CWI expands West Indies Championship for 2024 season
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) has unveiled the schedule for the 2024 West Indies Championship, featuring an expansion in the number of participating teams and matches for the premier four-day competition.
The West Indies Academy, following its success in the Headley-Weekes tournament in 2023, is poised to make its debut in the West Indies First-Class season. Additionally, the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) are returning to the tournament after a hiatus of a few years.
The 2024 West Indies Championship is scheduled to commence in February, with the first three rounds taking place from February 7 to February 24. These matches will be hosted in multiple countries, including St. Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Antigua and Barbuda. The tournament is set to resume in March and conclude in April.
The eight regional teams competing for the prestigious Headley Weekes Trophy over seven rounds are the defending champions, Guyana Harpy Eagles, Barbados Pride, CCC, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, West Indies Academy, and Windward Islands Volcanoes.
The 2024 West Indies Championship will feature a significant increase in prize money, with the winning team receiving US$250,000, while the second-placed team will be awarded US$100,000.
Johnny Grave, the CEO of CWI, expressed pleasure in announcing the schedule and welcomed the inclusion of two new teams, highlighting the need for increased resources. He noted that venues for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in June had undergone significant upgrades, and matches would be held across various locations in Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Grave also mentioned that all the matches would be available for live streaming on the Windies Cricket YouTube channel and accompanied by live ball-by-ball scores on the CWI website, making it accessible for fans around the world to follow the competition closely.
As the West Indies Championship prepares to kick off in February, cricket enthusiasts can look forward to witnessing the expansion of the tournament and the heightened competition among the regional teams, with increased prize money adding to the excitement of the event.
Tournament schedule
7 to 10 February:
Jamaica Scorpions vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - Sabina Park, Jamaica
CCC vs Barbados Pride - Chedwin Park, Jamaica
Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs West Indies Academy - Warner Park, St. Kitts
Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force - Conaree Cricket Centre, St. Kitts
14 to 17 February:
Jamaica Scorpions vs CCC - Sabina Park, Jamaica
Barbados Pride vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - Kensington Cricket Club, Jamaica
Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Guyana Harpy Eagles - Warner Park, St. Kitts
Trinidad &Tobago Red Force vs West Indies Academy - Conaree Cricket Centre, St. Kitts
21 to 24 February:
Jamaica Scorpions vs Barbados Pride - Sabina Park, Jamaica
Windward Islands Volcanoes vs CCC - Chedwin Park, Jamaica
Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Trinidad &Tobago Red Force - Warner Park, St. Kitts
West Indies Academy vs Guyana Harpy Eagles - Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG), Antigua
13 to 16 March:
Trinidad &Tobago Red Force vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
CCC vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes - Diego Martin Regional Complex, Trinidad
Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Barbados Pride - Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground at UWI Spec (UWI SPEC), Trinidad
West Indies Academy vs Jamaica Scorpions - CCG, Antigua
20 March to 23 March:
Trinidad &Tobago Red Force vs Barbados Pride - Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Jamaica Scorpions - Diego Martin Regional Complex, Trinidad
Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - UWI SPEC, Trinidad
West Indies Academy vs CCC - CCG, Antigua
10 to 13 April:
Jamaica Scorpions vs Guyana Harpy Eagles - Sabina Park, Jamaica
CCC vs Trinidad &Tobago Red Force - Chedwin Park, Jamaica
Leeward Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride - UWI SPEC, Trinidad
West Indies Academy vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - CCG, Antigua
17 to 20 April:
Jamaica Scorpions vs Trinidad &Tobago Red Force - Sabina Park, Jamaica
CCC vs Guyana Harpy Eagles - Kensington Cricket Club, Jamaica
Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - UWI SPEC, Trinidad
West Indies Academy vs Barbados Pride - CCG, Antigua
