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West Indies vs Pakistan

2nd Test - West Indies collapse for 143 and lose to Pakistan by 136 runs Scores:  West Indies - 404 and 143 for 6.  Pakistan 374 and 309 (Inzamam 117*) . Click below for reports
Pakistan level series with big win - CricInfo 
Pakistan square series with win - BBC 
Cric Info
 BBC 

1st Test - West Indies win by 276 runs. West Indies 345 (Lara 130) & 371 (Chanderpaul 153 not out) ; Pakistan 144 (Edwards 5/38) & 296 (Afridi 122; Gayle 5/91.   Cric Info scorecard
 West Indies win 1st test against Pakistan with a day and a half to spare  J'ca Observer  T'dad Newsday   B'dos Advocate
Gayle haul wraps up Windies win - BBC
Best replaces Edwards for 2nd test - CricInfo 


West Indies vs South Africa
South Africa wins series 2-0
2nd ODI - West Indies lose by 8 wickets after scoring 152/7. Australia reply with 124/2 in rain shortened game.  West Indies had been 67/6 [CricInfo)

1st ODI -
South Africa score 255/2 to easily beat West Indies' 253 [CricInfo)

4th test in Antigua -
Match drawn; but West Indies score mammoth 747/ with Bravo, Chanderpaul, Sarwan and Gayle all scoring centuries.
Day 5:  West Indies all out for 747, South Africa  127/1.
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Day 4:  West Indies score 565/5.
Gayle rebounds with majestic 317 as  - - Jamaica Observer
Gayle falls for 317 as stalemate beckons - CricInfo 
Triple Treat - Barbados Nation
Day 3: South Africa declare at 588/6.   West Indies 299/1 after centuries by Gayle (184 not out) and  Sarwan (103 not out)
Gayle ecstatic with 7th hundred - CricInfo 
Day 2:  West Indies bowlers unable to contain South Africa batsmen who score 525/4
Day 1: South Africa scores 214/0 with centuries from Graeme Smith (104) and AB de Villiers  (103)
West Indies gave up too early - CricInfo



West Indies lose by an innings and 86 runs
West Indies 296, and 166. South Africa 548/9 (
Graeme Smith 104 and
AB de Villiers 178

BBC scorecard
Day 1: After a shaky start of 3/12, Lara scored 176 to give the West Indies a barely respectable score of  292/7. Chanderpaul's 53 was the next highest score.
Brilliant Lara. Batting maestro's 176 rescues WI - J'ca Observer
Nel and Ntini strike early for South Africa - CricInfo 
Lara ton leads West Indies fightback - BBC


2nd Test in Trinidad: 

Day 5: South Africa beat West Indies by  wickets. Only 3 batsmen get into double figures as Ntini gets 7/37.  Scores: West Indies 347 (Lara 196), and 194 (Sarwan 107 not out)  South Africa  398 and 146/2.
Ntini's 13 sets up South Africa win - CricInfo
South Africa triumph in Trinidad - BBC 
Ntini admits he expected success - BBC 
Masterful Ntini - Jamaica Observer 
Ntini too hot for West Indies - Barbados Nation
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West Indies Cricket Board - reports

Day 4:  Sarwan scores 93 not out after West Indies top order had collapsed at 92/5. West Indies end day at 170/5 after South Africa scored 398.
Sarwan and Bravo keep West Indies afloat - CricInfo
Day 3:  Graham Smith scores 148 as South Africa scores 370/6 to lead West Indies (347) by 23 runs.
Smith hundred puts sloppy West Indies on back foot - CricInfo
Day 1:  Lara scores 159 not out; but other West Indies batsmen collapse around him. West Indies 281/6 at close of play.
Brilliant Lara stands alone for West Indies - CricInfo 
Lara beats Sobers' century mark - BBC 


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1st Test in Guyana:   Full scorecard

Day 5: Match drawn as
Jacques Kallis bats 411 minutes to rescue South Africa.  Scores West Indies 543/5; South Africa 188 & 269/4
Kallis grinds West Indies down - CricInfo 
Kallis holds out for draw - BBC  
Immoval Kallis defies West Indies - Stabroek News 
Kallis denies West Indies - Jamaica Observer 
Lara returns - but not as skipper - BBC 
Lara sacked - Stabroek News 
Lara is back, but not as captain - Trinidad Express

