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St John’s, Antigua – Barbadian Jason Holder is the only player who received an all-format contract from Cricket West Indies (CWI), while Kyle Mayers joined those receiving red-ball contracts. These were among the changes announced by CWI in the wake of news making the rounds that Roston Chase, Shamarh Brooks and Shane Dowrich did not make the grade for retainers. “Contracts offered for the 2021-22 period sees 18 players being retained, …

Daily Times * Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas cut from the list May 6, 2021 BARBADOS: Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner, who helped West Indies secure the fifth-highest successful chase in Test history in Chattogram in February earlier this year and then were also impressive during the home Test series against Sri Lanka, have been rewarded with their maiden red-ball central contracts, for 2021-22. Wicketkeeper-batter Joshua Da Silva, who had narrowly missed a hund...

Akeal Hosein, Joshua Da Silva offered West Indies contracts West Indies Joshua Da Silva - CWI Media CRICKET West Indies (CWI) has confirmed the recipients of international retainer contracts for the West Indies men’s team for the 2021/2022 season. Eighteen players have been offered contracts for the upcoming season which runs from July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022, according to a CWI media release. For the first time, the Trinidad and Tobago pair of Joshua Da Silva and Akeal Hosein have been awarde...

Photo credit: Andy Sacks, Getty Images Endless statistics are involved in baseball. Earned run average, batting average, and runs batted in all fill an important role in evaluating a player’s progress. Like baseball, farming can focus on numbers that, if gathered and used correctly, add understanding to what is seen in the field.  “In my 20-plus years in lending, the one constant in agriculture has always been volatility. Because there are so many variables that can’t be anticipa...

Spotlight on veterans and fitness Article by March 6, 2021 It is refreshing when those in the forefront of picking teams as well as other key officials speak frankly with the media. Since the West Indies squads for the current three-match Twenty20 and three-match One-Day International series against Sri Lanka in Antigua were named a week ago, the likes of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Lead selector Roger Harper, head coach Phil Simmons, captain Kieron Pollard and Director of Cri...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies white-ball captain, Kieron Pollard, has described the exclusion of exciting left-hander Shimron Hetmyer from the Twenty20 squad as “a big void” but says the player is aware of what is required in order to get himself back into the selection mix.The 24-year-old Hetmyer was one of four players along with Roston Chase, Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell, not considered for selection for the T20 and One-Day International series against Sri Lanka after failing...

Best: Gayle forces his way back into T20 team; is tail wagging the West Indies dog? Christopher Henry ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle, born 21 October 1979, contrived to pass a fitness test that Shimron Hetmyer, born 26 December 1997, failed—as did Barbadian all-rounder Roston Chase, 27, and Jamaican pacers Oshane Thomas, 23, and Sheldon Cottrell, 31.  All four of those who failed have been active in the 2021 Super50 Cup competition which ended in Antigua this weekend. Photo: Iconic West Indies ba...

Pollard: The way forward needs balance of experience and youth Wednesday 3 March 2021 West Indies’ Rovman Powell takes part in a team training session on the eve of the first Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, in Antigua , on Wednesday. Looking on, at right, is veteran Chris Gayle. - CWI Media WEST INDIES (WI) must strike the right balance between its younger and more experienced players if they are to continue producing positive results ahead of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s ...

Simmons: I pushed for Windies fitness standard Monday 1 March 2021 West Indies coach Phil Simmons, left, looks as fast bowler Alzarri Joseph bowls during a practice session on the recent tour of Bangladesh. (AFP) - West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons, has strongly endorsed a minimum fitness standard policy for all West Indies players. Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the squads for the one-day and T20 series against Sri Lanka. The three-match T20 series bowls off at Coolidge Cricket Ground...

Star batsman Chris Gayle will return to play for West Indies for the first time in two years while pacer Fidel Edwards has been included in the squad after nine years