Dedicated cricket TV channel for the Caribbean

A television channel that broadcast cricket around the clock is being made available to viewers in the Caribbean. Ten Cricket is being launched as the first all-cricket station for television viewers in the Caribbean as a result of a programming partnership with Columbus International. The channel will highlight several upcoming series including the Celkon Cup […]

Dhoni, Rampaul out of Celkon series

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain has been ruled out of the ongoning  tri-series  (Celkon Mobile Cup)  in the West Indies after he injured his right hamstring during the match against the West Indies last Sunday, at Sabina Park, Jamaica. Dhoni suffered cramps whilst batting scored 27 off 35 balls as his team lost to […]

Sports stars go to bat for cancer

By Gerald V. Paul Jamal Magloire, former Toronto Raptors player and Tournament Ambassador, will join hundreds of Toronto-area sports fans and non-fans alike as they  come together in Scarborough at the L’Amoreaux Cricket Ground, this weekend for a first-of-its-kind community cricket event being held in support of The Scarborough Hospital Cancer care programme. Hosted by […]

Ex PM Patterson on Caribbean League

Former Jamaican Prime Minister P. J. Patterson will chair the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Cricket Committee after accepting his appointment by the West Indies Cricket Board. The cricket committee will be responsible for final approval of the tournament rules and regulations, playing conditions and review any potential breaches. They will also be responsible for players […]

Canadians to tour Trinidad

Canada’s national cricket team will leave this weekend for a nine day tour of Trinidad & Tobago. The team is scheduled to play a two-day game, two T20 matches and one 50 over match against the T&T national side starting Monday, February 4th. Canada is using the short tour as part of its preparation for […]

Windies recall Sarwan, Deonarine for Aussie series

The West Indies Cricket Board selectors last Tuesday named the 15-man squad for the upcoming limited overs tour of Australia which starts on January 29th. Ramnaresh Sarwan, the Guyana and West Indies experienced middle-order batsman and allrounder Narsingh Deonarine have been recalled. Sarwan last played for the West Indies in ODIs in June 2011. The […]

Kenya vs Canada

The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently announced the amemded dates for the fifth round fixtures of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship and the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2011-2013 between Kenya and Canada. The matches will be played at the ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai between March 11th and March 21st, 2013 and […]

Ponting retires from international cricket

Ricky Ponting, the 37- year-old former Australian captain and most prolific batsman retired from International cricket at the end of the third and final Test between Australia and South Africa which ended last Monday at Perth. The Tasmania born Ricky Thomas Ponting made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Perth in December 1995, scoring […]

Schedule for regional games announced

The West Indies Cricket Board last weekend announced the schedule for the Regional 4-day and Super50 tournaments in the 2013 season The Super50 tournament will commence on February 07th with three matches in Round 1 in Antigua Barbados and St Lucia. The 4-day matches in Round 1 will commence on February 09th through February 12th. […]