Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-19 cricketers will aim to take full advantage of the chance to play three-day cricket in a regional competition when the West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under-19 Championship gets under way today in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The U-19 Championship will be the first since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019. T&T will be led by Rajeev Ramnath, with Andrew Rambaran as vice-captain. Amin Forgenie is the coach.
T&T will open their campaign today against Guyana. The group also includes the Leeward Islands. The tour also consists of Barbados, Jamaica and the Windward Islands. The six-team competition will consist of four rounds of three-day red-ball matches. A total of 12 matches will be played. Apart from the T&T vs. Guyana match, the opening round will see home team Windward Islands take on the Leeward Islands, while Barbados take on Jamaica.
In 2019, Barbados won the most recent tournament played, which was then in a 50-overs format. The series also has an official sponsor in WINLOTT Inc. Chairman Murray Bullock stated: “WINLOTT Inc. is proud to partner with Cricket West Indies to host this Under-19 Rising Stars Championship. With continued public support for the Super Six, WINLOTT remains committed to significant investment in sport throughout the region.”
CWI Vice President Dr Kishore Shallow said: “CWI is excited about this partnership with WINLOTT for the upcoming Rising Stars Men’s Under-19 Championship. WINLOTT through their Super 6 game have been champions of youth cricket in the Windward Islands for many years so it’s great to have them as an official partner at this level as we continue to give young cricketers the opportunity to display and develop their talent. .
T&T squad: Rajeev Ramnath (captain), Andrew Rambaran (vice-captain), Narad Kissondath, Zachary Siewah, Nick Ramlal, Vasant Singh, Jacen Agard, Joshua James, Ricardo Chase, Justin Jagessar, Kyle Ramdoo, Joshua Bavistchu, Veer Orlando James.
SCHEDULE OF MATCHES
Group A: Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Leeward Islands
Group B: Barbados, Jamaica, Windward Islands
Round 1: August 10-12
Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands in Arnos Vale
Trinidad and Tobago vs Guyana at Park Hill
Barbados vs Jamaica in Cumberland
Round 2: August 15-17
Trinidad and Tobago vs Barbados at Arnos Vale
Leeward Islands vs Guyana at Park Hill
Windward Islands vs Jamaica in Cumberland
Round 3: August 20-22
Jamaica vs Guyana at Arnos Vale
Windward Islands vs Barbados at Park Hill
Leeward Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago at Cumberland
Play-offs: August 25-27
First Group A vs First Group B at Arnos Vale
Second Group A v Second Group B at Park Hill
Third Group A v Third Group B at Cumberland