Day 4: South Africa end the day on  85/2 after scoring 188 in their 1st innings.
West Indies set up victory chance - BBC 
Day 3:  South Africa end day 3 in trouble at 130/6 in reply to West Indies 543/5 declared
Day 2 - West Indies declare at 543/5 after Chanderpaul (203) completes double century. South Africa end day 1 on 2/0
Chanderpaul and Hinds set the record straight - Cric Info
New Windies captain rewrites cricket history - Guyana Chronicle

Day 1: 
West Indies recover from 24/2 to score 347/3 with Hinds (188 not out) and Chanderpaul (102 not out)
Hinds and Chanderpaul star for West Indies - Cric Info 
 Hinds dedicated to Windies cause - BBC
Hinds, "Chanders" in charge - Stabroek News
Blazing Bats. Hinds, Chanders put WI in control - T'dad Express




West Indies Cricket  Impasse
Richie Richardson calls for WIBC to be replaced - Stabroek News
Brian Lara issues plea for end to West Indies sponsorship impasse-
 B'dos Nation
West Indies cricket in crisis.  7 cricketers, including Lara, banned from being selected - J'ca Observer 
Grenada Prime Minister chides West Indies Cricket Board chairman -
 B'dos Nation


West Indies Ramnaresh Sarwan ranked number 2 in the world in limited overs cricket - Guyana Stabroek News 

VB Series
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Australia  (239/9) beat Pakistan (208) to win VB series  (BBC)
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Pakistan beat West Indies to advance to VB final against Australia.
After scoring 307/8 (Youhana 105), Pakistan bowled out West Indies for 277(Sarwan 87)
Pakistan reach one-day final.  - BBC
Youhana steers Pakistan to final - CricInfo
Windies upbeat despite early end - BBC
Windies sent packing by Pakistan - Guyana Chronicle
Lara: We pressed the panic button too early - Guyana Chronicle
Windies sent packing - Jamaica Gleaner


West Indies beat Pakistan by 58 runs after Lara scored 156, including 106 from the last 57 balls he faced. Chanderpaul scored 85.
Scores: West Indies 339, Pakistan 281/9
Lara powers Windies to vital win - BBC
Lara's cracking 156 seals emphatic win - CricInfo


West Indies lose to Australia by 73 runs in VB match.
Scores: Australia 269/8,  West Indies 196

Australia stage frightening recovery - CricInfo


Rain robs West Indies of victory over Australia: West Indies 263/9; Australia 43/5 (Collins 3/8) 
Rain spoils West Indies march[CricInfo
Windies frustrated by rain[BBC]

West Indies lose again - as Pakistan score 274/4 to overcome their 2275/5[CricInfo]  .

West Indies lose opening match to Australia by 119 runs. After losing 4 wickets for 33 runs, a 98 run partnership between Lara and Chanderpaul appeared to keep hope alive, but after Hogg (5/32) dismissed both of them, the West Indies tail faltered.  Scores: Australia: 301/4 (Martyn 95, Ponting 78), West Indies all out for 185 (Lara 58)
 CricInfo Scorecard    
CricInfo- Martyn and Hogg Star In Comprehensive Win
 BBC- Hogg Wraps Up Aussie Win


West Indies Team:
  Brian Lara (capt), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Christopher Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Ryan Hinds, Courtney Browne (wk), Ian Bradshaw, Pedro Collins, Mervyn Dillon, Reon King, Xavier Marshall.
West Indies lose to Victoria in warm-up

PREVIOUS WEST INDIES SERIES 

Regional Cricket
Barbados lose to Guyana
Brilliant Ramdass inspires Guyana victory with unbeaten 144...[Guyana Chronicle]
Rock bottom  [Barbados Nation]

Jamaica (410/6 declared) beat Guyana(191 & 153) for fourth straight win
Barbados (292 & 140/6) face defeat against Leewards
(479/6 declared)
 CricInfo

Jamaica in nail-biting 10 run win over Barbados - Jamaica Gleaner  Bajans throw it away - Barbados Nation


Upcoming Events

West Indies 5-test series against Australia cut to 3 tests [CricInfo]. The last time West Indies visited Australia for a test series, they lost 5-0.
England beat  South Africa to go up 2-1[BBC]

Cricket World Cup

Jamaica will host opening ceremony-J'ca Observer
Barbados to host World Cup Cricket Final-B'dos Nation, Guyana Chronicle  

The venues selected for matches are Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica,        St Kitts/Nevis, St Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago. Bermuda, St Vincent & the Grenadines, and the United States were unsuccessful in their bid to host matches.
Heads to speed up World Cup Plans - Barbados Nation











































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