Nandu, Thorne included in West Indies 18-man U-19 squad

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Selection Panel today announced an 18-member West Indies U19 squad for the upcoming tour of England. The squad will be led Ackeem Auguste, with Giovonte Depeiza as vice-captain.
Auguste is a left-handed top-order batsman, while Depeiza is a right-handed middle-order batsman and left-arm spinner.

Robert Haynes, Lead Selector for U19 Rising Stars, said: “This trip to England is part of the preparation for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup next year, and will prove valuable experience for these young men. We have a very good combination, and it is really pleasing to see we have quality all-round cricketers in the group, which gives us more options.
“The conditions in England will be challenging, and they know that, but they have fantastic management support in the set-up, including Sir Curtly Ambrose, whose experience and knowledge will be an asset.”
Haynes added: “We started the selection process four weeks ago with 60 very talented youngsters from all across the region. It wasn’t easy cutting the squad down, but if you look at the balance in the bowling attack we have now selected, with six fast bowlers and three specialist spinners, you can see we have selected a quality attack.

“We also have some talented batsmen whom we expect to perform well. The work that everyone has put in to get these guys here to this level has been exceptional.”
Rohan Nurse will lead the coaching staff as the Acting Head Coach, as Floyd Reifer is unavailable due to prior contractual arrangements with the Caribbean Premier League.
The tour will feature six Youth One-Day Internationals at The County Ground, Beckenham and The Polo Farm, Canterbury from Saturday September 4 to Friday September 17.
The West Indies Rising Stars U19 squad was selected following an eight-match trial series with 60 players. From there the squad was reduced to 26 players, who were then involved in more intensive, targeted, high-performance coaching and simulation sessions.
The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by Cricket West Indies from January 4 to February 3, 2022. West Indies U19 ‘Rising Stars’ squad consists of CAPTAIN: Ackeem Auguste: age 17 (left-hand bat/right-arm leg-spin)
VICE CAPTAIN: Giovonte Depeiza: age 18 (right-hand bat/left-arm spin)
Onaje Amory: age 17 (right-hand bat/right-arm off-spin)
Anderson Amurdan: age 18 (right-hand opening bat)
Justin Beckford: age 17 (right-hand bat/right-arm off-spin)
Teddy Bishop: age 18 (right-hand opening bat)
Carlon Bowen-Tuckett: age 17 (right-hand bat/wicket-keeper)
McKenny Clarke: age 18 (right-hand bat/right-arm fast)
Rivaldo Clarke: age 18 (right-hand bat/wicket-keeper)
Nathan Edward: age 16 (left-hand bat/left-arm fast-medium)
Andel Gordon: age 18 (right-hand bat/left-arm medium-pace)
Sion Hackett: age 18 (right-hand bat/right-arm medium-fast)
Justin Jagessar: age 16 (right-hand bat)
Johann Layne: age 17 (right-hand bat/right-arm fast-medium)
Anderson Mahase: age 18 (left-hand bat/left-arm spin)
Matthew Nandu: age 18 (left-hand bat/right-arm off-spin)
Isai Thorne: age 16 (right-hand bat/right-arm fast)
Vasant Singh: age 17 (right-hand bat/right-arm leg-spin)

Team Management
Rohan Nurse (Acting Head Coach)
Sir Curtly Ambrose (Assistant Coach)
Steve Liburd (Assistant Coach)
Junie Mitcham (Team Manager)
Avenesh Seetaram (Analyst)
Alex Forde (Strength & Conditioning Coach)
Lyndon Knights (Physiotherapist)

Match schedule
Saturday, September 4: 1st Youth ODI – Beckenham
Monday, September 6: 2nd Youth – Beckenham
Wednesday, September 8: 3rd Youth ODI – Beckenham
Friday, September 10: 4th Youth ODI – Canterbury
Tuesday, September 14: 5th Youth ODI – Canterbury
Friday, September 17: 6th Youth ODI – Canterbury