West Indies Under-19s players Shimron Hetmyer and Alzarri Joseph have been named in the 13-member WICB President’s XI squad that will play a 50-over day/night match against the South Africans on May 29 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain. Hetmyer captained West Indies U-19s to their first World Cup triumph earlier this year, while
Test hopefuls in WICB camp ahead of India series
Seven West Indies Test players are part of a 14-member squad named for a week-long training camp focusing on spin bowling and batting under head coach Phil Simmons, at the High Performance Centre in Barbados. West Indies are slated to play four Tests at home against India in July and August, after which they will
Cummins in for Gabriel on Aussie tour
The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named fast bowler Miguel Cummins as the replacement for pacer Shannon Gabriel on the ongoing Test Series against Australia in Australia. Cummins, 25, has taken 99 wickets at an average of 22.83 in 36 first-class matches. He has made one international appearance for West Indies – in
AUSvWI, 1st Test, Hobart, 3rd day…..Pattinson takes five as Australia crush West Indies
Hapless, hopeless and helpless, West Indies collapsed to their second-heaviest defeat in Tests against Australia as James Pattinson marked his return with a five-wicket haul that destroyed the top order. Australia batted for the first four sessions of the match and lost only four wickets; West Indies batted less than four sessions and lost all
West Indies name Test squad to tour Australia
West Indies have named an unchanged squad for their upcoming Test tour of Australia. The same 15 men who took on Sri Lanka in October will make the trip to Australia, led by captain Jason Holder and vice-captain Kraigg Brathwaite, with coach Phil Simmons having been reinstated by the WICB following his suspension in September.