Barbados have been crowned champions of the West Indies Rising Stars Boys’ Under 17s Regional limited overs tournament. This follows the washout of the fifth and final round of matches on Sunday.
The Bajans ended the white ball segment with 16.2 points ahead of Trinidad and Tobago with 16 points. They were followed by Jamaica (11.6 points), Guyana (1-.4 points), Windward Islands (7.6 points) and Leeward Islands (6.2 points).
The teams will now turn their attention to the two-day tournament. This bowls off on Wednesday 23 August at 10 am (9 am Jamaica Time). The opening round will see Trinidad and Tobago hosting Leewards at Inshan Ali Park, Windwards meeting Barbados at PowerGen and Jamaica and Guyana doing battle at the National Cricket Centre in Couva.
MATCH SCHEDULE
Matches start at 10 am local time (9 am Jamaica time)
23-24 August
Trinidad and Tobago vs Leeward Islands at Inshan Ali Park
Windward Islands vs Barbados at PowerGen
Jamaica vs Guyana at NCC
26-27 August
Windward Islands vs Guyana at NCC
Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica at GPCG
Leeward Islands vs Barbados at Ishan Ali Park
30-31 August
Leeward Islands vs Jamaica at GPCG
Barbados vs Guyana at Inshan Ali Park
Trinidad and Tobago vs Windward Islands at NCC