Kingstown, St.  Vincent and the Grenadines-21st June 2016. The junior selection panel, chaired by Arnold Gilkes has selected a 13 member team to represent St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the upcoming  WINLOTT Windward Islands Under 19 tournament. The tournament will be hosted by the SVGCA inc. from June 27th to July 3rd, 2016.

SVG Under 19 is the defending champion, after capturing the title in Dominica last year. From that winning team, there are 7 players returning, including new captain Othneil Lewis, and his deputy Jeremy Layne. Both players have shown significant progress in the local season, with Lewis making the reserves of the senior team last month, and Layne currently the leading run scorer in the NLA First Division competition. Other returning players are the experience Vincent Cupid, Dellon Douglas, Husani Porter, Shane Roberts, and Rasheed Frederick. The new players include Windward Islands Under 17 players Tijorn Pope and Urnel Thomas. Other players that will take the field for SVG in the WINLOTT tournament are Kody Horne, Tilron Harry, Ronaldo Franklyn, and Kerwin Williams.

Manager Parnel Browne will continue in the position for the third year. New addition to the management team includes ECB Level 3 Coach and former Territorial Development Officer Irvin Warrican. Roxell John, qualified cricket coach and sports coordinator has also joined the team as the Assistant Coach.

The full team:

  • Othneil Lewis – Captain
  • Jeremy Layne – Vice Captain
  • Vincent Cupid
  • Kody Horne
  • Dellon Douglas
  • Tilron Harry
  • Husani Porter
  • Shane Roberts
  • Ronaldo Franklyn
  • Rasheed Frederick
  • Urnel Thomas
  • Tijorn Pope
  • Kerwin Williams

Reserves:

  • Gregory Whyllie
  • Durrant Nero
  • Rayon Williams
  • Glenroy Jacobs
  • Jadiel Chance

Team Management:

  • Irvin Warrican – Coach
  • Phanell Browne – Manager
  • Roxell John – Assistant Coach

Below is the fixture for the tournament.  

WINDWARD ISLANDS UNDER 19 CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2016
Date Umpire Teams Venue
27 & 28/06/2016 Goaland Greaves SVG vs Dominica Arnos Vale One
27 & 28/06/2016 Selwyn Allen SVG vs Dominica Arnos Vale One
27 & 28/06/2016 Roger Davis Grenada vs St.Lucia Sion Hill
27 & 28/06/2016 Deighton Butler Grenada vs St.Lucia Sion Hill
29 & 30/06/2016 Roger Davis Grenada vs Dominica Arnos Vale One
29 & 30/06/2016 Michael St.Hilaire Grenada vs Dominica Arnos Vale One
29 & 30/06/2016 Afron Byam SVG vs St.Lucia Sion Hill
29 & 30/06/2016 Deighton Butler SVG vs St.Lucia Sion Hill
02 & 03/07/2016 Afron Byam SVG vs Grenada Arnos Vale One
02 & 03/07/2016 Michael St.Hilaire SVG vs Grenada Arnos Vale One
02 & 03/07/2016 Samuel Holder Dominica vs St.Lucia Arnos Vale Two
02 & 03/07/2016 Cornelius Edwards Dominica vs St.Lucia Arnos Vale Two

Written by Kishore Shallow

President of the SVGCA Inc. since 2014. Professionally, an IT / Business Consultant, with extensive experience in Information Systems. Academic background includes MBA (Specialization in Finance), BSc (Hons) Applied Business Computing, and currently a DBA Candidate (with focus on Financial Management). Learn more about Kishore on LinkedIn.