Roseau, Dominica: Dominica kicked off 2nd edition of Sports Division Independence Parish T10 Cricket Festival on Saturday (October 7, 2023).
The fixtures of the tournament have been announced including the time and venue. The matches will be played until November 5, 2023.
The tournament is divided into two zones (Zone A and Zone B) featuring five team each. In the first match, St Luke secured victory against St George by four wickets on Saturday.
The best performers of the team were Elton Mark, Kassim Peltier and Tyrone Theophile who made 37, 16 and 13 runs respectively.
Teams as per Zones are:
Zone A
- St John
- St Andrew
- St Peter
- St Joseph
- St Paul
Zone B
- St David
- St Luke
- St George
- St Patrick
- St Mark
Teams Fixtures
- The first match of the tournament was held on October 7, 2023 at 2: 30 pm under Zone B at Gardens.
On Sunday, October 8, 2023: Four matches will be held on this day.
- St John vs St Andrew at Benjamin’s Park. The match will be held under zone A at 12: 00 pm.
- St Paul vs St Peter at Benjamin’s Park. The time of the match is 2: 30 pm under Zone A.
- St Mark vs St George at Gardens. The matches are scheduled to be held under zone B at 12: 00 pm.
- St Luke vs St Patrick at Gardens. The time is 2: 30 pm and the zone is B.
On Wednesday, October 11, 2023: The schedule of the three matches are:
- St Andrew vs St Paul at Londonderry. The timing of the match is 3: 45 pm under the zone A.
- St Peter vs St Joseph at Benjamin’s Park. The match will start at 3: 34 pm under the zone A.
- St Mark vs St David at Gardens. The match will start at 3: 45 pm under the zone B.
On Sunday, October 14, 2023: The fixture of the four matches are:
- St Peter vs St John at Benjamin’s Park. The match will start at 12: 00 pm in zone A.
- St Joseph vs St Paul at Benjamin’s Park. The timing of the match is 2: 30 pm and played under Zone A.
- St Luke vs St Mark at Gardens. The match will start at 12: 00 pm under zone B.
- St George vs St David at Gardens. The match will start at 2: 30 pm under zone B.
On Sunday, October 15, 2023: The matches are:
- St Andrew vs St Peter at Benjamin’s Park. The time of the match is 12: 00 pm under Zone A.
- St John vs St Joseph at Benjamin’s Park. The match will start at 2: 30 pm under Zone A.
- St Patrick vs St Mark at Gardens. The match will start at 12: 00 pm under Zone B.
- St David vs St Luke at Gardens. The match will start at 2: 30 pm under Zone B.
On Monday, October 16, 2023: The fixtures of the matches are:
- St Paul vs St John at Benjamin’s Park. The time of the match at 3: 45 pm under Zone A.
- St Patrick vs St George at Gardens. The match will start at 3: 45 pm under Zone B.
On Saturday, October 21, 2023: The matches are:
- St Joseph vs St Andrew at Londonderry. The timing of the match is 3: 45 pm under Zone A.
- St Patrick vs St George at Gardens. The match will start at 3: 45 pm under Zone B.
Semi-finals
- Two matches for the semi-finals round under the Independence Parish T10 cricket festival will be held on Sunday, October 22, 2023.
- The first match of the semi-final will be held between Winner of the Zone A and Runner Up of Zone B. The timing of the matches is 12: 00 pm at TBA.
- The second match of the semi-final will be held between Winner of the Zone B and Runner Up of Zone A. The match will start at 12: 30 at TBA.
3rd Place
- The match for the 3rd place of the T10 Parish Cricket Festival will be held between Loser of the first match of the Semi-Final and Loser of the second match of the semi-final. The match will be held on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 12: 00 at TBA.
Finals
- The finals match of the Independence Parish T10 Cricket Festival will be held on Sunday, November 5, 2023. The match will be held between winner of the first match of the semi-final and winner of the second match of the semi-final. The match will start at 2: 30 pm at TBA.
Independence T10 Parish Cricket Festival 2022
In last year’s tournament, the St Andrew became the champions of the Independence T10 Parish Cricket Festival 2022. The team won the final match against St Peter by 24 runs at Benjamin’s Park on December 4, 2022.
Besides this, the third place was secured by St Patrick at cricket festival. The team played the match against St George and won by 52 runs.
