Organisers of the Scotiabank/West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Kiddy Cricket programme have announced an increase in numbers of schools participating in this year’s competition, which was launched at Sabina Park yesterday.

Eighty-four new schools have been added, bringing the total number of schools in the programme to 224, and will see over 10,000 students across Jamaica benefiting from cricket expertise and a total of 2,240 students participating in the competition during the next two months.

The programme, which started yesterday at Sabina Park with preliminary games, Excelsior Primary taking on Rollington Town Primary and Mountain View Primary opposing Clan Carthy Primary, will continue through the month of February culminating at the Kiddy Cricket Festival in March.

The programme ends in July with a four-day training camp.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

I do not have any problem with having
Kiddies Cricket in the Region , however
I believe that it is fair to as , How many Kids , who have gone through the Program , became promising Players for
their Countries & the Region .

Those statistics are necessary so that
it can be determined how successful , or not the Program is . Obviously Players will perform at different levels . But it is vital , in my opinion that these Statistics are kept .

It would be helpful also regarding whether they are receiving correct Coaching in their formative years . By this I mean Proper Technique etc in ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME .