St John’s, An­tigua – The eighth edi­tion of the Crick­et West In­dies (CWI)/West In­dies Play­ers' As­so­ci­a­tion (WIPA) Awards reached a pow­er­ful crescen­do on Sun­day as the bod­ies de­liv­ered an un­for­get­table and emo­tion­al trib­ute to the pi­o­neers of West In­dies crick­et — the leg­endary 1975 ICC Men’s Crick­et World Cup-win­ning team.

Host­ed in the el­e­gant Tri­dent Ball­room at the Wyn­d­ham Grand Bar­ba­dos, the evening was a heart­felt cel­e­bra­tion of re­gion­al pride, sport­ing great­ness, and en­dur­ing lega­cy.

The cer­e­mo­ny paid homage to the squad that re­shaped the crick­et­ing world 50 years ago. With a trib­ute rich in his­to­ry, nos­tal­gia, and Caribbean spir­it, the event ho­n­oured the un­matched lega­cy of the 1975 cham­pi­ons — the first-ever win­ners of the ICC Men’s Crick­et World Cup.