The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) have decided to abandon their application for judicial review regarding the interpretation of the West Indies Cricket Board's rules governing the semi-finals of the Regional Four Day tournament, which allowed third-placed Jamaica to qualify for the final despite their semi-final against second-placed T&T finishing in a no-result.
The WICB Selection Committee on Wednesday named the squad for the Digicel T20 International against Pakistan at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Thursday, April 21.
The squad features several uncapped players at the international level. They have been selected based on performances in the Caribbean T20 Tournaments in 2010 and earlier this year. </p
Bridgetown, Barbados – Members of the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre are among the top performers for their team in this year’s WICB Regional 4 Day Tournament.
The players all said they were generally satisfied with their performances in the tournament and indicated the work done on and off the field in the first year at the Sagicor HPC helped immensely. Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul was the leading bowler for Guyana. He ended the season with 25 wickets at an average of 18.8. His best figures were 6-39 against Combined Campuses & Colleges.
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West Indies cricket coach, Ottis Gibson, who has publicly berated the senior players on the team, has reiterated his stance that all of them are at risk of being dropped.
He constantly engages in threats and whisper campaigns to the media against these senior players. Gibson behaves like a vindictive bully, who hopes that his poor record as a coach will be overlooked, if he can only point his fingers and scream loudly enough about the perceived shortcomings of the senior players. </p
As Jamaica prepares to meet Combined Campuses and Colleges in the final of the WICB regional first class competition, Trinidad and Tobago may look to the courts. Following the no result of the semifinal between Jamaica and T&, Jamaica went through on the basis of having had the better of T&T during the group stage of the tournament.
Trinidad and Tobago consider legal action as Jamaica goes through
Combined Campuses and Colleges stormed into the WICB Regional Four Day competition final yesterday with a 'stunning victory' over the Windward Islands. The Windwards were bowled out for 128 before the close of play on the third day, as Ryan Austin and Kavesh Kantasingh took five and four wickets respectively.
Meanwhile, in what the Trinidad Express describes as "Mission Impossible", Trinidad and Tobago battle to reach Jamaica's first innings total of 664. At close of play they were 198 for 4. It appears that under the competition rules if there is no result in this game and no first innings points are gained, Jamaica will go through to the final on the basis on head-to-head results earlier in the competition.
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Shahid Afridi has changed his mind and decided to take part in Pakistan's upcoming tour of the West Indies. From Sky Sports:
"Earlier I had decided to skip the tour because I wanted to take a well-deserved rest from the game, but some former players and my family and friends told me to change my decision at this crucial time for Pakistan cricket"
St John’s, Antigua – “Did you live it? Win tickets!” – That is the slogan for the exciting ticket giveaway campaign the WICB has put on for a special group of faithful fans.</p
Pakistan's World Cup captain, Shahid Afridi, has withdrawn from the country's tour to the West Indies.
A Pakistan Cricket Board source said the 31-year-old all-rounder had made himself unavailable for the tour, which starts on 18 April. "He will not be going to West Indies as apparently he wants to take a break from the game," said the source before adding that the player had spoken to the chairman of the PCB and explained he was not in the right frame of mind to go to the Caribbean.Afridi quit Test cricket last year but had been expected to play in the one-day and Twenty20 matches against West Indies.Pakistan were knocked out of the World Cup when they lost by 29 runs to India in the semi-finals on Wednesday.The flamboyant Afridi has appeared in 320 one-dayers, 27 Tests and 42 Twenty20 internationals for his country. Pakistan will play one Twenty20, five one-dayers and two Tests in the West Indies.
Bridgetown, Barbados – The Combined Campuses & Colleges are celebrating an excellent season in the West Indies Cricket Board Regional 4 Day Tournament. The league portion of the season ended on Monday, with the Barbados-based team topping the table with 57 points from seven matches.
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CCC celebrate top finish in WICB 4 Day Tournament League phase
CCC will host Windward Island at 3Ws Stadium, and Trinidad and Tobago play Jamaica at Queens Park Oval, April 1-4
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied Draw Aban Pts
Combined C&C 7 4 1 0 2 0 57
Trinidad & T 7 3 1 0 3 0 52
*Eng Lions 7 2 0 0 5 0 51*
Jamaica 7 2 0 0 5 0 51
Windward Is 7 1 3 0 2 0 41
Barbados 7 1 1 0 5 0 27
Leeward Is 7 1 5 0 0 1 19
Guyana 7 0 4 0 2 1 16
*not eligible for play-offs
Via his twitter feed, Gayle says:
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board advises that the WICB Regional 4 Day Tournament match between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago which was slated for the Albion Community Centre Ground has been moved to the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.<br /
With one round left in the preliminary round,the play-off picture has gotten clearer. </p
India defeat West Indies by 80 runs at the World Cup to set up a quarter-final against Australia.
