Thu, Aug 6, '15
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board is saddened to hear of the passing of its former president and secretary, Captain Peter Short, following a lengthy illness in Barbados. He was 89.
Short was the longest serving president of the Barbados Cricket Association between 1973 and 1993 before resigning to take up the presidency of the then West Indies Cricket Board of Control which he held until 1996.
“The Directors, management and staff of the WICB send our collective, heartfelt condolences to the Short family and pledge to honour his life and legacy,” said WICB president Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron.
“He was an extraordinary man. There are many in the Barbados and West Indies cricket community who will deeply mourn his passing, as his was a life of service, compassion and excellence.”
Wed, Aug 5, '15
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board have announced a squad of 19 players for a two-week training camp here, as the West Indies Under-19 side continues its preparation for the ICC Youth World Cup next year in Bangladesh
Squad:
Kacey Carty, Jaeel Clarke, Shahid Crooks, Michael Frew, Jyd Goolie
Keon Harding, Shimron Hetmyer, Tevin Imlach, Ryan John, Alzarri Joseph
Kirstan Kallicharran, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Akshaya Persaud, Gidron Pope
Akil Seetal, Keagan Simmons, Odean Smith, Shamar Springer
The 19 players have been chosen following the Regional Under-19 Tournament which concluded three days ago here.
The camp will be staged until August 17 with training taking place at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies and the Kensington Recreation Park nestled in the urban Jamaican community of Rollington Town.
The training sessions will be conducted under the guidance of West Indies High Performance coaches Graeme West and Vasbert Drakes.
The Selection Panel have also invited a number of Jamaica Under-19 players to be part of practice matches with the training squad.
Special invitees: Brad Barnes, Ramone Francis, Leonardo Friginette
Miguel Smith, Jevoy Spencer, Oshane Thomas
Wed, Aug 5, '15 by ANDI THORNHILL
IT CUTS DEEP to the core that it is more than likely the once mighty West Indies cricket team won't be part of the lineup for the next ICC Champions Trophy.
It is a situation that represents how far and how quickly we have fallen from the top of the cricket ladder in the past two decades.
There seems to be nothing that can halt the slide no matter how hard regional administrators try.
Not even the creation of centres of excellence, high performance academies, revised concepts on regional competitions, central contracts, more money and more benefits for players.
Nothing seems to be working to take us back up the ladder, in fact, it seems the more we do, the faster we are sliding down the ladder and the returns are minimal.
And that's the precise reason we won't be in the Champions Trophy: we have fallen from the top eight of international cricket. To think that not so long ago, the West Indies ruled the cricketing world like none before or since!
Perhaps we are looking in the wrong direction to fix the problem. We might just be placing the cart before the horse.
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Wed, Aug 5, '15 by ANDRE BAPTISE
The West Indies will miss the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Champions Trophy 2017. What a pity.
Who is to blame? That is the US$2 million question.
How can anyone explain why the West Indies Cricket Board (WIBC) did not plan a one-day series since the aborted Indian tour in 2014? Surely someone should have been monitoring the team’s position as it relates to qualification.
Over 12 months have elapsed and there is a strong feeling that the Board’s administrators, particularly those responsible for planning, were caught sleeping on the job.
Wed, Aug 5, '15
FOLLOWING a successful staging of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-19 Championships, the region's best Under-19 players will now focus their attention on the ICC Youth World Cup.
After showcasing their talent to break into the squad, 19 players were selected for a two-week camp at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona as they commence preparation for next year's tournament in Bangladesh.
Graeme West, head coach of the High Performance Centre (HPC), believes the squad, which includes Jamaicans Michael Frew, Odean Smith and Shahid Crooks, has potential but needs to improve significantly above what was displayed during the championship.