Huddleston five-for gives NZ the series

Holly Huddleston, playing only her second international match, picked up a five-wicket haul to set up another resounding win for New Zealand Women in the three-match ODI series against West Indies Women in Lincoln. New Zealand lead the series 2-0.

Smith, Powell lay platform for four-wicket win

It was a far from smooth performance from West Indies, but they held themselves together well enough with bat and ball to overcome Ireland by four wickets at Sabina Park. After restricting the visitors to 202, contrasting half-centuries from Dwayne Smith and Kieran Powell set the base in the chase as West Indies finished with more than 13 overs to spare

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West Indies batting in shambles

The Nagico Super 50 West Indies cricket tournament has come and gone, and heartiest congratulations to Barbados, champions after an exciting and well-attended final against Trinidad and Tobago.

With all the good intentions, however, the tournament was a disappointment. It was poorly attended, except when the home team was on show, and it achieved only one thing.

It exposed, for yet another time, the lack of batting technique in the West Indies.

But for a few, especially one like Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and Darren Bravo, some of the time the batsmen appeared clueless to the art of batting.

Pooran ton not enough to save Under-19s

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Nicholas Pooran's innings of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the Middle East was not enough to save the West Indies Under Under-19 team from going under to Australia Under-19.

The Young Windies collapsed to 70/8 after winning the toss and electing to bat first at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. However, Pooran joined up with pacer Jerome Jones and both resisted the Aussie attack.

The ninth-wicket stand produced an Under-19 record of 136 runs. Jones made a patient 20. However, the spotlight was on Pooran, who struck 143 runs from 160 balls. Of the 23 boundaries in the Windies innings, Pooran hit 20 of them. He hit 14 Fours and 6 Sixes.

Dwayne Smith to replace Chris Gayle for ODIs

KINGSTON, Jamaica –The WICB Selection Panel today announced a change to the squads for the upcoming One-Day Internationals against Ireland and England.

Dwayne Smith has been called up as replacement for Chris Gayle for the four matches.

Gayle experienced stiffness in his lower back following the first T20 International against Ireland on Wednesday. He did not play in the second T20 International on Friday. He had precautionary scans and will have medical management and necessary treatment in Jamaica