WICB and WIPA sign new agreement

"we believe we have the making of a very good agreement that will ensure that we can take West Indies cricket to the top"

“We believe we have the making of a very good agreement that will ensure that we can take West Indies cricket to the top”

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After years of frosty relations, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) have come together and signed a new collective bargaining agreement and memorandum of understanding on Thursday.

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul becomes seventh cricketer to play 300 first-class matches

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Chanderpaul is the second West Indian to reach the milestone

West Indies veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has become the seventh cricketer in history to play 300 first-class matches after Denis Compton, Sachin Tendulkar, Sir Garfield Sobers, Kumar Ranjitsinhji, Graeme Hick and Barry Richards.

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Pakistan’s tour of the Caribbean to feature no Test matches

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The last Test series between the West Indies and Pakistan ended as a 1-1 draw

Once again Test cricket is the victim of scheduling problems this year as Pakistan’s tour of the Caribbean has officially become a limited over series after their two scheduled Test matches were removed from the itinerary.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Floodlights to be set up at Sabina Park for CPL

Sabina Park is the only CPL ground without floodlights

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) have announced that they are working on installing floodlights at Sabina Park in preparation for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which is scheduled to get underway on July 29.

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