ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (WICB) -- The Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board have announced a 14-member WICB Under-15 Invitational squad for a tour of the United Kingdom later this month (see match schedule below).
Squad
Collin Barlow
Joshua Bishop
Kilano Brathwaite
Dane Edwards
Johnnel Eugene
Kirstan Kallicharran
Joshua Persaud
Nico Reifer
Dominik Samuels
Raewin Senior
Kevin Sinclair
Crystian Thurton
Sanjay Williams
Nyeem Young
Team Management Unit
Robert Samuels (Head Coach)
Ambassador Courtney Walsh (Manager)
Floyd Reifer (Assistant Coach)
Beverly Nelson (Physiotherapist)
Notes
The tour which runs from August 21 to 31 has been organised following an invitation from the England Barmy Army Colts.
“The tour has the potential to become an annual event depending on its success this year,” said Manager, Cricket Operations of the WICB Roland Holder.
“This will provide our younger players with the opportunity to showcase their skills against their peers from another country. It will serve as a great tool for talent identification and development for our 15-year-old players.”
The tour includes a series of limited-overs matches comprising 50 overs-a-side, 45 overs-a-side and Twenty20 including an opportunity to play at the spiritual home of the game, Lord’s, against the Chris Gayle Academy on Monday, August 24.
“There is a lot of excitement about the emerging West Indies talent that will be on display and this has added something extra to the normal fixture schedule,” said Mark Stear, the director of the England Barmy Army Colts.
“We hope that this is the start of an annual invitation to the West Indies Under-15s.”
The captain of the WICB Under-15 Invitational squad will be named at a later date.
Match Schedule
August
Sun 23 WICB Under-15s vs South of England – Bushy Metropolitan Police Cricket Ground (Start: 11 am, 50 overs-a-side)
Mon 24 Lord’s Ground Tour (Morning)
WICB Under-15s vs Chris Gayle Academy – Lord’s (Start: 4 pm, Twenty20)
Tue 25 WICB Under-15s vs Kent Emerging Player Programme – Redbourn Cricket Club (Start: 12 noon, 45 overs-a-side)
Wed 26 WICB Under-15s vs London Schools Cricket Association Emerging Player Programme – Southgate Cricket Club (Start: 12 noon, 45 overs-a-side)
Thu 27 WICB Under-15s vs Hertfordshire Emerging Player Programme – West Herts Cricket Club (Start: 12 noon, 45 overs-a-side)
Fri 28 WICB Under-15s vs England’s Barmy Army Colts – Stanmore Cricket Club (Start: 12 noon, 45 overs-a-side)
Sun 30 Lashings and House of Commons/House of Lords Twenty20 Tournament – The Mote Cricket Club.