Tobago loses its sole first-class game this season

Tobago will not be hosting any matches in this year's domestic four-day tournament after the scheduled sixth-round match at Shaw Park, Scarborough was switched to Trinidad.

The Caribbean Media Corporation reported the move came about after the West Indies Players' Association expressed concerns over Shaw Park, though it's not yet known what they were. The match slated for Shaw Park, between Trinidad & Tobago and the Leeward Islands, will now be played at the Sir Frank Worrell ground in St Augustine from February 13 to 16. The decision comes after a meeting between officials of the T&T board (TTCB) and the University of the West Indies, on whose campus the ground is located.

The ground, spruced up for the 2007 World Cup, will also host the fifth-round fixture against Combined Campuses and Colleges Cricket, which was originally to be held in Couva. Leo Doodnath, the TTCB vice-president, said the switch was made to assist the media and relieve the financial obligation of the board."The board has been looking to revive cricket in the East-West Corridor and this would provide an opportunity for the young ones in these areas to come to the cricket and see the stars in action."