Having fallen agonizingly short of regaining ICC ODI status and League 2 qualification as a result of its fifth place finish at the recent Namibia hosted Division 2 Championships, Canada now faces an arduous road ahead in its quest of ICC 2023 World Cup participation. The preceding charts outline the process Canada will now have …
Long Road Ahead For Canada Towards The 2023 ICC World Cup! Read More »
As mentioned in the March edition of Wickets, Nova Scotia’s Halifax Cricket League has undergone significant change this offseason with the league evolving into an independent club structure. A league is only as strong as the clubs it is made up of, and the Halifax Cricket League is fortunate to have four strong foundation clubs …
Halifax Cricket League Adopts Independent Club Structure. Read More »
Cricket Canada has announced the voting results of its May 24-25, 2019 Annual General Meeting held at Montreal. The list of the 2019 Elected Board of Directors is as follows: Ranjit Saini – President Rashpal Bajwa – Vice President Amanda Pooran – Secretary Charles Pais – Treasurer Directors at Large Qasim Virk Mohammed Shaikh Harjinder …
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt recently welcomed Cricket Canada’s President Ranjit Saini to Antigua and paid tribute to the longstanding friendship between West Indies and Canada cricket. President Saini was hosted at a May 13 dinner meeting by President Skerritt. President Saini then met with CEO Johnny Grave on May 14 to update …
Cricket Canada, Cricket West Indies Ties To Be Strengthened. Read More »
Seymour Nurse took to Kensington Oval on Friday May 17 for one final innings, as family, friends and well-wishers came to pay their final respects to the deceased West Indies batting legend of the 1960s. Only Sir Garfield Sobers and Rohan Kanhai batted better for the West Indies than Seymour Nurse in the latter half of …
Kensington Oval Mecca Send Off For Seymour Nurse Read More »
Cricket West Indies Newly Elected President Covers A Wide Range Of Issues In Cricbuzz Interview! Will this selection policy ensure that the West Indies will go into the World Cup with their strongest squad possible? Absolutely and that’s a policy decision which was made even before we got into office. But it became effective immediately …
Britney Cooper has been named as the replacement for Deandra Dottin for the West indies Women’s tour to Ireland and England. Deandra suffered damage to her right shoulder and will require corrective surgery, ruling her out of competition for the upcoming months. Dottin’s recent destructive form has seen her rise to be the #1 player in the ICC …
Venerated Caribbean Cricket Radio Commentator Joseph Reds Perreira celebrated his 80th birthday this past May 20th. In hearty celebration of a well lived life, characterized as it has been by his most outstanding contribution to West Indies cricket and Caribbean sports in general, Cricket Wickets is proud to present Reds’ nostalgic recollection of his broadcasting …
The Barbados Tridents have a new ownership team in place who have taken over the running of the franchise with immediate effect. They have also announced that West Indies Test and ODI captain, Jason Holder, will be their Marquee Player for the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League season. The USA-based CMG Companies (CMG) leads a …
Barbados Tridents Announce Jason Holder As 2019 Marquee Player. Read More »
Canadian all-rounder Nitish Kumar was selected by the St Lucia Stars during the may 22 Caribbean Premier League 2019 Players Draft. Kumar was the only Canadian player to be drafted by any of the six participating Franchises. The 2019 CPL completed Franchise Rosters are as follows: Barbados Tridents: Alex Hales, Jason Holder. Asif Ali, Wahab …
Canada’s Nitish Kumar Picked For St Lucia Stars In CPL 2019 Player Draft Read More »
