West Indies news

CWI agrees truce with star players over availability

Jul 13, 2017: The biggest names in Caribbean cricket could be about to return to the West Indies team after significant progress was made in negotiations between players and the board

West Indies news

West Indies' new CEO wants to put fans first

Mar 3, 2017: Johnny Grave's inbox, at what used to be Allen Stanford's ground in Antigua, is pretty full but he is relishing the challenge ahead

England in West Indies 2016-17

Adams hopes for end to selection stand-off

Feb 28, 2017: Jimmy Adams has admitted West Indies' selection policy is "not sustainable" and is "not helping our cricket"

'I want to be an agent of West Indies change'

Feb 28, 2017: Jimmy Adams, West Indies' new director of cricket, hopes the lessons from both sides of the player-board divide can help to heal the Caribbean's wounds

West Indies news

'Ultimately we want success' - Jimmy Adams

Jan 25, 2017: Jimmy Adams, the newly appointed director of cricket for West Indies, wants to create a structure that will guarantee not just success, but also a certain standard of cricket all through

West Indies news

Adams takes over as West Indies director of cricket

Jan 10, 2017: Jimmy Adams, 49, has been confirmed as the new director of cricket for West Indies, taking over the role from the departing Richard Pybus

West Indies news

Adams set to take over as West Indies director of cricket

Jan 4, 2017: Former West Indies captain and U-19 coach Jimmy Adams is in line to succeed Richard Pybus as the West Indies director of cricket

County news

Adams leaves Kent head coach role

Oct 17, 2016: Jimmy Adams is standing down as Kent's head coach after five years to return to Jamaica

Boundary catching's giant leap

Aug 20, 2016: There was a time when teams hid their least athletic fielders by the rope. Today, that part of the field witnesses circus-level acrobatics, for which players train in earnest

'Going to Perth in '93, we just knew we were going to win'

Jun 4, 2015: Jimmy Adams reflects on West Indies v Australia in the 1990s. Featuring star turns from Lara, Pidge, Ambi, Tugga… and Michael Bevan

Jimmy Adams

'Only Bradman had a better record at that stage'

Oct 20, 2013: After his first 12 Tests, Jimmy Adams was close to legendary

MCC news

Charlotte Edwards joins MCC cricket committee

May 17, 2012: Charlotte Edwards, captain of England Women, is to become the first woman to sit on the MCC World Cricket committee

County news

Adams challenges Kent culture

Mar 30, 2012: Jimmy Adams' task is to raise the temperature among Kent supporters. Kent have slumped from title-contenders at the turn of the century to second-bottom of the pile last season: the third-worst finish in their history.

County news

Adams appointed new Kent coach

Jan 3, 2012: Jimmy Adams, the former West Indies all rounder, has been appointed the new head coach at Kent. The county have been without a head coach since Paul Farbrace left the county in September.

You're not going to believe this, but...

Oct 19, 2010: Following James Anderson's boxing injury, we look at XI other instances where players found bizarre ways of sidelining themselves

Hampshire v Durham, CB 40, Rose Bowl

Hampshire openers set up easy win

Aug 8, 2010: Opening batsmen Michael Lumb and Jimmy Adams led Hampshire to a resounding six-wicket win over Durham at the Rose Bowl with 31 balls to spare. Lumb signalled his return to form after a poor first half to the season by making 75, while Adams top-scored wit

West Indies v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Dominica

Ottis Gibson keen on batting coach

May 28, 2010: Following a series of failed run-chases in the home series against South Africa, West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has identified the role of a batting coach as critical to his team's fortunes

ICC World Twenty20 2010

Gibson happy to face old friends

May 2, 2010: Group D in the World Twenty20 is resembling Friends Reunited. Ottis Gibson and Phil Simmons, former West Indies team-mates, have already gone head-to-head as the coaches of the hosts and Ireland while Eoin Morgan will also face his former colleagues on Tu

Regional Four Day Competition 2009-10

Mixed reactions to first-class changes

Dec 28, 2009: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is seemingly intent on extending the festive season well into the new year in its annual first-class tournament. Some don't share the vibes

Regional Four Day Competition 2009-10

Jamaica backs WICB's domestic experiments

Dec 21, 2009: The Jamaican board has defended the innovations to be introduced in this season's four-day first-class tournament - including day-night games - after concerns were raised about the quality of the pink balls to be used