Jeremy Solozano and Keron Kanhai will captain two national Under-19 trial teams next Tuesday and Wednesday in preparation for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-19 tournament in August.
This match follows the BG T&T Under-19 Interzone tournament which concluded on Wednesday. Kanhai captained the South Zone team to the Interzone title, after winning first innings points against Solozano's East Zone. Next week's trial match will be a two-day affair at Gilbert Park, California.
Many players participating in the trial match, were part of the national Under-19 team that competed in the WICB tournament last year. Brian Christmas, Clevon Kalawan, Jesse Bootan, Camillo Carimbocas, Justin Joseph and Solozano were all part of last year's team. Left-handed Solozano was the team's top scorer in last year's tournament. The WICB U-19 tournament was played in two segments, with T&T finishing second in the three-day competition and third in the 50-over leg.
Numerous players from last year's national Under-17 team also received a call up for the trial match. The players who were part of the successful Under-17 team last year includes Jyd Goolie, Anderson Phillip, Brandon Jaggernauth, Jameel Maniram, Shane Smith, Afdal Khan and Amir Jangoo.
Teams
Solozano XI: Jeremy Solozano (Captain, East), Gabriel Blackwell (South-East), Syed Mohammed (East), Dillon Mohammed (South), Brian Christmas (East), Clevon Kalawan (South-West), Jyd Goolie (South), Anderson Phillip (Central), Jesse Bootan (North), Brandon Jaggernauth (South-East), Akeel Seetal (East), Kyle Lee (Central), John Lewis (Coach)
Kanhai XI: Keron Kanhai (Captain, South), Amir Jangoo (North), Justin Samkaran (South), Camillo Carimbocas (North), Jameel Maniram (South-East), Darion Ramdhanie (North-East), Shane Smith (South), Samuel Roopnarine (South), Akeel Mohammed (South East), Jordan Samkaran (South), Afdal Khan (East), Tevon Jadoo (East), Justin Joseph (Central), David Williams (Coach)