The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Fund for the U-16 Sports and Culture Cup kicks off today with TTCB president Azim Bassarath referring to it as “a tournament that fills a very important gap in our development strategy” .
Like the U-19 Cup, which concluded on Wednesday with the final at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, the U-16 Cup will also feature four teams made up of the cream of the crop in the U-16 age group.
The teams will play each other in a round-robin competition, with the top two advancing to the final of the 50-over tournament.
The opening round will see the Flamingos take on the Masqueraders at Inshan Ali Park while the Hummingbirds take on the Scarlet Ibis at the National Cricket Center with both matches kicking off at 9.30am.
Luke Ali will captain the Flamingos with Brendan Boodoo as vice-captain, while Fareez Ali will lead the Masqueraders with Maleek Jamal Lewis as vice-captain.
Renaldo Fournillier will lead the Scarlet Ibis with Aadi Ramsaran and the vice-captain and Yasir Dean will captain the Hummingbirds with Zane Maraj as the vice-captain.
Today’s U-16 Cup matches
Hummingbirds vs Scarlet Ibis, NCC
Masqueraders vs Flamingo,
Inshan Ali Park
teams
Hummingbirds – Yasir Chan Deen, (captain), Zane Maraj (vice-captain), Aditya Ramdeen, Ashmir Singh, Brandon-Mark Browne, Matthias Mahabir, Justin Hamid, Jalon Sanderson, Darryl Robert Lalchan, Adrian Singh, Ganesh Gobin, Zakilon, Darrius Batoosingh, Ethan Smith. Ramesh Dharamdeo (manager), Lester Hanooman (coach).
Scarlet Ibis – Renaldo Fournillier (captain), Aai Ramsaran (vice-captain), Alvin Sonny, Ethan Ramsundar, Israel Gonzales, Mikaeel Umar Ali, Amit Chan, Ethan Ramcharan, Adan Gopaul, Christian Lall, Jordan Mohammed, Levi Ghanny, Kyle Ramsundar, Alejandro Cassiram. Andrew Rampersad (manager), Rajendra Ramadhin (coach).
Masqueraders – Fareez Ali (captain), Maleel Jamal Lewis (vice-captain), Qadeer Juman, Adrian Mahase, Ravi Edwards-Seunarine, Zion Phillip, Jaden Seurattan, Christiano Ramanan, Samir Saroop, Dimitri Ramjattan, Varisht Ramdeen, Saleem Khan, Domin Redhead, Jadon Simon. Mitra Ragoonanan (manager), Aaron Kurbanali (coach).
Flamingo – Luke Ali (captain), Brendan Boodoo (vice-captain), Alexander Chase, Rajeev Ramgoolie, Ra’ed Ali-Khan, Zameer Ali, Ishant Roopnarine, Tyler Ramroop, Sachin Rambharath, Niall Maingot, Christian Rampersad, Thomas Walsh, Aadian Racha, Scyon Charles. Idrees Mohammed (Manager), Shameer Mohammed (Coach).
