OUT-of-favour West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Shane Dowrich has been given the reigns to Barbados Pride for the upcoming Regional Four-Day Championship that starts February 1.

Pride, who are chasing a third straight Four-Day title, will open the season against Guyana Harpy Eagles at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua after which they face Jamaica Scorpions from February 8 while the Eagles travel to Grenada to face Windward Volcanoes.

Due to the West Indies’ two-Test tour of Zimbabwe, Pride is without the services of Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite, Raymon Reifer, Jomel Warrican, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers and Kemar Roach.

However, their replacements are more than handy, as some of them formed the core of the squad that surged to success last season.

Just like Pride, Harpy Eagles, for varying reasons, are missing the likes of Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Vishaul Singh, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford along with Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Gudakesh Motie, who are in Zimbabwe as well.

However, Pride would be cautious since their lone defeat in last season’s triumph came at the hands of the Eagles at the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago.

Barbados Pride squad: Shane Dowrich (Captain), Camarie Boyce, Shamarh Brooks, Jonathan Drakes, Keon Harding, Chaim Holder, Akeem Jordan, Nicholas Kirton, Jair McAllister, Shayne Moseley, Zachary McCaskie, Shamar Springer and Kevin Whickham.

The head coach is Vasbert Drakes and Ryan Hinds is his assistant.

Guyana Harpy Eagles squad: Leon Johnson (Captain), Veerasammy Permaul (Vice-captain), Chandrapaul Hemraj, Matthew Nandu, Kemol Savory, Tevin Imlach, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Nial Smith, Ronsford Beaton, Akshaya Persaud, Ashmead Nedd and Shamar Joseph.

The Manager is Albert Clements, Head Coach Ryan Hercules, Assistant Coach Garvin Nedd, Cricket Analyst Keshava Ramphal and physiotherapist Angelica Holder.