Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the schedule and match venues for the first two rounds of the West Indies Championship, the four-day first-class red ball tournament in the region, which will be played in Antigua and Grenada.
The tournament will open with the Windward Islands Volcanoes hosting the Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at the Grenada National Stadium (GNS). This match will start on January 31 and will continue from February 1 to 3.
In Antigua, defending champions Barbados Pride will begin their bid for a third straight title when they take on the Guyana Harpy Eagles in the feature match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (SVRS) from February 1 to 4. The third contest will see the Leeward Islands Hurricanes host the Jamaica Scorpions at the Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG) from February 1 to 4.
The second round will be played from February 8 to 11 when Barbados Pride meet Jamaica Scorpions at the CCG; Trinidad and Tobago Red Force travel to face the Leeward Islands Hurricanes at SVRS and the Guyana Harpy Eagles take on the Windward Islands Volcanoes at GNS.
The third round of the West Indies Championship resumes on March 15 with the final round ending on April 1, when the 2023 champions will be crowned and presented with the Headley Weekes Trophy. The final three rounds will all be played in Trinidad and the venues will be announced at a later date.
Roland Holder, CWI Cricket Operations Manager said: “We are delighted to announce the fixture schedule and venues for the first two rounds of the West Indies Championship, our flagship regional tournament in the annual calendar. The six teams have been preparing hard for next season and we expect to see strong competition this year as they battle for the Headley Weekes trophy. From the tournament, the top performers also have the reward of playing for Team Weeks and Team Headley in the newly announced CWI tournament scheduled for April and May.”
The new Headley Weeks Series will follow the West Indies Championship and will feature three matches and three teams. Team Headley and Team Weeks will select from the top performers in the 2023 West Indies Championship and players outside the West Indies starting Test XI. The new West Indies Academy will provide the third team in the new Series.
Team Headley and Team Weeks are named after West Indies pioneers and legendary betting greats George Headley and Sir Everton Weeks, whose names are also honored on the West Indies Championship Winners’ Trophy. All three matches will be played from April 18 to May 6 at the CCG in Antigua.
Every West Indies Championship match will be streamed live on the Windies Cricket YouTube channel. Fans can follow every game from their mobile devices, computers or connected TVs, including access to live ball-by-ball scoring on Windiescricket.com’s live match centre.
WEST INDIES Championship 2023 Match Schedule
All matches start at 10:00 Eastern Caribbean Time (09:00 Jamaica Time)
GNS – Grenada National Stadium, Grenada
SVRS – Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
CCG – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
ROUND 1:
January 31 to February 3 – Grenada
Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in GNS
February 1 to 4 – Antigua
Barbados Pride v Guyana Harpy Eagles at SVRS
Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Jamaica Scorpions at CCG
ROUND 2:
February 8 to 11 – Grenada and Antigua
Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Guyana Harpy Eagles on GNS
Leeward Islands Hurricanes v Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at SVRS
Jamaica Scorpions v Barbados Pride at CCG
ROUND 3:
March 15 to 18 in Trinidad – Venues to be confirmed
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force vs Guyana Harpy Eagles
Jamaica Scorpions v Windward Islands Volcanoes
Leeward Islands Hurricanes v Barbados Pride
ROUND 4:
March 22 to 25 in Trinidad – Venues to be confirmed
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v Barbados Pride
Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Jamaica Scorpions
Leeward Islands Hurricanes v Windward Islands Volcanoes
ROUND 5:
March 29 to April 1 in Trinidad – Venues to be confirmed
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Jamaica Scorpions
Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes
Barbados Pride v Windward Islands Volcanoes
Headley Weeks Tri-Series
All matches will be played at CCG, Antigua
Match 1: April 19 to 22: Team Headley v West Indies Academy
Match 2: April 26 to 29: Team Weeks vs West Indies Academy
Match 3: 3rd to 6th May: Team Weeks v Team Headley
Teams (Rounds 1 and 2)
Pride of Barbados: Shane Dowrich (captain) Camarie Boyce, Shamarh Brooks, Jonathan Drakes, Keon Harding, Chaim Holder, Akeem Jordan, Nicholas Kirton, Jair McAllister, Shayne Moseley, Zachary McCaskie, Shamar Springer, Kevin Wickham; Vasbert Drakes (Head Coach)
Guyana Harpy Eagles: Leon Johnson (Captain), Veerasammy Permaul (Vice-Captain), Chandrapaul Hemraj, Matthew Nandu, Kemol Savory, Tevin Imlach, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Nial Smith, Ronsford Beaton, Akshaya Persaud, Ashmemar N. Joseph; Ryan Hercules (Head Coach)
Jamaica Scorpions: Paul Palmer Jr (Captain), Jamie Merchant, Alwyn Williams, Aldaine Thomas, Leroy Lugg, Kirk McKenzie, Romaine Morris, Abhijau Mansingh, Patrick Harty, Akim Fraser, Marquino Mindley, Gordon Bryan, Ojay Shields; Andrew Richardson (Head Coach)
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force: Darren Bravo (Captain), Amir Jangoo, Imran Khan, Jason Mohammed, Terrance Hinds, Jyd Goolie, Jeremy Solozano, Yannic Cariah, Bryan Charles, Vikash Mohan, Uthman Muhammad, Tion Webster, Khary Pierre; David Furlonge (Head Coach)
Windward Islands Volcanoes: Alick Athanaze (capt), Jerlani Robinson, Kavem Hodge, Keron Cottoy, Sunil Ambris, Justin Greaves, Tevyn Walcott, Kenneth Dember, Preston McSween, Teddy Bishop, Daurius Martin, Kimani Melius, Nicklaus Redhead; Shirley Clarke (Head Coach)
Leeward Islands Hurricanes (provisional squad): Jahmar Hamilton (captain), Mikyle Louis, Kieran Powell, Colin Archibald, Terance Warde, Jeremiah Louis, Keacy Carty, Ross Powell, Kofi James, Damion Williams, Kelvin Pitman, Hayden Walsh jr., Rahkeem Cornwall; Stuart Williams (Head Coach).
