Captains and Coaches talk up their chances of taking titleCaptains and Coaches talk up their chances of taking title

St John’s, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed a host of top West Indian players
who will participate in February’s CG Insurance Super50 Cup, as all six teams finalised their 15-
member squads.
The six major cricketing rivals will go head-to-head in 19 action-packed 50-over matches starting
from Sunday, February 7. The tournament will come to an exciting climax when the new champions
are crowned on Saturday, February 27.
Fans can watch the matches live from the Coolidge Cricket Ground on ESPN Caribbean and
matches live from the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on CWI’s website and YouTube channel.
West Indies white ball skipper, Kieran Pollard will be at the helm of the Trinidad and Tobago Red
Force while Test captain Jason Holder will be in charge of the Barbados Pride.
The cream of West Indies cricket and a host of exciting young talent will be taking part including
players such as Roston Chase (Barbados Pride), Shimron Hetmyer (Guyana Jaguars), Sheldon
Cottrell (Jamaica Scorpions), Hayden Walsh Jr. (Leeward Islands Hurricanes), Nicholas Pooran
(Trinidad and Tobago Red Force) and Andre Fletcher (Windward Islands Volcanoes).
Whilst covid-19 related constraints mean that 2019-2020 Champions, the West Indies Emerging
Players, are unable to defend their title, eight of those talented young winners from the 2019
tournament have found spots in the competing franchise teams, including Keon Harding, Dominic
Drakes and Justin Greaves (Barbados Pride), Kevin Sinclair (Guyana Jaguars), Ashmead Nedd
(Leeward Islands Hurricanes), Jayden Seales (Trinidad and Tobago Red Force) as well as, Kimani
Melius and Roland Cato (Windward Islands Volcanoes).
The tournament is expected to bowl off when home team Leewards Islands Hurricanes host arch
rivals Windward Islands Volcanoes at the picturesque Coolidge Cricket Ground on Sunday, February
7.
Full Squads – Barbados Pride: Jason Holder (Captain), Joshua Bishop, Shamarh Brooks, Jonathan
Carter, Roston Chase, Dominic Drakes, Jonathan Drakes, Justin Greaves, Keon Harding, Chemar
Holder, Akeem Jordan, Nicholas Kirton, Zachary McCaskie, Ashley Nurse, Tevyn Walcott; Dexter
Toppin (Head Coach).
Guyana Jaguars: Leon Johnson (Captain), Shimron Hetmyer (Vice-Captain), Christopher Barnwell,
Anthony Bramble, Asad Fudadin, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Tevin Imlach, Keon Joseph, Ramaal Lewis,
Gudakesh Motie, Akshaya Persaud, Kemol Savory, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Nial Smith;
Esuan Crandon (Head Coach).
Jamaica Scorpions: Rovman Powell (Captain), Derval Green (Vice-Captain), Fabian Allen, Dennis
Bulli, Sheldon Cottrell, Javel Glenn, Brandon King, Andre McCarthy, Jamie Merchant, Romaine
Morris, Paul Palmer, Jeavor Royal, Odean Smith, Aldaine Thomas, Oshane Thomas; Andre Coley
(Head Coach).
Leeward Islands Hurricanes: Devon Thomas (captain), Montcin Hodge (Vice Captain), Colin
Archibald, Sheno Berridge, Quinton Boatswain, Keacy Carty, Nino Henry, Amir Jangoo, Nitish
Kumar, Jeremiah Louis, Ashmead Nedd, Kieran Powell, Ross Powell, Hayden Walsh Jr, Terance
Warde; Stuart Williams (Head Coach).
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force: Kieron Pollard (Captain), Darren Bravo (Vice-Captain), Akeal
Hosein, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Sunil Narine, Kjorn Ottley, Khary Pierre,
Nicholas Pooran, Anderson Phillip, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales, Lendl Simmons;
David Furlonge (Head Coach).
Windward Islands Volcanoes: Sunil Ambris (Captain), Andre Fletcher (Vice-Captain), Alick
Athanaze, Roland Cato, Keron Cottoy, Kenneth Dember, Larry Edward, Ryan John, Ray Jordan,
Desron Maloney, Obed McCoy, Preston McSween, Kimani Melius, Emmanuel Stewart, Kevin
Stoute; Andrew Richardson (Head Coach).
From inside the camps – Jason Holder (Barbados Pride Captain): “We are really looking forward to

the first tournament of the year. It’s great to be back and there is a lot of excitement in our camp. We
are focused on winning. It will be important to hold our nerve under pressure and execute under
pressure. The team that is most consistent alway wins, and we have to look at being consistent and
win for our country and our fans.”
Esuan Crandon (Guyana Jaguars Head Coach): “We have a very well-balanced squad. We are
boosted with the presence of Shimron Hetmyer and Romario Shepherd, two players with
international experience and who can be match-winners for us. Our training has been going quite
well and we know we have to play fearless cricket and take it one game at a time. We will look to put
it all together…we are very confident.”
Andre Coley (Jamaica Scorpions Head Coach): “It is very important that we start well. It is a shorter
tournament than last time so we must hit the ground running and build from there. We have put
together a strong squad which we believe can be a championship-winning team. Everybody is really
ready to go and eager to play. It is great to be back playing regional cricket for the first time since
last year, so this CG Insurance Super50 Cup is a big deal for us.”
Andrew Richardson (Windwards Volcanoes Head Coach): “Our preparations have been good. The
players have put in a lot of work and we are in a much better physical and mental state … they are
definitely looking a lot better than six months ago, we are in fine spirits. Our batting in looking good
and one important factor is that we have to make use of the power play overs when we are at the
crease and not have to play catch-up cricket. We are looking to win … we always to play to win.”
Kieron Pollard (Trinidad and Tobago Red Force Captain): “I believe we have a very good team in
terms of youth and experience and we can go that step further and make it to the finals. In the last
few years we missed out, reaching the semi-finals and being beaten, once by CCC and once by
Leewards. Hopefully we have all the energy and all the gas in the tank and go all the way. This
promises to be a really good tournament and I know players will be aiming to impress and improve
their careers.”
Stuart Williams (Leewards Hurricanes Head Coach): “The players look really sharp and energized in
training. They are enthusiastic and eager to go one better than last tournament, where we reached
the final but lost to the Emerging Players. This year, we are preparing well … we are leaving no
stone unturned, and with local knowledge that should work in out favour as well. We have some
really bright talents and want to see them grow as a team and as individuals.”