Jason Holder named Windies ODI captain

Jason Holder named Windies ODI captain

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon Fast bowler Jason Holder, 23, has been appointed the West Indies one-day captain. West Indies Cricket Board in a rather surprising announcement on Saturday, said Holder has replaced Dwayne Bravo and will lead the team in the five-match ODI series against South Africa, which starts Jan. 16. Bravo replaced Darren Sammy as […]

Nagico Super50 tournament kicks off in January

Nagico Super50 tournament kicks off in January

 Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies Nagico Super50 Tournament opens on Thursday, Jan. 15 in Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies under-19s and the Combined Campuses & Colleges will form part of an eight-team field in the tournament. The Combined Campuses & Colleges have been drawn in Group A along with reigning champions Barbados Pride, […]

India tour blame shared by all parties

India tour blame shared by all parties

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon The task force appointed by the West Indies Cricket Board to investigate the contract dispute between the West Indies players, West Indies Players Association and the West Indies Cricket Board, which led to the players abandoning the tour of India in October, found that all three parties involved were at fault. The task force […]

Guyana continues to lead in WICB PCL

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon Guyana Jaguars maintained their lead in the WICB Four-Day Professional Cricket League after recording their third win against Trinidad & Tobago Red Force by an inning and 60 runs last Monday at Queen’s Park Oval. Scores were: T&T Red Force 198 and 234; Guyana Jaguars 492 for eight wickets declared with skipper Vishal Singh […]

West Indies picks provisional World Cup squad

West Indies picks provisional World Cup squad

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies Cricket Board Selectors last Monday named the 30-man provisional squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup to be played in Australia and New Zealand in February and March. The squad includes six uncapped players: Left-arm medium pacer Kenroy Peters from the Windward Islands; leg-spinner Imran Khan from Trinidad & Tobago; off-spinner […]

Pan Am Games tickets available

Tickets are now on sale for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. Tickets can be purchased online at www.toronto2015.org/tickets. Prices start at $20. Parapan Am Games tickets will be available in the spring when the competition schedule is released. The Pan Am Games will be held from July 10 to 26, 2015, and the Parapan […]

Smith replaces injured Gayle on Windies

Smith replaces injured Gayle on Windies

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon Devon Smith, the Grenada and Windward Islands batsman, has been selected to replace the injured Christopher Gayle in the West Indies test squad to South Africa. Smith, 33, has played 33 tests for the West Indies since his debut against Australia in Georgetown, Guyana, in April 2003. He has scored 1,384 runs […]

Points standing in WICB Pro League

Points standing in WICB Pro League

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon At the end of round three in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional four-day tournament which ended last Monday, Guyana is still leading despite their loss to Barbados. Guyana set a victory target of only 69 runs and bundled out for 66 at their home ground, the Guyana National Cricket Stadium. […]

Guyana scores second win in pro league

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon Guyana Jaguars recorded their second consecutive win in the WICB Professional Cricket League when they defeated Windward Islands Volcanoes by 92 runs last Monday at Providence National Stadium, Guyana. An impressive bowling performance by left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul mesmerized the Windward Islands batsmen, snaring a career-best first-class figure of eight for 36 […]

Fudadin replaces Bravo on Windies test tour

Fudadin replaces Bravo on Windies test tour

Cricket with Dalchand Bissoon  Assad Fudadin, the Guyana left-handed batsman, has been drafted to the West Indies Test Squad for the upcoming tour to South Africa in December and January, replacing Darren Bravo who opted out for personal reasons. Fudadin, 29, has played three tests for the West Indies since making his debut against England at […]