da doce: The Barbados Cricket Association has switched the venues for thefirst three matches it will host in this year’s West Indiesfirst-class championship that opens on Friday, January 31
da dobrowin: News Release17-Jan-2003The Barbados Cricket Association has switched the venues for thefirst three matches it will host in this year’s West Indiesfirst-class championship that opens on Friday, January 31.Windward Sports Club in the rural district of Lucas Street in theeastern parish of St. Philip will now host the first two matchesto be contested in the island between West Indies-B and India-Afrom January 31 to February 3, and Barbados and India-A fromFebruary 7 to 10.North Stars Cricket Club in the rural district of Crab Hill inthe northern most parish of St. Lucy now stages the third roundgame between Barbados and Jamaica from February 14 to 17.Because of rehabilitative work being conducted on KensingtonOval, this venue will not be ready in time for the start of theChampionship, remarked Michael Hall, chief cricket operationsofficer of the West Indies Cricket Board.It will be the first time the two Barbadian grounds will behosting matches in the West Indies first-class championship, butWindward previously staged a first-class contest between Barbadosand South Africa-A two years ago.For further information:Adriel Richard
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