The 32-year-old fast bowling all-rounder will make his debut when the Pears open their season at rivals Warwickshire tomorrow after signing a deal which covers the first five County Championship matches. Holder sat out the West Indies most recent Test series in Australia but the former captain retains major ambitions in red-ball cricket. With the … Read more
A four-wicket haul from Jason Holder put the Barbados Pride in a strong position over the Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at stumps on day one of their fifth round 2024 West Indies Championship fixture at the Queen’s Park Oval on Wednesday. Holder starred with 4-47 from 17 overs as the Pride restricted the Red … Read more
West Indies white-ball coach Darren Sammy has praised the strength of the West indies’s batting ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup. The Caribbean side captured all three of the series they contested last year against heavyweights South Africa, India, and England, winning eight of the 13 T20 Internationals up for grabs. And while they tasted … Read more
West Indies will play a four-day warm-up match against a County Select XI ahead of their Test series against England. The match will take place at Kent’s Beckenham ground from Wednesday, July 3 ahead of the first Test, which is scheduled to begin at Lord’s on July 10. The remaining two Tests will be held … Read more
Andre Russell’s belligerent knock (71 off 29) and his match-defining 139-run stand with Sherfane Rutherford (67* off 40) alongside Roston Chase’s all-round brilliance (37 off 20 and 2-19) gave West Indies a 37-run win over Australia in the final T20I in Perth on Tuesday (February 13). The result gave the visitors a consolatory victory to … Read more
Aussie cricket great Mark Waugh has taken aim at the West Indies for getting their tactics all ‘wrong’ following their fourth straight white-ball loss to Australia on Friday night. Australia started off on fire at Bellerive Oval with player-of-the-match David Warner and Josh Inglis taking it to the West Indies attack. However, the West Indies … Read more
Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh called West Indies batter Kjorn Ottley an idiot during the third ODI between Australia and West Indies. Australia whitewashed West Indies in the three-match ODI series which concluded on February 6, Friday. The Men in Maroon entered the ODI series in high spirits after defeating Australia in the second Test … Read more
As Test engagements shrink amid mushrooming T20 leagues across the world, former South Africa captain-turned-administrator Graeme Smith said the five-day format needs a balanced revenue-sharing model than a busy calendar to survive. Currently, India is the biggest beneficiary of the ICC’s revenue distribution model, assured of 38.5 per cent of the total earnings for the … Read more
West Indies Shamar Joseph could force his way into the T20 World Cup calculations this year despite not playing in the two limited-overs series against Australia, with coach Daren Sammy admitting he has created a selection headache. Joseph sent shockwaves around the cricket world last Sunday when he took 7 for 68 to inspire West … Read more
Holder spoke about the future of Test cricket, stating that West Indies did not have proper financial resources which is why they are far away in the format compared to other countries. West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has opined that the authorities have to find a window for Test cricket in a year so that … Read more
