RISING STARS START THEIR ASCENT IN ROUND 1 OF WEST INDIES UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP

COUVA, Trinidad- Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and the Leeward Islands all registered wins in Round one of the West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Championship being played in Trinidad.

Despite a late start in the Jamaica vs Leeward Islands match being played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy due to rain, Jaden Carmichael was magnificent for the Leewards with the ball, finishing with figures of 10-3-17-6, followed by Akadianto Willet who took 3/28.

Mavindra Dindyal was the lone Guyanese batsman to reach double figures as he scored 46 of the 91 runs that Guyana posted against a well-oiled Trinidad and Tobago. Darren Samlal returned figures of 3/10 from 7 overs while, Sion Hacket took 3/20, as TT win convincingly by 9 wickets.

In the third match over at Gilbert Park, Barbados were winners over the Windward Islands. Fielding first, Barbados restricted the Windwards to 173/8 from their 50 overs and chased the target down with 3 wickets and 8.2 overs to spare.

NATIONAL CRICKET CENTRE, COUVA
Trinidad & Tobago won the toss and elected to bowl first vs Guyana

GUY 91 all out (38.3 overs)
Dindyal 46 Gainda 8

Samlal 3/10 Hacket 3/20

TT 92/1 (19.5 overs)
Cruickshank 42* Roopchand 36

Bissu 1/6

GILBERT PARK, COUVA
Barbados won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Windward Islands

WWI 173/8 (50 overs)
Matthews 43 D. Joseph 39

Leacock 2/25 Simmons 2/45

BAR 175/7 (41.4 overs)
Depeiza 68 Wickham 61

Theodore 3/39

BRIAN LARA CRICKET ACADEMY
Jamaica won the toss and elected to bat first against the Leeward Islands

JAM 146 all out (42.3 overs)
Wedderburn 58* Walker 16

Carmichael 6/17 Willet 3/28

LI 150/2 (38.1 overs)
Henry 48* Amurdan 55

Barthley 1/17 Ennis 1/24