The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
On a day when the West Indies sunk to its lowest ODI total in history, a tall, young, promising Jamaican fast bowler returned his best bowling figures in First Class cricket. I sat with Andrew Richardson during the lunch interval on Day 3 ? the day following this inspired performance in the recent Carib Beer encounter between Barbados and hosts Jamaica, at Sabina Park.
At the end of the last Red Stripe Bowl I had reason to be justifiably and harshly critical of the Jamaica Cricket Association for the poor manner in which it had managed Zone A of that tournament.
Having covered the first two days of the fourth round Carib Beer Series match between Guyana and the Leeward Islands at the Enmore Community Centre I am beginning to think that I will have to once again beat my keyboard in protest against the ridiculously substandard hosting of at least one aspect of the game. This time of course it is the Guyana Cricket Board that will come under fire.
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is pouring cold water on a U.K. newspaper report claiming the controversial levy on tickets sold in the U.K, Europe and Ireland has been lifted.
Chief executive officer Roger Brathwaite issued a statement on Wednesday to debunk a Daily Telegraph report that an "unexpected concession" by the WICB would make sales to all nationalities available at face value later this month.
Despite the West Indies' perennial failures with bat and ball, there is one aspect of their game that is so far below standard that it would shame even a club cricketer. It is probably the one area of the game most easily improved with some coaching and regular practice, but the fielding of recent West Indian teams is at best, pathetic.
The more you hear from South African captain Graeme Smith, the more likely you are to feel the man is a cry cry baby. Every time his team is on the losing end, South Africa's biggest cry cry baby begins to bellyache.
Firstly, it was bad umpiring decisions which cost his team the series against Pakistan last year. Smith went out on a limb to pound the umpiring in the series, calling for the third umpire to have a greater say in close decisions.