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Rainy end in Centurion after another de Kock ton

Twenty year old Quinton de Kock broke the record for most runs in a bilateral three-match series, following which de Villiers brought up his own hundred. Looking at the ease with which they punished the Indian bowling in that 171-run stand,…

West Indies once more on the back foot versus New Zealand

The West Indies team was dicely placed at the end of day two in the second test match versus New Zealand . The New Zealand tail wagged stoutly under the  guidance of the more sedate wicket keeper/batsman Watling who was the last man out,…

CCC Bath United creates a massacre at the ETW

It was equivalent to the result of someone disturbing an ant nest.  The CCC Bath United team showed up at the ET Willet Park on Tuesday night as if they were mad with the world.  After all, in their last game versus the Highlights team,…

Decisions from WICB Board of Directors meeting

Basseterre, St Kitts – Under the chairmanship of President Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron, the Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board convened its final meeting for 2013 at the Marriott Hotel in St Kitts on Saturday December 7th.…

Windies perform creditably despite missed chances

The West Indies cricket team may yet live to rue several missed chances on day one of the second test versus New Zealand, but may still feel justified in sending the opposition in on day one of the second test match. Captain Daren Sammy…

NAGICO to sponsor Masters’ Tournament

President of the Leeward Islands Masters Cricket Association, Mr. Alkins Rogers, revealed on Tuesday 10th December that the great news coming out of Nevis, is that the well know Insurance company NAGICO has agreed to come on board as a…

Nevis sends proposals for LICA meeting

As the Leeward Islands Cricket Association convenes it’s very important AGM in Antigua this weekend, President of the Nevis Cricket Association, Keith Scarborough has revealed that his Association has submitted proposals of individuals to…

Results OF SKNFA Matches Played On Tuesday 10th December

Digicel Premier Division Mantab 1          vs          Harris Paint St. Peters 0 (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Mantab Kirea Jarvis 39th minute Yellow Card Kyron Phillip (St. Peters) 60th minute Red Card Kareem Harris (St. Peters) 90th…

Confident Sammy wants to turn the screws on New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand – West Indies captain Darren Sammy said his side will be looking to shift the balance of power in their three-Test series against New Zealand. The second Test between the two sides opens on Wednesday at the Basin…

Montserrat beats Nevis at home

Hot on the heels of the trip to Nevis by the Montserrat team, the Nevis Basketball team journeyed to Montserrat on the weekend  of the 29th November and engaged the Montserrat team in two Basketball games. Unlike the previous visit when…

Empire forces Jets to Crash

A powerful shower of rain, a damp pitch and a slippery outfield was not enough to prevent the SDA Jets from crashing to defeat versus the Empire team on Monday 9th December. This as the action continued in the Nevis Sports…

South Africa cruise to series win

India made significant changes to their bowling attack, played on a surface far more suited to them than the Wanderers was - a slower Durban track - and showed some improvement from Thursday, but the end result was still the same. They…

Siddle and Harris give Australia 2-0 lead

Australia took a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series, with three to play as they inflicted a 218-run defeat on England in the Adelaide Test to follow up their overwhelming 381-run win in the opening match in Brisbane. It took Australia only 11.4…

WICB withdraws West Indies Under 19 from Bangladesh tour

St John’s, Antigua – Acting in the best interest of the safety and security of the West Indies Under 19 team, the West Indies Cricket Board has today, taken a decision to withdraw the team from its tour of Bangladesh. The WICB’s decision…

Rain aids West Indies’ great escape

For New Zealand, it must have felt like spending numerous hours debugging a simplistic computer code, and just when it all looked ready, seeing the message 'core dumped'. Dunedin had been dry for almost 14 sessions, but the rain arrived…