Tue, Jun 13, '17
CASTRIES, St Lucia – The Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies named fast bowler Kesrick Williams to replace Shannon Gabriel in the Windies 13-man squad for the third and final One-Day International against Afghanistan.
Gabriel sustained a side strain in the second match at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on Sunday and is unavailable for selection for the third match.
The 27-year-old Williams is yet to play in this format. He has so far played eight T20 Internationals, with 14 wickets (average 11.21; economy 5.70).
The third and final ODI will be played on Wednesday. First ball in the day/night match is 2:30pm (1:30pm Jamaica Time).
FULL SQUAD (with shirt numbers)
98. Jason Holder (captain)
70. Devendra Bishoo
78. Jonathan Carter
10. Roston Chase
41. Miguel Cummins
4. Shai Hope
18. Alzarri Joseph
17. Evin Lewis
93. Jason Mohammed
5. Ashley Nurse
23. Kieran Powell
52. Rovman Powell
60. Kesrick Williams
Tue, Jun 13, '17
St John’s, ANTIGUA - BLK have signed a three-year deal with the iconic WINDIES cricket team to become the official WINDIES Kit Supplier. The partnership covers the WINDIES senior men’s, women’s and youth sides (Under 19s) along with grassroots development cricket in the Caribbean.
“BLK has a track record of providing quality cricketing apparel in Australia and this is an opportunity for us to provide that excellence in partnership with an iconic brand on the world stage as well as kicking off our commitment to the North American and Caribbean markets,” BLK Chairman Richard Upshall said.
The WINDIES Men will wear BLK for the first time when they begin their tour of England with a Test Match at Edgbaston on August 17. The WINDIES Women will also play in BLK at the 2018 ICC World Twenty20 (venues to be confirmed) and the 2019 Cricket World Cup which is scheduled to take place in England and Wales.
Johnny Grave, the CEO of Cricket West Indies (CWI), said: “We are delighted to welcome BLK as the Official Kit Supplier of all WINDIES teams. In addition to providing all of our team wear, this new partnership forms part of our broader strategy to grow our retail and licensing revenues by creating a new online WINDIES store. We will be expanding our commercial partnership programme over the next few years and are looking forward to building the relationship with BLK.”
The WINDIES now join the England Rugby League, Scotland Rugby League, England Netball, Hartlepool United and the rugby union Champions Cup winners, Saracens, to be the latest professional team outfitted by BLK.
BLK is based in the United Kingdom from which it operates under licenses which cover much of the Northern Hemisphere from the Middle East and Europe to the USA and the Caribbean. The company has ambitious plans to work with high-profile teams across all sports (including e-sports) as nearly 10,000 teams globally now wear BLK – including across sports such as lacrosse, baseball, American football, netball, hockey, ice hockey, football, rugby and squash.
Mr Upshall continued: “BLK are proud to be the Official WINDIES Kit Supplier and this partnership really complements our ambitious strategy. As WINDIES is one of the most recognisable brands in the world this establishes a new benchmark for the company and an opportunity for us to showcase the quality and breadth of our product offering to the widest possible audience.”
The new WINDIES Test, T20 and ODI kit is in keeping with the distinctive maroon and gold and will be available alongside the WINDIES training range for sale from various distributors and BLK’s own website from the 17th of August.
Tue, Jun 13, '17
LONDON, England (CMC) – Sussex skipper Chris Nash has hailed seamer Jofra Archer as among the best in the country at present, following the Barbadian’s outstanding maiden 10-wicket haul against Leicestershire in the English County Championship on Sunday.
Archer snatched six for 70 as the hosts were dismissed for 175 in their second innings at Grace Road, leaving Sussex with a target of 232 for victory.
Luke Wells then struck an unbeaten 90 yesterday as the visitors got home by five wickets to register their second straight win in Division Two.
However, the foundation was laid by the 22-year-old Archer who ended the contest with match figures of 11 for 137 following his five-wicket haul in Leicestershire’s first innings.
“From looking at what we’ve seen over the last two months, he’s one of the best you’re seeing,” Nash beamed.
“I think the way he does it is one of the really interesting bits. He bowled 50 overs in the game and didn’t even sweat.”
He continued: “He’s a top man. The way he’s playing at the moment is as good as anyone in the country. The pace he bowls and how he keeps coming back and back and back is great.
Sun, Jun 11, '17
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, (CMC) – West Indies won to level the three-match series with minnows Afghanistan but the inertia remained, as they were forced to labour before pulling off an attritional four-wicket victory in the second One-Day International here Sunday.Their bowling proved more clinical than in Friday’s opening game, scuttling out the Afghans for a paltry 135 off 37.3 overs, after the visitors opted to bat first at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground.Gulbadin Naib top-scored with 51 batting at number eight but no other batsman passed 20, as West Indies quicks turned the screws on the innings. At one stage, Afghanistan were staring down the barrel at 51 for six in the 17th but recovered through Naib’s enterprise.The fast bowling trio of Alzarri Joseph (2-15), Shannon Gabriel (2-25) and captain Jason Holder (2-38), along with off-spinner Ashley Nurse (2-33) all picked up two wickets each.In reply, West Indies were hardly convincing as they stumbled and stuttered to their target in the 40th over.
Sat, Jun 10, '17
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Jun 9, CMC – West Indies Women hit another stumbling block in their preparation for this month’s ICC Women World Cup when they suffered their second defeat in three days with a 80-run loss to Southern Vipers here Friday.
Asked to chase an imposing 296 at the Ageas Bowl, the Caribbean side could only muster 215 for nine off their 50 overs in yet another disappointing batting display.
Chedean Nation top-scored with 59, former skipper Merissa Aguilleira chipped in with a breezy 52 while Deandra Dottin struck a typically cameo 40 and Kyshona Knight, 28.
Left-arm seamer Natasha Farrant did the damage for Vipers with four for 24 from her 10 overs while seamers Sophie Devine (2-23) and Ellen Burt (2-36) ended with two wickets apiece.