Latest update November 21st, 2024 1:00 AM
WICB PCL Regional 4-Day: Barbados Pride play LI Hurricanes; WI Volcanoes oppose TT Red Force
Bridgetown, Barbados – Both of the front-runners, Guyana Jaguars and Jamaica Franchise will have a keen eye on what’s happening at Kensington Oval, where reigning champions and third-placed Barbados Pride welcome Leeward Islands Hurricanes.
The Pride kick-started their title defence with a pair of unexpected victories against the Jaguars and the Volcanoes following a couple of early setbacks due to the weather interruptions and will be looking to continue this trend against the bottom-placed Hurricanes.
Recent history is on the side of the hosts – they have won the last four matches between the two sides – the last three by an innings and seven runs, an innings and 31 runs, and an innings and 49 runs respectively.
This could spell another tough weekend for the Hurricanes unless they could the right formula to jump-start their season. The Pride have made four changes to their squad including the return of their regular captain Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indies opener from the tour of South Africa, and Kirk Edwards, another West Indies batsman, making his first appearance for the season following injury.
The Hurricanes too, have four changes to their squad with opener Sherwin Peters, as well as fast-medium bowler Quinton Boatswain and leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr gaining their first look-in for the season.
In Gros-Islet, St. Lucia, there should be renewed interest at the Beausejour Cricket Ground, where Windward Islands Volcanoes host newly-minted NAGICO Super50 champions Trinidad & Tobago Red Force.
Both teams need all the points they could acquire to get things back on track if they are to make a late charge for the title, but the hosts will be looking to bring the visitors back to the reality of the longer version of the domestic game.
Neither side has distinguished themselves this season, frittering away promising positions against opponents, so an outcome is difficult to determine. The Red Force have generally dominated over the last decade, but the Volcanoes can take comfort in the knowledge that they have won two of the last three matches between the sides.
The return of veteran left-hander Devon Smith from the West Indies’ tour of South Africa as one of three changes to the Volcanoes’ line-up will add substance to their batting, while the inclusion of fast bowler Shannon Gabriel as one of a similar number of changes to the Red Force’s squad will give their attack an edge.
Teams:
BARBADOS PRIDE (from): Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Tino Best, Carlos Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Kyle Corbin, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Kevin Stoute, Jomel Warrican.
IN–Brooks, K. Brathwaite, Edwards, Stoute; OUT–Jonathan Carter, Ryan Hinds, Omar Phillips, Dwayne Smith.
LEEWARD ISLANDS HURRICANES (from): Devon Thomas (captain), Quinton Boatswain, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton, Colin Hamer, Montcin Hodge, Jeremiah Louis, Orlando Peters, Sherwin Peters, Austin Richards Jr, Akeem Saunders, Gavin Tonge, Hayden Walsh Jr
IN–Boatswain, S. Peters, Saunders, Walsh; OUT–Alzarri Joseph, Yannick Leonard, Steve Liburd, Lyndell Richardson.
UMPIRES: Leslie Reifer Jr, Steve O’Shaughnessy, MATCH REFEREE: Carlyle Carter, RESERVE UMPIRE: Kevin Sisnett.
WINDWARD ISLANDS VOLCANOES (from): Liam Sebastian (captain), Sunil Ambris, Alston Bobb, Johnson Charles, Craig Emmanuel, Andre Fletcher, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Kenroy Peters, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile.
IN–Emmanuel, Johnson, Smith; OUT–Romel Currency, Kavem Hodge, Nelon Pascal.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO RED FORCE (from): Rayad Emrit (captain), Yannic Cariah, Derone Davis, Shannon Gabriel, Akeal Hosein, Steven Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Kjorn Ottley, Yannick Ottley, Marlon Richards, Jeremy Solozano.
IN–Davis, Gabriel, K. Ottley; OUT–Nicholas Pooran, Lendl Simmons, Daniel St. Clair.
UMPIRES: Lennox Abraham, Verdayne Smith (Jamaica), MATCH REFEREE: Patrick Felix, RESERVE UMPIRE: Francis Maurice.
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