17-member Leeward islands under 15 squad gathered in Antigua, in preparation for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board’s regional under 15 tournament.
After two practice matches versus their Windward Island counterparts, that squad has been whittled down to 14.
The Leewards’ lads lost the first match and tied the second game, in exciting fashion.
The Final Squad:
Matthew Miller -capt; Lythe Browne; Tanez Francis; Amoree Jones; Rondre Daniel; Kunal Tilokani; Sachin Saunders; Jhadone Herbeert; Jaheem Clarke; Krishna Girdhari; J’Quan Athanaze; Lawshorn Bergan; Jathan Edward and Eirette Richards
It means, therefore, that all of the Nevisians on trial, have earned a spot in the final squad: Lythe Browne; Rondre Daniel; Jhadone Herbert; Amoree Jones and Krishna Girdhari.
Practice Matches -Summarized scores:
Match One:
Leewards under 15: 113 all out in 32.2 overs: Lythe Browne 41
Edward 3 for 15; Alexander 2 for 14
Windwards under 15: 117 for 5 in 23.1 overs: Edward 33; Fontaine 20
Tilokani 3 for 21
Windwards under 15 won by 5 wickets
Match Two:
Windwards under 15: 180 all out in 39.4 overs: Daniel 65; Fontenelle 25; Valmond 19
Edwards 3 for 26; Rondre Daniel 2 for 15
Leewards under 15: 180 all out in 38.3 overs: Athanaze 35; Bergan 32; Lythe Browne 24; Miller 23; Clark 15; Herbert 10*
Edward 3 for 39; Alexander 2 for 41
Match tied
As the youngsters get ready for the regional tournament in a couple of days, in Antigua, Coach Jaques Taylor is expressing confidence in his team. He believes that the youngsters have what it takes to lift the championship trophy.
FULL MATCH SCHEDULE
Venues
SVRS – Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
CCG – Coolidge Cricket Ground
LSC – Liberta Sports Club
All matches start at 9:30 am local time (8:30 am Jamaica).
Tuesday 4 April
Leeward Islands v Windward Islands at SVRS
Trinidad & Tobago v Guyana at CCG
Jamaica v Barbados at LSC
Thursday 6 April
Leeward Islands v Barbados at CCG
Guyana v Jamaica at SVRS
Trinidad & Tobago v Windward Islands at LSC
Saturday 8 April
Windward Islands v Guyana at CCG
Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados at SVRS
Leeward Islands v Jamaica at LSC
Monday 10 April
Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago at CCG
Windward Islands v Barbados at SVRS
Leeward Islands v Guyana at LSC
Wednesday 12 April
Leeward Islands v Trinidad & Tobago at CCG
Jamaica v Windward Islands at SVRS
Barbados v Guyana at LSC