September 5, 2023
BCA NEWS RELEASE #93/23
SHAQKERE PARRIS IS PART OF BARBADOS ‘A’ SQUAD TO BERMUDA T20 FESTIVAL
Shaqkere Parris has been chosen to replace Kraigg Brathwaite in a 13-member Barbados ‘A’ squad that will participate in the Bermuda T20 festival from September 6-10, 2023 at the White Hill and NSC venues in Bermuda. Kraigg Brathwaite has been contracted to represent the Warwickshire County Cricket Club (WCCC) in the ECB 2023 4-day First Class County Cricket Championship.
In the absence of Brathwaite, Matthew Jones will lead the Barbados ‘A’ squad that will be involved in a series of T20 matches on September 6, 7, 9 & 10, 2023.
The T20 festival will comprise of 4 teams: Grass Roots Academy, Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) National Team, Bermuda Premier League (BPL) Select and the Barbados ‘A’ squad.
The full Barbados ‘A’ squad now reads:
| BARBADOS ‘A’ SQUAD- PLAYERS | MANAGEMENT UNIT |
| Matthew Jones (captain) | Henderson Springer (Head Coach) |
| Leniko Boucher | Dexter Toppin (Assistant Coach) |
| Zidane Clarke | Wendell Coppin (Manager, BCA Cricket Operations and Development Manager) |
| Shaquille Cumberbatch | Conde Riley (BCA President) |
| Jonathan Drakes | Calvin Hope (BCA Vice President & Chairman of Cricket Committee) |
| Amari Goodridge | Winston Reid (BCA Curator) |
| Yvan Grant | |
| Stefon King | |
| Javed Leacock | |
| Shaqkere Parris | |
| Demetrius Richards | |
| Kemar Smith | |
| Rashawn Worrell |
Full release can be found HERE