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Cricket Board structure to be reviewed: CARICOM-WICB Meeting agreement
CARICOM and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have agreed to establish a panel to conduct a review of the governance structure of the Board. This was the key outcome of a near five-hour long meeting between the CARICOM Cricket Governance Committee and the Directors and Management of the WICB. The Chairman of CARICOM, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, Prime…
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CARICOM and WICB agree “way forward” for West Indies cricket
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Tuesday April 21, 2015, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Caricom committee on cricket governance say they have ended a “productive” meeting where an agreement has been reached on “the way forward” for West Indies cricket. However both parties have declined to comment on the specifics of the agreement following their meeting which ran…
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Four Knights initiative a “masterstroke”, says WICB CEO
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board chief executive, Michael Muirhead as described the newly launched Four Knights Academy as a “masterstroke”, and says it has the potential to play a critical role in national development here. The cricket academy, established in honour of Antigua and West Indies legends Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Curtly Ambrose, Sir Andy Roberts…
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It’s On! Viv Richards Stadium Ready!
Northsound, Antigua, April 13, 2015: “It’s On – Viv Richards Stadium is ready,” were the words of Sports Minister the Hon. Chet Greene on Sunday, as Antigua and Barbuda gets set to host the first Test Match between West Indies and England. Earlier in the week, the Minister announced that the new replacement seats for the North Stand at the…
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Barbados To Host Golden Oldies Cricket Festival
Barbados has won the bid to host the 2017 Golden Oldies World Cricket Festival, an international tournament for semi-professional and retired players. Local cricketing legends, the Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers and Joel Garner, have joined a delegation led by Alvin Jemmott, Chairman of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), to promote the tournament in Cape Town, South Africa at…
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Bassarath: ICC coming to region speaks to confidence in WICB
President of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) and West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) director, Azim Bassarath says that the fact that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to keep their annual meeting in Barbados, shows that they have confidence in the WICB. Bassarath said: “This decision to come to the Caribbean for the annual meeting was taken after the…
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Trinidadian Simmons New West Indies Cricket Head Coach
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced today the appointment of Phil Simmons to the role of West Indies Head Coach on a three-year contract. The 51-year-old Simmons was one of seven people interviewed for the post and following his eight years of unparallelled success with ICC Associate team Ireland, who he led to two 50-ove ST.…
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Re-elected WICB President to meet Grenada PM
A meeting with Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell on cricket governance is among the first items of business for re-elected President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Mr. Dave Cameron. Jamaican Cameron defeated challenger, former Test cricketer Barbadian Joel Garner by 8 votes to 4 in elections during the WICB’s Annual General Meeting at the Jamaica Pegasus, on…
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WICB hails Windies, Gayle’s landmark
The West Indies Cricket Board has extended sincere congratulations to Chris Gayle, following his amazing double hundred that propelled West Indies to their second victory today in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, when they beat Zimbabwe by 73 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis Method. Gayle was in record-breaking mood, smashing an incredible 215 off just 147 balls with 14 fours…
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Gayle leads Windies to world record triumph
Johannesburg (AFP) – Chris Gayle blasted 90 off 41 balls as the West Indies achieved a world record run chase in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday to beat South Africa by four wickets. South Africa captain Faf du Plessis hit a 46-ball century in his team's total of 231 for seven — their second highest total in the shortest…
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