Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce that its Full Member shareholders have officially approved a historic set of governance reforms at a Special Meeting of Members of Cricket West Indies Inc. on Sunday, 9 February 2025.
This landmark decision represents a significant step in modernizing the organization’s governance structure, enhancing accountability, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of West Indies cricket.
At the forefront of these reforms is the introduction of a term limit of a maximum of three terms of three years each for the positions of President and Vice-President. This critical change ensures fresh leadership opportunities, promotes continuity while preventing stagnation, and aligns CWI’s governance framework with modern best practices.
Khary Pierre, the 33-year-old Trinidad and Tobago Red Force left-arm spinner wrote his name in the history books of West Indies cricket with a remarkable bowling feat. He took career-best 8-27 on Friday as the Trinis destroyed Windwards an innings and 176 runs inside three days in the regional first-class match under lights at Arnos Vale Stadium.
This was a follow-up to his previous career-best of 7-40 last week against Combined Campuses and Colleges at the Brian Lara Academy when the red Force also recorded a comprehensive victory. This is the first time in the regional four-day first-class cricket – dating back to the 1860s – that a bowler has taken a seven-wicket haul followed by an eight-wicket haul in the next match.
Pierre is the leading bowler this season. After two matches he has the amazing bowling statistics of 2-50, 7-40, 4-17 and 8-27. Overall, he has bowled 61.2 overs; 15 maidens; conceded 134 runs; and captured 21 wickets at an average of 6.38 and a strike rate of a wicket every 17 balls.
Defending champions, the Guyana Harpy Eagles, moved to two wins in as many games in this season’s West Indies Championship after securing an eight-wicket victory over the Combined Campuses and Colleges on day four at Providence Stadium on Saturday.
CCC began day four 32-3 off 13 overs in their second innings, leading the Harpy Eagles by 64 runs on first innings.
Thanks to some excellent bowling from the hosts, the CCC lost their last eight wickets in just 35.3 overs on the way to a total of 132, meaning the Harpy Eagles would need 165 for victory.
Damel Evelyn carried on from his overnight 13 to top score with 48 off 129 balls while Shaqkere Parris added a 90-ball 39 in support.
Veerasammy Permaul ended with 4-41 off 23 overs while Shamar Joseph and Ronaldo Alimohamed took two wickets, each.
The Leeward Islands Hurricanes completed a five-wicket victory over the Jamaica Scorpions on day four of their round two 2025 West Indies Championship clash at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday to move to two wins in as many games. The Hurricanes, after entering the day 44-1 in 9.1 overs needing a further 112 for victory, reached their target in 41 overs while losing another four wickets.
Kadeem Henry (25), Keacy Carty (34), Karima Gore (7) and Jahmar Hamilton (3) were the batsmen dismissed on Saturday as Jewel Andrew led the successful chase with 62* off 81 balls including six fours and two sixes.
Andrew, who turned 18 last December, already has five first-class fifties in 10 games.
As expected, Barbados Pride comfortably completed a commanding innings and 54-run victory over West Indies Academy on Saturday’s final day of their day/night West Indies Championship encounter at Kensington Oval.
With the Academy reeling at 211-6 overnight, the Pride needed just four wickets to seal the win, and they did so with minimal resistance. However, the visitors found a small silver lining in Carlon Bowen-Tuckett, who converted his overnight 71 into a well-crafted unbeaten century, finishing on 103 not out as his team was bowled out for 288.
Despite his valiant effort, it was Jomel Warrican (6-104) and Ramon Simmonds (4-43) who dictated terms, tearing through the Academy’s lower order to complete a dominant all-round performance for the hosts.
Scores: Barbados Pride 581-9 dec (Kraigg Brathwaite 212, Jonathan Drakes 117, Leniko Boucher 65; Johann Layne 4-85, Joshua Bishop 4-137); West Indies Academy 239 (Rivaldo Clarke 78, Joshua Bishop 57 not out; Chaim Holder 6-70, Jomel Warrican 2-57) & 288 (Carlon Bowen-Tuckett 103 not out, Teddy Bishop 58; Ramon Simmonds 4-43, Jomel Warrican 6-104)
