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  • Shermon Lewis Replaces Alzarri Joseph For Test Squad To India

    Shermon Lewis Replaces Alzarri Joseph For Test Squad To India

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Right-arm fast bowler, Shermon Lewis will replace Alzarri Joseph in the 15-man squad for the Test Tour of India which starts Thursday, October 4 in Rajkot. Lewis made his debut at the first-class level for the Windward Islands in March 2017 and took 30 wickets at an average of 21.66 in…

  • Campbelle’s Spark Fails to Ignite Windies Women

    Campbelle’s Spark Fails to Ignite Windies Women

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Resolute batting from Shemaine Campbelle failed to inspire WINDIES Women and South Africa Women cruised to a 40-run victory in the first ICC Women’s One-day International of the Sandals International Home Series on Sunday here. The 25-year-old Campbelle, playing her first ODI in almost two years, hit the top score of 46…

  • Teams Aim For Points With An Eye On Preparation For ICC Women’s World T20

    Teams Aim For Points With An Eye On Preparation For ICC Women’s World T20

    Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu: “Our aim is to do well in this series, in order to build our points to automatically qualify for the ICC Women’s World Cup, so winning the three games is our first priority” India captain Mithali Raj: “We have practiced well for this series and this series will give us a…

  • Windies Women To Face South Africa Women In The Sandals International Home Series

    Windies Women To Face South Africa Women In The Sandals International Home Series

    JOHN’S, Antigua – WINDIES Women will have a chance to test how ready they are towards their World T20 title defense when they face South Africa in three ODIs and five T20Is from September 16 to October 6 in Barbados and Trinidad. Stafanie Taylor captains the 15-member squad to face the 6th-ranked South Africans, who…

  • Biggest England Tour To West Indies In Ten Years

    Biggest England Tour To West Indies In Ten Years

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – England will arrive in the West Indies on 11th of January 2019, to start the biggest International Home Series between the two teams since 2009. The two-month tour, comprising three Test matches, five ODIs and three T20Is, will be played in five of the region’s top tourist destinations, with the tour…

  • Guyana Claim Fifth Straight Title

    Guyana Claim Fifth Straight Title

    Jamaica prevail over T&T, rain washes out Barbados-Leewards in the WINDIES Under-19 One-day Championship   KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Guyana followed up tidy bowling, led by Kevelon Anderson, with solid batting to earn a seven-wicket victory over hosts Windward Islands today and capture the WINDIES Under-19 One-day title for the fifth straight year. The Guyanese…

  • Windies Heads To India For A Full Tour

    Windies Heads To India For A Full Tour

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – WINDIES Men will be in India for almost seven weeks starting September 26. They will compete against India in 2 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20s. West Indies and India have played 94 Tests against each other since 1948. West Indies has won 30, lost 28 and drawn 46 matches. The…

  • Windies “B” Squad For Summerfest In Canada

    Windies “B” Squad For Summerfest In Canada

    St. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies has announced a 14-member WINDIES “B” squad for the Cricket Canada Summerfest from Wednesday, August 29 to September 7. The team will play a series to include four T20s (including a warm-up) along with two 50-overs matches. A WINDIES B Team was in Canada…

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  • Selection For Windies Teams – The Process Is On Course

    Selection For Windies Teams – The Process Is On Course

    KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – “When a player reveals they are reading more, and that they are committed to self-motivation training and you have seen improved performances, that tells you that some our players are committing themselves to playing the best cricket for West Indies. Ideally, a selector wants a player that is a self-starter and…

  • St Vincent Cricket Association Is Focused On Making Cricket Better

    St Vincent Cricket Association Is Focused On Making Cricket Better

    KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – In four years since Dr Kishore Shallow has been President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association Inc – the island has been hosting of a series of top regional events. This list includes Women’s Super50 and T20, Under 19 Championships, twice in the last three years and camps.…

  • Ticket Sales Commence For ICC Women’s World T20 2018

    Ticket Sales Commence For ICC Women’s World T20 2018

    Tickets for all 23 matches available with prices starting from just US$3 for group matches of the 10-team tournament being held in Antigua, Guyana and St Lucia CWI CEO Johnny Grave: “We have set the prices so that everyone can come out and see the best women’s cricketers in the world play. This is an…

  • Guyana Topple Barbados In Key Battle…

    Guyana Topple Barbados In Key Battle…

    …T&T, Jamaica keep things interesting in the WINDIES Under-19 One-day Championship   KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Guyana defied a destructive spell from Shemar Persaud to earn a crucial, three-wicket victory over Barbados in a low-scoring contest in the WINDIES Under-19 One-day Championship today. Half-centuries from Cephas Cooper and Navin Bidaisee in a hundred-run, opening standing…

