ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Double-crown champions Jamaica will face long-standing rivals Barbados at Everest Cricket Club ground, in the opening round of the three day aspect of competition in this year’s West Indies Cricket Board’s Regional Under-19 Tournament which opens Tuesday in Guyana. Hosts Guyana meet Leeward Islands at the Guyana National Stadium and Windward Islands play Trinidad and Tobago at the Enmore Community Centre ground in the other first round matches of the competition.
Two weeks later, the Jamaicans again tackle the Barbadians across town at the historic Bourda Oval, the former international venue located in the heart of the Guyana capital of Georgetown, in the opening round of the One-day competition on August 4.
This year’s tournament, which is the marquee tournament for young regional players, will feature three rounds of three-day matches played and scheduled to be contested among the six regional teams with the one who accumulates the highest number of points being crowned the Regional Under-19 three day champions.
A composite ICC Americas side, featuring the most promising youngsters from ICC Associate and Affiliate members from the Caribbean, North, Central and South America, will join the six territorial teams for the One-day competition which will be played over seven rounds.
This stage of the tournament will culminate with the playing of the Grand Final between the two teams that accumulate the highest number of points, to arrive at an overall winner.
Jamaica captured the 3-Day title last year in St. Kitts, when they finished on 47.9 points, topping the points table ahead of T&T, Guyana, Windwards, Barbados and Leewards, while they played unbeaten to also collect the One-day title, ahead of Windwards, T&T, Guyana, Barbados, ICC Americas and Leewards.

SQUADS
BARBADOS: Joshua Drakes (captain), Chad Williams (vice captain), Leniko Boucher, Alex Fergusson, Lee-Germon Gaskin, Akil Greenidge, Keon Harding, Matthew Jones, Nicholas Kirton, Neil Persaud, Tarik Shorey, Shamar Springer, Jafari Toppin, Dikembe Wilson.