England in West Indies 2009 itinerary

Mon, Jan 5, '09

 

The ECB has confirmed the itinerary for England’s 2009 winter tour of the West Indies comprising of four Tests, one international Twenty20 match and a five-match one-day international series.

England will arrive in St. Kitts on Wednesday January 21, where they will play two three-day warm up matches before moving to Jamaica for the first Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Wednesday February 4.

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13 West Indians in ICC Hall of Fame

Fri, Jan 2, '09

 

Thirteen of the greatest West Indian cricketers have been recognised as initial inductees into the new ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame, launched in partnership with FICA as part of the ICC centenary celebrations, includes these legendary Caribbean cricketers: Garfield Sobers, Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes, Clyde Walcott, George Headley, Malcolm Marshall, Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Michael Holding, Rohan Kanhai, Andy Roberts, Lance Gibbs and Gordon Greenidge.

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Windies confident of starting 2009 on a high

Fri, Jan 2, '09

 

The West Indies are confident of making a winning start to 2009 when they face New Zealand in the second One-Day International at AMI Stadium, Christchurch on Saturday. The first match at Queenstown was rained off after 35.4 overs.

Windies skipper Chris Gayle said his side was feeling upbeat and urged the players to be bold in their approach when they take the field in the day/night encounter. First ball is at 2 pm (Friday at 9 pm Eastern Caribbean Time/8 pm Jamaica Time).

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Jason Haynes to lead Barbados

Wed, Dec 31, '08

 

Opening batsman Jason Haynes has been appointed captain of Barbados' first class side, as the Barbados Cricket Association announced their squad for the upcoming regional first class tournament. The 27 year old left handed also led his side in the truncated one day tournament held in Guyana in November.

Making his first class debut is 25 year old Spartan batsman Rohan Nurse, who has previously represented Barbados at the under-19 level.

 

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Carib Beer pulls out

Mon, Dec 29, '08

 

Citing uncertainty with the state of the economy, Carib Beer has told the West Indies Cricket Board that it is "unable to meet the projected cost of sponsorship" for the upcoming regional first class tournament. In a press release yesterday, the board confirmed rumours that had been circulating that it would have to fully fund the tournament, pointing out that in recent years it had already been covering more the 75% of the costs itself.

This latest loss of sponsorship follows withdrawal of KFC as the major sponsor of the recent one day tournament held in Guyana, and the Stanford Group's announced review of its 20/20 programme.

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