ALL three matches on the opening day of the Regional Boys’ Under-17 cricket tournament in Trinidad and Tobago were called off due to rain.
Guyana were scheduled to face Barbados at the National Cricket Centre but no play was possible.

The tournament runs from Tuesday July 19 to Wednesday July 28, and during their time in the tournament, the players will also get the golden opportunity to watch a match in the CG United ODI Series between West Indies and India at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Several members of the West Indies Rising Stars U19 team last year and earlier this year will feature in the event. Among them are left-handed batter Jordan Johnson, who will captain Jamaica; right-hander Justin Jaggessar, who will lead the home team; and left-handed seam bowling all-rounder Nathan Edward, who is captain of Leeward Islands.

The tournament will feature 50-over matches and will be played on a round-robin basis. Matches start at 09:30hrs (08:30hrs Jamaica Time) and will be played at Gilbert Park, Inshan Ali Park, Powergen and the National Cricket Centre.

Jimmy Adams, CWI’s Director of Cricket, said: “We congratulate the young men who have been selected to represent their territories in this tournament, which is a stepping-stone towards their growth and development in our sport.

This is a major part of CWI’s investment into the future. We missed a few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore CWI sees it as vital that we re-start our age-group programmes and have our best young players participate in events such as these.
“We expect some highly competitive matches, but most of all we want to see our players improve and learn with each day on the field.”