  • Windies Under 15 Returns From A Winning Tour Of The Uk

    Windies Under 15 Returns From A Winning Tour Of The Uk

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The WINDIES Under 15 team is back in the region after a successful tour of the UK. They ended the series 3-2-1. The team beat the London Schools Cricket Association twice and scored another win against Hampshire. They lost to South West England and the Barmy Army Colts; while there was…

  • Barbados, Guyana Win To Set Up Key Fifth Round Showdown

    Barbados, Guyana Win To Set Up Key Fifth Round Showdown

    T&T roll over Leewards in the fourth round of the WINDIES Under-19 One-day Championship  KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Barbados’ batsmen – led by Mekhail Marshall and Antonio Morris – and Guyana’s bowlers – spurred by Kevin Sinclair and Joshua Jones – kept their sides in a neck-and-neck race for the WINDIES Under-19 One-day Championship today.…

  • FICA Women’s Player Advisory Committee Meets in London

    FICA Women’s Player Advisory Committee Meets in London

    MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release 22 August 2018 FICA Women’s Player Advisory Committee Meets in London The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) Women’s Player Advisory Committee met this week in London and via teleconference. The meeting was attended by Heather Knight, Hayley Matthews, Alyssa Healy, Dane Van Niekerk, Mary Waldron, Amy Satterthwaite and Lisa…

  • WIPA Expresses Heartfelt Regards To Those Impacted By Quake

    WIPA Expresses Heartfelt Regards To Those Impacted By Quake

    KINGSTON, JAMAICA – The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) extends heartfelt regards to the people of Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Greneda, Barbados and other countries who were impacted by the 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 and the 5.9 magnitude aftershock felt today, Wednesday, August 22, 2018. We are happy there has been no…

  • Yadram Spurs Guyana To Victory

    Yadram Spurs Guyana To Victory

    Pacers and Brathwaite lead Barbados to second straight success, Leewards land first win against Canada in third-round of the WINDIES Under-19 One-day Championship   KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – A handy performance from their captain and WINDIES Under-19 all-rounder Bhaskar Yadram propelled defending champions Guyana to a comfortable five-wicket win over Jamaica in the WINDIES Under-19…

  • Melius, Boyce Shine In Second Round Victories

    Melius, Boyce Shine In Second Round Victories

    KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – WINDIES Under-19 batsman Kimani Melius propelled hosts Windward Islands to their second straight victory in the WINDIES Under-19 One-day Championship today. A devastating spell from left-arm spinner Camarie Boyce swept Barbados to victory in their opening match and an all-round effort helped Jamaica rebound from a first-round defeat when the rain-affected,…

  • Hope and Reifer Seal A Winning Start For Tridents

    Hope and Reifer Seal A Winning Start For Tridents

    2018 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 6 Barbados Tridents 185/4 (Hope 88, Pooran 45*, S Smith 41, Imran Tahir 1/24, Green 1/24) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 155/8 (Rutherford 48, Shoaib Malik 38, Reifer 5/20) by 30 runs Barbados Tridents made a winning start to their 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign as…

  • Hetmyer Fires Warriors To Big Win

    Hetmyer Fires Warriors To Big Win

    Guyana Amazon Warriors 148/4 (Hetmeyer 79*, Green 25*, Lamichhane 2/12, Cottrell 2/21) beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 146/5 (Gayle 86, Cutting 15, Cooper 15, Paul 2/16, Tanvir 1/24) by six wickets with 21 balls remaining. Shimron Hetmeyer’s stunning unbeaten 79 from 45 balls steered Guyana Amazon Warriors from 24/3 to an ultimately comfortable six-wicket…

  • Windies Under 15s Head to The Uk For Six-Match Tour

    Windies Under 15s Head to The Uk For Six-Match Tour

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – For the fourth straight year, a WINDIES Under 15 squad will go on a two-weeks tour of the UK. This is an ongoing exchange between Cricket West Indies and the England Barmy Army’s Colts. This year, the team from the West Indies has attracted support from Virgin Atlantic. The squad will…

  • CWI Names 13-Man Squad For T20I Against Bangladesh

    CWI Names 13-Man Squad For T20I Against Bangladesh

    ST JOHN’S, ANTIGUA – WINDIES will now turn its attention to the three T20Is remaining on the Bangladesh tour of the region with one match in St Kitts and the other two in Florida, starting tomorrow at 8pm. The Selection Panel has assembled a 13-man squad to face the visitors. The squad reads: Carlos Brathwaite – Captain…

  • Development Programs Reap Rewards for Windies Cricketers

    Development Programs Reap Rewards for Windies Cricketers

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – When the opportunity was presented to have a team in the inaugural Global T20 Canada, Cricket West Indies (CWI) grabbed with both hands. At the time the team was being assembled,WINDIES A would have already been in the UK (June 14) for their tri-nation tour and the WINDIES were committed to…