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Barath, Brathwaite in high-performance squad

May 15, 2013: Adrian Barath, Kraigg Brathwaite have bene selected as part of the Sagicor WIHPC squad for the 2013-14 programme

Regional Four-Day Competition 2012-13

Barbados whip T&T to take Regional Four-Day title

May 12, 2013: Barbados won the Regional Four-Day competition for the first time since its inception, and finally broke the dominant hold that Jamaica has had on the competition

Barbados v T&T, Regional Four Day final, 2nd day

Brathwaite, Cummins drive Barbados

May 11, 2013: Barbados strengthened their position in the Regional Four Day Competition final against Trinidad and Tobago

Regional Four Day Competition 2012-13

Nurse, Benn bowl Barbados into semis with innings win

Apr 3, 2013: A round-up of sixth-round matches of the Regional Four Day Competition

West Indies in Bangladesh 2012

Permaul fast-tracked past Shillingford

Oct 28, 2012: The only question in West Indies' Test team against Bangladesh surrounds the elevation of Veerasammy Permaul

ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012

'We encourage aggressive cricket' - West Indies coach

Aug 16, 2012: Fiesty fast bowlers, attacking batsmen, agile fielders - all in a happy group - make the West Indies team one of the stronger contenders in the tournament

West Indies v Zimbabwe, ICC U-19 World Cup, Townsville

West Indies top Group C with easy win

Aug 16, 2012: West Indies commanded top spot in Group C of the Under-19 World Cup, with another collective bowling performance setting up their third victory in three matches

Under-19 World Cup 2012

Brathwaite to lead West Indies in U-19 World Cup

Jul 10, 2012: Kraigg Brathwaite, the Test opener, has been named captain of the 15-man West Indies squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Australia in August

West Indies A v India A, 2nd unofficial Test, St Vincent, 1st day

Bowlers give India A upper hand

Jun 10, 2012: India A gained the upper hand in the second unofficial Test against West Indies A in St Vincent, after their bowlers restricted the hosts to 212 for 8 on the opening day

West Indies news

Bishoo named in West Indies A squad

May 22, 2012: West Indies have named an A squad with considerable international experience for the first unofficial Test against India A in Barbados early next month

West Indies in England 2012

Ramdin and Samuels back for West Indies

Apr 27, 2012: Denesh Ramdin has been recalled to keep wicket and Marlon Samuels to bat in the middle order in the West Indies squad for the tour of England due to begin in May

West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Barbados, 1st day

Brathwaite thrives on talkback

Apr 8, 2012: Whenever the opposition starts to get chatty, Kraigg Brathwaite knows he doing his job

West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Bridgetown

Wade feels the reassuring fizz

Apr 7, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test in Barbados

West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Bridgetown, 1st day

A study in defiance

Apr 7, 2012: Kraigg Brathwaite provided Australia with a reminder of how much steel West Indies have added since Darren Sammy and Ottis Gibson took charge of the side

West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Bridgetown, 1st day

West Indies grind on dour day

Apr 7, 2012: By the end of a rain-shortened opening day, neither side could claim any real advantage but Kraigg Brathwaite's stubborn half-century and Kirk Edwards' 61 had given the hosts something to build on

India v West Indies, 3rd Test, Mumbai, 1st day

No Chanderpaul, no problem

Nov 22, 2011: In the absence of their lynchpin, West Indies came into the Test with their top seven having played fewer Tests than Virender Sehwag, but they were far from intimidated at the Wankhede Stadium

India v West Indies, 3rd Test, Mumbai, 1st day

West Indies youngsters make India toil

Nov 22, 2011: West Indies' top four made half-centuries for only the third time in Tests to quell fears over how the young batting line-up would fare in the absence of the injured Shivnarine Chanderpaul

India v West Indies, 1st Test, New Delhi, 1st day

Chanderpaul century thwarts India again

Nov 6, 2011: Two old nemeses turned up against India on the first day of the series

West Indies in India 2011-12

Brathwaite plans to take his time

Nov 5, 2011: Kraigg Brathwaite, the 18-year-old West Indies opener, has his heart set on playing plenty of Test cricket first, and maybe Twenty20 later

Bangladesh v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 1st day

Honours even after Bangladesh fight back

Oct 29, 2011: An inexperienced West Indies top order rose to the occasion to trigger a strong comeback in Mirpur after Bangladesh had enjoyed the better of the drawn first Test in Chittagong