The West Indies squad for March 2023’s Over-50 World Cup in South Africa has been confirmed.
Former Barbados seamer Allison Johnson has been named head coach of West Indies Over-50.
Johnson is currently the head coach of Claremont Cricket Club in Cape Town, too.
Claremont Cricket Club are the reigning Ama20 Competition champions – and are pursuing the 2022-23 Western Province Cricket Association premier league title.
Batsman Ishwar Maraj, who played six ODIs for Canada during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, has been included in the West Indies Over-50 squad.
West Indies 2023 Over-50 World Cup squad
- Zamin Amin
- Narine Bideshi
- Sudesh Dhaniram
- Sunil Dhaniram
- Rajendra Dilraj
- Ian Drakes
- Kenny Girdharry
- Fareed Hosein
- William Lashley
- Ishwar Maraj
- Azad Mohammed
- Delroy Morgan
- Basil Persaud
- Richard Ramrekha
- Anthony Sahadeo
- Vejai Seonarine
- Balwant Singh
- Chanderpaul Singh
The tournament will feature 56 matches at several venues across Cape Town and surrounds, from 6 to 20 March. The final will be played at Newlands.
2023 Over-50 World Cup divisions
Division A
- Australia
- West Indies
- New Zealand
- Zimbabwe
- Canada
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
Division B
- Pakistan
- England
- South Africa
- Wales
- India
- Namibia
- United Arab Emirates
This is the second time the Over-50 World Cup has been played in South Africa. The 2020 edition was suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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