2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition Explained

Fromdate:	6 December 2018
Todate:	17 March 2019
Administrator:	CWI
Cricket Format:	First-class (four-day)
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin
Count:	11
Participants:	6
Matches:	30
Most Runs:	Devon Smith (745)
Most Wickets:	Rahkeem Cornwall (54)
Previous Year:	2017–18
Previous Tournament:	2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition
Next Year:	2019–20
Next Tournament:	2019–20 West Indies Championship

The 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition was the 53rd edition of the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The competition started on 6 December 2018 and concluded on 17 March 2019.^{[1] [2]} Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands.^[3] Guyana were the defending champions.^[4] The players' draft for the tournament took place in May 2018.^{[3] [5]}

Ahead of the final round of fixtures, Guyana had a 23-point lead over their nearest rivals, the Leeward Islands, with the Leeward Islands needing to score the maximum of 24 points in their last game to win the tournament.^[6] Guyana were confirmed as champions, after the Leeward Islands were bowled out for 90 runs in the first innings of their final match.^[7] The Leeward Islands would then go on to declare their second innings on 83/2, still 18 runs behind Barbados, and therefore lose the match.^[8] This was in an attempt to finish ahead of Barbados in the final table,^[9] but with a miscalculation on the points required, the Leeward Islands finished 0.2 points behind Barbados.^[10]

Squads

Prior to the start of the tournament, the following squads were selected in the Professional Cricket League draft:^{[3] [5] [11] [12]}

width=330	Barbados	width=330	Guyana	width=330	Jamaica	width=330	Leeward Islands	width=330	Trinidad and Tobago	width=330	Windward Islands
valign=top	Anthony Alleyne Shamarh Brooks Jonathan Carter Dominic Drakes Justin Greaves Keon Harding Chemar Holder Aaron Jones Marquino Mindley Shayne Moseley Mario Rampersaud Shamar Springer Kevin Stoute Tevyn Walcott Hayden Walsh Jr.	valign=top	Christopher Barnwell Anthony Bramble Tagenarine Chanderpaul Chandrapaul Hemraj Tevin Imlach Leon Johnson Keon Joseph Ramaal Lewis Gudakesh Motie Veerasammy Permaul Akshaya Persaud Sherfane Rutherford Romario Shepherd Vishaul Singh Javier Spencer	valign=top	Fabian Allen Dennis Bulli John Campbell Assad Fudadin Derval Green Brandon King Reynard Leveridge Andre McCarthy Nikita Miller Paul Palmer Steven Taylor Aldane Thomas Oshane Thomas Chadwick Walton Kenroy Williams	valign=top	Sheeno Berridge Nelson Bolan Keacy Carty Rahkeem Cornwall Sheldon Cottrell Jahmar Hamilton Montcin Hodge Damion Jacobs Jeremiah Louis Jason Peters Orlando Peters Ross Powell Akeem Saunders Devon Thomas Terrence Warde	valign=top	Yannic Cariah Bryan Charles Joshua Da Silva Kyle Hope Amir Jangoo Imran Khan Jason Mohammed Khary Pierre Isaiah Rajah Denesh Ramdin Marlon Richards Odean Smith Jeremy Solozano Daniel St Clair Tion Webster	valign=top	Audy Alexander Alick Athanaze Roland Cato Kirk Edwards Taryck Gabriel Delorn Johnson Ray Jordan Shermon Lewis Kyle Mayers Obed McCoy Shane Shillingford Denis Smith Devon Smith Tyrone Theophile Josh Thomas

Points table

Team^[13]
	10	7	3	0	0	154.2
	10	6	4	0	0	134.2
	10	6	3	1	0	134.0
	10	4	5	1	0	112.4
	10	3	7	0	0	97.2
	10	3	7	0	0	92.0

Champions

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dominica set for comeback, as new 4-Day season looms . West Indies Cricket . 28 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181129054326/https://www.windiescricket.com/news/dominica-set-comeback-new-4-day-season-looms/ . 29 November 2018 . dead .
2. Web site: Dominica set for comeback, as new WICB 4-Day season looms . Loop Jamaica . 28 November 2018 . 29 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181129013054/http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/dominica-set-comeback-new-wicb-4-day-season-looms . dead .
3. Web site: Odean Smith picked by T&T; no takers for Roshon Primus . 24 May 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
4. Web site: We did well, says Brooks . 23 January 2018 . Nation News . 24 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180124070702/http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/122654/-brooks . dead .
5. Web site: Red Force drafts Da Silva, Smith . 24 May 2018 . Trinidad & Tobago Guardian . https://web.archive.org/web/20180525073555/http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/2018-05-23/red-force-drafts-da-silva-smith . 25 May 2018 . dead .
6. Web site: #WICHAMPS: Jags Take Giant Leap Towards Fifth Straight Title . Cricket West Indies . 11 March 2019.
7. Web site: Guyana are the West Indies first-class champions for the fifth time in a row . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 March 2019.
8. Web site: Leeward Islands' declaration to lose backfires with bad maths . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 March 2019.
9. Web site: Pride finish second after Hurricanes gamble backfires . St Lucia News Online . 15 March 2019 . 27 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190427050636/https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/pride-finish-second-after-hurricanes-gamble-backfires/ . dead .
10. Web site: Hurricanes concede defeat after dramatic declarations against pride . Cricket World . 16 March 2019.
11. Web site: Professional Cricket League squad picks . 24 May 2018 . Jamaica Observer.
12. Web site: Francises happy with squads heading into next season . 24 May 2018 . St. Lucia News.
13. Web site: WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2018-19 . ESPN Cricinfo . 21 March 2019.