2007 News Archive

Team Selection News Topic

Windwards Dump Junior Murray

The first class cricket career of former Test wicket keeper Junior Murray might have come to a premature end -- with Windward Island cricket selectors not giving him the honored exit they promised.

Murray did not fly to Dominica with the Windward Islands team to play Barbados Saturday after the selectors apparently took a late decision to omit him from the team without discussing it with the captain, manager or coach.
Windward Islands News Topic

The Junior Murray Conundrum

Twenty years ago, when Junior Murray made his first class debut for the Windward Islands, he was a promising wicket-keeper. His selection to the West Indies team for the Australian tour of 1992/3 was a tangible sign of that promise bearing fruit.

He made his debut in the third Test in Sydney and did not particularly distinguish himself. In the fourth Test played in Adelaide, which the West Indies won by one run, he made 49 not out in the first innings and took the catch that clinched the victory.
Daniel Singh News Topic

The End for Neil McGarrell?

The performance of the Guyana team in the current Carib Beer and KFC Cup regional competitions has left many questions unanswered, not the least in relation to the selection of the team.

While both of Guyana’s four-day Carib Beer games against the Windward Islands and Trinidad and Tobago were severely affected by rain, they have now lost their first two one-day KFC Cup matches to these same teams very tamely.
Sachin Tendulkar News Topic

Emrit Undaunted By Tendulkar Challenge

The newest member of the West Indies team is excited about the likelihood of bowling to batting genius Sachin Tendulkar, but he is not daunted by the undoubtedly challenging task.

"I am excited to go out there and bowl at world class players such as (Sachin) Tendulkar and (Rahul) Dravid and hopefully getting them out as well," a composed Rayad Emrit said from his Mumbai hotel room on Thursday evening.
Roland Toppin News Topic

WICB CEO Quits, Even Before Starting

In a shocking development that throws the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) into another leadership crisis, Dr Roland Toppin has withdrawn his acceptance of the CEO position.

Toppin, who accepted the chief executive post last November and was scheduled to start on February 1, has now withdrawn for "previously unforeseen" personal reasons.