Windies cricket is poised for take-off: WICB chief
September 20th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua), Sep 20 (IANS/CMC) Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Michael Muirhead, says the regional side is poised once again to take its ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka-Windies Test series falls victim to IPL
September 12th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 12 (IANS/CMC) The International Cricket Council persistent refusal to provide a separate window for the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) is taking a toll on Test cricket.For the ... Read more...
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West Indies coach Gibson wants to renew contract
September 12th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 12 (IANS/CMC) West Indies cricket coach Ottis Gibson says he has begun preliminary discussions with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) with the aim of having his current three ... Read more...
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Upbeat West Indies geared up for World Twenty20
September 12th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 12 (IANS/CMC) West Indies cricket captain Darren Sammy said the team was looking forward to winning the World Twenty20 Championship and bringing back the smiles of fans in the ... Read more...
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Confident West Indies leave for Sri Lanka
September 10th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), Sep 10 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies cricket team flew out of the region, high in confidence, enroute to Sri Lanka for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.Just before take-off Sunday, ... Read more...
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Gayle impressed with Powell’s century
July 31st, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
North Sound (Antigua), July 31 (IANS/CMC) Explosive West Indies batsman Chris Gayle says he is impressed with the tactics employed by fellow opener Kieran Powell to achieve his maiden Test century.Powell ... Read more...
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Gayle returns to Sydney for Big Bash T20
July 24th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 24 (IANS) West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has again signed with Sydney Thunder for another season of Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash.The 32-year-old left-hander turned out for the Thunder ... Read more...
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West Indies name 30-man provisional squad for World T20
July 19th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
St. John'S (Antigua), July 19 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies selectors Wednesday named a provisional 30-man squad for the World Twenty20 Cricket Championship which bowls off in September.
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Windies and Black Caps pay homage to Runako Morton
July 13th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Basseterre (St Kitts), July 13 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies and New Zealand players used the third One-Day International here to honour the late Runako Morton, the Leeward Islands and Trinidad ... Read more...
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It’s not all about me in West Indies, says Gayle
July 11th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Basseterre (St/ Kitts), July 11 (IANS/CMC) Talismanic opener Chris Gayle has pushed back on suggestions that his wicket is key to the West Indies fortunes in the One-Day International series against ... Read more...
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Brilliant Gayle, Samuels give West Indies 2-0 lead
July 8th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 8 (IANS/CMC) Chris Gayle struck a record-breaking 20th One-Day International century while Marlon Samuels hammered his first in six years as the West Indies brushed aside hapless ... Read more...
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Guyana president slams move to play T20s in Florida
July 6th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Castries (St Lucia), July 6 (IANS/CMC) Guyana President Donald Ramotar has blasted the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) move to play last weekend's Twenty20 doubleheader against New Zealand in Florida.Labeling the ... Read more...
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Windies gunning for whitewash, says Russell
July 6th, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 6 (IANS/CMC) All-rounder Andre Russell has said West Indies was eyeing a whitewash after brushing aside New Zealand by nine wickets in the opening One-Day International.Set a revised ... Read more...
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Gayle hoping to give home fans special treat
July 5th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 5 (IANS/CMC) Chris Gayle returns to Sabina Park with the West Indies for the first time in three years and is hoping he can deliver something special before ... Read more...
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Hilaire to quit top WICB job for diplomatic posting
July 4th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale (Florida), July 4 (IANS/CMC) Dr. Ernest Hilaire, the outspoken and often controversial chief executive officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), is leaving the job.Hilaire is expected to ... Read more...
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Hunte says Florida T20s a bold, successful move
July 4th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 4 (IANS/CMC) West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte says he is pleased with the impact of the two historic Twenty20 Internationals played in Florida, US, last weekend.For ... Read more...
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Gayle leaps to fourth in T20 rankings
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 3 (IANS/CMC) Big-hitting opener Chris Gayle has vaulted 12 spots into the top five of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 International batting rankings, less than two weeks after ... Read more...
