West Indies board forced into contract climbdown
The West Indies Cricket Board has backed down over its decision to remove Dwayne Bravo from its list of players offered retainer contracts after pressure from the ICC and FICA
View ArticleGayle seals emphatic win
West Indies overwhelmed Bangladesh by ten wickets in the fourth qualifying match in Jaipur to secure a berth in the main stage of the Champions Trophy
View ArticleWindies make strong reply to Pakistan's 357
An outstanding spell of new-ball bowling and a resolute opening partnership changed the complexion of the Multan Test, putting West Indies in a comfortable position at the end of the second day
View ArticleBattling Yousuf earns a draw
Reiterating his monstrous appetite for runs, Mohammad Yousuf steered Pakistan out of choppy waters, guiding them to safety on the final day of the second Test at Multan
View ArticleTranquil Yousuf reaches his peak
It is difficult, if not entirely, impossible to locate precisely the moment when a baton, or torch is passed on, when the charge changes
View Article'We need to raise our fielding standards' - Bennett King
Bennett King, the West Indies coach, said his side had only themselves to blame for not forcing a result during the second Test at Multan
View ArticleBravo out of Pakistan tour
West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo has returned home to the Caribbean and will miss the entire five-match one-day series in Pakistan
View ArticleCollymore six-for rocks Jamaica
A round-up of the first day's play of the fourth round of the Carib Beer Series
View ArticleSamuels makes West Indies squad
Marlon Samuels has been included in West Indies' 15-man World Cup squad despite the ICC's investigations into his links with an alleged bookie
View ArticleOn slippery slope
Tony Cozier notes that as a preview to the World Cup, the two KFC Cup semi-finals on Thursday and Friday made for worrisome watching
View Article'It's a fresh start' - David Moore
David Moore, the newly-appointed coach of the West Indian team, hopes that the tour of England will be a fresh start for his team
View ArticleVaughan and Pietersen dominate with tons
They say the best things come to those who wait, and for Michael Vaughan his 16th Test century will be one of the sweetest as he returned to England's Test team after a gap of 18 months
View ArticleImproved West Indies make England fight
West Indies produced their best cricket of the series as the opening day of the third Test at Old Trafford offered the most compelling contest of the early summer
View ArticleWe showed competitiveness - Ganga
Daren Ganga is pleased with his side's performance after taking seven wickets on the first day
View ArticleChanderpaul stands alone
Andrew McGlashan delivers a damning verdict on West Indies' showing during their Test series in England
View ArticlePollard named in West Indies' Twenty20 squad
Kieron Pollard, the exciting Trinidad allrounder, has been named in West Indies' squad for September's Twenty20 World Championship
View ArticleRyan Hinds contemplating a break from cricket
Ryan Hinds, former West Indies international, is contemplating taking a break from the game in the aftermath of his sacking as Barbados captain
View ArticleWest Indies players get poor tour reports
The work ethic of the West Indies cricket team during the recent tour of England was a major concern of management officials
View Article'Squad is best we could come up with' - Collymore
Corey Collymore, Barbados' new captain, says his team will be hunting for a big victory against the Windward Islands in their opening match starting at Arnos Vale in St Vincent on Friday
View ArticleCollymore provides right advice for Edwards
Corey Collymore was Fidel Edwards' secret weapon as he returned to the Test scene with three important wickets
View ArticleCollymore replaces Harris at Sussex
Corey Collymore, the West Indies fast bowler, has signed for Sussex as a Kolpak on a one-year contract
View ArticleSussex edge tight day
In the crucial match between the table leaders Nottinghamshire and the reigning champions Sussex, the southern team finished the second day slightly ahead
View ArticleSussex surge to first win
Sussex wrapped up their first Championship victory of the season by a comfortable margin of 73 runs over the home side, Nottinghamshire
View ArticleJason Haynes to lead Barbados
Jason Haynes, the Barbados first-class opener, has been appointed the team's captain for the regional one-day domestic tournament starting next month. Dwayne Yearwood and Nikolai Charles are the new...
