Princes Town West Secondary will defend the Powergen Secondary Schools Boys Super Sixes title today as the 2015 schools cricket season bowls off from 8 am.
The boys teams will play matches simultaneously at Gilbert Park Recreation Ground and Caldrac Ground, both in California. Four girls teams will duke it out at the Couva East Secondary School. The tournament will be played in a round robin format, with six players representing each team in ten-over (five overs per team) matches.
In the boys competition, the ten premiership (first division) teams will play for the title. The schools include Hillview College, Princes Town West, Presentation College (Chaguanas), Carapichaima East, Naparima College, Fatima College, St Mary’s College, ASJA Boys’ College (San Fernando), last year’s 50-over league champions Vishnu Boys Hindu College and defending Intercol T20 champions Barrackpore West. St Mary’s and ASJA Boys have been promoted to the premiership this season, replacing El Dorado East and Trinity College East.
Cedros Secondary, Cunupia High, ASJA Girls and Gasparillo Secondary will feature in the girls competition.