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 CWIās strategic plan has committed resources into developing the womenās 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 Womenās players.
CWIās Talent Pathway Manager Steve Liburd said: āThis tournament is vital for the growth of womenās cricket in the region, and we are preparing forĀ our regional youth tournaments to be consistent to theĀ pathwayĀ system we have for menās cricketĀ over the next few years.
āThis yearās tournament is key because we have to identify the next group of players who will make up the squad for the next ICC Womenās U19Ā CricketĀ World Cup and be the feeder group for theĀ new Womenās Academy that will lead into theĀ West Indies senior womenās 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