Caribbean Cricket Podcast
Episodes
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...
We need to talk about Rahkeem Cornwall
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By now you've probably seen the video or memes of Rahkeem Cornwall's run out in the CPL game between Saint Lucia Kings and Barbados Royals. It's an in...
West Indies and Associate cricket ft Shounak Sarkar (Emerging cricket)
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the back of West Indies failure to make it out of the World Cup qualifiers group we wanted to talk to an aficionado of the associate cricket scene....
First Hundred Days: CCP sits down with Dr Kishore Shallow (CWI President)
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the recently concluded World Test Championship final between Australia and India, we were fortunate to have the chance to sit down with new Cri...
Brian Lara's finest moment - 501 not out (ft Sam Lockyer)
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the Windrush Caribbean Film Festival Machel had the pleasure of taking in 501 not out. 501 not out is a film by Sam Lockyer - call it an od...
What does Devon Thomas' corruption charge mean for West Indies cricket?
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We had to wait a while to speak on this one. The West Indies wicket-keeper/batsman Devon Thomas has been charged by the International Cricket Council ...
Edges & Sledges x Caribbean Cricket Podcast : West Indies vs India test review
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special one-off collaboration podcast episode. Machel from the Caribbean Cricket Podcast linked up with DJ on the Edges & Sledges Podcast to do a th...
Can Daren Sammy succeed as West Indies head coach?
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Almost as soon as Daren Sammy was announced as the new West Indies white ball head coach the knives were out for him in many quarters. This before we ...
When will the Shimron Hetmyer discourse end?
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here we go again! Has any one West Indies cricketer ever provoked so much furious discourse? Prior to the World Cup Qualifiers West Indies selectors c...
Should Joshua Da Silva bat in the top six for the West Indies?
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following a productive Headley/Weekes series and A team tour of Bangladesh. He didnt always keep wicket but always batted inside the top six. Machel j...
Jamaica to the world: In conversation with Abhijai Mansingh
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the recently concluded West Indies Championship one player stood out for the winless Jamaica Scorpions - Abhijai Mansingh. The all-rounder turned ...
Courtney Walsh sacked as West Indies Women's head coach - what next?
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You know the saying by now. There is a never quiet day in West Indies cricket. Last month Cricket West Indies announced they would not be renewing Co...
The art of being a cricket agent ft Eathan Brookes (Gravity Sports)
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do Alick Athanze, Kofi James, Roshon Primus and Keacy Carty have in common? All are young and talented West Indian cricketers but all of them ar...
Five key takeaways from West Indies T20 series victory in South Africa
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The region is rejoicing after West Indies 2-1 T20 series victory in South Africa. It isnt just the win that has people talking but the manner in which...
The enigma that is Deandra Dottin - was she right to stick it to Gujarat Giants?
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Machel jumped into the hot seat to ask if Deandra Dottin was right to release her statement about the Gujarat Giants and whether this incident says mo...
South Africa vs West Indies: West Indies test series review (player ratings)
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the test series done and dusted Machel took to the hot seat to hand out the Caribbean Cricket Podcast post series player ratings and look at the ...
Why Bermuda's Kamau Leverock is cricket's best kept secret
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off making history for the Bermuda Men's cricket team explosive all-rounder Kamau Leverock came through to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast studios...
Jammin' with Jermaine 'Dadz' Blackwood: Jamaica and West Indies cricketer
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You know how we do on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast - we love to sit down and chop it up with West Indies cricket players. Next to come through to th...
Grading the West Indies Women T20 World Cup campaign
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As expected the West Indies Women's team failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup. However they left the tournament wi...
Shai Hope and Rovman Powell named new West Indies whiteball captains - will anything change?
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the announcement of Shai Hope and Rovman Powell as ODI and T20 captains respectively. Machel Hewitt analyses whether this really means anything i...
Talking cricket with Andre Coley (West Indies men’s interim head coach)
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following the first test match draw with Zimbabwe, West Indies men's interim head coach, Andre Coley came through to talk all things Caribbean Cricket...
Discussing the independent report on the 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup w/ Justice Patrick Thompson
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The independent Men's 2022 T20 report has prompted a lot of discussion around the region but also internationally. We wouldn't be the Caribbean Cric...
In conversation with Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave: Looking ahead to 2023
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New Year. New Reports. New Beginnings? CEO of Cricket West Indies, Johnny Grave, came through to talk all things West Indies cricket as we get ready ...
Who should be the next permanent head coach of the West Indies men’s team?
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andre Coley may well be the interim head coach of the West Indies men's team but all eyes are on who ends up as the permanent coach? Machel jumped ba...
New Years resolutions (wishes) for West Indies cricket in 2023
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our first official podcast episode of 2023 looked at the year ahead and our best hopes for West Indies cricket. One can only dream! It was a tumultuo...
Caribbean Cricket Podcast 2022 awards show
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Better late than never we had a look at the year that was 2022. In time honoured tradition we ended the year with the annual Caribbean Cricket Podcas...
Why the changes to the West Indies Championship might be right thing to do
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There I was minding my own business when Cricket West Indies put out a press release on Christmas Eve no less. The 2023 West Indies Championship has ...