Growing interest in tapeball cricket within the region

A Barbados national tape-ball team are in Dominica, playing in the 2024 Caribbean Tape ball Triangular Series.

The competition runs until July 25 and includes teams from Dominica and St. Lucia.

It will aid in selecting a West Indies team to represent the region in the first T-20 Tape-Ball World Cup to be held in Texas next year, where over 20 teams are expected to participate.

Director of Tape-Ball Cricket Barbados Elly Holford, says he’s confident they will do well.

And they have indeed started well winning their opening at Londonberry playing field, where they beat the hosts by 227 runs.

Barbados nationals blasted 287 for 9 off their 20 overs, with Tyler Small top scoring with 67, and Marlon Welcome-Goodman 53.

Dominica nationals were then bowled out for 60 in 13.3 overs.

Shakeel Turney took 4 for 17.

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