Kian Pemberton and Jerellius Louis selected for West Indies U19 Camp in preparation for 2018 World Cup

Written By: T. J. Chapman 

SKN PULSE, Sunday 4 December 2016 –  Nevisian Kian Pemberton and Kittitian Jerellius Louis have been selected for the West Indies U19 camp to be held in Grenada. 

A press release from the West Indies Cricket Board states that the selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Broad (WICB) has picked a 20-member squad for a camp scheduled for Friday, December 9 to Tuesday, December 20 in Grenada.  The squad for this Under-19 delegation has representatives from all six regions, Leewards, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados and the Windward Islands. 

As per information provided by Project Officer Rawl Lewis, the camp is to prepare a team for the Regional Super50 as was done for the last two years. In addition, there will also be a pre-tournament camp for the final team, January 17 – 21. 

Lewis added that “a comprehensive programme has been developed for the 2018 World Cup preparation which started with the regional under 17 and 19 tournaments over the summer. The 23-month programme will include a mini-series with New Zealand (three-match series) in January 2018, just before the World Cup.”

The World Cup is scheduled to be played in New Zealand from January 12 through to February 4, 2018.

The release further stated that, Dwain Gill, Anthony Gray, Graeme West, Khevyn Williams and Zephyrinus Nicholas are members of the management team who will be in charge of operations during the ten days. The team will be supported by WICB staff Lewis and Senior Player Relations Officer, Ayana Cooper.

While physical assessment and preparation are the primary objectives, the young cricketers will also participate in life and mental skills sessions. 

The full squad reads as follows: 

• Keagan Simmonds

• Kirstan Kallicharan 

• Cephas Cooper 

• Navin Bidaisee

• Matthew Patrick

• Te-Shawn Alleyne – all from TT

• Johann Jeremiah – Grenada

• Emmanuel Stewart – Grenada 

• Johnnel Eugene – St Lucia 

• Daneal Dupigny – Dominica  

• Alick Athanaze – Dominica – all from the Windward Islands 

• Jerellius Louis – St Kitts

• Javier Spence – Antigua 

• Kian Pemberton – Nevis – all from the Leeward Islands 

• Nyeem Young – Barbados 

• Joshua Bishop – Barbados 

• Shian Brathwaite – Barbados 

• Joshua Persaud Guyana 

• Bhaskar Yadram – Guyana 

• Jeavor Royal – Jamaica