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Applications close 18 November 2026 · 12–21 February 2027 · Under 19 boys · The Windward Cup
Team USA to the Caribbean
The US Junior League and the Global Cricket Series
St Vincent has invited the Global Cricket Series to stage the Windward Cup, and the US Junior League is joining forces with the Series to enter a representative USA team. Places are by application, and a competitive squad will be selected.
Up against Sedbergh, Harry Brook’s old school, Oakham, where Stuart Broad learned the game, and PD Mavericks, led by England legend Phillip DeFreitas.
- When
- 12–21 February 2027
- Cricket
- 7 days, T20 and 50 overs
- Apply by
- 18 November 2026, squad named by 23 November
- Per player
- US$2,250, excluding flights
USJL × Global Cricket Series
Represent the USA in international tournament cricket
Global Cricket Series tournaments only happen where a host nation asks for one. St Vincent has invited the Series to bring the Windward Cup to the island, with the backing of the St Vincent Tourism Authority. The US Junior League is collaborating with the Series to send one representative USA team, selected from the strongest young cricketers who apply. Ten days of real international tournament cricket, wearing the USA name against some of the best school and academy sides in England and the Caribbean.
Building memories as a team
This is not just a cricket event. It’s about people, connections and building memories as a team. The growth in the unit I saw from start to finish was amazing.
A higher standard
Week-long tournament cricket against English cricket schools and Caribbean sides who play the game all year round. The fastest way to find out where your game really is.
Two formats, finals day and awards
T20 qualifiers, then 50-over cricket, then T20 finals day and the awards ceremony. Learn to build an innings and bowl a long spell in Caribbean heat.
Games that mean something
Qualifiers sort every squad into the Cup, Plate or Shield, so you play sides at your level all week, with silverware to chase on finals day.
Watched from home, and by selectors
Every match is streamed live online with ball-by-ball scoring, so family can watch and your best innings is on film.
How selection works
Earn your place in Team USA
This is a representative team, not a tour you simply book onto. Every player applies, and the US Junior League selects a competitive squad of 14 to take on Sedbergh, Oakham, PD Mavericks and the Caribbean’s best young cricketers.
Apply
Complete the USJL application form with your playing details: role, club or academy and recent performances. Deadline 18 November 2026. Apply now →
Assessment
Applicants are assessed on ability, form and attitude, so the squad is built to compete.
Squad selected
The 14-player Team USA squad is announced by 23 November 2026 and players are offered their place.
Prepare and fly
Selected players confirm their place, get their kit and prepare to fly to St Vincent in February 2027.
Who can apply
Under 19s: players must be 19 or under at the time of the tournament, so born on or after 13 February 2007.
Registration deadline: 18 November 2026 · Squad announced: by 23 November 2026
Who you’ll play
Up against the schools that made England stars
Two of England’s most famous cricket schools are in the field. These are the places that produce county and international cricketers, and Team USA will share a pitch, a hotel and a finals day with them.
Sedbergh School
Where Harry Brook, England’s star batter and one of the best in the world, learned his cricket.
Oakham School
Where Stuart Broad, one of England’s greatest ever fast bowlers, developed his game.
Surrey CCC
Surrey County Cricket Club’s state school programme, from one of England’s biggest counties.
PD Mavericks
Phillip DeFreitas’s team, led and coached by the former England all-rounder.
St Vincent National U19s
The hosts, playing at home on their own pitches and in front of their own crowds.
Caribbean invitational sides
Invited teams from around the region, bringing the flair of Caribbean cricket.
Team USA · USJL
A representative US Junior League team, selected by application, flying the flag for American cricket.
PD Mavericks
Phillip DeFreitas, England legend
One of England’s great all-rounders. A fast bowler who could bat, he played for England across a decade and was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year, cricket’s oldest individual honour. Today he coaches at Leicestershire County Cricket Club, developing the next generation of professionals.
At the Windward Cup he brings his own team, PD Mavericks. For Team USA that means batting and bowling against players prepared by a former England international, and seeing up close how a professional coach runs a side over ten days.
Tests for England
ODIs for England
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
Test yourself against cricketers prepared by an England legend.
Phillip DeFreitas · England all-rounder · Leicestershire CCC coach
In pictures
Life on a Global Cricket Series tour
Photos from Global Cricket Series tours across the Caribbean.
The cricket
Seven days of tournament cricket
T20 and 50-over cricket in one tournament, where every game counts towards something. A different ground most days, in conditions nothing like home: different pitches, different pace, different heat, against players who grew up on them.
T20 qualifiers
Three T20 games settle you into the island and decide whether you play in the Cup, Plate or Shield.
50-over groups
Three 50-over games against sides at your level. Time to build an innings and bowl a proper spell.
Finals day
T20 finals across all three groups, so every squad is still playing for silverware on the last day.
Every match streamed live
Every Windward Cup game is umpired, scored ball by ball and streamed online. Parents, grandparents and friends back home can watch every run and every wicket as it happens, and players come home with their performances on film.
The Global Cricket SeriesWatch the film
Where you’ll play
An international stadium and stunning club grounds
The tournament is played at Arnos Vale, St Vincent’s international stadium, right on the coast looking out to the Grenadines, and at club grounds across the island that are some of the most scenic in the Caribbean.
