Regional Women’s T20 for Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica — For a number of reasons, the historic, inaugural Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament to be staged next month in Jamaica is expected to be keenly contested.
The eight-team tournament will be staged at three venues in and around the Jamaica capital of Kingston – Kensington Park, Chedwin Park and Sabina Park – from Wednesday, August 8 to Saturday, August 18.
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Josina Luke, the WICB’s project officer for women’s cricket, said the regional governing body was delighted to be staging the tournament at this time.
“The West Indies Women’s team will be going off to England for five T20 matches in early September and this will be followed by the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka,” she said.
“So this tournament is timely and will provide our players with valuable match practice. It should help to sharpen their skills and help them better understand the ebbs and flows of this format.”
She added: “It was for this reason that the directors of the WICB had agreed with the policy shift about the staging of regional women’s tournaments to coincide with the format for the women’s World tournament taking place in that year.
“We urge the fans of the game to attend the matches, see our talented women’s players, and see how competitive they have become in recent times.”
Luke said another reason for the attractiveness of the tournament was the success of the West Indies Women’s team over the last year.
“The West Indies Women’s team has done extremely well in this format of the game,” she said.
“They reached the semi-finals of ICC WWT20 when the previous tournament was staged here in the Caribbean, and were last rated at No.4 in the Women’s T20 World Rankings.”
She continued: “A number of the recent West Indies Women’s players have been chosen by their national sides to play in this tournament, so this will also provide some of the intrigue.
“Jamaica is also hosting a major women’s cricket event for the first time and many of the players are looking forward to this new experience.”
Luke said the WICB was pleased with the results from the West Indies Women’s team in recent times and remained committed to strengthening the women’s programme.
“With the rise of T20 cricket, our players must also begin to play this format competitively on the regional level, so when selected for international matches they can be equally competitive with the best teams in the World,” she said.
“Women’s cricket too, is on the rise, and hopefully, this regional tournament can be the start by which we can attract more women to play the game and retain those already playing.”
Luke said the WICB had also planned a one-day player development training session during the regional tournament.
“We want to emphasise various topics of personal development to the players, including the anti-doping rules, so we will also take this opportunity to bring this information to them,” she said.
The Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament will comprise seven rounds of preliminary matches leading into a full slate of playoffs for positions from Champions to eighth place.
The participating teams are: Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago and hosts Jamaica, the reigning Regional Women’s Super50 champions.
Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament
Schedule of matches
(All start times are local – NOTE: Jamaica is 1 hour behind the Eastern Caribbean)
Round 1
Wednesday, August 8
Trinidad & Tobago vs St. Vincent & the Grenadines at Kensington Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Erickson Degalarie, Christopher Taylor
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Colin Alfred
Jamaica vs St. Lucia at Kensington Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Colin Alfred, Lyndon Rajkumar
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Christopher Taylor
Guyana vs Grenada at Chedwin Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Verdayne Smith, Athol Hamilton
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Carl Tuckett
Barbados vs Dominica at Chedwin Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Carl Tuckett, Patrick Gustard
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Athol Hamilton
Round 2
Thursday, August 9
Barbados vs Jamaica at Kensington Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Colin Alfred, Erickson Degalarie
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: P. Gustard
Guyana vs Trinidad & Tobago at Kensington Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Verdayne Smith, Patrick Gustard
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Erickson Degalarie
St. Vincent & the Grenadines vs Grenada at Chedwin Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Lyndon Rajkumar, Carl Tuckett
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Christopher Taylor
Dominica vs St. Lucia at Chedwin Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Athol Hamilton, Christopher Taylor
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Lyndon Rajkumar
Round 3
Saturday, August 11
St. Lucia vs Grenada at Kensington Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Erickson Degalarie, Lyndon Rajkumar
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Verdayne Smith
St. Vincent & the Grenadines vs Dominica at Kensington Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Verdayne Smith, Patrick Gustard
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Lyndon Rajkumar
Trinidad & Tobago vs Barbados at Chedwin Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Colin Alfred, Christopher Taylor
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Athol Hamilton
Jamaica vs Guyana at Chedwin Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Carl Tuckett, Athol Hamilton
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Colin Alfred
Round 4
Sunday, August 12
St. Lucia vs St. Vincent & the Grenadines at Kensington Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Erickson Degalarie, Athol Hamilton
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Verdayne Smith
Grenada vs Dominica at Kensington Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Colin Alfred, Verdayne Smith
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Erickson Degalarie
Guyana vs Barbados at Chedwin Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Christopher Taylor, Lyndon Rajkumar
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Carl Tuckett
Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica at Chedwin Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Patrick Gustard, Carl Tuckett
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Lyndon Rajkumar
Round 5
Tuesday, August 14
St. Lucia vs Trinidad & Tobago at Kensington Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Christopher Taylor, Verdayne Smith
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Carl Tuckett
St. Vincent & the Grenadines vs Jamaica at Kensington Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Erickson Degalarie, Carl Tuckett
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Verdayne Smith
Grenada vs Barbados at Chedwin Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Colin Alfred, Athol Hamilton
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Patrick Gustard
Dominica vs Guyana at Chedwin Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Patrick Gustard, Lyndon Rajkumar
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Colin Alfred
Round 6
Wednesday, August 15
Grenada vs Trinidad & Tobago at Kensington Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Erickson Degalarie, Patrick Gustard
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Athol Hamilton
St. Vincent & the Grenadines vs Guyana at Kensington Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Christopher Taylor, Athol Hamilton
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Patrick Gustard
Dominica vs Jamaica at Chedwin Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Colin Alfred, Carl Tuckett
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Verdayne Smith
Barbados vs St. Lucia at Chedwin Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Lyndon Rajkumar, Verdayne Smith
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Colin Alfred
Round 7
Friday, August 17
Dominica vs Trinidad & Tobago at Kensington Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Colin Alfred, Patrick Gustard
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Erickson Degalarie
Barbados vs St. Vincent & the Grenadines at Kensington Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Erickson Degalarie, Verdayne Smith
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Patrick Gustard
Guyana vs St. Lucia at Chedwin Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Christopher Taylor, Carl Tuckett
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Athol Hamilton
Jamaica vs Grenada at Chedwin Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Lyndon Rajkumar, Athol Hamilton
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Christopher Taylor
FINALS
Saturday, August 18
Consolation Final
3rd vs 4th at Sabina Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Christopher Taylor, Patrick Gustard
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Carl Tuckett
Grand Final
1st vs 2nd at Sabina Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Athol Hamilton, Carl Tuckett
Match referee: Michael Hylton
Reserve umpire: Christopher Taylor
Minor Playoff
7th vs 8th at Kensington Park – 10 a.m.
Umpires: Colin Alfred, Lyndon Rajkumar
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Erickson Degalerie
Consolation Playoff
5th vs 6th at Kensington Park – 2 p.m.
Umpires: Erickson Degalarie, Verdayne Smith
Match referee: Donald McNaughton
Reserve umpire: Lyndon Rajkumar
