Obed Mc Coy remains on West Indies selectors’ radar

Vincentian Obed Mc Coy has been named to the West Indies Under-19 squad to participate in the upcoming NAGICO Regional Super 50 Tournament.

A left-handed medium fast bowler, Mc Coy was part of the regional team that went to Bangladesh for the ICC World Cup last year, but had to return home because of injury.

He and four others, who were part of the team which won the ICC Under-19 World Cup, have been included in the regional hopefuls.

Also in are all-rounders Shamar Springer and Keemo Paul; middle-order batsman Kirstan Kallicharan; and wicket-keeper/batsman Emmanuel Stewart.

The West Indies Under-19s are participating in this tournament as part of their preparation for the ICC Under-19 World Cup, to be played in New Zealand next year.

Mc Coy, Springer and Paul will not be eligible for that tournament, but have been selected as part of their continued development and monitoring.

The full team is Te-Shawn Alleyne, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Bishop, Shian Brathwaite, Kirstan Kallicharan, Mikyle Louis, Obed McCoy, Matthew Patrick, Keemo Paul, Jeavor Royal, Javier Spencer, Shamar Springer, Emmanuel Stewart and Bhaskar Yadram.

The team’s management comprises Graeme West (head coach), Tony Gray (assistant coach), Dwain Gill (team manager), Khevyn Williams (physiotherapist), Dinesh Mahabir (analyst) and Zephyrinus Nicholas (trainer).

The Super-50 Tournament opens today, January 24, in Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados.

The West Indies Under-19s will play in Zone A, which is based in Antigua. They will play alongside defending champions Trinidad & Tobago Red Force, Windward Islands Volcanoes, Kent Spitfire and host team Leeward Islands Hurricanes.

Tomorrow Wednesday, January 25, the West Indies Under-19s play the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground and return to the same venue on Friday, to face off with the Leeward Hurricanes.

Zone B comprises Jamaica Scorpions, the Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners, Guyana Jaguars, ICC Americas and Barbados.

Teams in both zones will play each other twice in the preliminary round.

Then the winner and runner-up from the two zones will meet in the semi-finals. The winner of Zone A plays the runner- up of Zone B, while the winner of Zone B takes on the runner-up of Zone A.

The semi-finals take place on February 15 and 16 and the grand final is carded for February 18.

Both semi-finals and final are set for the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda, previously known as the Stanford Cricket Ground.(RT)