Jamaica face Barbados

Embattled West Indies fast bowler Daren Powell will play his first West Indies Cricket Board Regional four-day match of the season when leaders Jamaica face hosts Barbados at Kensington Oval, beginning this morning.



The Jamaican speedster, whose place in the regional side remains in jeopardy after claiming just six wickets in the recent five-Test series, is one of two West Indies players returning to the side.



Left-hander Brendan Nash has also been called up for the 10th round encounter.



Twenty-year old, rookie pacer Jason Dawes and out-of-form West Indies batsman Xavier Marshall have been dropped to make way for the duo.



Barbados will be boosted by the return of West Indies batsman Ryan Hinds who was their leading batsman before his call up to the regional squad.



In the other 10th round matches starting this morning, second place Windward Islands host bottom place Combined Campuses and Colleges at Arnos Vale in St Vincent; while second-from-the-bottom Guyana and fifth place Leeward Islands face off at Bourda in Guyana.