Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced a key addition to its high-performance coaching setup, confirming the appointment of experienced former first-class cricketer Bob Carter as the organization’s new batting consultant. Born in Britain, Carter joined the CWI team officially on September 1, signing an initial 12-month contract that will see him support development programs across both the men’s and women’s national cricket setups.
Carter brings a wealth of coaching knowledge accumulated over more than a decade of high-level cricket leadership. His most prominent previous role was head coach of the New Zealand women’s national cricket team, a position he held from 2019 through 2022. Before stepping into that head coaching role, he spent 13 years as a high-performance coach for New Zealand Cricket, starting in 2012. Though Carter retired from full-time coaching duties in 2025, he has remained active in the sport in recent months, completing consultancy work for the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord’s Cricket Ground and leading a specialized coaching clinic at the Saint Lucia Cricket High-Performance Centre.
In his first project with CWI, Carter will embark on a multi-stop regional tour launching later this September. The tour will take him across six major cricketing hubs in the Caribbean: Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Leeward Islands, and the Windward Islands, where he will work directly with regional players and coaching staff.
The timing of Carter’s appointment is strategically planned, coming roughly six months before the West Indies men’s national team competes in the 2028 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, scheduled for February and March. This tournament marks the second consecutive time West Indies has had to compete in the qualifier to secure a spot in the main Cricket World Cup draw.
Speaking in an official statement released by CWI, Carter emphasized his enthusiasm for the new role and his respect for West Indies’ cricketing legacy. “West Indies cricket has a proud tradition of producing outstanding batsmen, and my job is to help build the base to produce future generations of world-class players,” Carter said. “My focus has always been on supporting players and coaches to reach their full potential, and I am looking forward to working alongside the regional and high-performance coaches to help achieve that.”
Miles Bascombe, CWI’s Director of Cricket, framed the hire as a critical investment ahead of a packed schedule of elite international competition. “West Indies teams will participate in at least six global events over the next 24 to 30 months, including the Men’s World Cup Qualifier next February,” Bascombe noted. “Bob’s immediate job is to raise the technical standard heading into these events.”