Cricket West Indies (CWI) has introduced a change within the West Indies “A” Staff squad for the continued tour of South Africa, with Jordan Johnson set to exchange Kevlon Anderson.
Sadly, Anderson encountered difficulties together with his visa documentation, stopping him from touring to South Africa. Consequently, Anderson will be part of the West Indies Academy staff for his or her upcoming four-day matches in opposition to Rising Eire on the Coolidge Cricket Floor (CCG) in Antigua.
Johnson will instantly journey to South Africa and will likely be obtainable for choice within the second and third four-day “Check” matches in opposition to South Africa “A”. This chance comes at an opportune time, because it permits Johnson to achieve precious expertise in South African situations. The current announcement by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) that South Africa will host the ICC Males’s U19 Cricket World Cup in January 2024 underscores the importance of Johnson’s call-up to the “A” Staff.
The West Indies “A” Staff began their tour of South Africa on a excessive be aware, securing an exhilarating one-wicket victory in opposition to South Africa “A” within the first “Check” at Willowmore Park in Benoni. Each groups will now transfer to East London for the second “Check” match at Buffalo Park, scheduled to start on Tuesday, November 28, with the primary ball every day at 10:00 am native time (40 am Japanese Caribbean/3:00 am Jamaica).
In the meantime, the West Indies Academy kicked off their first-class collection in opposition to Rising Eire on the Coolidge Cricket Floor in Antigua on Saturday, November 25.
Squads
West Indies “A” Staff: Joshua Da Silva (captain), Tevin Imlach (vice-captain), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kavem Hodge, Jordan Johnson, Akeem Jordan, Shamar Joseph, Shermon Lewis, Jair McAllister, Zachary McCaskie, Kirk McKenzie, Abhijai Mansingh, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair
West Indies Academy: Nyeem Younger (captain), Kevlon Anderson, Ackeem Auguste, Joshua Bishop, Teddy Bishop, Carlon Bowen-Tuckett, McKenny Clarke, Leonardo Julien, Johann Layne, Matthew Nandu, Ashmead Nedd, Kelvin Pitman, Junior Sinclair, Isai Thorne, Kevin Wickham
Match Schedules: West Indies “A” Staff
- November 21 to 24: 1st “Check” – West Indies A beat South Africa A by 1 wicket at Willowmoore Park, Benoni
- November 28 to December 1: 2nd “Check” vs South Africa A at Buffalo Park, East London
- December 5 to eight: third “Check” vs South Africa A at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
West Indies Academy
- November 25-28: 1st four-day match vs Rising Eire at CCG, Antigua
- December 2-5: 2nd four-day match vs Rising Eire at CCG, Antigua
- Caption: Jordan Johnson
