CWI plans first-class cricket in spite of Omicron

Mon, Dec 6, '21

Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams says Cricket West Indies (CWI) intends to do all in its power to ensure the first-class championship is staged next year, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.

While CWI hosted several international series this year, the emergence of the latest Omicron strain of COVID-19 has once again raised speculation over lockdowns across the region but Adams said the four-day tournament remained a “priority”.

“Having not had first-class cricket in too long, we now have on paper a plan to roll out first-class cricket in early February and starting with that, from a regional point of view, that is a priority. That is something that is top of our wish list for next year,” Adams said.