ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies announced today a 14-member Windies Under-15 Invitational XI for a tour of England from August 8 to 21.
The team was chosen from the performances of players who participated in last year’s Regional Under-15 Tournament. Two members of the squad – Tariq Mohammed and Rajiv Redhi – are playing in this year’s RU15, currently taking place in Barbados.
Commenting on the squad, chairman of the Selection Panel Courtney Browne said: “It has been widely recognised that our talent pool is limited in the Caribbean, so CWI has taken steps to give opportunities to our young players and encourage them to remain in the game.
“A trip like this is designed to get players ready for what is to come on the international pathway, as they make the steps up through the youth levels and onto the senior stage, so we are eagerly looking forward to seeing how much they have progressed.”
The Windies Under-15 Invitational XI will play six 50 overs-a-side matches against age group opponents from around the United Kingdom, plus a warm-up 35 overs-a-side match.
The team comprises:
Name
Territory
Role
Sachin Singh (captain)
Guyana
Left-handed batsman
Seth Agard
Barbados
Right-handed batsman, leg-spinner
Sameer Ali
Trinidad & Tobago
Left-handed batsman, leg-spinner
Antonio Fernandes
Leeward Islands
Right-handed batsman, medium-fast bowler
Matthew Forde
Barbados
Right-handed, medium-fast bowler
Romaine Jacob
Jamaica
Right-handed batsman, leg-spinner
Tariq Mohammed
Trinidad & Tobago
Right-handed batsman, off-spinner
Antonio Morris
Barbados
Right-handed batsman, off-spinner
Rajiv Redhi
Jamaica
Right handed batsman, left arm spinner
Demetrius Richards
Barbados
Left-handed batsman, right-arm medium/off-spinner
Jayden Seales
Trinidad & Tobago
Left-handed batsman, right-arm fast bowler
Garvin Serieux
Windward Islands
Right-handed batsman, wicketkeeper
Lee Solomon
Windward Islands
Left-handed batsman, left-arm fast bowler
Taeim Tonge
Leeward Islands
Right-handed batsman, fast bowler
Robert Samuels (team director), Corey Collymore (assistant coach), Rohan Nurse( assistant coach) and Beverly Nelson (physiotherapist) make up the management unit.
The tournament begins on August 9 with a 35 overs a side match against Sunbury Academy at Sunbury Cricket Club.
The other matches are as follows.:
August 13 Hertfordshire EPP vs Windies U15s – Location to be decided
August 14 Hampshire EPP vs Windies U15s – Totton & Eling Cricket Club
August 15 South West England vs Windies U15s – Banbury Cricket Club
August 17 Ireland U15s vs Windies U15s – Merchant Taylor’s School
August 18 Barmy Army Colts vs Windies U15s – Stanmore Cricket Club
August 20 London & East Region vs Windies U15s – Merchant Taylor’s School (PR)