With only two relevant games left in the group stages of the World Cup, the quarter-final line-ups look much clearer now.
Chennai, India – The West Indies will approach Sunday’s match against India with the same level of intensity and focus they have demonstrated throughout their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 campaign. This is the message from captain Darren Sammy as he spoke ahead of the team’s final Group B match slated for the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk.</p
With only two relevant games left in the group stages of the World Cup, the quarter-final line-ups look much clearer now.
England take four wickets in 20 balls to clinch a dramatic 18-run win over the West Indies that keeps their World Cup campaign alive.
Chennai, India – West Indies will be looking to topple England in Thursday’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Group B match and make it four wins in a row. Speaking on Wednesday ahead of the match, skipper Darren Sammy said the Windies are not too worried about the fate of England. The team’s focus was on winning the match and advancing to the quarter-finals.
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The standings at the end of the fifth round show five teams within 10 points at the top of the tables.</p
Ireland take on West Indies in a World Cup Group B match in Mohali.
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The West Indies Players Association has issued a statement condemning the attacks on the West Indies players' bus in Bangladesh by outraged local fans.
WIPA President and CEO, Dinanath Ramnarine stated that "it is regrettable what transpired in Bangladesh; thankfully none of our players are hurt. The potential for terrible incidents like this one today is why we insist that the standards agreed for regional and international matches must be continuously assessed and must be met at all times as it relates to the security of our players and other related matters."
Ramnarine said "we just cannot wait for something more serious to happen to pay attention to the issue of security, we need to be proactive".
The West Indies crept closer to a quarterfinal berth by defeating Bangladesh by 9 wickets today. Led by Captain Darren Sammy with 4 wickets, and well supported by Kemar Roach, and S Benn, 3 each, the West Indies bowled out Bangladesh, who batted first, for just 58 runs. In reply, Chris Gayle hit 37 not out, taking him past 8000 ODI runs as the West Indies made the runs for only the loss of Devon Smith's wicket.
West Indies destroy Bangladesh as Gayle passes 8000 ODI runs.
Bangladeshi cricket fans threw stones at the West Indies' bus today, breaking windows. Upset by the crushing defeat inflicted on Bangladesh by the West Indies in Dhaka, some fans vented their anger on the team bus.
From Dawn.com:
"A couple of fans threw stones, two hit the window and it just broke. No one was hurt and we are safe"
A Bangladesh police officer told Reuters that the fans had thought the bus was carrying the home team.
Trinidad & Tobago batsman Runako Morton has been fined 35% of his match fee following the Trinidad & Tobago v Windward Islands WICB Regional 4 Day match at the Arnos Vale Playing Field.</p
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Following the injury to Dwayne Bravo, Chairman of the West Indies Selection Committee Clyde Butts held discussions with Marlon Samuels about possible nomination to replace Bravo. After discussions Butts and Samuels agreed that he would be better served continuing to play in the WICB Regional 4 Day Tournament as he continues his return following a two year absence from the game.
A different West Indies team turned up for their match against the Dutch, and totally dominated them in a 215 run victory. A subdued 80 by Chris Gayle, and a torrid 60 off 27 balls by K Pollard, supported by a half century by Devon Smith, set the dutch a target of 331. A first over wicket by Roach, followed by another in the ninth, and three wickets in 3 overs by Benn, including the dangerous R N ten Doeschate, left the Dutch reeling at 36 for 5 after 10 overs.
A 57 run partnership between Cooper and Burkhari delayed the inevitable, but Kemar Roach closed out the Dutch with a hat trick to end with 6 wickets.
The large margin of victory moved the West Indies to a NRR of +1.879, the highest in the group.
Trinidad pulled to within 3 points of Leader Jamaica with a come from behind victory over the Windwards Islands, as England Lions could only manage first innings points against a determined CCC team.
A drawn match between Barbados and Guyana reduced both teams prospects of making the play-offs, with three matches to go. The tournament resumes on March 11.
Teams Points
Jamaica 36
Trinidad &Tobago 33
Lions 30
CCC 27
Windwards 23
Guyana 13
Barbados 12
Leewards 3
Kemar Roach finishes off a fine team performance with a hat-trick as West Indies beat Netherlands by 215 runs.
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The West Indies go up against the Netherlands tomorrow, in what is a must win for them if they are to advance to the quarterfinals.
West Indies' allrounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of action for the next four weeks, following an injury to his left knee in the West Indies' opener against South Africa.
From the BBC report:
"The team management and selectors are meeting to discuss a replacement," revealed a West Indies spokesman.
