Leeward Islands cricket team
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Captain: | Devon Thomas (List A & First-class) |
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Coach: | Eldine Baptiste[1] |
Colors: | Maroon, gold |
Founded: | 1980 |
Home ground: | Antigua Recreation Ground Warner Park Sporting Complex |
Four Day wins: | 3 (plus 1 shared) |
WICB Cup wins: | 5 (plus 2 shared) |
Twenty20 wins: | 0 |
Official website: | Leeward Islands |
The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. Contrary to the normal English definition of the Leeward Islands, Dominica is not included – for cricketing purposes Dominica is a part of the Windward Islands. As such, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands[2] and Sint Maarten[3] are all part of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association. The team does not take part in any international competitions (although the member nation of Antigua and Barbuda took part at the 1998 Commonwealth Games), but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the West Indies' Professional Cricket League (which includes Regional Four Day Competition and the NAGICO Regional Super50), and the best players may be selected for the West Indies team, which plays international cricket. The team competes in the Professional Cricket League under the franchise name Leeward Islands Hurricanes.[4] The Leeward Islands has won a total of ten domestic titles – four in first class cricket and six in one-day cricket, but their last title was in 1997–98 when they won the double (although the first-class title was shared with Guyana).
The Leeward Islands played their inaugural first-class game in 1958, and lost by an innings and 19 runs to Jamaica. However, their first win did not come until 1968–69, when they beat Guyana by 43 runs at the Warner Park Sporting Complex ground. From 1965–66 to 1980–81 the team competed as the Combined Islands in first-class cricket, along with the best cricketers from the Windward Islands. However, when regular one-day competitions began in 1975–76 the island groups were separate, and the Leeward Islands won on their third outing in 1977–78.
In 1981–82 the Leeward Islands made their debut in the Shell Shield with a 57-run win over the Windward Islands (the season after the Combined Islands had won the title), but it was to take eight seasons until they could lift the first-class trophy – which by then had been renamed the Red Stripe Cup. From 1989–90 to 1997–98, however, the Leeward Islands won five first-class titles (one shared) and four one-day titles (one shared), but since then they have failed to win any major trophy in the West Indies.
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Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
20 | Kieran Powell | ![]() |
6 March 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
? | Steve Liburd | ![]() |
26 February 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
? | Javier Liburd | ![]() |
9 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
21 | Montcin Hodge | ![]() |
29 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
? | Sylvester Joseph | ![]() |
5 September 1978 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
? | Austin Richards | ![]() |
14 November 1983 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
? | Lyndel Richardson | ![]() |
7 May 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
? | Akeem Saunders | ![]() |
17 June 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
All-rounders | ||||||
14 | Rahkeem Cornwall | ![]() |
1 February 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
17 | Justin Athanaze | ![]() |
29 January 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
? | Orlando Peters | ![]() |
10 May 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
? | Sherwin Peters | ![]() ![]() |
2 May 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
? | Jeremiah Louis | ![]() |
12 March 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
22 | Chesney Hughes | ![]() |
20 January 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
? | Shane Burton | ![]() |
25 May 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
? | Shane Jeffers | ![]() |
12 September 1981 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
? | Tonito Willett | ![]() |
6 February 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
? | Mali Richards | ![]() |
2 September 1983 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
30 | Devon Thomas | ![]() |
22 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A and First-class captain |
? | Jahmar Hamilton | ![]() |
22 September 1990 | Right-handed | – | vice-captain |
? | Jaison Peters | ![]() |
22 November 1989 | Right-handed | – | |
Bowlers | ||||||
18 | Anthony Martin | ![]() |
18 November 1982 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
48 | Gavin Tonge | ![]() |
13 January 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
5 | Jacques Taylor | ![]() |
19 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
? | Jason Campbell | ![]() |
30 November 1985 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
? | Hayden Walsh,Jr | ![]() ![]() |
23 April 1992 | Left-handed | Right arm leg break | |
25 | Kelbert Walters | ![]() |
4 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
? | Quinton Boatswain | ![]() |
16 October 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
44 | Lionel Baker | ![]() |
6 September 1984 | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
? | Nelson Bolan | ![]() ![]() |
29 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
Source: 2014-15 Leeward Islands Squad 2013-14 Leeward Islands Squad 2013 Leeward Islands T20 Squad
Notable players
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The list of prominent cricketers who have represented the Leeward Islands include :
Curtly Ambrose
Kenny Benjamin
Winston Benjamin
Ridley Jacobs
Viv Richards
Richie Richardson
Andy Roberts
Eldine Baptiste
Sylvester Joseph
Keith Arthurton
Derick Parry
Stuart Williams
Runako Morton
Kieran Powell
Omari Banks
Lionel Baker
Adam Sanford
Grounds
The Leeward Islands play cricket on all the islands, though the only ground to have seen Test cricket (and also the ground with the most home matches, with 50 first-class games) is the Antigua Recreation Ground. However, their last match at the ARG was in February 2009, while another traditional ground, Warner Park in St Kitts, with 28 first-class games with Leeward Islands, was revamped for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. In the 2004–05 season, the Leeward Islands played their home games at Salem Oval (Montserrat), Edgar Gilbert Sports Complex (St Kitts), Carib Ground (St Maarten), Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground (St. Thomas) and Grove Park (Nevis).
Honours
- Regional Four Day Competition (4): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98 (shared)
- Domestic one-day competition (7): 1977–78 (shared), 1981–82, 1992–93 (shared), 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2010–11
References
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- ↑ Leeward Islands Cricket Association – Club Detail
- ↑ Leeward Islands have played at least three home First-class matches in Sint Maarten
- ↑ Jamaica Franchise at home against Leeward Islands Hurricanes
External links
- EngvarB from June 2014
- Use dmy dates from June 2014
- Pages with broken file links
- West Indian first-class cricket teams
- Cricket in Antigua and Barbuda
- Cricket in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Cricket in Anguilla
- Cricket in the British Virgin Islands
- Cricket in Montserrat
- Cricket in the United States Virgin Islands
- Cricket in the Leeward Islands