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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016
WICB Regional Women’s 50 Overs Tournament 2016…
Leewards’ entry, single Windwards unit highlight historic Regional Women’s Tournament
mulating the most points qualifying for the Final to determine the winner on Sunday, July 17, at Everest. The T20 tournament follows four days later with three matches being contested each match-day at the Guyana National Stadium before a final round of playoffs for positions one to six on Monday, July 25.
SQUADS BARBADOS: Shaquana Quintyne (captain), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Dean dra Dottin, Keila Elliott , Allison Gordon,Reshell e Griffih, Malissa Howar d, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Shakera Selman, Charlene Taitt, Shanna Thompson, Tiffany Thorpe
Sitting from L-R: Director of Sport Christopher Jones, GCB President Drubahadur and GCB Secretary Anand Sanasie. Standing are the captains of the six regional teams from: L-R Leeward Islands — Shawnisha Hector; Guyana — Tremayne Smartt; Barbados — Shaquana Quintyne; Jamaica — Stafanie Taylor; Windward Islands — Afy Fletcher and Trinidad and Tobago Merissa Aguilleira
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istory will be created, when all six territorial boards of the West Indies Cricket Board will be represented for the first time ever in the Regional Women’s Tournament which opens at various venues in Guyana today. For the first time ever, Leeward Islands will field a squad in a regional women’s tournament and Windward Islands will play as a single unit alongside defending champions Barbados, five-time winners Jamaica, multi-time champions Trinidad & Tobago and hosts Guyana. This will be the second change to the format for the Regional Women’s Tournament in as many seasons, having moved from an eight-team league with no Leewards and the four nations that form the Windwards playing as individual teams to last year when the Windwards played in two groups, North and South, along with the Barbadians, Jamaicans, T&T and Guyanese. “We want to welcome Leewards Women into the fold and are looking forward to them playing a valuable role in the expansion of the women’s game in the region,” said Josina Luke, WICB project officer for women’s cricket. “We have spent the last year working with the Leewards in the development of this squad, following a decision by our directors to have them involved this year, so this is another step towards strengthening the base of the women’s game in the region and ex-
panding our talent pool. “The banding together of the talents of the Windwards Women helps us to streamline our tournaments and bring greater competitiveness to the overall women’s game, as the ultimate aim is to create a stronger West Indies Women’s team with a view to winning more global titles.” Leewards will be led by Antiguan pacer Shawnisha Hector and their squad includes Saneldo Willett, daughter of former West Indies off-spinner Elquemedo Willett, whose sons Tonito and Akito have also played at the regional level. Windwards will be captained by West Indies Women’s leg-spinner Afy Fletcher and her deputy is opener Juliana Nero, who has played for the Windies Women, heads a list of regulars like Yasm ine St. Ange, Akeira Peters and Roylin Cooper that form the core of the squad. The Windwards squad also includes 15-yearolds Holly Charles and Qiana Joseph. They were involved in a WICB Emerging Women’s Players camp a few weeks ago in Barbados, and helped the Windwards Under-19 girls’ team reach the Final of their regional age group tournament, where they lost to hosts Trinidad & Tobago. This year, the Tournament will comprise Super50, which takes centre stage over the next 10 days, and Twenty20 competitions against the backdrop of strong performanc-
es from the West Indies Women’s team over the past
year in both formats, culminating in the lifting of the
MATCH SCHEDULE
