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Jamaica vs Barbados
Result: Jamaica Under-19s won by eight wickets (111 balls remaining)
Points: Jamaica Under-19s 6.5, Barbados 0.2
Guyana vs Leewards
Result: Guyana Under-19s won by 76 runs
Points: Guyana Under-19s 6.1, Leewards Under-19s 0.6
Trinidad &Tobago vs ICC Americas
Result: T&T Under-19s won by 164 runs
Points: T&T Under-19s 6.4, ICC Americas Under-19s 0.5
Complete scorecards are at windiescricket
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Jamaica will look to start their defence of the One-day title of the Regional Under-19 Championship strongly, when they face Barbados in the opening round of matches today at Bourda Oval.
The Jamaicans coughed up the three-day title to hosts Guyana with inconsistent play, finishing fourth in the table behind the unconvincing Barbadians, and will be looking to put a far sterner defence of the limited-overs title.
They will fancy their chances against their old rivals following a convincing
six-wicket victory over them in the three-day competition.
Only a fool would argue that the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), a Twenty/20 cricket championship that features six regional franchise teams, is not good for the sport in the region.
The CPL, which started last year and resulted in victory for the Jamaica Tallawahs over the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final, has more than whetted the appetite of the people in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) region and by extension, North America, a public that has long yearned for cricket at a high standard and quality, something that has been playing hide and seek with them for the last 15 years.
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Miserly Taylor helps Tallawahs beat Tridents
Jerome Taylor's economical spell ensured the Barbados Tridents couldn't overhaul the Jamaica Tallawahs total of 147 for 9 in a 19-run win for the defending CPL champions in Kingston. Man-of-the-Match Taylor had figures of 3-0-3-2 entering the final over with 28 needed to win for the Tridents but only a single was scored off the first two balls to clinch a victory for the Tallawahs as Taylor ended with 2 for 11 from four overs.
Zouks win leaves Hawksbills in CPL cellar
The St Lucia Zouks outlasted the Antigua Hawksbills, and plenty of island rain, to bring their home fans a long awaited first win of the season in a five-wicket victory at Beausejour Stadium in Gros Islet on Sunday. The Zouks chased down a Duckworth-Lewis target of 106 with 15 balls to spare after the Hawksbills made 103 for 6 in a match reduced to 16 overs following a series of rain delays. The Hawksbills are now the only winless team remaining in the CPL.
ST. JOHN’S Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Sunday that this year’s Regional Women’s Super50 Tournament opens this coming Thursday, August 7 in Dominica.
Eight teams – including last year’s double crown champions Jamaica – will take part in the Tournament which will be contested in two groups in the preliminary phase before advancing to the playoff stages.