WICB regional 4 day and NAGICO Super 50 Tournaments

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WICB regional 4 day  and NAGICO Super 50 Tournaments

Barbados selectors name 46 players for regional 4-day and Super50 tournaments
Bridgetown, Barbados, September 2 - (www.bcacricket.org) - A 46-man provisional training squad has been named by the Barbados selectors in preparation for the 2014-15 WICB regional four-day and NAGICO Super50 tournaments, which will be played between November 14 and March 26.

Compulsory fitness and medical tests for the squad will be held from Tuesday, September 9 to Thursday, Sept 11 at Kensington Oval from 9:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m each day.

Training sessions will commence from September 15 and will be held weekly Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m each day.

The squad will then play in three (3) trial matches which will be announced at a later date before the 13-man team is selected for Round 1 of the four-day championship.

Barbados are the defending four-day and Super50 champions.

Provisional squad:

Miguel Cummins, Marlon Welcome- Goodman, Antonio Greenidge, Mario Rampersaud (BDFSP).



Tarik Shorey (Barbados Youth).

Kyle Mayers (Carlton).

Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Ryan Hinds, Jerome Jones, Shadd Simmons, Kevin Stoute, Jomel Warrican (Empire).

Ashley Nurse, Javon Searles (LIME).

Jamar Griffith, Renaldo Parris, Kemar Roach (Maple).

Jofra Archer, Tino Best, Kyle Hope, Shai Hope (Pickwick).

Omar Phillips, Kenroy Williams (St. Catherine).

Sulieman Benn, Marrodon Bend, Rashidi Boucher, Shamarh Brooks, Chaim Holder, Andre Marshall, Akeem Springer (Spartan).

Anthony Alleyne, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Kyle Corbin, Kevin McClean, Dawayne Sealy (UWI).

Kraigg Brathwaite, Kirk Edwards, Jason Holder, Jonathan Drakes, Shayne Moseley, Raymon Reifer (Wanderers).

Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Dwayne Smith (YMPC).

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Super50 safe as T&T dollars flow
 
Vinode Mamchan
Published: Guardian
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Local cricket officials are assuring everyone that the future of the Super50 regional tournament is safe for at least the next two years. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) entered into the three-year agreement with Investec TT, for hosting rights for the regional Super50 tournament. The first year was played at the Queen’s Park Oval earlier this season, with Barbados defeating the Red Force in the finals to claim the title.

Although the tournament was sponsored by Nagico Limited, Investec acting on behalf of the government of T&T, entered into a deal with the WICB and it was agreed that a total of US$1M will be paid per year for hosting the tournament. This deal stretches for a period of three years, making it a US$3M investment. Investec Limited then got four State boards in T&T to come together to fit the bill. The four State boards coming together were the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism and Ministry of Energy.

With the second edition due to start in Trinidad on January 3, there was speculation that money owed for the first year by the T&T Government was not paid.  However, WICB director and T&TCB president Azim Bassarath assured regional fans yesterday that all is well and the tournament will be played in T&T for the next two years. According to Bassarath

:”Fifty percent of the money owed for the first year has already been paid and another 25 percent will be paid this coming week. There has also been a promise that the remaining 25 percent of funds will be paid, so there is not reason to panic. The future of the tournament is safe. “I want to thank the government for coming on board to assist West Indies cricket at this very important juncture and to let them know that the money is being well spent.

“The WICB is very happy with the association with Investec and we would like to strengthen this relationship further. The second edition of this popular tournament will be played right here as was previously advertised and we are all looking forward to making it a huge success.”

The regional cricket season will begin in November when for the first time the regional First Class season will get going. The new franchise system will take effect and a total of ten matches will be played. After the first five matches, there will be a break for Christmas and then the Nagico Super50 tournament. After the Nagico Super50, the regional First Class resumes with the final five rounds of matches.

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T&T open regional campaign against Barbados
 
Vinode Mamchan
Published: Guardian
Thursday, September 25, 2014

T&T’s Red Force will begin their challenge for the regional title on November 14, with a clash against arch rivals and defending champions Barbados at the Queen’s Park Oval.

