John Shepherd – A Hard-hitting Lower Order Batsman and a Nagging Swing Bowler
John Shepherd by Colin Cowdrey October 1977 - John Shepherd is my idea of a cricketer. As long as he is putting bat to ball, or bowling, or indeed, swooping with great speed in the outfield and using that prodigious...
Memorable Match – Eng v WI Fourth Test at Leeds in 2000
In an unbelievable match when England beat West Indies by an innings and 39 runs on the second day of the fourth Test match at Headingley to take a 2 -1 lead in the five-Test series. Welcome to the...
Forgotten Spell – Curtly Ambrose 6 for 52 vs England at Leeds in June...
This blog post is about the forgotten spell of Curtly Ambrose 6 for 52 vs England at Leeds in June 1991 - Curtly Ambrose is one of many favorite fast bowlers. A 6.7” inch tall - deadly dangerous, and...
Roy Fredericks – Guyana Tough & Champion Batsman
Roy Fredericks was 57 when they died of throat cancer in New York on September 5, 2000. West Indies cricket always is in dire need of that legends said, Roger Harper said on his death. Fredericks was born and...
Malcom Marshall Invincible Spell as Smiles on West Indies Faces
Great Malcom Marshall invincible as Kensington smiles on West Indies once more in the Third Test match at Barbados on April 26 till May 1, 1986. As has so frequently been the case of late the West Indies swept...
Guyana through the eyes of Henry Blofeld in the 1980’s
Guyana through the eyes of Henry Blofeld in the 1980s - I found Guyana the most fascinating of all the countries which form the cricketing West Indies. It is the West Indies at the same time as South America....
Roy Gilchrist – A Violent Temper Fast Bowler
Roy Gilchrist's bad temper was even quicker and fiery more than his speed and hostility for which he was rightly feared during his short career. West Indies one of the fastest and hostile bowlers Roy Gilchrist died at his...
Allan Rae – Classy Unsung Opening Batsman
Allan Fitzroy Rae was born o 30 September 1922 in Rollington Town Kingston Jamaica. Allan Rae the former West Indies batsman who went on to become a leading administrator. He died at a nursing home in his native Jamaica...
First Ever Night Match at Bridgetown National Stadium
First Ever Night Match at Bridgetown National Stadium was played on October 24, 1980. A crowd of more than 10,000 packed Barbados’ small National Stadium to watch the West Indies’ first floodlit match-on October 24 — and came away...
Sylvester Clarke – A Bowler to Have on Your Side
Tall and strapping, Sylvester Clarke was a right-arm fast bowler with a strange, in swinger’s action in which his arm came over rapidly and very high. Despite the fact that the batsman saw the chest instead of the left...
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Rajesh Chauhan – Former Indian Off Spinner
Many Indians still remembered the Rajesh Chauhan, when he hit final over six to magician Saqlain Mushtaq in the 2nd ODI at Karachi in...
