Regional Four-Day set to bowl off on February 7th
The Regional Four-Day Cricket Championship is scheduled to kick off on February 7th and conclude on April 20th, with defending champion Guyana, due to the unavailability of the National Stadium in Providence, set to play all their matches overseas.
This was confirmed by an official release from Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday.
Guyana, owing to the refurbishment of the Providence facility in preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in June, will play all seven matches outside their jurisdiction.
According to the release, the West Indies Academy will make their debut at this juncture, while the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) will make their return following several years of absence. The other competing teams are Barbados Pride, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, and Windward Islands Volcanoes.
The first three rounds will occur from February 7th–24th, with matches set for Warner Park and Conaree Cricket Centre in St. Kitts and Nevis and Jamaica’s Sabina Park, Kensington Cricket Club, and Chedwin Park.
The release stated: “The second block of matches resumed on March 13, with the fourth and fifth rounds scheduled to be held in Trinidad and Tobago at the Queen’s Park Oval, the Diego Martin Sports Complex, and the Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground at UWI Spec, and in Antigua and Barbuda at the Coolidge Cricket Ground.
The tournament will then restart after Easter with the final two rounds from April 10–20, with matches in Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The 2024 West Indies Championship will have a significant increase in prize money, with the winning team receiving US$250,000 and the second-placed team receiving US$100,000.”
Meanwhile, Johnny Grave, CWI Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are pleased to announce the schedule for the upcoming West Indies Championship and welcome two new teams and an expansion in the number of matches. With significant upgrades taking place at all the host venues for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in June and additional improvements being made to the National Stadium in Grenada and Windsor Park in Dominica, we are using nine venues across Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago.”
He further said, “The eight teams will be fighting hard for the Headley Weekes Trophy and the new prize money of US$250,000 available to the winning team.
All the games will be shown live on our YouTube channel, with live ball-byball scores on our website, so that fans around the region and the world can watch and follow the competition unfold over the next three months.”
Tournament Schedule February 7-10
Jamaica Scorpions vs Windward Islands Volcanoes – Sabina Park, Jamaica
CCC vs Barbados Pride – Chedwin Park, Jamaica Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs West Indies Academy – Warner Park, St. Kitts
Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force – Conaree Cricket Centre, St. Kitts
February 14-17 Jamaica Scorpions vs CCC – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Barbados Pride vs Windward Islands Volcanoes – Kensington Cricket Club, Jamaica Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Guyana Harpy Eagles – Warner
Park, St. Kitts
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs West Indies Academy – Conaree Cricket Centre, St. Kitts
February 21-24 Jamaica Scorpions vs Barbados Pride – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Windward Islands Volcanoes vs CCC – Chedwin Park, Jamaica Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force – Warner Park, St. Kitts West Indies Academy vs Guyana Harpy Eagles – Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG), Antigua
March 13-16
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Windward
Islands Volcanoes – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
CCC vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes – Diego Martin Regional Complex, Trinidad
Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Barbados Pride – Sir
Frank Worrell Cricket Ground at UWI Spec
(UWI SPEC), Trinidad West Indies Academy vs Jamaica Scorpions – CCG, Antigua
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Barbados Pride – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Jamaica Scorpions – Diego Martin Regional Complex, Trinidad
Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Windward Islands Volcanoes – UWI SPEC, Trinidad
West Indies Academy vs CCC – CCG, Antigua
April 10-13
Jamaica Scorpions vs Guyana Harpy Eagles – Sabina Park, Jamaica CCC vs Trinidad &
Tobago Red Force – Chedwin Park, Jamaica Leeward Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride – UWI SPEC, Trinidad
West Indies Academy vs Windward Islands Volcanoes – CCG, Antigua
April 17-20
Jamaica Scorpions vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force – Sabina Park, Jamaica
CCC vs Guyana Harpy Eagles – Kensington Cricket Club, Jamaica Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Windward Islands Volcanoes – UWI SPEC, Trinidad
West Indies Academy vs Barbados Pride – CCG, Antigua