November 2008 News Archive

Team Selection News Topic

'Newcomers don't have the basic skills'

Mon, Nov 17, '08
West Indies head coach John Dyson has criticised the standard of their domestic game after Pakistan completed a 3-0 whitewash of the one-day series in Abu Dhabi.

Dyson watched as West Indies let strong positions slip in all three matches and told the media afterwards that he doesn't think the inter-island tournaments in the Caribbean are producing players ready for international level.
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Leeward Islands News Topic

Warrington Phillip found guilty of murder

Sat, Nov 15, '08
Former Nevis and Leeward Islands cricketer Warrington Phillip has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Shermel Phillip.

According to reports out of the Caribbean, a twelve-member jury returned a guilty verdict late Friday voting 11-1 after two hours of deliberations bringing a close to the one week trial.  Phillip was arrested and charged for the crime that was committed in February last year.
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WICB Under Scrutiny News Topic

Shoddy Regional Tournament begins

Wed, Nov 12, '08 by RYAN PATRICK

Information on the unsponsored and weakly promoted West Indies Cricket Board Regional One Day Tournament has been so scarce that even the WICB's own website is struggling to present accurate information on the nine team tournament which starts in Guyana today.

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