2022–23 West Indies Championship

Cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

2022–23 West Indies ChampionshipDates| 31 January 2023 – 1 April 2023

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Administrator(s)| CWI
Cricket format| First-class
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin
Champions|  Guyana (12th title)
Participants| 6
Matches| 15
Most runs|  Alick Athanaze (647)
Most wickets|  Rahkeem Cornwall (35)

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The 2022–23 West Indies Championship was the 55th edition of the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). It began from 1 February and finished on 1 April 2023.[1] Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados Pride, Guyana Harpy Eagles, Jamaica Scorpions, the Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, and the Windward Islands Volcanoes.[2] The series was followed by the Headley Weekes Tri-Series.[3] The first two rounds of fixtures took place in February 2022, followed by a break until 15 March 2022.[4] Barbados were the defending champions.[5]

On the last day of the fifth and final round of matches, Guyana won the tournament and claimed their 12th title.[6]

## Points table

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Team[7] |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  D  |  T  |  Pts

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Guyana | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84
Windward Islands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74.2
Barbados | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55.6
Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49.4
Leeward Islands | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46.2
Jamaica | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25.6

Champions

## Fixtures

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### Round 1

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31 January–3 February 2023
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Windward Islands

Trinidad and Tobago

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243 (63.1 overs)
Tevyn Walcott 87* (100)
Bryan Charles 4/46 (17.1 overs)

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315 (92.1 overs)
Amir Jangoo 86 (143)
Ryan John 5/18 (14.1 overs)

425/5d (113.4 overs)
Kimani Melius 192 (269)
Bryan Charles 2/92 (24 overs)

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225/7 (83 overs)
Jason Mohammed 79* (201)
Ryan John 3/27 (15 overs)

Match Drawn
Grenada National Stadium, Grenada
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite and Nigel Duguid
Player of the match: Ryan John (Windward Islands)

* Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to field.
* Vikash Mohan (Trinidad and Tobago) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Trinidad and Tobago 10.2, Windward Islands 8.4.

* * *

1–4 February 2023
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Guyana

Barbados

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371 (121.1 overs)
Matthew Nandu 126 (337)
Jair McAllister 3/43 (18.1 overs)

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220 (91.2 overs)
Shayne Moseley 65 (107)
Veerasammy Permaul 4/53 (26.2 overs)

126/9d (44.1 overs)
Veerasammy Permaul 33 (49)
Akeem Jordan 3/32 (15 overs)

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94 (36 overs)
Jonathan Drakes 36 (99)
Nial Smith 5/31 (10 overs)

Guyana won by 183 runs
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: Patrick Gustard and Carl Tuckett
Player of the match: Veerasammy Permaul (Guyana)

* Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
* Shamar Joseph, Matthew Nandu, Kemol Savory (Guyana), Jonathan Drakes, Zachary McCaskie and Jair McAllister (Barbados) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Guyana 20, Barbados 4.8.

* * *

1–4 February 2023
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Leeward Islands

Jamaica

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260 (118.3 overs)
Jeremiah Louis 78* (170)
Marquino Mindley 3/28 (19.3 overs)

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234 (82.4 overs)
Leroy Lugg 79 (83)
Rahkeem Cornwall 5/54 (28 overs)

241 (73.5 overs)
Rahkeem Cornwall 85 (95)
Jamie Merchant 4/43 (20.5 overs)

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200/9 (82 overs)
Abhijai Mansingh 62* (208)
Rahkeem Cornwall 5/41 (31 overs)

Match drawn
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Umpires: Zahid Bassarath and Deighton Butler
Player of the match: Rahkeem Cornwall (Leeward Islands)

* Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
* Abhijai Mansingh (Jamaica) made his first-class debut.
* Player Replacement: Abhijai Mansingh for Alwyn Williams (Jamaica).
* Points: Leeward Islands 7.4, Jamaica 6.2.

### Round 2

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8–11 February 2023
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Windward Islands

Guyana

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294 (80.5 overs)
Alick Athanaze 141 (220)
Veerasammy Permaul 4/70 (22.5 overs)

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169 (63.1 overs)
Veerasammy Permaul 53 (92)
Justin Greaves 5/24 (18 overs)

168 (56.3 overs)
Justin Greaves 27 (61)
Shamar Joseph 5/41 (12 overs)

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250/9 (91 overs)
Matthew Nandu 60 (123)
Preston McSween 3/58 (21 overs)

Match drawn
National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
Umpires: Jonathan Blades and Gregory Brathwaite
Player of the match: Justin Greaves (Windward Islands)

* Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
* Concussion Substitute: Akshaya Persaud for Chandrapaul Hemraj (Guyana).
* Points: Windward Islands 11, Guyana 8.6.

