CWI Rising Stars Regional U15 Championship 2025: Guyana suffer first loss of tournament in defeat to Jamaica

Having made a positive start to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Under-15 Championship, being played at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St John’s, the Guyana Under-15s have suffered their first defeat: at the hands of their Jamaica counterparts.

  Jamaica Under-15s won the toss and elected to field first, and Guyana got off to a strong start, registering 65 for 2 in the 12th over; but a batting collapse saw the Guyana team being all out for a disappointing total of 104 runs made in 28.1 overs.

  Arif Bacchus top-scored with a patient 22 off 47 balls, which included 4 fours. Reyaz Latif contributed 17, and wicket-keeping/batsman Justin Dowlin made 15.

 Impressive Jamaican off-spinner Andrew Lloyd took 4 wickets for 14 runs in his spell; and Eckoney Robinson and Dondre Peters each took 2 wickets to help dismantle the Guyana batting lineup.

  Despite Richard Ramdehol’s good bowling performance of 2 for 7 in the second innings, the Guyanese were never in the contest. Jayden Shaw’s  responsible innings of 38 runs from 70 balls enabled the Jamaicans to chase down the runs in 29 overs. Tesfah Ward, with 25, and Luwain Pryce, with 19, ensured the Jamaica win by 7 wickets.

Trinidad defeat Windward Islands

  Trinidad and Tobago defeated the Windward Islands by 7 wickets. The Windward Islands were bowled out for a paltry 123, with Jorden Charles top-scoring with 55.

  Rylee Gangoo and Samuel Stewart each took 3 wickets. Zion Phillip, with 36, and Kaiden Pollard, with 24, helped Trinidad reach 124 for 3 in 23.1 overs.

Barbados defeat Leeward Islands

Barbados defeated the Leeward Islands by 170 runs, thanks to a strong 86 from Kelani Clarke and 55 from Seth Smith.

  Clayvaunte Powell scored 64 for the Leeward Islands, but Justin Parris’s 4 for 13 reduced them to 105 all out.

Guyana’s next game

  Guyana will come up against Windward Islands on Saturday, April 19, from 09:30hrs.