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  • Windies Women lose to Sri Lanka

    Windies Women lose to Sri Lanka

    The West Indian women lost the third match in the 5 match One Day International Series with Sri Lanka. This means that Sri Lanka is 2-1 up in the series against them. Choosing to bat first, the West Indies women were dismissed for a modest...

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  • Nehemiah Perry wins 2008 Courtney Walsh Award

    Nehemiah Perry wins 2008 Courtney Walsh Award

    Former cricketer Nehemiah Perry is the 2008 recipient of the Courtney Andrew Walsh Award for Excellence. At aa reception attended by the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, Perry accepted the award from him which included a trophy and a $500,000 cash prize. “This is...

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  • Richest Cricket match all set to go

    Richest Cricket match all set to go

    After much wrangling and debate, the Stanford organizers and Digicel have settled their differences and it seems the richest cricket match, with a prize purse of $20 million is set to go ahead. The agreement clears the way for the series of matches, also between...

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  • Xavier Marshall and Tonito Willett test positive

    Xavier Marshall and Tonito Willett test positive

    They are now in the dock. Xavier Marshall, Windies opening batsman, and Tonito Willett from the Leeward Islands have tested positive for banned substances. They were among 32 players named in a provisional Stanford Superstars squad set to face England on November 1. That will...

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  • Antigua and Barbuda regain LICA title

    Antigua and Barbuda regain LICA title

    Antigua and Barbuda batted resolutely to pile up an unassailable 326 run first innings lead to and then piled on another 200 for 526/9 declared to win the Leeward Island Cricket Association’s three day competition. After dismissing the visitors, St. Kitts, for 200 on the...

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  • Shivnarine Chanderpaul claims number 1

    Shivnarine Chanderpaul claims number 1

    Shivnarine Chanderpaul has topped the list of batsmen on the ICC Test player ranking. This is a first for Chanderpaul who has consistently shown his mettle. His recent outing saw him averaging 91 in tests with Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka. He is, however,...

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  • Windies get win over the Aussies

    Windies get win over the Aussies

    With only 11 overs available because of rain, the West Indies took full advantage. Xavier Marshall and stand in skipper Dwayne Bravo put on quite the show in the contest, hitting sixes and fours everywhere to establish the team at 102 with an 11.12 run...

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  • Australia wrap up series

    Australia wrap up series

    The West Indies made a valiant attempt to save face but eventually the hill was too high to climb. They failed in their bid to capture the last test by 87 runs. At the end of play Australia had registered 251 & 439 declared and...

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  • Chanderpaul fifth in ICC Ranking

    Chanderpaul fifth in ICC Ranking

    Enjoying a spate of positive outings, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has earned an elevation in the ICC player rankings. Moving level with South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, Shivnarine Chanderpaul enjoys a position just three points behind Mohammad Yousuf from Pakistan. In the past 12 months, he has scored...

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  • West Indies hold on for a draw

    West Indies hold on for a draw

    In what turned out to be a very controversial test, with umpires making close if not questionable calls, the West Indies have pulled out what seemed like an impossibility through the sterling effort of Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul who the batted West Indies to...

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