ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the 2024 West Indies Championship schedule, confirming the expansion in the number of participating teams and rounds for the premier four (4)-Day competition. 

After a winning performance in the Headley-Weekes tournament in 2023, the West Indies Academy are all set to make their debut in the West Indies First-Class season, along with the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) who are making a return, re-joining the tournament after a few years’ absence. 

The 2024 West Indies Championship is set to begin in February, with the opening three rounds spanning from 7 to 24 February.  In the first block of games, matches will take place in two Host Countries: St. Kitts and Nevis at two venues, Warner Park and the Conaree Cricket Centre, and in Jamaica, at three venues, Sabina Park, Kensington Cricket Club, and Chedwin Park.  The second block of matches resume on 13 March, with the fourth and fifth rounds scheduled to be held in Trinidad and Tobago at the Queen’s Park Oval, the Diego Martin Sports Complex and the Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground at UWI Spec, and in Antigua and Barbuda at the Coolidge Cricket Ground. The tournament will then restart after Easter with the final two rounds from 10 to 20 April with matches in Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

at lest it is an improvement from 5 matches and more exposure for many more young players and also more monetary incentive, kudos to the administrators for these much needed upgrades, it is a start

I like the increase but we need to use more of our regional venues to wet the appetite of our young people throughout the region. It can’t be good for all our games to be played in Antigua, Trinidad, Barbados and Jamaica every year. These islands are always getting games be it our four day championship, our domestic ODI tournament, Cpl and now World Cup. We need to spread those games into other islands like St Lucia, Grenada, Dominica, St Vincent and Guyana so the love for the game could return throughout the region, as it was on the 70’s to 90’s

So no matches at the Trelawny stadium or at Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, for West Jamaica?

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Very good and positive step.....double round better...