Restoring Pride and Performance of West Indies Cricket

Shivnarine Chanderpaul Honoured at Vice-Chancellor's Cricket Match

Veteran Guyanese cricketer and former captain of the West Indies Cricket team, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, was honoured at The UWI Vice-Chancellor's XI Cricket Match in February 2017 at Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts. The Vice-Chancellor's XI Cricket Match took the form of a 50-over warm-up match preceding England's tour of the West Indies for a three- match ODI series.

Chanderpaul's son, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who played as a member of the Vice-Chancellor's XI team against the English opponents, accepted the special tribute and commemorative plaque on his father's behalf in a brief ceremony during the half-time break. The senior Chanderpaul ended his 22-year international career in 2016, and this award was offered in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the game.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul accepts a commemorative plaque on behalf of his father Shivnarine Chanderpaul from Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis, Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton. Tagenarine Chanderpaul accepts a commemorative plaque on behalf of his father Shivnarine Chanderpaul from Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis, Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton.

The brainchild of the late Sir Frank Worrell, The UWI Vice-Chancellor's XI Cricket Match has been a tradition in regional cricket for over 20 years. It celebrates the historic partnership between The UWI and the West Indies Cricket Board of Control (WICB).

10th Anniversary of CCC

In 2017, the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) Marooners marked its 10th year of keen competition. The Marooners comprise the best of the best from all campuses, competing among top regional and international teams. This participation receives the enthusiastic support of the coaches, staff, faculty and students, and the team's collective hunger to gain the competitive edge is proof that students of The UWI never need to choose between academics and athletics. It represents part of a multi-pronged approach to regaining the West Indies' place among the cricket elite.

The CCC team seeks the best athletes from regional tertiary institutions, and offers them the best training available, thus developing players who can proudly take their place on any top-tier regional team. Now, ten years later, the programme intends to take cricket to another level, with the establishment of the SAGICOR UWI Sports Science Labs for Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology.

The programme has also embraced mental skills training, having engaged the services of David Scott, Sports Psychologist, from The University of New Brunswick in Canada. The UWI is dedicated to creating a new cadre of cricketers within the Worrell tradition, who will restore the pride and performance of West Indies cricket.

The Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) Marooners team The Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) Marooners team