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Jamaica to host Regional Under-19 tournament - chairman - 04-11-2015 KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – Jamaica has been chosen as the venue for the Regional Under-19 cricket Tournament scheduled to start in July.The Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) made the announcement after a teleconference meeting this week. The six regional teams – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago and Windward Islands – along with a side from ICC Americas will play the others once in a round-robin competition with the top two teams contesting the Final to determine the winner. “It is a fantastic opportunity for the region’s best young players to showcase their talent to break into the West Indies Under-19 squad for the ICC Youth World Cup next year in Bangladesh,” said WICB Director of Cricket Richard Pybus. “The side has already contested the NAGICO Super 50 and currently a number of players are concluding a training camp in Barbados as part of the continued build-up.” The Regional Under-19 tournament is scheduled to take place from July 20 to August 16.