Veteran Shiv Chanderpaul’s unbeaten 34 and a three-wicket haul from left-arm pacer Raymon Reifer highlighted the final day of the three-day simulation match for the Guyana team preparing for the 2015/2016 WICB’s Professional Cricket League (PCL) Four-Day First Class Franchise which ended at Bourda yesterday. Resuming on 64-3 with Skipper Visual Singh (45) and Keemo
Drakes and West in Guyana to look at HPC’s players
West Indies High Performance Centre (HPC) Head Coach, Englishman Graeme West along with its bowling Coach former West Indies pacer Barbadian Vasbert Drakes arrived in Guyana on Wednesday night to look at those Guyanese cricketers from this year’s class of the HPC. The 46-year-old Drakes who took 33 wickets from 12 Tests from 2002-2004 explained
England tour financial success for region – WICB
England’s Test tour of the Caribbean earlier this year proved a financial success, grossing US$73.2 million across the region, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced on Wednesday. In a release, the WICB said the result of an Economic Impact Assessment had shown that the three Tests, which were played between April 13 and May
Cameron urges support for celebrity game for Dominica Dominica
West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has urged support for the Twenty20 celebrity charity match which will be played in Barbados later this month, to raise funds for the Dominica Emergency Relief Fund. Legendary former West Indies batsman Brian Lara, ex-Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke along with Jamaican sprint star Yohan Blake, have all
Pitch International signs on to drive new WICB commercial strategy
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has hired the United Kingdom-based company Pitch International in a multi-year deal to develop and implement a new commercial strategy, with the aim of boosting the organisation’s revenue. Pitch International, a leading sports marketing agency, will serve as the Board’s exclusive commercial consultant and sponsorship sales agency, and have