There will be several innovations in the upcoming edition of the West Indies Championship which is set for January 25 to February 15.
These Innovations include, the return of first innings points in drawn matches.
The use of Kookaburra balls for two rounds and at least one pink ball day/night fixture per team.
The teams competing over seven rounds of matches are defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles, Barbados Pride, Combined Campuses and Colleges, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, West Indies Academy and Windward Islands Volcanoes.
Both the West Indies Academy and the Combined Campuses and Colleges have retained their places as permanent fixtures in the championship following their impressive debut seasons.
Guyana Harpy Eagles won last year’s very exciting competition, to earn their seventh crown in nine years, after heading into the final round with three other teams within touching distance of the title.
The first round of games will take place in four host countries – Guyana, Trinidad, and St Vincent and Antigua.
For the second and third rounds, play extends to Barbados, Dominica and St Kitts.
The second block of matches commences on March 5, with the fourth and fifth rounds scheduled to be held in Barbados, Jamaica, St Lucia, Guyana and Antigua.
The tournament resumes just under a month later with the final two rounds in Antigua, St Kitts, St Lucia and Trinidad, from April 2 – 12.
Teams will be battling for the prestigious Headley Weekes Trophy and an attractive prize purse of 250-thousand US dollars for the champions and 100-thousand for the runners-up.
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