Regional Women’s Super50 Tournament (All matches start at 9:30 am) Round 1 – Thursday, July 7 Barbados vs Trinidad & Tobago – Enmore Leeward Islands vs Jamaica – Everest Guyana vs Windward Islands – Enterprise Round 2 – Saturday, July 9 Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands – Everest Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana – Enterprise Jamaica vs Barbados – Enmore Round 3 – Monday, July 11 Guyana vs Barbados – Enmore Jamaica vs Windward Islands – Everest Leeward Islands vs Trinidad & Tobago – Enterprise Round 4 – Wednesday, July 13 Guyana vs Leeward Islands – Everest Barbados vs Windward Islands – Enterprise Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica – Enmore Round 5 – Friday, July 15 Windward Islands vs Trinidad & Tobago – Enmore Barbados vs Leeward Islands – Enterprise Guyana vs Jamaica – Everest The Final – Sunday, July 17 1st vs 2nd – Everest Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament (All matches to be contested at the Guyana National Stadium) Zone A – Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana Zone B – Jamaica, Windward Islands, Leeward Islands Round 1 – Thursday, July 21 Barbados vs Trinidad & Tobago – 9 am start Jamaica vs Windward Islands – 2 pm start Guyana vs Leeward Islands – 7 pm start Round 2 – Friday, July 22 Leeward Islands vs Jamaica – 9 am start Barbados vs Guyana – 2 pm start Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – 7 pm start Round 3 – Sunday, July 24 Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands – 9 am start Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana – 2 pm start Jamaica vs Barbados – 7 pm start Playoffs – Monday, July 25 Minor Final 3rd Zone A vs 3rd Zone B Consolation Final 2nd Zone A vs 2nd Zone B Grand Final 1st Zone A vs 1st Zone B
ICC Women’s World T20 title earlier this year in India. “We want to broaden the pool of players for the West Indies Women’s team, bearing in mind two important things,” said Luke. “First, we are well placed for automatic qualification for the ICC Women’s (50 overs) World Cup next year in England and want to remain on that trajectory with important series in the ICC Women’s Championship later this year against England at home and India on the road. “Also, we want to fortify our squad in the T20 format, so we can continue to put forward the kind of performances that enhance our position as World champions.” In the opening round of the Super50, Barbados, again led by West Indies Women’s leg-spin all-rounder Shaquana Quintyne, open their title defence against sporting arch-rivals Trinidad & Tobago, under the leadership of former West Indies Women’s captain Merissa Aguilleira, at Enmore. Leewards will have a rough baptism against Jamaica, led by West Indies Women’s World T20-winning captain and World-rated all-rounder Stafanie Taylor, at Everest, and Windwards meet Guyana, captained by Windies Women’s fast-medium bowlerTremayne Smartt, at Enterprise. Each of the teams will play the other once in a round-robin competition, featuring five rounds of 50 overs-a-side matches – with the two teams accu-
GUYANA: Tremayne Smartt (captain), Shemaine Campb elle, Shabika Gajnabi, Erva Giddings, Melanie Henry, MandyMangru, Plaffiana Millington, Subrina Munroe, Kaysia Shultz, Heema Singh, Latoya Smith, Akaze Thompson, LashunaToussaint, Kavita Yadram JAMAICA: Stafanie Taylor (captain), Alecia Bookal, Shanel Daley, Kenesh ia Ferron, Chinelle H enry, Corrine, Howell, Natasha McLean, Jodian Morgan, Chedean Nation , Roshana Outar, Tameka Sanford, Jerona Walcott, Vanessa Watts, RashadaWilliam LEEWARDISLANDS: Shawnisha Hector (captain), Jasmine Clarke, Me licia Clarke, Davanna Cla xton, Kimberly Dookhan, Amanda Edwards, Sherm a Jackson, Rozel Liburd , Terez Parker, Grace Pe rsaud, Kerisha Powell, J enisen Richards, Eldora Sylvester, Saneldo Willett TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Merissa Aguilleira(captain ), Kirbyina Alexander, Ren iece Boyce, Britney Cooper, RosalieDolabaille, Stacy Ann King, Lee Ann Kirby, S henelle Lord, Anisa Moham med, Selene O’Neil, Kamar a Ragoobar, KarishmaRam harack, Amanda Samaroo, Rachael Vincent WINDWARD ISLANDS: Afy Fletcher (captain), Stacy Ann Adams, Holly Charles, Ro ylyn Cooper, Nerissa Cra fton, KrisaniIrish, Qiana Joseph, Juliana Nero, Ak eira Peters, Rosilia Regis te, Yasmine St. Ange, Gle ndeen Turtin, Rackel Wil liams,Swayline Williams