Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Heavy rain had the final word at Kingsmead, as the third one-day international between South Africa and West Indies was abandoned early after the change of innings

Heavy rain had the final word at Kingsmead, as the third one-day international between South Africa and West Indies was abandoned early after the change of innings

South Africa duly wrapped up the second Test at Durban by an innings and 65 runs, and so took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-Test series

Brian Lara and Ridley Jacobs added 98 for the sixth wicket to help West Indies recover from a shambolic start, but by tea South Africa were firmly in command of the second Test at Durban

West Indies have a tough task ahead of them in the second Tests against South Africa, and their batsmen will look to Brian Lara for inspiration

Boundary-studded innings from Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul set up a handy West Indian total at Buffalo Park in East London

Four wickets from Shaun Pollock helped South Africa to a comfortable 189-run win against West Indies in the first Test at the Wanderers

A record-breaking partnership between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ridley Jacobs put the West Indians in a commanding position of their match against Free State at the end of the second day's play at Bloemfontein

An unbeaten 111 from Shivnarine Chanderpaul, supported by half-centuries from Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Ridley Jacobs, put the West Indians in a commanding position at the close of the first day of their tour match

Two contrasting centuries were the highlight of the first day's play between Zimbabwe A and the touring West Indians at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare

The contenders for the Batting Performance of the Year award

The start of the West Indian domestic season may still be a few days away, but already a row has broken out over the selection of Shivnarine Chanderpaul as Guyana's captain ahead of Ramnaresh Sarwan, who is currently the Test team's vice-captain

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A third consecutive day of complete West Indian domination put India firmly on the backfoot at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

Despite overnight rain delaying the start of the final day's play, the result was a foregone conclusion

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