We asked former players, umpires, fans, super-fans, and cricket enthusiasts what the Spirit of Caribbean Cricket meant to them personally. One thing stood out: Across the Caribbean, cricket is much more than a game. It’s a progressive idea about Caribbean identity itself.
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Two world cup wins, record-holders for the highest test scores, best opening pair, and T-20 wins are just some of the great achievements that Norman Cumberbatch recalls from his love of Caribbean cricket!
Cahema Lully passionately takes us back to her childhood excitement and love for cricket when her family would assemble to ‘Rally Round’ The West Indies’.
Behind the scenes of franchise cricket is the priceless opportunity being granted to players to learn from various cultures and in turn, share their own.
When Caribbean people assemble at a stadium for a match they set aside their differences and instead they bring more than just flags and drinks to the arena, they bring their culture! That’s a beautiful thing.
The fans just want to have fun and the game never disappoints; with antics from the players and supporters topped with lots of dancing CPL is truly pure fun!
There is a belief that “The future is female” so when CPL introduced the Women’s T10 Tournament the success will be inevitable.
As a member of the WI and Guyana blind cricket teams, cricket has facilitated the transformation of the lives of so many persons living with vision disabilities.
The Spirit of Caribbean Cricket is very important to the people of the Caribbean and we are trusting that we could keep that vibe, that party spirit alive…
We like to see our team hitting sixes. And we’re also into the excitement of fast bowling. And yuh know everybody in the Caribbean is an umpire as well.
The Spirit of Caribbean Cricket means showcasing excellent talent such as Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd, George Headley, Lawrence Rowe…
I have fond childhood memories of listening to matches where Jimmy Adams or Carl Hooper were at bat for the West Indies against England or Australia.
It still remains the sport that best represents us as a people. It is that thing that hasn’t failed us in the way that the West Indies Federation did.
When I think of the Spirit of Caribbean Cricket I think of excellence. I think of passion. I think of the field of play where the players are giving their all.
I associate cricket with happiness. I remember how happy I felt when people made noise every time the team that was playing scored six.
Darren Bravo’s last-ball six to win the game. The night Andre Russell had that incredible innings against TKR. Those memories will be etched in my mind forever.
I love going into that Oval with my flag—with my big Trinidad flag—representing my country. I like the vibes. I like the rum. I like the lime.
Look at cricket in England and you see the people there in their blazers and jackets and ties, and they clap a boundary or a six. That cannot happen in the Caribbean.
This thing called Caribbean cricket is more than just a story of bat-and-ball. It’s a 100-year-old tale of a game that has united us and yes, it’s even divided us at times.
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