Arnos Vale
The island’s international stadium, five minutes from the team hotel, with the sea behind the bowler.
Cumberland
Up the leeward coast. The drive over is as good as the ground.
A different ground most days
Club grounds across the island, each with its own pitch, pace and view.
Itinerary*
Ten days in St Vincent
| Day 1 · Fri | Arrive and get metWelcomed at Argyle International Airport by our Vincentian hosts, transfer to the Paradise Beach Hotel on Villa Beach. Tournament briefing and a Caribbean welcome dinner with the other squads. |
|---|---|
| Day 2 · Sat | T20 qualifier 1A morning at the pool and beach, lunch at the ground, first game in the afternoon. |
| Day 3 · Sun | T20 qualifier 2, then Fort CharlotteMorning game, then the fort high above Kingstown and the Botanic Gardens, the oldest in the western hemisphere. |
| Day 4 · Mon | Coaching, then T20 qualifier 3The squad coaches children at a local primary school and the kit stays behind. The afternoon game decides your group. |
| Day 5 · Tue | Boat trip and beach barbecueA day on the water along the leeward coast, past volcanic cliffs and fishing villages, then a barbecue on the sand. |
| Day 6 · Wed | 50 overs, game 1The longer format starts within the group your qualifiers earned. |
| Day 7 · Thu | 50 overs, game 2 at CumberlandUp the leeward coast to one of the most scenic grounds in the Caribbean. |
| Day 8 · Fri | 50 overs, game 3The last group game sets the finals day draw. |
| Day 9 · Sat | Finals day and awardsT20 finals for the Cup, Plate and Shield, then trophies, player awards and a closing celebration with every squad. |
| Day 10 · Sun | HomewardTransfer to Argyle with GCS staff and fly home. |
*Fixtures, times and grounds are confirmed once the full field is set.
Off the pitch
More than the cricket
Boat trip
A day on the water along the leeward coast, with a beach barbecue to finish.
Beach downtime
Beach cricket, swimming and time to switch off between games. Downtime that brings the squad together.
Bonding and building relationships
Ten days with players and coaches from England and the Caribbean, on the field and off it. Friendships and cricket contacts that last well beyond the tour.
For parents
Your son is in safe hands
Everything on the island is organised and run for the squad, with TCA Sports Tours staff on the ground from the airport welcome to the flight home.
Supervised throughout
Team USA coaches travel with the squad, alongside TCA Sports Tours staff, a 24-hour duty phone and first aid at every match.
Planned before you go
Risk assessments for every ground, transfer, excursion and the hotel, plus an emergency plan.
Your money protected
TCA Sports Tours is ATOL protected (11567) and works with Protected Trust Services, so family payments are held in trust.
Watch every ball from home
Every match is streamed live online with ball-by-ball scoring, so family and friends at home can follow the whole tournament.
A beach hotel near the cricket
Nine nights at the Paradise Beach Hotel on Villa Beach, five minutes from Arnos Vale, with dinner every night.
Fed all day
Breakfast and dinner at the hotel, lunch at the ground on every match day, and meals on excursions.
“Overall, it was a well-organised and enjoyable tour that provided our players with outstanding cricketing and cultural experiences. We would highly recommend the GCS to any school or club considering an overseas cricket tour.”
Guy Ashby · Queen Elizabeth’s School, BarnetPrice and inclusions
Everything on the island included
- Nine nights at the Paradise Beach Hotel, Villa Beach
- Half board at the hotel, lunch at the ground every match day, and meals on excursions
- Seven days of tournament cricket: qualifiers, group stage, finals day and awards ceremony
- Players’ kit bundle
- Boat trip along the leeward coast and beach barbecue
- Island tour, Fort Charlotte, the Botanic Gardens and community coaching
- Airport transfers in St Vincent and all tour transport
- Every match streamed live online with ball-by-ball scoring
- TCA Sports Tours staff on the ground throughout
Not included
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Passport and visa fees
- Spending money
For selected players. Everything on this page included, excluding international flights.
Apply now →
TCA Sports Tours is ATOL protected (11567) and works with Protected Trust Services, so clients’ money is held in trust.
Fundraising together
We want every player who earns a place to be able to go, so we help bring the cost down.
- Squad fundraising. Events and ideas for the group, with players and families all pitching in.
- Main sponsors. A sponsorship pack to take to local businesses.
- Individual fundraising. Every player gets a package to raise money towards their own place.
Next steps
Apply for Team USA
One representative USA team will travel, and places are limited to 14 players. Registration closes on 18 November 2026, and the selected players will be announced by 23 November 2026.
- Apply for selection. Complete the USJL application form by 18 November 2026. Players must be born on or after 13 February 2007.
- Wait for assessment. Applicants are assessed and the selected players will be announced by 23 November 2026.
- Parents, ask us anything. Prithivi at USJL can help with applications and selection, and Matt at the Global Cricket Series with the tour, safety and payments.
- Check passports now. Every player needs one that is valid for the trip.
US Junior League
Prithivi Raj Logan
+1 (512) 994-7727
Global Cricket Series
Matt Dawson
Director of Cricket, TCA Sports Tours
matt@tcasportstours.com
+44 7775 614370