Barbados Pride trial matches shifted for January 11 start
Shai Hope will lead one of the teams
The Barbados Cricket Board will host a tri-series tournament to decide their West Indies Championship squad in January. The first three-day match, which was originally scheduled for January 6, will now commence from January 11, while the second match is scheduled for a January 16 start. Both matches will be played at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.
Shai Hope, Shane Dowrich and Nicholas Kirton will captain the different sides, which are named after Sir Charles Griffith, Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Wes Hall.
Those in Sir Charles Griffith Squad are: Nicholas Kirton (Captain), Mikhail Austin, Joshua Bishop, Leniko Boucher, Jamaine Bullen, Rivaldo Clarke, Zidane Clarke, Joshua Drakes, Tauron Gibson, Keon Harding, Chaim Holder, Jarion Hoyte, Matthew Jones, Shayne Mosley, Shamar Springer, Craig St. Hill, Shanaldo Taylor, Kevin Wickham.
Barbados Pride players will play two trial matches before the team is selected
Those in Sir Garfield Sobers Squad are: Shai Hope (Captain), Marrodon Bend, Joshua Dorne, Jonathan Drakes, Jaden Edmund, Matthew Forde, Amari Goodridge, Chemar Holder, Javed Leacock, Jaden Lorde, Zachary McCaskie, Antonio Morris, Tariq O’Neale, Indal Persaud, Demario Richards, Demetrius Richards, Jomel Warrican, Rashawn Worrell.
Those in Sir Wes Hall Squad are: Shane Dowrich (Captain), Michael Agard, Kadeem Alleyne, Camarie Boyce, Shian Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Romario Greaves, Kyle Hope, Aaron Jones, Akeem Jordan, Johann Layne, Kalvin Marcus, Jair McAllister, Hakeem Perryman, Nathan Sealy, Kemar Smith, Akeem Springer, Nyeem Young.
The 2023 West Indies Championship commences in February. The first two rounds will be played at the National Stadium in Grenada from 1 February to 11 February, and at the CCG in Antigua and the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (SVRS).
There will then be a break, and the tournament will resume on 15 March and run until 1 April for the final three rounds, after which the champions will be crowned and presented with the Headley Weekes Trophy. These matches will be played in Trinidad at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA), Queen’s Park Oval (QPO) and the Diego Martin Sports Complex (DMSC).
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
West Indies Championship 2023 (for Headley Weekes Trophy)
1 to 4 February 1st round in Grenada and Antigua
8 to 11 February: 2nd round in Grenada and Antigua
15 to 18 March: 3rd round in Trinidad & Tobago
22 to 25 March: 4th round in Trinidad & Tobago
29 March to 1 April: 5th round in Trinidad & Tobago.
