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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sunil Ambris &Kavem Hodge |
| Coach | Andrew Richardson |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Green |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Home ground | |
| History | |
| Four Day wins | 0 |
| Super50 Cup wins | 4 |
| Twenty20 wins | 0 |
| Official website | Windward Island Cricket Board |
TheWindward Islands cricket team is acricket team representing the member countries of theWindward Islands Cricket Board of Control. The team plays in theWest Indies Professional Cricket League (including theNAGICO Regional Super50) under the franchise nameWindward Islands Volcanoes.[1]
It includes the islands that were known as theBritish Windward Islands except forBarbados andTrinidad and Tobago, who have their own teams. Thus, it includesDominica (technically one of theLeeward 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 andSaint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The team plays in inter-regional cricket competitions in the Caribbean, such as theRegional Four Day Competition and theRegional Super50, and the best players may be selected for theWest Indies cricket team, which plays international cricket. However, Grenada took part in the1998 Commonwealth Games cricket competition separately. The Windwards have won a sum of fourregional one day titles. With prominent cricketers who've played for the Windward Islands includingSunil Ambris,Cameron Cuffy,Casper Davis,Winston Davis,Delorn Johnson,Obed McCoy,Nixon McLean,Junior Murray,Darren Sammy,Shane Shillingford,Devon Smith,Wilf Slack andKesrick Williams.
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 fourone-day titles in 37 attempts. They played their first first-class match in1959–60 against the touringEngland side, losing by ten wickets, and until1980–81 they mainly played as a part of theCombined Islands. However, from 1981–82 onwards they have played as a separate entity.
On a few occasions, all in the one-dayRed Stripe Bowl competition, two teams have represented the Windwards. In the 2001–02,Northern Windward Islands andSouthern Windward Islands competed, while in 2002–03, a team fromSaint Vincent and Grenadines and aRest of the Windward Islands side took part.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Devon Smith | (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (age 44) | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| Desron Maloney | (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (age 34) | Right-handed | - | |
| Kirk Edwards | (1984-11-03)3 November 1984 (age 41) | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | List A Captain |
| Johann Jeremiah | (1999-02-12)12 February 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Kavem Hodge | (1993-02-21)21 February 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| Keron Cottoy | (1989-11-14)14 November 1989 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| Alick Athanaze | (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| Bhaskar Yadram | (1999-09-18)18 September 1999 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Ryan John | (1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Emmanuel Stewart | (1999-08-23)23 August 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | - | |
| Andre Fletcher | (1987-11-28)28 November 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | - | |
| Sunil Ambris | (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | - | First-class Captain |
| Spin bowlers | ||||
| Shane Shillingford | (1983-02-22)22 February 1983 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| Larry Edwards | (1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| Kenneth Dember | Right-arm off spin | |||
| Pace bowlers | ||||
| Shermon Lewis | (1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Preston McSween | (1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| Josh Thomas | Right-arm medium | |||
| Ray Jordan | (1994-10-21)21 October 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Prominent cricketers who have represented the Windward Islands include:
Mike FindlayWinston DavisNixon McLeanCameron CuffyDeighton ButlerSunil AmbrisKesrick WilliamsObed McCoy
Rawl LewisJunior MurrayDevon SmithAndre Fletcher
Daren SammyJohnson Charles
Lockhart SebastienIrvine ShillingfordShane ShillingfordAdam SanfordThe Windward Islands team has played at the following venues
The Mindoo Philip Park has not seen any first-class cricket since 2001, and has been replaced by theDaren Sammy Cricket Ground inGros Islet.