The 2022–23 West Indies Championship was the 55th edition of the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). It began from 1 February and finished on 1 April 2023.[1] Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados Pride, Guyana Harpy Eagles, Jamaica Scorpions, the Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, and the Windward Islands Volcanoes.[2] The series was followed by the Headley Weekes Tri-Series.[3] The first two rounds of fixtures took place in February 2022, followed by a break until 15 March 2022.[4] Barbados were the defending champions.[5]
| Dates | 31 January 2023 – 1 April 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | CWI |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions |  Guyana (12th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Alick Athanaze (647) |
| Most wickets |  Rahkeem Cornwall (35) |
On the last day of the fifth and final round of matches, Guyana won the tournament and claimed their 12th title.[6]
Points table
edit| Team[7] | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts |
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| Guyana
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| Windward Islands
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74.2 |
 Barbados
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49.4 |
| Leeward Islands
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46.2 |
 Jamaica
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5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25.6 |
Champions
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit31 January–3 February 2023
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- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to field.
- Vikash Mohan (Trinidad and Tobago) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Trinidad and Tobago 10.2, Windward Islands 8.4.
1–4 February 2023
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- Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
- Shamar Joseph, Matthew Nandu, Kemol Savory (Guyana), Jonathan Drakes, Zachary McCaskie and Jair McAllister (Barbados) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Guyana 20, Barbados 4.8.
1–4 February 2023
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- Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abhijai Mansingh (Jamaica) made his first-class debut.
- Player Replacement: Abhijai Mansingh for Alwyn Williams (Jamaica).
- Points: Leeward Islands 7.4, Jamaica 6.2.
Round 2
edit8–11 February 2023
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- Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Concussion Substitute: Akshaya Persaud for Chandrapaul Hemraj (Guyana).
- Points: Windward Islands 11, Guyana 8.6.
8–11 February 2023
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- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Trinidad and Tobago 10.4, Leeward Islands 10.
8–10 February 2023
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- Jamaica won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tevin Gilzene, Ojay Shields (Jamaica) and Kevin Wickham (Barbados) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Barbados 18.2, Jamaica 3.8.
Round 3
edit15–18 March 2023
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- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to field.
- Kevlon Anderson (Guyana) and Justin Manick (Trinidad and Tobago) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Guyana 20.4, Trinidad and Tobago 4.2.
15–18 March 2023
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- Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Johann Jeremiah (Windward Islands) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Windward Islands 18.4, Jamaica 5.4.
15–18 March 2023
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- Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leeward Islands 16.8, Barbados 8.2.
Round 4
edit22–25 March 2023
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- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rashawn Worrell (Barbados) made his first-class debut.
- Barbados 18.8, Trinidad and Tobago 3.8.
22–25 March 2023
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- Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Karima Gore and Javier Spencer (Leeward Islands) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Windward Islands 20.2, Leeward Islands 7.2.
Round 5
edit29 March–01 April 2023
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- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brad Barnes, Carlos Brown, Jeavor Royal (Jamaica) and Kamil Pooran (Trinidad and Tobago) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Trinidad and Tobago 20.8, Jamaica 4.4.
29 March–01 April 2023
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- Guyana won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Larry Audain (Leeward Islands) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Guyana 15.8, Leeward Islands 4.8.
29 March–01 April 2023
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- Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Windward Islands 16.2, Barbados 5.6.
References
edit- ^ "Spots up for grabs as Harpy Eagles prepare for new Four-Day season". News Room Guyana. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "CWI announces 2023 West Indies Championship Schedule and new four-day Tri-Series". Barbados Today. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Cricket West Indies announces Headley-Weekes series, a domestic red-ball competition". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "CWI unveils 2023 West Indies Championship schedule to be followed by new Headley Weekes Series". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Barbados beam with pride as they take West Indies Championship Title". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Reporter, WIC News (3 April 2023). "Guyana Harpy Eagles wins West Indies Cricket Championship with 84 pts". WIC News. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 West Indies Championship Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2023.