Caribbean Cricket Podcast
Episodes
Breaking Barriers: Barbados to England...and Back ft Roland Butcher
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Roland Butcher? Depending on your connection to the game - that question has different answers for different people. Roland the first black m...
The BEST XI in the 2025 West Indies Championship
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who made the CCP team of the tournament in the latest edition of the West Indies Championship? How many of them should be test team regulars? As eve...
Are West Indians losing their IPL star power?
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last year there were only eight West Indians in IPL. Should we be concerned? Machel and Santokie have a look at whether the luster and star power of ...
Was Kevlon Anderson ready for a West Indies call up?
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevlon Anderson took this year's West Indies Championship by storm and led to him being added to West Indies test squad vs Australia. Machel jumped ...
What If? The alternate universe West Indies test side
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Machel and Santokie jumped into the CCP studio to construct an alternate West Indies test side. What could have been? What should have been? Do you a...
Who should have been the next West Indies test captain?
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to the announcement of Roston Chase as the next West Indies test captain, Machel hosted a live show looking at who should have been the runners ...
Why did Kraigg Braithwaite stand down as WI test captain?
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Never ever a dull day in West Indies cricket. At the beginning of April, Machel and Santokie jumped into the CCP studio to talk through Kraigg Brait...
Jewel Andrew: How to develop our generational talent?
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 stu...
West Indies Grindball saviours - where are they?
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Major League Cricket has a new CEO (ft Johnny Grave)
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Meet Chris Dehring, CWI's new CEO
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Was the West Indies breakout league a good idea?
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The best West Indies Test captain of the 21st century
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ana...
Who should Daren Sammy call up from the white ball squads?
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 en...
Should the West Indies test side be built around Alick Athanaze?
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 batti...
Daren Sammy lays out his plans for the West Indies test side
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Walter Rodney: A Caribbean Cricket Podcast history special
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People have been asking me for years to bring back the Caribbean history specials. For this episode Machel was joined by his father Professor Roderic...
The best West Indies ODI XI of the 21st century
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 2...
Is Shivnarine Chanderpaul the greatest Guyanese cricketer?
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 u...
The story of a regional cricketer ft Yannick Leonard (Anguilla/Leeward Islands)
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often make reference to the random nature of regional cricket in the Caribbean. However without the stories of the individuals that have directly p...
Why Brandon King got his test match chance
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. Ma...
Governance reform in West Indies cricket
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A few months after some politricks from Guyana and Barbados - Governance reform on term limits have finally been passed by Cricket West Indies. Mache...
CCP x Shane Deitz (West Indies Women's Head Coach)
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Matt...
West Indies Women 3-0 Bangladesh Women: CCP T20 series review
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
T20 profit over West Indies pride
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 abou...
West Indies Women 2-1 Bangladesh Women: CCP ODI series review
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 qualifi...
Selection overhaul in West Indies cricket ft Miles Bascombe (Director of Cricket)
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year Cricket West Indies launched the brand new scouting system with a primary focus on the West Indies Championship. They unveiled a gr...
Recruiting the West Indian diaspora: CCP Diaspora Files
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 subs...
Pakistan vs West Indies: CCP player ratings
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Saving West Indies Cricket ft Fazeer Mohammed
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following West Indies historic win in Pakistan, Fazeer Mohammed joined Caribbean Cricket Podcast for an episode we called 'Saving West Indies cricket'...
West Indies complete the miracle in Multan
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 sh...
Did the West Indies selectors cause the batting decline?
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
CCP x Avenesh Seetaram: The role of a West Indies analyst
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year we spoke with West Indies senior men's analyst, Avenesh Seetaram. He joined us to talk: The role of an analyst Winning CPL 2024 wi...
Caribbean Cricket Podcast 2024 awards show
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you missed it. The CCP awards handed out by the Caribbean Cricket Podcast for 2024. From Mens and Womens player of the year to the Catfish of 202...
Is Tier 2 where the West Indies belong?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the back end of 2024 outgoing ICC Chair Greg Barclay suggested the West Indies should into seperate islands and nations. Then news broke that new ...
