Former West Indies all-rounder Wavell Hinds has signed on for another year at Derbyshire.
New Zealand have announced details of their schedule for the summer season with the visits of West Indies and India.
The WICB expect Sir Allen Stanford's £20 million Super Series to go ahead despite an injunction filed by the WICB's principal sponsor Digicel.
Captain Chris Gayle blasted a ton as the West Indies beat Canada by seven wickets in the final of the Scotiabank Series in King City on Sunday.
Xavier Marshall set a new world record for the most number of sixes in a one-day international innings after the batsman blasted 12 in an unbeaten 157.
The West Indies beat Bermuda by six wickets in game two of the Scotiabank Series in King City on Wednesday.
Despite a brief wobble at the top of the order, West Indies comfortably defeated Bermuda in their opening game of the Associates Tri-series in Canada.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is hoping to return to Durham for a third successive summer in 2009.
Stanford Superstars - the team who take on England for a £10million Twenty20 purse - have named their squad for the November 1 contest.
Confusion surrounds Chris Gayle's future as skipper of the West Indies team.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has taken over as the top batsman in the ICC's Test Player rankings after taking advantage of a slump from Kumar Sangakkara.
Chris Gayle's future as captain of West Indies has been thrown into doubt by the head of the country's cricket board.
The winners of the Twenty20 Cup will be invited to play in what will be called the Stanford Super Series in the build-up to the £10million match between England and a Caribbean select XI.
West Indies stars have been named in the Stanford Superstars training squad ahead of November's Twenty20 showdown against England.
Australia completed a series whitewash over West Indies with a comprehensive 169-run victory in the fifth ODI on Sunday.