Guyanese OnlineWest Indies-England Tests will now be known as the Richards-Botham series, but it would have been an opportunity to pay tribute to a man whose biggest influence came off the field – Learie Constantine
Learie Constantine was a West Indies international in the 1930s. He went on to become a barrister and member of the House of Lords. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images
By Marc Higginson — BBC Sport – From the section Cricket
When Alford Gardner stepped off the Empire Windrush – a ship bringing about 500 migrants to the UK from the Caribbean – he, like his fellow passengers, was about to embark on a storied journey: one that would see him build a life for himself in a land more than 4,000 miles from home.
Jamaica, where Alford was from, and Leeds, where Alford was to settle, couldn’t have been more different in 1948. Yet there was one thing which was central to the life of people in both places – cricket.
Within months of arriving in the UK, the country’s first Caribbean Cricket Club had been formed. Continue reading
Jason Holder and John Campbell celebrate victory
Jason Holder has described the fourth day of the Ageas Bowl Test as “by far the best effort” he had seen from a West Indies team during his time as captain and “one of the best” in his tenure.
West Indies took five wickets at a cost of just 30 runs at the end of a long day in the field, with Holder making the vital breakthrough in dismissing his opposite number Ben Stokes for the second time in the Test before Alzarri Joseph and Man of the Match Shannon Gabriel shared four more.
Read more: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29452445/jason-holder-hails-fourth-day-bowling-effort-set-special-west-indies-win
BC Black pioneer was lumber-worker, athlete, soldier, storyteller and Hall of Famer
ABE NORTIMER – Researched and written by Donna Sacuta
Abe Mortimer was manager-coach of the IWA Local 1-217 baseball team in the 1940s. He may have thrown a few uncomplimentary remarks at the opposing pitcher.
On September 2, 1965,
75-year old Abe Mortimer bellowed “Pla-a-a-y B-a-a-w-w-l” before an audience of more than 2,500 at Capilano Stadium in Vancouver to kick off a two-inning Old-Timers’ baseball game. Abe had broken his leg in three places the previous December and was not working as many games as he used to. The Master of Ceremonies was none other than Nat Bailey whose name graces the stadium to this day. The crowd roared their approval as Abe’s famous voice echoed off the grandstands in Little Mountain Park. Continue reading
Last survivor of West Indies’ first Test win in England 70 years ago recalls a heady day at Lord’s, a tough childhood in Trinidad and his love of English pitches
As England’s last wicket fell at Lord’s in June 1950, a handful of West Indies fans spilled over the boundary rope, keen to celebrate their first Test victory at the home of their cricket-inventing colonisers.
At his home in Delph on the edge of Saddleworth Moor, Sonny Ramadhin, the last living player from that history-making West Indies side, remembers the scenes. “Quite a few of the West Indians came on to the ground and we had to run to the dressing room,” the 91-year-old says. Continue reading
By George Dobell – Senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo
Sir Everton Weekes in 2013
Sir Everton Weekes, (< see stats here) last member of the legendary Three Ws, has died at the age of 95.
Alongside Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Frank Worrell, Weekes formed a formidable batting unit in the West Indies team. All three were born within a couple of miles of one another – rumour has it they were delivered by the same midwife – within 18 months in Barbados between August 1924 and January 1926, and all made their Test debuts within three weeks in early 1948.
While all went on to enjoy outstanding careers – Worrell became West Indies’ first black captain and was later a senator in Jamaica, while Walcott averaged 56.68 in Test cricket and later became the first non-white chair of the ICC – Weekes was, arguably, the best batsman of the three. Continue reading
By Colin Babb http://colinbabbauthor.com/1973-and-me/
The England v West Indies Test Series and a Memorable Childhood Year
“… a vital account of the spirit, dynamism and cultural transformation of cricket brought about by West Indian cricketers.” COLIN GRANT, HISTORIAN, AUTHOR AND BROADCASTER re 1973 and Me
From 1968 to 1973, the West Indies did not win a Test series. They lost 2-0 on their previous England tour in 1969. By 1973, and despite this lack of success, West Indian cricket still played a central role as a medium of Caribbean self-expression in Britain. In the summer of 1973, could the West Indies deliver the performances and results to inspire the Caribbean diaspora in Britain? Continue reading
Mar 25, 2020 – By Sean Devers
In the early days the West Indies team, it comprised players from the British Federation along with British Guiana, located in South America. Today the team is made up of players from the English speaking Caribbean Islands and Guyana. Continue reading
RACISM: West Indies cricket legend Michael Holding discussing racism in the UK – VIDEOS
RACISM: West Indies legend Michael Holding breaks down discussing racism in the UK
Holding recently made headlines after making an impassioned plea over racism in the UK during a rain break in the test match between England and the West Indies.
CRICKET: See Michael Holding bowling in 1976 vs England in video below. This is an example of his devastating fast-bowling :
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