia in the first 10 days of the month than the island would usually see in the whole of November. Chris Tetley, ICC Head of Events…
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Captains All Set For ICC Women’s World T20 2018
Skippers of six sides featuring on opening day spoke to the media; unedited videos, audio news release and complete transcripts available on the Online Media Zone Online Media Zone to host reports, photographs, post-match press conference videos and transcripts, as well as an audio news release from opening day’s matches A new chapter in the…
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Special Shuttles For Fans In Guyana and St Lucia
With just one day to go before the much-anticipated start of the ICC Women’s World T20 2018, fans in Guyana and St Lucia have received a major transport boost. The local organizing committees and the ICC have put on free shuttles to get spectators to the matches and then return home. The shuttles will start…
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Matthews Is Vice Captain, Joseph Replaces Grimmond
St John’s, ANTIGUA – Hayley Matthews, the WINDIES Women’s 20-year old all-rounder, has been named Vice Captain of the squad at the ICC World Women’s T20 Tournament, supporting Captain, Stafanie Taylor. Matthews was one of the stars when the WINDIES lifted the championship in 2016, producing a top knock of 66 from 45 balls in…
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Windies Go Under In Second T20 International
LUCKNOW, India – THE WINDIES lost the 2nd T20 International to India by 71 runs at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. India made 195/2 in 20 overs, the WINDIES finished on 124/9 from their 20 overs. WINDIES won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first international match played in Lucknow…
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Batting Woes Cost Windies Victory
KOLKATA, India – THE WINDIES suffered a 5-wicket defeat in the low-scoring 1st Twenty20 International at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. WINDIES posted 109/9 from 20 overs, while India reached the target in 17.5 overs to finish on 110/5. The WINDIES had a new, young look to the team composition led by Carlos Brathwaite. There were three debutants…
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Young Windies Squad For Three T20Is Against India
St John’s, ANTIGUA – Winning Super50 Cup Captain, Carlos Brathwaite will turn his attention to the WINDIES as he heads a 14-man squad for three T20Is against India, starting this Sunday, November 4. The WINDIES will go in search of better results, following disappointing performances in the Tests and ODI series. Among the 14, are…
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Windies Suffer 3-1 ODI Series Defeat To India
TRIVANDRUM, India – THE WINDIES suffered a 9-wicket defeat in the 5th One Day International at the Greenfield International Stadium in Trivandrum, thereby handing India a 3-1 series win. The WINDIES won the toss for the first time in the series and elected to bat first. Wickets started tumbling in the very first over, when Kieran Powell…
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Windies Suffer 224-Run Defeat In 4th ODI
MUMBAI, India – The WINDIES suffered a 224-run defeat by India in the 4th One Day International at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. India posted 377/5 from their 50 overs, while the WINDIES were all out for 153 in 36.2 overs. India won the toss for a fourth consecutive time and this time chose to take first…
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Marooners Crowned Super50 Champions
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners are the new champions of the West Indies Super50 Cup. A whirlwind half-century from opener Kyle Corbin to follow a stifling bowling performance propelled the Barbados-based composite side to a six-wicket victory over Guyana Jaguars in the Grand Final on Sunday at Kensington Oval here. View full…
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Scintilating Victory For Windies To Level ODI Series
PUNE, India – Shai Hope with another calculated batting innings and Ashley Nurse with an explosive 40 off 22 balls helped the WINDIES to secure a 43-run victory over India in the 3rd One Day International in Pune and level the 5-match series 1-1 India won the toss for the third consecutive time in the ODI series,…
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Marooners Reach The Super50 Cup Grand Final
Sensational spell from Akeem Jordan sets up remarkable semi-final victory and sets up Grand Final with Guyana Jaguars BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A stunning spell from rookie fast bowler Akeem Jordan blew away a star-studded Trinidad & Tobago Red Force batting line-up and set up a sensational, seven-wicket victory for Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners…