Cricket : Squads Announced as Teams Prepare for Showtime in CG United Super50 Cup

(UPDATED) Friday 13th October: ALL 8 SQUADS ANNOUNCED

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed the squads for seven of the eight teams that will compete in the CG United Super50 Cup. The Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) squad will be named after their ongoing preparation and selection camp in Trinidad.

The 50-over tournament will officially bowl off in Trinidad on the morning of Tuesday 17 October with the opening match between home side Trinidad & Tobago Red Force and CCC at the Queen’s Park Oval (QPO) at 9 am (8 am Jamaica). Also on Tuesday, the Guyana Harpy Eagles will face the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA) in the first televised match at 1 p.m. (12 noon Jamaica).

The Tournament will feature 31 matches to be played at three venues: the BLCA, the QPO and the Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Grounds of the University of the West Indies Sport and Physical Education Centre (UWI SPEC) at the St. Augustine Campus.

Additionally, there has been a change to the match schedule. On 4 November the fixture between CCC and Leeward Islands Hurricanes has been moved from the QPO to UWI SPEC at 9 am (8 am Jamaica).

The captains of the squads named are Shai Hope (Barbados Pride), Veerasammy Permaul (Guyana Harpy Eagles), Rovman Powell (Jamaica Scorpions), Alzarri Joseph (Leeward Islands Hurricanes), Darren Bravo (Trinidad & Tobago Red Force), Nyeem Young (West Indies Academy) and Andre Fletcher (Windward Islands Volcanoes).

Johnny Grave, CWI’s CEO said:

“The countdown is on to the first ball of this year’s CG United Super50 Cup and we are delighted to announce all but one of the squads for the tournament. The teams have all had an intense period of preparation and we know this will lead to an action-packed and entertaining tournament for our fans – from the first ball on Tuesday to the last ball on the night of 11 November.”
Grave added: “As we look towards the future in West Indies cricket, we are again pleased to have our West Indies Academy players participate in this year’s edition, which will provide them with strong, quality competition along their pathway to hopefully future international cricket. We wish all the teams the best in their quest to glory and being crowned the champions of the CG United Super50 Cup in 2023.”
This year, the region’s premier List A 50-over tournament will run until Saturday 11 November with a new eight-team league format followed by Semi-Finals and Finals to determine the 2023 CG United Super50 Cup Champions.

All 13 matches at the BLCA, including the Semi-Finals and Final, will be televised live on ESPN Caribbean, with 12 of those matches being day/night games.

CONFIRMED SQUADS

Barbados Pride: Shai Hope (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Dominic Drakes, Akeem Jordan, Javed Leacock, Kyle Mayers, Jair McAllister, Zachary McCaskie, Roshon Primus, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Smith, Jomel Warrican; Vasbert Drakes (Head Coach)

Guyana Harpy Eagles: Veerasammy Permaul (captain), Tevin Imlach (vice-captain), Kelvon Anderson, Ronsford Beaton, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Kemol Savory, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Niall Smith; Ryan Hercules (Head Coach)

Jamaica Scorpions: Rovman Powell (captain), Fabian Allen, Brad Barnes, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Dennis Bulli, Sheldon Cottrell, Nicholson Gordon, Andre McCarthy, Kirk McKenzie, Shalome Parnell, Jeavor Royal, Odean Smith, Chadwick Walton; Nikita Miller (Head Coach)

Leeward Islands Hurricanes: Alzarri Joseph (captain), Rahkeem Cornwall (vice-captain), Jewel Andrew, Keacy Carty, Terrence Warde, Daniel Doram, Karima Gore, Justin Greaves, Jahmar Hamilton, Kofi James, Jeremiah Louis, Kieran Powell, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr.; Stuart Williams (Head Coach)

Trinidad & Tobago Red Force: Darren Bravo (captain), Joshua Da Silva (vice-captain), Yannic Cariah, Mark Deyal, Shannon Gabriel, Terrance Hinds, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Sunil Narine, Kjorn Ottley, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales, Tion Webster; David Furlonge (Head Coach)

West Indies Academy: Nyeem Young (captain), Ackeem Auguste, Joshua Bishop, Teddy Bishop, Carlon Bowen-Tuckett, McKenny Clarke, Matthew Forde, Leonardo Julien, Johann Layne, Kimani Melius, Matthew Nandu, Ashmead Nedd, Kelvin Pitman, Kevin Wickham; Andre Coley (Head Coach)

Windward Islands Volcanoes: Andre Fletcher (captain), Alick Athanaze (vice-captain), Sunil Ambris, Johnson Charles, Darel Cyrus, Kenneth Dember, Shadrack Descarte, Larry Edward, Kavem Hodge, Ryan John, Shermon Lewis, Jeremy Solozano, Shamar Springer, Tevyn Walcott; Kenroy Peters (Head Coach)

Combines Campuses & Colleges: Shane Dowrich (Captain), Johann Jeremiah, Shatrughan Rambaran, Shaqkere Parris, Demario Richards, Jordan Johnson, Akshaya Persad, Kirstan Kallicharan, Romario Greaves, Abhijai Mansingh, Chemar Holder, Isai Thorne, Kadeem Alleyne, Jediah Blades, Floyd Reifer (Head Coach)

CG United Super50 Match Schedule:

Venues: Queen’s Park Oval (QPO); Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA); UWI SPEC

Matches in bold are televised matches, exclusively live on ESPN Caribbean

All other matches are streamed live on the windiescricket YouTube channel

17 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs CCC at QPO – 9 am

17 October: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at BLCA – 1 pm

18 October: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Jamaica Scorpions at BLCA – 1 pm

19 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at QPO – 9 am

19 October: CCC vs West Indies Academy at BLCA – 1 pm

20 October: Barbados Pride vs Jamaica Scorpions at UWI SPEC – 9 am

21 October: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs West Indies Academy at QPO – 9 am

21 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at BLCA – 1 pm

22 October: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs CCC at UWI SPEC – 9 am

23 October: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at QPO – 9 am

23 October: Barbados Pride vs West Indies Academy at UWI SPEC – 9 am

25 October: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 9 am

25 October: West Indies Academy vs Jamaica Scorpions at QPO – 9 am

25 October: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs CCC at UWI SPEC – 9 am

26 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at BLCA – 1 pm

27 October: Jamaica Scorpions vs CCC at UWI SPEC – 9 am

28 October: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs West Indies Academy at QPO – 9 am

29 October: Barbados Pride vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at UWI SPEC – 9 am

29 October: Jamaica Scorpions vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at BLCA – 1 pm

31 October: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at QPO – 9 am

31 October: CCC vs Barbados Pride at UWI SPEC – 9 am

1 November: West Indies Academy vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at UWI SPEC – 9 am

2 November: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Jamaica Scorpions at QPO – 9 am

2 November: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 1 pm

3 November: West Indies Academy vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at UWI SPEC – 9 am

4 November: CCC vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes at UWI SPEC – 9 am

4 November: Jamaica Scorpions vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at BLCA – 1 pm

5 November: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 1 pm

8 November: Semi-Final 1 at BLCA – 1 pm

9 November: Semi-Final 2 at BLCA – 1 pm

11 November: Final at BLCA – 1 pm

 

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