Bridgetown (Barbados):Former West Indies fast bowler Joel Garner has been elected president of the Barbados Cricket Association.
Bridgetown, Barbados:Not all former West Indian greats have been impressed by Brian Lara's decision to retire from International Cricket at this stage and one such person was former fast bowler Michael Holding as according to him the legend was late in making the decision.
Two years ago his long-term future was questioned; now Shaun Pollock is the world's leading one-day bowler and a key to South Africa's hopes of success in the World Cup.
New Delhi:The Australian retirement spree will open up a level playing field and it would need six weeks of consistent performance to lay fingers on the cricket World Cup, concur West Indian pace legends Wes Hall and Joel Garner.
Bridgetown (Barbados):West Indies legend Vivian Richards will lead a team of former greats like Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes and Courtney Walsh in a Twenty20 match against a World XI side to celebrate the unveiling of the new Kensington Oval stadium for next year's World Cup.
Barbados:Barbados captain and former West Indies wicket-keeper Courtney Browne has made a sudden exit from the game just a year after being a hero for the West Indies team.
London: England great Ian Botham has accepted a position at Somerset, the club where he made his name but left in controversial circumstances almost two decades ago.
Johannesburg: Pakistani Shoaib Akhtar's 43 against England in the World Cup match at Cape Town on Saturday was the highest score by a number 11 batsman in the history of One-day Internationals.
Johannesburg: Pakistani Shoaib Akhtar's 43 against England in the World Cup match at Cape Town on Saturday was the highest score by a number 11 batsman in the history of One-day Internationals.
Johannesburg: Cricket came late to the concept of a World Cup. It was not until 1975, 98 years after the first Test match, that the inaugural World Cup took place.
