The Jamaica Scorpions will begin their 2023 West Indies Championship campaign against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes on February 1.
The four-day first-class red ball tournament of the region 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.
In Antigua, defending champions Barbados Pride will begin their bid for a third consecutive title when they take on the Guyana Harpy Eagles in the feature match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (SVRS) from February 1-4.
The Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes match will take place at the Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG) and will be the third match of the opening round.
The second round will be played from February 8-11 when Barbados Pride take on 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.
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.
WEST INDIES Championship 2023 Match Schedule
All matches begins at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Caribbean Time (9:00 a.m. Jamaica time)
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:
8 to 11 February – 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 – Places 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 – Places 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 – Places 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: 19 to 22 April: Team Headley v West Indies Academy
match 2: 26 until April 29: Team Weeks v West Indies Academy
Match 3: May 3 to 6: Team Weeks v Team Headley
