Omari Banks

Leicestershire were indebted to a fine 59 from their young wicketkeeper-batsman Tom New on the first day against West Indies A at Leicester, as the home side were bowled out for 205

Jerome Taylor, the West Indies fast bowler, has been withdrawn from the A team tour to England this month. Omari Banks, the offspinner, has been called up as his replacement

Carib Beer day 3 roundup

Second day, fourth round, of Carib Beer Series match between the Leeward Islands and Guyana

Ridley Jacobs and Jermaine Lawson will miss West Indies' second Test against Australia, which starts on Saturday (April 19)

Ramnaresh Sarwan and 20-year-old offspinner Omari Banks have been drafted into the West Indies squad for the second Test against Australia in Trinidad starting on Saturday (April 19)

West Indian selectors are set to overlook batsman Chris Gayle and name alittle-known off-spinner from the tiny island of Anguilla for the secondTest against Australia in Trinidad on Saturday.

Kumar Sangakkara warmed up for the upcoming two-Test series with a solid ton

Lance Gibbs, the former West Indies spinner, has asked the team management not to ignore the spinners in the region and to give them a chance

An excellent 140 by Ridley Jacobs in probably his last first-class innings brought Leeward Islands back in the Carib Beer finals after they had been outplayed by Jamaica on the first three days at the Alpart Sports Club in St Elizabeth

Chris Gayle gave the West Indian fans a glimpse of what they might be missing out on in the first Test against South Africa, scoring a superb 131 to put Jamaica on top in the Carib Beer final against Leeward Islands at St Elizabeth

Citing great potential in West Indies cricket, Smasher Sports, a UK-based company, has decided to sponsor fifteen West Indian players, and they are hoping to rope in several more during the season

A round-up of the forth day of the Carib Beer games on February 22, 2005

A magnificent unbeaten 144 by Ryan Ramdass propelled Guyana to a memorable victory against Guyana in a Carib Beer match at Bridgetown

Jerome Taylor and Nikita Miller triggered an astonishing Leeward Island collapse in which 8 wickets fell for only 51 runs

Jamaica's start to the Carib Beer series was marred by an uneven pitch as they were dismissed for 188 against Leeward Islands

A gutsy unbeaten century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul was not enough to prevent England taking control of this opening Test match at Lord's, as West Indies they were bowled out for 416 in their first innings before England closed the third day at 71

Shivnarine Chanderpaul warmed up for Thursday's first Test at Lord's with an unbeaten hundred, as West Indies took the chance for some useful batting practice on the final day of their three-day match against Sri Lanka A at Shenley

The West Indians continued to warm-up well ahead of next week's first Test on the second day of their tour match against Sri Lanka A at Shenley