Jamaica’s under-19 cricketers started the defense of their regional one day title with an-eight wicket win over Barbados in Guyana today.
Batting first, Barbados were bowled out for 97, with Odean Smith taking 4 wickets.
Jamaica replied with 100 for 2.
Mark parchment, with an unbeaten 45, made most runs for the Jamaicans.
Hosts Guyana, 202, beat the Leeward Islands 126, by 76 runs.
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England will play test cricket at the Sir Viv Richards stadium next year.
This will be the English men’s first test at the venue, since their 2009 match against West Indies was abandoned after ten balls because of the poor state of the outfield.
The itinerary for next year’s tour of the West Indies also includes tests in Grenada and Barbados.
The Antigua venue will be hosting only its second test since the game was called off due to excess sand in the outfield.
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Trent Bridge has received an official warning from the international cricket council for preparing an unacceptable pitch in last month’s first test between England and India.
The ICC’s pitch monitoring service concluded the pitch failed to provide a fair contest between bat and ball.
The bowlers on both sides struggled, which contributed to the match ending in a draw.
The match marked the first time in test history that both sides put on a 100-run partnership for the 10th wicket, with the stand of 198 between England’s Joe Root and James Anderson setting a new world record.
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