Smith makes high profile switch for CPL 2017

The Barbados Tridents have announced the transfer of prolific Barbadian opening batsman Dwayne Smith from the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

In his one season with Guyana, smith was the third highest scorer with 279 runs and helped the Warriors reach the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final where they lost to Jamaica Tallawahs.

Smith returns home to the Tridents, where he was a member in the first three editions of the CPL and was instrumental in the Tridents winning the 2014 championship and making the finals in 2015.

He joins Jamaican Chris Gayle to make a high profile move. Gayle's transfer from the Tallawahs to the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots was announced last week.