Can Daren Sammy save the West Indies test side?
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Machel and Santokie jumped into the Caribbean Cricket Podcast studio to look at Daren Sammy's appointment as the new West Indies Men's test coach. Ca...
The best West Indies T20I XI of the 21st century
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by a message sent to the podcast by follower Dave Ingram. Machel jumped into the CCP studios to analyse Dave's West Indies T20I team of the ...
The best West Indies Test XI of the 21st century
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by a message sent to the podcast by follower Dave Ingram. Machel jumped into the CCP studios to analyse Dave's West Indies test team of the ...
West Indies 0-3 Bangladesh - CCP reaction to T20 series whitewash
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
West Indies 0-3 Bangladesh Who would have realistically predicted that Bangladesh would sweep West Indies in a T20I series. Is this a new nadir? Mac...
The West Indies Christmas wish list
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of 2025 Machel jumped into the hot seat to consider what should be on the West Indies New Years wish list. As ever please leave a rating and su...
Talking all things West Indies Academy ft Ramesh Subasinghe (Academy Head Coach: CWI)
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Its been six months since Ramesh Subasinghe last appeared on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. At the time of recording he had been in role as Academy ...
West Indies clean sweep Bangladesh 3-0 (ODI Series)
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the back end of 2024 West Indies defeated Bangladesh in an ODI series for the first time in 10 years. It was only right that on such a momentous o...
Do Guyana and Barbados care about West Indies cricket?
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is no cricket in the Caribbean without Politricks. Last year Cricket West Indies held a critical meeting to look at the Wehby report and implem...
Should the West Indies disband?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the back end of last year outgoing ICC chairman Greg Barclay made a few interesting comments about the state of cricket in the Caribbean. He seemi...
West Indies 1-1 Bangladesh: CCP test series review
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where do we go from here? An unprecedented loss to Bangladesh in the second test meant West Indies had to share the downbad Championship trophy. Fat...
Bangladesh humble West Indies - CCP immediate reaction
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bangladesh second test defeat is a tough pill to swallow as it properly shows the region where our cricket is really at. Machel jumped into the ...
Joshua Da Silva: Overachieving, Underachieving or Just right?
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anytime Josh Da Silva doesnt make a significant score, uncles jump into our comments demanding he be dropped. Machel finally jumped into the CCP stud...
Super 50 chaos - Double forfeit and no champion declared
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Never a dull day in West Indies cricket. Nearly 24 hours after the 2024 Super 50 final should have started, CWI put out a statement confirming that t...
Should Rahkeem Cornwall play ODI cricket for the West Indies?
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a school of thought in the region that Rahkeem Cornwall should never don a West Indies jersey again much less debut in white ball cricket. H...
Alzarri Joseph's temper tantrum
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Never a dull day in West Indies cricket. West Indies maintained their good record in the Caribbean against Babylon but Alzarri Joseph's antics early...
West Indies Women: T20 World Cup review - Next steps
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So the dust has settled after the West Indies Women T20 world cup campaign. Everyone agrees it was an over-achievement but the question is now what? ...
West Indies Academy moves to Antigua FULL TIME
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In some news that probably went a bit under the radar CWI announced the new cohort of the Men's West Indies Academy but more importantly than that the...
Did CPL 2024 herald the dawn of new young talent?
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With another CPL season soon upon us and the Breakout league now in action, Machel jumped into the studio to unpick the positives from the tournament....
West Indies new central contracts - any surprises?
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CWI announced their new central contracts late last year and more importantly for the first time ever multi year contracts were included. Machel and ...
Opening the Caribbean Cricket Podcast mailbag
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We havent done a CCP mailbag episode in quite some time. We are hoping to make this a more regular thing but we shall see. The one thing about the Ca...
How to create a new Caribbean T20 league
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discussions have been ongoing between Cricket West Indies and CPL over the creation of a new Caribbean T20 league that serves as a 'feeder' for the CP...
Does CPL have an identity crisis?