A clash against the Leewards at a venue to be announced in the Leeward Islands will follow before they return home for their next two matches against Jamaica and Guyana.

At the end of the fourth round which is on December 8, the cricket takes a break for the Christmas period.

The Nagico tournament follows from January 3 before another six rounds of matches will be played in the second phase.

A winner will be crowned on March 19.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has decided to move away from the double crown format which existed last season.

There were two winners for 2014, as one champion was crowned after the round-robin phase and another was crowned as the champion of the knockout that involved the top four teams from the round robin.

The upcoming season will usher in the franchise system for first-class cricket in the Caribbean and will also see one winner being crowned after the round-robin phase. There will be no knockout for the next season.

In a bid to improve the standard of cricket in the Caribbean, the WICB has adopted a new plan by its cricket operations manager Richard Pybus.

This plan will see an extension to the cricket season and each team will now play a total of ten matches.

Five will be played at home and five away.

REGIONAL FIRST CLASS FIXTURES

First round
November 14–17
T&T vs Barbados at Queen’s Park Oval
Jamaica vs Windwards at Sabina Park
Guyana vs Leewards at Providence

Second round
November 21–24
Leewards vs T&T—TBA
Guyana vs Windwards at Providence
Barbados vs Jamaica at Kensington Oval

Third round
November 28–December 1
T&T vs Jamaica at the Queen’s Park Oval
Windwards vs Leewards—TBA
Guyana vs Barbados at Providence

Fourth round
December 5–8
T&T vs Guyana at Queen’s Park Oval
Barbados vs Windwards at Kensington
Jamaica vs Leewards at Sabina Park

Break for Nagico Super50

Fifth round
February 5–9
Windwards vs T&T—TBA
Jamaica vs Guyana at Sabina Park
Barbados vs Leewards at Kensington Oval

Sixth round
February 13–16
Barbados vs T&T at Kensington Oval
Leewards vs Guyana—TBA
Windwards vs Jamaica—TBA

Seventh round
February 20–23
Jamaica vs T&T at Sabina Park
Barbados vs Guyana at Kensington Oval
Leewards vs Windwards—TBA

Eight round
March 9–12
T&T vs Windwards at Queen’s Park Oval
Guyana vs Jamaica at Providence
Leewards vs Barbados—TBA

Ninth round
March 16–19
T&T vs Leewards at Queen’s Park Oval
Jamaica vs Barbados at Sabina
Guyana vs Windwards at Providence

Tenth round
March 23–27
Guyana vs T&T at Providence
Windwards vs Barbados—TBA
Leewards vs Jamaica—TBA​


 

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Sammy shortlisted for Windwards championship
Story Created: Sep 28, 2014 at 11:56 PM ECT
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CASTRIES

West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy heads a list of 34 players called up by national selectors here to prepare for next month’s Windward Islands senior two-day championship. Sammy is a member of the West Indies one-day team which left the Caribbean Saturday for India for a five-match tour which also includes one T20 International, and which runs from October 8-22.

The Windward Islands championship runs from October 30 to November 5 here. Johnson Charles, who has represented the West indies in T20 and One-Day International formats, along with orthodox left arm spinner Garey Mathurin who has represented the Windies in T20Is, have also been named.

SQUAD: Darren Sammy, Dennis Louis, Taryck Gabriel, Sergio Fedee, Dalton Polius, Audy Alexander, Larry Edward, Dwight Thomas, Xavier Gabriel, Kevin Augustin, Johnson Charles, Keddy Lesporis, Kurt Edward, Jason Simon, Alex Antoine, Craig Emmanuel, Garey Mathurin, Mervin Wells, Stephen Naitram, Awen Edward, Ked Cadasse, Jamaal James, Marlon O’ Brian, Vince Smith, Haysel Charlery, Michael Charlery, Christian Charlery, Walter Emmanuel, Merlan Sammy, Loic Prospere, Sabinus Emmanuel, Dornan Edward, Tonius Simon, Jamal Lesmond.

