Richard Fredericks has been appointed Captain of the team heading to St Thomas this weekend. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

Trent Belfon is a young exciting fast bowler who also scored a hundred in the recent domestic 20/20 Tournament. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

Dorian Auguiste is one of the more experienced players in a fresh squad full of potential. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

The full squad will be captained by all-rounder, Richard Fredericks, who steered the Vikings Cricket Club to its first Digicel Twenty/20 title in June and was named the tournament's Extraordinary Player by the telephone company.

Also included in the team are former Leeward Islands players, Maxford Pipe and Brent Defreitas, and they will be surrounded by Vaden Walker, Collis Fraser, Rodney Marryshow, Irwin Lewis, Cameron Williams, Trent Belfon, Jeunick Mingo, Vishal Bharat, Dorian Auguiste and Mohamed Hasan.

President of the BVI Cricket Association, Mr. Shan Mohamed said that the squad was selected from the best players during the 2014 Digicel Twenty/20 Championship and who would have met the visa requirements of the USVI.

"We are pleased that we have a full squad of capable players to represent the Territory in cricket. Regional tournaments like VICE help players to play competitively against the best in the Caribbean and it also helps to promote the sport, foster friendships and improve players' overall development. The BVICA is particularly pleased that we have included younger players in the team. We expect this team to do well, represent the Territory and bring home top honours," Mr. Mohamed stated.

The squad is a well balanced blend of youth and experience and will see the likes of Pipe, DeFreitas and Bharat pass on their knowledge of playing on the wickets in St. Thomas to the younger players like Fredericks, Lewis and Belfon.

Over the past few weeks, the players have streamlined their preparations for the tournament under the watchful eyes of head coach, Charlie E. Jackson.

According to Jackson, this is a talented bunch of players and the final 11 that takes the field will give the captain many options depending on the conditions.

Jackson will lean on quick bowlers in DeFreitas, Belfon and Lewis; great medium pace variations from Mingo, Hasan, Marryshow and Walker, as well as spin options from Pipe, Auguiste, Bharat and Fredericks.

"Even, though primarily a top order batsman, Fraser has shown the ability with the ball. Williams will keep wicket and even he has been known to turn his arm over, including a hat-trick in the recent domestic tournament," Jackson stated.

He added, "The batting will be led by Pipe and Fredericks and [the team] contains batters with proven track records. Belfon, who could end up at nine or ten in the lineup, scored a ton domestically. Fraser, Fredericks, Marryshow all did likewise and with Auguiste, Bharat and Pipe in the potential line up literally there could be fireworks over the weekend.”