West Indies Cricket Board

England to tour West Indies in February next year
by IANS
St.John's, Antigua: England and West Indies will play three Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals in the Caribbean early next year, the West Indies Cricket Board announced.

The three One-Day Internationals will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua while Kensington Oval in Barbados will host the T20 games, the WICB said Saturday.

The Twenty20 matches will be the last before the West Indies defend their World Twenty20 title in Bangladesh.

"This is one of the most, highly anticipated tours of the cricketing calendar. West Indies' battles with England have been legendary, going back to 1928 when the two teams first played," said Cricket Operations manager Roland Holder....more    
06:06 PM, May 19, 2013

Richard Skerrit appointed as one of WICB directors
by IANS
Port of Spain: Kitts and Nevis government minister, Richard Skerrit, has been appointed a director of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Skerrit, the federation's tourism minister, was one of two new directors appointed to the WICB at its board meeting in Trinidad last weekend. Skerrit was nominated by CARICOM while the other Director is Don Wehby, Group chief executive officer of GraceKennedy, one of the Caribbean's largest corporate entities....  
03:53 PM, May 01, 2013

'Lack of Tests could hurt West Indies revival'
by IANS
Port of Spain: Former West Indies cricketer Bryan Davis says the side's progress in Test cricket could suffer if they do not get more matches under their belt. Davis was reacting to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announcement that Pakistan's upcoming tour of the Caribbean will not include Tests. The West Indies will be limited to playing just four Test matches in 2013, two of which were against Zimbabwe...  
01:35 PM, Apr 30, 2013

Pakistan's tour of West Indies is on, says WICB
by IANS
St. John's: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has brushed aside media reports suggesting that Pakistan's tour of the Caribbean this year is in jeopardy. A WICB statement released on Monday says the board remains optimistic that the tour will take place in July as planned and says negotiations are still being held to finalise plans. A report said the tour is unlikely to take place after the WICB and...  
03:28 PM, Apr 10, 2013

Cameron to challenge Hunte for WICB president
by IANS
Cameron, a vice-president since 2007, is gearing up to battle incumbent Hunte at the WICB elections set for March 27. ...  
01:50 PM, Feb 19, 2013

Sammy, Gayle rested for Zimbabwe ODIs
by AFP
Sammy is rested after playing every match for the West Indies in the past two years with Dwayne Bravo taking over the captaincy. ...  
09:57 AM, Feb 18, 2013

Floodlights finally coming to Sabina Park
by IANS
Flood Lights will be installed at Jamaica's famed cricket venue, Sabina Park, in time to allow night matches in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League set to begin in July. ...  
04:29 PM, Feb 16, 2013

WI board wants coach Gibson to continue
by IANS
Ottis Gibson will be offered a second contract as head coach of the West Indies team. ...  
04:34 PM, Jan 26, 2013

Rampaul ruled out of Caribbean T20 tournament
by IANS
The West Indies and Trinidad & Tobago fast bowler has been ruled out on account of a knee injury. ...  
02:46 PM, Jan 04, 2013

West Indies' Cricket Board praises Chanderpaul
by IANS
Chanderpaul replaced Australia captain Michael Clarke, leading him by a single point, at the top of the latest Test rankings. ...  
06:06 PM, Dec 07, 2012

Zimbabwe to tour West Indies in early 2013 The West Indies Cricket Board says that Zimbabwe will tour the Caribbean between February and March next year. ...  
08:30 AM, Nov 28, 2012

Florida T20s a bold, successful move: Hunte
by IANS
Hunte says he is pleased with the impact of the two Twenty20 Internationals played in Florida, US, last weekend. ...  
02:06 PM, Jul 04, 2012

Hilaire to quit as WICB's CEO
by IANS
Hilaire is expected to leave the WICB to be St. Lucia's ambassador in London in September. ...  
01:47 PM, Jul 04, 2012

Gayle brings quality to the side: chief selector
by IANS
Clyde Butts has welcomed Chris Gayle's return to the WI team for the one-day series against England. ...  
08:54 AM, Jun 06, 2012

Barath welcomes Gayle return for ODIs
by AFP
Former captain Gayle has been selected for the three-match one-day series against England later this month. ...  
08:44 AM, Jun 06, 2012

Gayle finally in WI squad after 14 months Gayle is the most prolific West Indian century-maker in ODIs, with 19 hundreds in 228 matches. ...  
09:03 AM, Jun 05, 2012

WICB, Gibson unable to manage players: Holding
by IANS
Holding said that the reason behind the absence of key players in the England tour was the poor treatment by the WICB. ...  
12:55 PM, May 25, 2012