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Monday, October 6, 2014

 

Franchise squads finalised WICB Professional Cricket League

 
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Ramnaresh Sarwan will play for the Trinidad & Tobago Red Force during the upcoming regional season, after he was selected in the second round of the Player Draft of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League.

 The inaugural Player Draft was staged just before midday on Monday at Accra Beach Hotel here.

Sarwan, a former Guyana and West Indies captain, with the experience of 87 Tests, 181 One-day Internationals and 18 Twenty20 Internationals is one of only two players who have not been selected by their territorial sides.

“We felt having a player of the calibre of Sarwan in our side would be invaluable to our squad which includes a number of young players,” said Red Force Head Coach Gus Logie.

All-rounder Raymon Reifer is the other player selected by a franchise outside of his home territory. He will play for the Guyana franchise.

 “We have struggled with the all-rounder role and we were glad to get a second player in the all-rounder position,” said Guyana Chairman of Selectors Rayon Griffith.

 

FINAL SQUAD LISTS

 

BARBADOS FRANCHISE: Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Kyle Corbin, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Ashley Nurse, Dwayne Smith, Kevin Stoute, Omar Phillips, Jomel Warrican; Tino Best, Shai Hope, Kenroy Williams, Ryan Hinds, Roston Chase

 

GUYANA FRANCHISE: Christopher Barnwell, Ronsford Beaton, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin, Trevon Griffith, Leon Johnson, Veerasammy Permaul; Raymon Reifer, Rajindra Chandrika, Keon Joseph, Paul Wintz, Vishal Singh

 

JAMAICA FRANCHISE: Carlton Baugh Jr, Dave Bernard Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Dawes, Damion Jacobs, Tamar Lambert, Nikita Miller; Andre McCarthy, Shacoya Thomas, Horace Miller, Brandon King, Brian Buchanan

 

LEEWARD ISLANDS FRANCHISE: Quinton Boatswain, Jahmar Hamilton, Montcin Hodge, Yannick Leonard, Steve Liburd, Jeremiah Louis, Kieran Powell, Devon Thomas, Hayden Walsh, Kelbert Walters; Anthony Martin, Gavin Tonge, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jacques Taylor, Lyndel Richardson

 

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO RED FORCE: Adrian Barath, Rayad Emrit, Shannon Gabriel, Steven Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Nicholas Pooran, Marlon Richards, Lendl Simmons; Akeal Hosein , Ramnaresh Sarwan, Yannick Ottley, Jeremy Solozano, Bryan Charles

 

WINDWARD ISLANDS FRANCHISE: Sunil Ambris, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Kenroy Peters, Liam Sebastien, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile; Mervin Mathew, Nelon Pascal, Lindon James, Dalton Polius, Romel Currency

 

The Player Draft was organised with the goal of achieving an equitable distribution of the available player talent in the Regional 4-Day and NAGICO Super50 tournaments.

 Each of the six franchises will contract a minimum of 15 players, as follows:

● 10 players pre-selected from the Home Territory, and

● 5 players selected from the Player Draft

 The six franchises participated in the Player Draft through a selection panel consisting of the Chairman of Selectors and Head Coach:

 

Barbados Franchise

Dexter Toppin – Head Coach (Acting)

Hendy Wallace – Chairman of Selectors

 

Guyana Franchise

Esuan Crandon – Head Coach

Rayon Griffith – Chairman of Selectors

 

Jamaica Franchise

Junior Bennett – Head Coach

Wavell Hinds – Chairman of Selectors

 

Leeward Islands Franchise

Ridley Jacobs – Head Coach

Lawrence Carty – Chairman of Selectors

 

Trinidad & Tobago Red Force Franchise

Gus Logie – Head Coach

Alec Burns – Chairman of Selectors

 

Windward Islands Volcanoes Franchise

Ian Allen – Head Coach

Charles Walter – Chairman of Selectors

 

The Player Draft was televised across the region on the One Caribbean Channel and globally through the WICB’s website, www.windiescricket.com, and was conducted over 5 rounds.

