May 2019

Cricket West Indies’ 2019 2nd Quarter Meeting Held In Antigua

Members of The Board of Cricket West Indies (CWI) gathered for their quarterly series of meetings at the Sandals Grande Resort in Antigua, on June 8 and 8th. At the two-day Directors’ Meeting, the following reports were received and decisions made: ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2019 An update was given by Director of Cricket …

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15 Named For Cricket West Indies Antigua High Performance Training Camp!

Nine players set to feature for West Indies “A” in their upcoming home series against India “A” were among 15 players chosen to attend a June 17 – 30 Cricket West Indies High Performance training camp aimed at enhancing their red-ball cricket skills. Test fast bowler Shermon Lewis and recovering international all-rounder Rovman Powell headed …

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West Indies Squads Named For India A Team Matches.

The interim Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies have named West Indies “A” One-Day and (Four-Day) “Test” squads for the July 2019 India “A” Tour of the West Indies. The “A” squads comprise a combination of players with international match experience – headed by the likes of Kraigg Brathwaite and Roston Chase – and excellent performances in regional competitions …

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Reds At 80 Looking Back Part II

The cricket circle in Georgetown attracted a number of personalities, there were the well-known hailers Jack Waterloo and a gentleman referred to as Bowtie, who kept the crowds enraptured with their smart and witty comments. Sydney Gonsalves was known as the memory-man, and this 6’2” character would reel off the dates of players’ birthdays and …

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Women’s T20 Cricket Nominated For Commonwealth Games 2022 Inclusion!

Women’s Twenty20 cricket is on course to be among three additional sports featuring at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Organisers have also proposed including beach volleyball and Para-table tennis on the programme. All three sports have been approved by the executive board of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). Shooting and archery have missed out, having …

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Cricket 101: Injury Prevention

As cricketers are well aware, the game is deceiving. The intermittent, unpredictable nature of the sport, presents the greatest challenge to the cricketer in staying injury-free. From doing very little activity to having to explode quickly, the physical demands of the sport present great stresses to a player. The body is better suited to constant, …

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ICC World Cup 2019: Australia Through To Semis, Remaining Three Spots Still Up For Grabs.

By virtue of their June 25, 64 runs win over arch rivals England, Australia has secured its place as four semi-finalists in the 2019 ICC World Cup, which is currently under way in England and Wales. The England encounter was Australia’s seventh of its scheduled nine match campaign. The Aussies have to date accumulated 12 …

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