How apt that following West Indies miraculous performance to share the Frank Worrell Trophy, Trinidad and Tobago cricket journalist Vaneisa Baksh joined us to talk about her latest book 'Son of Grace' - a biography on the great Frank Worrell.

A project that began in 2016 has ended with Baksh putting together the fruits of her archive hunting to write a comprehensive account of Frank Worrell and his life and legacy.

We often say on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast that understanding the history of West Indies cricket is critical to understanding our identity as West Indian people and this book does that and then some.

Son of Grace can be purchased in print and hardcopy wherever you buy your books and it is one we highly recommend.

For three decades Vaneisa Baksh has written about cricket and the West Indies. Her work has appeared around the Caribbean and the globe for international cricket websites such as ESPNcricinfo and in the esteemed Wisden Almanack. Her MPhil in Cultural Studies from The University of the West Indies focused on West Indies cricket and cultural identity, such is her passion for the game.

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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 all looked like backroom deals rather than any real draw.

Machel took a look at the fixtures and analysed whether the ICC know how to run a World Cup in its truest sense?

NB: *After this episode was recorded we received news from Cricket West Indies that some games were moving to 830pm (Caribbean time)*

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West Indies cricket will always be a Netflix series.

In the latest installment of West Indies drama - Cricket West Indies has confirmed several organisational changes at the start of a significant year.

Most notably Roland Butcher has been let go as West Indies Men's senior selector - a move that caused shock in some parts of the Caribbean.

Machel and Santokie took a look at all of the organisational changes and analysed why the moves have been made.

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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 always with the Caribbean Cricket Podcast we go into a level of depth and analysis on West Indies cricket that you wont hear anywhere else.

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West Indies cricket will always be a Netflix series.

In the latest installment of West Indies drama - Jamaica Tallawahs have resigned from CPL and been replaced by a yet to be named Antigua franchise.

This appears to be just the latest blow in what is being seen as the underdevelopment of Jamaica cricket.

Machel and Santokie were joined by special guests Jerome Foster (Sports Journalist RJR/Gleaner) and Simon Preston (Media Officer JFF/former analyst Jamaica Tallawahs) to chop up the situation.

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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 and ask if there were other options for selection (outside of the big name players that declined selection).

As always with the Caribbean Cricket Podcast we go into a level of depth and analysis on West Indies cricket that you wont hear anywhere else.

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Another T20 series - Another win.

Daren Sammy is cooking something and it has the region excited.

Machel and Santokie review the series victory over England and hand out the infamous CCP player ratings.

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Sunil Narine has officially announced his retirement from international cricket as well as domestic List A cricket.

He of course crowned the announcement with a Super 50 title and ended the 2023 tournament as the top wicket taker - how fitting.

However despite Sunil being a global star in the game his West Indies legacy is a bit more complicated - we are a tough people to please both within the region and the wider diaspora.

Machel and Santokie jumped into the hot seat to assess Sunil Narine's West Indies legacy.

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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 tracks and a Daren Sammy rally letter to the fans.

Did the squad live up to the expectations or was it the same old controversy where West Indies cricket is concerned

Machel and Santokie jump into the live studio to dissect all the fall out from the squad selection.

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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 were deserved winners of the tournament but it would be a lie to say there arent serious reservations about the overall quality of domestic cricket in the region.

Machel and Santokie jumped into the studio to run the rule over a competition that was down horrendous at the best of times.

As always with the Caribbean Cricket Podcast we go into a level of depth and analysis on West Indies cricket that you wont hear anywhere else.

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