Category: News
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CWI Announces Betway as Official Betting Partner
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) is delighted to announce Betway, one of the world’s leading betting and gaming companies, as their official betting partner. The partnership officially launched during the iPay International Homes Series between the WINDIES and Bangladesh ready for the forthcoming ODIs and IT20s. CWI’s Commercial and Marketing Director, Dominic Warne,…
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Danielle Small
We are professionals just like the men, and we want the game to grow even more so that young girls coming up will want to be a part of women’s cricket.
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Windies To Start Its 16-ODI Trek to 2019 Cricket World Cup
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – WINDIES, still on a high from its 2-0 Test series win will turn its attention on the remaining 3-ODIs and 3-T20Is in the match-up against Bangladesh. With less than a year before the 2019 Cricket World Cup (May 30 to July 14) Head Coach, Stuart Law has his eyes fixed on…
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ICC WT20 Just Over 100 Days Away
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – With just over 100 days to go before the WINDIES Women go after their 2nd World Twenty20 title, the squad just completed another high-performance camp in Antigua. This “Phase II” which ended yesterday (July 15) and was held for two weeks, focused on fitness, strength and conditioning; game sense scenarios and…
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Brooks with the Bat, Reifer with the Ball – Windies A in Driver’s Seat Against India A
TAUNTON, London – WINDIES A are in a good position against India A in the second 4-day (unofficial Test) on their current tour of England. Captain, Shamarh Brooks, continues to impress with the bat and has to his credit, 122 not out in the first innings of his Team’s total of 302. On Day on…
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Joseph In; Roach Has Been Ordered to Rest
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Young fast bowler, Alzarri Joseph is in the 13-man Test Squad to face Bangladesh in the 2nd Test to start at Sabina Park this Thursday. Joseph on his return to international cricket was the most successful bowler for the President’s XI side vs Bangladesh with 4 for 53 from 15 overs just under two…
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Women in Full Swing As ICC World T20 Championship Gets Closer
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – We are almost down to the 100-days mark before WINDIES Women start their defense of the World Twenty20 Championship Title come November 9 – 24. The WINDIES Women have been in two high performance camps since April 30. They took a working break in June where they represented their national sides…
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Windies Under-17 Championship Bowls off Tuesday
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A confident T&T U-17 cricket team will open their challenge for a third successive West Indies U-17 title Tuesday, when they come up against Barbados from 9.30am at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, South Trinidad. The team which is led by Antonio Gomez has expressed confidence that T&T can…
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FICA Responds to Outcomes of ICC Board Meeting
Sanctioning of Events & Player Release In light of recent developments cricket is in need of a regulatory framework which recognises all elements of the global game and which will be effective now and in the future. In establishing this framework, FICA believes that the following should be recognised: International cricket and Domestic T20 are both…
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Windies B Takes Two Wins From Two Matches In Global T20 Canada League
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – When the WINDIES B was listed for the inaugural Global T20 Canada, no one knew what to expect. What we did know, is a myriad of world-leading T20 stars would assemble and it could be anybody’s game. Well so far, the competition has had some exciting results, including two wins for…
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Windies Going for Improved Test Ranking
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – WINDIES Captain, Jason Holder and his team are within reach to an improved Test-ranking if they can beat Bangladesh, starting July 4 in Antigua. Holder along with teammates, Shane Dowrich and Shannon Gabriel all had upward movement in Test-Player rankings since the series against Sri Lanka. Holder is now 54th in…
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Alzarri Joseph in 12-Man Squad to Face Bangladesh in Two-Day Encounter
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Alzarri Joseph is set to test his return as part of a 12-man squad to face Banagladesh in a two-day encounter at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, starting this Thursday (June 28). Joseph is recovering from a stress fracture injury sustained last year in New Zealand. Since April he has been involved…
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FICA Responds to Release of ICC Future Tours Programme
The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) responds to yesterday’s release of the men’s Future Tours Programme 2018 – 2023 (FTP). “It is a positive that this FTP is structured to fit with the introduction of a nine team World Test Championship and a 13 team ODI League,” said FICA’s Executive Chairman, Tony Irish. “It…
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ICC Women’s World T20 2018 Schedule Announced
Tournament kicks off with match between India and New Zealand in Guyana; Australia, Pakistan and the Windies will also be seen in action on opening day All matches of first stand-alone ICC Women’s World Twenty20 to be broadcast live from Guyana, St Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda; DRS to be used in an…
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The West Indies Retired Players’ Foundation vs BCA Legends T20 Challenge
Live Stream: https://www.facebook.com/westindiesplayers/videos/1864803213584333/ – – – –
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Hope and Taylor are Top Cricketers of The Year
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Shai Hope and Stafanie Talyor are the WINDIES male and female cricketers of the year respectively for 2017. The emerging cricketer of the year went to Guyana’s Keemo Paul. Cricket West Indies’ CEO, Johnny Grave in his summary remarks acknowledged Digicel for their support to West Indies cricket for 13 years; and…
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Munroe Looking to Emulate Ambrose and Walsh
Thirty-three-year-old Guyana fast bowler, Subrina Munroe, is in her 13thyear representing the national team in cricket. After picking up the game at age 16, the soft-spoken Munroe, who hails from New Amsterdam in Berbice, decided to emulate her West Indian fast bowling heroes, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh. “Growing up and seeing those two play…
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The 6th Annual CWI/WIPA Awards
Live Stream: https://www.facebook.com/westindiesplayers/videos/1863079363756718/ – – – –
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Young Hector the Future of Leeward Islands Cricket
At only 18 years old, Shawnisha Hector has been given the mammoth task of leading the Leeward Islands in this year’s Windies Women’s Championship. Hector has been placed in charge of players up to twice her age, but the affable young fast bowler has relished the opportunity. “I have been captaining since I was 15…
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Veteran Nero Still Going After 18 Years in The Game
Windward Islands veteran Juliana Nero began her cricketing career way back in the year 2000 and is the only surviving member of the West Indies team that played in the solitary Test against Pakistan in Karachi in 2004. Nero is in her 17thstraight year of participating in the regional women’s cricket tournament, and the ever…
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Outar Hoping for Home Advantage in the Windies Women’s Championship
Jamaica plays host to the Windies Women’s Championship which bowled off on June 10 in Kingston with the T20 Blaze competition. Veteran Jamaican bowling all-rounder Roshana Outar is hoping that home-field advantage will bring success for the host, who won both the T20 and Super 50 titles when the tournament was last held in Jamaica…
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Windies B Squad for Global T20 League in Canada
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies now has a WINDIES B squad. That is the squad that has been assembled to travel to Canada for the inaugural Global T20 Canada League which will run from June 28 to July 15. The international tournament is set to attract other elite T20 players from across, but…
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Danielle Small’s Admirable Love for Cricket
Last year’s beaten Super50 finalist, Barbados, will have in their ranks a seasoned campaigner in Danielle Small when the 2018 Windies Women’s Championship bowls off in Jamaica on June 10. The 29-year-old batting all-rounder is making a comeback to the game of cricket, after last representing the national team in 2014. An injury had forced…
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Sandals Resorts Announced as The New Long-Term Principal Sponsor of The Windies
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) is delighted to announce that Sandals Resorts, the iconic Caribbean brand and global leader in the luxury travel industry, has agreed a long-term contract to become the new principal partner and team sponsor of the WINDIES, following their support of last week’s Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge at…