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Windies Team Discussion, and Other Related Things Thread

Let's call this Breaking News:

WEST INDIES BREAKOUT LEAGUE TO LAUNCH IN 2025


St JOHN'S, Antigua - Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are jointly launching the inaugural West Indies Breakout League, a new cricket tournament designed to spotlight emerging talent across the region.

The competition is scheduled to take place from 25 April to 10 May 2025, featuring six teams and 17 matches. All the games will take place at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.


The six teams taking part will be Barbados Pelicans, Guyana Rainforest Rangers, Jamaica Titans, Leeward Islands Thunder, Trinidad & Tobago Legions and the Windward Islands Infernos.
Players eligible to participate must be under 30 years old or at the start of the 2025 event, with limited professional experience—fewer than 40 List A T20 matches and fewer than 10 International T20s.
This initiative aims to bridge the gap between domestic, CPL and international cricket, with each team closely associated with their local territorial board and a CPL franchise.
The tournament will provide a crucial platform for the next generation of T20 stars, allowing them to showcase their skills and take significant steps in their careers.
Miles Bascombe, CWI’s Director of Cricket, expressed his enthusiasm for the tournament, stating:

“This tournament is a fantastic opportunity for the next wave of players to get the game time they need to push through to the next level and add depth in our T20 talent pool. We are delighted to collaborate with the CPL on this initiative, which promises to provide a strong platform for up-and-coming talent in the West Indies.”
Pete Russell, CEO of Republic Bank CPL, echoed these sentiments, saying:
“We are excited to join forces with Cricket West Indies to deliver a world-class and sustainable tournament. This initiative is not only an investment in the future of West Indies cricket but also a valuable opportunity for stakeholders to witness exceptional talent and great cricket.”
The West Indies Breakout League is poised to become a key element in the region’s cricketing calendar, offering fans, players, and franchises a chance to play their part nurturing the next wave of cricketing stars.
The fixtures for the 2025 West Indies Breakout League are as follows:

25 Apr 2025 | 2:00 PM | Guyana Rainforest Rangers v Windward Islands Infernos
25 Apr 2025 | 7:00 PM | Trinidad & Tobago Legions v Barbados Pelicans
26 Apr 2025 | 2:00 PM | Jamaica Titans v Leeward Islands Thunder
26 Apr 2025 | 7:00 PM | Trinidad & Tobago Legions v Guyana Rainforest Rangers
29 Apr 2025 | 2:00 PM | Jamaica Titans v Guyana Rainforest Rangers
29 Apr 2025 | 7:00 PM | Barbados Pelicans v Windward Islands Infernos
30 Apr 2025 | 2:00 PM | Trinidad & Tobago Legions v Jamaica Titans
30 Apr 2025 | 7:00 PM | Barbados Pelicans v Leeward Islands Thunder
2 May 2025 | 2:00 PM | Jamaica Titans v Barbados Pelicans
2 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Leeward Islands Thunder v Trinidad & Tobago Legions
4 May 2025 | 2:00 PM | Windward Islands Infernos v Trinidad & Tobago Legions
4 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Guyana Rainforest Rangers v Leeward Islands Thunder
6 May 2025 | 2:00 PM | Barbados Pelicans v Guyana Rainforest Rangers
6 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Jamaica Titans v Windward Islands Infernos
7 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Leeward Islands Thunder v Windward Islands Infernos
Playoffs
9 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Playoff – 2nd place vs 3rd Place
10 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Final – 1st place vs winner of Playoff

ABOUT THE WEST INDIES BREAKOUT LEAGUE
The West Indies Breakout League is a premier T20 cricket tournament designed to spotlight emerging talent from across the Caribbean.
The league will feature teams representing the six territorial boards that comprise Cricket West Indies: Barbados Pelicans, Guyana Rainforest Rangers, Jamaica Titans, Leeward Islands Thunder, Trinidad & Tobago Legions and the Windward Islands Infernos.
Eligibility for the league is limited to players aged 30 or under at the start of the 2025 tournament who have played fewer than 40 List A T20 matches and fewer than 10 T20 Internationals, ensuring a focus on developing new talent.
Each team is closely affiliated with a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise, providing players with an opportunity to showcase their skills on a larger stage and progress their cricketing careers.



 
We beat up on the Windwards, by 10 wickets, to remain at the top of the table.

Motie grabbed 6 for 38 in the 2nd innings...match figures of 9/82

Keemo Paul played in this game and was basically a passenger: 8-0-36-0 and a nine-ball duck
 
Let's call this Breaking News:

WEST INDIES BREAKOUT LEAGUE TO LAUNCH IN 2025


St JOHN'S, Antigua - Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are jointly launching the inaugural West Indies Breakout League, a new cricket tournament designed to spotlight emerging talent across the region.

The competition is scheduled to take place from 25 April to 10 May 2025, featuring six teams and 17 matches. All the games will take place at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.