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the Jamaica Tallawahs gone from the Caribbean Premier League - is there an issue with the identity of some of the remaining teams? No one questi...
Should Kraigg Braithwaite remain as West Indies test captain?
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the fall outs from the recent West Indies - South Africa test series was the noise in some quarters for Kraigg Braithwaite to be removed as ...
T20s: West Indies 3-0 South Africa (CCP review show)
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expected or over performance? West Indies downed South Africa 3-0 in the recent T20 series to claim their 5th consecutive T20 series win. Join Mache...
Johnny Grave departs as Cricket West Indies CEO
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Johnny Grave having departed as the Cricket West Indies CEO, Machel jumped into the CCP studio to analyse the impact of Johnny Grave on West Indi...
West Indies 0-1 South Africa: Test series player ratings
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A week after the end of the West Indies vs South Africa test series we handed out the CCP player ratings. Machel didnt hold back as ever - but do you...
West Indies 0-1 South Africa: CCP answers where we go from here
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another test series - Another L There were some positives for sure - but were there more questions than answers? Machel and Santokie sat down in the...
What is the Max60 and why is it a good thing for the Caribbean? ft Dario Barthley
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been paying attention you will know that a brand new T10 tournament took place in the Caribbean in August. However this one was different i...
England 3-0 West Indies: CCP Player ratings
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The last bit of the fallout from the England series is here. Machel and Santokie jumped into the hot seat to hand out the world famous CCP ratings. ...
Deandra Dottin comes out of retirement - What now for West Indies Women?
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We always thought it would happen at some point and so it has come to pass. Deandra Dottin has finally announced her international retirement U-turn ...
England 3-0 West Indies (CCP series review)
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And so mercifully the test series in England finally came to an end. England won 3-0 and rather predictably so but was it a series of missed opportun...
In conversation with Kavem Hodge
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while since we had a player interview but fresh off his maiden test century at Trent Bridge, Kavem Hodge came through to talk us throug...
Good Job Desmond Haynes?
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last month Desmond Haynes' contract as West Indies Men's Lead Selector came to an end and was not renewed. Machel and Santokie took a look at the dec...
Fundamentals of a sucessful Cricket Academy ft Ramesh Subasinghe (Academy Head Coach: CWI)
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the Caribbean Cricket Podcast we always try to ensure our audience can hear from all the important stakeholders in West Indies Cricket. In April t...
West Indies player ratings - T20 World Cup
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The T20 World Cup may have ended a few weeks ago but that doesn't mean the post-mortem is over. Machel jumped into the CCP studio to hand out the p...
West Indies' T20 World Cup - CCP post-mortem show
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So it wasnt to be, West Indies managed to take their crunch game against South Africa to the final over but could not get the W they needed to continu...
West Indies squad to tour England - CCP review
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the midst of the T20 World Cup, Cricket West Indies named the test squad to tour England. In truth there were very few surprises but Machel and Sa...
Revitalising cricket in Jamaica ft Cricket Cave
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Speak to enough cricket loving people in Jamaica and they will tell you that cricket in the country is on life support. Luckily business entrepreneur...
Is Shai Hope a certain pick for the West Indies T20 XI?
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to the start of the 2024 T20 World Cup it wasnt immediately clear what was the best West Indies XI, with so many players fighting over the same ...
Is it too late for Evin Lewis?
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The presence of Evin Lewis in the pre-World Cup camp in Antigua got many talking in the Caribbean. Machel and Santokie jumped into the studio to talk ...
Are the West Indies Women's team back on track?
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The West Indies Women recently completed a highly successful tour of Pakistan. Of the eight matches played across the T20s and ODI format the West Ind...
West Indies announce their T20 World Cup squad - Feast or Famine?
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shimron Hetmyer and Shamar Joseph are the newsworthy names as West Indies finally announced their senior men's squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. M...
Who is locked in for the England test series?
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the West Indies Championship over all eyes are on the make up of the West Indies test squad to tour England. Which players have done enough to fo...
Should Lawrence 'Yagga' Rowe be forgiven?
