WEST INDIES women will begin the October 3-20 International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty/20 women's World Cup in Bangladesh with a clash against last year's runners-up South Africa in Dhaka on October 5. Winners of the 2016 T20 World Cup, the West Indies women have been placed in group B alongside the Proteas women, Bangladesh, England and Scotland, who sealed their passage to the World Cup after finishing as runners-up to Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup qualifiers which concluded in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Record six-time winners Australia begin their title defence against Sri Lanka in group A o ..read more

Former West Indies Twenty20 captain Carlos Brathwaite will be one of a plethora of international stars who will headline the inaugural Princess Margaret Cricket to Conquer Cancer “dawn-to-dusk” street cricket event scheduled for May next year. The initiative, unveiled here yesterday by the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, is expected to be the largest of its kind in the country, bringing together celebrities to raise funds for cancer research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Organisers also said that with cricket being used as the vehicle, they expected the event to also “foster a s ..read more

DELHI, India (CMC) — West Indies Twenty20 captain Rovman Powell says he will try to borrow the detailed planning involved in the Rajasthan Royals set-up, when he leads his side into next month’s T20 World Cup. Powell is part of the Royals outfit which have been one of the standout teams in the Indian Premier League this season, currently lying second on 16 points only by virtue of an inferior run rate to leaders Kolkata Knight Riders. The 30-year-old said one of the hallmarks of the Royals season was the level of planning being undertaken behind the scenes. “One thing I like with this team is ..read more

KISWAH Chaitoo’s appeal against his February 28 removal as TT Cricket Board (TTCB) treasurer has been adjourned to allow the board’s attorneys to file further written submissions, in response to Chaitoo’s. This was confirmed by Chaitoo’s legal team Dinesh Rambally and Stefan Ramkissoon on Tuesday, after his appeal hearing by the TTCB’s Supreme Appellate Committee at the National Cricket Centre in Couva. Rambally and Ramkissoon were ready to proceed but committee chairman Justice Prakash Moosai said the board’s attorneys needed to respond in writing, to the previous submissions made by Chaitoo ..read more

Chief executive officer (CEO) of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), Dr Roland Toppin has denied reports of planned industrial action by employees leading up to or during the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. His comments have come following messages being circulated on Whatsapp over the weekend, where it suggested that industrial action was being planned by employees at the BCA in response to questionable decisions made by one of its managers in relation to the World Cup. However, in a statement which was issued today by Dr Toppin, he staunchly denied the accusations. “It has been brought to ou ..read more

Daren Sammy led the West Indies team in 2012 and 2016 to championship victories in the ICC T20 World Cup competitions. Those were fantastic achievements. However, captaincy and coaching are two different aspects in the same sport. The captain is on the field and controls the running of the game for his team and at all times must be aware of where his opportunities lie in order to grab the advantage over his opponent. In the game of cricket especially, where there are four basic formats – whether it’s a Test match of five days or a first-class game of three or four days, a single innings of 50 ..read more

West Indies Women’s captain and wonder woman Hayley Matthews is set to be unveiled as one of the tournament ambassadors for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be played in the West Indies and USA from June 1 to 29. The talismanic all-rounder, among the best players in the world, recently demonstrated her prowess in the eight-match rubber in Pakistan – winning the Player of the Series in both the One-Day Internationals and T20 Internationals. During the ODIs Matthews became just the second West Indian to reach 2000 runs and 100 wickets, behind the legendary Stafanie Taylor. In her role, Ma ..read more

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have assured that a “comprehensive and robust security plan” is in place for the Men’s T20 World Cup after Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley confirmed that security agencies in the West Indies were monitoring a possible terror threat to the event. Rowley spoke to the Sunday Express after reports of the terror threat, which had circulated on social media, emerged over the weekend. “Unfortunately, the threat of terrorism in its many and varied expressions is an ever-present danger in the world of th ..read more

A destructive spell of reverse swing bowling from West Indies paceman Jayden Seales propelled Sussex to an innings and 124 runs win against Derbyshire inside three days in the English County Championship yesterday. The 22-year-old bagged a career-best five for 29 from only eight overs and was twice on a hat-trick before Derbyshire were bowled out for 109 in their second innings – with New Zealander Blair Tickner absent hurt – in their Division Two match at Derby. Seales is now the most successful bowler in the Division Two championship this season with 18 wickets at an average of 21.2, and he ..read more

Batsman Shimron Hetmyer and uncapped fast bowler Shamar Joseph are among five Guyanese in the West Indies squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next month in the Caribbean and USA. The announcement was made at a press conference by Chairman of Selector The Most Honourable Dr. Desmond Haynes and Head Coach Daren Sammy in Barbados on Friday morning. All-rounders Romario Shepherd and Sherfane Rutherford and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie are the other Guyanese in the 15-man squad. While Hetmyer is well established in the format, having played 212 T20 matches (57 T20 Internationals), Joseph has p ..read more