Cricket West Indies (CWI) have announced that a new red-ball tournament named after legends George Headley and Sir Everton Weekes, the Headly Weekes series, will follow after the conclusion of the 2023 West Indies Championship, which will see teams from defending champions Barbados Pride, Guyana Harpy Eagles, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, and Windward Islands Volcanoes competing for the title.
The Headly Weekes series will consist of Team Headley and Team Weekes, and will be joined by the new West Indies Academy Team, with a single round-robin format tournament taking place at the end of the West Indies Championship in April, 2023, from 18th April to 06th May at Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG) in Antigua. Team Headly and Team Weekes squads will be made up of the top performers in the West Indies Championship event.
West Indies Championship 2023 Schedule (for Headley Weekes Trophy)
31st January – 03rd February 2023: Windward Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago (Scorecard)
01st – 04th February 2023: Barbados vs Guyana (Scorecard) ; Leeward Islands vs Jamaica (Scorecard)
08th – 11th February 2023: Guyana vs Windward Islands (Scorecard) ; Trinidad and Tobago vs Leeward Islands (Scorecard) ; Jamaica vs Barbados (Scorecard)
15th – 18th March:Â Jamaica vs Windward Islands (Scorecard) ; Trinidad and Tobago vs Guyana (Scorecard) ; Leeward Islands vs Barbados (Scorecard)
22nd – 25th March: 4th round in Trinidad
29th March – 01st April: 5th round in Trinidad
Headley Weekes Tri-Series Schedule
19th – 22nd April: Team Headley v West Indies Academy
26th – 29th April: Team Weekes vs West Indies Academy
03rd – 06th May: Team Weekes vs Team Headley
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Good decision taken by WI cricket board.