Local NewsSports Brathwaite back to lead Barbados Pride by Barbados Today 04/02/2025 written by Barbados Today 04/02/2025 2 min read A+A- Reset Barbados and West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite. (FP) Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 898 Kraigg Brathwaite will return to the Barbados Pride Squad this Wednesday for the second round of the 2025 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Championship against the West Indies Academy at the historic Kensington Oval.  The Pride will hope to bounce back in the regional four-day competition after conceding their opening match on Friday to the defending champion Guyana Harpy Eagles. This in spite of encouraging returns from the likes of Matthew Forde on debut, and strong batting in the first innings on Wednesday.  Their hopes of so doing will be bolstered by the addition of another West Indies player, Jomel Warrican. Shaquille Cumberbatch and Jamar Ifill will also be joining the squad for the upcoming series. Cumberbatch, 30, played four matches last season, grabbing 15 wickets in eight innings. Ifill, meanwhile, is a 27-year-old fast bowling all-rounder who played club cricket in England last year.  You Might Be Interested In Pybus returns Holder is number two Ferdinand on the mend Left out of the squad are Raymon Reifer, who led the squad against Guyana. Also omitted are Chaim Holder, Chemar Holder, and Matthew Jones.  First-Class cricket returns to the Oval with a day/night pink-ball fixture. The scheduled playing times for this contest are 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 3:40 p.m.-5:40 p.m., and 6 p.m.-8 p.m.  The Academy squad includes six exciting young Bajan players. In the opening round against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes, the boys endured a 400-run loss in Antigua & Barbuda, despite Barbados’ Joshua Bishop picking up 10 wickets for the Academy.  Barbados Pride Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain) Leniko Boucher Shaquille Cumberbatch Jonathan Drakes Matthew Forde Jamar Ifill Javed Leacock Jair McAllister Zachary McCaskie Demetrius Richards Ramon Simmonds Jomel Warrican Kevin Wickham  Management Team: Vasbert Drakes (Head Coach) Ryan Hinds (Assistant Coach) Colin Bowen (Manager) Dr Jacqueline King (Physiotherapist) Alexander Forde (Strength and Conditioning Coach) Jamar Layne (analyst) (TF)  Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Murder accused Trevere Gittens remanded 18/02/2025 Caribbean education in crisis, World Bank warns 18/02/2025 Tackling guns the big problem 18/02/2025