WEST INDIES WOMEN HOMEWARD BOUND
ST JOHN’S, Antigua — The West Indies Women squad will begin their journey home from Oman starting on Friday, December 10, after quarantining in Oman for 11 days. The quarantine requirement followed the cancellation of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Cricket World Cup qualification tournament in Zimbabwe, where the West Indies Women had already successfully begun their qualification pursuit with an early victory. New and more severe global restrictions against travelers from a number of African countries, including Zimbabwe, forced the ICC to abandon the tournament prematurely, and the squad was flown to Oman by an ICC private charter as a staging area while they awaited an available route home.
CWI CEO Johnny Grave said: “We are pleased to confirm that the West Indies Women’s squad will soon be making their way back home. We want to thank them for their patience and understanding as we worked with our counterparts at the ICC and Oman Cricket to facilitate their return at the earliest opportunity.” Head Coach Courtney Walsh said: “The team is relieved by the good news that we will be home with our families before Christmas. The sudden cancellation of the Qualifiers and transition period in Oman has been mentally taxing on the entire team.”
Following the termination of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, the ICC announced that the West Indies Women, along with Pakistan Women and Bangladesh Women, secured the final three qualification spots for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup by virtue of existing ICC Women’s ODI rankings. The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will be played in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, 2022.
ENGLAND T20I AND TEST TOUR OF WEST INDIES 2022 ANNOUNCED
Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed the official tour operators and licensed ticket partners for England’s T20I and Test tours to the West Indies in 2022. The West Indies vs England five-match T20I Series takes place at the Kensington Oval in Barbados from January 22-30, 2022, followed by three Test matches in March — competing for the newly minted Richards-Botham Trophy, named in honour of legends Sir Vivian Richards and Lord Ian Botham. The Test Series opens at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua (March 8-12), followed by Kensington Oval in Barbados (March 16-20) and the Grenada National Stadium (March 24-28). All three Tests are part of the ICC World Test Championship.