ALL-ROUNDERS Jonathan Rampersaud, Zachary Jodah, Alvin Mohabir and Marvan Prashad have been selected to join the 56 players who are currently part of Under-19 camp in Antigua, organised by Cricket West Indies (CWI).

Those four join Matthew Nandu, Mavindra Dindyal, Isai Thorne, Rampertab Ramnauth as the Guyanese players seeking to make the West Indies Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour England, and potentially the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup which will be held in the Caribbean in the months of January-February.

When CWI announced the training the 56-member training contingent on August 2, only four Guyanese names were listed despite eight players being submitted, a source had related in another section of the press.

Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) released a statement which indicated, “GCB peeved with Under-19 World Cup training squad named by CWI selectors”, and noted it as “shoddy treatment” to Guyanese cricketers.

GCB president Bissoondyal Singh and CWI director, indicated in the said release he would have sought an audience with the CWI hierarchy on the matter.

Appearing on the Mason and Guest Radio Show in Barbados, on Tuesday evening, CWI vice-president Dr Kishore Shallow said: “We realise that this is about identifying talent, this is about the boys playing cricket and representing West Indies, and we know how enthusiastic these youngsters are. I’m pleased to say…Cricket West Indies and the GCB have since made arrangements to facilitate an additional four players who missed out on an opportunity (initially).”

The now 60 players are split into four groups to play against each other in four matches.
The second match was contested yesterday.

Following the Rising Stars U19 camp and the trial matches, the selectors will then cut the squad to 25, then a squad of eighteen (18) players will be selected for the West Indies Rising Stars U19 tour of England, which will feature six Youth One-Day Internationals at The County Ground, Beckenham and The Polo Farm, Canterbury from Saturday, September 4 to Friday, September 17.

The seven not selected for England tour will continue to work with a programme which has been ongoing virtually over the past seven months with some regional youth players.

FULL SQUADS (with home territories)
Barbados: Rivaldo Clarke, Hakeem Perryman, Tariq O’Neale, Johann Layne, Shaqkere Parris, Nimar Bolden, Giovonte Depeiza, Kwame Patton, Kamario Grant, Achilles Brown, Romario Brathwaite

Guyana: Matthew Nandu, Mavindra Dindyal, Isai Thorne, Rampertab Ramnauth, Jonathon Rampersaud, Marvin Prashad, Zachary Jodah, Alvin Mohabir

Jamaica: Brandon English, Steven Wedderburn, Jordan Johnson, Justin Beckford, Andel Gordon, Nicholas Lewin, Oneil Roberts, Javid Simpson, Tamari Redwood, Gavasta Edmond

Leeward Islands: Jaden Carmichael, Akadianto Willett, Anderson Amurdan, Carlon Bowen-Tuckett, Onaje Amory, Kelvin Pittman, Nathan Edward

Trinidad and Tobago: Shiva Sankar, Matthew Gittens, Sion Hackett, Anderson Mahase, Isaiah Gomez, Vasant Singh, Aaron Bankay, Kyle Roopchand, Jeremiah Cruickshank, Nick Ramlal, Tariq Mohammed, Justin Jaggessar, Amrit Dass, Chaydon Raymond, Rajiv Ramnath, Kyle Kissoondath

Windward Islands: Divonie Joseph, Udell Preville, Tyran Theodore, Ackeem Auguste, Teddy Bishop, McKenny Clarke, Tiron Charles, Keygan Arnold.