THE West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday announced the schedule for the February 4 to April 11 Regional Four-Day Tournament, which will feature a league format before the playing of the semi-finals and final.
During the preliminary phase each team will face each other once for a total of seven rounds of matches.
The competition will feature four-day kingpins Jamaica, along with Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Guyana, Windward Islands, Leeward Islands and the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC).
The formidable-looking England Lions outfit is the lone invited team for the tournament, but they are only scheduled to participate in the league phase, which means the top four Caribbean-based teams will progress to the semi-finals.
The first round of matches should see Jamaica hosting Guyana, CCC entertaining the Windwards, Leewards welcoming the England Lions and Trinidad & Tobago facing last season’s runners-up Barbados.
The Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) is yet to name the venues where matches will be played, but the Sunday Observer understands that Sabina Park is being touted as a most likely ground to stage the marquee clash with the Lions on March 24.
The Chedwin Park ground in St Catherine and the ALPART Sports Club in St Elizabeth are two potential venues to host other matches.
Last season, the Jamaicans, led by captain Tamar Lambert, took their third consecutive title after ending on 60 points, while Barbados followed with 57. The Leewards finished a distant third on 34, while Trinidad & Tobago took fourth place with 33.
2010-2011 Regional Four-Day Schedule
* Fri Feb 4 – Mon Feb 7, Combined Campuses and Colleges v Windward Islands
* Fri Feb 4 – Mon Feb 7, Jamaica v Guyana
* Fri Feb 4 – Mon Feb 7, Leeward Islands v England Lions
* Fri Feb 4 – Mon Feb 7, Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados
* Fri Feb 11 – Mon Feb 14, Barbados v England Lions
* Fri Feb 11 – Mon Feb 14, Guyana v Leeward Islands
* Fri Feb 11 – Mon Feb 14, Trinidad & Tobago v Combined Campuses and Colleges
* Fri Feb 11 – Mon Feb 14, Windward Islands v Jamaica
* Fri Feb 18 – Mon Feb 21, Barbados v Jamaica
* Fri Feb 18 – Mon Feb 21, Leeward Islands v Combined Campuses and Colleges
* Fri Feb 18 – Mon Feb 21, Trinidad & Tobago v England Lions
* Fri Feb 18 – Mon Feb 21, Windward Islands v Guyana
* Fri Feb 25 – Mon Feb 28, Barbados v Guyana
* Fri Feb 25 – Mon Feb 28, Combined Campuses and Colleges v England Lions
* Fri Feb 25 – Mon Feb 28, Leeward Islands v Jamaica
Fri Feb 25 – Mon Feb 28, Windward Islands v Trinidad & Tobago
* Fri Mar 11 – Mon Mar 14, Barbados v Windward Islands
* Fri Mar 11 – Mon Mar 14, Guyana v England Lions
* Fri Mar 11 – Mon Mar 14, Jamaica v Combined Campuses and Colleges
* Fri Mar 11 – Mon Mar 14, Trinidad & Tobago v Leeward Islands
* Fri Mar 18 – Mon Mar 21, Combined Campuses and Colleges v Guyana
* Fri Mar 18 – Mon Mar 21, Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago
* Fri Mar 18 – Mon Mar 21, Leeward Islands v Barbados
* Fri Mar 18 – Mon Mar 21, Windward Islands v England Lions
* Thu Mar 24 – Sun Mar 27, Jamaica v England Lions
* Fri Mar 25 – Mon Mar 28, Combined Campuses and Colleges v Barbados
* Fri Mar 25 – Mon Mar 28, Guyana v Trinidad & Tobago
* Fri Mar 25 – Mon Mar 28, Windward Islands v Leeward Islands
* Fri Apr 1 – Mon Apr 4, 1st Semi-final
* Fri Apr 1 – Mon Apr 4, 2nd Semi-final
* Fri Apr 8 – Mon Apr 11, Final
