Romario Samaroo

The West Indies Women’s team will hope to benefit from two sub-continent tours and an extensive High Performance Camp before the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 50-over World Cup qualifiers.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Johnny Grave has described the performance of the Women’s faction over the last few years as disappointing.

A number of West Indian players considered to be short format specialists will get their chance to play the longer version.

As chief selector, Roger Harper, on Friday revealed the Test and T20 teams to tour New Zealand, it seems as if the selection panel has placed their faith in a number of inconsistent players.

With the West Indies set to begin preparation for the 2021 International Cricket Council T20 World Cup, the big question is who will open the batting?

Former Guyana under-17 batsman, Matthew Nandu cashed in on a purple patch to score over 1000 runs across three leagues in Canada this season.

The West Indies selection panel, headed by Chairman Roger Harper, l faces an uphill task selecting the 14-man T20I squad to face New Zealand next month.

Newly-appointed West Indies women’s team head coach, Courtney Walsh, will look to hit the ground running as he begins with some off-field training.

West Indies will essentially field three teams on their upcoming tour to New Zealand where two four-day matches have been scheduled.

Former West Indies pacer, Curtly Ambrose, is backing his once bowling partner, Courtney Walsh, to deliver as West Indies Women head coach.

As newly appointed West Indies women’s team’s head coach, Courtney Walsh gets down to business, he is all for having more regional female cricket and scouting for new talent.

Newly appointed head coach of the West Indies Women’s team, Courtney Walsh, says that he will look to bring about a change in the fortunes of the side.

Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) Chief Executive Officer, Johnny Grave is anticipating a return to some amount of normalcy when the Caribbean unit tours New Zealand soon.

Former West Indies skipper, Sir Clive Lloyd, is calling for a complete overhaul of the women’s division of Cricket West Indies.

With West Indies Women completing their five-match T20I series versus England, Interim Head Coach Andre Coley is looking towards the positives amid a forgettable tour.

With the official grades for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results coming out recently a number of junior cricketers showed that balancing sports and education is possible.

West Indies Women interim head coach, Andre Coley is hoping for a string of improvements across all areas to help them avoid a whitewash against England women in the fifth and final T20I today from 13.00 hours.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may have far reaching effects on cricket regionally, however,  Cricket West Indies Vice-President, Dr Kishore Shallow is of the belief that cricket may resume in the region no sooner than next year.

West Indies Women lead selector, Ann Brown-John, believes there is a “slight advantage” England women have over the Caribbean unit as the five-match T20I series continues.

The Court of Appeal yesterday discharged the order suspending certain parts of the Guyana Cricket Administration Act paving the way for elections of the Demerara and Guyana Cricket Boards.