Windward Islands cricket team
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sunil Ambris & Kavem Hodge |
| Coach | Andrew Richardson |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Green |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Home ground |
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| History | |
Four Day wins | 0 |
| Super50 Cup wins | 4 |
| Twenty20 wins | 0 |
| Official website | Windward Island Cricket Board |
The Windward Islands cricket team is a
It includes the islands that were known as the British Windward Islands except for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, who have their own teams. Thus, it includes Dominica (technically one of the Leeward Islands, but as it was part of the Windward Islands colony from 1940 until independence, its cricket federation remains a part of the Windward Islands), Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The team plays in inter-regional cricket competitions in the Caribbean, such as the
.Team history
The Windward Islands team is the least successful of the six West Indian first class teams, having failed to win a first-class title and with four
On a few occasions, all in the one-day
Squad
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Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
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Devon Smith | 21 October 1981 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
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Desron Maloney | 5 May 1991 | Right-handed | - | |
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Kirk Edwards | 3 November 1984 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | List A Captain |
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Johann Jeremiah | 12 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| All-rounders | |||||
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Kavem Hodge | 21 February 1993 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
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Keron Cottoy | 14 November 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
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Alick Athanaze | 7 December 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
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Bhaskar Yadram | 18 September 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
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Ryan John | 25 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
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Emmanuel Stewart | 23 August 1999 | Right-handed | - | |
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Andre Fletcher | 28 November 1987 | Right-handed | - | |
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Sunil Ambris | 23 March 1993 | Right-handed | - | First-class Captain |
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
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Shane Shillingford | 22 February 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
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Larry Edwards | 16 February 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
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Kenneth Dember | Right-arm off spin | |||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
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Shermon Lewis | 21 October 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
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Preston McSween | 15 August 1995 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
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Josh Thomas | Right-arm medium | |||
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Ray Jordan | 21 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Notable players
Prominent cricketers who have represented the Windward Islands include:
Mike Findlay- Winston Davis
- Nixon McLean
- Cameron Cuffy
- Deighton Butler
- Sunil Ambris
- Kesrick Williams
- Obed McCoy
Rawl Lewis- Junior Murray
- Devon Smith
- Andre Fletcher
Daren Sammy- Johnson Charles
Lockhart Sebastien- Irvine Shillingford
- Shane Shillingford
- Adam Sanford
Honours
Grounds
The Windward Islands team has played at the following venues
- Saint Vincent
- National Cricket Stadium in Grenada
- Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
- Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica
- Mindoo Philip Park in Castries, Saint Lucia
- Tanteen Recreation Ground in Grenada
The Mindoo Philip Park has not seen any first-class cricket since 2001, and has been replaced by the
See also
- List of international cricketers from the Windward Islands
- List of Windward Islands first-class cricketers
- Dominica national cricket team
- Grenada national cricket team
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national cricket team
- Saint Lucia national cricket team
References
- ^ "Jamaica Franchise at home against Leeward Islands Hurricanes". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.