Latest update March 12th, 2026 12:40 AM
Fewer teams, tightened fixtures to embody this year’s Regional 4-Day season
Cricket West Indies Regional 4-Day Tournament this season has been resized to a shorter version starting April 12.
Kaieteur Sports – The 2026 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional 4-Day Tournament will feature this season’s competition being resized to a shorter version, with fewer teams with action bowling off from April 12.
What was dubbed as a “new competition structure” by the CWI last week, the more compact version of the competition is a result of financial challenges faced by CWI.
The financial hurdles have somewhat forced CWI to scale back a few of their regular teams like the West Indies Academy (WIA) and the veteran Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) unit, which have been unfortunately cut from this year’s tournament; resulting in players from both teams returning to their respective home franchises.
While the older model of the tournament was basically being a straight shootout among franchises with the team finishing with the most points being crowned champs, the 2026 version will see a change from the previous seasons.
CWI have also sought to tighten the playing venues which in turn reduce cross Caribbean travel, with possibilities of even hosting the entire tournament within a single country; which further plays into the cost-cutting measures.
Despite the CWI rolling out this new structure in a bid to revamp their current financial state, measures to expand the regional basin across all levels, coupled with a reinforced sports science department which aims to address any grey areas as West Indies cricket continues to grow. (Clifton Ross)
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