ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The interim Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies has named West Indies “A” One-Day and (Four-Day) “Test” squads for the India “A” Tour of the West Indies, starting next month.
The “A” squads comprise players with international match experience – headed by the likes of Kraigg Brathwaite and Roston Chase – and excellent performances in regional competitions over the last few years – led by the irrepressible Leeward Islands Hurricanes spin-bowling all-rounder, Rahkeem Cornwall.
The squads were chosen by the interim selection panel, chaired by Robert Haynes, with the assistance of former West Indies opener Stuart Williams and former Barbados Pride chairman of selectors, Hendy Wallace.
Additional input was provided by interim West Indies head coach Floyd Reifer and captain Jason Holder.
With the series acting as a trial for a number of hopefuls for both teams and overlapping with the series duel between the senior teams of the two sides, West Indies “A” will make five changes to the squad for the final “Test.”
Nine of the 15 players in the One-Day squad have played One-Day Internationals for the senior West Indies team; 10 of the players in the squad for the first and second “Tests” have played full international Tests for the senior side and six Test players will appear in the third match.
Chase will captain the One-Day side in the five matches, all set to be played in Antigua at the Coolidge and Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds.
The captaincy of the “Test” squad will be split between Test opener Brathwaite for the first two of the three “Tests” and fellow Barbados Pride batsman Shamarh Brooks for the last match of the series, which will be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.
Brathwaite, fellow opener John Campbell, Chase, Cornwall and wicketkeeper/batsman Shane Dowrich will leave to join the senior team’s preparation camp for the two-Test series between West Indies and India which starts on August 22 in Antigua.
ONE-DAY SQUAD
FRANCHISE
AGE
LIST “A” MATCHES
Roston CHASE (Captain)
Barbados Pride
27
43
Sunil AMBRIS
Windward Islands Volcanoes
26
33
John CAMPBELL
Jamaica Scorpions
25
39
Jonathan CARTER
Barbados Pride
31
112
Rahkeem CORNWALL
Leeward Islands Hurricanes
26
44
Shane DOWRICH
Barbados Pride
27
37
Akeem JORDAN
Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners
24
8
Kjorn OTTLEY
Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners
29
17
Keemo PAUL
Guyana Jaguars
21
32
Khary PIERRE
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force
27
22
Rovman POWELL
Jamaica Scorpions
25
68
Raymond REIFER
Guyana Jaguars
28
53
Sherfane RUTHERFORD
Guyana Jaguars
20
18
Romario SHEPHERD
Guyana Jaguars
24
18
Devon THOMAS
Leeward Islands Hurricanes
29
92
1ST & 2ND “TESTS” SQUAD
FRANCHISE
AGE
FIRST-CLASS MATCHES
Kraigg BRATHWAITE (Captain)
Barbados Pride
26
141
Sunil AMBRIS
Windward Islands Volcanoes
26
54
Jermaine BLACKWOOD
Jamaica Scorpions
27
89
Shamarh BROOKS
Barbados Pride
30
71
John CAMPBELL
Jamaica Scorpions
25
59
Roston CHASE
Barbados Pride
27
76
Rahkeem CORNWALL
Leeward Islands Hurricanes
26
53
Miguel CUMMINS
Barbados Pride
28
73
Shane DOWRICH
Barbados Pride
27
97
Chemar HOLDER
Barbados Pride
21
8
Shermon LEWIS
Windward Islands Volcanoes
23
26
Raymon REIFER
Guyana Jaguars
28
68
Jomel WARRICAN
Barbados Pride
27
58
3RD “TEST” SQUAD
FRANCHISE
AGE
FIRST-CLASS MATCHES
Shamarh BROOKS (Captain)
Barbados Pride
30
71
Sunil AMBRIS
Windward Islands Volcanoes
26
54
Jermaine BLACKWOOD
Jamaica Scorpions
27
89
Miguel CUMMINS
Barbados Pride
28
73
Akim FRAZER
Jamaica Scorpions
24
4
Jahmar HAMILTON
Leeward Islands Hurricanes
28
78
Montcin HODGE
Leeward Islands Hurricanes
31
75
Chemar HOLDER
Barbados Pride
21
8
Brandon KING
Jamaica Scorpions
24
27
Shermon LEWIS
Windward Islands Volcanoes
23
26
Raymon REIFER
Guyana Jaguars
28
68
Jeremy SOLOZANO
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force
23
32
Jomel WARRICAN
Barbados Pride
27
58
SCHEDULE OF MATCHES
DATE
MATCH
VENUE
START
Thu, Jul 11
1st One-Day Match
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
9:30 am
Sun, Jul 14
2nd One-Day Match
Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua
9:30 am
Tue, Jul 16
3rd One-Day Match
Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground
9:30 am
Fri, Jul 19
4th One-Day Match
Coolidge Cricket Ground
9:30 am
Sun, Jul 21
5th One-Day Match
Coolidge Cricket Ground
9:30 am
Wed, Jul 24 to Sat, Jul 27
1st “Test”
Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground
9:30 am daily
Wed, Jul 31 to Sat, Aug 3
2nd “Test”
Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
9:30 am daily
Tue, Aug 6 to Fri, Aug 9
3rd “Test”
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
9:30 am daily
