Bangladesh endured the ignominy of being bowled out for the lowest Test total in 44 years when they were shot out for 43 in just 18.4 overs against the West Indies on the opening day of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. This is now Bangladesh’s lowest […]
Read More Record Book – Bangladesh’s lowest Test totalsSri Lanka are set to begin only their fourth Test series in the Caribbean, and their first there in ten years, with the first of three Tests starting at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain tomorrow. Since their first meeting in whites in 1993-94, the two island teams have played each other […]
Read More Record Book – Numbers from West Indies v Sri Lanka Test historyThe first men’s Test to be played in Ireland is almost upon us, as the hosts gear up to take on Pakistan at Malahide from Friday. This momentous occasion comes a good 19 years after the first men’s ODI in Ireland, which in turn was played four years after the first women’s ODI on […]
Read More Record Book – The first ODI on Irish soilOne of the most crucial games of the World Cup Qualifier gets underway today, as hosts Zimbabwe battle it out with the West Indies at the Harare Sports Club. The two teams have faced each other 47 times in ODIs since their first meeting at Worcester in the 1983 World Cup, with the Windies […]
Read More Specials – Best of the ODIs: West Indies v ZimbabweNeil Wagner’s brilliant return of 7/39 on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Basin Reserve propelled him to the fourth position in the list of New Zealanders with the best bowling figures in a Test innings. Here are the top five. 1) Richard Hadlee – 9/52 v […]
Read More Record Book – The best Test bowling figures for New ZealandCalypso music has always been an integral part of Caribbean cricket. The steel bands at cricket grounds in the West Indies, with their own distinctive charm, have lent a refreshing dimension to many a match played in the region. Not surprisingly, the history of West Indian cricket is replete with timeless calypsos dedicated to […]
Read More Specials – Five classic cricket calypsosPromising Windward Islands batsman Sunil Ambris has deservedly found a place in the West Indian squad scheduled to play two Test matches in New Zealand in early December. Selected due to an impressive display for West Indies A in their recent first-class games against Sri Lanka A, 24-year-old Ambris hails from the island nation […]
Read More Specials – Vincentians to have played Test cricket for the West IndiesThe West Indies, smarting from an embarrassing defeat to Ireland in a tour game eight days earlier, needed to win the third and final Test at Headingley, played from July 10 to July 15, 1969, in order to square the series. England were 1-0 up coming into the match, courtesy a comprehensive ten-wicket win […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – England v West Indies, Headingley, 1969Pakistan’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 […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – West Indies v Pakistan, Bridgetown, 1976-77It is common knowledge that Barbados-born Dutch opener Nolan Clarke is the oldest man to appear in an ODI match, having taken the field at the age of 47 years and 257 days against New Zealand at Vadodara in the 1996 World Cup. He had made his debut against South Africa a little over a […]
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