Cricket West Indies on Tuesday confirmed that its Rising Stars U17 Championship bowled off in Trinidad, across multiple venues including Queen’s Park Oval (QPO), Brian Lara Cricket Aademy (BLCA), The National Cricket Centre (NCC), Inshan Ali Park, Gilbert Park and Pierre Road Ground.
This year’s competition, which once again consists of two main formats, a 2-Day Championship and a 50-Over Cup Championship, officially commenced with the teams’ official travel day on 10 August and will conclude on 2 September.
The tournament features two group divisions for the 2-Day Championship. Group A comprises Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, while Group B includes the Windward Islands, Guyana and Leeward Islands Tropical Wave.
Matches will be played in three rounds from 12 to 21 August from 10:00h to 17:00h daily.
The 50-Over Cup Championship matches are scheduled for 24 August to 1 September from 9:30am to 4:40pm daily for five rounds with each of the six teams playing their opponents once.
The tournament concludes with the Awards Ceremony at the Couva Chamber of Commerce at 7 pm on 1 September before teams depart to their home territories on 2 September.
Cricket West Indies Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe expressed his delight at hosting the tournament another year.
“The Rising Stars Under 17 Championship is one of the most important stepping stones in our player development pathway. By giving our young cricketers exposure to both the 2-Day red-ball format and the 50-Over white-ball format, we are building all-round skills, discipline and adaptability from an early age.”
“This tournament mirrors the demands of the modern game, ensuring that by the time these players progress to higher levels, they already understand how to adjust their techniques, tactics and mindset for different conditions and formats.”
“It is an important competition where we get to see future regional Under 19 representatives in action and is a fantastic opportunity for them to showcase their abilities, continue to learn the game and take massive strides towards that next level.”
This tournament is pivotal for scouting regional talent, which further enables player progression to West Indies senior international cricket and remains a key element of the West Indies Rising Stars development programme.
MATCH SCHEDULE
2-Day Championship
Round 1 – Tuesday August 12 – Wednesday August 13
T&T vs Barbados at Inshan Ali Park
Windwards vs Guyana at NCC
Leewards vs Jamaica at Pierre Road Recreation Ground
Round 2 – Saturday August 16 – Sunday August 17
Leewards vs Windwards at BLCA
T&T vs Guyana at Queen’s Park Oval Barbados vs Jamaica at NCC
Round 3 – Wednesday August 20 – Thursday August 21
T&T vs Jamaica at NCC
Guyana vs Leewards at Inshan Ali Park
Barbados vs Windwards at Queen’s Park Oval
50-Over Cup Championship
Round 1 – Sunday, August 24, 2025
T&T vs Guyana at Inshan Ali Park
Windwards vs Jamaica at Queen’s Park Oval
Leewards vs Barbados at NCC
Round 2 – Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Jamaica vs Leewards at NCC
T&T vs Windwards at Gilbert Park
Barbados vs Guyana at Inshan Ali Park
Round 3 – Thursday, August 28, 2025
Leewards vs Guyana at Gilbert Park
Windwards vs Barbados at Inshan Ali Park
T&T vs Jamaica at NCC
Round 4 – Saturday, August 30, 2025
T&T vs Leewards at NCC
Jamaica vs Barbados at Gilbert Park
Windwards vs Guyana at Inshan Ali Park
Round 5 – Monday, September 1, 2025
T&T vs Barbados at Gilbert Park
Leewards vs Windwards at Inshan Ali Park
Jamaica vs Guyana at NCC
Monday, September 1, 2025
Closing Awards Ceremony at Couva Chamber of Commerce Building at 7:00pm
Squads
Jamaica
Demarco Scott (captain), Odane Binns, Kevaughn Flemming, Tyson Gordon Jr., Demario Hall, Perico Henry, Danza Hyatt, Savio Jones, Nicoli McKenzie, Jahdae Moore, Jiovanni Richardson, Adrian Silvera, Ramnaresh Singh, Joel Williams.
Windward Islands
Theo Edward (captain), Jawayne Adams, Khavaughn Bartholomew, Aravinda Bishop, Jorden Charles, Johnathan Daniel, Bjorn Fanis, Cody Fontenelle, Elran Glasgow, Desrond Mitchell, Damali Phillips, Zach Thomas, Tyler Venner, Jamie Wickham
Trinidad and Tobago
Saleem Khan (captain), Ra’ed Ali-Khan, Roberto Badree, Darrius Heant Batoosingh, Scyon Charles, Daron Dhanraj, Renaldo Fournillier, Daniel Holder, Christian Lall, Aaden Owen, Amrit Pittiman, Aadi Ramsaran, Christiano Ramanan, Zackary Stewart.
Leeward Islands
Tanez Francis (captain), J’Quan Athanaze, Lawshom Bergan, Jaeden Bramble, Lyhte Browne, Kasim Challenger, Jaheem Clarke, Jathan Edward, Amoree Jones, T’zharvier Pemberton, Eirette Richards, Hosea Roberts, Kunal Tilokani, Tayari Tonge.
Barbados
Gadson Bowens (captain), Reynaldo Bourne, Asher Branford, Kelani Clarke, Izaiyah Goodman, Jordan Graham, Zarell Harding, Jahidi Hinds, Raphael Lovell, Rajeev Parsooram, Justin Parris, Damarko Wiggins, Shaylun Wood, Javed Worrell.
Guyana
Romario Ramdeholl (captain), Micah Amsterdam, Shamar Apple, Feaaz Baksh, Adrian Hetmyer, Darwin Joseph, Emmanuel Lewis, Nicholas Lovell, Dave Mohabir, Parmeshwar Ram, Richard Ramdeholl, Navendra Sankar, Lomar Seecharan, Gibran Yacoob.
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