West Indies celebrate the wicket of England’s Amy Jones. Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley/File
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in a post on Instagram. “It is our
pleasure to represent @fastelaine on
her continuously evolving journey.”
Andisportsmanagement, whose
principal is Jamaican Olympian Marvin
Anderson, also represents Jaheel
Hyde, Rushell Clayton, Natasha Morrison,
Andre Ewers and Christine Day,
among others, the Observer said.
“It is the latest personnel change
to the support staff of Thompson-Herah,
who was previously represented
by agent Adrian Laidlaw,” the publication
said, adding that following her
historic exploits at the Tokyo Olympics
and on the Diamond League
circuit last season, Thompson-Herah
“parted ways with coach Stephen
Francis and the MVP Track Club,
which has guided her career since
2014.”
Subsequently, Thompson-Herah
attributed the split to outgrowth.
“I’ve outgrown the environment
(at MVP) pretty much enuh,” she told
Miss Kitty Live on Nationwide Radio.
“What I want for myself, and to
better myself, that was not provided,”
she added. “So, I have to find ways
to get it.”
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has fired
men’s chief selector Roger Harper one
month after the regional team failed
the Twenty20 World Cup title defense,
when squad selection proved a controversial
issue.
The regional governing body
announced last week that lead selector
Harper’s contract, along with that of
Miles Bascombe, would not be renewed
when it expired at the end of the year.
This follows a review of the selection
criteria and policy carried out by a
CWI-appointed four-member committee
following widespread criticism of
the 15-member T20 World Cup squad
recently.
Head Coach Phil Simmons, who was
part of the three-man selection committee,
will now head an interim panel
comprising the captains in the respective
formats.
CWI said the recruitment process for
the new panel will begin next month.
Harper, a former Test off-spinner,
was appointed to the role two years ago
as one of the major changes of the new
Ricky Skerrit-led administration.
But the 58 year-old, who served as
West Indies head coach between 2000
and 2003, found himself at the center
of controversy due to the World Cup
failure, with calls coming from several
quarters for his resignation.
Bascombe, 35, meanwhile, a surprise
choice for the panel, having never held a
senior selection post, had been a member
of a CWI Selection Task Force chaired by
fellow Vincentian and CWI vice president
Dr Kishore Shallow, charged with
overhauling regional policy.
The first task before the interim
panel will be to choose a white-ball
squad for the three One-Day Internationals
and one off T20 against Ireland
at Sabina Park, Jamaica from January
8-16 next year.
By Azad Ali
West Indies women will play hosts to
New Zealand in the opening match of
the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World
Cup, according to the full updated fixture
released last week.
The two sides will kick off the tournament
on March 4 at the Bay Oval in
Tauranga.
A total of 31 games will be played
across 31 days, with eight teams vying
for the coveted World Cup trophy.
Australia, England, South Africa and
India have qualified for the event on the
basis of their position in ICC Women’s
Championship 2017-2020 while New
Zealand automatically qualify as they
are the hosts.
On the basis of the ODI Team Rankings,
Bangladesh, Pakistan and the
West Indies were the final three teams
to book their berth for the World Cup
after 2021 the Women’s Cricket World
Cup Qualifiers were called off following
the emergence of the Omicron variant
of the Covid-19 virus in South Africa.
Roger Harper, CWI chief selector
and former Kenya coach.
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WI Women bowl off W/Cup
campaign against New Zealand
CWI fires West Indies chief selector
Olympian
Elaine Thompson-Hera.
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