 The selection order for the Player Draft was linked to the final league position in the 2013-14 WICB’s President’s Cup of the Territorial Board’s team affiliated with the franchise. The sequence below was followed and repeated for each round:

 

1. Guyana Franchise

2. Leeward Islands Franchise

3. Jamaica Franchise

4. Windward Islands Volcanoes

5. Trinidad & Tobago Red Force

6. Barbados Franchise

 

-ENDS-

 

REGIONAL 4-DAY TOURNAMENT

SCHEDULE OF MATCHES

 

Round 1 – November 14-17

Jamaica Franchise vs Volcanoes – Sabina Park

Red Force vs Barbados Franchise – Queen’s Park Oval

Guyana Franchise vs Leewards Franchise – Guyana National Stadium

 

Round 2 – November 21 to 24

Guyana Franchise vs Volcanoes – Providence Stadium

Leewards Franchise vs Red Force – Leewards venue TBC

Barbados Franchise vs Jamaica Franchise – Kensington Oval

 

Round 3 – November 28 to December 1

Volcanoes vs Leewards Franchise – Grenada National Stadium

Guyana Franchise vs Barbados Franchise – Guyana National Stadium

Red Force vs Jamaica Franchise – Queen’s Park Oval

 

Round 4 – December 5 to 8

Volcanoes vs Barbados Franchise – Arnos Vale

Jamaica Franchise vs Leewards Franchise – Sabina Park

Red Force vs Guyana Franchise – Queen’s Park Oval

 

BREAK

 

Round 5 – February 6 to 9

Jamaica Franchise vs Guyana Franchise – Sabina Park

Volcanoes vs Red Force – Beausejour Cricket Ground

Barbados Franchise vs Leewards Franchise – Kensington Oval

 

Round 6 – February 13 to 16

Volcanoes vs Jamaica Franchise – Arnos Vale

Barbados Franchise vs Red Force – Kensington Oval

Leewards Franchise vs Guyana Franchise – Leewards venue TBC

 

Round 7 – February 20 to 23

Leewards Franchise vs Volcanoes – Leewards venue TBC

Barbados Franchise vs Guyana Franchise – Kensington Oval

Jamaica Franchise vs Red Force – Sabina Park

 

BREAK

 

Round 8 – March 6 to 9

Red Force vs Volcanoes – Queen’s Park Oval

Guyana Franchise vs Jamaica Franchise – Guyana National Stadium

Leewards Franchise vs Barbados Franchise – Leewards venue TBC

 

Round 9 – March 13 to 16

Barbados Franchise vs Volcanoes – Kensington Oval

Leewards Franchise vs Jamaica Franchise – Leewards venue TBC

Guyana Franchise vs Red Force – Guyana National Stadium

 

Round 10 – March 20 to 23

Volcanoes vs Guyana Franchise – Windsor Park Stadium

Red Force vs Leewards Franchise – Queen’s Park Oval

Jamaica Franchise vs Barbados Franchise – Sabina Park

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SARWAN SURPRISE
Ex-Windies batsman drafted by Red Force

By \\\\\ Roger Seepersad
Story Created: Oct 6, 2014 at 9:39 PM ECT
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Ramnaresh Sarwan was a surprise pick for Trinidad and Tobago, who were pleased with all of their selections during the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League Player Draft, which took place at the Accra Beach Hotel Ballroom in Barbados, yesterday.

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) chairman of selectors Alec Burns and head coach Gus Logie picked the West Indies Test batsman in the second round of the draft after they scooped up all-rounder Akeal Hosein as the first round pick.

Guyana, who had the first pick in the draft, opted for Barbados all-rounder Raymon Reifer, while the other franchises--the Windward Islands, the Leeward Islands, Barbados and Jamaica--stuck with players from their own country.
Allrounder Yannick Ottley, opening batsman Jeremy Solozano and rookie off spinner Bryan Charles were the other T&T selections from the draft, which featured 102 players from across the region. The five T&T draft picks will now join the ten other T&T players who were retained ahead of the draft to make up the 15-member squad for Regional Four-Day and Super50 competitions.

