Cricket West Indies on Monday confirmed that it has “resolved legal matters” with former West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Shane Dowrich. Dowrich filed a loss-of-earnings lawsuit in the High Court of Barbados in January 2024, seeking close to US$172,000 in damages. The terms of the settlement agreement will remain confidential.
The suit stemmed “from Dowrich’s early return from the New Zealand tour of 2020,” his then ineligibility for selection, and the subsequent non-renewal of his central playing contract.
Chief Executive Officer Chris Dehring confirms that the 34-year-old was recently added to West Indies’ wicket-keeping coaching staff.
"CWI is pleased that an agreement has been reached and welcomes Shane to be part of its coaching structure as he moves into further professional development," Dehring said.
Jamaica were crowned champions of the 2026 Cricket West Indies Women’s Super50 Cup following Saturday’s final round of matches. The 8-wicket victory over the Leeward Islands was Jamaica’s second of the season, which had been abbreviated to three rounds. Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago were the other winners on the day.
Jamaica 149 for 2 (Scott 47, McKenzie 39; Maynard 2-37) beat Leewards 146 all out (Boyce 37, Claxton 29; Nation 4-23) by eight wickets
The Leeward Islands were dismissed for 146 in 37.4 overs in the game reduced to 40-overs-a-side at Sion Hill. Reniece Boyce (37) top-scored for the Leewards, sharing in a 63-run third-wicket partnership with skipper Amanda Edwards (27).
All-rounders Jahzara Claxton (29) and Shawnisha Hector (17) put on 49 for the fourth wicket to help Leewards to what had previously proved to be a defendable score in the tournament. Chedean Nation (4/23) led Jamaica’s attack, while Celina Whyte (2/19) and Stafanie Taylor (2/34) each took two wickets.
A 94-run opening stand between Lena Scott (47) and Chrishana McKenzie (39) kept Jamaica ahead of the chase before captain Rashada Williams (26) and Taylor (19) saw them to victory at 149 for 2 with 32 deliveries to spare.
The Windward Islands sit atop the standings following Thursday’s second round of the Cricket West Indies Women’s Super50 Cup, being contested in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. They defeated the Leeward Islands, while defending champions Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica earned their first wins of the campaign, defeating Guyana and Barbados, respectively.
Windwards 126 for 7 (Glasgow 54*, Mckie 22; Hector 2-22) beat Leewards 125 all out (Joseph 44, Claxton 25; Gasper 3-28) by 3 wickets
Stand-in captain Jannillea Glasgow turned in another all-round performance to help the Windwards to a 3-wicket win over rivals the Leewards at the Cumberland Playing Field.
Aldith Gasper first grabbed 3 for 28 to help dismiss the Leewards for 125 in 34.5 overs despite 44 from opener Qiana Joseph. Shanel Mckie (2/12) and Glasgow (2/23) had two wickets apiece before returning to anchor the Windwards chase.
Glasgow hit an unbeaten 54, while Shanel Mckie contributed 22 batting at no. 8 to help the Windwards to victory at 126 for 7 in 34.1 overs. Shawnisha Hector (2/22) was the pick of the Leewards bowlers.
South Africa 225 for 3 (de Kock 115, Rickelton 77*; Hosein 2-41) beat West Indies 221 for 4 (Hetmyer 75, Rutherford 57*; Maharaj 2-22) by seven wickets
The West Indies suffered a 7-wicket defeat to South Africa in the second T20I in Centurion on Thursday, which saw the hosts take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series. Despite setting the Proteas a sizeable target, a lull in the middle overs proved costly for a West Indian team lacking strike bowlers.
The Caribbean side started fairly ordinarily, scoring 29 runs from the first four overs for the wicket of returning captain Shai Hope (4). Shimron Hetmyer then repaid his promotion to No.3 by sharing in a 126-run partnership (from 62 balls) with Brandon King.
King targeted Anrich Nortje in the 5th, to the tune of 24 runs, hitting three 4s and two 6s, as the West Indies ended the powerplay on 68 for 1. Hetmyer had his shot at Nortje in the 10th, which he took in the form of two 6s and two 4s.They kept the run rate above 11, getting through to drinks at 115 for 1.
King fell to Kagiso Rabada at the end of the 12th for 49, and the West Indies scored just nine from the 13 deliveries that followed in the Hetmyer/Powell partnership. Rovman Powell played on Keshav Maharaj for an 8-ball two to begin the 15th before the orthodox spinner had Hetmyer caught for a 42-ball top score of 75 four deliveries later, leaving the West Indies 145 for 4.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged United States of America (USA) batter Aaron Jones with five breaches of the anti-corruption codes of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the ICC.
The charges relate predominantly to Barbados' Bim10 tournament in 2023-24, which falls under the jurisdiction of the CWI Anti-Corruption Code, with two other charges relating to International matches (falling under the jurisdiction of the ICC Code).
The 31-year-old has been provisionally suspended from all cricket with immediate effect and has 14 days from 28 January 2026 to respond to the charges.
