St John’s, Antigua – Four umpires will make their first appearances in the Caribbean Twenty20 when the tournament bowls off on January 10th in Antigua.

Trinidadian Joel Wilson, Barbadian Gregory Brathwaite, Guyanese Nigel Duguid and Kittitian Luther Kelly will have their first officiating duties in the Caribbean T20 after a highly commendable regional debut outing in the WICB 50 Over Tournament in October.

Wilson and Brathwaite will take charge of the opening game of the CT20 when Combined Campuses & Colleges face Windward Islands. The pair officiated in two Twenty20s between West Indies A and Pakistan A in November at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua.

Kelly will have what could be a baptism of fire when he stands alongside ICC Elite Umpire Billy Doctrove in a likely heated mega clash between the star studded Jamaican side and reigning CT20 champion Guyana.

Duguid will share duties with Peter Nero the following night as Canada takes on Friends Provident t20 champion Hampshire Royals.

The other umpires appointed by the WICB are veterans Vincentian Goland Greaves and Jamaican Norman Malcolm.

Joel Wilson commented: “This will be my first televised tournament and I look forward to being put under that kind of scrutiny as it is part of the learning curve for me and my colleagues.”

“I have been umpiring for 15 years so I am extremely happy with the progress I have been making in the past 12 to 15 months,” Wilson added.

“I’m excited to be doing games with ICC Elite Panel umpire Billy Doctrove. I will be able to interact with someone who is at that level,” Wilson said.

Full schedule with umpire appointments

ANTIGUA – Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds

Monday January 10
Combined Campuses & Colleges v Windward Islands (4pm)
Standing umpires – Gregory Brathwaite & Joel Wilson
3rd Umpire– Luther Kelly
4th Umpire – Billy Doctrove

Jamaica v Guyana (8pm)
Standing Umpires – Billy Doctrove & Luther Kelly
3rd Umpire – Gregory Brathwaite
4th Umpire – Joel Wilson

Tuesday January 11
Canada v Hampshire Royals (4pm)
Standing umpires – Peter Nero & Nigel Duguid
3rd Umpire– Norman Malcolm
4th Umpire – Goland Greaves

Leeward Islands v Barbados (8pm)
Standing umpires – Norman Malcolm & Goland Greaves
3rd Umpire– Peter Nero
4th Umpire – Nigel Duguid

Wednesday January 12
Somerset v Guyana (4pm)
Standing umpires – Gregory Brathwaite & Joel Wilson
3rd Umpire – Billy Doctrove
4th Umpire – Luther Kelly

Combined Campuses & Colleges v Jamaica (8pm)
Standing Umpires – Billy Doctrove & Luther Kelly
3rd Umpire – Joel Wilson
4th Umpire – Gregory Brathwaite

Thursday January 13
Hampshire Royals v Barbados (4pm)
Standing Umpires – Goland Greaves & Peter Nero
3rd Umpire – Norman Malcolm
4th Umpire – Nigel Duguid

Leeward Islands v Trinidad & Tobago (8pm)
Standing Umpires – Norman Malcolm & Nigel Duguid
3rd Umpire – Goland Greaves
4th Umpire – Peter Nero

Friday January 14
Windward Islands v Somerset (4pm)
Standing Umpires – Gregory Brathwaite & Luther Kelly
3rd Umpire – Joel Wilson
4th Umpire – Billy Doctrove

Combined Campuses & Colleges v Guyana (8pm)
Standing Umpires – Billy Doctrove & Joel Wilson
3rd Umpire – Gregory Brathwaite
4th Umpire – Luther Kelly

Saturday January 15
Leeward Islands v Hampshire Royals (4pm)
Standing Umpires – Peter Nero & Nigel Duguid
3rd Umpire – Goland Greaves
4th Umpire – Norman Malcolm

Canada v Trinidad & Tobago (8pm)
Standing Umpires – Norman Malcolm & Goland Greaves
3rd Umpire – Nigel Duguid
4th Umpire – Peter Nero

BARBADOS – Kensington Oval

Tuesday January 18
Jamaica v Somerset (4pm)
Standing Umpires – Billy Doctrove & Gregory Brathwaite
3rd Umpire – Luther Kelly
4th Umpire – Joel Wilson

Windward Islands v Guyana (8pm)
Standing Umpires – Luther Kelly & Gregory Brathwaite
3rd Umpire – Joel Wilson
4th Umpire – Billy Doctrove

Wednesday January 19
Trinidad & Tobago v Hampshire Royals (4pm)
Standing Umpires – Norman Malcolm & Nigel Duguid
3rd Umpire – Peter Nero
4th Umpire – Goland Greaves

Canada v Barbados (8pm)
Standing Umpires – Goland Greaves & Peter Nero
3rd Umpire – Nigel Duguid
4th Umpire – Norman Malcolm

Thursday January 20
Combined Campuses & Colleges v Somerset (4pm)
Standing Umpires – Billy Doctrove & Joel Wilson
3rd Umpire – Gregory Brathwaite
4th Umpire – Luther Kelly

Windward Islands v Jamaica (8pm)
Standing Umpires – Luther Kelly & Joel Wilson
3rd Umpire – Billy Doctrove
4th Umpire – Gregory Brathwaite

Friday January 21
Canada v Leeward Islands (4pm)
Standing Umpires – Norman Malcolm & Peter Nero
3rd Umpire – Nigel Duguid
4th Umpire – Goland Greaves

Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados (8pm)
Standing Umpires – Goland Greaves & Nigel Duguid
3rd Umpire – Norman Malcolm
4th Umpire – Peter Nero

Saturday January 22
Semi Final 1: Group A Winner v Group B 2nd (4pm)
Umpire appointments: TBA

Semi Final 2: Group B Winner v Group A 2nd (8pm)
Umpire appointments: TBA

Sunday January 23
3rd place payoff: Semi Final 1 loser v Semi Final 2 loser (4pm)
Umpire appointments: TBA

FINAL: Semi Final 1 Winner v Semi Final 2 Winner (8pm)
Umpire appointments: TBA

Group A: Guyana, Jamaica, Combined Campuses & Colleges, Windward Islands & Somerset
Group B: Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Leeward Islands, Canada, Hampshire Royals