The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Earlier this week, Dominican umpire Billy 'Toshack' Doctrove celebrated a major promotion when he was picked to officiate in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England.
As he prepares for his latest high-profile assignment, Umpire Doctrove found some time for a wide-ranging chat with CaribbeanCricket.com about ?hawkeye?, batsmen who ?walk? and questions about preserving the role of the traditional umpire?
Like clockwork, another West Indian cricket has succumbed to the injury bug.
The latest casualty is Dwayne Smith, who has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy tournament because of a back injury (latissimus dorsi). Left-hander Ryan Hinds will take his place.
Despite the best efforts by the Guyana government to put a positive spin on the situation, there is a huge question mark concerning the Indian construction firm that has been chosen to construct the cricket stadium for World Cup 2007.
Experts from the International Cricket Council (ICC) have rejected the drawings by the architects and are openly questioning the track record of Engineering Projects India Ltd (EPIL) in the area of stadium construction.
West Indian umpire Billy Doctrove moved a step closer to joining the ICC Elite Panel when his name was included among the list of umpires for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in England.
The 49-year-old Doctrove, who made his Test umpiring debut in 2000, joins Jamaican Steve Bucknor as only two Caribbean umpires in the tournament. Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd will serve as a Match Referee.
Jermaine Lawson's troublesome back injury has flared up again, forcing the fast bowler out of the West Indies squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in England.
Lawson has a newly diagnosed stress fracture of the lower back and will be out of action for at least six weeks. All-rounder Darren Sammy will take his place.