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West Indies need to make winning start: Gayle
June 30th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale, June 30 (IANS/CMC) Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle has stressed the importance of a winning start to the series against New Zealand this weekend.
The left-hander said it ... Read more...
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West Indies keen on returning to winning ways
June 28th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale (Florida), June 28 (IANS/CMC) West Indies cricket team manager Richie Richardson said the under-fire Caribbean side was anxious to rebound from their wretched tour of England by beating New ... Read more...
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West Indies, Black Caps gear up for historic Florida T20s
June 27th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale (Florida), June 27, (IANS/CMC) The embattled West Indies cricket team has touched down here to prepare for two historic Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand.For the first time, West ... Read more...
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Sulieman Benn plays down talk of dream comeback
June 25th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), June 25 (IANS/CMC) Temperamental left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has played down his last-over heroics which propelled the West Indies A to a thrilling three-wicket win over India ... Read more...
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‘A’ team’s programme paying dividends, says Windies selector
June 22nd, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
St.John's (Antigua), June 22 (IANS/CMC) Chief selector Clyde Butts has hailed the value of the A-team programme, following West Indies A's successful outing against India A in the three-Test series earlier ... Read more...
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Windies board, players’ association talks progress
June 22nd, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 22 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) says "significant progress" has been made in talks with the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) on the controversial Collective Bargaining ... Read more...
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Sulieman Benn picked for Twenty20 matches against India A
June 22nd, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua), Jun 22 (IANS/CMC) Regional selectors have recalled exiled left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn in a 13-man West Indies A squad for the Twenty20 doubleheader against India A this weekend.The ... Read more...
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Legendary fast bowler Wes Hall knighted
June 17th, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 17 (IANS/CMC) Wes Hall, the legendary West Indies fast bowler, who inspired successive generations of great Caribbean pace men, has been knighted in the Queen's Birthday honours list.The ... Read more...
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Chris Gayle puts controversy behind him
June 16th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (IANS/CMC) Talismanic opener Chris Gayle says he has put to rest the last 14 months of animosity with the cricket board and is now focussed on helping to ... Read more...
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Richardson to mediate in West Indies cricket controversy
June 10th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
St.John's (Antigua), June 10 (IANS/CMC) A three-man mediation team from the International Cricket Council (ICC) will take part in negotiations between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and players' union, WIPA, ... Read more...
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Sammy hails return of Gayle for ODIs
June 7th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Birmingham, June 7 (IANS/CMC) West Indies captain Darren Sammy believes Chris Gayle's return will augur well for this side's fortunes in the upcoming three-match One-Day International series against England.Gayle Monday was ... Read more...
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Gayle brings quality to the side, says chief selector
June 6th, 2012 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua), June 6 (IANS/CMC) Chairman of selectors Clyde Butts has welcomed Chris Gayle's return to the West Indies team for the one-day tour of England, saying the big-hitting left-hander ... Read more...
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Chris Gayle recalled after high-level meeting
June 5th, 2012 - 9:27 am ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 5 (IANS/CMC) The protracted standoff between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and beleaguered opener Chris Gayle ended with the selectors recalling the former captain to play in ... Read more...
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West Indies discards playing for recall
June 2nd, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 2 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies A side will face India A in a series opener four-day match starting here Saturday, with players from the home team looking to ... Read more...
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Narine says Test call up a dream come true
June 1st, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, June 1 (IANS) Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine has described his unexpected call up for the Test tour of England as a dream come true.The 24-year-old Trinidadian only ... Read more...
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Graeme West is new Windies academy director
May 31st, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 31 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has appointed Graeme West of England as the new head coach of the high performance centre here.The 39-year-old will take ... Read more...
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Gayle doesn’t rule out playing in third Test
May 30th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 20 (IANS/CMC) Estranged West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has not ruled out making himself available for the third Test of the West Indies' ill-fated tour of England but ... Read more...
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West Indies losing mental battle against England: Gibson
May 30th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham (England), May 30 (IANS/CMC) West Indies cricket head coach Ottis Gibson says the team is losing the mental battle, after crashing to a nine-wicket loss in the second Test inside ... Read more...
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