Schedule changes for Carib Beer 2003 cricket series

The West Indies Cricket Board has re-scheduled the outstanding fixture between West Indies B and India A in the Carib Beer 2003 Cricket Series, as well as the semi-finals and final.

The first round match between West Indies-B and India-A that had been postponed because of the visitors' late arrival in the Caribbean will now be played at Kensington Oval, starting on Friday.

"The WICB did not feel it was fair for India-A to forfeit the points for missing the first round match and, now that they have a chance to make it in to the semi-finals for the Carib Beer International Challenge Trophy, we had to shift our dates around," remarked Michael Hall, the Chief Cricket Development Officer of the WICB.

The staging of the West Indies B/India A fixture means that the semi-finals and final of the Carib Beer International Challenge will be delayed by one week. They semi-finals will now start on March 28 and the final on April 4.

Meanwhile, the WICB has confirmed that Mervyn Jones and Dalton Holder will umpire the West Indies B/India A fixture with Halley Moore, the reserve umpire.