The six teams taking part will be Barbados Pelicans, Guyana Rainforest Rangers, Jamaica Titans, Leeward Islands Thunder, Trinidad & Tobago Legions and the Windward Islands Infernos.
Players eligible to participate must be under 30 years old or at the start of the 2025 event, with limited professional experience—fewer than 40 List A T20 matches and fewer than 10 International T20s.
This initiative aims to bridge the gap between domestic, CPL and international cricket, with each team closely associated with their local territorial board and a CPL franchise.
The tournament will provide a crucial platform for the next generation of T20 stars, allowing them to showcase their skills and take significant steps in their careers.
Miles Bascombe, CWI’s Director of Cricket, expressed his enthusiasm for the tournament, stating:

Pete Russell, CEO of Republic Bank CPL, echoed these sentiments, saying:

The West Indies Breakout League is poised to become a key element in the region’s cricketing calendar, offering fans, players, and franchises a chance to play their part nurturing the next wave of cricketing stars.
The fixtures for the 2025 West Indies Breakout League are as follows:

25 Apr 2025 | 2:00 PM | Guyana Rainforest Rangers v Windward Islands Infernos
25 Apr 2025 | 7:00 PM | Trinidad & Tobago Legions v Barbados Pelicans
26 Apr 2025 | 2:00 PM | Jamaica Titans v Leeward Islands Thunder
26 Apr 2025 | 7:00 PM | Trinidad & Tobago Legions v Guyana Rainforest Rangers
29 Apr 2025 | 2:00 PM | Jamaica Titans v Guyana Rainforest Rangers
29 Apr 2025 | 7:00 PM | Barbados Pelicans v Windward Islands Infernos
30 Apr 2025 | 2:00 PM | Trinidad & Tobago Legions v Jamaica Titans
30 Apr 2025 | 7:00 PM | Barbados Pelicans v Leeward Islands Thunder
2 May 2025 | 2:00 PM | Jamaica Titans v Barbados Pelicans
2 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Leeward Islands Thunder v Trinidad & Tobago Legions
4 May 2025 | 2:00 PM | Windward Islands Infernos v Trinidad & Tobago Legions
4 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Guyana Rainforest Rangers v Leeward Islands Thunder
6 May 2025 | 2:00 PM | Barbados Pelicans v Guyana Rainforest Rangers
6 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Jamaica Titans v Windward Islands Infernos
7 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Leeward Islands Thunder v Windward Islands Infernos
Playoffs
9 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Playoff – 2nd place vs 3rd Place
10 May 2025 | 7:00 PM | Final – 1st place vs winner of Playoff

ABOUT THE WEST INDIES BREAKOUT LEAGUE
The West Indies Breakout League is a premier T20 cricket tournament designed to spotlight emerging talent from across the Caribbean.
The league will feature teams representing the six territorial boards that comprise Cricket West Indies: Barbados Pelicans, Guyana Rainforest Rangers, Jamaica Titans, Leeward Islands Thunder, Trinidad & Tobago Legions and the Windward Islands Infernos.
Eligibility for the league is limited to players aged 30 or under at the start of the 2025 tournament who have played fewer than 40 List A T20 matches and fewer than 10 T20 Internationals, ensuring a focus on developing new talent.
Each team is closely affiliated with a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise, providing players with an opportunity to showcase their skills on a larger stage and progress their cricketing careers.



Either we made a ton of money recently or there was a huge donation to our cricket board in order to get this tournament underway.

This is what I wanna address. The attachment of CPL into this means that the resources are funneling through (and that CPL is hugely successful)…also, the format they chose is based on the future of our cricketers. Should have been red ball…but people put money into this expecting to get something out of it.

I hope the Kevlon Andersons of the world know exactly what this is…

#testcricketisthebestcricket
 
Totally unrelated

I went over to queens today to check out the Phagwah festival going on in Little Guyana.

I stopped in at a restaurant to order some food and I met the Nagamootoos- Mahendra and Vishal. These two were basically cricketers from my childhood and I looked up to them

Both of them are from my home county of Berbice, so I started a conversation while getting an adult beverage…and out of the blue I said to Mahendra that highest point of his career was making a half century against the Aussies. He actually forgot that and remembered his high point: the Inaugural Stanford 20/20 tournament
 
The squads have been announced. A 17-year-old from Guyana:


