Head coach Shane Deitz believes West Indies Women’s capitulation in the opening One-Day International against Australia Women will serve as a learning curve for the young side.
West Indies Women were bundled out for just 83 at Allan Border Field – their lowest-ever ODI total against the Aussies and their joint seventh lowest of all time.
Australia comfortably chased down the target to win by eight wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
“Funny enough, I thought some of the things we did were really good. We sent some youngsters out to give them an opportunity, and they did their best,” said Deitz in his first series with the Caribbean side after being appointed in July.
Former West Indies Women’s player Eugena Gregg was inducted into the Hartford Connecticut Cricket Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 7.
At the ceremony held at the Marriott Hotel in Hartford, the 57-year-old Gregg was inducted in acknowledgment of her outstanding contributions to cricket including her input towards growth and development, her service to the community and the many lives she impacted both as a player and administrator.
Gregg, a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batter, was the first St Lucian to represent the West Indies Women and appeared in 10 One Day Internationals between 1993 and 1997. She was captain of the St Lucia Women’s team.
She made her ODI debut for the West Indies at the 1993 World Cup in England. At the World Cup, Gregg played in six of her team's seven matches, taking three wickets.
The West Indies Women's cricket team faced an 8-wicket defeat to Australia in the first One Day International (ODI) at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane
The West Indies Women as posted one of their lowest ODI scores of just 83 runs in 27.3 overs. While the total was far from satisfactory, Aaliyah Alleyne showed promise, standing tall amidst the falling wickets. She managed to score an impressive 35 runs from just 39 deliveries, including seven boundaries. Her innings was a lone bright spot in what was otherwise a gloomy day for the West Indies Women.
The Australians, however, were on top of their game with Kim Garth leading the bowling attack. Her outstanding figures of 5.3-2-8-3 made her a major headache for the West Indies batting line-up. Not far behind, Ash Gardner also showcased her talent by taking 2 wickets for just 17 runs in her 5 overs.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) acknowledges the receipt of a letter from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) dated October 04, 2023, expressing concerns about the validity of the election for the post of Vice President held during the Annual General Meeting on March 25, 2023.
The Board is confident that the election process was fair and transparent, and was conducted with due regard for the rights, views and opinions of all shareholders of CWI Inc. Such was the case, that at the conclusion of the election process the elected Vice President received congratulations and commitment of full support from ALL shareholder members.
The Board of Cricket West Indies has thoroughly examined the matters raised by the Guyana Cricket Board and wishes to assure all stakeholders that the election for the post of Vice President was conducted in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the organisation. CWI recognizes the importance of transparency and fairness in all its operations, including elections, and is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity.
Operations Director of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Michael Hall has outlined the reason behind Jamaica not being a host nation over the last few years of the League, highlighting a lack of economic value, cited by authorities there, as the reason.
Hall, speaking on the Mason and Guest radio show in Barbados, pointed out that Jamaican authorities have “rebuffed all advances by both the League and the franchise” to have matches on the island.
“Jamaica has not been a host for the Caribbean Premier League in the last two years. 2020 was obviously not possible- it was the pandemic year- when we played it in Trinidad. In 2021, while the pandemic lingered, we played it entirely in St. Kitts,” Hall explained.
“But they (Jamaica) did not meet the criteria to host games in 2022, nor did they do so in 2023…and they have rebuffed all advances by both the League and the franchise on the basis that they’re not seeing the economic value that the CPL brings, in spite of all of the data that’s being presented to them.”
