West Indies Player Among Six Saint Lucians On Windwards U19

by Terry Finisterre West Indies Under-19 off-spinning all-rounder Tarrique Edward headlines a group of six Saint Lucians set to represent the Windward Islands at the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under-19 Championship. The tournament gets underway at the Sion Hill Playing Field in St Vincent and the Grenadines, a three-day encounter against Guyana. Jamaica are the defending champions. Edward, who turns 20 in October, compiled 29 runs in three innings and captured four wickets with his right arm offbreak as West Indies made the Super Six phase of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup in January and February of this year. Tarrique, Saint Lucia’s captain, was second with an aggregate of 149 runs, a top score of 68, and an average of 37.25 at the WINLOTT Inc. Windward Islands Men’s Under-19 Super 50 tournament held in Dominica last April.  Grenada dethroned Saint Lucia as champions. Notwithstanding, the 2022 and 2023 winners had the most selections on the sub-regional team for 2024.  Tarrique is joined by Theo Edward (no relation). Theo was the leading batsman at April’s tournament, with 188 runs, a top score of 81 not out, and an average of 37.6. The younger Edward leapt to prominence at...