ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Academy players will assemble in Antigua from Monday 9 October for a High-Performance camp ahead of their participation in the upcoming CG United Super 50 Cup.
The 14 players will be under the guidance of Head Coach Andre Coley and Assistant Coach Rayon Griffith during the week-long camp at the Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG). Following the camp, they will travel to Trinidad to participate in the eight-team CG United Super50 Cup. Nyeem Young, the batting allrounder has been named captain.
Coley said:
“We are really looking forward to competing in this year’s edition of the CG United Super50 Cup. The camp provides an excellent opportunity for us to prepare and focus on our white ball skills and certain match scenarios, as we build on the performances of the previous tournament and explore ways to execute the brand of cricket that we want to play as a West Indian team.”
The region’s premier List A 50-over tournament will bowl off on Tuesday 17 October and conclude on 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. The West Indies Academy’s first fixture is against Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) on the 19 October.
The event will feature 31 matches to be played at three venues: the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA), the Queen’s Park Oval (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 SQUAD
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
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 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 QPO – 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