Fri, Jan 29, '16
President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron says the organisation’s membership will decide whether or not he contests the 2017 elections.
The Jamaican, who received eight of the 12 votes on offer from affiliates in 2015, believes his work over the allotted two-year team must speak for itself.
“My own view on things is would the shareholders — the territorial boards — want me to continue to lead West Indies cricket (considering) where we are at today? We will be publishing our accounts in the next couple of weeks and soon we have our AGM and our accounts are published, but for the first time in recent West Indies (history), outside of the World Cup, we actually made a substantial surplus,” he said.
First elected president of the WICB in 2012, when he defeated then incumbent President Julian Hunte, Cameron said the fruits of his board’s labours would (become) more evident within the next year.
Fri, Jan 29, '16
TOP CLASS club cricket will return this weekend when the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board’s 50-Overs competition in Premier Divisions One and Two, bowls off on Saturday with defending champions Queen’s Park and FC Clarke Road featuring in the marquee fixture of the day.
The Parkites are expected to field a star-studded line-up when they travel to Wilson Road, Penal with the inclusion of star West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago batsman Darren Bravo, and his elder brother Dwayne, just back from the Australia Big Bash T20. All eyes will also be on world rated T20 spinner Sunil Narine who though banned by the ICC and West Indies Cricket Board for a suspect bowling action has been allowed by the TTCB to bowl as he is pursuing rehabilitative work to correct the fault.
Thu, Jan 28, '16
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Batting sensation Chris Gayle and all-rounder Andre Russell have both been included in the 15-man West Indies squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in India.
Some media reports yesterday announced the squad without Gayle and Russell, sparking some speculation on social media, but
CMC Sports understands that the Jamaican pair are definitely part of the Windies campaign for the March 8 to April 3 tournament.
The squad, which is yet to be named officially by the West Indies Cricket Board, includes embattled off-spinner Sunil Narine who is currently banned from bowling internationally.
However, Narine is expected to undergo testing on his action at Loughborough University in England next month before confirming his spot on the side.
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Wed, Jan 27, '16
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Two umpires from the West Indies will participate in a reciprocal Umpire Exchange Program (UEP) with the Bangladesh and England Cricket Boards.
West Indian and Trinidad and Tobago Umpire, Zahid Bassarath will officiate in the upcoming Bangladesh first class league scheduled to run from February 19 to March 7.
Bassarath began umpiring in 2009 and was promoted to the senior panel in 2012. In the UEP, the umpire from Bangladesh (yet to be named) will be assigned to round two of the WICB’s Professional Cricket League (PCL) in rounds 8 – 10 scheduled for St. Lucia, Antigua and Trinidad and Tobago.
Wed, Jan 27, '16
Embattled T&T off-spinner Sunil Narine has been included in the West Indies team for the upcoming World T20 in Sri Lanka, pending test results on an alleged illegal bowling action.
Banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) after he failed his last test on his bowling action, Narine has been doing rehabilitative work and is expected to fly off during the Carnival weekend to Lougborough University, in England to do another test on his bowling action.
If he passes this test, he will take his place in the West Indies squad that will compete in the ICC World T20 in India in March and April.