ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Reigning champions Jamaica will tackle Barbados in their opening game when the 2009 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Senior Women’s Challenge Tournament starts mid-August in Guyana.

Jamaica and Barbados are in Zone A with St Lucia and Dominica while former champions Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and Grenada will contest Zone B.

On the opening day of the championship on August 15, Jamaica and Barbados will meet at Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) while ex-champions St Lucia play Dominica at Demerara Cricket Club (DCC).

Zone B matches bowl off on August 16 with T&T facing Guyana at Police and SVG meeting Grenada at Everest.

The semi-finals will be contested between the top two teams in each zone on August 22 at Everest and DCC Grounds with the two winners to meet in the final on August 23 at GCC.

Jamaica emerged champions ahead of T&T last year.

MATCH SCHEDULE:

Saturday, August 15th:

Jamaica vs Barbados at Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC)

St. Lucia vs Dominica at Demerara Cricket Club (DCC)

Sunday, August 16th:

Trinidad and Tobago vs Guyana at Police

St Vincent and the Grenadines vs Grenada at Everest

Monday, August 17th:

Jamaica vs St Lucia at DCC

Barbados vs Dominica at Wales

Tuesday, August 18th:

Trinidad and Tobago vs Grenada at GCC

Guyana vs St Vincent and the Grenadines at Everest

Wednesday, August 19th:

Barbados vs St Lucia at Police

Jamaica vs Dominica at DCC

Thursday August 20th:

Trinidad and Tobago vs St Vincent and the Grenadines at GCC

Guyana vs Grenada at Albion

Saturday, August 22nd:

Semifinal 1: Zone A winners vs Zone B runners-up at Everest

Semifinal 2: Zone B winners vs Zone A runners-up at DCC

Sunday, August 23rd:

FINAL at GCC