Wed, Jan 31, '18
PowerGen batsman Evin Lewis says that his dream was always to play for the Windies and as a result he has decided to choose Windies before franchise cricket.
The powerful left-hander who has become hot property in the world of T20 cricket, will be missing the Pakistan Super League, to play for the West Indies at the ICC World Cup qualifiers which begins in March. He gave up an opportunity to play in the PSL because he wanted to play for his country.
Speaking to Guardian Media yesterday he said, "Not sure how T20 cricket leagues and Windies cricket will clash in the future but my dream was to play for the Windies and I am happy to be in the team.
"I was offered a contract to play in the PSL and I turned it down because I wanted to play for the West Indies. I am looking forward to working hard and doing well for the team."
Wed, Jan 31, '18
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has made some sweeping changes to their management team as they bid to improve on the performances of the regional outfit.
After news that bowling coach Roddy Estwick has been removed, comes further news that manager of the team Joel Garner has been reassigned to another portfolio. Guardian Media Sports understands from a source who is close to the latest developments and who spoke to us on the condition of anonymity that Garner has been reassigned to the role of ambassador of CWI and will be utilised for special projects. The ambassador role is in line with other big cricket boards around the world. Barbadian Garner will be replaced by former West Indies leg-spinner Rawle Lewis who has been with CWI for quite a while in the operations department.
Lewis of Grenada managed the team during the successful World T20 run in 2016.
read more at Trinidad Guardian
Wed, Jan 31, '18
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Reigning champions Barbados Pride and fellow hometown team Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners launched the Regional Super50 Festival with resounding victories in Group “A” today here.
Lethal spells from WINDIES fast bowling pair of Miguel Cummins and Kemar Roach followed up solid batting led by uncapped all-rounder Kevin Stoute and WINDIES batsman Roston Chase to lead Pride to a convincing, 171-run victory over Trinidad & Tobago Red Force.
And, the batting of the Barbados-based Marooners, led by Kjorn Ottley, set things up before their bowlers, led by veteran left-arm spinner Ryan Hinds, formalised a comfortable 115-run victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes.
Tue, Jan 30, '18 by ORAL TRACEY
"It is unreasonable, foolhardy and indeed hypocritical to expect the typical Caribbean youngster, who came from humble beginnings, to give up earning upwards of US$200,000"
The decision by senior West Indies players Darren Bravo, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, and Andre Russell to declare themselves unavailable for the crucial qualifying tournament for the 2019 ICC World Cup coming up in March, once again highlights the single most fundamental factor that continues to cripple West Indies cricket.
The fact that the region's top stars are no longer committed to the West Indies cause is just the harsh and bitter reality of our time, that Cricket West Indies Board President Dave Cameron cannot remedy with the waving of a magic wand. The fashionable, now cliched blaming of the administration and its president for the demise of the regional team has become nauseating and sterile.
What exactly can the board president do if the senior core of players, for reasons beyond his control, are no longer desirous of representing the Windies? Absolutely nothing!
Cameron, love him or hate him, did not invent Twenty20 (T20) cricket, and he most certainly did not orchestrate its revolutionary effect on the modern game. Cameron did not plot and implement the worldwide decline in the interest in Test match cricket, and the converse rise in the popularity, impact and appeal of T20 cricket.
read more at Jamaica Gleaner
Tue, Jan 30, '18
Defending champions Barbados Pride are confident of regaining their title ahead of the CWI Regional Super50 Tournament scheduled to bowl off tomorrow.
The Pride will clash with perennial archrivals Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at Kensington Oval in a day and night encounter to raise the curtain on this year’s competition.
It will be the feature game in a Group A doubleheader that will also see Windward Islands Volcanoes and Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners battle at 3Ws Oval in a 9 a.m. encounter.
“Victory tomorrow is important. That will be the main goal, the boys are just really confident, they are feeling quite comfortable and pretty happy. They would have liked to win the regional four-day competition but we all know the reason why, we were hampered often with rain and we had no control over that. We got past that and are looking towards the Super50,” head coach Emmerson Trotman said during a pre-match interview with Barbados TODAY