ST JOHN’S, An­tigua – The An­tigua and Bar­bu­da Crick­et As­so­ci­a­tion has an­nounced a for­mi­da­ble 14-mem­ber squad for the up­com­ing Lee­ward Is­lands T20 (LIT20) Crick­et Fes­ti­val, set to take place from May 31 to June 8, 2025, at the Sir Vi­vian Richards Crick­et Sta­di­um.

Led by West In­dies all-rounder Rah­keem Corn­wall, with Lee­ward Is­lands Thun­der cap­tain Kari­ma Gore as vice-cap­tain, the team boasts a mix of sea­soned in­ter­na­tion­al play­ers and ex­cit­ing young tal­ent.

Among the key names are West In­dies leg-spin­ner Hay­den Walsh Jr and CWI Break­out League MVP Kofi James, along­side ris­ing stars like Mic­ah McKen­zie, the high­est wick­et-tak­er in the Break­out League, who earns his maid­en se­nior call-up along with D’Ahri Fran­cis, Je­didi­ah Mar­tin, and Bartlette Hen­ry.

The LIT20 Crick­et Fes­ti­val will fea­ture six teams: An­tigua & Bar­bu­da, St Kitts, Nevis, An­guil­la, Com­bined Is­lands (St. Maarten & Montser­rat), and the Vir­gin Is­lands (British & U.S.).

An­tigua and Bar­bu­da will open their cam­paign against St. Kitts on May 31.

Full Squad: Rah­keem Corn­wall (Cap­tain), Kari­ma Gore (Vice-Cap­tain), Kofi James, Hay­den Walsh Jr, El­roy Fran­cis Jr., Javier Spencer, Ni­no Hen­ry, Glen­ton Williams, D’Ahri Fran­cis, Je­didi­ah Mar­tin, Ty­rone Williams Jr, Mic­ah McKen­zie, Bartlette Hen­ry, Michael Dover.

Re­serves: Amahl Nathaniel, Ish­mael Pe­ters

Coach­ing Staff: Per­nel Wat­ley (Head Coach), Pur­nell Joseph (Man­ag­er)

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