* * *

8–11 February 2023
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Trinidad and Tobago

Leeward Islands

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418/9d (126.5 overs)
Darren Bravo 100 (229)
Jeremiah Louis 3/78 (29 overs)

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302 (100.1 overs)
Keacy Carty 95 (205)
Bryan Charles 4/84 (29.1 overs)

183/5d (43.4 overs)
Darren Bravo 100* (153)
Kofi James 3/39 (9.4 overs)

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72/1 (23 overs)
Montcin Hodge 33* (83)
Tion Webster 1/11 (4.3 overs)

Match drawn
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: Patrick Gustard and Christopher Taylor
Player of the match: Darren Bravo (Trinidad and Tobago)

* Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Trinidad and Tobago 10.4, Leeward Islands 10.

* * *

8–10 February 2023
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Jamaica

Barbados

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140 (54.5 overs)
Jamie Merchant 35 (23)
Shamar Springer 3/11 (9.5 overs)

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215 (69.5 overs)
Shayne Moseley 82 (149)
Patrick Harty 4/23 (12.5 overs)

151 (45.5 overs)
Kirk McKenzie 56 (78)
Akeem Jordan 4/65 (17 overs)

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78/4 (29.2 overs)
Zachary McCaskie 26 (76)
Patrick Harty 3/26 (9.2 overs)

Barbados won by 6 wickets
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Umpires: Deighton Butler and Carl Tuckett
Player of the match: Akeem Jordan (Barbados)

* Jamaica won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tevin Gilzene, Ojay Shields (Jamaica) and Kevin Wickham (Barbados) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Barbados 18.2, Jamaica 3.8.

### Round 3

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15–18 March 2023
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Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago

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324 (86.3 overs)
Kevin Sinclair 69 (96)
Imran Khan 4/86 (20.3 overs)

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160 (52 overs)
Jason Mohammed 50 (101)
Ronsford Beaton 4/31 (13 overs)

247/6d (83 overs)
Kemol Savory 101* (222)
Darren Bravo 2/23 (9 overs)

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268 (97.5 overs)
Darren Bravo 95 (170)
Veerasammy Permaul 3/58 (32 overs)

Guyana won by 143 runs
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
Umpires: Leslie Reifer and Chris Wright
Player of the match: Kemol Savory (Guyana)

* Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to field.
* Kevlon Anderson (Guyana) and Justin Manick (Trinidad and Tobago) both made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Guyana 20.4, Trinidad and Tobago 4.2.

* * *

15–18 March 2023
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Windward Islands

Jamaica

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217 (60.3 overs)
Alick Athanaze 81 (111)
Derval Green 5/30 (11 overs)

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101 (28.3 overs)
Derval Green 33 (37)
Justin Greaves 6/34 (10.3 overs)

298 (78.5 overs)
Alick Athanaze 97 (100)
Patrick Harty 3/62 (19 overs)

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233 (99.1 overs)
Aldane Thomas 55 (102)
Shermon Lewis 5/22 (14.1 overs)

Windward Islands won by 181 runs
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Umpires: Ryan Banwarie and Shannon Crawford
Player of the match: Alick Athanaze (Windward Islands)

* Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
* Johann Jeremiah (Windward Islands) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Windward Islands 18.4, Jamaica 5.4.

* * *

15–18 March 2023
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Barbados

Leeward Islands

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322 (91.5 overs)
Shane Dowrich 124* (201)
Rahkeem Cornwall 6/50 (24 overs)

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154 (42 overs)
Jahmar Hamilton 30 (35)
Dominic Drakes 3/38 (13 overs)

78 (23.2 overs)
Zachary McCaskie 29 (41)
Rahkeem Cornwall 5/19 (7.2 overs)

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247/8 (49.2 overs)
Kieran Powell 104 (109)
Chaim Holder 3/38 (11 overs)

Leeward Islands won by 2 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
Umpires: Zahid Bassarath and Patrick Gustard
Player of the match: Rahkeem Cornwall (Leeward Islands)

* Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Leeward Islands 16.8, Barbados 8.2.

### Round 4

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22–25 March 2023
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Trinidad and Tobago

Barbados

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203 (75.3 overs)
Jason Mohammed 55 (141)
Chaim Holder 5/71 (18.3 overs)

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271 (85 overs)
Zachary McCaskie 92 (197)
Imran Khan 4/86 (25 overs)

185 (80 overs)
Darren Bravo 36 (79)
Chaim Holder 4/63 (27 overs)

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118/3 (37.4 overs)
Zachary McCaskie 55* (90)
Bryan Charles 3/34 (16.4 overs)

Barbados won by 7 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
Umpires: Patrick Gustard and Chris Wright
Player of the match: Zachary McCaskie (Barbados)

* Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rashawn Worrell (Barbados) made his first-class debut.
* Barbados 18.8, Trinidad and Tobago 3.8.

