Castries, St Lucia – The West Indies Cricket Board has paid tribute to Mr Tom LaFond, who died in his native Dominica on Tuesday at age 65. LaFond was one of the leading administrators on the island and in the Windward sub-region for several decades. He was also a former Manager of the Dominica and Windward Islands teams.

 

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has received and accepted the following Guyana Squad for the Caribbean T20 as provided by the Guyana Cricket Board:

 

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has provided full playing kit for the West Indies Blind Cricket Team for their participation in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup for the Blind.

New Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board, Mr. Michael Muirhead visited St.Kitts on Wednesday 14th November. Mr. Muirhead who is on a familiarization visit throughout the Caribbean was accompanied by other top officials of the WICB. The other officials present were:  Mr. Gregory Shillingford-Director and President of LICA; Ms Jennifer Nero-Director; Ms Verlyn Faustin-Corporate Secretary; Mr. Imran Khan—Corporate Communications Officer.  Also present was Chairman of the interim Cricket committee on St.Kitts, Mr. Auckland Hector.
A press conference was held at the conference room of the Warner Park Stadium which started at 2.35 pm. 

 

 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board has extended condolences to the family of former Trinidad & Tobago player and sports administrator, Lance Murray.

Former West Indies captain and batting legend, Sir Vivian Richards, has urged the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of West Indies Cricket Board, Michael Muirhead of Jamaica, to learn quickly from the mistakes of his predecessors.

 

Bridgetown, Barbados — The West Indies Cricket Board has lauded the quality of play demonstrated on the field and the level of organisation off the field during the just-concluded WICB Under-19 tournament in Barbados.

St John’s Antigua — The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the West Indies 15-man squad for the International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament in Sri Lanka in September.

St John’s Antigua — The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the West Indies Women’s squad for the International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament in Sri Lanka in September.

Gros Islet, St Lucia – The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board met in St Lucia on Saturday March 24^th. Following are summaries of some of the major decisions taken by the Board.