Cricket West Indies has announced the schedule for the 2025 West Indies Championship.
This year’s tournament will see a continuation of the eight-team format introduced in 2024.
It will also feature several innovations, including the return of first innings points in drawn matches, the use of Kookaburra balls for two rounds, and at least one pink ball day/night fixture per team.
Teams will be battling for the prestigious Headley Weekes Trophy and a prize purse of US$250,000 for the champions and US$100,000 for the runners-up.
The teams competing over seven rounds are: defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles, Barbados Pride, Combined Campuses & Colleges, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad & Tobago Red Force, West Indies Academy, and Windward Islands Volcanoes.
Full Schedule:
1st Round Fixtures 29 January – 1 February
- Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Barbados Pride – Providence, Guyana
- (P) Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs CCC – BLCA, Trinidad
- West Indies Academy vs Leeward Island Hurricanes – CCG, Antigua
- Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Jamaica Scorpions – Arnos Vale St. Vincent
2nd Round Fixtures 5 – 8 February
- Guyana Harpy Eagles vs CCC – Providence, Guyana
- (P) Barbados Pride vs West Indies Academy – Kensington Oval, Barbados
- (P) Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force – Arnos Vale, St. Vincent
- Leeward Island Hurricanes vs Jamaica Scorpions – SVRS, Antigua
3rd Round Fixtures 12 – 15 February
- (P) Guyana Harpy Eagles vs West Indies Academy – Providence, Guyana
- Windward Islands Volcanoes vs CCC – Windsor Park, Dominica
- Barbados Pride vs Jamaica Scorpions – Kensington Oval Barbados
- Leeward Island Hurricanes vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force – Warner Park, St. Kitts
4th Round Fixtures 5 – 8 March
- (P) Jamaica Scorpions vs Guyana Harpy Eagles – Sabina Park, Jamaica
- Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes – Daren Sammy Stadium, St. Lucia
- West Indies Academy vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force – CCG, Antigua
- Barbados Pride vs CCC – Kensington Oval, Barbados
5th Round Fixtures 12 – 15 February
- Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Windward Islands Volcanoes – Providence, Guyana
- West Indies Academy vs Jamaica Scorpions – CCG, Antigua
- (P) Leeward Island Hurricanes vs CCC – SVRS, Antigua
- Barbados Pride vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force – Kensington Oval, Barbados
6th Round Fixtures 2 – 5 April
- Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Guyana Harpy Eagles – Warner Park, St. Kitts
- (P) Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Jamaica Scorpions – BLCA, Trinidad
- Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Barbados Pride – Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
- CCC vs West Indies Academy – UWISPEC, Trinidad
7th Round Fixtures 9 – 12 April
- Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Guyana Harpy Eagles – QPO, Trinidad
- (P) Leeward Island Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride – Warner Park, St. Kitts
- CCC vs Jamaica Scorpions – UWISPEC, Trinidad
- (P) West Indies Academy vs Windward Islands Volcanoes – SVRS, Antigua
(P) – pink ball matches
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