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Acting P.M. Colm Imbert & M.P. for Diego Martin North East in attendance of . In the photo is Rajindra Mangalee - Chairman of Selectors TTCB, CWI Director Debra Coryat-Patton, CWI Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams, CWI’s Manager of Medicine and Science Dr. Oba Gulston Media...... The Diego Martin Sports Complex in Trinidad is the latest first-class facility to be added to the regional landscape in the West Indies…...

New Diego Martin Sports Complex significant for development of cricket in Trinidad Acting P.M. Colm Imbert & M.P. for Diego Martin North East in attendance of . In the photo is Rajindra Mangalee – Chairman of Selectors TTCB, CWI Director Debra Coryat-Patton, CW…

Diego Martin Sports Complex, Trinidad Media….. There is a brand new stadium on the first-class venue list in the West Indies. The Diego Martin Sports Complex on Wednesday hosted it’s first day of first-class cricket as home team Trinidad & Tobago Red Force faced Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies 4-Day Championship. The venue had earlier this year staged matches in the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and with its quality facilities, has now been chosen to be part of the regional four-day itinerary....

Diego Martin on the map as a top-class sporting facility Diego Martin Sports Complex, Trinidad Media….. There is a brand new stadium on the first-class venue list in the West Indies. The Diego Martin Sports Complex on Wednesday hosted it’s first day…

Simon Taufel…… Head umpire Simon Taufel has designed an online accreditation course that he hopes will plug gaps in umpires' training, development, and benchmarking. The course went live on Tuesday and offers three levels of accreditation: introductory, Level 1 and Level 2. It is open to everyone, meaning a layperson, wanting to become an umpire, can access it, as well as umpires at all levels who want to top-up their skills and knowledge base....

Head Umpire launches online course to help in development Simon Taufel…… Head umpire Simon Taufel has designed an online accreditation course that he hopes will plug gaps in umpires’ training, development, and benchmarking. The course went live on T…

West Indies 4-Day Championship Points Table……. As the West Indies 4-Day Championship is all set to resume tomorrow with round three matches, head coach of the Guyana Harpy Eagles, Esuan Crandon, is putting his faith and hope in West Indies all-rounder and vice-captain of the team, Keemo Paul, as they look to turn their fortunes around 0517-Crandon-1 So far this season,...

Guyana Harpy Eagles look to Paul to turn things around West Indies 4-Day Championship Points Table……. As the West Indies 4-Day Championship is all set to resume tomorrow with round three matches, head coach of the Guyana Harpy Eagles, Esuan Crandon, is…

Leewards celebrating a wicket against Barbados Media...... The West Indies 4-Day Championship resumes this week with the third round of matches, and the Leeward Islands Hurricanes are looking to keep the momentum going, after convincingly beating the Guyana Harpy Eagles by an innings last time out Head coach of the Hurricanes and former West Indies opener, Stuart Williams, says that the team is anxious to get back on the field after a long delay due to the England tour of the Caribbean earlier this year…...

Starved Hurricanes ready for return of West Indies 4-Day Championship Leewards celebrating a wicket against Barbados Media…… The West Indies 4-Day Championship resumes this week with the third round of matches, and the Leeward Islands Hurricanes are …

Windies "fringe" ODI hopefuls..... With an eye on automatic qualification for the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup, CWI lead selector Desi Haynes says that the six ODI’s coming up against the Netherlands and Pakistan, are a great chance for the Windies to move up the ODI Super League table Speaking with the media recently, Haynes noted that the team will be looking to get as many points as possible out of the two series…...

Windies eyeing automatic qualification for 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup Windies “fringe” ODI hopefuls….. With an eye on automatic qualification for the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup, CWI lead selector Desi Haynes says that the six ODI’s coming up again…

Windies Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams..... Cricket West Indies (CWI) director of cricket Jimmy Adams said a holistic approach to the transfer of players into various T20 leagues around the world was needed to bring balance to the sport at the domestic and international level. Adams conceded that T20 will remain an important format of the sport around the globe and the various leagues popping up in diverse places will not stop....

Balance needed between Franchise & International Cricket, says Adams Windies Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams….. Cricket West Indies (CWI) director of cricket Jimmy Adams said a holistic approach to the transfer of players into various T20 leagues around the wo…

Evin Lewis..... Fitness levels of certain West Indies players remains a concern for Cricket West Indies, as Cricket West Indies lead selector Desmond Haynes and Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams have blasted players for not being able to meet minimum fitness standards. With the omission of Windies opener Evin Lewis for the “white-ball” tours of the Netherlands and Pakistan, for not meeting the Cricket West Indies fitness criteria, something that has occurred in the past with Lewis and Guyanese batsman Shimron Hetmyer, CWI lead selector Desi Haynes says that with all the cricket being played around the world, as a professional, a certain level of fitness must be maintained…...

Players fitness levels remains a concern for Cricket West Indies Evin Lewis….. Fitness levels of certain West Indies players remains a concern for Cricket West Indies, as Cricket West Indies lead selector Desmond Haynes and Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams …

"Universe Boss", Chris Gayle..... West Indies T20 star Chris Gayle has revealed that he skipped this season’s India Premier League (IPL) draft because he did not feel like he was getting the respect he deserved. The 42-year-old has been one of the tournament’s most successful and recognisable players since first appearing at the tournament in 2009. The batsman, however, struggled to find his way last season while representing the Punjab Kings, managing just 193 runs from 10 games....

Gayle wasn’t getting any respect “Universe Boss”, Chris Gayle….. West Indies T20 star Chris Gayle has revealed that he skipped this season’s India Premier League (IPL) draft because he did not feel like he was ge…

Leeward Islands batsman Keacy Carty…… The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced the West Indies Senior Men’s squad for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) tours of the Netherlands and Pakistan. Three newcomers have been named in the ODI squad – fast bowlers Jayden Seales and Shermon Lewis as well as specialist Leeward Islands batsman Keacy Carty. Both Seales and Lewis have played at the Test level, while Carty is the first playerfrom St....

Windies announce ODI squad for Netherlands & Pakistan tours Leeward Islands batsman Keacy Carty…… The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced the West Indies Senior Men’s squad for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) tours of the Neth…

Kraigg Brathwaite with his Player of the Series award against England 2022..... The West Indies cricket team has held steady in the International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s world rankings across all three formats of international cricket after the annual update carried out this week. The ICC, the sport’s world governing body, revealed in a media release that the Windies were eighth in the Test rankings, ninth in One-day Internationals and seventh in T20 Internationals after the rankings update, remaining firmly fixed in the positions they held before the update....

Windies hold steady in latest ICC rankings Kraigg Brathwaite with his Player of the Series award against England 2022….. The West Indies cricket team has held steady in the International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s world rankings acro…

President Ricky Skerritt with the Future Stars....... After being appointed as West Indies new “white-ball” captain, CWI president Ricky Skerritt believes Nicholas Pooran is the right person to take over at the helm Speaking after Pooran’s appointment this week, Skerritt said he is confident Pooran can continue to climb the leadership learning curve 0505-Skerritt-1 Pooran was appointed skipper after serving as the now retired Kieron Pollard’s deputy in the shortest format for the past year…...

CWI President backs new “white-ball” captain Pooran President Ricky Skerritt with the Future Stars……. After being appointed as West Indies new “white-ball” captain, CWI president Ricky Skerritt believes Nicholas Pooran is the right perso…