TRINIDAD & TOBAGO LEGIONSLEEWARD ISLANDS THUNDERWINDWARD ISLANDS INFERNOS
Kamil Pooran (28)Kenneth Pennyfeather (27)Darel Cyrus (28)
Amir Jangoo (27)Keacy Carty (27)Shadrack Descarte (27)
Jyd Goolie (27)Kofi James (27)Shamar Springer (27)
Crystian Thurton (24)Karima Gore (26)Alick Athanaze (26)
Navin Bidaisee (24)Mikyle Louis (24)Dillon Douglas (26)
Mikkel Govia (23)Jewel Andrew (18)Teddy Bishop (22)
Joshua James (23)Micah McKenzie (18)Ackeem Auguste (21)
Joshua DaSilva (26)Nathan Edward (19)Ryshon Williams (28)
McKenny Clarke (21)Giovonte Depeiza (22)Avinash Mahabirsingh (23)
Cephas Cooper (25)Anderson Mahase (22)Johann Jeremiah (25)
Damien Joachim (23)Michael Palmer (19)Kyron Phillips (21)
Shaaron Lewis (26)Jamie Cornelius (26)Keon Gaston (21)
Abdul-Raheem Toppin (19)Jaden Carmichael (21)Noelle Leo (21)
Johann Layne (21)Jedidiah Martin (26)Lee John (19)
GUYANA RAINFOREST RANGERSBARBADOS PELICANSJAMAICA TITANS
Nial Smith (29)Leniko Boucher (27)Deethmar Anderson (29)
Kemol Savory (28)Kadeem Alleyne (24)Leroy Lugg (28)
Ronaldo Alimohamed (26)Joshua Bishop (24)Ramaal Lewis (28)
Kevin Sinclair (25)Nyeem Young (24)Jeavor Royal (26)
Ashmead Nedd (24)Shaqkere Parris (21)Kirk McKenzie (24)
Kevlon Anderson (24)Kevin Wickham (21)Jordan Johnson (19)
Riyad Latiff (17)Zishan Motara (18)Tamarie Redwood (18)
Rivaldo Clarke (22)Ramon Simmonds (23)Michael Clarke (25)
Jediah Blades (22)Junior Sinclair (24)Govasta Edmond (18)
Isai Thorne (20)Demetrius Richards (23)Reon Edwards (18)
Richie Looknauth (25)Shian Brathwaite (25)Anthony Dacres (21)
Zynul Ramsammy (20)Sion Hackett (21)Brian Barnes (19)
Adrian Sukhwa (26)Nathan Sealy (20)Andrew Rambaran (19)
Quentin Sampson (24)Amari Goodridge (23)Zion Brathwaithe (19)
 
As per tournament regulations, each team is allowed to protect seven cricketers, with a maximum of three players aged between 27 and 29. The remaining seven players per squad will be selected during the draft, and they must all be 26 years old or younger. Recognizing their importance to the T20 game, CWI has also mandated that one of the protected seven players must be a leg spinner.


Below is the list of protected players for each franchise, with their current ages in brackets:

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO LEGIONSLEEWARD ISLANDS THUNDERWINDWARD ISLANDS INFERNOS
Kamil Pooran (28)Jeremiah Louis (28)Darel Cyrus (28)
Amir Jangoo (27)Keacy Carty (27)Shadrack Descarte (27)
Jyd Goolie (27)Kofi James (27)Shamar Springer (27)
Crystian Thurton (24)Karima Gore (26)Alick Athanaze (26)
Navin Bidaisee (24)Mikyle Louis (24)Dillon Douglas (26)
Mikkel Govia (23)Jewel Andrew (18)Teddy Bishop (22)
Joshua James (23)Micah McKenzie (18)Ackeem Auguste (21)
GUYANA RAINFOREST RANGERSBARBADOS PELICANSJAMAICA TITANS
Nial Smith (29)Leniko Boucher (27)Deethmar Anderson (29)
Kemol Savory (28)Kadeem Alleyne (24)Leroy Lugg (28)
Ronaldo Alimohamed (26)Joshua Bishop (24)Ramaal Lewis (28)
Kevin Sinclair (25)Nyeem Young (24)Jeavor Royal (26)
Ashmead Nedd (24)Shaqkere Parris (21)Kirk McKenzie (24)
Kevlon Anderson (24)Kevin Wickham (21)Jordan Johnson (19)
Riyad Latiff (17)Zishan Motara (18)Tamarie Redwood (18)
 
Kevlon Anderson had another impressive game...77* and 101

His FC average prior to this game was 43.04

It is now 47.69...He is the best batsman under 25 in our region. I've said it before that he reminds me of Carl Hooper. Cool, calm, and collected...confidence supreme.

5 hundreds and 4 half-centuries in FC cricket so far.

+++
Captain Imlach also cracked a century in this game, 101*...his 6th to go with 7 half-centuries.
 

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International Debutant
Kevlon Anderson had another impressive game...77* and 101

His FC average prior to this game was 43.04

It is now 47.69...He is the best batsman under 25 in our region. I've said it before that he reminds me of Carl Hooper. Cool, calm, and collected...confidence supreme.

5 hundreds and 4 half-centuries in FC cricket so far.

+++
Captain Imlach also cracked a century in this game, 101*...his 6th to go with 7 half-centuries.
Pick him to tour of india. He might be next cilve llyod or viv Richards🙂
 

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