WI Youth WC Squad Named

Guyanese left-hander Leon Johnson has been named captain of a 14-man West Indies squad for the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Jason Mohammed of Trinidad & Tobago is vice-captain

The squad will reassemble following the Christmas and New Year?s break on January 10, 2006 for a further five days of preparation prior to departure for Pakistan where they will play a series of warm-up matches before going on to Sri Lanka.

The youth World Cup tournament runs from February 5-19.

West Indies-19 were the runners up in the 2004 tournament held in Bangladesh.

Full squad: Leon Johnson, Jason Mohammed, Richard Ramdeen, Gajanand Singh, Andre Fletcher, Nelon Pascal, Kemar Roach, Javon Searles, Sharmarh Brooks, Andre McCarthy, William Perkins, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard and Rishi Bachan.

Team Officials: Roger Harper Jimmy Adams (Manager), Roderick Estwick (Coach) and Phyllis Burnett (Physiotherapist).