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07th
January 2010
WICB CRICKET
FROM FRIDAY
ANTHONY DE BEAUVILLE
 Shortened
from last year’s home-and-away round–robin
format because of funding issues, 21 matches
will be played over a two–month period.
The 2009 WICB four day regional cricket tournament
bowls off tomorrow Friday 8th - 11th January
in Jamaica. Interestingly day/night fixtures
are slated for Antigua, Barbados, Guyana, and
St. Lucia respectively.
Home team Jamaica will begin their title defence
against the Windward Islands at Chedwin Park,
Trinidad and Tobago plays Combined Campuses
and Colleges (CCC) at Jarrett Park, while Barbados
will be up against the Leeward Islands at Kensington
Park, Guyana gets the bye in the first round.
The excitement will switched to the Leeward
Islands for Round 2 of the tournament slated
for Friday 15th -18th January, Jamaica will
fancy their chances against the host at Warner
Park, St Kitts, Barbados will want nothing less
than a win versus CCC at Grove Park, Nevis,
rivals Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago will square
off at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua,
while the bye goes to the Windward Islands.
Bridgetown is expected to come alive as Barbados
will host Round 3 this time around scheduled
for Friday 22nd – Monday 25th, for the
many coming to lend their support will see Barbados
against Trinidad and Tobago at Kensington Oval,
the Windward Islands will come up against CCC
at 3Ws Oval, Jamaica plays Guyana at Foursquare
Park, St Philip, while the Leeward Islands takes
the bye.
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The action is
expected to heat up in Round 4 scheduled for
Friday 29th January – Monday 1st February
in Barbados (hosted by CCC). The host CCC
takes on Guyana at 3Ws Oval, Trinidad and
Tobago will be up against the Leeward Islands
at Foursquare Park, St Philip, while the Windward
Islands plays Barbados at Kensington Oval,
bye: Jamaica.
Friday 12th – Monday 15th February will
see the commencement of Round 5 in Guyana.
Guyana versus Barbados at Albion, CCC versus
Jamaica at National Stadium, Providence. It’s
the battle of the Lesser Antilles as the Leeward
Islands takes on the Windward Islands at the
famous Bourda Grounds. With the bye going
out to Trinidad and Tobago. Round 6: will
bowl off on Friday 19th – Monday 22nd
February in the twin Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago, the host nation will be expected
to leave no stone unturned as they take on
the Windward Islands at Queen’s Park
Oval. The rivalry will continue between Barbados
and Jamaica at UWISPEC, while Guyana takes
on the Leeward Islands at National Cricket
Centre, bye: CCC.
The final round of competition is scheduled
for Friday 26th February – Monday 1st
March in the Windward Islands, Guyana takes
on the host at Grenada National Stadium, Trinidad
and Tobago plays Jamaica at Progress Park,
Grenada, CCC will come up against the Leeward
Islands at Beausejour, while Barbados will
settle for the Bye.
Discuss
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