Two Jamaicans in Windies’ U-15 squad to tour England
Jamaican all-rounders Jordan Johnson and Sanjay Walker have been named in a West Indies Under-15 squad which will tour England for two weeks. The Under-15 squad will play six 50over matches and one Twenty20 match.
The tour, which is being held for the fourth straight year, is part of an ongoing exchange between Cricket West Indies and the England Barmy Army’s Colts. This year, the Windies’ team has attracted support from Virgin Atlantic.
They will play the Colts as well as Ireland’s Under-15s during the tour.
The 14-man squad, which was chosen following the Regional Under-15 championships held in March, will play a Twenty20 warmup match against the London Schools Cricket Association on Friday, before starting the official schedule on Sunday, August 12.
Dr Oba Gulston has been named both manager and physiotherapist and he will be accompanied by head coach Richard Clarke and Steve Liburd, who is the assistant coach. The squad is scheduled to return to the region on August 20.
The squad reads: Hilroy Andrew (Antigua/Leeward Islands), Ackeem Auguste (St Lucia/Windward Islands), Nimar Bolden (Barbados), Carlon Bowen-Tuckett (Nevis/Leeward Islands), Mavendra Dindyal (Guyana), Jordan Johnson (Jamaica), Johan Layne (Barbados), Jaden Leacock (Barbados), Tariq O’Neale (Barbados), Andrew Rambaran (Trinidad and Tobago), Yawani Regis (Dominica/ Windward Islands), Che Simmons (Barbados), Sanjay Walker (Jamaica), Rashad Worrell (Barbados).