KINGSTON, Jamaica – Holders Guyana will face hosts Jamaica at Manchester High School in the central town of Mandeville, when the Regional Under-19 Super50 Tournament opens on Wednesday, July 22 here. The Guyanese captured the 50 overs-a-side title, as well as the 3-Day crown last year, to complete the Under-19 double, when the tournaments were staged in their homeland. The Final of the 50 overs-a-side competition against the Jamaica was abandoned however, without a ball being bowled at Everest in the Guyana capital of Georgetown, due to rain. This followed an unbeaten run in the preliminary competition, which included a 68-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis Method over Jamaica at Bourda Oval, also located in Georgetown. In the other first round matches of this year’s tournament, Windward Islands meet ICC Americas at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School in south-western Jamaica, and sparks can be expected to fly when Barbados tackle old rivals Trinidad & Tobago at Jamalco in central Jamaica. Leeward Islands have drawn a bye first up, before opening their account against the Barbadians in the second round of matches on the following day at Ewarton, situated centrally between the well-known locations of Spanish Town and Ocho Rios. The Tournament fields seven teams – the six territorial sides from Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago and Windward Islands – along with a side from ICC Americas. Each of the teams will play the other once in a round-robin competition, featuring seven rounds of 50 overs-a-side matches, with the two teams accumulating the most points qualifying for the Final to determine the tournament winner on Sunday, August 2, at the Treasure Beach Sports Park in south-western Jamaica. All new One-day International playing conditions recently introduced by the ICC, the sport’s World governing body, will apply for the Tournament, which presents another opportunity for the region’s best Under-19 players to showcase their talent to break into the West Indies Under-19 squad for the ICC Youth World Cup next year in Bangladesh. MATCH SCHEDULE Round 1 – Wednesday, July 22 Windward Islands vs ICC Americas – STETHS Barbados vs Trinidad & Tobago – Jamalco Guyana vs Jamaica – Manchester High School Round 2 – Thursday, July 23 Leeward Islands vs Barbados – Ewarton Jamaica vs Windward Islands – Jamalco Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana – STETHS Round 3 – Saturday, July 25 ICC Americas vs Jamaica – STETHS Guyana vs Leeward Islands – Manchester High School Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – Chedwin Park Round 4 – Monday, July 27 Guyana vs Barbados – Chedwin Park ICC Americas vs Trinidad & Tobago – Jamalco Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands – STETHS Round 5 – Tuesday, July 28 Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica – Manchester High School Barbados vs Windward Islands – STETHS Leeward Islands vs ICC Americas – Jamalco Round 6 – Thursday, July 30 Windward Islands vs Guyana – Ewarton Jamaica vs Leeward Islands – Jamalco ICC Americas vs Barbados – Manchester High School Round 7 – Friday, July 31 Leeward Islands vs Trinidad & Tobago – Ewarton Guyana vs ICC Americas – Manchester High School Barbados vs Jamaica – Chedwin Park The Final – Sunday, August 2 1st vs 2nd