Caribbean Cricket Podcast

Jewel Andrew is West Indies first generational batting talent since Shimron Hetmyer but will he go the way of Hetmyer? Machel jumped into the CCP studios to look at the developmental plan for Jewel. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. If you'd like to support the Caribbean...

Between 2021 and the summer of 2022 - West Indies pioneered a brand of cricket that we at the Caribbean Cricket Podcast coined 'grindball'. It led to series wins away and home vs Bangladesh, draws at home vs Pakistan and Sri Lanka and a 1-0 series win vs England. That seems like a long time ago now as the West Indies top 7 struggle to last 50 balls never mind 100 each. Machel jumped into the CCP s...

Its been a year since Johnny Grave left his job as CEO of Cricket West Indies. He is now the new CEO of Major League Cricket. Machel caught up with Johnny to find out his plans for Major League Cricket and why it looks set to be the number #2 T20 league in the world. Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments below. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Carib...

It's all change at Cricket West Indies as Chris Dehring has replaced Johnny Grave as the new CEO. Dehring joined us earlier this year to talk about his vision for West Indies cricket. Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments below. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbean Cr...

On April 25th to May 10th the West Indies breakout league took place. Six regional franchises went head to head with the best of the next generation getting a chance to showcase their T20 ability. Prior to the start of the tournament Machel jumped into the studio to look at the players selected and ask all the necessary questions. Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments below....

West Indies have been in a downbad era in test cricket for the best part of 25 years. Machel jumped into the Caribbean Cricket Podcast studio to analyse who was the best test captain in this period. Do you agree with his choice? Do you agree with his criteria? Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments below. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cr...

Earlier this year Machel jumped into the CCP studio to look at the top five white ball players that could/should be playing test cricket before the end of 2025. Did he get it right? Do you agree with the top five and the order? Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments below. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel k...

So much talk about white ball players and who should be drafted into the test squad. Machel jumped into the studio to discuss if the test squad batting line up should be built around Alick Athanaze? Where is the line? Where is metric Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel k...

Machel and Santokie jumped into the Caribbean Cricket Podcast studio to look at how Daren Sammy laid out his intentions for the test side It wasnt so much what he said but what he said if you read between the lines. Take a listen and let us know what you think in the comments. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as...

People have been asking me for years to bring back the Caribbean history specials. For this episode Machel was joined by his father Professor Roderick Hewitt, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), MPhil focused in Theology/Theological Studies, to analyse the impact of Walter Rodney and his significance in 21st century Caribbean culture. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cr...

Inspired by a message sent to the podcast by follower Dave Ingram. Machel jumped into the CCP studios to analyse Dave's West Indies ODI team of the 21st century. Do you agree with Dave, would you have had anyone else? As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. If you'd like to su...

Basil Butcher Jr. joined Machel and Santokie to debate who is the greatest Guyanese cricketer of all time? Make sure you get in the comments to let us know your answer and who on the panel you most agree with. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. If you'd like to support th...

We often make reference to the random nature of regional cricket in the Caribbean. However without the stories of the individuals that have directly participated in the system it can often feel like an abstract concept to understand. Former Leeward Islands cricketer Yannick Leonard joined us to talk about his journey in regional cricket and the how/why player development isnt as straight forward a...

Of all the so called 'white-ball only' players in the Caribbean the one who has the best claim to a West Indies test match chance is Brandon King. Machel took a look at how and why Brandon has reached the age of 30 without receiving a West Indies call up. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbea...

A few months after some politricks from Guyana and Barbados - Governance reform on term limits have finally been passed by Cricket West Indies. Machel jumped into the studio to look at the meaning behind the reform and identify what we should or can look forward to seeing next. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real a...

West Indies Women's head coach Shane Deitz joined us for a candid conversation on all things West Indies Women's cricket. From what makes Hayley Matthews tick to youth development we covered all the bases in the women's game. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. If you'd li...

In February, West Indies Women returned to their best format of the game and comprehensively beat Bangladesh Women 3-0. Machel jumped into the hot seat to look back at the series and explain why it was a very good series for the West Indies regardless of result. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as we do on the C...

Does playing for the West Indies really matter as much as the players say so? Machel jumped into the CCP studios to ask the difficult questions about allegiance to the West Indies. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. If you'd like to support the Caribbean Cricket Podcast y...

A more important bilateral series than it may have seemed on the surface. By defeating Bangladesh Women 2-1 it consigned the Tigers to the WC qualifiers alongside the West Indies, Pakistan, Scotland, Ireland and Thailand. Machel jumped into the hot seat to look back at the series and ponder what that should mean for West Indies WC qualification. Postscript: West Indies did not qualify in the long...

Earlier this year Cricket West Indies launched the brand new scouting system with a primary focus on the West Indies Championship. They unveiled a groundbreaking, data-driven scouting system aimed at identifying and developing the best cricketing talent across the region. Cricket West Indies, Director of Cricket, Miles Bascombe joined us to talk us through the new system as well as delving into al...

The Diaspora Files - Machel explores how the Cricket West Indies can do more to widen the talent pool. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channels keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. If you'd like to support the Caribbean Cricket Podcast you can become a patron for as little as £1/$1 a month here - patreon.com/Cari...

A week after the miracle in Multan, Machel headed to the CCP studios to hand out the player ratings from the Pakistan vs West Indies series. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channels keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. If you'd like to support the Caribbean Cricket Podcast you can become a patron for as little as...

Following West Indies historic win in Pakistan, Fazeer Mohammed joined Caribbean Cricket Podcast for an episode we called 'Saving West Indies cricket'. As ever with our episodes ft Fazeer, we covered all aspects of West Indies cricket from the performance in Pakistan to Daren Sammy to Governance in the region and so much more. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cr...

It might seem like a long time ago but at the start of this year West Indies pulled off the Miracle in Multan. They downed Pakistan by 120 runs to share the series and avoid last place in the World Test Championship table. Machel and Santokie provided an immediate reaction to that piece of history. As ever please leave a rating, review and subscribe to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other chann...

There are plenty of places to start when deconstructing where things went wrong in West Indies cricket but do the selectors get their portion of the blame? West Indians love to call for this person and that to be dropped but arguably too many players in WI cricket get dropped before it is even the time to do so. Machel took a look at the batting party that toured Bangladesh in January 2021 and ana...