ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce the schedule for the West Indies Championship 2025 which continues the eight-team format introduced in 2024.
There will be several innovations in the upcoming edition of the West Indies Championship including the return of first innings points in drawn matches, the use of Kookaburra balls for two rounds and at least one pink ball day/night fixture per team.
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Teams will be battling for the prestigious Headley Weekes Trophy and an attractive prize purse of US$250,000 for the champions and US$100,000 for the runners-up.
Guyana Harpy Eagles captain Tevin Imlach receives last year’s winning trophy and cheque from Cricket West Indies president Dr Kishore Shallow.
Miles Bascombe, Cricket West Indies’ Director of Cricket said, “The return of the West Indies Championship is a crucial pillar in our cricket development pathway. Having eight (8) teams competing across the region reinforces our commitment to first-class cricket, which remains the foundation for developing Test cricketers.”
He continued, “This year we have introduced several initiatives geared at broadening the experience of our regional players by exposing them to many of the challenges they would otherwise only experience on tour. We are happy to be taking the championship around the region again ensuring that players are tested in the various conditions our region serves up. This can only add to the resilience needed by our players to excel at the international level.”
The teams competing over seven (7) rounds of matches are defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles, Barbados Pride, Combined Campuses & Colleges, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad & Tobago Red Force, West Indies Academy and Windward Islands Volcanoes.
Both the West Indies Academy and the Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) have retained their places as permanent fixtures in the championship following their impressive debut seasons.
Guyana Harpy Eagles won last year’s very exciting competition, to earn their seventh crown in nine years, after heading into the final round with three other teams within touching distance of the title.
The competition kicks off in late January and fans will be treated to three action-packed rounds from January 29 to February 15.
The first round of games will take place in four host countries – Guyana, Trinidad, St Vincent and Antigua. For the second and third rounds, play extends to Barbados, Dominica and St Kitts.
The second block of matches commences on 5 March, with the fourth and fifth rounds scheduled to be held in Barbados, Jamaica, St Lucia, Guyana and Antigua. The tournament resumes just under a month later with the final two rounds in Antigua, St Kitts, St Lucia and Trinidad, from 2 to 12 April.
Cricket enthusiasts worldwide can catch every moment of the action through live streaming on the Windies Cricket YouTube channel. For those seeking detailed statistics and ball-by-ball updates, the www.windiescricket.com Match Centre will provide such coverage.
Matches begin at 10 AM AST daily while pink ball matches (P) will commence at 1 PM AST.
