Cricket West Indies (CWI) recently released their fixtures for the 2018 Regional Under-15 Tournament which bowls off from March 28 in Jamaica.
Defending champions Barbados will have their work cut out, as they open the tournament rivals Trinidad & Tobago at the famous Melbourne Oval, the home ground of legendary Windies fast-bowlers, Michael Holding and Courtney Walsh.
The Barbadians captured the title last year on home soil, following victories over Windwards, Leewards, Jamaica and T&T, and a no-result against Guyana.
FLASHBACK! Barbados U15 team celebrating their title win
Meanwhile the opening round will feature other matches such as hosts Jamaica facing Leeward Islands at Up Park Camp on the Jamaica Defence Force army base, while Guyana battle Windward Islands at the Kensington Cricket Ground, Jamaica.
A release from the CWI on behalf of Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams, said “This is one of the key development tournaments on the Cricket West Indies annual calendar. This tournament serves the purpose of encouraging junior players from across the Caribbean to excel and be given the opportunity for early recognition, while promoting competition among their peers at the regional level.”
Adams further pointed out that the Tournament was shifted back to the Easter weekend this year in order to reduce the cluster of junior competitions held in the summer, allowing for CWI to provide more focus on this important age group.
The Regional Under-15 Tournament – in its 23rd year – will be contested under a round-robin format, featuring five rounds of matches with the team accumulating the most points being declared champions.
