Published: Monday 18th September, 2017
By: Staff Writer
SKN PULSE – The Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies has announced a 21-member Windies Under-19 squad for a two-week training camp in Barbados and Antigua slated to commence in December, (5th – 20th) in preparation for the ICC Youth World Cup to be staged from January 13 to February 3 next year in New Zealand.
The full squad is as follows:
Alick Athanaze Brad Barnes Joshua Bishop Cephas Cooper Kishan Graham Jarion Hoyte Kirstan Kallicharran Mikyle Louis Aaron Maniram Kimani Melius Ashmeade Nedd Darron Nedd Kian Pemberton Raymond Perez Joshua Persaud Jeavor Royal Keegan Simmons Javier Spencer Emmanuel Stewart Bhaskar Yadram Nyeem Young According to the release from Cricket West Indies all but two of the players that were part of the successful trip to southern Africa in July have been included in the squad which also includes seven players whose performances during the recent Regional Under-19 Tournament in St. Kitts enhanced their claims for consideration. The new inclusions in the squad are Brad Barnes, Kishawn Graham, Jarion Hoyte, Aaron Maniram, Kimani Melius, Regional U19 3-Day Most Valuable Player Ashmeade Nedd and Regional U19 Super50 MVP Raymond Perez. Chairman of the CWI selection panel Courtney Browne said “As the build up to the 2018 ICC Youth World Cup continues, the development of our Under-19 players is paramount.” He further added that “The upcoming strategic camp will again give the coaching staff another opportunity to enhance and fine-tune the players’ skills and focus on team work, as we set out on our quest to defend the ICC Youth World Cup title.” Additionally, he stated that “the addition of players from the recent Regional U19 Tournament to the camp squad will complement the team that was so successful two months ago in South Africa and Zimbabwe. According to Browne, these additional players were chosen to strengthen those positions in the squad that we felt needed attention. The players will assemble in Barbados, where they will undergo fitness testing, before travelling to Antigua in order to complete the training programme using the Coolidge Cricket Ground.
The Windies Under-19s are the defending ICC Youth World Cup Champions. Having lifted the title for the first time ever last year in Bangladesh, they would be looking to repeat.