He told the Press Association: "Dwayne had an MRI scan earlier on Friday and when the results came back it wasn't very good, so he is out of the tournament".</p
West Indies’ World Cup hopes are hit by the news that all-rounder Dwayne Bravo will miss the rest of the tournament with a knee injury.
The West Indies are eagerly looking forward to the start of their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign on Thursday. Vice Captain Dwayne Bravo said he and his team-mates are ready for the opening clash against South Africa at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
First ball in the day/night match is 2.30 pm (5 am Eastern Caribbean Time/4 am Jamaica Time).
“This is my second World Cup and I’m really excited. We know that the tournament is going to be really challenging but we fancy our chances. We have been working really hard and there is a great camaraderie in the camp. We are really excited and cannot wait to take the field on Thursday,” he said.
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Victories by Combined Campuses and Windward Islands moved them up the tables in the top five as round three wound down today. The victory by Combined Campuses moved them into a tie at the top of the table.
Both Jamaica and England Lions gained first innings points in their drawn matches with Barbados and Trinidad respectively, while Trinidad fell to fourth place, 2 points ahead of Windwards Islands.
Barbados gained 3 points, while Guyana and Leewards went home empty-handed.
 
Top five shuffle spots, as Barbados, Guyana and Leewards Island fall further behind.
Guyana's batting crumbled the Windward Island bowling, setting Windwards only 58 runs for victory. The Windward batting also struggled losing 6 wickets on their way to victory.
The Combined Campuses are poised to gain full points, as they have Leewards Islands on the ropes at 75 for 5, chasing a Target of 370.
In Barbados, Jerome Taylor led the Jamaican team to first innings point with a 5 for 69 haul, as the Barbados tail collapsed in much the same way as the Jamaican side did. Jamaica has a lead of 116 runs with 8 wickets in hand, Marlon Samuels 58, and Wavell Hinds 2, will start the day for Jamaica.
England, with a lead of 227 and 6 wickets in hand, will be looking for quick runs in order to force a decision today.
Windwards win, England Lions in strong position; round 3 day 3.
The West Indies Cricket Board has received confirmation from the International Cricket Council that its Technical Committee has approved Kirk Edwards and Devon Thomas replacing the injured duo of Adrian Barath and Carlton Baugh.
Edwards, the right handed Barbadian strokemaker, and Thomas, the effervescent Antigua wicketkeeper/batsman, will depart the Caribbean this evening and are scheduled to join the West Indies World Cup squad in India on Monday, February 21.
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As if growing up in the shadow of a very successful sibling – even if a half-brother – was not enough, Darren Bravo comes into his first World Cup with some more weights around his ankles: that of being touted as a remodelled version of the man who represented high-quality West Indian batsmanship even when the team's results were going into a tail spin,writes Sharda Ugra. Full article at ESPNcricinfo
The West Indies Cricket Board has received confirmation from the International Cricket Council that its Technical Committee has approved Kirk Edwards and Devon Thomas replacing the injured duo of Adrian Barath and Carlton Baugh. more
Both England and Jamaica were in good positions at the end of the day one of the third round of the WICB Regional competition. England Lions started well but lost tail-end wickets cheaply as Trinidad fought back to hold the Lions to 311 for 9 at the close of play.
West Indies wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh and opening batsman Adrian Barath are been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering hamstring injuries.
ESPNcricinfo is reporting that Carlton Baugh and Adrian Barath are doubtful starters for the World Cup, due to hamstring injuries.
West Indies Carlton Baugh and Adrian Barath look set to miss their first World Cup after suffering hamstring injuries.
Offering some hope to West indies cricket fans, BigPond Sport takes a look back at famous upsets in previous World Cups. Sadly, three of them feature West Indies losses.
A severely rain affected round two of the West Indies Regional Tournament ended today with full points awarded in only one match. Trinidad defeated CCC by 2 wickets in an exciting finish. Veteran Captain Darren Ganga lead the Trinidad chase with a disciplined 85 not out.
The high scoring Barbados/England game ended in a tame draw, with three batsmen scoring centuries. The Jamaica/Windward match also ended in a draw with rain again playing a part, as only a few hours of play was possible on the last day.
With round two of the Regional tournament completed, Trinidad now joins Jamaica and England Lions at the top of the tables, with 18 points from two games, followed by Combined Campuses with 12.
Guyana 7, Windward Islands 7, Barbados 6, and Leewards Islands 3, trail.
Batsmen dominated in Barbados, while the bowlers were in command in Grenada and Trinidad, on the third day of the four day competition. Read more at ESPNcricinfo
ESPNcricinfo has a roundup of the first day's play of the second round of the West Indies four day competition.Kirk Edward's century, and Denesh Ramdin's seven catches were the highlights of the day.