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West Indies’ Hayley Matthews plays a shot against Australia during the fi nal of the ICC Women’s World
Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India. Associated Press / Bikas Das, File
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By Azad Ali
West Indies opener Haley Matthews
has been banned for eight
matches by Cricket West Indies
(CWI) Disciplinary Committee
resulted in her being excluded from
the 14-member squad announced by
CWI for the first two One-Day International
matches (ODIs) of the threematch
series against India in Antigua
which started last week.
The Barbados all-rounder was sent
home from Antigua on the eve of
the first of a three ODI match series
against Australia in August for a
breach of CWI’s Code of Conduct for
an incident that according to reports
took place after a training session
and involved a Barbadian teammate.
At that time, CWI said in a press
release that the matter was being
referred to the Disciplinary Committee
and they would make no further
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Former West Indies cricketer Courtney
Walsh. Associated Press / Aijaz Rahi, File
Walsh gets
coaching job
By Azad Ali
Former West Indies captain and legendary
fast bowler, Courtney Walsh has
been appointed assistant coach for the
West Indies’ women team.
Walsh will be assistant to Gus Logie,
who was appointed coach last month.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) is still
looking for a full-time had coach.
The interim management also
includes former Guyanese fast bowl-
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WI battle for
survival
By Azad Ali
Cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards
says West Indies cricket believes the longterm
planning by the Ricky Skerritt-led
administration will be paramount if the
sport is to rebound in the region.
Pointing to the Caribbean side’s disastrous
performance at the ICC World
Cup in England earlier this year and the
steady slide down the rankings, Sir Viv,
a former Test captain and master batsman
conceded the team’s struggles had
reached a new low but said he would
back any initiative by Cricket West Indies
(CWI) aimed at turning the situation
around.
“We basically at a crossroads where
our cricket is concerned and we need
to find ways to get up in the rankings,”
he told the Line and Length cricket program.
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