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ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 – Aussies, Different Class

Posted on April 7, 2022 by africanherbsman1967

As expected, Australia easily won the recently concluded ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup held in New Zealand. In the final against defending champions England, the Aussie women simply outclassed their perennial rivals to win the match by 71 runs. The … Continue reading →

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Warne the Wizard of Spin

Posted on March 5, 2022 by africanherbsman1967

Only last Sunday I heard Shane Warne guesting on the Sky Sports cricket podcast hosted by Rob Key and Nasser Hussain. On that podcast Warne explained his coaching plans for the London Spirit cricket team for the upcoming season of … Continue reading →

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T20 World Cup 2021 – West Indies Struck Out

Posted on November 18, 2021 by africanherbsman1967

As dreaded by many West Indian fans their T20 World Cup men’s team made a tepid defense of its 2016 title with a wimpish display of poor lazy cricket losing 4 of the 5 matches played in the UAE. By … Continue reading →

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West Indies vs Sri Lanka – Man of the Series: Garfield Burford

Posted on April 6, 2021 by africanherbsman1967

The Sri Lankan cricket team’s tour of the West Indies came to an end on Friday with the 2 test series against their hosts both ending in good draws. Due to the ongoing pandemic all of the international matches (West … Continue reading →

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Time for West Indies Cricket to Break Up?

Posted on March 2, 2021 by africanherbsman1967

Since the late 1970s I felt strongly that the concept of a West Indies cricket team was outdated and that the region should have broken up into 5 or 6 teams playing international cricket in their own right; namely, Jamaica, … Continue reading →

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England vs West Indies – The Pandemic Series

Posted on August 4, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

As I feared, the visiting West Indies cricket team crumbled to England losing the 3rd and final test match and giving the host a come-from-behind 2-1 victory. As a West Indies fan I was disappointed at how the West Indies … Continue reading →

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What I learnt During the Pandemic Week Ending 15/5/20

Posted on May 16, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

In Jamaica I Learnt Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) board announced that final school exams will be held in July. Jamaica disagrees with CXC and the fellow members of CARICOM; is keen for a much later date. Some Jamaican high school … Continue reading →

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Deryck Murray: Sobers bowled faster than Hall and Griffith

Posted on May 7, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

The above remark by former West Indies wicket-keeper/batsman-Deryck Murray- drew a surprised reaction from myself and indeed his interviewer Andrew Mason on Mason & Guest (Voice of Barbados). Murray described how Sir Garfield Sobers, during a spell, could step up … Continue reading →

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Larry Gomes Speaks!!!

Posted on May 1, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

As a life-long fan of West Indian cricket there are many of players who brought joy to us that we know very little about. Most let their cricket do all the talking, so few wrote memoirs. Larry Gomes – who … Continue reading →

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Cricket West Indies – Testing Phase

Posted on November 6, 2019 by africanherbsman1967

Cricket West Indies (CWI) recently made some significant appointments that us fans hope is a step in the right direction. First, Phil Simmons is back as head coach of the men’s senior team, 3 years after getting his marching orders … Continue reading →

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