St John’s, Antigua β€” The West Indies Cricket Board Regional Under 19 Tournament is scheduled to begin in Barbados next Monday, July 28 with three matches. The three-day competition will be played from July 28 to August 16, comprising five rounds of matches. The 50 overs-a-side competition will be played from August 19 to 29, comprising seven rounds of matches. An ICC Americas Under 20 side will join the Under-19 sides from the six WICB territories – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago and Windward Islands – for the one-day tournament only. β€œWe are delighted to welcome a team from the ICC Americas, as the WICB continues efforts to assist with the development of the game in the ICC Americas region,” said WICB Project Officer Rawl Lewis. β€œThis tournament continues to be a vital link to the development of elite players for the region and it is part of the WICB development programme which seeks to ensure that players have a meaningful competition at every stage of development,” Lewis added. Jamaica start their defence of the three-day title against traditional rivals Trinidad & Tobago in the opening round, which also features hosts Barbados against Windward Islands at Queen’s Park, and Guyana against Leeward Islands at Bayfield. Hosts Barbados will start their defence of the one-day competition against ICC Americas at Queen’s Park, when Jamaica tackle Guyana at Bayfield, and Trinidad & Tobago meet Leewards at Friendship. WICB Regional Under 19 Schedule THREE-DAY COMPETITION July 28-30 Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica – Friendship Barbados vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Guyana vs Leeward Islands – Bayfield August 1-3 Jamaica vs Guyana – Foursquare Oval Barbados vs Leeward Islands – Bayfield Windward Islands vs Trinidad & Tobago – Pine Basin August 5,7,8 (August 6th being a rest day) Guyana vs Trinidad & Tobago – Pine Basin Barbados vs Jamaica – Weymouth β€œA” Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands – Desmond Haynes Oval August 10-12 Barbados vs Trinidad & Tobago – Kensington Oval Guyana vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Jamaica vs Leeward Islands – Friendship August 14-16 Jamaica vs Windward Islands – Weymouth β€œA” Barbados vs Guyana – Desmond Haynes Oval Trinidad & Tobago vs Leeward Islands – Kensington Oval ONE-DAY COMPETITION August 19 ICC Americas vs Barbados – Queen’s Park Jamaica vs Guyana – Bayfield Trinidad & Tobago vs Leeward Islands – Friendship Windwards bye August 20 Guyana vs Windward Islands – Friendship Barbados vs Trinidad & Tobago – Bayfield Leeward Islands vs Jamaica – Queen’s Park ICC Americas bye August 22 Windward Islands vs Jamaica – Weymouth β€œA” Leeward Islands vs ICC Americas – Pine Basin Guyana vs Trinidad & Tobago – Desmond Haynes Oval Barbados bye August 23 Barbados vs Leeward Islands – Bayfield Windward Islands vs Trinidad & Tobago – Weymouth β€œA” Guyana vs ICC Americas – Pine Basin Jamaica bye August 25 Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica – The Brewery Barbados vs Guyana – Foursquare Oval ICC Americas vs Windward Islands – Wildey Leeward Islands bye August 27 Guyana vs Leeward Islands – Wildey Jamaica vs ICC Americas – Foursquare Oval Windward Islands vs Barbados – Kensington Oval Trinidad & Tobago bye August 29 ICC Americas vs Trinidad & Tobago – Pine Basin Leeward Islands vs Windward Islands – Kensington Oval Barbados vs Jamaica – Bayfield Guyana bye