WI Captaincy

April 21st, 2007

The West Indies have been crushed and tossed from the World Cup and so as has become the norm, the blame laying and finger pointing has begun. So like any good West Indian who loves the game and cherishes the memories of our bygone era, I have some finger pointing and blame laying to do!
To […]

The Semis

April 18th, 2007

West Indies and England have bowed out of the world cup, not graciously but certainly emphatically, neither of these teams have been able to step up there game in this tournament, in the case of the English, nothing seems to be firing in the case of the West Indians it seems like the World Cup […]

The Fate of Lara

April 11th, 2007

When South Africa were eliminated from the Cricket World Cup in 2003 Shaun Pollock, the team’s captain at the time, was the first head to roll.
At the time the South African Cricket Union went into a tailspin and it was clear they were about to take drastic steps in making sure the future of […]

The World Cup of Cricket Investment

April 4th, 2007

There has been debate swirling around the financial wisdom of the West Indies as a body hosting the World Cup of Cricket almost the minute that news broke more than a year ago that our bid to host the event had been successful.
Now I do not purport to have any great insight into the economic […]

The West Indies & Cricket

April 4th, 2007

Initially I had intended to write on the pathetic display of the West Indies in the second round, to vent my disappointment in seeing our team take the field and play in a manner that shouts that they should not only not be here but also that they do not want to be here.
A performance […]

Batting and Bowling Averages tell the story.

March 30th, 2007

The West Indies batting and bowling averages tell the story of their performance in the 2007 Cricket World Cup thus far.
On the batting side, Chanderpaul has faced the most balls, second in the total number of runs scored but his strike rate is 54.71 which is not good enough when opening in the world […]

Soft crowds dampen World Cup

March 29th, 2007

Empty Stands

The crowds at the ninth staging of the Cricket World Cup have been a little disappointing to say the least.

Fans quick to jump ship.

March 28th, 2007

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The West Indies made their first real blunder in the 2007 edition of the Cricket World Cup here in the West Indies and fans have already begun to shout disappointments.

Goodbye Inzy

March 21st, 2007

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It is quite unfortunate that Inzamam-Ul-haq’s final One Day International was clouded by the death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.

Deep Fried Minnows!!

March 21st, 2007

Now before anyone responds pointing to the Bangladesh upset over India let me clarify, though Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are sometimes referred to as Minnows, in this competition they are most definitely not both these countries are Test Playing nations and as such in this crowd they are big timers!! The minnows in this tournament are […]

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