The 2023–24 West Indies Championship was the 56th edition of the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). It began on 7 February and the last game ended on 20 April 2024. The six franchise teams from the previous season participated as well as two new teams were added to the circuit time. The West Indies Academy team made their debut in the West Indies first-class season and the Combined Campuses and Colleges team, made a return after a few years’ absence.[1][2]
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| Dates | 7 February 2024 – 20 April 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | CWI |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions |  Guyana (13th title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 28 |
| Most runs |  Mikyle Louis (682) |
| Most wickets |  Joshua Bishop (42) |
The prize money of the championship was set at US$250,000 for the winner and US$100,000 for the runners up.[3]
With the match between the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands ending in a draw, Guyana retain their championship and continue their dominance after winning seven championships in the last nine year.[4]
Points table
edit| Team[5] | Pld | W | L | D | T | M. Pts | B. Pts | Pts |
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| Guyana | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 42.8 | 103.8 |
| Windward Islands | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 47.2 | 98.2 |
| Leeward Islands | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 43.0 | 94.0 |
| Barbados | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 44.6 | 92.6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 43.0 | 92.0 |
| West Indies Academy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 35.6 | 71.6 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 35.4 | 59.4 |
| Combined Campuses and Colleges | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 30.2 |
Champions
- Match Points: 12 points for a win, 3 for a draw, 0 for a loss.
Match Summary
editEach team's cumulative total points at the end of each round are listed.
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| Guyana | 4.4 | 10.4 | 26.4 | 46.2 | 66.8 | 87.2 | 103.8 | 103.8 |
| Windward Islands | 21.4 | 42.4 | 62.2 | 67.4 | 71.6 | 90.0 | 98.2 | 98.2 |
| Leeward Islands | 5.6 | 25.8 | 45.6 | 64.2 | 81.2 | 84.6 | 94.0 | 94.0 |
| Barbados | 19 | 22.8 | 43.8 | 48.2 | 67.4 | 87.6 | 92.6 | 92.6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3.0 | 23.2 | 27.6 | 47.2 | 51 | 72.8 | 92.0 | 92.0 |
| West Indies Academy | 17.4 | 19.4 | 24.0 | 30.8 | 49.8 | 54.2 | 71.6 | 71.6 |
| Jamaica | 4.4 | 24.4 | 29.6 | 50.2 | 53.4 | 57.0 | 59.4 | 59.5 |
| Combined Campuses and Colleges | 3 | 9.6 | 14.6 | 19.8 | 24.2 | 26.6 | 30.2 | 30.2 |
| Win | Loss | Draw | Abandoned |
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit7–10 February 2024
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- Windward Islands elected to field
- Shadrack Descarte (Windward Islands) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Windward Islands 21.4, Jamaica 4.4
7–10 February 2024
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- Combined Campuses & Colleges elected to field
- Demario Richards, Govasta Edmond, Jediah Blades, Kirstan Kallicharan, Romario Greaves, Sion Hackett, Shatrughan Rambaran, Shaqkere Parris, Zishan Motara (Combined Campuses And Colleges) made their first-class debut.
- Points: Barbados 19, Combined Campuses and Colleges 3
7–10 February 2024
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- West Indies Academy won the toss and elected to field
- Joshua James, Kadeem Alleyne, Mbeki Joseph, Rivaldo Clarke (West Indies Academy) and Joshua Grant, Mikyle Louis (Leeward Islands) made their first-class debut.
- Points: West Indies Academy 17.4, Leeward Islands 5.6
7–10 February 2024
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- Trinidad and Tobago elected to bat
- No play was possible on Day 2, 3 and 4 due to rain and a wet outfield.
- Neiland Cadogan, Ronaldo Alimohamed, Raymond Perez and Steven Sankar (Guyana) made their First Class debut.
- Points: Trinidad & Tobago 3, Guyana 4.4
Round 2
edit14–17 February 2024
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- Jamaica elected to field
- Points: Jamaica 20, Combined Campuses and Colleges 6.6
14–17 February 2024
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Jeremy Solozano 13* (14) |
- Windward Islands elected to field
- Darel Cyrus (Windward Islands) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Windward Islands 21, Barbados 3.8
14–17 February 2024
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- Leeward Islands Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Jewel Andrew (Leeward Islands) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Leeward Islands 20.2, Guyana 6
14–17 February 2024
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- West Indies Academy elected to bat
- Points: Trinidad & Tobago 20.2, West Indies Academy 2
Round 3
edit21–24 February 2024
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- Leeward Islands elected to field
- Points: Leeward Islands 19.8, Trinidad & Tobago 4.4
21–24 February 2024
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- Guyana won the toss and elected to bat
- Points: Guyana 16, West Indies Academy 4.6
21–24 February 2024
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- Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
- Shaquille Cumberbatch (Barbados) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Barbados 21, Jamaica 5.2
21–24 February 2024
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- Windward Islands elected to field
- Damel Evelyn, Sadique Henry (Combined Campuses and Colleges) and Gillon Tyson (Windward Islands) made their first-class debut.
- Points: Windward Islands 19.8, Combined Campuses and Colleges 5
Round 4
edit13–16 March 2024
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- Trinidad & Tobago won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Trinidad & Tobago 19.6, Windward Islands 5.2
13–16 March 2024
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- Combined Campuses and Colleges won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amari Goodridge (Combined C&C) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Leeward Islands 18.6, Combined Campuses and Colleges 5.2
13–16 March 2024
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- Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
- Shian Brathwaite (Barbados) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Guyana 19.8, Barbados 4.4
13–16 March 2024
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- Jamaica won the toss and elected to field.
- Joshua Dorne (West Indies Academy) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Jamaica 20.6, West Indies Academy 6.8
Round 5
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edit10–13 April 2024
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- Combined Campuses and Colleges elected to field first
- Points: Trinidad & Tobago 21.8, Combined Campuses and Colleges 2.4
10–13 April 2024
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- Barbados elected to bat
- Demetrius Richards and Javed Leacock (Barbados) made their first-class debut.
- Points: Barbados 20.2, Leeward Islands 3.4
10–13 April 2024
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- Windward Islands elected to bat
- Stephan Pascal (Windward Islands) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Windward Islands 18.4, West Indies Academy 4.4
10–13 April 2024
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- Jamaica elected to field first
- Javaughn Buchanan (Jamaica) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Guyana 20.4, Jamaica 3.6
Round 7
edit17–19 April 2024
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- Jamaica elected to field
- Andrea Dennis and Justin Beckford (Jamaica) made their first-class debut.
- Points: Trinidad and Tobago 19.2, Jamaica 2.4
17–20 April 2024
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- Combined Campuses and Colleges elected to bat
- Avinash Mahabirsingh and Jarion Hoyte (Combined Campus and Colleges) made their first-class debut.
- Avinash Mahabirsingh took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[6]
- Points: Guyana 16.6, Combined Campuses and Colleges 3.6
17–20 April 2024
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- Leeward Islands elected to bat
- Points: Leeward Islands 9.4, Windward Islands 8.2
References
edit- ^ "CWI confirms two new teams in the West Indies Championship for 2024 | Windies Cricket news". Windies. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "West Indies Championship 2023/24 | Live score and video | Windies Cricket". Windies. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "WI Academy, CCC to compete in West Indies Championship | Loop Trinidad & Tobago". Loop News. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "GUYANA HARPY EAGLES TRIUMPH IN WEST INDIES CHAMPIONSHIP | Windies Cricket news". Windies. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "West Indies Championship 2024". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Ramphal, Vidia. "We can still win this game - Mahabirsingh". Loop News. Loop News. Retrieved 20 April 2024.