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Say the name Lawrence 'Yagga' Rowe and West Indians of a certain vintage will regale you with tales of his graceful stroke play and of course the 302 ...
Who should open for the West Indies?
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first three rounds of the West Indies Championship has not solved the opener issue for the West Indies Men's senior side. Tagenarine Chanderpaul c...
Does Jason Holder walk back into the West Indies test XI?
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Say the name Jason Holder and you will likely trigger very irrational and emotional rantings amongst the West Indian fanbase. Recently on the Caribbea...
Plotting the path forward in West Indies cricket ft Miles Bascombe (Director of Cricket: CWI)
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the Caribbean Cricket Podcast we always try to ensure our audience can hear from all the important stakeholders in West Indies Cricket. Director of...
West Indies U19 Men's World Cup campaign: The CCP review
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
West Indies U19 Mens placed 5th in the 2024 World Cup - a result probably better than the majority in the region would have expected. Machel jumped in...
What does the new MOU mean for West Indies cricket?
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So much has happened in West Indies cricket that you could be forgiven for missing the big news that CWI and WIPA had signed a new Memorandum of Under...
Australia vs West Indies test series (CCP review show) : CCP player ratings
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The dust has now settled and the endless think pieces on Shamar Joseph and West Indies have come to an end. Therefore it now seems right to look back ...
Frank Worrell: A history special ft Vaneisa Baksh
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How apt that following West Indies miraculous performance to share the Frank Worrell Trophy, Trinidad and Tobago cricket journalist Vaneisa Baksh join...
Was the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup draw a real World Cup draw?
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last month the fixtures for the Men's T20 World Cup were released. However to all intents and purposes the fixtures, locations of teams and timings al...
Why have Cricket West Indies removed several selectors?
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
West Indies cricket will always be a Netflix series. In the latest installment of West Indies drama - Cricket West Indies has confirmed several organi...
New Years resolutions (wishes) for West Indies cricket in 2024
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A brand new year means a new set of Caribbean Cricket Podcast resolutions for 2024. Machel gave his NINE hopes for 2024. Do you agree with them? As al...
What is going on with cricket in Jamaica?
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
West Indies cricket will always be a Netflix series. In the latest installment of West Indies drama - Jamaica Tallawahs have resigned from CPL and bee...
Who should have been called up for the West Indies test tour of Australia?
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The dust has now settled on the noise around the test squad selected to tour Australia. In that void Machel decided to take a look at the squad again ...
West Indies defeat England 3-2 (T20 series)
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another T20 series - Another win. Daren Sammy is cooking something and it has the region excited. Machel and Santokie review the series victory over E...
Sunil Narine: West Indies legacy
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sunil Narine has officially announced his retirement from international cricket as well as domestic List A cricket. He of course crowned the announcem...
West Indies name ODI squad for England series: Major squad shake up
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with another recorded live show. West Indies finally got round to dropping their ODI squad to face England this after first dropping music ...
Super 50 2023: The CCP review show
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 CG United Super 50 is over and one of the oldest sides in the competition took the title. Make no mistake the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force ...
CCP x Hayley Matthews (#1 all rounder in Women's cricket)
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off her 132 vs Australia and her SEVENTH consecutive player of the match award, West Indies Women's captain Hayley Matthews joined the Caribbean...
Trinidad and Tobago cricket history ft Fazeer Mohammed
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second episode in our Caribbean cricket history series. On this episode we did a deep dive with the great Fazeer Mohammed looking at the history o...
CPL 2023 - Boom or Bust? (CCP review show)
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Guyana Amazon Warriors have won their first ever CPL title in 2023. Machel and Santokie held a live show to chew up the highs and lows of CPL 2023...
Is it time to recall Andre Russell to West Indies duty?
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the recently completed Caribbean Premier League season, Andre Russell rolled back the years to show why he is still an effective bowler in the T20 ...
Guyana cricket history ft Basil Butcher Jr
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a new series. We look at each cricket territory in the Caribbean in detail with a special guest. We start as we mean to go on with a d...