Specials – Rewind to ODI cricket in Berbice

International cricket in Guyana has been synonymous with Bourda in Georgetown for the best part of its cricketing history, and with the Providence Stadium in recent times. However, the first ground in Guyana – and in fact anywhere in the West Indies – to host an ODI match was the Albion Sports Complex in the […]

Record Book – Best Test innings figures for the West Indies

So far, there have been nine instances of a West Indian bowler taking at least eight wickets in an innings in Test cricket. In this post, we take a look back at the six best Test innings returns by bowlers from the Caribbean. 9/95 by Jack Noreiga v India, Port of Spain, 1970-71 […]

Record Book – Best ODI bowling figures for the West Indies

So far, there have been nine instances of a West Indian bowler taking at least six wickets in an innings in men’s ODI cricket. In this post, we take a look at the six best returns by bowlers from the Caribbean in this format. 7/51 by Winston Davis v Australia, Headingley, 1983 The […]

Specials – Guyana’s all-time Test XI

Guyana is set to observe its 54th Independence Day on Tuesday, May 26. To mark the occasion in a cricketing context, here’s presenting a Guyanese Test XI, formed from among Guyanese players who have represented the West Indies in men’s Test cricket. Roy Fredericks (59 Tests from 1968-69 to 1976-77) The left-handed Fredericks […]

Famous Test Matches – West Indies v Pakistan, Bridgetown, 1976-77

Pakistan’s 1976-77 tour of the Caribbean was only their second to the region, following their maiden sojourn back in 1957-58, which remains the only Test series to have featured two triple hundreds. As was the case 19 years earlier, the opening Test of the 1976-77 series was also played at the Kensington Oval in […]