* * *

22–25 March 2023
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Guyana

Jamaica

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278 (88.1 overs)
Leon Johnson 150* (254)
Marquino Mindley 3/34 (14.1 overs)

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115 (35.5 overs)
Derval Green 42 (89)
Nial Smith 5/39 (7.5 overs)

294/7d (92.4 overs)
Tevin Imlach 136* (217)
Marquino Mindley 6/54 (16 overs)

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229 (66.2 overs)
Tevin Gilzene 85 (141)
Kevin Sinclair 4/37 (18.2 overs)

Guyana won by 228 runs
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Umpires: Shannon Crawford and Nigel Duguid
Player of the match: Marquino Mindley (Jamaica)

* Jamaica won the toss and elected to field.
* Guyana 19.2, Jamaica 5.8.

* * *

22–25 March 2023
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Leeward Islands

Windward Islands

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382/9d (121.5 overs)
Kofi James 107 (248)
Shermon Lewis 3/76 (21.5 overs)

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353 (95 overs)
Kavem Hodge 137 (253)
Jeremiah Louis 4/46 (21 overs)

144 (55 overs)
Montcin Hodge 59 (133)
Preston McSween 5/39 (13 overs)

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174/4 (38 overs)
Sunil Ambris 40* (49)
Rahkeem Cornwall 2/53 (13 overs)

Windward Islands won by 6 wickets
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
Umpires: Danesh Ramdhanie and Leslie Reifer
Player of the match: Preston McSween (Windward Islands)

* Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
* Karima Gore and Javier Spencer (Leeward Islands) both made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Windward Islands 20.2, Leeward Islands 7.2.

### Round 5

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29 March–01 April 2023
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Trinidad and Tobago

Jamaica

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302 (86.5 overs)
Terrance Hinds 94 (121)
Derval Green 3/56 (15 overs)

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125 (29.4 overs)
Derval Green 39 (47)
Tion Webster 5/36 (9.4 overs)

102/1 (24.3 overs)
Vikash Mohan 44 * (66)
Jermaine Blackwood 1/16 (3 overs)

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275 (70.5 overs) (f/o)
Jermaine Blackwood 68 (137)
Imran Khan 4/47 (17.5 overs)

Trinidad and Tobago won by 9 wickets.
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
Umpires: Leslie Reifer and Gregory Brathwaite
Player of the match: Terrance Hinds (Trinidad and Tobago)

* Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
* Brad Barnes, Carlos Brown, Jeavor Royal (Jamaica) and Kamil Pooran (Trinidad and Tobago) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Trinidad and Tobago 20.8, Jamaica 4.4.

* * *

29 March–01 April 2023
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Guyana

Leeward Islands

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122 (44.1 overs)
Matthew Nandu 22 (36)
Rahkeem Cornwall 4/27 (17 overs)

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247 (92.1 overs)
Jahmar Hamilton 58 (131)
Nial Smith 4/33 (12.1 overs)

267 (79 overs)
Kemol Savory 66* (157)
Rahkeem Cornwall 4/58 (22 overs)

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125 (45.5 overs)
Kieran Powell 61 (105)
Kevin Sinclair 6/33 (16.5 overs)

Guyana won by 17 runs.
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Umpires: Nigel Duguid and Ryan Banwarie
Player of the match: Kevin Sinclair (Guyana)

* Guyana won the toss and elected to bat first.
* Larry Audain (Leeward Islands) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Guyana 15.8, Leeward Islands 4.8.

* * *

29 March–01 April 2023
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Windward Islands

Barbados

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237 (66.5 overs)
Alick Athanaze 59 (113)
Akeem Jordan 5/44 (16 overs)

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227 (90.4 overs)
Shayne Moseley 112 (184)
Larry Edward 6/43 (29.4 overs)

225 (73.2 overs)
Sunil Ambris 79 (141)
Jomel Warrican 4/58 (27.1 overs)

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114 (47 overs)
Jonathan Drakes 35 (82)
Kenneth Dember 5/26 (13 overs)

Windward Islands won by 121 runs.
Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
Umpires: Danesh Ramdhanie and Zahid Bassarath
Player of the match: Larry Edward (Windward Islands)

* Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat first.
* Points: Windward Islands 16.2, Barbados 5.6.

## References

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1. ^ "Spots up for grabs as Harpy Eagles prepare for new Four-Day season". News Room Guyana. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
2. ^ "CWI announces 2023 West Indies Championship Schedule and new four-day Tri-Series". Barbados Today. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
3. ^ "Cricket West Indies announces Headley-Weekes series, a domestic red-ball competition". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
4. ^ "CWI unveils 2023 West Indies Championship schedule to be followed by new Headley Weekes Series". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
5. ^ "Barbados beam with pride as they take West Indies Championship Title". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
6. ^ Reporter, WIC News (3 April 2023). "Guyana Harpy Eagles wins West Indies Cricket Championship with 84 pts". WIC News. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
7. ^ "2022-23 West Indies Championship Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

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