Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Regional Under-19 girls on show

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The second annual Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 Championship will bowl off today in Trinidad.

The competition will feature six teams Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, and Windward Islands inĀ 30-over matches, which will be played at the National Cricket Centre (NCC), UWI Sports & Physical Education Centre (UWI SPEC), and Gilbert Park Cricket Ground (GPCG).

This tournament serves as a pivotal platform for showcasing and identifying talent, facilitating their progression.Ā CWIā€™s strategic plan has committed resources into developing the womenā€™s cricket at every level. This tournament therefore plays a vital role in the strategy to develop the talent pool and produce the next generation of West Indies Womenā€™s players.

CWIā€™s Talent Pathway Manager Steve Liburd said: ā€œThis tournament is vital for the growth of womenā€™s cricket in the region, and we are preparing forĀ our regional youth tournaments to be consistent to theĀ pathwayĀ system we have for menā€™s cricketĀ over the next few years.

ā€œThis yearā€™s tournament is key because we have to identify the next group of players who will make up the squad for the next ICC Womenā€™s U19Ā CricketĀ World Cup and be the feeder group for theĀ new Womenā€™s Academy that will lead into theĀ West Indies senior womenā€™s team.ā€

The tournament will see three matches each day starting at 10 a.m. (9 a.m. Jamaica time).Ā LIVEĀ ball-by-ball scoring of each match will be available on theĀ www.windiescricket.comĀ match centre.

Match Schedule

Tuesday July 4

Windward Islands vs Guyana ā€“ GPCG

Leeward Islands vs Jamaica ā€“ UWI SPEC

Trinidad & Tobago vs Barbados ā€“ NCC

Thursday July 6

Jamaica vs Trinidad & Tobago ā€“ GPCG

Guyana vs Barbados ā€“ UWI SPEC

Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands ā€“ NCC

Sunday July 9

Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands ā€“ GPCG

Jamaica vs Barbados ā€“ UWI SPEC

Guyana vs Leeward Islands ā€“ NCC

Tuesday July 11

Jamaica vs Guyana ā€“ GPCG

Leeward Islands vs Trinidad & Tobago ā€“ UWI SPEC

Barbados vs Windward Islands ā€“ NCC

Thursday July 13

Leeward Islands vs Barbados ā€“ GPCG

Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana ā€“ UWI SPEC

Jamaica vs Windward Islands ā€“ NCC

Saturday July 15

5thĀ and 6thĀ play-off ā€“ GPCG

3rdĀ and 4thĀ play-off ā€“ NCC

FINAL – UWI SPEC

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