The Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre (HPC) beat a Barbados Select by 23 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis Method in their rain-hit T20 match at the 3Ws Oval at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies on Thursday.

St John's, Antigua: The WICB Cricket and Selection committees met recently to review the performances of players on WICB retainer contracts. In their review the joint committee effort found that left arm spinner Sulieman Benn and all rounder Darren Sammy were the big performers among the 14 players who hold WICB Central Retainer Contracts for the year October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010.

The West Indies cricketers will have their warm-up matches in Sri Lanka ahead of next year's all important campaign at the International Cricket Council's Cricket World Cup 2011 tournament. The warm-up schedule was unveiled by the ICC and showed the Windies playing against Kenya on Saturday, February 12 and against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, February 16.

Shemaine Campbelle, the Guyana captain and allrounder, was named the Most Valuable Player after the conclusion of the West Indies Cricket Board's Women's 50-Over League on Thursday evening in St Vincent. The 17-year-old, right-handed batter, leg-break and googly bowler, who also keeps wicket; was presented with the coveted award at the closing ceremony at the residence of the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Thursday congratulated the Trinidad and Tobago Women's team for their triumph in the WICB's Women's 50-Over League in St Vincent. Dr Julian Hunte, President of the WICB, issued a congratulatory message on behalf of the Board, and praised the Trinbagonians for their deserved success.

Juliana Nero made a brilliant 85 not out as St Vincent and the Grenadines posted a challenging 156-6 off their 50 overs against Trinidad and Tobago in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board?s Women?s 50-Over League at Arnos Vale Playing Field 1, on Wednesday.

Britney Cooper, the highly-rated Trinidad and Tobago batter, saved best performance for the biggest occasion as she guided her team to victory in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board?s 50-Over League at Arnos Vale Playing Field 1, on Wednesday. The tall right-hander played some fine strokes to all corners of the ground as she ended on 56 not out to lead the Trinis to 157-7 off 48.1 overs as they overhauled the 156-6 off 50 overs made by the home side.

Basseterre, St Kitts - The annual Under-13 Cricket Festival in St. Kitts and Nevis has received a financial boost this year from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), as young cricketers prepare to compete in the series of matches starting Friday, August 20. The Hon. Glenn Phillip, minister responsible for sports, has conveyed a message of appreciation to Dr. Ernest Hilaire, the Chief Executive Officer of the WICB, for the contribution of EC$15,000 to the Cricket Festival. Minister Phillip described the financial and psychological support as helping to instill, in the young players, a deeper sense of pride and commitment to cricket.

Trinidad and Tobago are the champions of the West Indies Cricket Board?s Women?s 50-Over League for the second consecutive year. They defeated St Vincent and the Grenadines by three wickets at the Arnos Vale Playing Field on Wednesday. The Trinis ended on 157-7 to win with 17 balls to spare. Britney Cooper won the Player-of-the-Match award for her match-winning innings of 56 not out

Trinidad and Tobago have launched a positive reply to the 156 made by St Vincent and the Grenadines in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board?s Women?s 50-Over League at Arnos Vale Playing Field 1, on Wednesday. At the end of the 30th over the Trinis were on 82-3 off 30 overs with their two main batters at the crease. Britney Cooper is on 21, with a number of powerful boundaries, while left-hander Stacy-Ann King is on 18.

St John?s, Antigua ? The West Indies Cricket Board is saddened by the news of the passing of Naz Yacoob, an undisputed stalwart in the field of cricket journalism in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. The WICB mourns his passing after a brief illness and sends deepest condolences to his wife Betty, three children Richard, Greg and Mellisa and relatives and friends and the entire media and cricketing fraternity in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean.

West Indies allrounder Kieron Pollard is back home in Trinidad recovering after a blow to the face last weekend while playing for Somerset in the England and Wales Cricket Board Twenty20 tournament. He said: ?I want to really say a big thank you to everyone for their concern after the got the injury and everyone who has been looking out for me."

Trinidad and Tobago off-spinner Anisa Mohammed has maintained the pressure on the St Vincent and the Grenadines batters in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board?s Women?s 50-Over League at Arnos Vale Playing Field 1, on Wednesday. Mohammed, the captain and West Indies player, had the amazing figures of two wickets for 10 runs from 10 overs to limit the home side to 64-3 off 29 overs.

Kingstown, St Vincent: St Vincent and the Grenadines were kept quiet by Trinidad and Tobago?s spinners in the early stages of the final of the West Indies Cricket Board?s Women?s 50-Over League at Arnos Vale Playing Field 1, on Wednesday.The home side reached 45-2 off 19 overs and were under pressure. At the crease were Juliana Nero on 32 and captain Cordel Jack on three.

Eight players from four teams have each been nominated in three different categories at the LG ICC Awards 2010. Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis from South Africa, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag from India, Shane Watson and Doug Bollinger from Australia and Sri Lanka?s Mahela Jayawardena feature prominently in the long-lists for the awards, which will take place at a glittering ceremony in Bengaluru, India on October 6.

Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and sent St Vincent and the Grenadines in to bat in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board?s Women?s 50-Over League final at the Arnos Vale Playing Field, on Wednesday:

Devon Thomas smashed the topscore of 75 to help set up victory for the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre (HPC) by 36 runs over Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) in a T20 match at the 3Ws Oval at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies, on Tuesday night.

The stage is all set for the final of the West Indies Cricket Board?s Women?s 50-Over League. On Wednesday defending champions Trinidad and Tobago will face host nation St Vincent and the Grenadines at Arnos Vale Playing Field 1. First ball is 10 am (9 am Jamaica Time).

The players at the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre will have three matches this week against opposition in Barbados. The matches will be played at the 3Ws Oval of the Cave Hill Campus of the West Indies, the home of the Sagicor West Indies HPC.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the seventh LG ICC Awards ceremony would take place in Bengaluru (formerly known as Bangalore), India, on October 6, 2010. For the first time this year?s LG ICC Awards features a new category, the LG People?s Choice Award. This award will be chosen by cricket fans around the world who will get a chance to vote for their favourite player on-line from a short-list of five cricketers.