View ArticleGive a chance to emerging players
The WICB must impress on all its members the need to identify and prepare players for West Indies, and not continue to stick with those who have no future prospects
View ArticleBoards must be careful over dropping Kolpak players
The West Indies Cricket Board and the Barbados Cricket Association have been advised to tread carefully with the future of the three Barbadian players who have Kolpak contracts
View ArticleStuck on Powell
Daren Powell, now 30, is unlikely to get any better and it is time for the selectors to move on
View ArticleCollymore signs contract extension with Sussex
Corey Collymore has signed a one-year extension to his contract with Sussex, subject to him being granted a work permit
View ArticleCollymore and Liddle extend contracts
Corey Collymore and Chris Liddle have both signed one-year extensions to their contracts, keeping them at Hove until the end of the 2010 season
View ArticleHonours even as wickets tumble at Bristol
ECB pitch inspector Jack Birkenshaw was again an interested spectator at Bristol as 20 wickets fell on another action-packed opening day of the County Championship Division Two match
View ArticleSussex make it three wins in three
Sussex made it three Championship wins in succession by completing a 207-run victory over Gloucestershire inside three days at Bristol
View ArticleMiddlesex on course for first win
Middlesex are on course for their first win of the County Championship season after their bowlers put them in a strong position against Sussex at Hove
View ArticleWorcestershire fail to build on starts
Three Worcestershire batsmen made half-centuries but none were able to go on to make the most of ideal batting conditions on the first day of their County Championship Division Two tussle against...
View ArticleSussex in charge despite Morgan and Finn
Eoin Morgan scored 58 in his first County Championship appearance of the season for Middlesex but Sussex are 211 runs ahead at 109 for 5 in their second innings and remain in control of the Division...
View ArticleBowlers strike after Nash puts Sussex ahead
A career-best innings of 184 by Chris Nash and some hostile bowling from Corey Collymore and Yasir Arafat put Sussex in sight of their sixth win of the season at the end of the second day of the County...
View ArticleCollymore six helps Sussex to easy win
Corey Collymore bagged six wickets as top-of-the-table Sussex sent Leicestershire crashing to defeat by an innings and 19 runs with a day and a half to spare in their County Championship Division Two...
View ArticleFour-ton Sussex punish Derbyshire
Chris Nash, Ed Joyce, Ben Brown and Murray Goodwin all hit hundreds as Sussex mercilessly piled up 576 for 3 declared against Derbyshire in the County Championship Division Two match at Horsham
View ArticlePanesar puts Sussex back on top
Sussex are back on top of County Championship Division Two after wrapping up a crushing victory against Derbyshire at Horsham by an innings and 109 runs, with more than four sessions to spare
View ArticleCollymore leaves Sussex for Middlesex
Corey Collymore, the former West Indies seamer, is to leave Sussex and move up to Middlesex at the end of the season to be closer to his family
View ArticleMiddlesex cruise past the Dutch
Middlesex strolled to a seven-wicket win over Middlesex with fully 17 overs to spare in their Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A clash with Netherlands at Deventer.
View ArticleMaynard ton spares Surrey's blushes
Tom Maynard's 67-ball hundred spared Surrey's blushes at Guildford, where Middlesex took 14 wickets in two sessions of an enthralling Championship match only to then feel the full might of the young...
View ArticleMiddlesex in control at Canterbury
Title-chasing Middlesex did their promotion cause the world of good by dismissing Kent for 242 on day one of their Division Two match at Canterbury
View ArticleMiddlesex kept waiting after fight back
Greg Smith and Ned Eckersley both hit centuries as Leicestershire recovered from a nightmare start to put the brake on Middlesex's promotion charge
View Article'The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory'
Century on Test debut or not, Kirk Edwards knows it doesn't come easy at the highest level
View ArticleSubstance over style works for Dernbach
On a day where the sun shone bright and the sky remained spotless, Middlesex produced an inept batting display to leave themselves with one first innings wicket remaining and a deficit of 177 runs.
View ArticleBowlers didn't build enough pressure, says West Indies bowling coach Corey...
He said they let the game slip away on the first day, allowing India "a fantastic start"
View ArticleMushtaq Ahmed, Corey Collymore in West Indies' support staff for World Cup
Roddy Estwick also named assistant coach as Floyd Reifer's support staff is announced
View ArticleCWI not to renew Courtney Walsh's contract as head coach of West Indies...
Assistant coaches Robert Samuels and Corey Collymore are out too; recruitment process to find replacements to begin soon
View ArticleShanto to lead Bangladesh in home Tests against New Zealand
Hasan Mahmud, Hasan Murad and Shahadat Hossain Dipu have earned their first call-ups to the Bangladesh Test squad
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