Third Digicel Test moved to Dominica

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:48:44 GMT

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced that it has taken a decision to move the Third Digicel Test which was originally scheduled to be played at the Guyana National Stadium.

The Test will now be played at Windsor Park in Dominica. The dates (April 23^rd to 27^th) are unchanged.

The change in venue is as a result of the situation in Guyana owing to the Government of Guyana’s push to take over the management and governance of cricket in the country.

St Kitts and Antigua to host Guyana 4 Day matches

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:15:39 GMT

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has announced that Guyana’s third and fourth round matches in the Regional 4 Day Tournament will be held in St Kitts and Antigua respectively.

In the third round Guyana will take on Combined Campuses and Colleges at Warner Park in St Kitts.

Guyana’s day/night encounter against Jamaica will now be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua.

Guyana’s first round match against Leeward Islands commenced today at Windsor Park in Dominica. Guyana will remain in Dominica for their second round game against Windward Islands.

Guyana’s first four matches in the Regional 4 Day Tournament were scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium but the WICB moved these matches out of Guyana as a result of the situation in Guyana owing to the Government of Guyana’s push to take over the management and governance of cricket in the country.

Why WIPA will never lose an arbitration

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:19:44 GMT

CaribbeanCricket.com news analysis

The West Indies Players Association this month announced another victory in its endless series of arbitration wins over the West Indies Cricket Board. Most cricket fans have lost count (and perhaps interest) but the score must be something like 267 to nil at the moment.

What exactly is WIPA’s winning formula though? How is it that the players’ body is able to chalk up victory after arbitration victory over the WICB seemingly at will?

WICB decision on Guyana situation

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:06:07 GMT

St John’s, Antigua – The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board held a meeting by teleconference last evening. The Executive Committee discussed the Guyana Situation and noted the following points:

Nash returns to Jamaican squad

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:07:20 GMT

Former West Indian Vice-Captain, Brendan Nash has been included in the Jamaican squad named for the first match against the Windward Islands starting on Feb 3, along with sidelined former Captain Chris Gayle. Other former West Indian Test players also included were Donovan Pagon and Brendan Parchment.

Tamer Lambert has been named Captain of the team.

WIPA worried about intimidation in Guyana

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:26:40 GMT

he West Indies Players Association (WIPA) is concerned about the intimidation of its members in Guyana as the standoff between the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Government-appointed Interim Management Committee (IMC) continues.

In a media release yesterday, WIPA challenged Sanjeev Datadin, a lawyer representing the Guyana Cricket Board, over threats issued to players who have been called to training by the IMC for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board Regional four-day tournament.

Ryan Hinds looking for Windies Test recall

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:02:30 GMT

Barbados left-hander Ryan Hinds has not given up on playing Test cricket again. According to a report in the Barbados Nation newspaper, Hinds said: "Of course, I’m looking to play Test cricket again. Every year, I go out there, I always try to put myself in a position to represent the West Indies." Hinds averages 21.04 in his 15 previous Tests but has amassed 6 630 runs (ave: 39.00) in 116 first-class matches and has taken 222 wickets at 27.29 runs apiece.

Read the full story.

WICB set to meet on Guyana fiasco

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:07:31 GMT

THE WEST Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Executive will hold a teleconference on Saturday in an attempt to find a much-needed resolution to the controversy which continues to affect cricket in Guyana.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has been locked out of their premises since earlier this month with the government of Guyana appointing an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to manage the affairs of the sport in that country.

The decision has not gone down well with the GCB or WICB who have both expressed their dissatisfaction with the usurping of the GCB’s authority and have rejected all decisions made by the IMC.

The end of Shiv Chanderpaul?

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:16:55 GMT

CaribbeanCricket.com news analysis

The West Indies Cricket Board brought an inglorious end to the One Day International and Twenty20 career of legendary batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Now politics and the quest for power form a lethal combination which threatens to bring to a closure the Test career of Guyana’s finest modern batsman.

Cricket in Guyana is hurtling down a fatal precipice and the madness threatens to claim Shiv as its first and most notable victim.

Pink balls are back, regional 4-dayer under lights

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:25:23 GMT

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced that some of the Regional Four Day Cricket Tournament matches will be played under lights and that pink balls will be used in these matches.

The pink balls were introduced in 2010 in the first four-day match under lights between Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana here at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds (SVRCG).