Burns was satisfied that T&T got everyone they wanted including Sarwan who he said was not initially on their radar. “We are anticipating that a lot of players will be away on West Indies duties and we tried to compensate for that. Having seen Sarwan in the draft and knowing our position, we thought it best to include him. We think he still has a lot to offer and we are happy we could acquire his services,” said Burns.
“Under the circumstances, we are satisfied with the selections. A lot of the teams stuck to players from their respective islands and a couple of the teams were expressing some disappointment (after the draft) that they did not get Sarwan. I think someone of his experience will definitely be an asset,” added Burns.

“Charles and Solozano have both represented the West Indies Under-19 and they have a lot of potential and this will give them a good opportunity to develop further,” Burns added. T&T coach Gus Logie was also happy to get Sarwan saying: “We felt having a player of the calibre of Sarwan in our side would be invaluable to our squad which includes a number of young players.”
TTCB CEO Suruj Ragoonath was surprised with the selection of Sarwan but insisted “Logie and Burns are selectors and they have the full backing of the board.”

“They (Burns and Logie) would have looked at the composition of the T&T team and would have noticed in the recent past that the batting has not done so well and they would have felt that Sarwan would bring certain things (to the team) that are not here for us. I am not going to second guess the selectors,” Ragoonath added.

Burns also explained that the other players not selected in the draft like Ravi Rampaul can still play for T&T on a “pay for play” basis when they are available.

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Sarwan selected to play for T&T
 
Published: Guardian
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

BRIDGETOWN—Ramnaresh Sarwan will play for the T&T Red Force during the upcoming regional season, after he was selected in the second round of the Player Draft of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League.

The inaugural Player Draft was staged just before midday yesterday at Accra Beach Hotel here.

Sarwan, a former Guyana and West Indies captain, with the experience of 87 Tests, 181 One-day Internationals and 18 Twenty20 Internationals is one of only two players who have not been selected by their territorial sides.

“We felt having a player of the calibre of Sarwan in our side would be invaluable to our squad which includes a number of young players,” said Red Force coach Gus Logie.

All-rounder Raymon Reifer is the other player selected outside of his home territory. He will play for Guyana.

“We have struggled with the all-rounder role and we were glad to get a second player in the all-rounder position,” said Guyana chairman of selectors Rayon Griffith.

Squad lists

BARBADOS: Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Kyle Corbin, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Ashley Nurse, Dwayne Smith, Kevin Stoute, Omar Phillips, Jomel Warrican; Tino Best, Shai Hope, Kenroy Williams, Ryan Hinds, Roston Chase

GUYANA: Christopher Barnwell, Ronsford Beaton, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin, Trevon Griffith, Leon Johnson, Veerasammy Permaul; Raymon Reifer, Rajindra Chandrika, Keon Joseph, Paul Wintz, Vishal Singh

JAMAICA: Carlton Baugh Jr, Dave Bernard Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Dawes, Damion Jacobs, Tamar Lambert, Nikita Miller; Andre McCarthy, Shacoya Thomas, Horace Miller, Brandon King, Brian Buchanan

LEEWARD ISLANDS: Quinton Boatswain, Jahmar Hamilton, Montcin Hodge, Yannick Leonard, Steve Liburd, Jeremiah Louis, Kieran Powell, Devon Thomas, Hayden Walsh, Kelbert Walters; Anthony Martin, Gavin Tonge, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jacques Taylor, Lyndel Richardson

T&T: Adrian Barath, Rayad Emrit, Shannon Gabriel, Steven Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Nicholas Pooran, Marlon Richards, Lendl Simmons; Akeal Hosein , Ramnaresh Sarwan, Yannick Ottley, Jeremy Solozano, Bryan Charles

WINDWARD ISLANDS: Sunil Ambris, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Kenroy Peters, Liam Sebastien, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile; Mervin Mathew, Nelon Pascal, Lindon James, Dalton Polius, Romel Currency

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Can someone tell me if/why Bahamas,BVI, Turks and Caicos can't form a North Caribbean franchise to play in this tournament. After all they are culturally Caribbean and play cricket. And would be nice for the WI to be more inclusive. ??!! ??