ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A new bonus points system is being introduced to the upcoming CG United Super50 Cup to encourage players and teams to align their style of play and performance targets with the West Indies One-Day International team’s new vision and brand of cricket. Cricket West Indies (CWI) unveiled the addition to the original points allocation of – 4 for a win, 2 for a no result, and 0 for a loss.
Under the new structure, teams will gain bonus points for achieving various performance targets at stages during the match. These include: runs during the powerplays, wickets during the powerplays, decreases in ‘dot ball’ percentage, batsmen scoring centuries, bowlers taking five-wicket hauls, and fielders effecting run outs.
This year, the region’s premier List A 50-over tournament will run from Tuesday 17 October to 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.
Miles Bascombe, CWI’s Director of Cricket, outlined the reasons behind the additional bonus points and noted that the teams have expressed eagerness and excitement to play with the new points structure.
BONUS POINTS CG United Super50
“The white ball Head Coach [Daren Sammy] presented to the franchise coaches about the brand of cricket we want to play in the 50-over format going forward and as we build from now towards the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2027. So, our new bonus point system has been built around getting our regional teams to execute that brand. We have identified challenges with strike rotation, as well as other aspects necessary to compete in the modern game. This bonus points system is one way of putting the spotlight on these issues and addressing them directly through these incentives,”
Bascombe said.
“By establishing a clear brand of cricket – we bring clarity to the planning and the preparation required for execution on the field – we believe that we will see the teams attempting to play the type of cricket required, which is a start. All that we do at the regional level has to be geared towards improvement and success at the international level.”
Looking ahead to the tournament Bascombe added:
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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 Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) at the Queen’s Park Oval (QPO) at 9am (8am 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 1pm (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.
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.
FULL 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)
Combined Campuses & Colleges: Shane Dowrich (captain), Kadeem Alleyne, Jediah Blades, Romario Greaves, Chemar Holder, Johann Jeremiah, Jordan Johnson, Kirstan Kallicharan, Abhijai Mansingh, Shaqkere Parris, Akshaya Persad, Shatrughan Rambaran, Demario Richards, Isai Thorne; Floyd Reifer (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)
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 Windies Cricket 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