Having revisited the West Indies’ successes on the 1950 and 1963 tours in the first of this five-part series, we move on further through the 1960s and into the 1970s in the second part. Sobers and Gibbs lead a rout – First Test, Old Trafford, 1966 The West Indies began their defence of […]
Read More Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 2Guyana 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 […]
Read More Specials – Guyana’s all-time Test XIThe West Indies commence a two-Test series in India from October 4, with the first Test to be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Jason Holder’s men will need to defy recent history if they are to upstage the Indians in their own backyard – the West Indies have not won […]
Read More Record Book – West Indian double-centurions against India
The Cricket Cauldron 